Event #28: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-14-2017 21:28 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	26,000	15,500
Jameson Painter	22,000	14,000
Tim Finne	20,000	9,000
Michael Sanders	16,000	-2,000
Luis Velador	16,000	-2,000
Anna Wroblewski	15,000
Shirley Rosario	15,000	2,000
Andrew Barber	13,500	1,500
Craig Chait	12,500	4,700
Bruno Fitoussi	12,000	-11,400
Perry Green	12,000	1,000
Esther Taylor	10,000	1,100
Mallory Smith	10,000	2,000
Mark Gregorich	8,300	800
Sylvain Loosli	6,000	1,000
Dan Smith	4,000
Martin Staszko	Busted
Frank Kassela	Busted
Jesse Sylvia	Busted
Eli Elezra	Busted

Andrey Zaichenko will not be repeating as champ. He just bet into two players after the second draw, and only Frank Athey, on the button, called. Zaichenko and Athey both patted, and Zaichenko checked the end. Athey bet, and Zaichenko called but could not beat , and he was left with just 2,150.

He busted in short order.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Athey	24,000	24,000
Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Frank Athey

06-14-2017 21:15 UTC-7

Recent Arrivals and Recent Eliminations

Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	7,500
Ben Yu	7,500
Shaun Deeb	7,500
Benny Glaser	Busted
Harley Thrower	Busted
Alex Luneau	Busted
Naoya Kihara	Busted
Brock Parker	Busted

06-14-2017 21:14 UTC-7

A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Roland	42,000	33,300
Rob Mizrachi	35,000	28,800
Greg Raymer	23,000	10,300
Felipe Ramos	22,000	12,000
Jared Bleznick	15,000	-1,000
Chris Tryba	14,000	4,600
Andrey Zaichenko	10,000	-4,500
Rami Boukai	9,500	4,500
Stuart Rutter	9,500	2,000
Mike Wattel	9,000	1,600
Daniel Negreanu	6,000	-5,000
Matthew Smith	4,000	-4,000
Randy Ohel	2,200

06-14-2017 21:05 UTC-7

Ohel and Glaser on Fumes

mnuwwarah

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Randy Ohel was on the button and facing a bet from the big blind after the second draw. He raised and stood pat after the big blind called and drew one. Ohel checked back on the end, and his opponent announced a wheel.

"You can never be too careful," Ohel said with a chuckle.

At another table, Benny Glaser bet from under the gun after his opponent in the big blind drew two and the three-time bracelet winner took one. The big blind called, and both players drew a card and checked. The draw action repeated, but Glaser bet when his opponent checked. The big blind called, and Glaser showed . It was no good, as he was against .

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	2,700	-4,300
Randy Ohel	2,200	-5,300

Tags: Benny Glaser Randy Ohel

06-14-2017 20:59 UTC-7

Mercier Triples Up

Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Jason Mercier, pictured in a different event.

Albert Daher raised from the hijack, the player on the button called, and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.

Mercier drew one, Daher and the button drew two, Mercier bet, and both opponents called.

Mercier drew one again, Daher drew one, and the button again drew two. Mercier bet his remaining 725, and both opponents called.

Mercier stood pat, both opponents drew one, and both checked.

Mercier fanned , his opponents mucked, and Mercier tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	15,500	-2,500
Jason Mercier	5,775	3,850

Tags: Albert Daher Jason Mercier

06-14-2017 20:51 UTC-7

Jack Halts Bonomo's Slide

mnuwwarah

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

Justin Bonomo appeared to be the chip leader just a bit ago but has sunk under the 20,000-chip mark. He stemmed the tide by winning a pot recently that saw him and the big blind both take a card on the second draw, with the big blind check-calling a bet thereafter. She then took another card, and Bonomo patted. Both players checked the end, and the big blind announced a pair, prompting Bonomo to roll over .