Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-19-2017 14:41 UTC-7

Matusow's Bluff Does Not Work

MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Watson raised under the gun and Mike Matusow called from the big blind.

Matusow took two while Watson took two as well. Matusow checked, then raised a bet from Watson. Watson called.

On the second draw, Matusow stood pat and Watson took one. Matusow bet, Watson raised, and Matusow made it three bets. Watson called.

On the last draw, Matusow stood pat while Watson took one. Matusow then bet and Watson tanked for at least a minute before calling.

"You got it," Matusow said. He turned over . Watson showed and was awarded the pot as Matusow just shook his head in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,280,000 190,000	190,000
Mike Matusow	310,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Mike Watson

06-19-2017 14:45 UTC-7

Shawn Buchanan Makes a Nine

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Ben Yu raised and Shawn Buchanan called. Buchanan drew two and Yu drew one. Buchanan check-called and then both players drew one. Both players checked.

On the final draw both players drew one. Buchanan bet and Yu called.

Buchanan showed and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	350,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Yu	160,000 -127,000	-127,000

Tags: Ben Yu Shawn Buchanan

06-19-2017 14:46 UTC-7

Shawn Buchanan Playing His Rush

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Shawn Buchanan raised from the small blind and Nick Schulman called in the big blind. Both players drew two and Buchanan check-called a bet from Schulman.

On second draw Buchanan drew two again and Buchanan one. Buchanan check-called another bet from Schulman.

On the third and final draw Buchanan drew one and Schulman stood pat. This time Buchanan bet and Schulman called.

Buchanan showed and was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	500,000 -95,000	-95,000

Shawn Buchanan	480,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Shawn Buchanan

06-19-2017 14:56 UTC-7

I'm Never Gonna Snow Again

MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Shawn Buchanan raised from the button and Mike Matusow called from the big blind. Matusow took two and Buchanan took one. Both players checked.

On the second draw, Matusow took one, but this time Buchanan took two.

"You went from two to one?" Matusow said. Buchanan smiled and laughed. "Oh, I gotta bet it now," said Matusow. Matusow did bet and Buchanan called.

On the last draw Matusow took one more and Buchanan took two.

"F$#% I paired twice," Matusow said while sweating his card. "I like my hand a lot now, I could almost bet it in the dark. No I can't bet it in the dark."

Both players checked and Matusow showed and Buchanan mucked.

"I paired fours and fives," Matusow said. "You should just tried to snow me like I did. I'm never gonna do that again. I've bluffed a lot but that's the first time I've ever tried to snow."

"You've gotta do it against smarter players, Mike," Shaun Deeb said jokingly. "You can't do that against the table fish."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	480,000 170,000	170,000

Shawn Buchanan	450,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Shaun Deeb

06-19-2017 14:59 UTC-7

Ben Yu Doubles Up

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Ben Yu raised and Mike Matusow called. Matusow drew three and Yu drew two.

Matusow check-called a bet from Yu and drew two while Yu stood pat.

Again Matusow check-called a bet and drew two against Yu.

Matusow checked and Yu was all in for 24,000.

After some deliberation, Matusow called and was shown .

Matusow's hand was and Yu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	400,000 -80,000	-80,000

Ben Yu	215,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Ben Yu Mike Matusow

Level: 22

Limits: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

06-19-2017 15:07 UTC-7

Deeb Takes One Three Ways

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Shaun Deeb raised from the hijack and was called by Nick Schulman on the button and Mike Watson from the big blind.

On the first draw, Watson took two, Deeb took one, and Schulman took two. Watson checked. Deeb bet, and both players called.

On the second draw, Watson took two, Deeb stood pat, and Schulman took two. Watson checked to Deeb who bet, and this time only Watson called.

Watson took one on the last draw while Deeb stood pat. Both players checked.

"Ace," Watson said without showing his hand.

Deeb showed and that was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,310,000 140,000	140,000

Mike Watson	1,150,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Mike Watson Nick Schulman Shaun Deeb

06-19-2017 15:10 UTC-7

Yu With The "Ultimate Aggression"

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Mike Watson raised on the button and was three-bet by Ben Yu from the small blind. Watson called.

Yu took one while Watson took two on the first draw, then Yu bet and Watson called.

Yu stood pat on the second draw and Watson took one. Yu bet again and Watson called once more.

On the last draw , Yu stood pat and Watson took one. Yu bet but this time Watson folded.

"Oh yeah!" Scott Abrams cheered from the rail. "The ultimate aggression! He wanted to raise to pot but they wouldn't let him."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,050,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ben Yu	350,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Ben Yu Scott Abrams Mike Watson

06-19-2017 15:15 UTC-7

Mike Matusow New Shortstack

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow limped in the small blind and Mike Watson checked.

Matusow drew two and Watson drew three. Matusow bet, Watson raised, and Matusow called.

Matusow stood pat and Watson drew one. Matusow bet, Watson raised, and Matusow called.

Both players stood pat and Matusow check-called a bet from Watson.

Watson:
Matusow:

Matusow's eight-perfect was beaten by the seven-six of Watson, with Matusow moving to the short stack at the table while Watson's chipstack grew over 1,200,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,250,000 200,000	200,000
Mike Matusow	160,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Mike Watson

06-19-2017 15:30 UTC-7

Mike Matusow Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,532)

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow raised from the button. He was called by Mike Watson in the small blind and Ben Yu in the big blind. Watson took two, Yu took two, and Matusow took three on the first draw.

Watson checked, Yu bet, and both players called. On the second draw, Watson took two, Yu took one, and Matusow took two. Watson checked. Yu bet. Matusow moved all in for 57,000, just 17,000 more than the bet. Watson thought for a minute then called.

"My options are only to call or fold, right?" Yu asked. The dealer confirmed and Yu called.

Watson took one, Yu stood pat, and Matusow thought for a while, then broke and took one.

Watson and Yu then checked. Watson showed an then mucked his hand when Yu showed .

"OK, I'm drawing live," Matusow said. He turned up , then peeled his last card and flipped it up in the air revealing the . Yu took down the pot while Matusow was eliminated in sixth. He will take home $35,532 for his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,040,000 -210,000	-210,000
Ben Yu	430,000 80,000	80,000

Mike Matusow	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Mike Matusow Mike Watson