Level: 9
Limits: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Level: 9
Limits: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Brian Tate raised, and Daniel Negreanu moved all in from the big blind for only 7,000 total. Tate called and stood pat through the draw rounds.
"Two specific cards, please," said Negreanu before the first draw.
He took one on the second draw and asked for one again on the third draw. Tate opened his .
Negreanu looked at his opponent's hand, and calculated: "I need an eight or a deuce," he said, tabling his .
Shaun Deeb added to Negreanu's outs, calling for a nine. "Nine for a chop?" Negreanu focused. "Oh I see, it's the same shit."
Negreanu then peaked at his last card, and it, indeed, was a nine. "Chop it!" Negreanu announced.
Negreanu survived this time but will still need a few double-ups to put his head above the water level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Daniel Negreanu |
8,000
-43,000
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-43,000 |
After chopping and staying alive for a bit longer, Daniel Negreanu was finally finished off by Anthony Zinno.
We caught up on the last draw with Negreanu already all in. He drew two, while Zinno took one. Zinno turned up , then drew a for this last card. Negreanu showed , then sweated his cards and immediately flipped them face-up.
"I got the four-deuce," Negreanu said, showing . "Good game, guys."
"If you had more chips, you might've been able to win that one," Shawn Buchanan said.
"Yeah, I would've snowed the hell out of him," Negreanu said.
"There was no way you were losing that hand," Shaun Deeb said, laughing after.
"Yeah, I didn't think so either," Zinno said.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anthony Zinno |
62,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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Daniel Negreanu | Busted | |
Adam Owen is still captaining the tournament. He just broke the 300,000-chip mark, stealing some chips from James Obst.
Owen raised from the button, and Obst, sitting in the small blind, three-bet. Owen called.
The first draw brought an interesting moment. Obst drew one, and Owen took three, but the third card slid under the table rail and disappeared. Owen used some manpower to rescue the card, and the hand continued, as Obst bet and Owen called.
Obst patted in the second round, and Owen changed one. Obst fired another bet, but Owen replied with a raise. Obst recognized the situation and folded, leaving the pot to the chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adam Owen |
317,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
James Obst |
164,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
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Ben Yu made it three bets before the draw, and Abe Mosseri made it four bets. Yu called.
Both players took one, and Yu checked to Mosseri. Mosseri bet, and Yu called.
Both players drew one again, but this time, Yu led out, and Mosseri called. On the last draw, Yu stood pat, and Mosseri took one. Yu bet, and Mosseri instantly threw his hand away.
"You would never believe what I folded," Mosseri said.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Yu |
144,000
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
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Abe Mosseri |
45,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
Lare registration for the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship closed with the start of Level 9, and the tournament staff has just announced the payout information.
A total of 80 players took to the felt, creating a prize pool worth $752,000. The top 12 finishers will reach the money, with the champion collecting a $232,738 first-place prize while the min-cash stands at $15,584.
The full payout structure can be found in the "Payouts" tab.
After the second draw, James Obst bet. He was raised by Lyle Berman on the button. Obst called.
On the last draw, Obst took one, while Berman stood pat. Obst bet, and Berman called.
"Nine smooth," Obst said, showing . Berman nodded, turned up , then tossed the rest of his hand into the muck, awarding the pot to Obst.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Obst |
190,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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Lyle Berman |
131,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
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Level: 10
Limits: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
David Benyamine raised and Todd Brunson defended his big blind. Benyamine then bet on every street, and Brunson called after the first and second draw. Brunson took two and Benyamine one in the first two rounds.
The third draw saw Brunson change one while Benyamine patted. Brunson checked again and Benyamine bet out for one last time. Brunson didn't catch what he needed and laid down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Benyamine |
200,000
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
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Todd Brunson | 65,000 | |
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James Chen raised on the button and was reraised by Georgii Belianin from the big blind. Chen called. Belianin took one while Chen took two. Belianin bet and Chen called.
On the second draw both players took one, checked, then both drew again on the last draw. Belianin bet and after thinking for a bit, Chen called.
Belianin showed .
"The one time I finally go for it," Chen said, showing for just a slightly worse hand.
With that pot, Belianin moved over 200,000 while Chen moved into to dangerous territory with just 9,500.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Georgii Belianin |
218,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
James Chen |
9,500
-110,500
|
-110,500 |
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