From under the gun, Jens Lakemeier raised to 12,000, and he was called by Jerry Wong in the small blind and Andrew Kelsall in the big blind.
Wong drew one, Kelsall took three, and Lakemeier took two.
Wong checked. Kelsall thought for a moment, cut out a stack of chips, then decided to check, as well. Lakemeier decided to bet, putting out 34,000. Wong called, and Kelsall thought for a while. He made a face, then put in the chips to call, as well.
Lakemeier mucked instantly, and when Kelsall showed , Wong mucked, as well, allowing Kelsall to take down the big pot with two pair.
It folded to David "ODB" Baker, on the button, who moved all in for 48,400. Ismael Bojang folded in the small blind, and Jerry Wong called in the big blind.
Wong drew three and Baker two.
Wong showed , and Baker showed . Wong drew .
"Naked jacks, Dave," said Wong.
"First one's a four-across diamond, but I already have one of those," said Baker, referring to his . "The second's a no-spotter spade."
He slammed the face up on the table, confirming what he already knew. For good measure, he turned over the and was eliminated in 10th place for $9,336.
Hand #1: Jerry Wong raised to 11,000 from under the gun. Jens Lakemeier called from the button. Wong took two, and Lakemeier took one. Wong then bet 35,000, and Lakemeier folded.
Hand #2: Lakemeier opened to 10,500 from the cutoff. Jerry Wong defended from the big blind. Wong took one while Lakemeier took two. Wong then led out for 13,000. Lakemeier made it 91,000 to call. Wong thought for several minutes, then folded.
Hand #3: Ismael Bojang raised to 11,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #4: Wong opened from the button, and Andrew Kelsall called from the small blind. Kelsall stood pat while Wong took two, then both players checked. Wong showed , but Kelsall had the best of it with .
Hand #5: Kelsall raised to 11,500 on the button, and David Baker defended his big blind. Baker took one while Kelsall took two, then both palyers checked.
"King," Kelsall said. Baker showed and took down the pot.
Hand #6: Jerry Wong raised to 10,500 from under the gun, and everyone folded.
Ismael Bojang raised to 8,000, and Jens Lakemeier called in the small blind.
The pair checked the flop, and the came on the turn. Lakemeier bet 14,000, and Bojang called. The river was the , and Lakemeier bet 35,000. Bojang called.
Lakemeier showed for a full house and took down the pot.
"I wish I got dealt deuce-three-four double-suited king-queen," bemoaned Mike Matusow.
Ashton Griffin raised to 6,000 from the button, and he was called by Kenneth Fitzgerald in the blinds.
Fitzgerald took one on the first draw while Griffin took one, as well. Fitzgerald then checked over to Griffin, who bet 12,500. Fitzgerald called.
On the second draw, Fitzgerald stood pat while Griffin took one. Fitzgerald then led out with a bet of 15,000. Griffin thought for a moment, counted his chips, then raised to 48,500. Fitzgerald went into the tank for nearly two minutes before eventually deciding to let his hand go, allowing Griffin to scoop the pot and move up the leaderboard.
Daniel Negreanu picked the game and seemed to be pretty excited about choosing Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.
On the first hand, he opened from under the gun with a raise to 10,500. Ryan Hughes was the only caller from the small blind. Hughes took two while Negreanu took one. Hughes then bet 20,000, and Negreanu moved all in for not much more. Hughes called.
Both players took one apiece on the second draw, then one more on the third draw.
Hughes showed .
"Give him a six," Negreanu requested. "Oh wait, I threw away three sixes."
Negreanu was holding . Hughes peeled first and revealed a making him the nuts and giving him an unbeatable hand. Negreanu showed his , and he was eliminated in 12th place, collecting $7,188 for his finish.
, Wong mucked, as well, allowing Kelsall to take down the big pot with two pair.
, and Baker showed 
. Wong drew 
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face up on the table, confirming what he already knew. For good measure, he turned over the 
and was eliminated in 10th place for $9,336.
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and took down the pot. 
flop, Matusow checked from the small blind over to Andrew Kelsall in the cutoff. Kelsall bet, and Matusow quickly moved all in. Kelsall called. 
on the turn and the 
on the river, and that was it for Matusow, who needed to hit his flush or a four to survive.
flop, and the 
, and Lakemeier bet 35,000. Bojang called.
for a full house and took down the pot.
