Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Low Ball - Luong, Phan To The Forefront
Jun 23, '08
Players are now on a 20 minute break. Action will resume around 9:55 p.m.
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Players Left: 9 of 238
Chip Leaders:
Gioi Luong: 250,000
John Phan: 224,000
Robert Mizrachi: 195,000
Billy Baxter: 140,000
Shunjiro Uchida: 123,000
Steve Sung: 115,000
Ben Ponzio: 100,000
David Sklansky: 36,000
Michael Wattel: 20,000
Average Stack: 132,222
Eliminations:
10th - Richard Chase ($12,316)
11th - Greg Raymer ($9,580)
12th - Dario Alioto ($9,580)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Action will play down to the final 6 players. Now that they're getting close, David Sklansky has predicted that action will tighten up considerably.
Phan Busts Alioto in 12th Place - ($9,580)
John Phan got a short-stacked Dario Alioto all in and drew 2 on the first draw. Alioto drew 3. Phan drew 1 on the second draw and Alioto drew 2, then laughed when he saw his cards. When it was all said and done Phan showed 9-8-5-3-2 and Alioto showed a face card and was eliminated in 12th place.
Phan Outdraws Mizrachi For Monstrous Pot
Robert Mizrachi raised preflop and was called by John Phan. Phan couldn't have liked to hear Mizrachi say, "I'm good," when the dealer asked how many cards he wanted to draw. Phan on the other hand drew 2. Mizrachi bet 4,000 and Phan called and drew 2 more. Mizrachi bet 8,000, Phan called and drew a single card on his final draw. After receiving his final card Phan led out for 8,000 and Mizrachi called. Phan showed 8-5-4-3-2 and Mizrachi mucked. Phan took nice a huge pot and sits near the top with around 224,000 in chips.
Raymer Pairs a Deuce, Gone in 11th Place - ($9,580)
Greg Raymer got all in heads up before the first draw and both he and Richard Chase took two cards on the first draw. On the second draw Raymer took two again, but Chase stood pat. Raymer kept drawing, take two more on the final draw while Chase flipped over 8-5-4-3-2. Raymer showed 7-6-5-2-2 and paired his deuce on the end to be eliminated in 11th place.
Chase Eliminated in 10th Place - ($12,316)
Not long after eliminating Greg Raymer, Richard Chase got all in against Gioi Luong. After the first draw both players stood pat and Luong showed 8-7-6-4-3. Chase mucked and was eliminated in 10th place, while Luong jumped to the forefront with around 250,000 in chips.
So Close, Ponzio Loses Pot
When both Gioi Luong and Ben Ponzio stayed pat after their second draw it was safe to assume they had hands.Luong turned over 8-7-5-4-2 and Ponzio was disapointed when he turned over 8-7-6-4-2 to narrowly lose the hand.
Ponzio Cripples Wattel
Michael Wattel bet after every draw and Ben Ponzio came along for the ride each time. After the third draw was over Ponzio showed 10-7-5-4-2 and Wattel looked like he had been punched in the gut when he mucked. Wattel less than 20,000 in chips after the loss.
Player Tags: John Phan, Gioi Luong, Michael Wattel, Greg Raymer, Ben Ponzio, Richard Chase, Dario Alioto, European Report
$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap
Jun 23, '08
The players are now on an hour-long dinner break
Blinds: 1,300-2,500
Players Left: 18 of 238
Chip Leaders:
John Phan - 156,000
Billy Baxter - 128,500
Shunjiro Uchida - 114,500
David Sklansky - 106,000
Robert Mizrachi - 100,000
Michael Wattel - 96,000
Gioi Luong - 92,500
Greg Raymer - 89,000
Richard Chase - 55,000
Dario Alioto - 54,500
Average Stack: 66,100
Eliminations:
15th – Raymond Davis
16th – Juan Luis Velador
17th – Chau Giang
18th – Claude Cohen
Big Hands and Storylines:
Billy Baxter’s Tremendous Turnaround
Billy Baxter started today with only 6,000 in chips, slightly more than a single big bet. 30th of 30 in chips, it didn’t seem like he would make any sort of run today. Astoundingly, Baxter has turned it around completely and now stands at 2nd in chips with 128,000. Baxter’s rapid rise in the deuce-to-seven event has caused a bit of a conflict however. While his stack grows and grows in the lowball event, his stack is being blinded off in the seniors’ event. Baxter had pre-registered for the seniors’ event assuming that he would bust early in the deuce-to-seven triple draw event. Mr. Baxter seems unperturbed by this development.
Billy Baxter Eliminates Chau Giang
“Cold deck,” Giang repeated as he was eliminated by Billy Baxter in a serious cooler of a hand. Action pre-draw saw four bets by each player and Baxter stood bat from the get-go. Giang drew one on each of the first two draws and then stood pat on the final draw. Giang check-raised Baxter on the final round of betting to get all of his chips in with no. 3: 7-6-5-3-2. Baxter’s good day kept getting better though, as he unveiled a perfect 7-5-4-3-2 to bust Giang. It’s good to be the king.
John Phan eliminates Raymond Davis
John Phan eliminated Ray Davis, moving into the chip lead in the process. It was an unfortunate end to the day for Davis, who had been talking boldly about his final-table aspirations all afternoon long. Davis, standing pat on the final two draws, ran into the 7-5-4-3-2 of Phan. The nut-low propelled Phan to 155,000 in chips, tops on the day.
Player Tags: John Phan, Gioi Luong, Robert Mizrachi, Michael Wattel, Chau Giang, David Sklansky, Shunjiro Uchida, Claude Cohen, Greg Raymer, Richard Chase, Billy Baxter, Dario Alioto, Luis Velador
$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap
Jun 23, '08
Blinds: 600-1,200
Players Left: 27 of 238
Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 79,200
Gioi Luong - 74,100
Ray Davis - 67,700
Robert Mizrachi – 65,000
Greg Raymer - 64,600
James Copeland - 62,700
Richard Chase - 59,200
Michael Wattel - 57,200
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Jose Luis Velador - 49,400
Average Stack: 44,100
Eliminations:
Antony Lellouche
John Roveto
Big Hands and Storylines:
“Advertise Now, Steal Later”
Those words uttered by Chris Vitch after raising from the small blind and forcing Bill Chen to lay down his hand. Vitch showed a made 8-6. Of course, one wonders if Vitch’s cunning gambit will pay off after letting Chen in on it.
The Table of Death
It appears that one table stands out above all others as one to watch during today’s early preceding. Greg Raymer is seated at a table along with Steve Sung, John Phan, Ralph Perry, David Sklansky, and Jose Luis Velador. Action started off fast as Raymer took a big pot off of Phan early in the first level of the day:
Raymer raised from the hijack and was called by Phan in the big blind. Both players drew 2 cards and Phan checked. Raymer bet and “The Razor” called. Phan drew one card and Raymer stood pat. Phan check-raised Raymer on the next betting round and Raymer called. Both players stood pat on the final draw and Phan check-called Raymer’s bet. Raymer’s no. 3 – 7-6-5-3-2 – was better than Phan’s eight low, and “Fossilman” raked in a sizeable pot. He’s now up to 65,000.
Billy Baxter Doubles Up
Lowball specialist Billy Baxter just doubled through Ray Henson to get back to more respectable 20,000 in chips. This is bad news for the rest of the players at the table. Baxter owns 5 deuce-to-seven bracelets and will be looking to add a 6th to his collection.
Robert Mizrachi Racing To The Top
Gioi Luong, first to act, raised to 1,200, Mizrachi called in the small blind, James Copeland 3-bet from the big blind, and the other two players called. Mizrachi drew two and the others drew one card. Copeland bet and Mizarachi and Luong called. On the 2nd draw each player took one card. On this round of betting Mizrachi and Copeland checked to Luong who bet and both players called. On the final draw Mizrachi drew one and the other players stood pat. Mizrachi led out into the two pat players, who both folded. Mizrachi claimed he had a 7-6 and raked in a large pot, taking him to 65,000.
Player Tags: John Phan, Gioi Luong, Robert Mizrachi, Raymond Davis, Michael Wattel, Shunjiro Uchida, Greg Raymer, Richard Chase, James Copeland, John Roveto, Billy Baxter, Luis Velador
