$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 23, '08
Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Players Left: 18 of 238
Chip Leaders:
Billy Baxter - 148,000
Ray Davis - 117,000
Robert Mizrachi - 116,000
Shun Uchida - 108,000
Steve Sung - 96,000
Gioi Luong - 95,000
John Phan - 84,000
Ben Ponzio - 72,000
James Copeland - 70,000
David Sklansky - 69,000
Average Stack: 66,100
Eliminations:
Chris Vitch
Ralph Perry
Big Hands and Storylines:
Ralph Perry Loses a Pot To... Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer raised to 2,000 from the button and was 3-bet by Ralph Perry in the small blind. Raymer called and drew 1 card while Perry stood pat. Perry bet and Raymer called. Action was the same on the 2nd go-around. Then when both players stood pat on the third draw, Perry checked, Raymer bet, and Perry called. Raymer took down the pot with 8-6-5-3-2.
Ralph Perry Loses a Pot To... John Phan (and Busts)
First to act, Ralph Perry raised to 2,000. John Phan made it 3,000 from the button, and Perry called. After Perry drew 2 and Phan drew 1, Perry check-called Phan’s bet. On the 2nd draw, Perry took 2 again and, again, Phan took 1. And, yet again, Perry check-called. Both players took 1 on the final draw and Perry led into Phan. Phan called. Perry tabled 8-7-5-4-2 but he was undercut by Phan’s 8-6-5-4-3. This hand dropped Perry to under 30,000 and he would be knocked out by Phan later in the level.
Baxter Swaps Seats To Table’s Delight
The floorperson told the dealer at table no. 4 that she needed the big blind to move over to table no. 2. The person in the big blind of table 4 happened to be none other than Billy Baxter, and his departure was met by jubilation by those players he would be leaving. Chau Giang greeted the decision with a round of applause. Apparently 5 deuce-to-seven bracelets earns you a lot of respect.
Player Tags: John Phan, Gioi Luong, Robert Mizrachi, David Sklansky, Shunjiro Uchida, Ben Ponzio, Steve Sung, James Copeland, Billy Baxter, Ralph Perry, European Report
$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball - Day 2 - Level 12
Jun 23, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 800-1,500
Players Left: 22 of 238
Chip Leaders:
Shun Uchida - 101,000
Jose Luis Velador - 78,000
Gioi Luong - 74,100
David Baker - 70,500
Ray Davis - 67,700
Michael Wattel - 67,000
James Copeland - 62,700
Billy Baxter - 58,000
Chris Vitch - 54,500
Robert Mizrachi - 52,400
Average Stack: 44,100
Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Trung Ly
Big Hands and Storylines:
Trung Is The Bubble Boy... Juuuuust Bare-Ly
Trung Ly was so low on chips that there was no trying to sneak into the money for him. Left with only 1,000 chips, Ly found himself all-in on the 1st draw. The drama didn’t come until after the 3rd draw however. Ly declared a jack-low... and so did Claude Cohen. Ly clarified, “Jack-seven,” and again, Cohen had the same. The third card was the deciding one, and Ly’s J-7-6 low was bested by his Cohen’s J-7-5. Ly was eliminated in 25th place.
Ray Ray Ruins Chen Check-Raise Connivance
Ray Davis raised to 3,000 on the button and was called by Bill Chen in the big blind. Chen drew 2 and Davis took 1. Chen then check-called Davis’s bet. On the next draw each player asked for 1 card and, again, Chen check-called a Davis bet. On the final draw Chen drew a single card and Davis stood pat. Chen checked and Davis fired again. Chen sprung into action for the first time in the hand with a raise which was quickly called by Davis. Chen’s check-raise was a bluff however, and his pair of deuces was soundly defeated by Davis’s 8-7-5-4-3.
This would signal the beginning of the end for Chen’s day, as he would be eliminated in 24th place, just squeaking into the money.
Sklansky Bucks Elimination, Triples Up
David Sklansky raised from early position with a short stack and eventually got his money all-in after the final draw. Both Steve Sung and Greg Raymer folded to Sklansky’s last bet of 2,500, but John Phan made the call. Sklansky showed 9-8-5-4-3 and Phan could only claim a 10-low before folding. That hand boosted him to 24,000 and allowed him to make the money.
Raymer Celebrates a Cash
Greg Raymer has just informed his table that this is his first cash in his past 24 World Series attempts. Congratulations are in order for Greg, but don’t feel too bad for him. After all, not many players have cashed for $5 million in a single World Series event.
Player Tags: Gioi Luong, Robert Mizrachi, Raymond Davis, Michael Wattel, Trung Ly, Shunjiro Uchida, Claude Cohen, Greg Raymer, Bill Chen, James Copeland, Billy Baxter, 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
