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Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:50 PM Local Time
Daniel Ospina raises to 25,000 and Christian Pham three-bets to 70,000 out of the big blind. Ospina calls and Pham stands pat, while Ospina takes one card.
Pham checks after the draw and Ospina bets 110,000. Pham folds and Ospina drags another pot heads-up.
Daniel Ospina - 680,000
Christian Pham - 962,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:47 PM Local Time
Christian Pham raises on the button to 25,000 and Daniel Ospina calls from the big blind. Both players draw two cards and Ospina checks after the draw. Pham bets 30,000 and Ospina check-calls.
Pham shows , good for a pair of sevens and Ospina takes the pot with .
Daniel Ospina - 600,000
Christian Pham - 1,020,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:39 PM Local Time
Matthew Smith moves all in on the button and Daniel Ospina calls out of the big blind. Ospina stands pat, Smith draws one, and the cards are tabled.
Ospina shows and Smith is drawing to a 10-9. Smith doesn't squeeze or sweat his last card and just flips up another ten to pair his ten and finish in third place. Smith takes home over $33,000 for his finish and leaves Ospina and Pham heads-up for a bracelet.
Daniel Ospina - 555,000
Matthew Smith - Eliminated
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:35 PM Local Time
Daniel Ospina raises to 25,000 on the button and Christian Pham calls from the big blind. Ospina stands pat and Pham draws one card.
After the draw, Pham bets 35,000 and Ospina calls. Pham shows and Ospina mucks his hand.
Christian Pham - 1,210,000
Daniel Ospina - 440,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:32 PM Local Time
Matthew Smith raises to 25,000 on the button and Daniel Ospina calls out of the big blind. Ospina draws two cards and Smith stands pat. After the draw, Ospina leads out for 40,000 and Smith folds.
Daniel Ospina - 505,000
Matthew Smith - 105,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:29 PM Local Time
Matthew Smith raises to 25,000 on the button and and Christian Pham calls out of the small blind. Both players take two cards and then both players check after the draw.
Smith tables a number three as he shows and Smith mucks his hand.
Christian Pham - 950,000
Matthew Smith - 145,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:22 PM Local Time
Daniel Ospina raises to 25,000 on the button and Christian Pham calls out of the big blind. Pham draws two cards and so does Ospina. Pham checks after the draw and Ospina bets 45,000.
Pham check-calls and shows and Ospina mucks his hand. Pham collects the pot and is just shy of the million chip mark.
Christian Pham - 970,000
Daniel Ospina - 515,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:20 PM Local Time
Matthew Smith raises to 26,000 in the small blind and Christian Pham calls from the big blind. Both players draw two and both players check after the draw.
Smith announces a pair in his hand and Pham tables , giving him a king-low and the pot.
Christian Pham - 790,000
Matthew Smith - 205,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:18 PM Local Time
Christian Pham raises to 25,000 on the button and Daniel Ospina three-bets to 70,000 from the small blind. Pham calls and Ospina stands pat, while Pham draws two.
After the draw, Ospina leads out for 65,000 and Pham raises to 265,000. Ospina takes some time in the tank and the tosses his hand into the muck.
Christian Pham - 795,000
Daniel Ospina - 615,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:16 PM Local Time
Christian Pham raises to 25,000 from the small blind and Daniel Ospina calls from the big blind. Pham stands pat and Ospina takes two cards. After the draw, Pham bets 30,000 and Ospina raises to 100,000. Pham takes a moment and calls.
Ospina shows and Pham mucks his hand.
Daniel Ospina - 740,000
Christian Pham - 610,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:05 PM Local Time
Picking up with the action following the draw, Christian Pham and Daniel Ospina are engaged in heads up action. Pham is first to act and drops out a bet of 40,000. Ospina calls only to see Pham's . Ospina mucks and Pham takes down the pot.
Christian Pham - 735,000
Daniel Ospina - 630,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:01 PM Local Time
The final three players have taken their seats and cards are in the air for the final day of Event #23: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:00 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 3,000
Thursday, June 11, 2015 1:13 PM Local Time
Christian Pham, Daniel Ospina, and Matthew Smith
Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the 2015 World Series of Poker. Today marks the epic conclusion of Event #23: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball. Just three players will return to the felt for Day 3 in hopes to win the bracelet and $81,314. Christian Pham leads Daniel Ospina and Matthew Smith heading into the final day.
Yesterday's play saw Pham return for Day 2 with a massive chip lead over the returning field. Pham hit a rocky patch in the middle of the day, but was ultimately able to rebound and thrive as the final levels wore on. A total of 40 players returned for Day 2 play and only 28 of those players made the money. Some notable faces to receive a payday from this event were Ray Henson (26th), Jon Turner (25th), Mohsin Charania (22nd), Dan Smith (20th), Frank Kassela (14th), Eric Wasserson (13th), Jorryt van Hoof (10th), and Robert Mizrachi (9th). David Matthews became the official final table bubble boy when he was sent packing in eighth place.
Both Mike Leah and Aleksandr Denisov were eliminated almost immediately as the official final table play went underway. The two fell at the hands of a double elimination from Pham, allowing him to skyrocket toward the top of the counts. Immediately following that massive confrontation, 1996 WSOP Main Event champion Huck Seed was eliminated by Matthew Smith in fifth place. Andrey Zhigalov fell in fourth to Ospina, leaving the final three players fairly even in chips.
During the last 40 minutes of the night, Pham and Ospina were able to distance themselves from Smith, leaving him as the short stack heading into the final day of play.
Cards are back in the air at 2 p.m. local time where the trio will engage in battle for one last time. Be sure to stick around for all of the latest updates as this event reaches its exciting conclusion.