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Monday, October 18, 2021 3:23 PM Local Time
Schwagler Beats Schultz
Matthew Schwagler raised under the gun and action folded to Matthew Schultz on the button for another raise to three bets. Schwagler called.
Schwagler drew two cards and Schultz took one.
Schwagler check-called a bet from Schultz after the first draw. Schultz stood pat and Schwagler took two cards.
Schwagler check-called another bet from Schultz after the second draw. Both players stood pat for the third draw.
Schwagler check-called one more bet from Schultz after the third draw and turned over . Schultz tabled as the losing hand.
Matthew Schwagler | 137,000 | 32,500 |
Matthew Schultz | 98,000 | 6,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 3:13 PM Local Time
Owen Building Lead
Adam Owen continues to grow his chip lead, with no other player in the field yet to cross the 300,000 chip mark.
Adam Owen | 395,000 | 30,000 |
Matt Grapenthien | 274,000 | 34,000 |
David Funkhouser | 255,000 | 50,500 |
Daniel Anton | 217,000 | 9,500 |
Marc Booth | 192,000 | 10,000 |
Colin Wickersheim | 180,000 | -35,500 |
Andreas Hole | 180,000 | 45,000 |
Cory Zeidman | 165,000 | -30,000 |
Shirley Rosario | 165,000 | 138,500 |
Dan Shak | 160,000 | 38,000 |
Brian Yoon | 140,000 | -86,500 |
Frankie O'Dell | 135,000 | 32,000 |
Hal Rotholz | 105,000 | 68,000 |
John Esposito | 90,000 | -15,000 |
Joe McKeehen | 90,000 | 49,000 |
Katherine Fleck | 57,000 | -18,500 |
Andy Pokrivnak | 8,500 | |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:59 PM Local Time
Simpson Takes from Amin
Ahmed Amin raised from the cutoff and Conrad Simpson called from the big blind.
Amin stood pat and Simpson drew three cards.
Simpson check-called a bet from Amin after the draw.
Simpson took one card on the second draw and Amin remained pat.
Simpson check-called another bet from Amin after the draw and both players stood pat for the third draw.
Both players checked the third draw and Simpson turned over . Amin mucked the losing hand.
Ahmed Amin | 142,000 | -87,500 |
Conrad Simpson | 136,000 | -21,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:54 PM Local Time
Owen Finishes Off Gurney-Goldman
After taking a large chunk of his chips earlier, Adam Owen recently eliminated Steven Gurney-Goldman.
Before the final round of draws, Owen led into his opponent, who called, leaving himself just 1,500 behind.
Owen patted his hand and Gurney-Goldman drew one.
Owen then bet, and Gurney-Goldman smiled and shrugged before tossing in the last of his chips.
Owen showed , which just pipped Gurney-Goldman's .
Adam Owen | 365,000 | 75,000 |
Steven Gurney-Goldman | 0 | -65,500 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:43 PM Local Time
Esposito Gets it Back With a Wheel
After falling in the previous pot, John Esposito just got his chips back and then some in a three-way pot with Matt Grapenthien and Ian Feller.
After the final round of draws, Keller checked to Esposito who bet, and got called by both Grapenthien and Feller.
Esposito proudly turned over a wheel to vault his stack over 100,000.
Matt Grapenthien | 240,000 | 30,000 |
Ian Feller | 120,000 | -33,000 |
John Esposito | 105,000 | 51,500 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:33 PM Local Time
Zeidman Breaks Cold Streak
Cory Zeidman raised under the gun and John Esposito called the two bets from the next seat over. Action folded around and Ziya Rahim came along from the small blind. Ian Feller called from the big blind.
Zeidman drew one, Esposito drew two, Rahim drew two, and Feller drew three.
Rahim and Feller checked after the first draw and Zeidman bet. All three players called.
For the second draw, Zeidman stood pat, Esposito drew two, Rahim drew two, and Feller drew one.
Rahim and Feller checked again and Zeidman bet. Esposito folded and Rahim called before Feller got out of the way.
Zeidman was pat and Rahim drew one. Both players checked.
Zeidman turned over .
"Beats my pair," Rahim said as he threw the losing hand into the muck.
According to Zeidman, this pot breaks a streak of three lost hands to start Day 2.
Cory Zeidman | 195,000 | -3,000 |
Ian Feller | 153,000 | -6,000 |
Ziya Rahim | 117,000 | -23,000 |
John Esposito | 53,500 | -19,500 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:18 PM Local Time
Owen Extends Lead Early
Day 1 chip leader Adam Owen is picking up right where he left off Sunday.
Owen limped his small blind, then called a raise from Steven Gurney-Goldman in the big blind.
Both players drew two cards, then Owen led out with a bet, which Gurney-Goldman called.
Owen drew one while his opponent again drew two.
Owen led out dark, and was again called by Gurney-Goldman.
This time, Owen patted and Gurney-Goldman drew one again.
On the final betting round, Owen bet again, but after a brief moment of thought was raised.
Owen made the call, and Gurney-Goldman frowned.
Owen went ahead and showed which was the winner, and he now approaches 300,000 in chips as the day is just underway.
Adam Owen | 290,000 | 44,000 |
Steven Gurney-Goldman | 65,500 | -41,500 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:03 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are now in the air for Day 2 of Event #34: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:45 PM Local Time
Owen Leads Field of 76 into Day 2 of Event #34: $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #34: $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw at the 2021 World Series of Poker. After a Day 1 with 285 entries, 76 players will return at 2 p.m. to compete for the WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $87,837.
British mixed-game pro Adam Owen leads the field after battling back from early trouble to bag the top total. Some of the top stacks chasing him include Brian Yoon, David Funkhouser, Daniel Anton, Amin Amhed, and Cory Zeidman.
Day 2 will restart at 2 p.m. and blind levels increase to 60 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. Players will play 10 levels with a 15-minute break every two and a dinner break after the completion of Level 21. Level 16 limits will kick off at 4000/8000.
Be sure to keep it here all day long for updates on the action from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Monday, October 18, 2021 9:19 AM Local Time
Day 2 Seat Draw
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
Amazon | 512 | 1 | John Cernuto | United States | 77,000 |
Amazon | 512 | 2 | Ramachandra Nagaraja | United States | 105,500 |
Amazon | 512 | 3 | Vincent Griboski | United States | 37,000 |
Amazon | 512 | 4 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 79,500 |
Amazon | 512 | 5 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 89,000 |
Amazon | 512 | 6 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 71,000 |
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Amazon | 513 | 1 | Andreas Hole | Norway | 135,000 |
Amazon | 513 | 2 | Nicholas Salimbene | United States | 46,500 |
Amazon | 513 | 3 | Brian Yoon | United States | 226,500 |
Amazon | 513 | 4 | Adithya Sundar | United States | 107,500 |
Amazon | 513 | 5 | Christian Calcano | United States | 55,000 |
Amazon | 513 | 6 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 51,500 |
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Amazon | 514 | 1 | Mark Fraser | United States | 79,000 |
Amazon | 514 | 2 | Jesse Hampton | United States | 118,500 |
Amazon | 514 | 3 | Daniel Anton | United States | 207,500 |
Amazon | 514 | 4 | Ziyuan Wang | Canada | 50,500 |
Amazon | 514 | 5 | Daniel Kim | United States | 38,000 |
Amazon | 514 | 6 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 41,000 |
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Amazon | 515 | 1 | Dan Shak | United States | 122,000 |
Amazon | 515 | 3 | Matthew Smith | United States | 108,500 |
Amazon | 515 | 4 | Ari Engel | United States | 39,000 |
Amazon | 515 | 5 | Shirley Rosario | United States | 26,500 |
Amazon | 515 | 6 | Brent Mutter | United States | 120,500 |
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Amazon | 516 | 2 | Chip Jett | United States | 62,000 |
Amazon | 516 | 3 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 246,000 |
Amazon | 516 | 4 | Steven Gurney-Goldman | United States | 107,000 |
Amazon | 516 | 5 | Matthew Schwagler | United States | 104,500 |
Amazon | 516 | 6 | Jason Papastavrou | United States | 25,000 |
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Amazon | 517 | 1 | Peter Lynn | United States | 144,500 |
Amazon | 517 | 2 | Anthony Ribeiro | Canada | 68,500 |
Amazon | 517 | 3 | Casey Robbins | United States | 63,000 |
Amazon | 517 | 4 | Onur Unsal | Cyprus | 59,500 |
Amazon | 517 | 5 | Andrew Barber | United States | 35,000 |
Amazon | 517 | 6 | Matthew Schultz | United States | 92,000 |
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Amazon | 518 | 1 | Ahmed Amin | United States | 229,500 |
Amazon | 518 | 2 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 51,000 |
Amazon | 518 | 3 | Justin Liberto | United States | 56,000 |
Amazon | 518 | 4 | Donny Rubinstein | United States | 86,000 |
Amazon | 518 | 5 | Drew Scott | Canada | 68,500 |
Amazon | 518 | 6 | Michael Wagner | United States | 106,000 |
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Amazon | 519 | 1 | Ryan Himes | United States | 110,000 |
Amazon | 519 | 2 | Josh Damm | United States | 85,500 |
Amazon | 519 | 3 | Stephen Deutsch | United States | 40,000 |
Amazon | 519 | 4 | Aaron Sinukoff | Canada | 54,000 |
Amazon | 519 | 5 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 138,500 |
Amazon | 519 | 6 | Marc Booth | United States | 182,000 |
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Amazon | 520 | 1 | Frankie O'Dell | United States | 103,000 |
Amazon | 520 | 2 | Kurt Maier | United States | 55,000 |
Amazon | 520 | 3 | Kendall Fukumoto | United States | 39,500 |
Amazon | 520 | 4 | Gregory Jamison | United States | 41,000 |
Amazon | 520 | 5 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 58,000 |
Amazon | 520 | 6 | David Funkhouser | United States | 204,500 |
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Amazon | 521 | 1 | Ayman Qutami | United States | 60,500 |
Amazon | 521 | 2 | Christopher Heafner | United States | 16,000 |
Amazon | 521 | 3 | Tobias Schwecht | Austria | 97,500 |
Amazon | 521 | 4 | Colin Wickersheim | United States | 215,500 |
Amazon | 521 | 5 | Conrad Simpson | United States | 157,000 |
Amazon | 521 | 6 | Ian Johns | United States | 140,500 |
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Amazon | 522 | 1 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 210,000 |
Amazon | 522 | 2 | Katherine Fleck | United States | 75,500 |
Amazon | 522 | 3 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 140,000 |
Amazon | 522 | 4 | Ian Feller | United States | 159,000 |
Amazon | 522 | 5 | Cory Zeidman | United States | 198,000 |
Amazon | 522 | 6 | John Esposito | United States | 73,000 |
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Amazon | 523 | 1 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 37,000 |
Amazon | 523 | 2 | Phuong Tran | United States | 19,000 |
Amazon | 523 | 3 | Aditya Prasetyo | United States | 29,500 |
Amazon | 523 | 4 | Jennifer Kellar | United States | 52,500 |
Amazon | 523 | 5 | Andrew Pokrivnak | United States | 81,500 |
Amazon | 523 | 6 | Craig Love | United States | 92,000 |
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Amazon | 524 | 1 | Paul Clotar | United States | 122,500 |
Amazon | 524 | 2 | Tom McCormick | United States | 76,500 |
Amazon | 524 | 3 | Joseph Ranciato | United States | 38,000 |
Amazon | 524 | 4 | Julien Martini | France | 103,000 |
Amazon | 524 | 5 | Kristijonas Andrulis | Lithuania | 128,500 |
Amazon | 524 | 6 | Corey Emery | United States | 63,000 |