Event #49: No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship

Mike Wattel raised to 4,000 from middle position and Cary Katz shoved for 38,500 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Wattel called.

Cary Katz:      
Mike Wattel:      

Both players stood pat and Katz turned over the nine-seven to double through Wattel's ten-seven.

Cary Katz	82,500	30,500
Mike Wattel	8,500	-41,700

Dan Shak raised to 6,000 from the hijack and was called by Paul Volpe in the big blind.

Both players drew one and Volpe led out for 11,000.

"I've gotta look," said Shak. "Pair."

Shak then revealed a hand containing a pair of fours and mucked — conceding the pot to Volpe.

Dan Shak	185,000	155,000
Paul Volpe	105,000	105,000

Erik Seidel raised to 13,000 from middle position and John Monnette was the lone caller.

Seidel stood pat and Monnette drew one card.

Both players checked after the draw and Seidel turned over      . Monnette showed the losing       and tossed it in the muck.

Erik Seidel	98,400	98,400
John Monnette	43,000	-16,000

Mike Gorodinsky opened to 3,000 and was called by Cary Katz in the small blind.

Both players drew one and Katz announced he checked blind.

Gorodinsky bet 6,000 and Katz checked his holding before calling.

Gorodinsky tabled       and Katz mucked.

Mike Gorodinsky	72,000	72,000
Cary Katz	52,000	52,000

Todd Ivens opened to 3,500 under-the-gun and was called by Dustin Dirksen in the cutoff and Sam Soverel in the small blind.

Soverel drew two, Ivens stood pat and Dirksen drew one.

Action checked to Ivens, who bet, 7,500. Dirksen folded, but Soverel then check-raised to 50,000 — leaving himself just a couple thousand behind.

Ivens called and Soverel tabled      . It was good and Soverel scooped the pot.

Dustin Dirksen	170,000	117,400
Sam Soverel	115,000	115,000
Todd Ivens	23,000	-1,000

Galen Hall opened to 3,600 on the button and was called by Saya Ono in the small blind.

Ono took one and Hall drew two.

Both players checked and Ono revealed      . Hall mucked — conceding the pot to Ono.

Saya Ono	122,000	12,000
Galen Hall	44,000	-31,000

Criag Chait opened to 3,200 from the hijack and action folded over to Scott Seiver in the small blind, who three-bet to 15,000. Chait called.

Seiver stood pat and Chait drew one.

Seiver then checked to Chait, who announced he was all in. Seiver folded after some thought and Chait scooped the pot.

Craig Chait	110,000	5,500
Scott Seiver	48,000	-5,000

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Players are on another 15-minute break.

Shaun Deeb	213,000	48,000
George Wolff	128,000	-52,000
Randy Ohel	116,000	19,500
Saya Ono	110,000
Yuval Bronshtein	92,400	-19,600
Jason Papastavrou	88,000	-32,000
Frank Kassela	85,000	-5,000
Mike Matusow	77,000	-13,000
Galen Hall	75,000	25,000
Dan Smith	70,000	70,000
Ryan Riess	62,800	-17,200
Ian Steinman	60,000	15,000
Phil Hellmuth	60,000	60,000
Chris Vitch	58,000	-18,000
Stephen Chidwick	56,400	19,400
Scott Seiver	53,000	53,000
Erik Seidel	34,000	-46,000

Frank Kassela opened to 3,000 on the button and was three-bet to 8,000 by Stephen Chidwick in the small blind. Kassela called.

Chidwick stood pat and Kassela drew one. Chidwick then shoved for around 20,000 and Kassela flashed a   before folding his hand.

Frank Kassela	90,000	36,600
Stephen Chidwick	37,000	18,500