Event #57: Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship

After three days of lowball action at the 2021 World Series of Poker, Brian Yoon defeated Danny Wong in heads-up play to win Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The field of 90 runners generated an $839,350 prize pool that paid Yoon $240,341 for first place.

Yoon won his fourth WSOP gold bracelet and joins a list of four-time winners that includes Huck Seed, John Monnette, Michael Gathy, Robert Mizrachi, and Eli Elezra. This is his first bracelet in a mixed event after winning the first three in no-limit hold'em.

Wil Wilkinson finished in third after a three-handed battle that lasted nearly seven hours. Don Nguyen, Joao Vieira, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Jordan Siegel rounded out an experienced final table that fought their way through one of the toughest mixed game fields at the WSOP.

Other players finishing among the 14 players to make it into the money include Mike Matusow, Dan Smith, Nathan Gamble, Shaun Deeb, Michael Trivett, and Dan Zack.

Final Table Results

Winner's Reaction

"This is awesome because I would say that right now deuce-to-seven is my favorite game," Yoon said about his first mixed game bracelet. "I've been working on this game for several years. I studied and I learned the game. I learned a lot of advanced stuff about this game and it's great to get to use it."

Yoon's attraction to mixed games is based on finding less satisfaction in no-limit hold'em, a relatable feeling for the growing group of poker players and fans that have found their way to new variations in recent years.

"I'm not really enjoying no-limit as much as I used to, so I started playing other stuff. Draw variations were among the first games that I started playing."

Yoon enjoys the relaxed atmosphere of mixed games just as much as winning at them.

"The vibes are different. Obviously, if you have someone like Crazy Mike (Thorpe) around, it's going to be different. Even if he wasn't there it's a lot more chill."

The relaxed pace and style of play also provide a different set of challenges that tend to create a more laid-back atmosphere.

"You're restricted on betting and you can only bet so much, you can't really give off too much information. Especially in this kind of game, they're going to see how much you're drawing so it doesn't necessarily matter how much info you give off.

No-limit is super serious and people are more worried about giving away information. No-limit is a more complex game, there's no doubt about that."

Yoon is now a four-time champion, joining a long list of some of the best poker players in the world, but he's not sweating his legacy.

"It feels good to tack on another one, but I don't think about my legacy. I am not trying to grind out poker for the next 40 years. I'll be around and playing in the Main Event for a while, but I'm not bracelet hunting or trying to catch Phil Hellmuth's record. It just feels good to get into elite company."

Final Table Action

Day 3 began with the eight players that survived Day 2, but Thorpe made a quick exit when Vieira made a seven-six to beat his eight-six and knock him out of the tournament in eighth place. The remaining seven players moved over to the featured table in the Amazon room for final table play.

Soon after arriving on the side stage, Siegel hit the rail in seventh after Wong's seven-six beat his ace-low. A short time later, Shack-Harris was headed for the payout window after his rough-nine lost to Wong's rough-eight. Vieira was next to go in fifth place after Yoon's eight-seven beat his nine-eight. The first four players were gone in just under 90 minutes.

With Vieira gone, the remaining four players were without a distinguished short stack and play began to stretch out.

Nguyen was next to go in fourth, finishing off a great three-day run that saw him build a stack early and stay consistently at the top of the leaderboard for most of the tournament. Nguyen was sent to the rail after Yoon forced a fold that left him with his last big bet. Wilkinson stepped in and finished the job on the next hand with a ten-nine as a live drawing Nguyen peeled a king on his last draw.

Three-handed play was a test of endurance and the lead changed several times without an elimination for nearly seven hours. After making his way from the short stack to the lead, and then back to the short stack, Wilkinson made a pair of sevens against Wong's nine-eight and was knocked out of the tournament in third place.

Heads-up play was fast-paced and Yoon extended his lead early to put the pressure on Wong. It didn't take long before the newly minted four-time champion put Wong near elimination. The big moment came when Wong drew to a seven-six and Yoon's ten-eight held as Wong peeled a king to end the bid for his first WSOP gold bracelet.

This concludes coverage of Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship. Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews live reporting team for updates from every event at the 2021 WSOP.

With two draws complete and nearly 500,000 in the pot, Danny Wong bet and Brian Yoon raised. Wong called to commit his last 215,000.

Danny Wong:      /  
Brian Yoon:      

Wong was live and drawing one, but he peeled a   and Yoon secured the win for his fourth WSOP gold bracelet. Wong was eliminated in second place for $148,341.

Brian Yoon	5,400,000	765,000
Danny Wong	0	-765,000

A wild hand just developed that saw Brian Yoon extend his lead a bit more over Danny Wong.

The action started pre-draw with a raising war that saw each player put in four bets before Wong drew two cards and Yoon drew one.

Wong then check-called a bet from Yoon and drew two again versus Yoon's one-card draw.

On the next betting round, Wong check-raised Yoon, but Yoon called and patted his hand.

Wong also patted, then led out on the final betting round, but again Yoon called.

Wong said "You're good", at which point Yoon turned up       for the winner.

Wong said he caught all four deuces through the hand, then was forced to try to snow the river, which ultimately failed.

Brian Yoon	3,400,000	200,000
Danny Wong	2,000,000	-200,000

Down to his last 80,000 in chips in the small blind, Wil Wilkinson put them in the middle after a raise on the button from Brian Yoon. Danny Wong also called from the big blind, so Wilkinson would have to fade two would-be tournament executioners.

Wong and Yoon checked down each street after the draws went as follows:

Wil Wilkinson: two, two, one
Danny Wong: three, three, one
Brian Yoon: two, two, two

Wilkinson could only show a pair of sevens, while Wong showed      , which was more than enough to win the pot as Yoon also threw his hand into the muck.

After six hours of three-handed play, Brian Yoon and Danny Wong will now play heads-up for the first prize of $240,341 and the gold WSOP bracelet.

Danny Wong	3,050,000	620,000
Brian Yoon	2,350,000	-910,000
Wil Wilkinson	0	-250,000

The final three players are on a 10-minute break.

Brian Yoon	3,260,000	160,000
Danny Wong	2,430,000	530,000
Wil Wilkinson	250,000	-200,000

Wil Wilkinson raised from the button and Brian Yoon called from the big blind. Yoon took two cards on the first draw and Wilkinson drew one.

Yoon checked and called a bet from Wilkinson after the first draw. Wilkinson drew one card and Yoon took two on the second draw.

Yoon checked again and Wilkinson fired another bet. Yoon called and drew one. Wilkinson stood pat on the last draw.

After the third draw, Yoon fired a bet and Wilkinson called. Yoon turned over       and Wilkinson sent the losing hand in the muck.

Soon after dragging that pot, Yoon got into it with Wilkinson again. Yoon turned over       to take another pot of similar size.

Danny Wong	3,600,000	1,800,000
Wil Wilkinson	600,000	-150,000

Danny Wong raised from the small blind and Brian Yoon called from the big blind. Yoon took three cards and Wong took one.

Wong bet the first draw and Yoon raised. Wong three-bet and Yoon called.

Both players stood pat on the second draw.

Wong checked the second draw and Yoon checked back. Yoon remained pat on the third draw, but Wong broke his hand and drew two.

On the third draw, Wong checked and Yoon bet. Wong gave it up and Yoon dragged an important pot as three-way action continues.

Brian Yoon	2,765,000	565,000
Danny Wong	1,750,000	-1,050,000

Danny Wong raised from the button and Brian Yoon three-bet from the small blind. Yoon drew one card on the first draw and Wong took two.

Yoon bet the first draw and Wong called. Wong took two and Yoon took one again.

Yoon made another bet and Wong called once again. Both players stood pat on the third draw.

Both players checked the third draw and Wong turned over      . Yoon mucked the losing hand.

Danny Wong	2,800,000	200,000
Brian Yoon	1,565,000	-235,000

The final three players have returned at 9:40 from their dinner break and resumed play.

After winning a series of small pots, Danny Wong now has more than half the chips in play as the players have taken a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:40 pm local time.

Danny Wong	2,960,000	160,000
Brian Yoon	1,460,000	110,000
Wil Wilkinson	950,000	-350,000