Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)

A-5 Triple Draw

Matthew Smith raised in the cutoff and Chad Eveslage called in the small blind. Each player drew two cards before Eveslage led out.

Smith called and drew one card as Eveslage stood pat. The same sequence occurred on the final draw, after which Smith folded to a final bet from his opponent.

A few hands later, Smith was automatically all in from the big blind with his 60,000 remaining chips. Ian Chan then raised under the gun and Patrick Moulder called in the small blind.

Moulder drew two cards, Smith three, and Chan one. The side pot was checked through, after which Moulder drew one, Smith two, and Chan one.

Two more checks followed, and on the final draw, Moulder stood pat as Smith and Chan each took one.

Moulder then bet into the dry side pot, forcing a fold from Chan. Moulder tabled       for the second nuts, and chopped the pot with Smith as he also tabled       for the same hand.

Ian Chan	6,200,000	0
Patrick Moulder	3,900,000	-450,000
Chad Eveslage	1,900,000	525,000
Matthew Smith	90,000	-820,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Ian Chan opened from the small blind and Chad Eveslage defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw, Chan bet and was called by Eveslage who took one while Chan took another two.

Chan checked after the second draw, Eveslage bet and Chan folded.

Ian Chan	6,200,000	400,000
Chad Eveslage	1,375,000	200,000

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2-7 Triple Draw

Ian Chan opened from under the gun and Patrick Moulder called from the small blind, drawing two while Chan drew one.

After the first draw Moulder check-called a bet from Chan. This time both players drew one.

Moulder bet after the second draw and Chan called. This time both players stood pat.

With no draws remaining Moulder checked, Chan bet and Moulder folded.

Ian Chan	5,800,000	650,000
Patrick Moulder	4,775,000	-300,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Matthew Smith raised as first to act and was three-bet by Chad Eveslage on the button. Smith called and drew two as Eveslage took one.

Smith then check-called all in for 80,000 chips and drew one card, as did Eveslage.

Both players took one card on the final draw as well and showed down.

Matthew Smith:     
Chad Eveslage:     

Smith peeled an   to make a seven-low, while Eveslage bricked out and doubled his opponent.

Chad Eveslage	1,175,000	-125,000
Matthew Smith	910,000	475,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Chad Eveslage raised from the hijack and was called by Matthew Smith in the big blind. Smith drew two cards on the first draw and Eveslage drew one.

Smith then check-called a bet from Eveslage before both players exchanged one card on the second draw.

Another check-call came from Smith as he drew one card, with Eveslage standing pat.

After the final draw, Smith led out and Eveslage called all in. Eveslage tabled       for number one, a huge cooler as Smith had made       for number two.

Chad Eveslage	1,300,000	500,000
Matthew Smith	435,000	-755,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Yuebin Guo opened from the button and Matthew Smith defended from the big blind, drawing one to Guo's two.

After the first draw Smith bet and Guo called, drawing one while Smith stood pat.

Smith bet again after the second draw. Guo went into the tank for a couple minutes before making the call and drawing one while Smith stood pat again.

With no draws remaining Smith bet, moving all in for around 65,000 in the process. Guo folded and Smith claimed nearly a full double up.

Matthew Smith	1,190,000	350,000
Yuebin Guo	1,160,000	-690,000

Badugi

Anthony Hu committed his last 180,000 from the button and was called by Ian Chan who had him covered in the big blind.

Chan drew three, then one, then one again. Hu drew one for each draw.

Anthony Hu:    
Ian Chan:    

Chan had the better three-card hand but did not improve when he drew the   for the final draw, meaning Hu needed to catch any diamond to preserve his tournament life. He found no help when he picked up the   for his final draw and became the first casualty of the final table.

Ian Chan	5,200,000	200,000
Anthony Hu	0	-230,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Matthew Smith opened from the hijack and Yuebin Guo defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

Guo checked after the first draw and Smith bet. Guo raised to two bets and Smith called off for his last 40,000 to put himself all in.

For the last two draws Guo drew two both times while Smith drew one both times.

Matthew Smith:     
Yuebin Guo:    

Smith caught a   on the final draw giving him a seven-low. Guo drew    and was no good with a pair at showdown resulting in a full double up for Smith.

Yuebin Guo	1,850,000	-350,000
Matthew Smith	840,000	500,000