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

Badugi

Ian Chan raised under the gun, Shaun Deeb called on the button, and Amir Nematinia called in the small blind. Each player drew one card on the first draw, after which Nematinia led out.

Both Chan and Deeb called. Nematinia and Chan stood pat while Deeb still drew one. Nematinia bet again, Chan called, and Deeb followed suit.

All three players stood pat on the final draw, after which Nematinia fired another barrel. Chan decided to raise, folding out Deeb. Nematinia snap-called, but his      was no match for the      of Chan, who had made the second nuts.

Shaun Deeb	1,575,000	-350,000
Ian Chan	1,500,000	850,000
Amir Nematinia	630,000	-445,000

A-5 Triple Draw

The action was picked up after the second draw, where Ian Chan checked out of the big blind before Amir Nematinia bet on the button. Chan then raised and Nematinia three-bet, putting Chan all in.

Chan made the call and both players stood pat.

Chan tabled       for the nuts, defeating the       of Nematinia and doubling him up.

Amir Nematinia	1,075,000	-375,000
Ian Chan	650,000	250,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Ryan Ko had tripled up his 5,000 chip-stack a few hands prior before being forced all in from the big blind. Action folded around to Patrick Moulder who covered Ko from posting the small blind.

Moulder drew three, then drew two and then stood pat. Ko drew four, then drew one and went deep into the tank on the final draw.

After a few minutes Anthony Hu called the clock. Eventually Ko opted to draw one, telling his opponent he had broken a ten.

Ryan Ko:     
Patrick Moulder:      

Ko needed a nine to chop the pot or either a deuce or a three to win it outright. He caught a   and made a straight on the final draw resulting in his deep run ending in 12th place.

Patrick Moulder	4,150,000	450,000
Ryan Ko	0	-5,000

Badugi

Ryan Ko opened from the small blind and Oscar Johansson called from the big blind, drawing two while Ko took one.

After the first draw Ko bet, Johansson made it two bets and Ko called. Ko drew one while Johansson stood pat.

Ko check-called a bet from Johansson after the second draw and both players stood pat.

With no draws remaining Ko check-called a final bet from Johansson, leaving a single T-5,000 chip behind.

Johansson had a seven-badugi with      and Ko's hand hit the muck.

Oscar Johansson	1,275,000	310,000
Ryan Ko	5,000	-370,000

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2-7 Triple Draw

Chad Eveslage raised his button and Michael Boik called in the small blind. Boik exchanged two cards while Eveslage just needed one. Boik then bet out, Eveslage raised, and Boik called.

Both players stood pat on the second draw and checked thereafter. Two more pats followed before Boik tossed in a bet after the final draw.

Eveslage instantly tossed in a call, and his       beat the       of Boik, who was left with less than one big bet.

Chad Eveslage	1,600,000	225,000
Michael Boik	70,000	-275,000

Badugi

Chad Eveslage opened from the cutoff and Shawn Buchanan defended from the big blind, drawing one while Eveslage drew two.

After the first draw Buchanan check-called a bet from Eveslage and both players drew one.

Buchanan check-called another bet from Eveslage after the second draw. Once again both players drew one.

With no draws remaining Buchanan checked and Eveslage bet. Buchanan, who had just under two big bets behind, went into the tank for a couple minutes before opting to muck and Eveslage took the pot without showdown.

Chad Eveslage	1,375,000	85,000
Shawn Buchanan	130,000	-180,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Chad Eveslage opened from the cutoff and Russell Clayton called from the small blind, drawing one while Eveslage drew two.

After the first draw Clayton check-called a bet from Eveslage and drew one again while Eveslage stood pat.

Clayton checked again after the second draw. Eveslage bet and Clayton mucked.

Chad Eveslage	1,290,000	260,000
Russell Clayton	100,000	-200,000

The remaining 15 players have found their seats and the cards are in the air for Day 3 of the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw.