2008 World Series of Poker

Event 40 - $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$151,896
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
238
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
13,000 / 25,000
Ante
0
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Gambooooool!

[user75032]
[user75032]
As if triple draw is not already enough of a gambling game, players on Blue #9 have made it more so. They've introduced a "live straddle" to the table. It's not really straddle, more of a dark raise, but in their words it's just something to "spice things up a bit."

Yes, Sometimes a King is Good

[user75032]
[user75032]
Thor Hansen knows the power of a king on triple draw. He called Chris Reslock's pre-draw raise. Both drew two on the first draw; Reslock check-called Hansen's bet. On the second draw, Reslock drew two again, while Hansen took only one. Reslock check-called Hansen a second time. On the final draw, Reslock drew two a third time while Hansen took just one. Both players checked it down, and Hansen showed king-seven. That was enough to win the pot.

Tags: Chris ReslockThor Hansen

Nice Hand, Sir

Shamus
Shamus
Gavin Smith just took a pot off of Mike Caro, Sirous Jamshidi, and one other player. He stood pat through the last two draws with an 8-6, just nipping Caro's 8-7.

"I played that one well, didn't I?" said Smith.

Flashing Prohibited; Prop Bets Encouraged

[user75032]
[user75032]
Stephen Pierce just asked how many times he can flash his discards before incurring a penalty. The floor, who witnessed his first flash, said, "This is your warning. We're very strict about exposed cards here. Next time is a penalty." The floor then made an announcment over the P.A. system to the same effect: "Do not flash your discards. This is not live action. This is a tournament. Even if it's heads up, do not flash your discards."

Meanwhile, Ray Davis and Gavin Griffin are seated on adjacent tables and are trying to figure out how to change their tournament stacks into cash for purposes of a prop bet. "This is boring," said Griffin. "We need a bet to liven things up."

Tags: Gavin Griffin

A Few More Familiar Faces

[user75032]
[user75032]
Andy Bloch
Andy Bloch
A few players have been slow to take their seats, but the field is starting to fill out. Chip Jett, Gavin Griffin, Daniel Negreanu, Nikolay Evdakov, David Chiu, Andy Bloch, Greg Raymer and Carlos Mortensen are all trying their hand at the insanity that is Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw.

Tags: Andy Bloch

C'mon Dealer

Shamus
Shamus
A player just picked up 7-5-4-3-2 after the first draw. Not bad, except all were spades.

He discarded the 7 and drew one card. Got a 6. Ouch. Straights, like flushes, count against you here.

He tried again, picked up a second 5, and lost to a Q.

Kansas City Lowball Bringin' 'em Out

Shamus
Shamus
Daniel Morgan, Raymond Davis, Terrence Chan, Robert Mizrachi, James Van Alstyne, John Juanda, and Mike "the Mad Professor" Caro are all here.

So are Jeff Lisandro, Billy Baxter, Sam Grizzle, Thor Hansen, Woody Deck, Steve Wong, John D'Agostino, Mike Wattel, Amnon Filippi, Greg Mueller, and Tom Schneider.

A Few Rules to Note

[user75032]
[user75032]
Some of the more esoteric rules of triple draw differ from location to location. Tournament Director Jack Effel has given us two notable variations that are in effect today:

* If you want to draw five cards, you can get them consecutively. You do not have to draw four, wait for the draw to go all the way around, and then draw the fifth.

* Discards will immediately be killed and placed in the dead wood. Those cards will be shuffled back into the deck if needed. However, burn cards will stay down on the table for the duration of the hand.
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