Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 15,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$893,000
Entries
95
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
20,000
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Brian Rast raised to 130,000 and Dario Sammartino called. Rast drew two and Sammartino opted for one.
Rast checked and Sammartino bet 200,000. Rast tanked before calling and tabled 
. For the second time in 15 minutes, Rast's king was good enough to take down the pot and extend his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
585,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
||
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Brian Rast raised to 130,000 and Dario Sammartino called. Rast drew one and Sammartino two. Rast continued for 180,000, and Sammartino folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
965,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
||
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Brian Rast raised to 130,000 from the small blind and Dario Sammartino called in the big blind.
Both players took one card and both checked. Rast showed 
and that was good enough to win the pot and extend the two-time Poker Player's Championship winner's chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,100,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
||
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Brian Rast opened for 90,000 and Mike Wattel shoved all in from the big blind for 575,000. After getting the count, Rast made the call. Wattel patted and Rast threw in a 
, indicating he was breaking. Wattel showed 
. Rast had a draw to and said he sweated out a four-side club, so that was that and Wattel doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
|
||
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Dario Sammartino raised to 90,000 on the button and Brian Rast defended his big blind. Rast took two but came out firing with 190,000 despite Sammartino patting. The Italian threw a into the middle but mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Brian Rast raised to 90,000. It folded to short stack James Alexander in the big blind who moved all in for 400,000.
Rast called. Alexander had a decision and ended up drawing two. Rast stood pat.
James Alexander:
Brian Rast:
"At least I threw away the correct two," said Alexander. He would need to catch good cards to stay alive, but his first card was a , pairing him, and the second was an 
. This sent him to the rail in fourth place for $81,986.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Mike Wattel raised to 90,000 and Brian Rast made it 300,000 in the small blind. Wattel called. Rast patted and Wattel took a card. Rast checked and Wattel bet 325,000. After about two minutes, Rast moved all in for about 1 million effective.
"I wasn't bluffing," Wattel said.
He nonetheless mucked, adding, "the fanciest play of all time."
As a consequence of the pot, Rast moved into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
721,000
|
721,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
685,000
-715,000
|
-715,000 |
|
|
||
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Dario Sammartino raised to 90,000 and Mike Wattel called. Both players took one.
Wattel checked and Sammartino bet 145,000. Wattel then moved all in for 585,000 and after a long time in the tank, Sammartino called.
Wattel showed and beat the of Sammartino to double up in one of the first hands after the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
663,000
|
663,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 10,000