Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-12-2018 16:16 UTC-7

Sheikhan's Three-Bet Gets Through

Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

Farzad Bonyadi raised to 30,000 and Brian Rast defended his big blind. Both players drew one, but Rast check-folded to a bet of 70,000.

In the next hand, Bonyadi raised to 28,000 and Rast called. Shawn Sheikhan three-bet to 112,000 from the big blind and the other two players both folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	845,000 80,000	80,000

Shawn Sheikhan	795,000 53,000	53,000
Farzad Bonyadi	300,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Brian Rast Farzad Bonyadi Shawn Sheikhan

06-12-2018 16:15 UTC-7

Alexander Takes From Wattel

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Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

Mike Wattel raised to 30,000 and James Alexander called in the small blind. Both players drew one. Alexander check-called a bet of 75,000 and Wattel shook his head.

Alexander turned over and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

James Alexander	470,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: James Alexander MIke Wattel

06-12-2018 15:58 UTC-7

Hennigan Believes Wattel

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mnuwwarah

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

John Hennigan opened for 30,000 on the button and called a three-bet to 106,000 from small blind Mike Wattel. Wattel threw one away but Hennigan patted. After squeezing out his holding, Wattel tossed in 175,000. Hennigan barely thought for five seconds without folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,200,000 96,000	96,000

John Hennigan	302,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: John Hennigan Mike Wattel

06-12-2018 15:50 UTC-7

Sheikhan Calls Wattel's Bet

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Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

Mike Wattel raised to 30,000 and Shawn Sheikhan defended his big blind. Both players drew one. Sheikhan checked and Wattel bet 50,000. Sheikhan snap-called.

Wattel showed but Sheikhan had him beat with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,032,000 121,500	121,500

Shawn Sheikhan	745,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Mike Wattel Shawn Sheikhan

06-12-2018 15:49 UTC-7

Nothing but Small Pots

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Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 26,000 and John Hennigan called. Both players drew one. Sammartino check-called a bet of 45,000 from Hennigan, but mucked when shown a .

On the next hand, Sammartino raised again to 26,000. This time Doyle Brunson defended his big blind. Brunson drew two and Sammartino stood pat. Both players checked. Brunson showed a pair of deuces, while Sammartino held and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	529,000 106,000	106,000

Doyle Brunson	408,000 47,000	47,000

John Hennigan	368,000 119,500	119,500

Tags: Dario Sammartino Doyle Brunson John Hennigan

06-12-2018 15:34 UTC-7

Brunson Doubles Through Rast

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mnuwwarah

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

Doyle Brunson moved all in from middle position. It was 206,500, and after getting the count, Brian Rast called. Dario Sammartino considered for a bit from the button but mucked and it was heads up with Brunson patting. Rast pitched a card and Brunson rolled over .

Rast was drawing quite live: . However, he sweated out a and Brunson collected a double, much to the delight of the crowd.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	944,000 156,000	156,000

Doyle Brunson	455,000 178,000	178,000

Tags: Brian Rast Doyle Brunson

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 3,000

06-12-2018 15:23 UTC-7

Rast Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

James Alexander raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and Brian Rast three-bet to 98,000 from the small blind. Alexander called.

Rast stood pat and Alexander drew one. Both players checked and Rast showed . Alexander showed that he was drawing to but paired his to hand over chips to Rast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,100,000 76,000	76,000

James Alexander	363,000 65,500	65,500

Tags: Brian Rast James Alexander

06-12-2018 15:22 UTC-7

Sammartino Wins Four-Way Pot

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Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 25,000 and got calls from Mike Wattel, Doyle Brunson, and Brian Rast. Brunson and Wattel both drew one, with Rast drawing two. All four players stood pat and Sammartino won with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	635,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Brian Rast Dario Sammartino Doyle Brunson Mike Wattel

06-12-2018 15:08 UTC-7

Bonyadi Four-Bet Ships

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mnuwwarah

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

Brian Rast opened for 24,000 in middle position and Shawn Sheikhan made it 80,000 on his left. From the big blind, Farzad Bonyadi shoved all in for 229,000. Rast mucked and Sheikhan tanked about a minute and then did likewise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Sheikhan	646,000 82,000	82,000
Farzad Bonyadi	358,000 126,500	126,500

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Shawn Sheikhan