Defending Champ Monnette Still in the $10K 2-7 NL Draw Mix with Hall on Top
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The field will be significantly narrowed this afternoon as Day 2 of Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship sees 38 players return with defending champion John Monnette and former champions Paul Volpe, Jesse Martin, and Nick Schulman all still in the hunt.
The action will resume at 2 p.m. with late registration remaining open until that time. A number of Day 1 casualties still have another bullet to fire and the likes of Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Phil Hellmuth have yet to make an appearance.
Galen Hall starts the day off at the top of the counts bringing forth a stack of 389,800. Benny Glaser ended Day 1 second-best with 352,000 while Timothy McDermott (304,800), Stephen Chidwick (222,800), and Dario Sammartino (212,500) round out the top five.
German professional soccer player Max Kruse cruised through Day 1, spending a lot of the day near the top of the counts. The former $1,500 NL 2-7 Single Draw finalist saw his stack dwindle through the latter stages but returns to Day 2 with 72,800.
Monnette (90,000), along with multiple bracelet-winners Mike Wattel (135,500), John Hennigan (135,100), Billy Baxter (94,000), Volpe (128,300), Schulman (105,800), Erik Seidel (91,800), Chris Ferguson (85,500), Martin (75,800), Eli Elezra (51,400), and Shaun Deeb (30,100) will look to add to their legend with a strong run on Day 2.
Other notables that will hit the felt this afternoon include Scott Seiver (142,600), Jean-Robert Bellande (100,800), Darren Elias (70,600), and Illya Trincher (42,200).
Play kicks off in Level 11 with blinds at 1,500/3,000 with an ante of 700. Day 2 is scheduled to play ten 60-minute levels separated by a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day.
Keep it locked to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Jyri Merivirta | Finland | 92,100 | 31 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | James Alexander | United States | 15,500 | 5 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 37,600 | 13 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Eli Elezra | United States | 51,400 | 17 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Mike Wattel | United States | 132,500 | 44 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | Mike Leah | Canada | 30,500 | 10 |
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Timothy Mcdermott | United States | 304,800 | 102 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Scott Seiver | United States | 142,600 | 48 |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Jesse Martin | United States | 75,800 | 25 |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | Galen Hall | United States | 389,800 | 130 |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | 203,900 | 68 |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Philip Sternheimer | United States | 104,600 | 35 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 70,600 | 24 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | Xavier Kyablue | United States | 85,600 | 29 |
| Amazon | 438 | 4 | Shawn Sheikhan | United States | 73,600 | 25 |
| Amazon | 438 | 6 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 88,500 | 30 |
| Amazon | 438 | 7 | John Monnette | United States | 90,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 128,300 | 43 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Daniel Zack | United States | 165,600 | 55 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 105,800 | 35 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Billy Baxter | United States | 94,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Farzad Bonyadi | United States | 87,300 | 29 |
| Amazon | 439 | 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 59,900 | 20 |
| Amazon | 445 | 1 | Frank Kassela | United States | 19,200 | 6 |
| Amazon | 445 | 3 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 212,500 | 71 |
| Amazon | 445 | 4 | James Chen | Taiwan | 17,500 | 6 |
| Amazon | 445 | 5 | Mikhail Zlotnik | United States | 84,200 | 28 |
| Amazon | 445 | 6 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 100,800 | 34 |
| Amazon | 446 | 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 352,000 | 117 |
| Amazon | 446 | 2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 30,100 | 10 |
| Amazon | 446 | 4 | John Hennigan | United States | 135,100 | 45 |
| Amazon | 446 | 5 | Illya Trincher | United States | 92,200 | 31 |
| Amazon | 446 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 222,800 | 74 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Kane Kalas | United States | 47,200 | 16 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 91,800 | 31 |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | Larry Wright (TX) | United States | 74,500 | 25 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Max Kruse | Germany | 72,800 | 24 |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 126,500 | 42 |