One Draw, Two Draw, Three Draws, It's Time for the 2-7 Triple Draw Championship!
Welcome to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 1 of the Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship!
The 2018 WSOP is well past the halfway point, and with Event #44, it also means that this will be the last time players will be able to play any form of 2-7 in a tournament setting. Just a few days ago Hahn Tran topped a 356-player field to capture the $1,500 buy-in installment of this tournament for his first WSOP bracelet, and the $117,282 first prize. It's now time for the big dog to take center stage as some of the world's best draw players will be in attendance for this Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.
In 2017, Ben Yu captured his second WSOP bracelet when he topped the 80-player field and a final table featuring Shaun Deeb, Nick Schulman, Mike Watson, Shawn Buchanan, and Mike Matusow to capture the $232,738 first prize. Robert Campbell, Anthony Zinno, Brian Tate, Mark Gregorich, Konstantin Puchkov, and Adam Owen all fell short of a final table appearance.
$10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship Previous Results
| Year | Winner | Country | Players | Prize Pool | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ben Yu | United States | 80 | $752,000 | $232,738 |
| 2016 | John Hennigan | United States | 125 | $1,175,000 | $320,103 |
| 2015 | Tuan Le | United States | 109 | $1,024,600 | $322,756 |
| 2014 | Tuan Le | United States | 120 | $1,128,000 | $355,324 |
| 2013 | Jesse Martin | United States | 87 | $817,800 | $253,524 |
Players will begin with 50,000 in tournament chips and endure ten 60-minute levels on Day 1 with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Registration is open until the start of Day 2 at approximately 2:00 p.m. (PDT) on Friday June 22.
Play is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting team providing continuous live updates of all the Day 1 action. So stay tuned to PokerNews for all the Event #44 updates, along with all the other happenings from the 2018 WSOP!