Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-04-2018 19:09 UTC-8

Hampton's Nine is Good

Jan_Kores

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Short stacks Jesse Hampton and George Trigeorgis met in a three-bet pot and Hampton decided to skip the cbet and tap back after they both drew two.

Trigeorgis led out on the second draw after they peeled two again. Hampton called and patted while Trigeorgis drew one.

Hampton had only 5,000 behind but he was allowed to check back, showing his for the win, getting almost a full double versus Trigeorgis jack-high.

Trigeorgis then doubled his micro stack in a hand against Chris Vitch but now he's again down to just one big bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Hampton	300,000 43,000	43,000
George Trigeorgis	60,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis Jesse Hampton

06-04-2018 19:06 UTC-8

Calling the Clock With the Brains Behind the Scene of RG

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Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

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Tags: 888 Calling the Clock Danielle Benham English Eric Shimp WSOP 2018

06-04-2018 19:04 UTC-8

Seiver Closing In

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mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver raised Chris Vitch called on the button. Both took two and Seiver kept the lead. This time, he took one and Vitch grabbed two. Seiver bet again and received a call. Both took one on the end and Seiver's final bet was called.

"Wheel," he said, spreading the nuts on the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	1,320,000 -180,000	-180,000
Scott Seiver	1,250,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Scott Seiver Chris Vitch

06-04-2018 19:01 UTC-8

Trigeorgis Won't Go Away

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mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

George Trigeorgis raised and Chris Vitch defended big blind. Both drew two and Vitch came out betting. Trigeorgis called.

"Wow," Trigeorgis mustered after Vitch patted.

Trigeorgis took two and then one but folded on the last bet.

Left with 90,000, he got them in next hand against Scott Seiver in A-5 triple draw. Trigeorgis made but Seiver had a big draw with . He squeezed out an eight and Trigeorgis survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	1,500,000 50,000	50,000
Scott Seiver	1,150,000 -190,000	-190,000

George Trigeorgis	200,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis Scott Seiver

06-04-2018 18:54 UTC-8

Chips Move on the Becker-Trigeorgis-Seiver Axe

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Jan_Kores

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

George Trigeorgis called Johannes Becker's raise and they both drew three. Becker bet and Trigeorgis called before both switched to drawing two. Trigeorgis led out this time and Becker called.

Both drew one on the last draw. Trigeorgis had one big bet left. "It's an interesting spot, we have one big bet left. Why is it not going in?" he was talking to himself out loud before peeling his new card.

Eventually, he threw it in. Becker called with king-high but that was no match for Trigeorgis' eighty-six.

Trigeorgis climbed to 400,000 but he'd soon lose a large portion of it in a three-bet pot against Seiver who patted after the first draw, barreling all streets. Trigeorgis gave up on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,340,000 284,000	284,000

George Trigeorgis	220,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis Scott Seiver

06-04-2018 18:48 UTC-8

Becker Makes Number Two

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mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver raised and Johannes Becker three-bet in the small blind. Seiver came back with four bets and Becker called. The German drew one and we didn't catch what Seiver pulled. Becker bet and Seiver called. Becker patted and Seiver took two. Becker bet again and Seiver called. Becker patted and Seiver took a final card.

Both checked the end and Becker announced a number two, spreading .

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,056,000 -144,000	-144,000

Johannes Becker	1,000,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Scott Seiver

06-04-2018 18:45 UTC-8

Trigeorgis Keeps Surviving

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mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Johannes Becker opened under the gun for a raise and George Trigeorgis put his 53,000 in from the button. Scott Seiver called in the big blind. Everyone drew one and then draws repeated after two checks. This time, Seiver check-called a bet. He drew and the others were pat.

Seiver check-folded and Becker confidently spread . However, Trigeorgis had it beat with .

Player	Chips	Progress
George Trigeorgis	174,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis

Level: 26

Limits: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

06-04-2018 18:39 UTC-8

Trigeorgis Crippled, Then Triples

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Jan_Kores

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

With action on the last betting round, Scott Seiver checked to George Trigeorgis who bet. Seiver then check-raised.

Trigeorgios was upset: "Oh, come on, how do you raise here?"

"Because everyone knows that no one bets there so it was a very easy check-raise from me," Seiver replied.

Trigeorgis eventually couldn't talk himself out of the troubles and called only to hear Seiver say: "Number two."

Badugi

Trigeorgis was down to just 22,000 after the aforementioned hand and the game changed before he was forced to post all-in in the big blind. Seiver raised and Chris Vitch came along from the small blind.

Vitch drew one, Trigeorgis discarded three and Seiver two. Seiver bet and Vitch called so they continued battling for the side pot.

All players drew one and Seiver forced a fold from Vitch with another bet.

Trigeorgis got there and patted while Seiver needed to change one.

George Trigeorgis:
Scott Seiver:

Seiver needed a low spade to tackle Trigeorgis but the dealer gave him the instead, securing a triple for Trigeorgis.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Trigeorgis	66,000 -434,000	-434,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis Scott Seiver Chris Vitch

06-04-2018 18:29 UTC-8

Vitch Spooks Seiver

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mnuwwarah

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver raised in the cutoff and Chris Vitch three-bet the small blind. Seiver called and was behind in the draw, one against two. Vitch bet and Seiver called. They both drew one and Vitch slowed down with a check. Seiver bet and Vitch instantly folded.

"I mean it's f****** spooky man," Seiver said. "I have him drawing dead and he just check-snap-folds."

"He snap-folded when I made my hand, too," Jesse Hampton said.

"It's not spooky that you do it, it's spooky that you're never wrong," Seiver said.

The next hand, Vitch got the chips back in another three-bet pot, with Seiver being the one check-folding to a big bet after Vitch patted second draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	1,450,000 -50,000	-50,000
Scott Seiver	1,200,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Scott Seiver