Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-11-2019 13:03 UTC-8

Elias Pays Bellande

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Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and got action from Jean-Robert Bellande on the button and Prahlad Friedman in the small blind. Bellande needed two while the others took one.

Action checked to Bellande and he bet 65,000. Friedman tanked a long time and folded but Elias was in there with a pretty quick call. Bellande showed and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande	1,500,000 169,000	169,000

Darren Elias	695,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Darren Elias Prahlad Friedman Jean-Robert Bellande

06-11-2019 12:57 UTC-8

Bechtel Four-Bet Shoves on Friedman

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Jim Bechtel raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Pedro Bromfman called from the cutoff, Darren Elias called from the button and Prahlad Friedman three-bet to 280,000 from the big blind.

Bechtel reraised all in for 737,000, Bromfman and Elias ducked out, and Friedman mulled it over for about three minutes before he kicked in his hand as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Bechtel	1,090,000 353,000	353,000

Darren Elias	800,000 -48,000	-48,000

Pedro Bromfman	684,000 -48,000	-48,000

Prahlad Friedman	500,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Darren Elias Jim Bechtel Pedro Bromfman Prahlad Friedman

06-11-2019 12:52 UTC-8

This Week, He Messed Around and Got a Double Triple

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Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Vince Musso opened for 40,000 second to act and Paul Volpe jammed for 104,000 on his left Jim Bechtel cold-called and Musso called as well.

Draws went one, pat, one with Volpe holding onto his cards. Action checked through on the end and Volpe opened . Musso flashed an ace-low and Bechtel what looked like a jack-nine, so Volpe grabbed his second straight triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Bechtel	737,000 -96,000	-96,000

Vince Musso	706,000 -104,000	-104,000
Paul Volpe	360,000 256,000	256,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Vince Musso Jim Bechtel

06-11-2019 12:47 UTC-8

Volpe Triples Up

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Vince Musso raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Paul Volpe called all in for 24,000 from the cutoff and Darren Elias called from the big blind.

Elias drew two, Musso stood pat and Volpe drew one.

Both Elias and Musso checked and Volpe fanned , besting Elias' ace and Musso's jack-ten to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	848,000 -64,000	-64,000

Vince Musso	810,000 32,000	32,000
Paul Volpe	104,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Darren Elias Paul Volpe Vince Musso

06-11-2019 12:45 UTC-8

Bellande Bets and Wins

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Jean-Robert Bellande called from the next seat over and Pedro Bromfman called from the big blind.

Each drew one and action checked to Bellande who bet 150,000. Bromfman folded and so did Elias after a moment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande	1,331,000 81,000	81,000

Darren Elias	912,000 -88,000	-88,000

Pedro Bromfman	732,000 -64,000	-64,000

Tags: Darren Elias Pedro Bromfman Jean-Robert Bellande

06-11-2019 12:42 UTC-8

Bromfman Doubles, Leaves Volpe on Crumbs

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mnuwwarah

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Pedro Bromfman opened for 40,000 under the gun. Paul Volpe ripped all in from the small blind, and Bromfman called all in for around 340,000. Volpe patted and Bromfman patted behind, showing .

Volpe mucked his hand and the dealer turned over . After the loss, Volpe is left with just over one big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	796,000 418,000	418,000

Paul Volpe	24,000 -482,000	-482,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Pedro Bromfman

06-11-2019 12:30 UTC-8

Musso Up; Volpe Down

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Vince Musso called from the hijack and Paul Volpe called from the cutoff.

Bellande stood pat, while Musso and Volpe each drew one.

Bellande checked, Musso bet 125,000, Volpe called and Bellande folded.

Musso tabled , Volpe mucked and Musso won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande	1,250,000 -50,000	-50,000

Vince Musso	778,000 294,000	294,000
Paul Volpe	506,000 -135,000	-135,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Vince Musso

06-11-2019 12:26 UTC-8

Bellande Back in Front

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mnuwwarah

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Darren Elias opened for 40,000 second to act. Jean-Robert Bellande called on his left and Jim Bechtel came along out of the big blind. Bechtel and Bellande each drew a card, while Elias patted.

Action checked to Bellande and he bet 110,000. Elias was in there with a call after Bechtel mucked, but he couldn't beat .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande	1,300,000 210,000	210,000

Darren Elias	1,000,000 -190,000	-190,000

Tags: Darren Elias Jim Bechtel

06-11-2019 12:24 UTC-8

Elias Draws Two to Number Two and Takes the Chip Lead

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Jean-Robert Bellande called from the cutoff, Prahlad Friedman called from the button and Paul Volpe called from the big blind.

Volpe and Elias drew two, while Bellande and Friedman drew one.

Action was checked around and Elias opened , drawing mucks from his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	1,190,000 224,000	224,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	1,090,000 -90,000	-90,000

Prahlad Friedman	820,000 -40,000	-40,000

Paul Volpe	641,000 -72,000	-72,000

Tags: Darren Elias Jean-Robert Bellande Paul Volpe Prahlad Friedman

06-11-2019 12:19 UTC-8

Four Ways to the Draw

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mnuwwarah

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Jim Bechtel opened for 40,000 second to act and got three callers. Prahlad Friedman took one from the small blind, Vince Musso two in the big, Bechtel patted and Jean-Robert Bellande two on the button.

Friedman led into the field for 80,000 and Bechtel made it 280,000 after Musso folded. Bellande folded as well. Friedman tanked over a minute then gave it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prahlad Friedman	860,000 -240,000	-240,000

Jim Bechtel	833,000 224,000	224,000

Tags: Jim Bechtel Prahlad Friedman