Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day 3 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$855,400
Entries
91
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
60,000
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 3 of the Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship where the 91-entrant field is down to the final table of seven players.
Leading the final table is WSOP bracelet winner Jean-Robert Bellande with 1,231,000 in chips. Although Bellande peaked at a higher chip count on Day 2, he remained composed and battled hard to end the day as chip leader heading into his fourth WSOP final table. Sitting behind Bellande is WSOP bracelet winner Prahlad Friedman, who is at his second final table following his bracelet in 2003.
Third overall is Paul Volpe with 938,000 in chips, and looking to capture his fourth WSOP bracelet, and second in this very event following his victory in 2014 for $254,524. Since 2013, Volpe has cashed in this event six of seven years. Four-time WPT Champions Club member Darren Elias sits fourth overall with 887,000, and although he is the most successful player in WPT history, he has yet to taste victory on the WSOP felt.
1993 WSOP Main Event champion Jim Bechtel is fifth overall and is at his second WSOP final table, while behind Bechtel is Day 1 chip leader and Brazilian musician Pedro Bromfman. Rounding out the final table is Vince Musso, who has five No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw cashes at the WSOP to his name.
Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Final Table Line-Up
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Bromfman | Brazil | 395,000 | 33 |
| 2 | Darren Elias | United States | 887,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 1,231,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Prahlad Friedman | United States | 1,019,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Vince Musso | United States | 360,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Paul Volpe | United States | 938,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Jim Bechtel | United States | 655,000 | 55 |
There is 43:40 remaining in Level 17 (6,000-12,000 blinds, and a 18,000-big blind ante).
The final seven players are currently guaranteed $31,556, while $253,817 awaits the eventual Event #21 winner along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Play begins at 12 p.m. (PDT) with the final seven players returning to battle on the Main Stage in the Amazon Room, where the action will be live streamed on a 60-minute delay on both PokerGO and CBS All Access. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates of the Event #21 conclusion, so stay tuned to PokerNews.com as the next No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship bracelet winner is crowned.
Final preparations are being done for the live stream before the final table begins.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 18,000
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante
Prahlad Friedman raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Jim Bechtel three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff, Friedman four-bet shoved with a covering stack and Bechtel folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
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|
500,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
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Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante
Darren Elias raised to 35,000 on the button and Prahlad Friedman defended his big blind and drew a card. So did Elias and Friedman came out betting with 60,000. Elias released.
Then, Elias opened again for 35,000 and Vince Musso called in the big blind. Again, both took one, and again, Elias' opponent came out firing, this time 100,000. Once again, Elias gave it up, this time after more thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
750,000
-137,000
|
-137,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante
Darren Elias raised to 35,000 from the hijack, Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet to about 125,000 from the cutoff and Elias called.
Elias drew one, Bellande stood pat, Elias bet 150,000 and Bellande folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante
Pedro Bromfman raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Darren Elias three-bet to 100,000 from the next seat over. Jim Bechtel called from the big blind and Bromfman called as well.
Each drew one card, and it was checked around.
Bechtel tabled 
, both Bromfman and Elias mucked and Bechtel won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
803,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
735,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
||
|
229,000
-166,000
|
-166,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante
Action folded to Pedro Bromfman in the small blind. He shoved for about 230,000 and Darren Elias folded.
Then, Bromfman opened for 30,000 on the button. Both blinds gave him action and pitched two. Bromfman needed one. Elias led out for 60,000, Jean-Robert Bellande folded and Bromfman called pretty quickly.
Either Elias indicated it was a bluff or he announced a weaker hand than Bromfman, who tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
683,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
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|
|
397,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
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Photos by Tomas Stacha.
