Event #49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-22-2019 17:27 UTC-8

Schwartz Extends His Lead

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Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Johannes Becker raised in the small blind and Luke Schwartz called.

Both pitched two and Schwartz called a bet from Becker.

They drew one apiece and Becker let Schwartz fire then called.

Becker still needed one and Schwartz patted. Becker led out but Schwartz snapped him off with which was good enough to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	3,140,000 390,000	390,000

Johannes Becker	1,520,000 -130,000	-130,000

George Wolff	1,340,000 -260,000	-260,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Luke Schwartz

06-22-2019 17:21 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	2,750,000 25,000	25,000

Johannes Becker	1,650,000 275,000	275,000

George Wolff	1,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 4th Place ($81,635)

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Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Luke Schwartz limped from the button, George Wolff called and Mark Gregorich checked in the big blind.

Wolff and Gregorich took three while Schwartz needed one. The action was checked to Schwartz who bet. Wolff folded and Gregorich called for his last 10,000.

Gregorich drew two and Schwartz one.

The last draw went two and pat, and Schwartz tabled . Gregorich needed a lot of help with and while the first card he peeled was a , he couldn't squeeze a two to beat Schwartz. He opened a and his elimination in fourth place was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	Busted

Tags: George Wolff Luke Schwartz Mark Gregorich

06-22-2019 17:06 UTC-8

Gregorich on his Last Stand

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GeoffFisk

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Mark Gregorich raised from the cutoff, with Luke Schwartz and George Wolff coming along in the blinds. Schwartz drew two, Wolff three, and Gregorich one.

Schwartz led the action from the small blind in the next round, getting both opponents to call. Schwartz stood pat, and the other two players both drew one. That pattern repeated again, and in the final betting round Schwartz bet again, Wolff folded, and Gregorich called.

Schwartz showed down , taking the pot and leaving Gregorich with less than a big bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	40,000 -335,000	-335,000

Tags: George Wolff Luke Schwartz Mark Gregorich

06-22-2019 16:58 UTC-8

Number One Versus Number Two

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Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

With action picked up on the second draw, Johannes Becker patted and Luke Schwartz took one. Becker bet and Schwartz called.

Schwartz peeled one again and Becker checked to him. Schwartz bet and Becker check-raised. Schwartz fired back with a three-bet but Becker wasn't done yet. He four-bet and Schwartz called.

Becker had while Schwartz ended up finishing second with number two, showing .

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	2,245,000 -560,000	-560,000

Johannes Becker	1,500,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Luke Schwartz

06-22-2019 16:56 UTC-8

Wolff Gets the best of Gregorich Twice

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GeoffFisk

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Mark Gregorich raised from the cutoff, and George Wolff called from the big blind. Wolff drew two and Gregorich three, and Wolff then check-called.

Wolff drew two again, and Gregorich one. Wolff then check-raised, and Gregorich called the extra bet. Wolff stood pat and Gregorich drew one, and Wolff bet and got the call in the final round, showing for the winner.

Two hands later, Wolff raised from the small blind, and Gregorich came along in the big blind. Wolff led out and Gregorich called, with Wolff drawing two and Gregorich drawing three.

The action checked through the next round, then both players drew two. Wolff put out a bet and Gregorich folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Wolff	2,160,000 540,000	540,000
Mark Gregorich	375,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich George Wolff

06-22-2019 16:44 UTC-8

Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 5th Place ($58,547)

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Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Mark Gregorich raised in the small blind and Yueqi Zhu called.

Gregorich took two, Zhu one and Gregorich check-called.

Gregorich changed two again and Zhu was pat. Gregorich checked, Zhu threw in his last 30,000 and Gregorich called.

Gregorich stood pat and Zhu was visibly shocked.

"Wow," he said and then started at the ceiling for a few moments.

"My hand is almost unbreakable, that's the problem," Zhu said. Then he took two.

Gregorich opened and Zhu showed .

"Ten-nine," Luke Schwartz asked Zhu about what he had to break. Zhu confirmed he had ten-nine after he peeled .

Gregorich claimed Zhu's chips and Zhu left the table with the fifth-place prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	700,000 90,000	90,000
Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Tags: Luke Schwartz Mark Gregorich Yueqi Zhu

06-22-2019 16:40 UTC-8

Wolff Pushes Zhu to the Brink

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GeoffFisk

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Short-stacked Yueqi Zhu raised from the cutoff and got a call from George Wolff in the big blind. Each player drew two, the action checked through, and each drew two again.

Wolf checked and called a bet from Zhu, and both players peeled one. Wolff led out in the final betting round, and a frustrated Zhu folded, turning up as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Wolff	1,620,000 205,000	205,000
Yueqi Zhu	125,000 -115,000	-115,000

Level: 20

Limits: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

06-22-2019 16:23 UTC-8

Break Time

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Jan_Kores

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break of the day; play resumes with Level 20 when the final five return.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	2,805,000 5,000	5,000

George Wolff	1,415,000 135,000	135,000
Johannes Becker	920,000 -80,000	-80,000

Mark Gregorich	610,000 120,000	120,000
Yueqi Zhu	240,000 -160,000	-160,000