Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-14-2023 14:13 UTC-8

Ziyuan Wang Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,222)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 27

James Williams opened from under the gun and Ziyuan Wang made it three bets from the cutoff. Williams made it four bets to put his opponent all in and at risk and Wang made the call.

Williams drew one on the first draw and then stood pat on the next two while Wang drew one on each street.

Ziyuan Wang: 7x5x4x3x
James Williams: 9x7x6x5x3x

Williams had stood pat with nine-seven while Wang was drawing one to a wheel and needed either a two, eight or nine to stay alive. Wang drew into an Ax for his final card and was sent to the rail in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Williams (AR)	1,230,000 470,000	470,000
Ziyuan Wang	Busted

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06-14-2023 14:06 UTC-8

Hughes Gets Aggressive Then Shows Something Unexpected

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Mike Patrick

Level 27

Alexander Freund raised in the cutoff and got called by Ryan Hughes in the big blind. Hughes drew two, while Friund only needed one card.

Hughes checked to Freund, who bet, but then Hughes came with a check-raise. Freund thought briefly then called.

Hughes still needed to draw one while Freund now stood pat.

Hughes checked again and Freund bet once more, but again, Hughes check-raised. Freund thought for about a minute then chose to release his hand.

As the pot was pushed to Hughes he tossed forward the A♥, which drew oohs and ahhs from his tablemates to force the fold in the manner he did.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hughes	800,000 265,000	265,000

Alexander Freund	300,000 -345,000	-345,000

Tags: Alexander Freund Ryan Hughes

06-14-2023 13:48 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

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Mike Patrick

Level 27

TABLE	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT
677	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	465,000
677	Allen Kessler	United States	1,580,000
677	Christopher Chung	United States	1,300,000
677	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	1,550,000
677	John Monnette	United States	1,800,000
677	Louis Hillman	United States	215,000

678	Ziyuan Wang	China	500,000
678	Ryan Hughes	United States	535,000
678	James Williams	United States	1,050,000
678	Josh Damm	United States	2,210,000
678	Alexander Freund	Austria	645,000
678	Michael Rodrigues	Portugal	1,205,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Damm	2,210,000 -290,000	-290,000
John Monnette	1,800,000 100,000	100,000

Allen Kessler	1,580,000 230,000	230,000
Patrick Leonard	1,550,000 275,000	275,000

Christopher Chung	1,300,000 500,000	500,000
Michael Rodrigues	1,205,000 -175,000	-175,000

James Williams	1,050,000 150,000	150,000
Alexander Freund	645,000 -390,000	-390,000
Ryan Hughes	535,000 10,000	10,000

Ziyuan Wang	500,000 -110,000	-110,000
Benny Glaser	465,000 -760,000	-760,000

Louis Hillman	215,000 -385,000	-385,000

06-14-2023 13:41 UTC-8

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 13th place ($7,222)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27

Action was picked up just before the second draw with players heads up. Tom Schneider was all-in and at risk versus Hughes, who drew one while Schneider drew two.

Hughes stood pat for the final draw and Schneider drew two.

Tom Schneider: 10x6x5x4x2x
Ryan Hughes: 7x6x5x3x2x

Hughes had made number three after the second draw which was enough to end Schneider's deep run in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hughes	525,000 105,000	105,000

Tom Schneider	Busted

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06-14-2023 13:36 UTC-8

Chip Leader Damm Puts Schneider on the Short Stack

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Mike Patrick

Level 27

Picking action up on the first draw, Tom Schneider drew two from early position while Josh Damm took three on the button.

Schneider then check-called a bet from Damm from his dwindling stack. The former WSOP Player of the Year still needed two cards, while Damm only took one.

Schneider then check-called another bet before the final draw, where each player needed one card.

Schneider now led out, leaving himself just 125,000 behind. Damm called and Schneider showed 8x5x4x4x3x for a bluffed pair of fours.

Damm picked him off with Kx7x6x5x3x for the winner to rocket to well over two million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Damm	2,500,000 1,675,000	1,675,000
Tom Schneider	125,000 -375,000	-375,000

Tags: Tom Schneider Josh Damm

06-14-2023 13:30 UTC-8

Hillman Won't Go Down Without a Fight

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27

Louis Hillman bet from the button and received calls from Michael Rodrigues from the small blind and Allen Kessler from the big blind. Hillman and Rodrigues each drew two while Kessler drew four.

"I've never done this before" Kessler said as he asked for four on the first draw.

"ICM is for poor people" Patrick Leonard joked from the seat right next to him.

Rodrigues and Kessler checked after the first draw, Hillman bet, and both of his opponents made the call. Hillman stood pat, Rodrigues drew one and Kessler drew two.

After the second draw Kessler and Rodrigues checked again. Hillman bet, Rodrigues called and Kessler folded. Hillman once again stood pat while Rodrigues drew one.

Both players checked with no draws remaining. Hillman showed 8x5x4x3x2x for eight perfect and took it down, once again adding to his stack when he was on the brink of elimination.

"How many double-ups is that?", Josh Damm asked from the next table over.

"That was a triple-up", Hillman replied as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	1,380,000 -395,000	-395,000

Allen Kessler	1,350,000 310,000	310,000
Louis Hillman	600,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Josh Damm Louis Hillman Michael Rodrigues Patrick Leonard

06-14-2023 13:23 UTC-8

Updated Counts From Table 678

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Mike Patrick

Level 27

While the eliminations have been coming from the other two tables in play, Table 678 has the majority of the healthy to large stacks remaining in the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,700,000 545,000	545,000

Benny Glaser	1,225,000 -42,000	-42,000

James Williams	900,000 900,000	900,000
Christopher Chung	800,000 -25,000	-25,000
Ziyuan Wang	610,000 -495,000	-495,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Limits: 40,000/80,000

06-14-2023 13:20 UTC-8

Charles Tucker Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,222)

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Mike Patrick

Level 26

Michael Rodrigues raised in the hijack and got three-bet by a short-stacked Charles Tucker in the cutoff. Action folded back to Rodrigues, who just called, leaving Tucker with 30,000 behind.

Each player drew two and after Rodrigues checked, Tucker committed his final chips, which Rodrigues called.

Rodrigues drew one, while Tucker still needed two. On the final draw each drew one then revealed what they were drawing to.

Charles Tucker: 6x4x3x2x/Xx
Michael Rodrigues: 8x7x4x3x/Xx

Rodrigues revealed first, drawing a 9x, meaning Tucker needed any nine, eight, or seven to survive.

Unfortunately for him, he peeled another 4x, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rodrigues	1,775,000 75,000	75,000

Charles Tucker	Busted

Tags: Charles Tucker Michael Rodrigues

06-14-2023 13:09 UTC-8

Tana Karnchanakphan Eliminated in 15th place ($5,840)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26

Ryan Hughes bet from the cutoff and Tana Karnchanakphan made it three bets from the small blind. Hughes raised it to four bets to put his opponent all-in and Karnchanakphan made the call and was at risk.

Karnchanakphan stood pat for all three streets while Hughes drew two, then one, then one again.

Tana Karnchanakphan: 8x7x6x5x2x
Ryan Hughes: 8x6x5x3x2x

Karnchanakphan had started with an eight seven, but Hughes made an eight-six on the end. The RunGood Poker Series president was sent to the rail in 15th place as a result while Hughes collected a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hughes	420,000 145,000	145,000

Tana Karnchanakphan	Busted

Tags: Ryan Hughes Tana Karnchanakphan