It's Lowball Time as Day 1 of Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Kicks Off
It’s time to turn those hands upside down and shove all your chips in the middle as the No-Limit 2-7 Lowball portion of the World Series of Poker starts off with a bang Monday at 2:00 p.m. local time with Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Single Draw, followed by Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship, June 29th.
Yuval Bronshtein, the 2019 winner of this event characterized no-limit 2-7 as, “... the purest form of poker... It’s really about reading people.” With the no-limit format, and just the single draw to improve your hand, many pros share that sentiment. The action on Day 1 should be fast and intense as those players jockey to bag the largest stacks heading to Day 2, on their way to a bracelet of their own on Day 3.
The defending champion in this event is Maxx Coleman, who won his first bracelet, and a $127,809 first prize, muscling through a record-smashing field of 437 that generated a prize pool of $583,395.
Coleman came into the event with 44 career WSOP cashes and three final table appearances dating back to 2013, but no bracelet to show for it.
“It feels great. It’s something I’ve wanted to win,” he said after the event. “I’ve had some deep runs and good scores, but no bracelet.”
With seven WSOP cashes and a 3rd-place finish in Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship already in 2023, it would be no surprise to see Coleman among the leaders in this event again.
But as last year’s event showed, with Yuri Dzivielevski, Max Kruse, and Roland Israelashvili all making the final table, and previous event bracelet winners like Phil Hellmuth, Bronshtein, and Frank Kassela, this is an event that attracts the best mixed-game pros and some of the fiercest competition at the WSOP.
Previous $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Champions
| Year | Winner | Country | Prize | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maxx Coleman | United States | $127,809 | 437 |
| 2021 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | $84,851 | 272 |
| 2019 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | $96,278 | 296 |
| 2018 | Daniel Ospina | Colombia | $87,678 | 260 |
| 2017 | Frank Kassela | United States | $89,151 | 266 |
| 2016 | Ryan D'Angelo | United States | $92,338 | 279 |
| 2015 | Christian Pham | United States | $81,314 | 219 |
| 2014 | Steven Wolansky | United States | $89,483 | 241 |
| 2012 | Larry Wright | United States | $101,975 | 285 |
| 2011 | Matt Perrins | United Kingdom | $102,105 | 275 |
| 2010 | Yan Chen | United States | $92,817 | 250 |
| 2002 | Thor Hansen | Norway | $62,600 | 111 |
Play on Day 1 of this three-day event begins on Monday at 2:00 p.m. local time in the Paris Ballroom at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Players will begin Day 1 with 25,000 in chips and blinds beginning at 100/100/200. Day 1 will comprise ten 60-minute levels, with 15-minute breaks every two levels. Late registration will be open for the first eight levels (approximately 11:00 p.m.).
Day 2 will feature a restart Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. local time and play down to five players, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 16 (approximately 7:30 p.m.).
The restart of Day 3 is Wednesday, time TBD, playing down to a winner with 15-minute breaks every two levels, and a dinner break TBD.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of this inaugural event as we begin the road to the crowning of another champion at the 2023 World Series Of Poker.