Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi) | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-23-2024 18:03 UTC-8

Smith Doubles Twice

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 28 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Chad Eveslage opened from under the gun and Patrick Moulder called off from the small blind for his last 90,000.

Smith drew four, then two, then one. Eveslage drew two, then one, then stood pat.

Matthew Smith: 6x5x3x2x All in
Chad Eveslage: 9x7x3x2xAx

Eveslage had stood pat with a nine-seven but Smith caught a 9x himself to make a nine-six and score a full double up.

Badugi

Two hands later, Patrick Moulder opened from under the gun and Smith three-bet from the hijack, leaving just 30,000 behind. Moulder made the call and drew two while Smith stood pat.

Moulder bet again after the first draw and Smith called off for the rest of his chips, standing pat again while Moulder took another two.

For the final draw Moulder took two more while Smith once again stood pat.

Matthew Smith: 6♠5♥3♦A♣ All in
Patrick Moulder: 4♥3♣

Smith had a monster with his six-badugi and Moulder would need to catch a near-perfect runout to score the knockout. Moulder first drew a 2♠ meaning he was live to win the pot should he catch a diamond ace, five or six. He caught a 9♦ for his last card making an inferior nine-badugi as Smith scored another full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Moulder	3,650,000 -250,000	-250,000

Chad Eveslage	1,975,000 75,000	75,000

Matthew Smith	675,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Matthew Smith Patrick Moulder

06-23-2024 17:53 UTC-8

Smith Gets Short, Then Chops

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Matthew Smith raised in the cutoff and Chad Eveslage called in the small blind. Each player drew two cards before Eveslage led out.

Smith called and drew one card as Eveslage stood pat. The same sequence occurred on the final draw, after which Smith folded to a final bet from his opponent.

A few hands later, Smith was automatically all in from the big blind with his 60,000 remaining chips. Ian Chan then raised under the gun and Patrick Moulder called in the small blind.

Moulder drew two cards, Smith three, and Chan one. The side pot was checked through, after which Moulder drew one, Smith two, and Chan one.

Two more checks followed, and on the final draw, Moulder stood pat as Smith and Chan each took one.

Moulder then bet into the dry side pot, forcing a fold from Chan. Moulder tabled 6x4x3x2xAx for the second nuts, and chopped the pot with Smith as he also tabled 6x4x3x2xAx for the same hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Chan	6,200,000
Patrick Moulder	3,900,000 -450,000	-450,000

Chad Eveslage	1,900,000 525,000	525,000

Matthew Smith	90,000 -820,000	-820,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Ian Chan Matthew Smith Patrick Moulder

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

06-23-2024 17:44 UTC-8

Eveslage Forces a Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Ian Chan opened from the small blind and Chad Eveslage defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw, Chan bet and was called by Eveslage who took one while Chan took another two.

Chan checked after the second draw, Eveslage bet and Chan folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Chan	6,200,000 400,000	400,000
Chad Eveslage	1,375,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Ian Chan

06-23-2024 17:43 UTC-8

$25K Fantasy Update: Two Team Race Atop Leaderboard, 17 Bracelet Winners Drafted thus Far

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Chad Holloway

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

The 2024 $25K Fantasy league attracted 19 entrants, which means a $475,000 prize pool is up for grabs. The top four teams will get paid with $225,000 going to the winner. The runner-up team will receive a $125,000 consolation prize, while the third and fourth-place teams will earn $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.

Midway through the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Joao Peres of Team Sternheimer has been the top performer amassing 224 points thanks in no small part to hitting two field bonuses in massive no-limit hold’em tournaments. From there, Jeremy Ausmus’s strong year has earned Team Noori 199 points, while Benny Glaser has earned 187 points for the aforementioned Team Sternheimer.

Other strong performers thus far include John Racener (181 points for Team The Dinkers), Scott Seiver (180 points for Team AJ’s Eagles), Calvin Anderson (179 points for Team Sepiol), Chance Kornuth (170 points for Team Livingston), and Adam Hendrix (164 points for Team Wilson).

Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) had a long reign atop the leaderboard until this weekend when Team Sternheimer (Philip Sternheimer) took the lead thanks to big scores from Benny Glaser (5th in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for 61 points), Joao Peres (88 points for finishing 22nd in Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack), and Chris Vitch (72 points for winning Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for his third career gold bracelet).

Team Sternheimer

Player	Price	Score	Budget %	Score %
Joao Simao Peres	$8.00	224	4%	30.03%
Benny Glaser	$76.00	187	38%	25.07%
Christopher Vitch	$41.00	176	20.5%	23.59%
Marco Johnson	$37.00	89	18.5%	11.93%
Renan Bruschi	$7.00	60	3.5%	8.04%
Espen Jorstad	$11.00	8	5.5%	1.07%
Cary Katz	$11.00	2	5.5%	0.27%
Danny Tang	$9.00	0	4.5%	0%

Josh Kay & the Florida crew have a strong team.

Even so, Team The Dinkers have continued to keep pace thanks to John Racener finishing sixth in Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship for 51 points, and Robert Mizrachi placing fifth in Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for 61 points. Additionally, David Coleman has continued his strong year earning 47 points for finishing fourth in Event #31: $3,000 NLH 6-Handed.

Team The Dinkers

Player	Price	Score	Budget %	Score %
John Racener	$36.00	181	18.37%	25.03%
Robert Mizrachi	$1.00	178	0.51%	24.62%
David Coleman	$3.00	93	1.53%	12.86%
Bryce Yockey	$13.00	87	6.63%	12.03%
Ben Lamb	$16.00	71	8.16%	9.82%
Chris Brewer	$60.00	67	30.61%	9.27%
Brian Rast	$37.00	31	18.88%	4.29%
Jerry Wong	$30.00	15	15.31%	2.07%

Click here to see full standings and a list of the $25K Fantasy bracelet winners thus far!

06-23-2024 17:39 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: UFC's Bruce Buffer Dishes on Poker Games w/ Leonardo DiCaprio

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Connor Richards

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.

Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.

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Tags: Bruce Buffer Connor Richards

06-23-2024 17:39 UTC-8

Guo Not Gone Yet

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Yuebin Guo raised under the gun, Patrick Moulder three-bet as next to act, and the two exchanged raises until Guo's stack of 450,000 was in the middle.

Guo then drew two cards while Moulder took one. On the second draw, they each took one card before Guo stood pat on the final draw. Moulder still took one as the players showed down.

Yuebin Guo: 9x8x5x4x2x All in
Patrick Moulder: 7x6x3x2x

Moulder paired up with another 3x, securing Guo his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Moulder	4,350,000 -425,000	-425,000

Yuebin Guo	1,050,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Patrick Moulder Yuebin Guo

06-23-2024 17:35 UTC-8

Chan Extends his Lead

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Ian Chan opened from under the gun and Patrick Moulder called from the small blind, drawing two while Chan drew one.

After the first draw Moulder check-called a bet from Chan. This time both players drew one.

Moulder bet after the second draw and Chan called. This time both players stood pat.

With no draws remaining Moulder checked, Chan bet and Moulder folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Chan	5,800,000 650,000	650,000
Patrick Moulder	4,775,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Ian Chan Patrick Moulder

06-23-2024 17:31 UTC-8

Moulder Inches Closer to Chan

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Ian Chan raised from the cutoff and faced a three-bet from Patrick Moulder in the big blind. Chan called and drew two cards after Moulder had stood pat.

Chan then called Moulder's bet, after which he drew one card against Moulder's pat.

The same thing happened on the final draw before the players checked it down. Moulder tabled J♣10♠7♦3♥ for a jack-badugi and raked in the pot when Chan mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Chan	5,150,000 -950,000	-950,000
Patrick Moulder	5,075,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Ian Chan Patrick Moulder

06-23-2024 17:29 UTC-8

Smith Draws to a Double

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Matthew Smith raised as first to act and was three-bet by Chad Eveslage on the button. Smith called and drew two as Eveslage took one.

Smith then check-called all in for 80,000 chips and drew one card, as did Eveslage.

Both players took one card on the final draw as well and showed down.

Matthew Smith: 7x6x4x2x All in
Chad Eveslage: 7x5x2xAx

Smith peeled an Ax to make a seven-low, while Eveslage bricked out and doubled his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	1,175,000 -125,000	-125,000

Matthew Smith	910,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Matthew Smith