Patrick Moulder Runs Deep Again, Bags Chip Lead on Day 2 of $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball of the 2024 World Series of Poker drew 371 entries to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, a record turnout for this event and generating a prize pool of $825,475.
104 players returned at the start of Day 2, and throughout ten levels of patting and drawing, that number was eventually whittled down to just 15, who will return for Day 3 to decide who will be crowned the champion and take home the bracelet.
Leading the field is Patrick Moulder, who amassed 1,820,000 and will start Day 3 with nearly 23 big bets as a result. Moulder has only been playing in WSOP events since 2022 but has made a solid impression in mixed games this year with a ninth-place finish in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship and an eighth-place finish in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Looking for his second official final table of the series, he will be aiming to go even deeper and make the golden bracelet his own.
Following Moulder closely is Amir Nematinia with 1,560,000 in chips, while Yuebin Guo rounds out the podium with a stack of 1,530,000. Also finding themself in the top ten at the end of the night were multi-bracelet winners Shaun Deeb (1,270,000), and Chad Eveslage (1,030,000), as well as Day 1 chipleader Ryan Ko.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Moulder | United States | 1,820,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Amir Nematinia | United States | 1,560,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Yuebin Guo | United States | 1,530,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,270,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 1,125,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Ian Chan | Canada | 1,090,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 1,030,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Ryan Ko | United States | 1,020,000 | 13 |
| 9 | Anthony Hu | United States | 800,000 | 10 |
| 10 | Matthew Smith | United States | 465,000 | 6 |
Among the shorter stacks at the end of the day were bracelet winner Shawn Buchanan (195,000) and Hollywood director Alan Myerson (175,000), who will both have less than three big bets to work with on Day 3.
Day 2 Action
The first goal of the 104 returning players was to reach the money, as a payout would be provided to only the top 56 finishers. The eliminations were taking place with a steady pace throughout the day, and among the early fallen were Hall of Famer Todd Brunson, and $25,000 Fantasy picks Kane Kalas, Aaron Kupin, Brad Ruben, Maxx Coleman and Patrick Leonard.
Closer to the money, Allen Kessler said his goodbyes before Nick Guagenti exited two spots before payments were due. Eventually, Dennis Kim got his final chip in and lost the confrontation, leaving the rest of the field in the money.
Noah Bronstein, Ari Engel and Ilija Savevski were the first to pick up their cash of $5,054, with bracelet winners Amnon Filippi and Julien Martini soon following in their footsteps. Roland Israelashvili extended his WSOP cash record as he picked up a pay jump, as did Motoyoshi Okamura, Frank Brannan, and Anderson Ireland.
Eventually, Mark Fraser was the last person to leave before the three-table redraw, after which Norwegian mixed-game aficionado Jon Kyte departed in 18th place. Mark Roland and Jacob Hamed also barely missed out on Day 3, the latter suffering perhaps the most brutal cooler of the day when he got his chips in with a six-badugi against a better six-badugi.
The 15 remaining players will return to the Horseshoe Event Center at 1 p.m. local time on June 23 to decide who will capture the bracelet and the top prize of $177,045, a significant increase from the $8,861 they have guaranteed themselves thus far.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $177,045 |
| 2 | $115,073 |
| 3 | $76,547 |
| 4 | $52,140 |
| 5 | $36,387 |
| 6 | $26,033 |
| 7 | $19,106 |
| 8-9 | $14,393 |
| 10-11 | $11,138 |
| 12-15 | $8,861 |
The tournament will restart in Level 23, which knows blinds of 20,000/40,000 and limits of 40,000/80,000. All levels will remain 60 minutes long, with a 15-minute break after every two of them. The tournament will play down to a winner, with a dinner break at a not yet determined time.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will provide all the action straight from the WSOP tournament floor, and find out who will crown themself the winner in the Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.