Event #28: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-16-2017 14:34 UTC-8

Max Kruse is the Short Stack

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Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Brendan Taylor won a big pot off Max Kruse and peaked at 960,000 after he made a on the second draw.

Kruse raised and Taylor defended his big blind. Taylor drew two and Kruse drew one. Taylor check-called Kruse's first bet.

Taylor drew two again and Kruse drew one. Taylor checked. Kruse bet, Taylor raised, and Kruse called.

Taylor stood pat as did Kruse. Taylor bet and Kruse called. Taylor showed his and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	960,000 172,000	172,000

Max Kruse	160,000 -205,000	-205,000

Tags: Brendan Taylor Max Kruse

06-16-2017 14:24 UTC-8

Taylor Tops Kruse

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Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jason Riesenberg raised and got action from Brendan Taylor (button) and Max Kruse (big blind). Kruse took three and the others two. Action checked to Taylor, who bet and got called twice. Kruse took one, Riesenberg two, and Taylor one. Kruse bet out, and Riesenberg must not have improved enough for his liking as he mucked. Taylor, though, raised, and Kruse called.

Both players patted the last draw, and Kruse check-called a bet but lost to .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	788,000 138,000	138,000

Max Kruse	365,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Jason Riesenberg Max Kruse Brendan Taylor

06-16-2017 14:17 UTC-8

Jason Riesenberg Makes a Wheel

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Brentharrington

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jason Riesenberg just made a wheel on the biggest hand of the final table so far.

Both players put in two bets predraw and Riesenberg drew two. Taylor drew three.

Riesenberg bet, Taylor raised, and Riesenberg three-bet after some hesitation.

Riesenberg stood pat and when Taylor broke to draw one, he bet quickly. Taylor raised again and Riesenberg took a moment before three-betting again. Taylor called. Both players stood pat and Riesnberg bet again. Taylor called and Riesenberg turned over a wheel .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	650,000 -130,000	-130,000

Jason Riesenberg	620,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Brendan Taylor Jason Riesenberg

Level: 22

Limits: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

06-16-2017 14:10 UTC-8

Dean Kerl Eliminated in 5th Place ($19,482)

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Dean Kerl took a card on the second draw against Brendan Taylor and he bet out from the big blind. Taylor raised and Kerl called. Kerl took another card, and Taylor was pat. Both checked and Taylor's took it.

A couple of hands later, Kerl raised on the button. Riesenberg reraised in the small blind, and Kerl made it four bets. Riesenberg called and drew one, as did Kerl. Riesenberg check-called and took another card, but Kerl was pat. Riesenberg bet Kerl's last 12,000, and Kerl quickly called.

Both players patted, and they each had an eight-low. Riesenberg showed an eight-perfect, enough to beat Taylor's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	780,000 75,000	75,000

Jason Riesenberg	430,000 75,000	75,000
Dean Kerl	Busted

Tags: Brendan Taylor Jason Riesenberg

06-16-2017 13:57 UTC-8

Rick Fuller Eliminated in 6th Place ($13,591)

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Rick Fuller has been eliminated in sixth place and will take home $13,591.

Brian Brubaker raised from early position and Fuller defended from the big blind.

Fuller drew one and Brubaker drew two. Fuller checked and Brubaker bet. Fuller called and drew one. Brubaker stood pat.

Fuller check-called and elected to draw one while Brubaker continued to keep his cards. Brubaker turned over and had Fuller drawing dead with an eight in his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	705,000 45,000	45,000

Brian Brubaker	689,000 -15,000	-15,000

Max Kruse	470,000 22,000	22,000

Jason Riesenberg	355,000
Dean Kerl	152,000 52,000	52,000
Rick Fuller	Busted

Tags: Brian Brubaker Rick Fuller

06-16-2017 13:52 UTC-8

Riesenberg Drops a Couple

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Jason Riesenberg opened first to act and got action from Brian Brubaker, who had the button. Riesenberg took one and Brubaker two, and Brubaker called another bet. Things changed after the second draw, when each player repeated their first draw. This time, Riesenberg's bet got raised. He called, taking one. Brubaker was pat, and Riesenberg folded to a bet on the end.

The next hand, Riesenberg defended his big blind from a Max Kruse button open. Draws went two, one with Riesenberg check-calling, but he released after each player drew one and Kruse following the second pull.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brubaker	704,000 160,000	160,000

Jason Riesenberg	355,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Brian Brubaker Jason Riesenberg Max Kruse

06-16-2017 13:47 UTC-8

Short Stacks Survive All-Ins In Consecutive Hands

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Brentharrington

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Dean Kerl got his last 34,000 all in in a three-way pot with Brendan Taylor and Max Kruse. There was no side pot and Taylor and Kruse checked the whole way.

Kerl drew one on each street. Taylor drew three, then two, then one. Kruse drew two and then one on the final two draws. All three players made an eight-seven, but Kerl held the best with and kept his seat.

The next hand Rick Fuller got all in against Jason Riesenberg and Brendan Taylor. There was a small side pot and Fuller was in for his last 18,000.

Riesenberg drew three, then one on the following two streets. Taylor drew two on the first two streets then one. Fuller was pat after the first draw. Taylor finally bet on the river and Riesenberg folded for the side pot, but he had a pair so Fuller won the main pot with [8xx6x5x3x2x] to survive as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	660,000 -70,000	-70,000

Max Kruse	448,000 -152,000	-152,000

Jason Riesenberg	380,000 -10,000	-10,000
Dean Kerl	100,000 37,000	37,000
Rick Fuller	50,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brendan Taylor Dean Kerl Jason Riesenberg Max Kruse Rick Fuller

06-16-2017 13:39 UTC-8

Photos: Event #28: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Final Table

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Photos by Jayne Furman.

06-16-2017 13:28 UTC-8

Kerl's Bluff Fails

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Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Brendan Taylor (big blind) and Dean Kerl (middle position) each took two cards on the first pull, and Taylor bet out. Kerl called and each player drew a card. This time, Taylor check-called. Both players drew again, and Taylor again fired out a lead. Kerl announced a raise, and Taylor immediately called.

"Pair of eights," Kerl said.

Taylor rolled over , leaving Kerl with just a few bets.