Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-19-2017 13:56 UTC-8

I'm Never Gonna Snow Again

MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Shawn Buchanan raised from the button and Mike Matusow called from the big blind. Matusow took two and Buchanan took one. Both players checked.

On the second draw, Matusow took one, but this time Buchanan took two.

"You went from two to one?" Matusow said. Buchanan smiled and laughed. "Oh, I gotta bet it now," said Matusow. Matusow did bet and Buchanan called.

On the last draw Matusow took one more and Buchanan took two.

"F$#% I paired twice," Matusow said while sweating his card. "I like my hand a lot now, I could almost bet it in the dark. No I can't bet it in the dark."

Both players checked and Matusow showed and Buchanan mucked.

"I paired fours and fives," Matusow said. "You should just tried to snow me like I did. I'm never gonna do that again. I've bluffed a lot but that's the first time I've ever tried to snow."

"You've gotta do it against smarter players, Mike," Shaun Deeb said jokingly. "You can't do that against the table fish."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	480,000 170,000	170,000

Shawn Buchanan	450,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Shaun Deeb

06-19-2017 13:46 UTC-8

Shawn Buchanan Playing His Rush

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Shawn Buchanan raised from the small blind and Nick Schulman called in the big blind. Both players drew two and Buchanan check-called a bet from Schulman.

On second draw Buchanan drew two again and Buchanan one. Buchanan check-called another bet from Schulman.

On the third and final draw Buchanan drew one and Schulman stood pat. This time Buchanan bet and Schulman called.

Buchanan showed and was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	500,000 -95,000	-95,000

Shawn Buchanan	480,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Shawn Buchanan

06-19-2017 13:45 UTC-8

Shawn Buchanan Makes a Nine

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Ben Yu raised and Shawn Buchanan called. Buchanan drew two and Yu drew one. Buchanan check-called and then both players drew one. Both players checked.

On the final draw both players drew one. Buchanan bet and Yu called.

Buchanan showed and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	350,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Yu	160,000 -127,000	-127,000

Tags: Ben Yu Shawn Buchanan

06-19-2017 13:41 UTC-8

Matusow's Bluff Does Not Work

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MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Watson raised under the gun and Mike Matusow called from the big blind.

Matusow took two while Watson took two as well. Matusow checked, then raised a bet from Watson. Watson called.

On the second draw, Matusow stood pat and Watson took one. Matusow bet, Watson raised, and Matusow made it three bets. Watson called.

On the last draw, Matusow stood pat while Watson took one. Matusow then bet and Watson tanked for at least a minute before calling.

"You got it," Matusow said. He turned over . Watson showed and was awarded the pot as Matusow just shook his head in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,280,000 190,000	190,000

Mike Matusow	310,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Mike Watson

06-19-2017 13:38 UTC-8

Deeb Pips Schulman

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MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Shaun Deeb raised on the button and was called by Nick Schulman in the big blind. Schulman took one while Deeb took two. Schulman checked to Deeb and Deeb bet. Schulman called.

On the second draw Schulman took one while Deeb stood pat. Schulman then check-called another bet from Deeb.

Both players stood pat on the last draw and checked.

"Nine-six," Schulman said.

"No good," Deeb replied. "Nine-five."

Deeb turned over and that was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,170,000 140,000	140,000

Nick Schulman	595,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Nick Schulman

06-19-2017 13:36 UTC-8

Watson Over Yu

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MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Watson raised the cutoff and was three-bet by Ben Yu on the button. Mike Watson called.

Watson took two while Yu took one. Both players checked. On the second draw Watson stood pat while Yu took one then Watson bet and Yu called.

On the last draw, Watson stood pat while Yu took one more. Watson bet and after a while Yu called. Watson showed and that was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,090,000 240,000	240,000

Ben Yu	287,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Ben Yu Mike Watson

06-19-2017 13:30 UTC-8

Shaun Deeb and Mike Matusow Chop

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow raised and Shaun Deeb called. Both players then drew two and checked.

On the second draw, Deeb drew one and Matusow drew two. Deeb bet and Matusow called.

Both players drew one on the final round. Deeb bet, Matusow raised and after some deliberating Deeb called.

"Eight-six perfect," said Matusow, and Deeb shook his head.

"No sorry," said Matusow, "Eight-six-five," showing . "Eight-six-five, too" said Deeb, also showing , and the pair split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,030,000 -145,000	-145,000

Mike Matusow	550,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Shaun Deeb

06-19-2017 13:28 UTC-8

Mike Watson Three-Bets Ben Yu Out of a Pot

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Mike Watson raised from the small blind and Ben Yu called. Both players initially drew two cards, then Yu called a bet in position.

On the second draw, Watson took one and Yu two. Again Watson bet and Yu called.

Both players drew one on the final draw. Watson bet once more, Yu raised, Watson three-bet and Yu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	850,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Yu	315,000 -245,000	-245,000

06-19-2017 13:25 UTC-8

Mike Matusow's Got the Jack

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Shaun Deeb raised, Nick Schulman three-bet and Mike Matusow four-bet. Both players called.

On the first draw, Schulman drew two, Matusow one and Deeb two. Schulman checked, Matusow bet and both players called.

On the second, Schulman drew two, Matusow one and Deeb two. Schulman checked, Matusow bet, Deeb folded and Schulman called.

The final draw saw both players take one and check. Matusow showed a and Schulman nodded. Matusow spread his full hand and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	630,000 -180,000	-180,000

Mike Matusow	550,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Nick Schulman Shaun Deeb

06-19-2017 13:21 UTC-8

No Showdowns So Far

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MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

No hands have gone to showdown yet with most of the players raising and taking down the pot.

Here are just some of the hands played so far:

Hand #1: Shaun Deeb raised from the small blind and was called by Shawn Buchanan in the big. Deeb took one then Buchanan took two. Deeb bet, and Buchanan folded.

Hand #2: Shawn Buchanan raised from the small blind and Nick Schulman folded his big blind.

Hand #3: Shaun Deeb raised from the cutoff and everyone folded

Hand #4: Nick Schulman raised from the button and everyone folded.

Hand #5: Mike Watson raised from the small blind and everyone folded.

Hand #6: Nick Schulman raised from the hijack and was called by Shaun Deeb in the big blind. Deeb took two and Schulman took one. Deeb checked, Schulman bet and Deeb folded.

Hand #7: Mike Matusow raised from the hijack and everyone folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	1,175,000 50,000	50,000

Nick Schulman	810,000 -55,000	-55,000

Mike Watson	750,000

Ben Yu	560,000 -6,000	-6,000

Shawn Buchanan	425,000 -12,000	-12,000

Mike Matusow	360,000 -3,000	-3,000