James Obst opened and was called by Terry Jennings on the button and Jesse Martin from the big blind.
On the first draw Martin took two, Obst took one and Jennings took one. Martin checked to Obst who bet. Jennings and Martin both called.
On the second draw, Martin took two again while Obst and Jennings each took one. Martin checked. Obst bet and only Jennings called.
On the third draw both players took one. Obst then bet and Jennings called. Obst showed for a ten Badugi and that was good to scoop the pot and chip up.
In the very first hand of the day, and the last of 2-7 Triple Draw, it folded around to Jared Bleznick in the small blind who raised and James Obst three-bet from the big blind. Bleznick called.
Both players drew one and Bleznick check-called a bet from Obst. On the second draw, Bleznick drew one again and Obst stood pat. Bleznick check-called another bet and then drew one on the final draw. Obst stood pat and both players checked.
Bleznick announced "Pair," and Obst rolled over a for a nine-eight low and took the pot.
Welcome to the final day of Event #7: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw. Terry Jennings (560,000) is the chip leader of the unofficial final table and leads a stacked crowd that includes Jesse Martin (510,000) and Chris Bjorin (410,000), two bracelet winners. Also in the mix looking for their first bracelets are James Obst (275,000) and Jared Bleznick (198,000), who both have over $1,000,000 in WSOP earnings but no bracelets to their names yet.
With a late surge last night and a couple big pots, Jennings took the lead at the final table. This is Jennings's fifth WSOP cash and second WSOP final table.
The final seven players are competing for the first place prize of $130,948 and are all guaranteed a payout of $12,617 for their unofficial final table appearance. A full list of prizes can be found under the payouts tab.
Action is set to begin at 2 p.m. PDT and PokerNews will be here to cover it all. Stay tuned as a winner is crowned in Event #7: $2,5000 Mixed Triple Draw.