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Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,130,300
Total Entries
508
Level
32
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entries
151
Players Left
18
Players Left 1 / 508
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Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Danny Tang may be one of the faces of Triton Poker, but the ambassador dropped down stakes significantly as he bagged the Day 2 chip lead in Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Tang, who is looking for his second bracelet, leads a stacked field of 18 remaining players that includes Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra, longtime American pro Andrew Kelsall and recent $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship third-place finisher Allen Kessler, all of whom bagged toward the top of the counts.
Further down the counts are five-time bracelet winner Brian Yoon, 25k Fantasy players Patrick Stacey and Kevin Choi, and Dylan Smith, who is on the hunt for his second bracelet of the summer after winning Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 2,600,000 | 43 |
| 2 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 2,270,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 1,585,000 | 26 |
| 4 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 1,560,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Arthur Morris | United States | 1,320,000 | 22 |
| 6 | Ryan Ko | United States | 1,045,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 845,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 830,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Dylan Smith | United States | 750,000 | 13 |
| 10 | Ko Goto | Japan | 705,000 | 12 |
Day 2 Action
The day began with a sizable field of 151 players that included some heavy hitters, including newly minted nine-time bracelet winner Michael Mizrachi, fan-favorite Jean-Robert Bellande, Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson and actor James Woods.
The money bubble burst a few hours into the day, but it took more than a half-hour of hand-for-hand play for that to happen. Ray Henson had some birthday run good as he was forced all in from the big blind but was dealt a pat Badugi to double up. An orbit or so later, Eric Cloutier fell to Smith as his jack couldn't beat a nine in A-5 Triple Draw.
Some of those who made it to the money include three-time bracelet winner Jason Daly (40th - $5,992), bracelet winner Andres Korn (33rd - $6,707), and three-time bracelet winner Xixiang Luo (31st - $6,707).
Day 3 will kick off on Thursday at 1 p.m. local time. Action will pick back up on Level 23 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and betting limits of 30,000/60,000.
The event is scheduled to play down to a winner, who will earn the bracelet and top prize of $223,177. All 18 returning players are guaranteed a minimum payday of $9,201.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $223,177 | 7 | $24,289 |
| 2 | $145,365 | 8 -9 | $18,301 |
| 3 | $96,888 | 10 -11 | $14,149 |
| 4 | $66,103 | 12 -17 | $11,255 |
| 5 | $46,191 | 18 | $9,201 |
| 6 | $33,077 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on-site tomorrow to see out Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball. Check out the live reporting hub for other coverage of the 2026 WSOP.
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
The remaining 18 players are now bagging and tagging for the night.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Badugi
Arthur Morris raised from the button and Karl Tretter in the small blind called.
Both players drew one and Morris continued with a bet. Tretter check-called and check-called again after they both drew one on the second draw.
Tretter drew one again on the final draw and checked. Morris stood pat and bet, so Tretter went into the tank. He called but ran into Morris' ten-dugi.
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
The tournament director has just announced that each table will be dealt two more hands before players bag and tag for Day 2.
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Badugi
Karl Tretter raised first to act and called a three-bet from Ko Goto, who was in the big blind.
Goto stood pat and bet on the first and second draw, while Tretter drew one and called.
On the final draw, Go remained pat and Tretter drew one. Both players checked and Tretter showed he paired sixes.
Goto revealed J♣10♠2♥A♦ for a pat jack-dugi and was awarded the pot.
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
A-5 Triple Draw
Patrick Stacey raised from under the gun, Danny Tang on the button three-bet, and Stacey called.
While Tang stood pat and bet on the first two draws, Stacey drew two, then one, and check-called.
Stacey drew one on the final draw and checked with 7x6x5x4xAx. Tang stood pat once again before checking back with 7x6x3x2xAx to win the pot.
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
2-7 Triple Draw
Nam Le raised from the cutoff and called a three-bet from Danny Tang, who was on the button.
Le drew two on the first draw and Tang drew one. Le then check-called a bet from Tang.
Both players drew one on the second draw and Le check-called another bet.
On the final draw, both players took one off and then checked.
Le turned over 10x7x5x3x2x and Tang showed he drew to a queen before sending his cards into the muck.
