2-7 Triple Draw
Jacob Nepom opened from the hijack, Andrew Kelsall in the cutoff three-bet, Nepom four-bet and Kelsall called.
Nepom stood pat and bet on all three draws. Kelsall drew one each time and called, only to run into Nepom's 8x5x4x3x2x.
2-7 Triple Draw
Kevin Choi raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Arthur Morris in the cutoff. Dylan Smith made it three bets to go on the button, which got a fold from Choi and a call from Morris.
Morris drew two and Smith drew one on the first draw. Morris then check-called a bet from Smith.
The same drawing and betting action occurred on the second round, and then both players stood pat on the final draw.
Morris check-called a final bet from Smith, who tabled 7x6x4x3x2x for number two. Morris mucked and Smith was sent the large pot to get over a million in chips.
2-7 Triple Draw
Danny Tang raised in the cutoff, and was called by Ted Jackson-Spivack and Patrick Stacey in the blinds. Jackson-Spivack and Stacey drew two, while Tang drew one, and Jackson-Spivack led out with a bet. Stacey and Tang both called before drawing one card each, as Jackson-Spivack stood pat.
Jackson-Spivack’s bet was called twice again, with him remaining pat while his opponents drew two on the final draw.
After checking the final draw, Jackson-Spivack and Stacey both folded to a bet from Tang.
Badugi
Andres Korn raised from the small blind and Ryan Ko called in the big blind.
Both players drew two on the first draw and Korn bet. Ko raised to put Korn all in and Korn called.
Korn drew one on the second and third draw, while Ko drew one and then stood pat.
Andres Korn: 8♠7♣3♦
Ryan Ko: 4♣3♥2♠A♦
Korn was drawing dead against Ko's wheel and turned over the 4♦ — making his elimination official.
Badugi
The action was picked up with 530,000 in the pot as Eli Elezra in the hijack and Frederic Moss in the small blind both stood pat on the final draw.
Elezra bet and Moss said he “should raise” before calling with 5♦4♥2♠A♣. Elezra took a few seconds to look at his cards before mucking.
A-5 Triple Draw
Arthur Morris raised on the button and Douglas Miner defended his big blind.
Both players drew one and then checked on the first draw.
On the second draw, both players drew one again and then Miner check-called a bet from Morris.
Miner drew one on the final draw and Morris stood pat. Morris revealed 8x5x4x3x2x for an eight and Miner re-checked his hole cards before saying, "You're good," and sending them into the muck.
A-5 Triple Draw
Xixiang Luo in the hijack was all-in and at risk against Arthur Morris in the small blind, and both players drew one on the final draw.
Xixiang Luo: 7♣6♥5♣3♦2♥
Arthur Morris: 10♦7♠4♣2♦A♥
The final draw allowed Luo to double up.
Badugi
Chino Rheem raised from the cutoff and was called by Brian Yoon in the big blind.
Yoon drew one and Rheem drew two on the first draw. Rheem then called a bet from Yoon.
On the second draw, both players drew one and Yoon bet again. Rheem raised and Yoon called.
Yoon stood pat on the final draw and Rheem drew one. Both players checked and Rheem motioned that Yoon was good, prompting Yoon to table Q♠6♦4♣A♥ to claim the pot.
At another table, James Davis was eliminated.
Badugi
Nick Guagenti raised from under the gun, Nam Le in the cutoff three-bet, Guagenti moved all-in for 10,000 more and Le called.
Guagenti drew one on all three draws while Le stood pat until the end.
Nick Guagenti: 8♥5♠4♦A♣
Nam Le: 10♠9♣6♦5♥
"It's a heart," Guagenti said while discovering his last card. He eventually flipped over the eight and doubled up.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
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