Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day 2 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$363,120
Entries
272
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
84
Players Left
1
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball has been played to completion with three-time WSOP champion Rep Porter leading the way after bagging 1,129,000 in chips.
Porter, a native of Washington State, already has three gold bracelets to his name and is in prime position to take down a fourth. Porter was able to knock out Rok Gostisa shortly before play ended for the day to secure his chip lead.
Day 2 began with 84 players and by the end, only ten remained. Among the survivors are WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess, WSOP bracelet winners Chris Vitch, Kevin Gerhart, and of course, Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth, who has already made the final table in three events so far during the 2021 WSOP, will be in a strong position to capture his 16th gold bracelet with the second-most chips going into Day 3.
Final Ten Player Chip Counts of Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Rep Porter | 1,129,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 1,016,000 |
| Joshua Faris | 840,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 800,000 |
| Jason Papastavrou | 666,000 |
| Jason Lipiner | 663,000 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 581,000 |
| Chris Vitch | 447,000 |
| Jake Schwartz | 398,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 266,000 |
Some notables who started the day but were eliminated along the way include Daniel Negreanu, Frank Kassella, Vanessa Kade, Robert Mizrachi, and defending champion Yuval Bronshtein.
Day 3 is set to begin at 2 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. The final table will be played seven-handed. Play will begin on level 21 (10,000/20,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante) and players will get a 15-minute break after every two 60-minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we continue to bring you No-Limit 2-7 Lowball action leading to the next gold bracelet winner!
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
| ROOM / TABLE / SEAT | Player | Country | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon / 1 / 1 | Joshua Faris | United States | 840,000 |
| Amazon / 1 / 4 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 581,000 |
| Amazon / 1 / 5 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 800,000 |
| Amazon / 1 / 6 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 447,000 |
| Amazon / 1 / 7 | Ryan Riess | United States | 266,000 |
| Amazon / 2 / 1 | Jason Papastavrou | United States | 666,000 |
| Amazon / 2 / 2 | Rep Porter | United States | 1,129,000 |
| Amazon / 2 / 3 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,016,000 |
| Amazon / 2 / 4 | Jason C Lipiner | United States | 663,000 |
| Amazon / 2 / 5 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 398,000 |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,129,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
1,016,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
800,000 | |
|
||
|
666,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
663,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
581,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
||
|
447,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
398,000
-152,000
|
-152,000 |
|
266,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
The remaining ten players are now bagging and tagging for the day.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Rep Porter opened to 40,000 from the hijack and was called by Jake Schwartz in the small blind. Rok Gostisa then shoved for 260,000 from the big blind and only Porter called.
Porter drew one and Gostisa stood pat.
Rok Gostisa: 
Rep Porter: 
Porter turned over a — eliminating Gostisa in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Noel Eicher opened the action and moved all-in for his last 138,000 chips and was called by Chris Vitch.
Next, Eicher drew one card and Vitch stood pat and tabled 
for a pat ten-nine low and that trumped the 
of Eicher's, and the latter was eliminated in 12th place and took home $4,663 in cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Ismael Bojang shoved for a bit over 200,000 from the lojack and the action folded to Dario Sammartino on the button, who also went all in. Everyone else folded.
Bojan stood pat and Sammartino drew one.
Ismael Bojang: 
Dario Sammartino:
Sammartino peeled a — eliminating Bojang in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised from the cutoff, Jason Lipiner three-bet on the button and Ali Imsirovic called all in for his short stack in the big blind. Hellmuth folded.
Lipiner stood pat and Imsirovic drew one.
Ali Imsirovic:
Jason Lipiner:
Imsirovic saw the bad news as he was drawing dead.
The dealer tossed him a 
— officially knocking Imsirovic out in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
700,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Rok Gostisa moved all-in for 277,000 effective from the small blind and was quickly called by Jason Papastavrou in the big blind.
Next, Gostisa drew one card and Papastavrou stood pat. After all the hands were turned face-up it was the pat 
of Papastavrou that bested the 
of Grostisa's and Papastavrou doubled up and chipped up to 578,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
578,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
125,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |