Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,729,800
Entries
186
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
104
Players Left
9
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
An action-packed day of drawing at the 2024 World Series of Poker saw the 47 survivors of Day 1 being joined by no less than 57 new entries during the first two levels of Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. With the entries made on Day 1, they totaled 186 entries and created a prize pool of $1,729,800, setting new records for this event.
However, at the end of the day, only nine players remained standing inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, ending on the bubble of the final table. Among them was Mike Watson, who bagged 2,165,000 chips, good for second place on the leaderboard and 72 big blinds at the start of play on Day 3.
Watson, best known for his prowess in high stakes no-limit hold'em tournaments, has won the two other major titles required for the prestigious triple crown. However, a WSOP bracelet still eludes the Canadian superstar. If he converts his big stack into a win on Day 3, he will become only the tenth player in the game's history to capture the triple crown.
However, Watson will have plenty of competition on his way to victory, as David Lin held the chip lead throughout most of the later stages of Day 2, ending up with a bag filled with 2,295,000 chips. Not much is known about Lin, but he proved his prowess in the tough game of no-limit 2-7 single draw by navigating the field of superstars and coming out on top.
Completing the podium is Jeremy Ausmus with 1,740,000 chips. Ausmus is one elimination away from his sixth final table of the summer as he hunts the prestigious title of WSOP Player of the Year. Also making it through to Day 3 is Scott Seiver (1,215,000), who is looking for his third bracelet of the series and his seventh overall, as well as Robert Mizrachi (875,000), who won one bracelet this summer and is hunting his sixth in total.
Lower in the counts is six-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier (640,000), who is trying to capture his third no-limit 2-7 bracelet. Hall of Famer Jen Harman ended the day with 610,000 chips in her bag as she is looking for bracelet number three after not winning one for over 20 years.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lin | United States | 2,295,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | 2,165,000 | 72 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,740,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Scott Seiver | United States | 1,215,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Jonathan Krela | Canada | 1,105,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 875,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Jason Mercier | United States | 640,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Jen Harman | United States | 610,000 | 20 |
| 9 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 515,000 | 17 |
Day 2 Action
The day started with two levels of late registration still to go, and plenty of players took the opportunity to do so. Hall of Famers Todd Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, and Eli Elezra all showed up but failed to get to the money.
Erik Seidel did bag on Day 1 but would not receive a payday, nor would the likes of Ryan Riess, Joao Vieira, and Christopher Vitch. Eventually, Matt Glantz became the bubble player, after which the remaining 28 players were all in the money.
Once there, Nick Schulman, Ben Yu, and Shaun Deeb departed with a min-cash of $20,552 before the three-table redraw, while Mike Matusow was the first to leave thereafter.
Yuri Dzivielevski satrted the day as the second shortest stack, but his miracle run stranded in 17th place. Dan Smith was then eliminated just outside of the final two tables, while Hall of Famer and arguably the greatest-of-all-time no-limit 2-7 single draw player Billy Baxter fell in 14th for $25,757.
Japanese grinder Naoya Kihara said his goodbyes in 12th place near the end of the night, and ultimately it was Galen Hall who would be the final elimination of the night in tenth place for $31,617.
The remaining nine players bagged up, having guaranteed themselves $39,882. However, all nine will have their eyes set on the top prize of $411,041 and, perhaps more important to most of them, a shiny WSOP bracelet that comes along with it.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $411,041 |
| 2 | $274,217 |
| 3 | $187,177 |
| 4 | $130,794 |
| 5 | $93,615 |
| 6 | $68,672 |
| 7 | $51,661 |
| 8-9 | $39,882 |
They will return tomorrow, June 30, at 1 p.m. local time to the Horseshoe Event Center to fight out who will crown themselves the 2024 no-limit 2-7 single draw champion. They will restart the tournament in Level 21: 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 45,000. Levels will remain 60 minutes in length until the end of the tournament, with 15-minute breaks after every two of them.
PokerNews will be present from the shuffle up and deal to the crowning of a winner, so be sure to check back tomorrow to find out who will top the stacked field in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,740,000 | 58 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 515,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | David Lin | United States | 2,295,000 | 77 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Scott Seiver | United States | 1,215,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Jennifer Harman | United States | 610,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | 2,165,000 | 72 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 3 | Jonathan Krela | United States | 1,105,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 4 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 875,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 6 | Jason Mercier | United States | 640,000 | 21 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,295,000
-555,000
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-555,000 |
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2,165,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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1,740,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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1,215,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
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1,105,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
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875,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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640,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
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610,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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515,000
-345,000
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-345,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
The two remaining tables have played their final hands as the nine players are bagging up to return tomorrow at 1 p.m. for Day 3.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Action was picked up after the draw, with Mike Watson in the small blind checking to Jason Mercier on the button.
Mercier bet out 125,000, before Watson raised to 550,000. Mercier debated his decision for several minutes, before eventually finding a call.
Watson tabled 8x6x5x4x2x and Mercier looked stunned as he tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,075,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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875,000
-575,000
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-575,000 |
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Jason Mercier jammed all in from the small blind, covering Galen Hall's stack of roughly 300,000 chips. Hall quickly called and each player discarded one card.
Galen Hall: 7x5x4x2x 
Jason Mercier: Jx8x6x3x
Hall turned up his new card first, and it was a 7x to pair him up. Mercier had hit a Qx, and his queen-low eliminated Hall in tenth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Galen Hall jammed all in for 125,000 under the gun and was looked up by Frederic Breton in the hijack. Both players stood pat and Hall showed 8x6x5x4x3x for an eight-low to rake in the double-up.
Breton was left short and tossed in his final 55,000 chips in the small blind not much later after Robert Mizrachi had opened for that amount in the hijack.
Breton drew one and Mizrachi stood pat.
Frederic Breton: 9x7x4x3x
Robert Mizrachi: 8x6x5x3x2x
Breton was drawing dead against the pat eight of Mizrachi, and his final card disappeared into the muck as he took his leave in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
David Lin raised from the hijack to 55,000 before Naoya Kihara three-bet all in to 260,000. Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind then elected to call, and Lin folded leaving the two players heads up.
Kihara drew one card and Ausmus stood pat.
Naoya Kihara: 7x6x5x3x
Jeremy Ausmus: 10x9x6x7x3x
Start-of-day chip leader Kihara would need to draw better than Ausmus' 10-nine, but when he peeled an Ax he was eliminated in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante
Galen Hall raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, and Robert Mizrachi three-bet all in for 290,000 in the big blind. Hall made the call to put Mizrachi at risk.
Both players drew one card.
Robert Mizrachi: 8x5x4x3x
Galen Hall: 9x8x4x3x
After the draw Mizrachi flipped over 6x leaving Hall drawing dead. Hall turned over Jx confirming the double up for Mizrachi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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625,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
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|
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|
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125,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
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