The remaining seven players have been sent on another 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 30,00/60,000 with limits of 60,000/120,000.
2023 World Series of Poker
2-7 Triple Draw
Aaron Mermelstein raised in the cutoff which saw Ryan Moriarty on the button and in the big blind, Nick Pupillo raised which saw both players call.
Pupillo stood pat as Mermelstein drew three and Moriarty drew two. Pupillo bet and both players called.
On the second draw, Pupillo stood pat once more and Mermelstein drew two which saw Moriarty draw one. Pupillo bet and this time only Moriarty called.
The third draw saw Pupillo stay pat once more and Moriarty drew one, but folded when Pupillo bet and Pupillo neared the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Mermelstein |
2,810,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
Nick Pupillo |
2,700,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
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Ryan Moriarty |
950,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
Ryan Moriarty opened from early position and then called after Nick Pupillo three-bet from the cutoff.
Moriarty took two on the first draw while Pupillo chose to stand pat. Action then checked to Pupillo who bet and was called.
The second draw saw Moriarty take one with Pupillo standing pat. As before, Moriarty check-called a bet from his opponent.
The same drawing pattern was repeated on the final draw after which action went check-check. Pupillo showed down 9x8x7x4x3x for a winner to add more to his stack while putting a dent in Moriarty's.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Pupillo |
1,950,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
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Ryan Moriarty |
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Tomomitsu Ono | 2,150,000 | Japan |
1 | 2 | Aaron Mermelstein | 3,400,000 | United States |
1 | 3 | Ryan Moriarty | 1,200,000 | United States |
1 | 4 | Brant Hale | 1,550,000 | United States |
1 | 5 | Nick Pupillo | 3,200,000 | United States |
1 | 6 | Hye Park | 700,000 | United States |
1 | 7 | Anatolii Zyrin | 1,050,000 | Russia |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Mermelstein |
3,400,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
Nick Pupillo |
3,200,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
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Tomomitsu Ono |
2,150,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Brant Hale |
1,550,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
Ryan Moriarty |
1,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Anatolii Zyrin |
1,050,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
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Hye Park |
700,000
-760,000
|
-760,000 |
A-5 Triple Draw
Aaron Mermelstein raised in the hijack and Andrew Brown called from the small blind which saw Anatolii Zyrin call in the big blind.
Brown drew two which saw Zyrin draw three and Mermelstein drew two. Action checked around to Mermelstein who bet and Brown and Zyrin called.
The following draw saw Brown draw two, Zyrin draw three and Mermelstein draw one. Action checked once more over to Mermelstein who bet and only Brown called this time.
On the final draw, both players drew one which saw Brown move all in for his last chips and Mermelstein called.
Andrew Brown: 8x7x4x3x2x
Aaron Mermelstein: 8x5x4x2xAx
Brown's eight-seven was no good against Mermelstein's eight-five and he left the tournament just shy of the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Mermelstein |
2,650,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Andrew Brown | Busted |
2-7 Triple Draw
Aaron Mermelstein opened from under the gun before Ray Henson called off for his remaining stack out of the big blind.
Henson took four on the first draw while Mermelstein opted for two.
The second draw saw Henson take one to Mermelstein's two after which Henson took one more on the final draw. Mermelstein stood pat and turned over Jx5x4x3x2x with Henson tabling 6x4x3x2x. Henson was drawing live but "improved" to a straight after turning over 5x to send him out in 9th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Mermelstein |
2,375,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
Ray Henson | Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
A-5 Triple Draw
Picking up the action after the final draw, Joao Vieira in the small blind was involved in a hand with Nick Pupillo in the big blind. Vieira checked, prompting Pupillo to bet. Vieira, with just 20,000 behind, made the call and showed down QxXxXxXxXx but was felled by Pupillo's 9x7x6x4x2x, sending the two time bracelet winner to the rail in 10th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Pupillo |
2,050,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
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Joao Vieira | Busted | |
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Badugi
Action was picked up on the first draw between Tomomitsu Ono in the big blind, Brant Hale in first position and Ryan Moriarty in the hijack.
On the first draw Ono drew two, Hale drew two, and Moriarty drew one. Action checked over to Moriarty who bet and Ono raised which saw only Moriarty call.
The next draw saw Ono stand pat and Moriarty drew one and called a bet from Ono.
Ono checked after standing pat on the final draw and Moriarty checked back after drawing one. Ono turned over K?5?4?A? for king Badugi and he took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tomomitsu Ono |
1,875,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
Ryan Moriarty |
1,100,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
Brant Hale |
940,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
A-5 Triple Draw
Andrew Brown opened from the cutoff and then called after Nicholas Marsico three-bet all in out of the big blind.
Both players took two on the first and second daws after which Marsico took two more while Brown chose one.
Brown tabled Jx6x3x2xAx while Marsico turned over 6x4xAx. Marsico still had hope after turning over the 7x but could not mount the comeback after revealing the Qx as his final card. He exits the tournament in 11th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Brown |
325,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Nicholas Marsico | Busted |