Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed)
Day 4 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed)
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,385,700
Entries
149
Level
26
Limits
120,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
0
Players Left
1
Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
The debate about who the greatest poker player of all time could be endless, with a hundred different opinions from a hundred different people. But there is no doubt about one player who belongs in that conversation and he showed on Day 4 of Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) that he��s still got it.
Phil Ivey, acknowledged as perhaps the best player alive for 20 years, ended a decade-long drought at the World Series of Poker when he defeated Danny Wong heads up to win his 11th bracelet. The win moves him past Johnny Chan, Erik Seidel, and the late, great Doyle Brunson and into second place on the all-time leaderboard. Just Phil Hellmuth looms ahead of him.
��It��s good. It feels good. It feels good to win always,�� Ivey said, with a large crowd gathering to capture the moment a true legend of the game achieved a new career milestone.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | United States | $347,440 |
| 2 | Danny Wong | United States | $225,827 |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | United States | $151,412 |
| 4 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | $104,825 |
| 5 | Jonathan Cohen | Canada | $75,015 |
| 6 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | $55,553 |
Ivey Reigns Supreme
Poker has evolved significantly since the start of the 21st century. The game has seen the growth of online poker, young stars who played more hands in one day than some of the old-school pros played in a year. Solvers and game theory now predominate among a new generation of pros who spend more time looking at charts than staring down opponents.
Throughout it all, Ivey has ruled supreme. His first bracelet, back in 2000, was won against Amarillo Slim. He��s now competing against some players who weren��t even born when he first established himself as the game��s premier player. The priorities have changed: Ivey is now a family man, unable to spend countless hours playing as he once did.
The fire is still there, and so is the elite talent. ��I��m motivated. If I can play, I will. A lot of times I��m not in town,�� he said. ��I keep showing up. Playing, performing. I want to keep winning.��
Ivey has resumed the hunt for Hellmuth��s record with his victory today, but that��s not what motivates him going forward. ��I��m not thinking about that. I��m just playing. Just playing tournaments when I can,�� he said.
He once seemed sure to challenge Hellmuth, winning five bracelets by the age of 30 and 10 by the age of 40. But 10 years went by without a title, during which Ivey sometimes didn��t even appear at the WSOP. Other players arrived to snatch away the crown. Ivey showed he��s not going away without a fight today.
Day 4 Action
The Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) event drew 149 entrants for a prize pool of $1,385,700. Three players returned to play on the unscheduled Day 4 at 4 p.m. after 13 hours weren��t enough to crown a champion on Day 3. Ivey entered as the short stack with 2,260,000, Wong was the chip leader with 3,730,000, followed by Jason Mercier with 2,955,000.
Ivey made his move early, drawing a wheel in a massive pot against Mercier to virtually tie Wong for the chip lead. Wong, though, began pulling away as he was dealt a pat eight to win a pot off Mercier, knocking Mercier down to less than 1,000,000.
Mercier doubled up twice before he got his last 170,000 in the middle against both Wong and Ivey. He finished with a 9-7-5 as Wong was drawing to an 8-6. Both players peeled Wong��s last card, which turned out to be a seven and complete Wong��s hand. Mercier was sent to the rail in third place as Wong led Ivey 5,315,000 to 3,630,000 at the start of heads-up play.
His lead wouldn��t last long, however, as Ivey made another wheel against Wong��s 9-8 to rocket into the chip lead.
Ivey left Wong with less than 1,000,000 after making an 8-7 as he began to climb closer toward the title. Wong doubled up once when he drew to his own 8-7, but he was soon after forced all in for 250,000. Wong patted a 10-8 while Ivey took one holding 7-5-4-3. He ended up peeling a deuce on his last card to make the wheel and a bracelet drought that began 3,639 days ago came to an end.
Ivey is back atop the poker mountain. He conquered one of the strongest fields on the WSOP calendar, proving, even after all these years, he's still among the best.
That concludes PokerNews coverage of the $10,000 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Championship. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the 2024 WSOP.
Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised to 240,000 from the button with Wong moving all in for 250,000.
On the first draw, Wong drew three while Ivey took two. On the second draw, both players drew one card.
On the final draw, Wong stood pat and Ivey took one final card.
Wong tabled 10x8x7x6x2x for a ten-eight.
Ivey before the draw had 7x7x5x4x3x and pitched his seven. He was rewarded with a 2x to make Number 1 to secure his 11th WSOP bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,940,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised on the button and Danny Wong called.
Wong drew three and Ivey took two. Ivey then bet and Wong called.
Ivey stood pat on the second draw while Wong took one and check-called a bet. Wong drew another card on the last draw and Ivey stood pat.
Ivey bet again and Wong tanked for a minute before giving up his hand, leaving himself with just 310,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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310,000
-660,000
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-660,000 |
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Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
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Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised and Danny Wong called.
Both players drew three and Ivey bet. Wong called, leaving himself just 125,000 behind, as both players drew two.
Ivey then bet again and Wong called all in. He drew two, while Ivey took one.
Ivey finished with Kx7x6x5x2x, but Wong drew 8x7x4x3x2x to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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970,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised and Danny Wong called and drew two as Ivey drew one.
Wong checked and Ivey bet. Wong called and drew two and Ivey again drew one. Wong checked again and Ivey bet again. Wong raised and Ivey called. Wong stood pat and Ivey drew one.
Wong checked and Ivey checked back before showing 8x7x6x5x3x to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,040,000
1,540,000
|
1,540,000 |
|
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905,000
-1,495,000
|
-1,495,000 |
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Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised and Danny Wong called as both players drew two.
Wong checked and Ivey bet. Wong called and drew two as Ivey stood pat. Wong check-called again and drew one as Ivey again stood pat.
Wong checked once more and Ivey checked back before showing Jx10x8x7x2x to win the pot against Wong's paired 7x6x6x5x4x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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7,140,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
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1,805,000
-595,000
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-595,000 |
|
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Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Danny Wong raised on the button and Phil Ivey called.
Both players drew two and Ivey bet. Wong then raised, Ivey reraised, and Wong called.
Ivey stood pat while Wong took one. Ivey then bet and Wong called.
Ivey again patted and Wong drew one. Both players checked and Ivey showed 9x6x5x4x3x to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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6,500,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
|
|
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2,400,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
|
||
Level 26
: Limits 120,000/2,400,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised on the button and Danny Wong called.
Both players drew three and Ivey bet. Wong called and they each drew one.
Wong then led out with a bet and Ivey called. Wong stood pat while Ivey drew one.
Wong bet again and Ivey called. Wong showed 7x6x5x4x2x and Ivey mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,700,000
-780,000
|
-780,000 |
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|
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3,245,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
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