John Monnette Leads the Remaining Eight Players
After another 10 levels of play in Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship, only eight players remain from the starting field of 92 entries. On top of the chip counts is two-time bracelet winner John Monnette with 1,051,000.
Day 2 began with 30 players and Monnette flew under the radar for the early portion of the day. When play reached the money at 14 players, Monnette had slightly less than his start-of-day count and was 10th in chips. However, a sizable triple up through Mike Watson and Mike Leah catapulted Monnette to the top of the chip counts. He remained there the rest of the day, and padded his lead by eliminating Shaun Deeb in 13th place and Watson in 11th place, en route to his bagging the chip lead and being in pole position to capture his third World Series of Poker bracelet.
Here is the Day 3 lineup and chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 315,000 | 20 |
| 2 | John Monnette | United States | 1,051,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Darren Elias | United States | 637,500 | 40 |
| 4 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 591,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Leah | Canada | 618,500 | 38 |
| 6 | Xavier Kyablue | United States | 484,500 | 30 |
| 7 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 474,500 | 29 |
| 8 | James Chen | Taiwan | 428,000 | 36 |
Play resumes at 2:00 pm Tuesday and will continue until a winner is reached. Keep it here for live updates on all the action.