We arrived to the table and one player checked before Brett Richey fired a bet after the first draw. His opponent called and then drew two. Richey drew one. After the draw, the player checked, Richey bet and his opponent called. On the third and final draw, the first player drew one and Richey drew one. Richey then bet after his opponent checked and got called.
"Eighty-five," announced Richey as he turned over the for an eight smooth. His opponent mucked and Richey won the pot.
From under the gun David Benyamine raised and was called by David ODB Baker from the small blind. . Benyamine took two cards while Baker took one. Baker fired out a bet and Benyamine called.
On the second draw, Benyamine took two once again and Baker took one once again. Baker shot out another bet and Benyamine made the call.
Benyamine stood pat and Baker took one during the third draw, and both players checked. Baker flipped over and was able to win the pot, bringing him up to about 8,100.
Jean-Robert Bellande limped in from under the gun and action folded around to the player in the big blind. He raised and then Bellande reraised to three bets. The big blind called and drew one. Bellande stood pat.
The big blind checked, Bellande bet and the big blind called. On the second draw, the big blind drew one and Bellande stood pat again. Bellande then bet after his opponent checked and the player made the call.
On the third and final draw, Bellande stood pat after his opponent drew one once again. The player checked, Bellande bet and his opponent called.
Bellande showed the and his opponent the . Bellande's hand was second best and he lost the pot.
We caught up with the action during the second draw. Dutch Boyd and the player to his left both drew one while the player on the button opted to take two.
Boyd bet out and the player to his left folded his hand. The button player put in a raise and Boyd made the call. On the final draw, Boyd took one while his opponent stood pat. Boyd fired out a bet once again and his opponent raised once more. Boyd called, only to find his opponent table a glorious to scoop the pot.
Team PokerStars Pro Noah Boeken has just sat down and he's got a fairly tough table to start off the day. Boeken is seated with Tad Jurgens, Kai Paulsen and Tom Schneider.
Welcome to another marvelous day inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the 2011 World Series of Poker. On the menu for 5:00 PM PT today is Event #49, $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit). Last year, the event attracted 291 players and Peter Gelencser emerged victorious for $180,730.
Gelenscer defeated a final table that included Raphael Zimmerman, David Chiu and Jameson Painter — some serious deuce-seven competition. You can expect many big names to be out for this event and once they arrive, we'll let you know who's on hand.
In the meantime, be sure to check out the June 28th from our very own Lynn Gilmartin. And if you're wondering why her hair is longer than normal, it's because she extended herself a bit.
for an eight smooth. His opponent mucked and Richey won the pot.
