Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
Day 3 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
9
Players Left
1
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
For the first time since Jeff Lisandro did it in 2009, a player has won three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets in the same summer. That individual's name is Scott Seiver, who called his shot at winning Player of the Year before the Series began.
The now seven-time bracelet winner took down Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $411,041, defeating Canada's Jonathan Krela heads up, with the latter taking home the consolation prize of $274,217.
Seaver bested a field of 186 entrants, who had created a prize pool of $1,729,800. In doing so, he may have secured induction into the Poker Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible next year at age 40. And, perhaps, is now a heavy favorite in the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year race.
Seiver, one of the all-time greats before the summer began, is having a Series for the ages. He predicted doing so back in May, but even he likely couldn't have expected such incredible results.
"I feel very satisfied right now," Seiver told PokerNews after the win. "I can't really describe it. I'm like on Cloud Nine right now. This just means so much to me, and it also is a step in a personal journey I've made for myself where I've had a pie-in-the-sky dream where I want to win one bracelet in every single discipline there is."
Seiver would like to win a bracelet in nine poker variants during his career, and he's already achieved five before turning 40. The champ's three bracelets in a single series puts him in elite company with Lisandro (2009), Phil Ivey (2002), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Hellmuth (1993), and Puggy Pearson (1973).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Seiver | United States | $411,041 |
| 2 | Jonathan Krela | Canada | $274,217 |
| 3 | David Lin | United States | $187,177 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $130,794 |
| 5 | Jen Harman | United States | $93,615 |
| 6 | Mike Watson | Canada | $68,672 |
| 7 | Aaron Kupin | United States | $51,661 |
Day 3 Action
The tournament's final day started with nine hopefuls taking their seats at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Jason Mercier started the day in the middle of the pack but was left with 12 big blinds not long after the day had begun, which he lost against then chip leader Mike Watson. The eight remaining players moved to the feature table to begin the unofficial final table, where Robert Mizrachi was the first to go after roughly 45 minutes of play.
Mizrachi’s draw to an eight failed to hit against Krela’s pat nine, and the final table of seven players was set. Aaron Kupin started the day as the shortest stack but managed to make two pay jumps before falling in seventh more than an hour after Mizrachi had left when Jeremy Ausmus’ eight-draw hit against his pat ten.
Another lengthy stalemate then took place before Watson departed in sixth. Watson looked poised to capture his first bracelet and, with that, an elusive Triple Crown at one point, but a string of losses culminated in him losing with a pat jack against David Lin’s eight-draw. Hall of Famer Jen Harman had sat down at the final table in search of her first bracelet in nearly 20 years, but after two hours without an elimination, the blinds and antes saw the players get short-stacked.
Eventually, a three-way all-in against Seiver and Krela saw her eliminated in fifth place, while Seiver won the pot to triple up. Seiver’s Player of the Year rival Ausmus was the next to go, as just five minutes later, he got his final eight blinds in with a ten-nine against the nine of Krela. Another five minutes, start-of-day chip leader Lin was left with six big blinds, which he got in against Seiver. Each player drew one card, but Seiver drew the best and took down the pot to get heads-up.
With the shorter stacks out of the way, the heads-up promised to be lengthy. Seiver and Krela were almost dead even and had stacks of roughly 50 big blinds. However, after around 15 minutes of playtime, Krela made a huge over-bet after both players had drawn one card. Krela had made a ten-eight and sent Seiver in the tank with a nine-seven.
Ultimately, Seiver made the correct call, barely covering his opponent and ending the tournament with his third win of the summer. Krela took a lengthy look at the bracelet he had just missed out on but eventually left the tournament area to let Seiver bask in the glory of another victory.
That concludes PokerNews’ coverage of Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. However, there is much more poker to be played at the 2024 World Series of Poker, so be sure to check out the live reports of all other events so as not to miss any of the action.
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Scott Seiver raised to 250,000 and Jonathan Krela three-bet to 800,000 in the big blind, and Seiver made the call
Both players drew one card.
Krela made 10x8x6x4x2x and jammed all in for 4,350,000. Seiver made the best hand on the draw with 9x7x6x5x2x, but the over bet sent Seiver into the tank. After saying to himself "I dont think I can fold, I don't think I should fold" he eventually made the call.
Krela announced 10-eight, and Seiver quickly flipped over his hand to eliminate Krela in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,185,000
5,335,000
|
5,335,000 |
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|
Busted | |
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Scott Seiver opened to 350,000 and Krela made the call in the big blind.
Krela drew three cards, and Seiver stood pat.
After Krela made a pair of jacks he checked to Seiver who checked back with AxQxJx9x5x and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,850,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,600,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Jonathan Krela raised his button to 300,000 and Scott Seiver defended his big blind. Seiver then drew two as Krela stood pat.
Seiver checked with Kx8x6x4x3x and folded once Krela fired another 300,000 with Jx9x8x6x3x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
5,085,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
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Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Scott Seiver raised to 250,000 on the button and Jonathan Krela three-bet to 700,000. Seiver chose to make the call.
Both players drew one card.
After the draw Krela made 10x9x7x6x3x and Seiver made a pair of eights. Krela fired out 750,000 and Seiver snap folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,650,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
5,535,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
||
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Jonathan Krela limped in from the button before Scott Seiver made it 450,000 to go in the big blind. Krela called and drew one after Seiver had done so first.
Seiver looked down at 10x8x6x5x2x and checked to Krela, who checked behind Ax7x5x4x3x and conceded another pot to Seiver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,235,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,950,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Scott Seiver raised to 250,000 on the button and Jonathan Krela called from the big blind.
Both players drew two cards.
Seiver made a pair of eights but fired out 150,000. Krela chose to fold his KxJx8x5x2x and give the pot to Seiver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,785,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,400,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Scott Seiver raised to 250,000 on the button and Jonathan Krela called in the big blind.
Krela drew two cards, and Seiver drew one.
Both players checked and Seiver took the pot with QxJx9x8x2x to beat Krela's pair of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
5,085,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
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Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante
Players are taking a short break to prepare for heads up play.