2023 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8x6x5x3x2x
Prize
$145,863
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$696,870
Entries
522
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
18
Players Left
1

Ziyuan Wang Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,222)

Level 27
Ziyuan Wang
Ziyuan Wang

James Williams opened from under the gun and Ziyuan Wang made it three bets from the cutoff. Williams made it four bets to put his opponent all in and at risk and Wang made the call.

Williams drew one on the first draw and then stood pat on the next two while Wang drew one on each street.

Ziyuan Wang: 7x5x4x3x
James Williams: 9x7x6x5x3x

Williams had stood pat with nine-seven while Wang was drawing one to a wheel and needed either a two, eight or nine to stay alive. Wang drew into an Ax for his final card and was sent to the rail in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
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James Williams (AR)
1,230,000
470,000
470,000
Profile photo of Ziyuan Wang cn
Ziyuan Wang
Busted

Tags: James WilliamsZiyuan Wang

Hughes Gets Aggressive Then Shows Something Unexpected

Level 27

Alexander Freund raised in the cutoff and got called by Ryan Hughes in the big blind. Hughes drew two, while Friund only needed one card.

Hughes checked to Freund, who bet, but then Hughes came with a check-raise. Freund thought briefly then called.

Hughes still needed to draw one while Freund now stood pat.

Hughes checked again and Freund bet once more, but again, Hughes check-raised. Freund thought for about a minute then chose to release his hand.

As the pot was pushed to Hughes he tossed forward the A?, which drew oohs and ahhs from his tablemates to force the fold in the manner he did.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Hughes
800,000
265,000
265,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Alexander Freund at
Alexander Freund
300,000
-345,000
-345,000

Tags: Alexander FreundRyan Hughes

Two Table Redraw

Level 27
TABLEPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNT
677Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom465,000
677Allen KesslerUnited States1,580,000
677Christopher ChungUnited States1,300,000
677Patrick LeonardUnited Kingdom1,550,000
677John MonnetteUnited States1,800,000
677Louis HillmanUnited States215,000
    
678Ziyuan WangChina500,000
678Ryan HughesUnited States535,000
678James WilliamsUnited States1,050,000
678Josh DammUnited States2,210,000
678Alexander FreundAustria645,000
678Michael RodriguesPortugal1,205,000
Player Chips Progress
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Josh Damm
2,210,000
-290,000
-290,000
Profile photo of John Monnette us
John Monnette
1,800,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
1,580,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Patrick Leonard gb
Patrick Leonard
1,550,000
275,000
275,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Christopher Chung us
Christopher Chung
1,300,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Michael Rodrigues pt
Michael Rodrigues
1,205,000
-175,000
-175,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Williams us
James Williams
1,050,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Alexander Freund at
Alexander Freund
645,000
-390,000
-390,000
Profile photo of Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
535,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Ziyuan Wang cn
Ziyuan Wang
500,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
465,000
-760,000
-760,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Louis Hillman us
Louis Hillman
215,000
-385,000
-385,000

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 13th place ($7,222)

Level 27
Tom Schneider
Tom Schneider

Action was picked up just before the second draw with players heads up. Tom Schneider was all-in and at risk versus Hughes, who drew one while Schneider drew two.

Hughes stood pat for the final draw and Schneider drew two.

Tom Schneider: 10x6x5x4x2x
Ryan Hughes: 7x6x5x3x2x

Hughes had made number three after the second draw which was enough to end Schneider's deep run in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Hughes
525,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ryan HughesTom Schneider

Chip Leader Damm Puts Schneider on the Short Stack

Level 27

Picking action up on the first draw, Tom Schneider drew two from early position while Josh Damm took three on the button.

Schneider then check-called a bet from Damm from his dwindling stack. The former WSOP Player of the Year still needed two cards, while Damm only took one.

Schneider then check-called another bet before the final draw, where each player needed one card.

Schneider now led out, leaving himself just 125,000 behind. Damm called and Schneider showed 8x5x4x4x3x for a bluffed pair of fours.

Damm picked him off with Kx7x6x5x3x for the winner to rocket to well over two million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Damm
2,500,000
1,675,000
1,675,000
Profile photo of Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
125,000
-375,000
-375,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Tom SchneiderJosh Damm

Hillman Won't Go Down Without a Fight

Level 27
Louis Hillman
Louis Hillman

Louis Hillman bet from the button and received calls from Michael Rodrigues from the small blind and Allen Kessler from the big blind. Hillman and Rodrigues each drew two while Kessler drew four.

"I've never done this before" Kessler said as he asked for four on the first draw.

"ICM is for poor people" Patrick Leonard joked from the seat right next to him.

Rodrigues and Kessler checked after the first draw, Hillman bet, and both of his opponents made the call. Hillman stood pat, Rodrigues drew one and Kessler drew two.

After the second draw Kessler and Rodrigues checked again. Hillman bet, Rodrigues called and Kessler folded. Hillman once again stood pat while Rodrigues drew one.

Both players checked with no draws remaining. Hillman showed 8x5x4x3x2x for eight perfect and took it down, once again adding to his stack when he was on the brink of elimination.

"How many double-ups is that?", Josh Damm asked from the next table over.

"That was a triple-up", Hillman replied as he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Rodrigues pt
Michael Rodrigues
1,380,000
-395,000
-395,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
1,350,000
310,000
310,000
Profile photo of Louis Hillman us
Louis Hillman
600,000
250,000
250,000

Tags: Allen KesslerJosh DammLouis HillmanMichael RodriguesPatrick Leonard

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Limits: 40,000/80,000

Charles Tucker Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,222)

Level 26
Charles Tucker
Charles Tucker

Michael Rodrigues raised in the hijack and got three-bet by a short-stacked Charles Tucker in the cutoff. Action folded back to Rodrigues, who just called, leaving Tucker with 30,000 behind.

Each player drew two and after Rodrigues checked, Tucker committed his final chips, which Rodrigues called.

Rodrigues drew one, while Tucker still needed two. On the final draw each drew one then revealed what they were drawing to.

Charles Tucker: 6x4x3x2x/Xx
Michael Rodrigues: 8x7x4x3x/Xx

Rodrigues revealed first, drawing a 9x, meaning Tucker needed any nine, eight, or seven to survive.

Unfortunately for him, he peeled another 4x, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Rodrigues pt
Michael Rodrigues
1,775,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Charles Tucker us
Charles Tucker
Busted

Tags: Charles TuckerMichael Rodrigues

Tana Karnchanakphan Eliminated in 15th place ($5,840)

Level 26
Tana Karnchanakphan
Tana Karnchanakphan

Ryan Hughes bet from the cutoff and Tana Karnchanakphan made it three bets from the small blind. Hughes raised it to four bets to put his opponent all-in and Karnchanakphan made the call and was at risk.

Karnchanakphan stood pat for all three streets while Hughes drew two, then one, then one again.

Tana Karnchanakphan: 8x7x6x5x2x
Ryan Hughes: 8x6x5x3x2x

Karnchanakphan had started with an eight seven, but Hughes made an eight-six on the end. The RunGood Poker Series president was sent to the rail in 15th place as a result while Hughes collected a decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Hughes
420,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Tana Karnchanakphan
Busted

Tags: Ryan HughesTana Karnchanakphan