Anderson Ireland raised in the cutoff as action went on Mike Thorpe on the button. "Isolate. Draw one and try to make a wheel," Thorpe said as he three-bet, and Ireland called.
Ireland took two and Thorpe one. Thorpe then bet, and Ireland called.
Both players drew one and Thorpe bet again. Ireland called and drew one, while Thorpe stood pat.
Both players checked. "10-7," Ireland announced, showing 10x7x6x3x2x. Thorpe took a few seconds to reveal his cards.
"I have 10-6," he eventually said, turning over 10x6x5x3x2x to reveal the pot.
"Sick slow roll," Ireland said with a laugh.
"I forgot whether I had a seven or a six," Thorpe replied.
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There was a mixup at the start of the day when Elie Nakache and Eli Elezra accidentally had their bags switched and put on the wrong tables. After the situation was cleared up, Nakache took his rightful seat next to Joe McKeehen and opened from the cutoff. McKeehen then three-bet on the button, and Nakache called.
Both players drew two and Nakache led out with a bet. McKeehen called and drew two, while Nakache took one and bet. McKeehen again called.
Nakache took one and McKeehen stood pat. Nakache checked to McKeehen, then folded after McKeehen bet.
Timing may have cost the 2021 WSOP Player of the Year a spot on the ballot. He's one of six players who will return at 1:30 p.m. PT on Thursday to compete in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship final table, all with a shot at securing the most coveted mixed games title in the world.
The 57 survivors from the opening day will be joined by a host of new arrivals to chase the money bubble and a spot at the final table when Day 2 of Event #67: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship begins at 1 p.m. local time.
Oatmeal tycoon Brian Tate sits atop the leaderboard at the start of the day with 367,000, with bracelet winners Andrew Yeh (327,000) and Hanh Tran (306,000) rounding out the podium. Robert Wells, looking for redemption after suffering a bad beat near the bubble of the $50,000 PPC a few days ago, is also inside the top five with 281,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Brian Tate
United States
367,000
46
2
Andrew Yeh
United States
327,000
41
3
Hanh Tran
Austria
306,000
38
4
Robert Wells
United Kingdom
281,000
35
5
Pierre Lewandowski
France
280,000
35
6
Ryan Hoenig
United States
260,000
33
7
Jon Turner
United States
253,000
32
8
Patrick Stacey
Canada
236,000
30
9
Michael Rodrigues
Portugal
235,000
29
10
Oscar Johansson
Sweden
225,000
28
Other top stacks include Ryan Hoenig (260,000), Jon Turner (253,000), Main Event champion Joe McKeehen (225,000), Viktor Blom (197,000), “Crazy Mike” Thorpe (179,000), Allen Kessler (175,000), Jennifer Harman (163,000), and Todd Brunson (160,000). Further down the leaderboard of this talent-laden field are Brandon Shack-Harris (146,000), Joao Vieira (102,000), lowball king Billy Baxter (100,000), Scott Seiver (86,000), Ari Engel (85,000), and Gus Hansen (83,000).
Mike Thorpe
A total of 140 players have already entered, just one off last year’s total. The field should blow past that number, as late registration remains open for the first level of the day. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Levels will be 60 minutes today, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 15. The plan is to play 10 levels today.
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