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2010 WSOP: Peter Gelencser Wins Event #7 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

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2-7 Triple Draw Lowball is an odd game because the objective of the game is to win with the worst possible hands. Having a pair is no good, and Aces, Kings and Queens are to be avoided. The first time Triple Draw Lowball was first introduced in the WSOP was in 2002, and John Juanda was the first winner. In 2003, Men "The Master" Nguyen won it. It was not included as an event between 2004 to 2006, and returned in 2007, and was won by Rafi Amit . John Phan won in 2008, and Phil Ivey won it in 2009. For the 2010 World Series of Poker , it is only the sixth time that a Triple Draw Lowball event was played, and the big winner was none other than Peter Gelencser of Budapest, Hungary, who outlasted 291 players to win the coveted WSOP bracelet and a first place cash prize of $180K. Raphael Zimmerman was the runner-up, and won 110K. Don McNamara came in thrid to earn $73K. David Chiu was the chip leader entering the final table, but busted out at 4th place to win $50K. The ...

2010 WSOP: Final Eight Remain For Event #7 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)

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291 poker hopefuls paid the $2,500 buy-in to take part in Event #7 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball of the 2010 World Series of Poker . 87 were able to make it to Day 2, but eventually that field went down to just the final table of 8 players. Among some notablepoker names busting out, but in the money were David Singer (30) Andrew Black (24), Hoyt Corkins (22) Greg Mueller (20), Eli Elezra (15), Ted Forrest (12), David Baker (11) and Fazrad Bonyadi (9) . Remaining in the eight-handed final table are Jameson Painter, Shunjiro Uchida, Leonard Martin, Tad Jurgenz, Raphael Zimmerman, Don McNamara, Peter Gelencser and tournament chip leader David Chiu . 8th place wins at least $17K while first place bags $180K and a WSOP Bracelet.