2017 World Series of Poker

Event #23: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 5
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$690,469
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$4,147,722
Entries
1,759
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Hands #1-5: Rojas Pushes the Action

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #1: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Faraz Jaka called from the big blind. The flop came {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {9-Hearts} turn. Jaka checked and Rojas bet 300,000. Jaka called and the river was the {8-Diamonds}. Jaka checked again and Rojas bet 875,000. Jaka quickly mucked his cards.

Hand #2: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas raised to 250,000 and everyone folded.

Hand #3: Maurice Hawkins raised to 400,000, over half of his stack, but everyone folded.

Hand #4: Tim Reilly raised to 225,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Hand #5: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas raised to 250,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Tags: Faraz JakaJoseph Di Rosa RojasMaurice HawkinsTim Reilly

Josh Weiss Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,334)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Josh Weiss
Josh Weiss

Action folded around to Josh Weiss on the button and he moved all in for his last 215,000. Julian Stuer called from the big blind.

Weiss, who bubbled the November Nine last year, was at risk to bubble another official final table with {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, and was well behind Stuer's {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Weiss pulled ahead with a pair of tens. The turn was the {7-Hearts} and the river was the {k-Hearts}, giving Stuer a pair of kings and sending Weiss to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Julian Stuer
6,100,000
400,000
400,000
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Josh Weiss
Busted
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Hawkins Doubles Through Ghatge

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Maurice Hawkins raised to 240,000, leaving himself 25,000 behind, and Pratik Ghatge shoved for 930,000. Hawkins called.

Hawkins was at risk with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Ghatge tabled {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Hawkins found an ace to pull ahead. The turn was the {7-Spades} and the river was the {9-Spades}, sending the pot to Hawkins.

Player Chips Progress
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Maurice Hawkins
680,000
355,000
355,000
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Pratik Ghatge
675,000
-465,000
-465,000

Tags: Maurice HawkinsPratik Ghatge

Hawkins Leaves Himself With Three Bigs

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Maurice Hawkins in the cutoff and he raised to 310,000. Faraz Jaka was in the small blind and tanked for about a minute. Hawkins looked over at him and said, "There's not much poker left, man." After a moment, Jaka just called.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Jaka led out for 400,000. Hawkins smirked, looked back at his cards and said, "You should've just put me all in preflop. You gonna stop-and-go me." Hawkins folded, leaving himself 325,000 behind.

Player Chips Progress
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Faraz Jaka
3,925,000
925,000
925,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
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Maurice Hawkins
325,000
-925,000
-925,000

Tags: Faraz JakaMaurice Hawkins

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Break Time

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The remaining 10 players are on another break.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Di Rosa Rojas
18,300,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Tim Reilly
8,970,000
670,000
670,000
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Julian Stuer
5,700,000
550,000
550,000
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Jeffrey Tomlinson
4,300,000
-650,000
-650,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Faraz Jaka
3,000,000
350,000
350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
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Andrew Jernigan
2,130,000
-190,000
-190,000
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Maurice Hawkins
1,250,000
290,000
290,000
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Alexander Lynskey
1,160,000
-245,000
-245,000
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Pratik Ghatge
1,140,000
-110,000
-110,000
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Josh Weiss
670,000
-447,000
-447,000
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Pratik Ghatge Doubles Through Faraz Jaka

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Just a few short hands ago, Ghatge got it in with two red aces and was called by Andrew Jernigan's ace-four off suit. The board ran out with a four-card straight on board and the two players chopped the pot.

A little while later, Faraz Jaka raised to 180,000 from the hijack, and Pratik Ghatge moved all in for 495,000 on the button. Jaka called.

Ghatge was at risk with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}, ahead of Jaka's {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} with Ghatge still ahead. The turn was the {a-Diamonds} giving Ghatge a pair of aces, but Jaka had a diamond for a chance to improve. The river was the {k-Hearts} and Ghatge held on.

Player Chips Progress
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Faraz Jaka
2,650,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
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Pratik Ghatge
1,250,000
415,000
415,000

Tags: Faraz JakaPratik Ghatge

Heavyweight Battle

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins opened the action with a raise to 200,000 from early position. Tim Reilly was on the button and made the call, but Joseph Di Rosa Rojas was in the big blind and reraised to 675,000. Hawkins folded and Reilly stuck around to see the flop of {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}.

Rojas led out for 600,000 and Reilly called. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Rojas bet again for 1,100,000. Reilly thought for a moment but let his hand go, allowing Rojas to extend his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Di Rosa Rojas
17,300,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Tim Reilly
8,300,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000

Tags: Joseph Di Rosa RojasMaurice HawkinsTim Reilly

Tomlinson Has Kings... Again!

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

After doubling up with pocket kings earlier in the level, Jeffrey Tomlinson just now found himself in a similar situation.

Tomlinson raised to 225,000 from under the gun and the action was folded to Andrew Jernigan in the small blind who made the call. The flop came {q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Jernigan checked to Tomlinson who bet 450,000. Jernigan called and the turn card brought the {J-Clubs}. Jernigan checked again and Tomlinson announced he was all in for 1,700,000. Jernigan quickly called and tabled {A-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, only to find himself behind Tomlinson's {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

The river was the {7-Hearts}, changing nothing, and Tomlinson got another double-up with pocket kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeffrey Tomlinson
4,950,000
2,320,000
2,320,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Andrew Jernigan
2,320,000
-2,730,000
-2,730,000

Tags: Andrew JerniganJeff Tomlinson

Unofficial Final Table of Ten in the "Marathon"

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Unofficial Final Table - Event 23 "Marathon"
Unofficial Final Table - Event 23 "Marathon"

The final ten players in the "Marathon" have come together at a single table, with Joseph Di Rosa Rojas holding an overwhelming chip lead, sitting on 15,600,000. He came into the day with just over 10 million and has already increased his stack by 50 percent.

Here is how the final 10 players stack up:

SeatPlayer NameCountryChip Count
1Josh WeissUnited States1,117,000
2Maurice HawkinsUnited States960,000
3Julian StuerGermany5,150,000
4Faraz JakaUnited States2,900,000
5Andrew JerniganUnited States5,050,000
6Pratik GhatgeUnited Kingdom835,000
7Jeffrey TomlinsonUnited States2,630,000
8Tim ReillyUnited States9,700,000
9Alexander LynskeyAustralia1,405,000
10Joseph Di Rosa RojasVenezuela15,600,000

Tags: Alexander LynskeyAndrew JerniganFaraz JakaJoseph Di Rosa RojasJosh WeissJulian StuerMaurice HawkinsPratik GhatgeTim Reilly