2017 World Series of Poker
Alex Rocha Spins it Up to Move on to Day 2
Alex Rocha had about 7,000 in front of him moments ago, and when we made our way back to his table, he had around 54,000.
The player on the button moved all in for 10,200, and Rocha called. The button was at risk with , and Rocha was ahead with .
The board ran out , and Rocha held to advance to Day 2 tomorrow.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Rocha |
65,200
41,800
|
41,800 |
Tirza Sanders Busts Cory Waaland to Advance to Day 2
Tirza Sanders limped in on the button, and Cory Waaland checked his option.
The flop came , and Waaland checked. Sanders bet 1,500, and Waaland check-raised to 4,500. Sanders called. The turn was the , and Waaland led out for 6,200. Sanders moved all in, and Waaland called for about 14,000 total.
Waaland was at risk with for a pair and a straight draw, while Sanders held for two pair.
The river was the , and Waaland was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tirza Sanders | 59,800 | |
Cory Waaland | Busted |
Through to Round Two
The players below are through to the next round, there are currently still six tables playing heads-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Damien Leforbes |
65,900
65,900
|
65,900 |
Adam Krach |
65,700
65,700
|
65,700 |
Michael Scarborough |
65,600
65,600
|
65,600 |
Christoph Brand |
65,400
65,400
|
65,400 |
Daniel Dangoor |
65,200
65,200
|
65,200 |
Kevin Eyster | 65,100 | |
|
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Derek Wolters |
64,900
64,900
|
64,900 |
Chris Gordon
|
64,800
64,800
|
64,800 |
Thomas Scholze |
64,700
64,700
|
64,700 |
Arin Youssefian |
63,900
63,900
|
63,900 |
Terry Fan |
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Tirza Sanders | 59,800 | |
Raghuram Jonnalagedda |
59,300
59,300
|
59,300 |
James Czarnecki |
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Jonathan Little Defeats Danny Suied to Advance to Day 2
Jonathan Little limped in on the button, and Danny Suied raised to 3,000. Little paused for a moment and then slid forward a tower of chips, putting Suied to the test for his remaining stack worth 18,000. Suied quickly called.
Suied was at risk with , flipping against Little's .
The flop came , and it was looking fairly safe for Suied until the hit the turn. The river was the , and Suied was eliminated.
Little has now moved on to Day 2 tomorrow at noon with 65,600 chips and a guaranteed cash worth at least $4,837.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Little |
65,600
40,600
|
40,600 |
Danny Suied | Busted |
Through to Round Two
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alan Spotts |
65,800
49,600
|
49,600 |
Thiago Nishijima | 64,900 | |
|
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Oluwashola Akindele | 64,700 | |
Marek Ohnisko | 59,800 | |
Chris Moorman |
58,800
42,800
|
42,800 |
Andrew Brokos Eliminates Govert Metaal
Govert Metaal went all in preflop and was called by Andrew Brokos.
Andrew Brokos:
Govert Metaal:
The board ran out . The flopped king wasn't enough, as the river brought the ace to knock Metaal out of the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Brokos |
63,900
41,900
|
41,900 |
Govert Metaal | Busted |
Through to Round Two
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phachara Wongwichit | 65,900 | |
Brian Kelly | 65,900 | |
Rodeen Talebi | 65,800 | |
Martin Staszko |
65,600
48,600
|
48,600 |
Kyle Cartwright | 65,600 | |
|
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Kevin Visentin | 65,000 | |
Thomas Boivin | 64,900 | |
Matas Dilpsas | 64,900 | |
Curt Kohlberg | 64,700 | |
Carlos Mortensen |
64,500
58,700
|
58,700 |
|
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Josh Kau
|
59,700 | |
Jonathan Tamayo |
59,700
35,200
|
35,200 |
Philip Tom | 59,300 | |
Nathan Bjenno
|
59,200 | |
Matthew Ernst | 57,100 |
Break Time
The remaining players have just gone for a 15-minute break.
There are about 29 heads-up matches remaining, returning to Level 10 with blinds at 500/1,000 with a 100 ante.
While you wait, have a look at Esther Taylor-Brady's opinions on...
Through to Round Two
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Geisman | 66,100 | |
Jesse Yaginuma | 65,800 | |
Xavier Bios
|
65,525 | |
John Phan | 65,400 | |
Kenny Hallaert |
65,100
37,100
|
37,100 |
Zachary Smiley | 59,600 | |
Russell Thomas | 59,500 | |
Bryce Daifuku | 59,100 | |
Matthew Haugen | 58,900 | |
Doug Hartwick | 58,800 | |
Jonathan Maher | 58,400 |