2017 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$527,555
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,438,250
Entries
505
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 24th Place ($14,277)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Aditya Agarwal
Aditya Agarwal

In a three-way all-in, Aditya Agarwal raised all in for roughly 200,000 with {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} from early position, Ashton Griffin reshoved from middle position with {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}, and Dennis Blieden woke up with {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} in the blinds and called all in for about 500,000.

Blieden's queens held up, giving him the double through Griffin, and eliminating Agarwal in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dennis Blieden
1,200,000
755,000
755,000
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Ashton Griffin
350,000
-500,000
-500,000
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Aditya Agarwal
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ashton Griffin Eliminated in 22nd Place ($14,277)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ashton Griffin
Ashton Griffin

With the board reading {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, Ashton Griffin had all his chips in the middle from the big blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko had him at risk in middle position.

Griffin: {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Timoshenko: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

Timoshenko's aces were ahead and they held up on the {3-Spades} turn and the {J-Diamonds} river. Griffin was eliminated in 22nd place for a payout of $14,277.

Player Chips Progress
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
1,011,000
591,000
591,000
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Ashton Griffin
Busted

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Chris Moorman Doubles Through Liang Xu

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

With the board reading {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} {2-Spades} and 150,000 in the pot, Chris Moorman bet 40,000 in the big blind. His lone opponent, Liang Xu, was on the button and he moved all in. Moorman called for his whole stack, which totaled 162,000, and they showed down.

Xu: {6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Moorman: {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Moorman was ahead with top pair and open-ended, but he had to fade Xu's straight outs. The {J-Hearts} river gave Moorman a straight and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Moorman
474,000
166,000
166,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Liang Xu
194,000
194,000
194,000

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Carlos Boyd Eliminated in 20th Place ($14,277)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Carlos Boyd
Carlos Boyd

Carlos Boyd open-shoved for 167,000 in middle position and David Ormsby called in the big blind to put Boyd at risk.

Boyd: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Ormsby: {K-Spades}{8-Spades}

Ormsby was well behind the kings of Boyd, but the {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop gave Ormsby a flush draw and he hit it on the {Q-Spades} turn. The river was the {A-Spades} and Boyd was eliminated in 20th place for a payout of $14,277.

Player Chips Progress
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David Ormsby
1,245,000
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Carlos Boyd
Busted

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Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Kenneth Smaron Gets a Good Turn Against Chris Brammer

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Heads up on a flop of {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Chris Brammer checked in the big blind and Kenneth Smaron bet 50,000 under the gun. Brammer called and the turn was the {K-Clubs}. Both players checked and they also checked the {4-Hearts} river.

Brammer tabled {A-Clubs}{2-Spades} for a counterfeit flopped two pair and Smaron's {A-Spades}{6-Clubs} for aces and kings with the six kicker was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Brammer
625,000
-115,000
-115,000
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Kenneth Smaron
600,000
90,000
90,000

Alex Foxen Doubles Through Jett Schencker

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Jett Schencker called from the big blind.

The flop came down {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Schencker checked to Foxen who continued for 70,000. Schencker check-raised to 175,000, Foxen called, and the turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Schencker shoved for effectively 325,000 and Foxen called all in with {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. Schencker was drawing thin with {A-}{3-}.

The river was the {7-Spades}, safe for Foxen to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Foxen
1,175,000
595,000
595,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Jett Schencker
325,000
-475,000
-475,000

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