Event #53: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-27-2017 19:45 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	34,000 15,500	15,500

Jeff Shulman	26,000 2,000	2,000
Michael O'Grady	21,000 6,000	6,000
Frank Kassela	17,800 8,300	8,300

Bruce Buffer	11,000 -5,800	-5,800
Terrence Chan	Busted

Anatoly Filatov	Busted

Level: 5

Limits: 400/800

Ante: 0

06-27-2017 19:17 UTC-7

Break Time

Brentharrington

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

The players are on a 15-minute break.

06-27-2017 19:07 UTC-7

Kakon Looking for More Success in Limit

Brentharrington

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

William Kakon has a WSOP gold bracelet in limit hold'em and is an early leader today.

Kakon won the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event in 2015, and he finished ninth in this event that same year. He has over $400,000 in WSOP earnings on 16 cashes. That is almost half of his career tournament earnings across all events. So far this year, he has one cash; he finished 12th in Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kakon	50,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: William Kakon

06-27-2017 18:52 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jameson Painter	29,000 -1,500	-1,500
Justin Bonomo	21,000 400	400

Martin Kabrhel	20,500 5,500	5,500

Joao Vieira	20,500 7,500	7,500

Michael Gathy	13,000 -2,000	-2,000

Ronnie Bardah	9,000 -450	-450

Nacho Barbero	7,700 -7,300	-7,300

Kyle Hartree	7,000 -8,000	-8,000
Steve Foutty	2,900 -14,600	-14,600

06-27-2017 18:35 UTC-7

JC Tran Eliminated

Shirley Ang

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

Jesse Martin raised from the under-the-gun position, Tim West called in the button, and JC Tran was all in from the big blind.

The flop came , West bet, and Martin folded. West showed for the flush draw and Tran had ten high.

The turn was the to give West the flush and had Tran drawing dead. The on the river didn't make a difference anymore and Tran was eliminated and grabbed his stuff.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	Busted

Tags: JC Tran Jesse Martin Tim West

06-27-2017 18:34 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Witteles	32,500 4,600	4,600

Jameson Painter	30,500 19,000	19,000
Jimmy Fricke	21,400
Justin Bonomo	20,600 5,600	5,600

Ian Johns	16,200 -3,500	-3,500

Matthew Schreiber	13,200 900	900

Hal Lubarsky	11,700
Ronnie Bardah	9,450 -5,550	-5,550

Level: 4

Limits: 300/600

Ante: 0

06-27-2017 18:16 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 3 : 250/500, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Shulman	32,000 11,600	11,600

Jesse Martin	29,000 5,600	5,600

Roland Israelashvili	22,700 7,700	7,700
Christopher Vitch	21,000 7,000	7,000

Anthony Zinno	18,400

Matt Grapenthien	17,000 2,000	2,000

Ryan D'Angelo	14,900

Tim West	14,200 700	700
Tyler Bonkowski	5,200 -5,300	-5,300

JC Tran	3,650 -10,850	-10,850

06-27-2017 18:13 UTC-7

Justin Tazelaar vs. Eric Wasserson

Shirley Ang

Level 3 : 250/500, 0 ante

Justin Tazelaar raised from the button and Eric Wasserson three-bet from the small blind. Tazelaar called.

The flop came ]Kh5sTh], Wasserson bet, and Tazelaar called.

The turn brought them the and Tazelaar called the bet of Wasserson.

The board was completed with the on the river, Wasserson bet, and Tazelaar raised. Wasserson took a bit of time to consider his option but in the end opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Tazelaar	22,000 5,500	5,500
Eric Wasserson	14,500 -2,300	-2,300

Tags: Eric Wasserson Justin Tazelaar