2017 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
$618,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,896,950
Entries
623
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Engel's Cards Don't Change

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ari Engel was in position (cutoff) betting 2,000 on the {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop. Small blind Martin Staszko called, and they continued toward the turn.

The {J-Diamonds} landed next to the flop, and Staszko opted to lead for 5,000 himself. Engel called. Staszko pushed another 10,500 into the middle when the {3-Hearts} hit the felt on the river. This time, Engel needed more time to figure out his plan. He spent about a minute thinking, and then he peeked at his hole cards. He took another minute and gave his cards one more look.

Unfortunately for Engel, he still wasn't happy enough with what he saw, and eventually laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
75,000
52,000
52,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
52,000
7,400
7,400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelMartin Staszko

Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
145,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
88,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
80,000
25,800
25,800
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Jeff Hakim lb
Jeff Hakim
78,000
53,000
53,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
58,000
17,200
17,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
53,000
29,000
29,000
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
50,000
25,000
25,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
25,800
-29,700
-29,700
Jack Duong us
Jack Duong
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
19,500
2,500
2,500
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
12,100
-12,900
-12,900
WSOP 6X Winner

Chip Counts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
124,000
-4,000
-4,000
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
117,000
10,000
10,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
89,000
67,000
67,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
76,000
35,500
35,500
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
69,000
-6,000
-6,000
Tim West us
Tim West
49,300
-5,000
-5,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
46,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Walter Trecharicci it
Walter Trecharicci
37,000
-10,000
-10,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
24,000
14,700
14,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Joe Elpayaa us
Joe Elpayaa
23,000
-8,000
-8,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
22,000
-18,000
-18,000
Alex Rocha us
Alex Rocha
17,800
-19,200
-19,200
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
17,000
-8,000
-8,000
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Reiman Pays Liberto

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Ty Reiman checked from the big blind and called a bet of 2,800 from Justin Liberto on a {q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades} board. On the {j-Hearts} river, Reiman checked again, and Liberto bet 8,600. Reiman called within seconds of getting the count.

Liberto had {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and Reiman couldn't beat it.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
45,500
-8,500
-8,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Justin LibertoTyler Reiman

Filatov Takes from Lampropulos in a Goodbye Hand

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Anatoly Filatov
Anatoly Filatov

Maria Lampropulos raised to 2,000 from the hijack, prompting a three-bet from Anatoly Filatov, who tripled the bet from the small blind. Lampropulos looked at Filatov's stack, and he cut out his remaining chips, showing he had just under 50,000 behind. Lampropulos called.

Filatov continued with another 4,300 on the {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{J-Hearts} flop, and Lampropulos called again.

The {10-Spades} turn saw both players check, and Filatov bet out one more time on the {K-Diamonds} river. He made it 12,000 to go.

Lampropulos wasted only about twenty seconds before folding, leaving the pot to Filatov. The floor staff arrived right after that hand, breaking the table.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
75,000
48,000
48,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
51,500
51,500
51,500

Tags: Anatoly FilatovMaria Lampropulos

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
189,500
87,000
87,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexander Ivarsson se
Alexander Ivarsson
152,000
42,000
42,000
Simon Lam us
Simon Lam
115,000
70,000
70,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
85,000
29,800
29,800
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
41,000
16,000
16,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
36,000
$25K Fantasy
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
36,000
23,400
23,400
Anton Astapau by
Anton Astapau
33,400
8,400
8,400
Natasha Mercier lb
Natasha Mercier
20,300
-5,700
-5,700
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
17,400
-7,600
-7,600
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
16,000
-9,000
-9,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
14,500
-10,500
-10,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
13,200
-5,800
-5,800
WSOP 2X Winner
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
9,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
9,300
-3,500
-3,500

Affleck Doesn't Show

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Matt Affleck
Matt Affleck

Matt Affleck led out 8,500 from the small blind with {J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} on the felt. He was in a heads-up pot against a player in middle position, who called. The {5-Clubs} on the turn seemed to be a brick, and Affleck pulled the trigger. He shoved his remaining 18,200 in, puzzling the opponent.

Affleck's rival laid it down after about a one-minute tank, begging for free info. "Show me a bluff," he tried.

However, Affleck stayed calm, showing no expression and sliding his cards carefully into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
47,000
11,500
11,500

Tags: Matt Affleck

Beckley Doubles Through Grafton

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jan Schwippert raised to 2,000 preflop and received calls from Sam Grafton (button) and Josh Beckley (big blind). On the {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, action checked to Grafton, and he bet 3,100. Beckley put in 9,000, and Schwippert thought for a while and folded. Grafton called, then called Beckley's shove for 12,700 on the {a-Clubs} turn.

Beckley: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Grafton: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Grafton was in awful shape, and the {2-Clubs} confirmed a double for Beckley. After the hand, Schwippert said he folded the king-high flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Beckley us
Josh Beckley
46,000
28,400
28,400
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
7,300
-30,700
-30,700

Tags: Jan SchwippertJosh BeckleySam Grafton