2017 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Stuer Flops a Set

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With around 35,000 in the pot and the board reading {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, Matt Berkey checked from the small blind and Julian Stuer bet 26,000. Berkey called and the {5-Spades} fell on the river.

Berkey checked again and Stuer continued with a bet of 62,000. Berkey thought for a couple minutes and eventually placed out a call. Stuer tabled {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a set of nines and Berkey tossed his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
298,000
8,000
8,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
90,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Julian StuerMatt Berkey

Help-pi!

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Andy Park limped in from the cutoff and Juha Helppi raised to 23,500 from the small blind. Claas Segebrecht was in the big blind and called for his last 18,500. Park went into the tank and took a sip of his coffee before deciding to call.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Helppi decided to check. Park paused for a moment and bet 25,000. Helppi thought about his next move and decided to put in a check-raise to 50,000. Park grabbed his coffee again and took several slow sips before deciding to fold.

"Ace-queen of hearts one time?!" laughed Segebrecht as he tabled {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Unfortunately for him. Helppi tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} for two pairs and he needed to hit one of the two remaining fours in the deck to survive. The turn was the {6-Spades} and the river was the {9-Spades}, sending Segebrecht to the rail.

Helppi now has a mountain of chips in front of him and appears to have the top stack for the moment.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
630,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andy Park us
Andy Park
120,000
-170,000
-170,000
Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
Busted

Tags: Andy ParkClaas SegebrechtJuha Helppi

Cate Hall Survives the Bubble and Doubles

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Cate Hall
Cate Hall

On a board reading {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}, Cate Hall was in the big blind and all in for her last 38,000 chips. Simon Lam was in early position and gave her action.

Hall had the best of it with {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} and was at risk against Lam's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

The turn was the {q-Spades} and the river was the {a-Spades}, giving Hall a much-needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Lam us
Simon Lam
137,000
19,400
19,400
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
115,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Cate HallSimon Lam

Steve Karp Eliminates Jeff Hakim on the Bubble

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Steve Karp and Jeff Hakim got all of their money in the middle on the money bubble. It was a classic race scenario with Karp holding {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} against the {a-}{k-} of Hakim.

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Although Hakim hit his king on the river, it also made a straight for Karp. Hakim was eliminated on the money bubble and the remaining 94 players will be guaranteed a payday of $7,414.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Karp us
Steve Karp
168,000
96,000
96,000
Jeff Hakim lb
Jeff Hakim
Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Dinner Break

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

There are 96 players remaining, just two eliminations away from the money, and they are all heading on a 60-minute dinner break. The action will start up again at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.

Helppi Makes a Big Call Near the Bubble

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

The money bubble is just two eliminations away, and a big pot was brewing on table 719 just before the dinner break.

With about 100,000 in the middle, on a board reading {q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Jack Salter checked from the big blind and Juha Helppi bet 52,000 from the cutoff. Salter paused for a minute before moving all in, having Helppi covered by a lot. Helppi had 226,000 total, and had a big decision to make with the money bubble looming.

Helppi went into the tank for several minutes, clearly agonized by the decision. A crowd started to form as players headed on a dinner break. Salter remained still the entire time until Helppi finally called.

Salter gave Helppi a thumbs up and rapped the table, showing {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for two pair eights and fives. Helppi tabled {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a straight to the eight and raked in the massive pot.

Salter asked, "If I made it 150,000 would you have folded?" Helppi replied, "It would've been much easier to fold if you made it 150,000."

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
575,000
362,500
362,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
327,000
-143,000
-143,000

Tags: Jack SalterJuha Helppi

Updated Stacks: Tables 724 and 725

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
530,000
450,000
450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Donis Agnelli it
Donis Agnelli
320,000
135,400
135,400
Edouard Echinard fr
Edouard Echinard
263,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ronald Connor us
Ronald Connor
260,000
260,000
260,000
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
220,000
110,000
110,000
[Removed:14] us
[Removed:14]
165,000
60,600
60,600
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
145,000
91,000
91,000
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
142,000
95,100
95,100
Arkadiy Tsinis us
Arkadiy Tsinis
125,000
-54,000
-54,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
110,000
1,500
1,500
Kework Besiktasliyan nl
Kework Besiktasliyan
106,000
45,200
45,200
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
101,000
2,600
2,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
96,000
16,000
16,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
83,000
31,000
31,000
Allen Pock us
Allen Pock
78,000
-12,700
-12,700
Gil Morgensztern br
Gil Morgensztern
75,000
3,000
3,000

Julian Stuer Keepin' Busy

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Julian Stuer
Julian Stuer

The action was complete and the cards were being turned over as Chad Layne was all in for his remaining 40,000. Julian Stuer was his opponent who tabled {a-Spades}{k-Spades} against the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} of Layne. The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Stuer hit an ace to send Layne to the rail.

In the next hand, Stuer raised preflop and was called by the button and Matt Berkey in the big blind. The flop came {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Berkey led out for 15,000. Stuer called and the button folded, leading to the {k-Clubs} on the turn. Berkey checked this time and Stuer fired out a bet of 12,000. Berkey called and the {8-Spades} fell on the river. Both players checked and Berkey tabled {q-Spades}{j-Spades} to win the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
290,000
115,000
115,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
85,000
-5,000
-5,000
Chad Layne us
Chad Layne
Busted

Tags: Chad LayneJulian StuerMatt Berkey

To the Rail

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Yunsheng Sun cn
Yunsheng Sun
Busted
Bertrand Rosique fr
Bertrand Rosique
Busted
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
Busted
Lisa Hamilton us
Lisa Hamilton
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Lowe us
Richard Lowe
Busted
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Mark Scacewater us
Mark Scacewater
Busted
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax.fr
Jerry Odeen se
Jerry Odeen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Jay Sharon us
Jay Sharon
Busted
Daniel Fischer us
Daniel Fischer
Busted
Jimmy Guerrero fr
Jimmy Guerrero
Busted
Robert Henderson us
Robert Henderson
Busted
Fred Berger us
Fred Berger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Xuming Qi cn
Xuming Qi
Busted
Raul Martinez Requena es
Raul Martinez Requena
Busted
Walter Treccarichi it
Walter Treccarichi
Busted
Steven Tabb us
Steven Tabb
Busted
Jonathan Therme fr
Jonathan Therme
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
George Konkle us
George Konkle
Busted
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
Busted
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Terry Fan tw
Terry Fan
Busted

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