Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-04-2017 00:29 UTC-7

Moorman, Kiriopoulos Over 100,000

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Some updated stacks around the room with Chris Moorman and Demosthenes Kiriopoulos climbing over the 100,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	130,000 -2,000	-2,000

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	112,000 19,300	19,300
Esther Taylor	63,800 -8,600	-8,600
Tom Marchese	59,500 38,100	38,100

Michael Smith	37,000 14,700	14,700
Joseph Cheong	Busted

Jaspal Brar	Busted

Matt Stout	Busted
Men Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman

07-04-2017 00:26 UTC-7

Ivan Deyra Eliminates Kristen Bicknell

Brentharrington

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Ivan Deyra opened on the button to 1,800 and Kristen Bicknell three-bet from the small blind, making it 6,800 to go. Deyra called.

The flop came and Bicknell went all in for her remaining 9,000. Deyra quickly called.

Bicknell had versus the of Deyra. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Deyra a straight and eliminating Bicknell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Deyra	38,000

Kristen Bicknell	Busted

Tags: Kristen Bicknell Ivan Deyra

07-04-2017 00:23 UTC-7

Helppi Keeps Firing

Adam Lamers

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Juha Helppi raised to 2,000 from early position and was called by four other players. The flop came and the action was checked to Helppi who bet 3,500. The button was the only player to call and they were heads up to the turn.

The came on the turn and Helppi led out for 10,500. His opponent took some time to think before showing face up but mucked the rest of his hand. Helppi finally got everyone out of the way after continuing to bet his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	72,100 19,500	19,500

Tags: Juha Helppi

07-04-2017 00:19 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	139,000 47,000	47,000

Chris Moorman	132,000 59,300	59,300

Esther Taylor	72,400 4,400	4,400
Jessica Dawley	70,600 -3,400	-3,400

Shannon Shorr	59,000 41,500	41,500

Rick Alvarado	58,000 45,000	45,000
Maxx Coleman	37,000

Vinnie Pahuja	37,000 29,500	29,500
Mark Radoja	24,000

Connor Drinan	22,400 10,400	10,400

Martin Staszko	18,000 3,000	3,000
Andy Spears	18,000 1,300	1,300
Chance Kornuth	17,200 -9,600	-9,600

Toby Lewis	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

07-03-2017 23:48 UTC-7

Last Break of the Day

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Players are heading on their last 15-minute break of the day. There will be two levels remaining when they return and the money bubble will be approaching quickly.

07-03-2017 23:25 UTC-7

Dawley Doubles Up

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

After arriving at the table to see a pile of chips being counted, it happened to be those of Jessica Dawley. The board read and Dawley's hand was still face up showing for a set of tens. The dealer pushed the pot towards Dawley and she stacked her 74,000 plus chips. "I wasn't even going to play this event," Dawley said while she continued piling up her new chips. It would appear she should start planning for a Day 2 of this event with only two levels remaining in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Dawley	74,000 65,400	65,400

Tags: Jessica Dawley

07-03-2017 23:09 UTC-7

Prizepool Payouts

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

The prizepool information has been made official with a total of 1,058 entries making up a prizepool of $1,428,300. There will be 159 places being paid with a min-cash being worth $2,252. The eventual champion will be taking home $268,555 and a WSOP gold bracelet.

07-03-2017 23:09 UTC-7

Bad Blood: Second in WSOP's POY, Chris Ferguson Joins the Field

Brentharrington

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Chris Ferguson and John Racener are tied with 14 cashes each this summer — the current record. Racener won his first WSOP gold bracelet this year and currently holds the number one spot on the WSOP's Player of the Year leaderboard. Ferguson is second.

There was an error last night and, for a brief time, it showed Ferguson as the leader. That prompted a reaction from some people on social media.

Hey @Ray_Henson @angryjmonnett @barrygreenstein @JamesObst @AdiAgarwal_int @GoLeafsGoEh @RealKidPoker, step it up p… https://t.co/Ep4hStclpH
— Remko Rinkema (@RemkoRinkema)

Ferguson received double points for his latest cash and the error has been fixed. A lot of people have strong opinions about their feelings toward Ferguson possibly winning the POY title, and some have just been cheering for his opposition, for instance, Racener, John Monnette, or Ray Henson, who was the leader last week.

@RemkoRinkema @Ray_Henson @angryjmonnett @barrygreenstein @JamesObst @AdiAgarwal_int @GoLeafsGoEh @RealKidPoker Joh… https://t.co/cP7D8PWJyP
— Diana Cox-Monnette (@DianaMonnette)

No matter your feelings, the five-time bracelet winner is a force to be reckoned with. Of his five bracelets, four are from different poker disciplines and he has finished second or better in eight different games.

This event might not be worth a ton of points, but with over 1,000 people in the field and a first-prize of $268,555, a deep run in this tournament would put Ferguson in a solid position heading into the home stretch of the 2017 WSOP.

And he at least has one fan cheering for him on social media.

@RemkoRinkema @Ray_Henson @angryjmonnett @barrygreenstein @JamesObst @AdiAgarwal_int @GoLeafsGoEh @RealKidPoker Go Chris!
— Irondog Allen (@PhenoPhyte)

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	7,500 7,500	7,500

07-03-2017 22:58 UTC-7

Notables Still Surviving

Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	92,700 44,700	44,700
Chris Moorman	72,700 8,700	8,700

Men Nguyen	43,000 20,800	20,800

Jaspal Brar	29,500 22,000	22,000

Matt Affleck	28,400 8,900	8,900
Chance Kornuth	26,800 600	600

Tom Marchese	21,400

Maria Ho	Busted