Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-07-2017 20:51 UTC-7

Counts Miranda #627 / #628 / #637

Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Graner	685,000 35,000	35,000
Christopher Farmer	610,000 270,000	270,000
Vinicius De Silva	530,000 530,000	530,000
Chance Kornuth	530,000 -20,000	-20,000

John Armbrust	420,000 -50,000	-50,000
Kris Homerding	390,000 162,800	162,800
Georgios Zisimopoulos	348,000 188,000	188,000
James Kirvin	315,000 85,000	85,000
Dylan Wilkerson	295,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ryan D'Angelo	285,000 -125,000	-125,000

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick	280,000 280,000	280,000
Jason Wagen	260,000 179,000	179,000
Daniel Negreanu	240,000

Anton Bertilsson	205,000 15,000	15,000
Charlie Carrel	180,000 -185,000	-185,000
Ryan Olsen	175,000 133,800	133,800
Traian Bostan	175,000 -35,000	-35,000
Farzad Tafti	140,000 109,500	109,500
Denis Pisarev	105,000 -15,000	-15,000
Steve Hwang	100,000 -5,000	-5,000
Gianluca Speranza	90,000 -25,000	-25,000
Ashor Ochana	85,000 47,600	47,600
Justin Zaki	80,000 -81,000	-81,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

07-07-2017 20:26 UTC-7

Negreanu Finally Doubles Up

Yori Epskamp

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

Daniel Negreanu had been hovering around 20-30 big blinds for hours today but finally found the double-up he was looking for.

Negreanu had exposed, an all-in button in front of him, and the board had ran out . Florentino Coalla was his adversary in the hand, and his hand was face-down in the muck against Negreanu's nut straight. With the hand, Negreanu doubled up to 240,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	240,000 145,000	145,000

Florentino Coalla	160,000 -460,000	-460,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Florentino Coalla

07-07-2017 20:25 UTC-7

Ryan Van Sanford Gets Paid

Sandra Barbour

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

Ryan Van Sanford, in middle position, opened to 12,500. The player on the button called, along with Michael Bailey in the big blind.

The flop was . Bailey checked. Van Sanford bet 21,000. The player on the button folded. Bailey stuck around with a call. The turn came the and was checked to the river. This time, Bailey led for 24,000. Van Sanford raised to 100,000. Bailey tanked for a while before calling.

Van Sanford revealed for a full house, and Bailey mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Van Sanford	290,000
Michael Bailey	165,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Michael Bailey Ryan Van Sanford

07-07-2017 20:23 UTC-7

Wilkerson Gets Paid

[user340040]

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

Steve Hwang was in middle position and raised to 12,000. Denis Pisarev was in the hijack and called. Dylan Wilkerson took a look at his cards in the big blind and three-bet to 40,000. Hwang and Pisarev called.

The flop was , and everyone checked. The turn was the , and everyone checked again. The river was the , and Wilkerson paused for a bit before moving all in for 83,500. Hwang tanked for a couple of minutes and called, sending Pisarev into the tank. A player at the table called clock after a couple of minutes, and as the tournament director began the countdown, Pisarev mucked his hand.

Dylan Wilkerson:
Steve Hwang:

The full house for Wilkerson was more than enough, and the wily pro slow-played it just enough to get paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Wilkerson	300,000 213,000	213,000
Denis Pisarev	120,000 54,900	54,900
Steve Hwang	105,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Denis Pisarev Dylan Wilkerson Steve Hwang

07-07-2017 20:17 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Yori Epskamp

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Graner	650,000 -8,000	-8,000
Konstantinos Nanos	610,000 118,000	118,000
Bjorn Rieger	485,000 213,000	213,000
Chris Johnson	480,000 155,000	155,000
John Armbrust	470,000 235,000	235,000
Tomas Jozonis	445,000 -70,000	-70,000
Ryan D'Angelo	410,000 379,900	379,900

Ryan Laplante	400,000 52,000	52,000

Jim Gilbert	400,000 -5,000	-5,000
Nikita Luther	360,000 262,800	262,800

Ian Steinman	250,000 89,000	89,000

Kevin Saul	210,000 -50,000	-50,000
Traian Bostan	210,000 152,600	152,600
Joseph Elpayaa	115,000 -122,000	-122,000
Daniel Negreanu	95,000 21,000	21,000

07-07-2017 20:14 UTC-7

Kevin Saul Takes One from Jim Gilbert

Sandra Barbour

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

Kevin Saul opened to 11,000 in the cutoff. Jim Gilbert raised to 26,000 on the button. Saul tank-called.

The flop came and was checked through. The turn was the . Saul bet 25,000, and Gilbert let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Gilbert	405,000 266,000	266,000
Kevin Saul	260,000 221,800	221,800

07-07-2017 20:10 UTC-7

Eliminations and Payouts from 99th - 91st ($5,784)

[user340040]

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Hon Cheong Lee	Busted
Ben Volpe	Busted
Steven Coppola	Busted
Michael Urbaniak	Busted
Juan Benito	Busted
Jiri Horak	Busted
Massimiliano Zanasi	Busted
Brian Mahoney	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted

07-07-2017 20:03 UTC-7

Dunst Doubles Up, Then Doubles Petleshkov

Yori Epskamp

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

Stephen Woodhead opened with a raise to 10,000 from under the gun. Everyone folded to Tony Dunst in the big blind, who shoved for 98,500. Woodhead, who played 100,000 in total, thought for around ten seconds before calling.

Tony Dunst:
Stephen Woodhead:

Dunst all but sealed it after the flop and scooped up the pot after the turn and river.

After posting his ante for the next hand, Woodhead was left with 1,000 and forced all in from the big blind. Viliyan Petleshkov shoved 71,500 from middle position, and Dunst called from the small blind.

Tony Dunst:
Viliyan Petleshkov:
Stephen Woodhead:

Woodhead had a good chuckle when he picked up nines again. The board ran out , and he septupled up. Petleshkov was second-best and won the more-than-substantial side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov	141,000 68,000	68,000
Tony Dunst	130,000 -36,000	-36,000

Stephen Woodhead	7,000 -85,000	-85,000

Tags: Stephen Woodhead Tony Dunst Viliyan Petleshkov

07-07-2017 20:02 UTC-7

Ace-High Good

Sandra Barbour

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

Ian Steinman opened to 11,000 in the cutoff. Action folded to Michael Gentili, in the big blind, who defended.

The players saw a flop of , which was checked to the turn. Gentili checked. Steinman bet 10,000. Gentili check-called. The river was the and was checked around.

Gentili revealed , and Steinman sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gentili	319,000 21,000	21,000
Ian Steinman	161,000 -20,100	-20,100

Tags: Ian Steinman Michael Gentili