2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2ab
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Jessica Ngu Sends One to the Rail

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With the board reading {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} and around 70,000 in the middle, the player in the big blind bet 35,000. Jessica Ngu was in middle position and put out a stack of 85,000, putting her opponent to a decision for his remaining 45,000 chips. Her opponent thought for a little while and called.

Ngu tabled {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} for kings full of queens, and her opponent showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for a smaller full house before making his exit. Ngu is now over 400,000 chips as the end of Day 2B nears.

Player Chips Progress
Jessica Ngu sg
Jessica Ngu
460,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Jessica Ngu

Aces for George

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On a board reading {5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts} with around 40,000 in the middle, Chris George bet out 35,000 into two players.

The first player would call before the third player would fold and reveal after the hand he folded {6-}{6-}.

The river landed the {4-Diamonds} and both George and his opponent checked.

George tabled his {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} and his opponent mucked. George is now over the 200,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Chris George us
Chris George
210,000
73,500
73,500

Tags: Chris George

2002 WSOP Main Event champion Robert Varkonyi Eliminated by Kenny Hallaert

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Robert Varkonyi
Robert Varkonyi

2002 Main Event winner Robert Varkonyi has been eliminated from the tournament by Kenny Hallaert. It was Varkonyi who started the action by limping in under the gun. Hallaert raised to 6.500 on the button, Varkonyi limp-shoved for around 35.000, and Hallaert called.

Robert Varkonyi: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Kenny Hallaert: {A-}{Q-}

The board ran out {K-}{Q-}{9-}{K-}{8-} and Hallaert's ace-queen held up to send Varkonyi to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
340,000
116,500
116,500
Robert Varkonyi us
Robert Varkonyi
Busted
Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kenny HallaertRobert Varkonyi

Raymer Loses a Little

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With about 10,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Greg Raymer was on the button and heads-up against a player in early position. Raymer's opponent checked and Raymer checked behind.

The turn brought the {Q-Clubs} and the early-position player checked. Raymer bet 3,000, and after brief consideration, his opponent called.

The river was the {9-Clubs} and both players checked. The early-position player tabled {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens and Raymer mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
90,500
-12,500
-12,500
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Greg Raymer

Updated Counts from Amazon Gold as Play Winds Down

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
419,000
-26,000
-26,000
Andrew Barber us
Andrew Barber
368,000
92,500
92,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
350,000
-12,600
-12,600
WSOP 3X Winner
Jonathan Dimmig us
Jonathan Dimmig
240,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Timothy Burt us
Timothy Burt
225,000
127,000
127,000
Christopher Vitch us
Christopher Vitch
223,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
134,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
129,000
-71,000
-71,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Benjamin Heath gb
Benjamin Heath
122,000
12,000
12,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
109,000
-28,200
-28,200
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Liv Boeree Makes a Straight to Stay Alive

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

The cameras were rushing over to catch up on the action at Liv Boeree's table as she had her remaining 9,500 all in from the big blind and the player in the cutoff had her at risk. The board read {J-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} and the hands had already been tabled.

Boeree's {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts} was good, as she made a runner-runner straight. Her opponent matched the 9,500 and Boeree collected the double up to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
27,000
11,400
11,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Liv Boeree

Saliba Slips

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 4,500, the button called, and Vivian Saliba three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded, and the button called.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and Saliba checked. The button bet 12,000, and Saliba called. The turn brought the {2-Clubs}, and Saliba checked again. The button shoved for about 55,000, putting Saliba to a decision for her stack. She went into the tank for several minutes before the clock was called.

Saliba still hadn't acted when the 10-second countdown began, and when it ended, her hand was declared dead. Her opponent took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
41,500
-30,500
-30,500
888poker

Tags: Vivian Saliba

Two For Raj Vohra

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Rah Vohra raised to 3,500 from middle position, the rest of the table folded, and Vohra collected the blinds and antes.

The following hand, Vohra opened to 3,700 from early position and the player in the big blind called. The flop came down {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and Vohra took it with a continuation bet.

Player Chips Progress
Raj Vohra us
Raj Vohra
325,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Raj Vohra

Craft Drops Some

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Catching the action with the board reading {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and roughly 25,000 in the pot, Mickey Craft bet out 17,000. He found a call from one player and a fold from another, and when Craft was shown his opponent's {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}, he mucked and dropped to below 600,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mickey Craft us
Mickey Craft
598,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Mickey Craft

Heath Takes a Hit; Stover Fighting; Konakchiev Has It

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Elena Stover just moved all in for slightly more than 10 big blinds and scooped the blinds and antes.

One table over, Ben Heath raised and called the shove of a short stack for 16,100 with {K-Spades}{10-Spades}. The player at risk showed {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and had a big sweat after the {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} flop, but both the {10-Diamonds} turn and {A-Clubs} river failed to improve Heath.

Then, a raise by Giuseppe Pantaleo was called by three opponents, including Valentino Konakchiev on the button. On the {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, the action checked to Konakiev, and he bet 6,500. One after the other, his opponents folded, and Konakiev flashed {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for top set as he took the pot. "Oh, you had it this time," another player at the table remarked, and Konakiev is the dominating chip leader at his table.

Player Chips Progress
Valentino Konakchiev bg
Valentino Konakchiev
300,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Benjamin Heath gb
Benjamin Heath
110,000
-40,000
-40,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo de
Giuseppe Pantaleo
55,000
-235,000
-235,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Elena Stover us
Elena Stover
23,000
-93,000
-93,000

Tags: Ben HeathElena StoverGiuseppe PantaleoValentino Konakchiev