2017 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$68,817
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$325,500
Entries
651
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Hands #63-65: Alex Cordova Applies Pressure

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand 63: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the button and Jermel Stephens called from the big blind. The flop came {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {K-Clubs} and Stephens checked again. Cordova bet 75,000 and Stephens folded.

Hand 64: Bryan Hollis raised to 50,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Hand 65: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.

Hands #58-62: Quads For the...Chop!

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand 58: Chris Solomon raised to 60,000 on the button, and Josh Clanton moved all in for 262,000 from the big blind. Solomon called.

Josh Clanton: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Chris Solomon: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The flop came {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, and Clanton still needed to hit one of his overcards to stay alive. The turn was the {K-Hearts}, giving Clanton some more outs to either win with a king or chop with a jack.

The river was the {j-Hearts} and Clanton cheered, knocking his chair over in the process. Both players played to board to chop the pot with quad jacks with a king kicker

Hand 59: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.

Hand 60: Chris Solomon raised to 60,000 from under the gun, and Alex Cordova called from the big blind.

The flop came {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and both players checked to the turn, which was the {2-Diamonds}. Cordova checked, and Solomon bet 100,000. Cordova called.

The river was the {q-Diamonds} and Cordova led out for 150,000. Solomon grabbed some chips and said, "I think you've got garbage. I can beat garbage." Eventually, he called. Cordova was reluctant to table his cards, so Solomon showed {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Cordova mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Solomon us
Chris Solomon
1,360,000 300,000
Alex Cordova us
Alex Cordova
530,000 -280,000
Bryan Hollis us
Bryan Hollis
WSOP 1X Winner
480,000 -35,000
Jermel Stephens us
Jermel Stephens
357,000 -10,000
Josh Clanton us
Josh Clanton
250,000 -140,000
Adem Arbuckle us
Adem Arbuckle
175,000 -205,000

Tags: Alex CordovaChris SolomonJosh Clanton

Hands #50-57: Jermel Stephens Chips Up

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand 50: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Chris Solomon called from the big blind. The flop came {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Cordova led out for 60,000. Solomon folded.

Hand 51: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the button and Chris Solomon moved all in from the small blind. Jermel Stephens folded the big blind and Cordova let his hand go as well.

Hand 52: Adem Arbuckle went all in from the hijack position and everyone folded.

Hand 53: Chris Solomon raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand 54: Jermel Stephens raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand 55: Alex Cordova received a walk in the big blind.

Hand 56: Bryan Hollis raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand 57: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the button and Chris Solomon called from the small blind. Jermel Stephens also called from the big blind and the flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}. Solomon checked and Stephens led out for 80,000. Cordova and Solomon both released their hands into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jermel Stephens us
Jermel Stephens
367,000 47,000

Hand #49: Chris Gallagher Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,903)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Gallagher
Chris Gallagher

Chris Gallagher moved all in for 74,000 from the hijack, and Bryan Hollis called on the button.

Chris Gallagher: {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Bryan Hollis: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Hollis solidified his lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Gallagher picked up some outs to survive. The river was the {k-Hearts} and Gallagher was sent to the rail.

All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $10,698.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Hollis us
Bryan Hollis
WSOP 1X Winner
515,000 185,000
Chris Gallagher us
Chris Gallagher
Busted

Tags: Bryan HollisChris Gallagher

Hands #46-48: Chris Solomon Applies Pressure

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand 46: Chris Solomon raised to 55,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.

Hand 47: Adem Arbuckle raised to 47,000 from under the gun, and Bryan Hollis moved all in for 353,000 from the big blind. Arbuckle folded.

Hand 48: Solomon raised to 55,000 from middle position and everyone folded.

Tags: Adem ArbuckleBryan HollisChris Solomon

Hands #41-45: Bryan Hollis Finds a Double

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand 41: Alex Cordova raised from under the gun to 50,000 and Adem Arbuckle called from the big blind. The flop came {7-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Arbuckle checked. Cordova made a bet of 65,000 and Arbuckle folded.

Hand 42: Chris Solomon raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Bryan Hollis shoved all in for 158,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Solomon called.

Bryan Hollis: {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Chris Solomon: {A-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}, giving Hollis a double-up that he crucially needed.

Hand 43: Jermel Stephens raised to 65,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Hand 44: Arbuckle raised to 47,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand 45: Solomon raised to 55,000 from the button and everyone folded.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Hollis us
Bryan Hollis
WSOP 1X Winner
330,000 130,000

Hands #39-40: Alex Cordova Doubles Through Chris Gallagher

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Alex Cordova
Alex Cordova

Hand 39: Alex Cordova raised to 50,000 from the hijack, and Josh Clanton flashed the {7-Spades} before folding his big blind.

Hand 40: Cordova raised to 50,000 from middle position, and Chris Gallagher three-bet to 150,000 on the button. Cordova shoved for 373,000 and Gallagher snap-called.

Alex Cordova: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Chris Gallagher: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The flop came {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Cordova took the lead with two pair, aces and queens. The turn was the {q-Hearts}, giving Cordova a full house. The river was the insignificant {8-Diamonds} and Cordova doubled through Gallagher.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Cordova us
Alex Cordova
810,000 495,000
Chris Gallagher us
Chris Gallagher
130,000 -375,000

Tags: Alex CordovaChris GallagherJosh Clanton

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Solomon First to One Million at the Break

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Chris Solomon is the first player to reach the one million-chip mark after his recent elimination of Vincent Russell. The players are heading on a 15-minute break and play will resume shortly. Here is a look at how they stack up.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Solomon us
Chris Solomon
1,060,000
Chris Gallagher us
Chris Gallagher
505,000 35,000
Josh Clanton us
Josh Clanton
390,000 -40,000
Adem Arbuckle us
Adem Arbuckle
380,000
Jermel Stephens us
Jermel Stephens
320,000 30,000
Alex Cordova us
Alex Cordova
315,000 55,000
Bryan Hollis us
Bryan Hollis
WSOP 1X Winner
200,000 25,000