2017 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
12
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
Total Entries
651
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 651
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Three-Table Redraw (full)

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

Just 27 players remain, and there has just been a three-table re-draw.

Here is a look at how the remaining field stacks up:

TableSeatPlayer NameChip Count
1781Matt Petrikas43,000
1782Abdel Adechoubou92,000
1783Don McDonald225,000
1784Alex Cordova200,000
1785Vincent Russell115,000
1786Mike Wang47,000
1787Lawrence Lee55,000
1788Mal Espiritu37,000
1789Chris Gellagher315,000
    
1791Eric Lee117,000
1792Haviv Bahar213,000
1793Adrianne Hall86,000
1794Chris Solomon220,000
1795Adem Arbuckle100,000
1796Brian Hawkins45,000
1797Jesse Kertland41000
1798Loc Tran71,000
1799Victor Kim225,000
    
1801Jermel Stephens104,000
1802Josh 'Plinko' Clanton198,000
1803Rick Marting69,000
1804Bryan Hollis117,000
1805Nathan Bolinger123,000
1806Matt Voskuil150,000
1807Bobby Thich26,000
1808Brandon Barnette84,000
1809Clayton Brehm68,000

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Hall Doubles Through Kim

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

Chris Salomon raised to 13,000 from under the gun, and got calls from Victor Kim in middle position, and Adrianne Hall on the button.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Both Salomon and Kim checked to Hall, and she moved all in for 16,000. Salomon folded, and Kim called.

Hall: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Kim: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}

Hall held bottom pair and a gut-shot straight draw, while Kim held second pair and a gut-shot straight draw. Hall was unable to make two pair, as her ten would give Kim a straight.

The turn was the {4-Spades}, and the river was the {9-Hearts}. "Yes! A nine!" exclaimed Hall. As she was raking in the pot, a player at the next table said, "Must be nice to run good."

Tags: Adrianne HallChris SalomonVictor Kim

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Kim is Never Drawing Slim

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

Victor Kim has been trending upward ever since he burst the bubble earlier today. In a recent hand, Kim limped in from under the gun, and a player in late position moved all in for his last 21,500. Kim thought for a moment and eventually called.

Kim tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, while his opponent showed {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}.

Kim was behind, but not by much. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and a player at the table said to him, "Oh look. You just flopped the nuts."

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and the river was the {3-Diamonds}. Kim scored the pot and yet another knockout.

Tags: Victor Kim

Eric Lee Makes a Full House

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

Eric Lee has been enjoying himself throughout the day with some beverages while making the players around him miserable and questioning his play. It seems to be working in is favor as his stack has continually grown.

In a recent hand, the flop came {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and the big blind checked his option. Lee bet 4,500 and his opponent called.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and once again the action was checked to Lee who bet 6,000. Once again his opponent called.

The river landed the {4-Diamonds} and the action was checked to Lee one last time. Lee, aggressively threw out a bet of 40,000 and his opponent called. Lee tabled {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a full house, while his opponent flashed {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for the nut flush. Lee clapped his hands and let out a big scream as the dealer pushed the pot his way.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Salomon Swims Upstream

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A big pot was brewing over on table #180, and we caught the action on the river.

With about 100,000 in the pot already, on a board reading {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, the player in the small blind led out for 50,000. Chris Salomon was in the big blind and said, "Fifty thousand? That's most of my stack. I thought I had the best hand on the flop, and then you just bet out on a deuce."

After about a minute of deliberation, Salomon decided to call. "Nice call", said his opponent. Salomon decided to show first and revealed {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a pair of aces with an eight kicker. The small blind mucked, and Salomon took down a massive pot worth over 200,000 chips.

Tags: Chris Salomon

Alex Cordova Finds the Ace from Space

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Pocket aces have been reigning supreme throughout the second half of Day 1 in the first event of the 2017 WSOP. Thus held true for Alex Cordova who found himself way behind his opponent when the cards were turned over.

On the flop of {Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, the big blind checked and Cordova bet 13,000 from the button. His opponent moved all-in for 65,000 and Cordova called. His opponent tabled {Q-Hearts}{7-Spades} for two pair while Cordova's {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} would need some help.

Cordova received all the help he would need by spiking the {A-Clubs} on the river sending his opponent to collect his payout money.

Voskuil Vanquishes Another

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Matt Voskuil
Matt Voskuil

Action folded to the cutoff, and he raised to 6,500. Matt Voskuil called on the button, and the player in the big blind moved all in for 20,000. The cutoff folded, and Voskuil tank-called.

Voskuil: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Big blind: {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

"That's it?", asked the big blind. "I'm ahead!" he continued. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} and the big blind yelled, "Ace!" as the {3-Clubs} hit the turn.

The river was the {q-Spades} and Voskuil made a pair of queens to eliminate yet another opponent and increase his chip lead.

Tags: Matt Voskuil

Edward Ely Shows Off with Quad Aces

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Edward Ely was way ahead of his opponent when he called an all-in bet of 63,000. Ely had {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} vs his opponent's {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.
The board put Ely way ahead with a flop of {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}.

The turn card {3-Clubs} sealed the win for Ely, but just for good measure the {A-Hearts} came on the river giving him quad aces.

Ely wanted to give a shoutout to his mother watching the updates at home!