2017 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Anthony Marquez
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$393,273
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,359,800
Entries
1,748
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Bojang Keeps Crushing

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Ismael Bojang has been sitting on a big stack for hours, and he just increased his piles again. Coming to the table just after he'd just knocked an opponent, the most important things were evident. Bojang's hand was the {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}, and he made the nut straight on the board of {J-}{4-}{10-}{7-}{K-}.

Bojang's table will be soon broken, and that should bring some relief to his current opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
WSOP 1X Winner
84,500 14,500

Tags: Ismael Bojang

Maria Lampropoulos Continues to Chip Up

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Maria Lampropoulos opened to 1,200 in the cutoff, and Zo Karim three-bet to 4,000 in the big blind. Lampropoulos got a look at Karim's stack, which was about 17,000 more, and called.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, and both players checked. The turn was the {4-Hearts}. Karim checked again, and Lampropoulos bet 5,700. Karim thought for awhile and eventually folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Lampropoulos ar
Maria Lampropoulos
83,000 34,000
Zo Karim us
Zo Karim
17,000 17,000

Tags: Maria Lampropoulos

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Chris Ferguson Hits a Jack a Little Too Late

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Chris Ferguson was down to 7,000, and he moved all in from the under-the-gun position. Two seats over, an opponent re-shoved, and Ferguson was at risk for his tournament life.

Ferguson opened {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and was facing {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. The board came {K-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{J-Spades}, and while Ferguson spiked his initial three-outer on the river, it also improved his rival's hand to a Broadway straight.

"Little later then you wanted, huh?" asked the winner. Ferguson nodded and then walked away.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Lewis Picks Off Sammartino

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Two familiar faces from abroad tangled in a hand, as Toby Lewis and Dario Sammartino met in the European special.

Lewis raised to 1,000 from first position, and Sammartino came along from the small blind.

Sammartino check-called another 1,000 when the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} flopped, and Lewis checked back on the {7-Diamonds} turn. Sammartino led out 3,800 after the {2-Clubs} hit the river. That wouldn't work for him, though, as Lewis seemed to have no trouble calling.

Sammartino mumbled something, likely indicating he was bluffing. He threw his hand into muck, and Lewis then slid his cards face-down towards the dealer before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
24,300 10,300
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
WSOP 1X Winner
16,700 -1,300

Tags: Dario SammartinoToby Lewis

More Chip Counts From the Room

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joshua Vizcarra us
Joshua Vizcarra
80,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
64,000 7,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
WSOP 5X Winner
59,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
57,000 40,000
Sean Berrios us
Sean Berrios
44,000 12,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
40,000 31,500
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 19,950
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
31,000 12,925
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
27,000 16,500
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
27,000 13,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
26,000 -4,075
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
25,000 12,500
Romain Nardin fr
Romain Nardin
24,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 5,000
Joshua Beckley us
Joshua Beckley
23,000
Ilkin Amirov az
Ilkin Amirov
23,000
Raul Martinez Requena es
Raul Martinez Requena
22,500 15,000
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
20,000 9,200
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
WSOP 3X Winner
19,000 9,000
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
WSOP 2X Winner
19,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000 -9,000
Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
15,000 4,850
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
14,000
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
13,000 -200
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
11,000

Yurasov Busts to Murray

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

In the battle of the blinds, Dmitry Yurasov opened for 1,500 from the small blind. Brett Murray, directly to his left, flatted and they went to a {5-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop.

Yurasov checked, leaving the betting lead to Murray, who put in 1,500. Yurasov, however, check-raised to 4,600. Murray announced he was all in for about 14,500 effectively, as he had Yurasov covered. Yurasov called immediately.

Yurasov: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Murray: {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

Yurasov was hoping for an ace or a heart, but the dealer didn't oblige, completing the board with the {9-Diamonds} and the {Q-Clubs}. Murray's top pair held, and Yurasov tapped the table before leaving his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Murray us
Brett Murray
38,500 38,500

Tags: Brett MurrayDmitry Yurasov

Rainer Kempe Doubles Up

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

High Roller regular Rainer Kempe just got his remaining 6,500 chips all in from the small blind and was at risk against the player in the big blind. Kempe held {A-Spades}{2-Clubs} against his opponent's {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{4-Clubs} {2-Spades} {K-Diamonds}, giving Kempe trip aces to double up.

After the hand, tablemate Sam Grafton jokingly berated Kempe for not taking the smaller events seriously enough.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
14,000 14,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe

Various Chip Counts from the Tournament Room

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
76,000 51,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
WSOP 1X Winner
70,000 13,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
57,000 -8,000
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
56,000 56,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
45,000 33,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
32,400 15,400
Artur Rudziankov cz
Artur Rudziankov
30,000 1,500
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
25,000 11,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
20,000 -6,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
18,000 -16,000
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
10,200 10,200
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
WSOP 1X Winner
9,300 9,300
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
5,000 5,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
4,800 4,800
John Dibella us
John Dibella
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75