Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-09-2017 23:02 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	860,000 -60,000	-60,000
Shivan Abdine	775,000 60,000	60,000
Royce Matheson	765,000 -50,000	-50,000
Steven Buckner	680,000 165,000	165,000
Ismael Bojang	600,000 125,000	125,000

Jeffrey Tugwell	495,000 381,000	381,000
Robert Schulz	460,000 351,000	351,000

Shane Byler	360,000 165,000	165,000
Andy Spears	340,000 142,000	142,000
Ilkin Amirov	320,000 -165,000	-165,000
Brett Murray	300,000 -245,000	-245,000
Daniel Weinman	296,000 -299,000	-299,000

Corey Zedo	280,000 172,000	172,000
Vinny Pahuja	245,000 148,000	148,000
Jeremy Joseph	227,000 -253,000	-253,000
Miguel Cieri	210,000 68,000	68,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	210,000 20,000	20,000
Timothy Ulmer	200,000 5,000	5,000
Anthony Marquez	185,000 -55,000	-55,000

Mike Holm	178,000 -22,000	-22,000
Dietrich Fast	142,000 -226,000	-226,000

Arash Behnam	91,000 -134,000	-134,000

Kiriopoulos Hits Jackpot; Eliminates Joseph

Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jeremy Joseph min-raised and the price for 20,000 seemed reasonable for Ilkin Amirov, Daniel Weinman and Demosthenes Kiriopoulos, who all made up for a four-way pot.

The flop fell and action checked to the original raiser. Joseph pushed all in, causing a fold from Amirov and a request for a count from Weinman. It was 199,000, which was too much for Weinman.

But when Weinman released his cards, Kiriopoulos instantly threw in one chip, signalling a call. Kiriopoulos turned over for a flopped nuts. Joseph was drawing very thin with just .

Joseph's chances increased when the hit the turn, which was one of the best possible cards to keep his hopes alive. He could still dream about a runner-runner boat or flush, but the disappointed him.

Kiriopoulos added another victim to his list and regained the chip lead, surpassing James Mackey in the leader board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	1,180,000 320,000	320,000
Jeremy Joseph	Busted

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Jeremy Joseph

06-09-2017 23:10 UTC-7

Place	Name	Prize
37	Jeremy Ausmus	$8.187
38	Toby Lewis	$8.187
39	Gorki Oliveira	$8.187
40	Dan Sindelar	$8.187
41	Justin Bonomo	$8.187
42	Steve Gross	$8.187

Kiriopoulos Strikes Again; Dusts Pahuja

Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Vinny Pahuja was all in for only 35,000 and he found his caller in Ilkin Amirov on the button. Demosthenes Kiriopoulos then decided to come along from the big blind.

A dead side pot remained at zero after the flop as both active players checked. Kiriopoulos fired on the turn but Amirov didn't want to hang around.

Pahuja briefly showed his queen-high, although it remained unclear which exact cards he had. Pahuja's went into muck before the river was dealt as he couldn't beat Kiriopoulos' . The dealer followed the rules and turned over the but no one paid attention to the board anymore. Pahuja's tally had already come to an end at that point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	1,150,000 -30,000	-30,000
Vinny Pahuja	Busted

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Ilkin Amirov Vinny Pahuja

06-09-2017 23:39 UTC-7

Behnam Wheels Out Mackey

Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

All chips went into the middle on the turn reading . James Mackey and Arash Behnam both liked their hands, but Mackey soon found out that his trips weren't good enough. Mackey turned over only to see Behnam's turned straight as he showed for a wheel.

It still wasn't all set for Behnam as there were some cards that would deny his further appearance in the tournament. Luckily for him, the wasn't one of them.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mackey	730,000 -275,000	-275,000

Arash Behnam	330,000 239,000	239,000

Tags: Arash Behnam James Mackey

06-09-2017 23:50 UTC-7

Weinman Doubles Through Stout

[user270022]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We missed the action but caught the dealer cutting down Daniel Weinman's stack. The board was , and laid in front of Weinman's stack. Matt Stout had been the opponent and paid Weinman the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	580,000 284,000	284,000

Matt Stout	470,000 -172,000	-172,000

Tags: Daniel Weinman Matt Stout

06-09-2017 23:56 UTC-7

Eliminations 31-36th ($10,074)

[user270022]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Place	Name	Prize
31	Kevin Andriamahefa	$10,074
32	Jeremy Joseph	$10,074
33	John Richards	$10,074
34	Michael Haag	$10,074
35	Adam White	$10,074
36	Scott Watson	$10,074

06-09-2017 23:57 UTC-7

Final Break

[user270022]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The players have gone on their final 15-minute break. They will return to play half of the next level.

06-10-2017 00:22 UTC-7

Berkey on a Tear

[user270022]

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Matt Berkey was on the brink a few levels ago. Not anymore. Since he went as low as bout 100,000, Berkey has run over his table, and it has not gone unnoticed.

James Mackey had got the best of Berkey in two massive pots but Berkey has taken it all back. Even stating for the record during the last level that he "would take all of those chips."

The two tangled again recently in a preflop raise war that ended with Mackey all-in and at risk. Both players tabled ace-king but Mackey was forced to sweat a club flush that Berkey picked up on the turn. The river bricked and both players pulled their chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Berkey	800,000 670,000	670,000
James Mackey	560,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: James Mackey Matt Berkey

06-10-2017 00:27 UTC-7

Marquez Wakes Up With Big Slick to Bust Schulz

Jan_Kores

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Robert Schulz open-shoved from the cutoff with a stack withing a 10-to-15 big blind range. Anthony Marquez was in the big blind and he looked him up with . Schulz held so it wasn't all that bad for him, but he still needed some help from the dealer.

The flop gave Schulz a fair chance to win, but the and were blanks. Schulz was eliminated in 25th place and the table broke right after his departure.