2017 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Tyler Smith
Winning Hand
aq87
Prize
$244,344
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$1,593,000
Entries
3,186
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

From Way Ahead to Drawing Dead

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Steven Wark raised to 300 from early position, John Holley called from middle position, the player in the cutoff raised the pot to 1,575, and the button shoved for about 4,300. Both blinds folded, Wark called to put both all-in players at risk, Holley folded, and the three players tabled their hands.

Wark: {K-}{K-}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Button: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Wark sighed with dismay as he saw how far behind he was, but everything changed when the flop fell {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} to give him quad threes and leave both his opponents in terrible shape. The {7-Clubs} on the turn ensured that he would scoop the pot, and the meaningless {10-Diamonds} fell on the river to complete the board and send both of Wark's opponents to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Wark us
Steven Wark
13,000

Tags: John Holley

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Jessica Dawley Climbing

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

With one player all in before the flop, a small side pot developing, and about 6,000 chips already in the middle, the board read {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Jessica Dawley bet 4,000 from the hijack into her lone live opponent on the button. He quickly folded and Dawley and the all-in player tabled their hands.

Dawley: {Q-}{J-}{J-}{3-}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{5-}

Dawley was ahead with her jacks and her opponent needed to improve in order to double up, but the {8-Clubs} turn and {2-Clubs} river changed nothing and Dawley took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
15,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jessica Dawley

Top Set Holds for the Defending Champ

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

With 1,200 chips already in the middle and the board reading {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, action checked to Ryan Laplante on the button and he bet the pot. The big blind check-raised to 3,000, Laplante moved all in, and the big blind called for the remainder of his stack.

Laplante: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Opponent: {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}

Both players had flopped sets, but Laplante had the best of it by miles with top set which left his opponent drawing very thin. The {5-Clubs} turn and {A-Spades} river changed nothing and Laplante took the pot to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
18,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ryan Laplante

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0