2017 World Series of Poker

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

A Big Line

Level 5 : 150/300, 0 ante

The line for the the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha is almost going out the door of the Amazon room as more players are waiting for their shot (or second, or third) to work up a big stack early here on Day 1b.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Barely Safe For Work

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Andy Philachack just flopped quads and eliminated a player. His hand was {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-}.

"I never fold six-nine," said Philachack. "Especially at table sixty-nine."

Phiachack is indeed sitting at Table #69 in the gold section of the Amazon room. He has quadrupled his stack so far in the first four levels of the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Philachack us
Andy Philachack
22,000 17,000

Tags: Andy Philachack

Keep 'Em Coming

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

More players are showing up and reentering, here is a list of some of their counts. Defending Champion Ryan Laplante has a little more than starting stack as the first break approaches.

So far there are over 1,100 players in Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
17,000 17,000
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
9,300 4,300
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
7,000 2,000
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
6,200 6,200
Joshua Beckley us
Joshua Beckley
5,000 5,000
Natasha Mercier lb
Natasha Mercier
5,000 3,600
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
5,000 5,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
5,000 5,000
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
WSOP 1X Winner
4,100 4,100
Cole Jackson us
Cole Jackson
3,000 3,000

Tags: Ryan Laplante

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Noah Bronstein Catches Up on the River

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

The early levels of this pot-limit Omaha tournament are much like musical chairs as tables are emptied quickly and refilled just as quickly.

Noah Bronstein was ready to join the rail and possibly rebuy but caught an ace on the river to double through Natasha Mercier.

The two got all in preflop with Bronstein holding {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} against the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} of Mercier.

Mercier flopped a full house on the {6-}{3-}{3-} flop, the turn was a blank and the river was an {a-} giving Bronstein the last second win. Mercier was left with just over 1,000.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Bronstein us
Noah Bronstein
6,300 6,300
Natasha Mercier lb
Natasha Mercier
1,400 1,400

Tags: Natasha MercierNoah Bronstein

Of All the Tables In All the Tournaments

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

There are notable players and recognizable faces throughout the field, and sometimes a bunch of them end up at the same table.

Adam Owen, Naoya Kihara, David Williams, and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Howard "Tahoe" Andrew are all at the same table.

And the reward for best table change so far goes to three-time WSOP bracelet winner Rep Porter who spent about two minutes at his first table and then moved to the right of five-time WSOP bracelet winner Jason Mercier.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
9,200 9,200
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
6,200 6,200
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
5,700 700
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
5,100 5,100
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
4,600 4,600
Howard Andrew us
Howard Andrew
WSOP 2X Winner
4,300 4,300

Tags: Adam OwenDavid WilliamsJason MercierNaoya KiharaRep Porter

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0