2017 World Series of Poker

A few updated counts and late arrivals from the Amazon section.

There was a short-stacked all in from under the gun and another middle-position shove before Ilana Belsky moved all in from the small blind.

Under the gun:
Middle position:
Ilana Belsky:

The board ran out .

According to Belsky, they have been eliminating players at their table almost as soon as they are seated. “Bring the other three thousand, we’ll soon bust them.” she said.

There was an open before Thomas Ward three-bet to 7,200. It folded back to the original raiser, who under-raised, but it was finally established that his bet was 11,400. Ward then five-bet shoved for around 20,000. The original raiser tanked for a bit too long, as the clock was called on him before he eventually called.

Thomas Ward:
Opponent:

The board ran out . Ward collected all the aces to hit quads and double up.

A short stack shoved, Ilana Belsky re-shoved for 17,000, and a big stack in the blinds threw in the calling chips.

Short stack:
Ilana Belsky:
Big stack: .

The board ran out . The troublesome jacks held for Belsky to give her a double-up and bust a player.

Chris Moneymaker has been eliminated. Getting a little short on chips, a player opened holding and called a shove from Moneymaker, holding . The fours held to bust the former champ.

Moneymaker has never really played a full schedule of events at the World Series of Poker since his life-changing victory, but it would take something drastic to prevent him from playing the Main Event, which starts tomorrow.