2017 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,221,407
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,477,350
Entries
7,761
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Dawley Sends Her Tilted Opponent Packing

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Jessica Dawley
Jessica Dawley

Jessica Dawley just arrived at her new table to see one of the players toss his cards across the table in frustration. In the very next hand, Dawley raised to 12,000 from early position and got a call from that very same opponent. The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}, and Dawley led out for 14,000. Her opponent raised to 40,000, and Dawley called.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and Dawley checked to her opponent, who bet 65,000. Dawley raised all in, having her opponent covered and clearly frustrated. He reluctantly threw in his remaining 120,000, and Dawley was uncertain about the result, "You might have the best hand," she said.

Dawley tabled {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, which was indeed the best hand versus her opponent's {6-Spades}{7-Spades} for straight and flush draws. The river brought the {10-Clubs}, and Dawley secured the win and the elimination of what was a visibly tilted opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
WSOP 1X Winner
525,000 433,000

Tags: Jessica Dawley

Eliminations; Pay Jump to $4,174

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Familiar faces in the field that cleared the pay jump to $4,174 included Will 'The Thrill' Faila, Christian Christner, Marty Gorenc, Dzmitry Urbanovich, DJ Buckley, Abbey Daniels, Marvin Rettenmaier, and Sergio Aido.

Player Chips Progress
Will Failla us
Will Failla
Busted
Matthew Shafman us
Matthew Shafman
Busted
Jeff Sluzinski us
Jeff Sluzinski
Busted
Wayne Mcgregor us
Wayne Mcgregor
Busted
Chun Yam gb
Chun Yam
Busted
Robert Whalen us
Robert Whalen
Busted
Raj Vohra us
Raj Vohra
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
Busted
Martin Messier ca
Martin Messier
Busted
Derek Piercey us
Derek Piercey
Busted
Jeff Dumas us
Jeff Dumas
Busted
Marty Gorenc us
Marty Gorenc
Busted
Gary Hasson be
Gary Hasson
Busted
Jeffrey Tullis us
Jeffrey Tullis
Busted
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Peter Hong us
Peter Hong
Busted
Joshua Berardi us
Joshua Berardi
Busted
Kane Lai us
Kane Lai
Busted
Chad Power us
Chad Power
Busted
Rafael Marcondes us
Rafael Marcondes
Busted
James Poper us
James Poper
Busted
Enrique Villacres us
Enrique Villacres
Busted
Mario Angheleddu it
Mario Angheleddu
Busted
Mary Swafford us
Mary Swafford
Busted
Bryan Stilwell us
Bryan Stilwell
Busted

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Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Eliminations; Pay Jump to $3,750

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The next pay jump was to $3,750, and some of the notable players who were eliminated for that amount include Shivan Abdine, Daniel Wagner, Kyle Hartree, Lexy Gavin, Mike Sowers, Michael Sangers, and Sylvain Loosli.

Player Chips Progress
Rickey England us
Rickey England
Busted
Jacob Stearley us
Jacob Stearley
Busted
Alexis Gavin us
Alexis Gavin
Busted
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
Busted
Ken Nguyen us
Ken Nguyen
Busted
Alan Myerson us
Alan Myerson
Busted
William Vincent us
William Vincent
Busted
Dang Tran us
Dang Tran
Busted
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
Busted
Nirath Rean us
Nirath Rean
Busted
[Removed:14] us
[Removed:14]
Busted
Yegor Moroz us
Yegor Moroz
Busted
Dean Baranowski us
Dean Baranowski
Busted
Todd Rebello us
Todd Rebello
Busted
Adam Lamphere us
Adam Lamphere
Busted
Carlos Villamarin us
Carlos Villamarin
Busted
Floyd Bangerter us
Floyd Bangerter
Busted
Mike Sowers us
Mike Sowers
Busted
Christopher Harris us
Christopher Harris
Busted
James Manganaro us
James Manganaro
Busted
Brian Nerney us
Brian Nerney
Busted
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
Busted
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
Busted
Petr Bartagov ru
Petr Bartagov
Busted
[Removed:207] de
[Removed:207]
Busted

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Jaspal Brar Straightens His Opponent Out

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jaspal Brar
Jaspal Brar

With about 40,000 in the pot already on a board reading {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Jaspal Brar checked from the big blind, and the player under the gun bet 22,500. The player in the hijack called, and Brar tank-called.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}. Brar checked, and the under-the-gun player moved all in for 66,500. The hijack went into the tank for a full minute before releasing his hand. Brar snap-called for his last 54,000 and tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for the nut straight. His opponent tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for a pair of queens and was drawing dead to the {6-Clubs} on the river.

Brar got more than a double-up and left his opponent with just two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Jaspal Brar ca
Jaspal Brar
WSOP 1X Winner
225,000 165,000

Tags: Jaspal Brar

Hallaert Keeps on Truckin'

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

Kenny Hallaert called an all in for around 54,000, and everyone else folded. Hallaert had the goods with {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} against his opponent's {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}. The board ran out {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, and Hallaert made a full house to add insult to injury. After stacking up his chips, Hallaert appears to have climbed over 600,000, well on his way to finding a bag at the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
605,000 290,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

Eliminations; Pay Jump to $3,398

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The next pay jump was to $3,398, and some of the familiar faces to hit the rail during this block of payouts include Joseph Elpayaa, Chance Kornuth, Yeping Shan, Brian England, Dustin Fox, Dylan Linde, and Michael Moore.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
Busted
Budwey Salhab us
Budwey Salhab
Busted
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
Busted
Byung Yoo us
Byung Yoo
Busted
Sohale Khalili us
Sohale Khalili
Busted
David Foran ie
David Foran
Busted
Roger Tung us
Roger Tung
Busted
Justin Turner us
Justin Turner
Busted
Arman Nugmanov jp
Arman Nugmanov
Busted
Milan Simko cz
Milan Simko
Busted
William Chapman us
William Chapman
Busted
Michael Campbell us
Michael Campbell
Busted
Jeffrey Gregg us
Jeffrey Gregg
Busted
Adam Lippert us
Adam Lippert
Busted
Brandon Wong us
Brandon Wong
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Cherie Beasley us
Cherie Beasley
Busted
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted
Oleg Badmayev us
Oleg Badmayev
Busted
Robert Oconnell us
Robert Oconnell
Busted
Tommy Hoard us
Tommy Hoard
Busted
Robert Ostler us
Robert Ostler
Busted
Felix Weis lu
Felix Weis
Busted
Bryan Schultz us
Bryan Schultz
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
Busted
Michael Moore us
Michael Moore
Busted

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Matt Affleck Just Has It

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Matt Affleck
Matt Affleck

A player in early position raised to 13,000, and Matt Affleck three-bet to 30,000 from middle position. The early-position player called.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, and the initial raiser moved all in for about 50,000. Affleck quickly called, revealing {a-Spades}{q-Spades} before his opponent showed {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and said, "I was hoping ya didn't have the ace. I was hoping ya had a pair."

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and the river was the {7-Diamonds}, sending the pot Affleck's way and his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
230,000 90,000

Tags: Matt Affleck

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Dinner Break

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The remaining 345 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break, with play resuming at approximately 7:12 p.m.

Once play resumes, just four levels will remain before players bag and tag for Day 3 tomorrow at 11 a.m.