2017 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣6♣
Prize
$145,577
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$637,200
Entries
472
Level Info
Level
29
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Christopher Vitch Leads After Day 1 of the $1,500 8-Game Mix

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 10 : 1/2, 0 ante
Christopher Vitch
Christopher Vitch

Day 1 of Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed attracted a field of 472 players, creating a prize pool of $637,200, and at the end of an exhausting 10 levels of play it is Christopher Vitch who leads the remaining players advancing to Day 2.

It was tight at the top between Vitch and Alex Luneau (72,400) for the chip lead at the end of the day, but Vitch eliminated David Bach in one of the last hands of the night where he flopped a flush against the Aces of Bach in Pot-Limit Omaha.

There were bracelet winners galore at the start of the day, with many names taking the opportunity to play in an oft-spread mix of poker variants such as 8-Game. These included David "Bakes" Baker, Chris Bjorin, Marcel Vonk, Kenneth Aldridge, Vanessa Selbst, Bruno Fitoussi, David Diiorio, Anthony Zinno, Jared Bleznick and Konstantin Puchkov. None of these players would advance to Day 2.

Early chip-leader was Walter Treccarichi who eliminated a player after flopping a set against his opponent's set of nines, but never really kicked on from his early peak and exited quietly shortly before the final break of the day.

Defending champion Paul Volpe registered late but didn't last long as he too was eliminated before the end of play.

There are still some big names left in the field ahead of Day 2, most notable of whom is Daniel Negreanu who bagged up 57,300 after chipping up early, and using relentless aggression in his pursuit of yet another deep run at this year's WSOP.

Other names include five-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier (11,700) and his wife Natasha Mercier (11,900), three-time bracelet winners Barry Greenstein (3,800) and Eli Elezra (22,400), and former November Niner Josh Beckley (33,000).

Seventy-one players will cash and the money bubble is expected to burst tomorrow, with 71st place worth $2,259. However, tomorrow is all about putting players in as good a position as possible for making a deep run towards the first prize of $145,577 and the much-coveted WSOP bracelet.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Brasilia7001Randy OhelUnited States23,700
Brasilia7002Steve HohnUnited States29,100
Brasilia7003Jerry WongUnited States44,800
Brasilia7004Joseph CoudenUnited States25,600
Brasilia7005Kevin DebordUnited States29,800
Brasilia7006Brady RedingtonUnited States21,500
      
Brasilia7011Timothy FrazinUnited States31,800
Brasilia7012Fabrice SoulierFrance60,400
Brasilia7013Kyle BowkerUnited States17,200
Brasilia7014Ted JivkovUnited States14,800
Brasilia7015Ryan HimesUnited States16,600
Brasilia7016Richard SklarUnited States56,200
      
Brasilia7021Zachary RichardsUnited States28,000
Brasilia7022Sam GraftonUnited Kingdom49,800
Brasilia7023Abdel HamidUnited States39,200
Brasilia7025Brian BrubakerUnited States12,700
Brasilia7026Gavin GriffinUnited States16,500
      
Brasilia7031Gabe PaulUnited States10,700
Brasilia7032Pablo CoboSpain5,900
Brasilia7033Joe SerockUnited States23,400
Brasilia7034Daniel NegreanuCanada57,300
Brasilia7035Barry GreensteinUnited States3,800
Brasilia7036Tom SchneiderUnited States59,800
      
Brasilia7041Joshua GibsonUnited States15,000
Brasilia7042Christian NolteAustria61,300
Brasilia7043Sachin BhargavaUnited States61,000
Brasilia7044Nicholas SeikenUnited States18,400
Brasilia7045Kenneth PoUnited States10,000
Brasilia7046Chase BianchiUnited States11,700
      
Brasilia7051Matt GrapenthienUnited States28,600
Brasilia7052Andrew BarberUnited States53,600
Brasilia7053Masayoshi TanakaJapan49,600
Brasilia7054Jeffrey MitseffUnited States51,900
Brasilia7055Yueqi ZhuChina27,400
Brasilia7056Marc BermanUnited States8,100
      
Brasilia7061Jesse HamptonUnited States38,800
Brasilia7062Jennifer TillyUnited States40,500
Brasilia7063Carol FuchsUnited States57,300
Brasilia7064Christopher KrukCanada44,600
Brasilia7065Yuebin GuoUnited States10,000
Brasilia7066David LeviUnited States19,000
      
Brasilia7071Chris BackCanada26,900
Brasilia7072Naoya KiharaJapan29,000
Brasilia7073Vinicius CollacoBrazil41,900
Brasilia7074Richard MonroeUnited States32,000
Brasilia7075Jacob BoyleUnited States23,700
Brasilia7076Dustin SitarUnited States64,800
      
Brasilia7081Joshua BeckleyUnited States33,075
Brasilia7082Daniel HablGermany26,500
Brasilia7083Roger BarbourUnited States20,300
Brasilia7084Joseph RanciatoUnited States22,800
Brasilia7085Wendy FreedmanUnited States48,900
Brasilia7086Jason RiesenbergUnited States24,300
      
Brasilia7091Viktor CelikovskyCzech Republic41,700
Brasilia7092Mark GalloUnited States28,200
Brasilia7093Aaron DuczakCanada16,100
Brasilia7094David (Wes) SelfUnited States3,900
Brasilia7095Ron WareUnited States18,400
Brasilia7096Ronald ElkinsUnited States46,700
      
Brasilia7101Vladimir ShchemelevRussia63,800
Brasilia7102Andrew RennhackUnited States24,400
Brasilia7103Clifford ZiffUnited States67,000
Brasilia7104Eli ElezraUnited States22,400
Brasilia7105Gregory JamisonUnited States37,000
Brasilia7106Damjan RadanovUnited States58,000
      
Brasilia7111David WellsUnited States52,900
Brasilia7112Shaun DeebUnited States44,800
Brasilia7113Natasha MercierUnited States11,900
Brasilia7114James NewberryUnited States3,200
Brasilia7115Robert McKeithenUnited States15,100
Brasilia7116Georgios SotiropoulosUnited Kingdom36,100
      
Brasilia7121Anthony LazarUnited States24,800
Brasilia7122Phillip HuiUnited States25,300
Brasilia7123Alexander FreundAustria29,400
Brasilia7124Bradley HelmUnited States16,000
Brasilia7125David "ODB" BakerUnited States49,600
Brasilia7126Dennis MorrisonUnited States94,900
      
Brasilia7131Jason RivkinUnited States74,000
Brasilia7132Stephen WoodheadUnited Kingdom14,100
Brasilia7133Christopher SensoliUnited States80,200
Brasilia7134Andrii NadieliaievUkraine9,600
Brasilia7135Christopher VitchUnited States98,700
Brasilia7136Paul SokoloffCanada19,500
      
Brasilia7141Hope WilliamsUnited States31,500
Brasilia7142Jimmy FrickeUnited States35,000
Brasilia7143Joon ParkUnited States40,600
Brasilia7145Troy ThompsonUnited States26,000
Brasilia7146Mike WatsonCanada42,800
      
Brasilia7261Michael RossUnited States63,100
Brasilia7262Joseph SacconeUnited States20,300
Brasilia7263Zachary MilchmanUnited States37,800
Brasilia7264Chip JettUnited States31,800
Brasilia7265Georgii BelianinUnited States49,700
Brasilia7266Scott BohlmanUnited States25,300
      
Brasilia7271Chance KornuthUnited States88,100
Brasilia7272Jason MercierUnited States11,700
Brasilia7273Karim BevansUnited States36,900
Brasilia7275Jason ViriyayuthakornUnited States64,500
Brasilia7276Donald MarkwardtUnited States22,300
      
Brasilia7281Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom23,800
Brasilia7282Michael FantBelgium18,000
Brasilia7284Andrey ZhigalovRussia45,600
Brasilia7285Alex LuneauFrance72,800
Brasilia7286Brant HaleUnited States9,200

* One additional DID NOT REPORT with no allocated seat

Tags: Anthony ZinnoBarry GreensteinBruno FitoussiChris BjorinDaniel NegreanuDavid "Bakes" BakerDavid "ODB" BakerDavid DiiorioEli ElezraJared BleznickJason MercierJosh BeckleyKen AldridgeKonstantin PuchkovMarcel VonkNatasha MercierPaul VolpeVanessa SelbstWalter Treccarichi

Bruno Fitoussi Eliminated in Three-Way All In

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly

Pot-Limit Omaha:

On a {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop, Georgii Belianin had checked to Bruno Fitoussi, who bet 800. Jennifer Tilly called, and Belianin three-bet to 4,000. Fitoussi moved all in for 3,975. Tilly then moved all in, and Belianin called for his last 5,700.

Belianin: {6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Tilly: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Fitoussi: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Both Tilly and Fitoussi had flush draws, but Fitoussi had the Ace of Clubs plus a gutshot straight draw to stay alive. However, they were both behind to the two pair of Belianin.

Fitoussi called repeatedly for a deuce, but the turn was the {6-Hearts} and the river the {4-Hearts}, meaning he was eliminated. Belianin almost tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Georgii Belianin ru
Georgii Belianin 		17,000 17,000
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 1,500
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi 		Busted

Tags: Bruno FitoussiGeorgii Belianin.Jennifer Tilly

Quadruple Bracelet Winner Max Pescatori in the Field

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante
Max Pescatori earlier this WSOP at the $1,500 H.OR.S.E. final table
Max Pescatori earlier this WSOP at the $1,500 H.OR.S.E. final table

With his hair a vibrant green, the "Italian Pirate," Max Pescatori, has taken his seat in the tournament. Pescatori has four bracelets, two of which came two years ago. In fact, nearly all the tournaments he has bracelets in are part of the eight-game mix here today.

Here is a list of his four bracelets:

YearTournamentPrize Money (USD)
2006$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em$682,389
2008$2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha$246,509
2015$1,500 Razz$155,947
2015$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$292,158

Pescatori already has one final table at this WSOP, finishing fourth in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for $62,733.

Player Chips Progress
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
WSOP 4X Winner
7,500 7,500

Tags: Max Pescatori

Stage Set for Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix (6-Handed) Day One

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
2016 $1,500 8-Game champion Paul Volpe
2016 $1,500 8-Game champion Paul Volpe

The traditional 8-Game spread is famous for being played by some of the most talented poker minds the world has ever seen, with the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Alex Luneau, and Ben Sulsky all known for playing high stakes mixed games both live and online.

There are two 8-Game tournaments scheduled during this year's World Series of Poker. Later in the Series we have the prestigious Poker Players Championship, but today sees Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix (6-Handed) which was won last year by Paul Volpe.

Volpe famously declared to all and sundry that he was going to win the tournament, not only when he bagged on Day 1, but when he made the money and subsequently when he made the final table. Volpe took home $149,943 after beating a field of 491 entrants to take home his second WSOP gold bracelet.

Today players will face 10 levels with a starting stack of 7,500 chips starting at 3 p.m. There is no dinner break, just 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Late registration is available for six levels, meaning that registration itself will close at around 9:45 p.m. this evening.

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Tags: Paul Volpe