2017 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$177,985
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$831,600
Entries
616
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Damien LeForbes Bets Three Streets

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante

In a three-way, five-bet pot, the flop came {J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, and the big blind checked. The player in middle position checked, and Damien LeForbes bet on the button. Both opponents called.

The turn was the {A-Hearts}, and it checked to LeForbes again. He bet again, the big blind folded, and the remaining player called.

On the {J-Clubs} river, the first player checked, LeForbes bet once more, and his opponent folded. LeForbes moved up to 25,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Damien LeForbes us
Damien LeForbes
25,000 19,000

Hal Lubarsky Gives Up on the River

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
Hal Lubarsky
Hal Lubarsky

Hal Lubarsky called from the small blind before his opponent in the big blind raised. Lubarsky called.

The flop came {2-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}, and Lubarsky bet. His opponent called. The turn brought the {q-Diamonds}, and the same action followed. The {q-Clubs} completed the board, and Lubarsky paused for a moment, then bet. His opponent announced raise and threw out the necessary chips. Lubarsky mucked, relinquishing the pot to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Lubarsky us
Hal Lubarsky
8,300 1,700

Tags: Hal Lubarsky

Yueqi Zhu Eliminated by Chung Law's Quads

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

With around 5,000 in the pot and three players in, the flop came {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Chung Law checked in late position, the cutoff checked, and Yueqi Zhu bet on the button. Law raised, the cutoff folded, and Zhu called.

On the {6-Diamonds} turn, Law bet, and Zhu called. The river was the {2-Clubs}, and Law bet again. This time, Zhu raised, Law made it three bets, and Zhu called all in for less.

Law showed {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} for quads, and Zhu tabled pocket kings before making his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Chung Law us
Chung Law
15,200 15,200
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Yueqi Zhu

Alex Luneau Pressures Yueqi Zhu

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
Alex Luneau
Alex Luneau

Alex Luneau raised from under the gun before Yueqi Zhu reraised from the small blind. Luneau called.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, and Zhu bet. Luneau called. The turn brought the {3-Spades}, and Zhu bet again. Luneau then raised, which was enough to take down the pot, as Zhu quickly mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Luneau fr
Alex Luneau
13,100 4,100
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
6,100 -6,400

Greg Mueller Takes His Seat

Level 6 : 400/800, 0 ante
Greg Mueller - (earlier in the series)
Greg Mueller - (earlier in the series)

Greg Mueller has taken his seat in today's field.

A limit hold'em specialist, Mueller had a 2007 WSOP to remember, a summer in which he captured both the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship bracelet as well as the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout bracelet in the span of just two weeks.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
WSOP 3X Winner
7,500 7,500

Level: 6

Limits: 400/800

Ante: 0

Louise Francoeur's Queens Are Good

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante
Louise Francoeur
Louise Francoeur

A player in early position raised, and Louise Francoeur three-bet in late position. It folded back to the initial raiser, who called.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and the first player checked. Francoeur bet, and her opponent called.

The turn was the {9-Hearts}, and the first player led out. Francoeur raised, and her opponent called. On the {J-Clubs} river, the first player check-called Francoeur's bet, and she showed {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Louise Francoeur ca
Louise Francoeur
10,500 4,100

Tags: Louise Francoeur

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
WSOP 1X Winner
22,500 9,700
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
14,000 -1,000
Aron Dermer us
Aron Dermer
11,600 -3,600
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
11,600 -4,900
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
8,500 1,700
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
8,000 1,500
Hal Lubarsky us
Hal Lubarsky
6,600 1,900
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
6,400 -300
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
4,800 -4,000
Pok Kim us
Pok Kim
4,300 1,600
Charles Stein us
Charles Stein
4,000 -7,500
Carol Fuchs us
Carol Fuchs
WSOP 1X Winner
2,500 -2,900
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
Busted
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted
Matt Woodward us
Matt Woodward
Busted