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

Terrence Chan Sets Up his Opponent

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante
Terrence Chan - (earlier in the series)
Terrence Chan - (earlier in the series)

The player in middle position raised, the player on the button called, and Terrence Chan called in the big blind.

The flop came down {7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, and Chan checked. The player in middle position bet. The button and Chan both called. The turn brought the {8-Clubs}, and the action checked to the button, who bet. Chan then raised. The player in middle position folded. The button called. The {6-Spades} completed the board. Chan bet, and his opponent called.

Chan then tabled {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a set of eights and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
21,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Terrence Chan

Johanssy Joseph Takes One Down

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante

A player in early position raised, the cutoff three-bet, and Johanssy Joseph made it four bets in the small blind. The big blind called, the initial raiser folded, and the cutoff came along.

The flop was {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Joseph bet. The big blind c,alled, the cutoff raised, and Joseph and the big blind both called.

It was still three ways to the {K-Spades} turn, and it checked around. The river was the {8-Clubs}, and it checked around again.

Joseph showed {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for two pair, jacks and sevens, to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
11,400
11,400
11,400

Tags: Johanssy Joseph

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 300/600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
22,500
9,700
9,700
WSOP 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
14,000
-1,000
-1,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Aron Dermer us
Aron Dermer
11,600
-3,600
-3,600
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
11,600
-4,900
-4,900
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
8,500
1,700
1,700
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
8,000
1,500
1,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Hal Lubarsky us
Hal Lubarsky
6,600
1,900
1,900
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
6,400
-300
-300
WSOP 1X Winner
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
4,800
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Pok Kim us
Pok Kim
4,300
1,600
1,600
Charles Stein us
Charles Stein
4,000
-7,500
-7,500
Carol Fuchs us
Carol Fuchs
2,500
-2,900
-2,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
Busted
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Matt Woodward us
Matt Woodward
Busted

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
4,100
StakeKings

Tags: Louise Francoeur

Level: 6

Limits: 400/800

Ante: 0

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
7,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 3X Winner

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
4,100
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
6,100
-6,400
-6,400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
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