2017 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$498,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,589,300
Entries
959
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Dutch Boyd Chipping Up

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Dutch Boyd
Dutch Boyd

James Mackey raised to 250, Dutch Boyd called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind also called.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Boyd checks. The player in the big blind bet 500, Mackey folded and Boyd called.

Heads up on the turn we saw the {k-Hearts}, Boyd bet 1,200 and his opponent called.

The river brought the {j-Clubs} and both players checked.

Boyd turned up {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and it was good enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
WSOP 3X Winner
19,000 19,000
James Mackey us
James Mackey
WSOP 1X Winner
7,000 -8,000

Tags: Duth BoydJames Mackey

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

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Holloway Off to a Great Start

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Chad Holloway has doubled his starting stack early on Day 1. The WSOP gold bracelet holder took down back-to-back hands as we passed by his table.

In the first pot, Holloway opened to 300 and got one caller. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Holloway fired again, this time for 400 and received a call. The {q-Clubs} hit on the turn and Holloway bet 1,000 and it was enough to claim the pot.

The next hand, Holloway made bets preflop and on the turn getting a fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000 17,000

Tags: Chad Holloway

Baumann Blasting

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

With an {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} board in front of her, Gaelle Baumann led with a bet of 350, getting a call from one of her opponents. Baumann fired again when the {3-Clubs} hit on the turn, this time for 900, and her opponent gave up.

Player Chips Progress
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
18,500 3,500

Tags: Gaelle Baumann

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Hall Picks Up a Pot

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Galen Hall fired out a bet of 1,500 on the turn of an {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts} board and was called by his lone opponent. The river was the {3-Spades} and Hall fired again, this time for 4,500. His opponent thought briefly, asking if Hall had the four and five of spades. "That would be the nuts," replied Hall as his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
19,000 4,000

Tags: Galen Hall