2017 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 2
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

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Craig Varnell
Craig Varnell

The first Day of Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed has come and gone. Out of a field of 959 entries, 201 return for today's Day 2 to battle it out for the first-place prize of $498,682.

Leading the way is Craig Varnell with a healthy stack of 202,600. Joining Varnell at the top is Jeff Coddington who bagged a stack of 202,400 last night. They're followed in the counts by Andy Spears (193,200), Jerry Payne (185,700) and John Bergman (185,500).

Among the notables surviving play were Mike Sowers (152,600), Steve Sung (139,800), Jeremy Ausmus (132,500), Vanessa Selbst (124,900), Igor Kurganov (112,000), David Pham (61,900), Gaelle Baumann (61,900) and Mike Watson (59,200).

Only the top 144 spots will earn a piece of the $2,589,300 prize pool with a min-cash being worth $4,509. Play will begin again today at noon. Players will play 10-and-a-half 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. The dinner break is 60 minutes long and will come after today's sixth level. After the players bag and tag at the end of the night, the remaining competitors will come back on Friday at noon to play things out until a champion has been crowned.

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Tags: Andy SpearsCraig VarnellDavid PhamGaelle BaumannIgor KurganovJeremy AusmusJohn BergmanMichael WatsonMikes SowersSteve SungVanessa Selbst

Mark Radoja Doubles Through Linyang Song

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mark Radoja (from a previous event)
Mark Radoja (from a previous event)

Two-time bracelet winner Mark Radoja had just lost some chips the hand before, and then Linyang Song raised to 3,000 under the gun. Radoja defended the big blind and the flop came {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and Radoja bet 4,200. Song called. The river was the {5-Hearts} and they both checked. Radoja showed {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for queens and nines to win the pot.

The next hand, with the board reading {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, Radoja was all in for 20,300 in the small blind and Song had him at risk.

Radoja was ahead with {A-Clubs}{2-Spades} for aces up against Song's {A-Hearts}{8-Spades}, and it held up on the {J-Clubs} river. Radoja doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Linyang Song ca
Linyang Song
64,000
-23,700
-23,700
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
58,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Mark Radoja

Andy Spears Sends Yue Du to the Rail

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Andy Spears (from a previous event)
Andy Spears (from a previous event)

With the board reading {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, Yue Du was all in and at risk against Andy Spears, who was on the button.

Du was ahead with {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, but Spears had flush outs with {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. He hit one of those outs on the {2-Diamonds} turn, making his flush, and the {2-Clubs} river couldn't save Du. He was eliminated and Spears is one of the big stacks in the room with 300,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
300,000
106,800
106,800
Yue Du cn
Yue Du
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andy Spears

Mike Watson Shoves on Benjamin Grise

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mike Watson
Mike Watson

Mike Watson opened to 3,500 in middle position and Benjamin Grise made it 9,000 on the button. Mark Radoja went into the tank in the big blind, and after the clock was called and the floorperson came over, Radoja folded.

Watson then moved all in and Grise shook his head and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
122,000
62,800
62,800
Benjamin Grise us
Benjamin Grise
41,000
-23,200
-23,200
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
29,000
-29,000
-29,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Mike Watson

Steve Sung Takes Chip Lead, Bubble Time

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Steve Sung
Steve Sung

With over 60,000 in the pot and the board reading {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, Steve Sung had a bet of 36,000 in front of him in the cutoff. Action was on Joshua Gibson in middle position. He thought for awhile and called.

Sung tabled {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} for top pair, top kicker and Gibson sent his hand to the muck. Sung collected the pot and is now among the chip leaders as the field is two away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
354,000
214,200
214,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Joshua Gibson us
Joshua Gibson
168,000
-22,900
-22,900

Tags: Steve Sung

Vanessa Selbst Rivers Two Pair Against Craig Varnell

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

With the board reading {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Spades}{A-Hearts} and over 5,000 in the middle, Craig Varnell checked from the small blind and Vanessa Selbst bet 2,500 from the big blind.

Varnell called and the river was the {10-Spades}. Varnell checked, Selbst bet 4,500, and Varnell called.

Selbst had {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for two pair on the river, good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
210,000
-52,000
-52,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
190,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Craig VarnellVanessa Selbst

Varnell Out, New Chip Leader Emerges

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jeff Coddinton
Jeff Coddinton

According to the table, Jeff Coddington got it in with two pair against Craig Varnell for heaps. Varnell had {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and Coddington had {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. The total action on the hand is unclear, but Varnell had lost a decent-sized pot against Vanessa Selbst just prior to this hand. Coddington is now the new chip leader in the field and has amassed over 450,000 chips.

Meanwhile Varnell, who had been the Day 1 chip leader, has to settle for a min-cash.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Coddington us
Jeff Coddington
487,000
201,800
201,800
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Craig VarnellJeff CoddingtonVanessa Selbst

Kitty Kuo Eliminated by Mikhail Rudoy

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo

Kitty Kuo was in middle position, and she was all in. The board read {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}.

Mikhail Rudoy and the player under the gun were heads up on the side, and they both checked the {Q-Hearts} turn and the {5-Spades} river.

Kuo had {A-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a pair of fives on the river, but Rudoy's pocket sevens were good. Kuo was eliminated, and Rudoy collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Rudoy ru
Mikhail Rudoy
72,000
-45,400
-45,400
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
Busted
Natural8

Tags: Kitty Kuo

Players and Payouts from 127th-144th, Each Recieving $4,509

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Craig Varnell
Craig Varnell
Player Chips Progress
Peter Nigh us
Peter Nigh
Busted
Lucas Blanco es
Lucas Blanco
Busted
Richard Syverud us
Richard Syverud
Busted
Cole Jackson us
Cole Jackson
Busted
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
Busted
Griffin Abel us
Griffin Abel
Busted
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
Busted
Bradley Gordon us
Bradley Gordon
Busted
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
Busted
Natural8
Justin Young us
Justin Young
Busted
Michael Haag us
Michael Haag
Busted
Kevin Andriamahefa us
Kevin Andriamahefa
Busted
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
Busted
Ajay Gnanasambanthan us
Ajay Gnanasambanthan
Busted
Kazuma Tanaka jp
Kazuma Tanaka
Busted