Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,443,500
Entries
1,086
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Rangel Spikes King to Double
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Justin Liberto raised to 4,000 and Vitor Rangel moved all in for 36,900 from two seats over. Liberto eventually called and tabled 
while Rangel had a flip with 
.
The 
flop and 
turn failed to improve Rangel, but he got there on the 
river to double just before the money bubble with 165 players remaining. Raymond Leone was less fortunate, as he had busted just prior.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 13,400 |
|
50,000 | -17,100 |
|
Busted |
Double-Up For Brofman
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Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Michel Leibgorin was under the gun and raised to 4,500. Douglas Brofman was in late position and moved all in for 19,600, Leibgorin called.
Brofman showed 
and Leibgorin tabled 
.
The board ran out 
and Brofman doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000 | 64,200 |
|
|
44,000 | 11,800 |
Queens Cracked Before the Money
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Leonardo Vilela opened to 4,700 first to act and Troy Sprungl called from two seats over. On the button, Bryce Daifuku shoved for 46,700 and Vilela eventually called, forcing out Sprungl.
Bryce Daifuku: 
Leonardo Vilela: 
The 
flop immediately improved Vilela to a set of nines, and he kept the lead throughout the 
turn and 
river to reduce the field to the last 166 hopefuls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 85,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Pre-Bubble Stacks
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000 | 65,000 |
|
82,000 | 15,000 |
|
70,000 | -18,300 |
|
26,500 | -18,300 |
|
26,000 | 10,900 |
|
22,000 | -23,900 |
|
18,000 | -7,800 |
|
|
15,000 | -32,800 |
|
10,000 | -3,900 |
Reichenstein and Pirraglia Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Salvatore DiCarlo, Uri Reichenstein and Timothy Pirraglia missed out on the money.
Pirraglia three-bet all in for his last 31,800 and initial raiser Eddy Sabat reluctantly called, then rolled over 
. Pirraglia turned over 
and stood up from his seat. "You don't stand up," Sabat said and got a sweat on the 
flop.
The turn changed nothing, but a cruel 
hit on the river to eliminate Pirraglia.
Meanwhile Reichenstein's roller coaster ended one table over. He built the stack back up to 80,000, dropped down to 17,000 and now got it in with 
against the of Carlos Reis. The board came 
and Reichenstein also has missed the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 10,000 |
|
75,000 | -7,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Down and Out Before the Money
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Among those to miss the money by just a few spots were Adrien Allain, Sam Trickett and Mike Watson. The screens show 169 players remaining and the money bubble is looming.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dolan Eliminates Macedo
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
John Dolan opened from middle position up to 4,500. Thiago Macedo three-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff. Dolan took about a minute and then moved all in covering Macedo. Macedo didn't hesitate to push in the rest of his chips, which was roughly 40,000.
Dolan tabled and Macedo showed .
The board ran out 
and after a friendly flop for Macedo, Dolan rivered a flush, sending him the pot and upping his stack to close to 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000 | 68,900 |
|
Busted |
More for Gregg
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jeffrey Gregg raised to 4,500 and Jordan Turoff three-bet to 11,000 on the button. Chad Holloway called in the small blind and Gregg came along. The trio checked the 
flop and did so again on the turn. After the river, Holloway checked and Gregg bet 18,000. Turoff folded and Holloway took off his sunglasses before eventually calling.
Gregg rolled over 
for runner-runner trip queens to claim the pot. Holloway, who won the Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em in 2013, is not the only WSOP bracelet winner at the table as Ken Aldridge is there as well. Other notables include Mike Vanier and Pete Chen with big stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 25,000 |
|
190,000 | 140,000 |
|
155,000 | 44,900 |
|
|
67,000 | -25,000 |
|
44,000 | -66,900 |
Ta Doubles Up
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Daniel Wagner opened in late position and Vinny Ta moved all in from the blind for 15,100. Wagner called and Ta tabled 
, while Wagner showed .
The board ran out and Ta's flopped flush held up to get him some breathing room with his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | -7,400 |
|
|
34,000 | 14,700 |