Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
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
Sabat Crosses the Million Chip Mark Eliminating McEwan
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Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Eddy Sabat was in early position and raised to 18,000. Matthew McEwen was in the small blind and moved all in for roughly 136,000, Sabat called.
Sabat tabled 
and McEwen showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Sabat is running hot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,071,000 | 131,000 |
|
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Busted |
Sabat Takes From Vilela
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Eddy Sabat was in middle position and raised to 18,000. Leonardo Vilela was on the button and called as did Matthew McEwan in the big blind.
The flop was 
and action checked to Vilela. He fired out 26,000 getting a fold from McEwan and a call from Sabat.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river which was the 
.
Sabat led for 59,000 and was snap-called by Vilela. Sabat tabled 
and Vilela mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000 | 160,000 |
|
128,000 | -67,000 |
A Double and Two Bustouts
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Table 701 provided plenty of fireworks in consecutive hands and that resulted in one double, a split pot and two seat open.
First, Seth Berger open-shoved for his last 55,000 and Nicholas Manganaro reshoved in the small blind.
Berger tabled 
and Manganaro had the 
The board came 
and Berger held up.
Pete Chen then raised to 18,000 and called the shove of Manganaro for his last 69,000 with 
. Manganaro had 
and the board of resulted in a split pot.
Then, Ernest Smith raised from the button and Asi Moshe defended the big blind. Moshe check-called a bet on the 
flop and check-called the shove of Smith on the turn. Smith flipped over 
and Moshe had turned trips with 
. The 
river was a blank and Smith was gone in 39th place.
Soon after, Manganaro shoved for around 75,000 and Moshe isolated from the small blind by moving all in.
Nicholas Manganaro:
Asi Moshe: 
The 
flop gave Manganaro two pair and Moshe a flush draw, and he immediately got there on the turn. Any five or seven would save Manganaro, but the river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000 | 240,000 |
|
310,000 | -122,000 |
|
125,000 | 31,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Graham Busts to Sabat
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Luke Graham open-shoved for his last 148,000 and Eddy Sabat called from late position.
Luke Graham: 
Eddy Sabat:
The board came 
and that was it for Graham, who finished in 40th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000 | 2,000 |
|
Busted |
Armstrong Takes from Zhang
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chi Zhang raised to 17,000 from early position and picked up one caller in Jamie Armstrong in the cutoff. On the flop, Zhang continued for 19,000 and Armstrong called before the turn slowed down both players and they checked.
The river completed the board and Zhang made it 70,000 to go. Armstrong called and Zhang showed , but ended up second best to the 
of Armstrong.
The other two big stacks at the table are Sadan Turker and Joel Ettedgi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
925,000 | 72,000 |
|
660,000 | 260,000 |
|
550,000 | 65,000 |
|
380,000 | 30,000 |
Players and Payouts from 54th-46th Place, Each Receiving $7,726
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Joseph and Boyko Eliminated
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Raul Martinez Requena raised to 16,000 and Jeremy Joseph moved all in for 84,000 from the hijack. Once the action was back on Requena, he reluctantly called and the cards were turned over.
Jeremy Joseph: 
Raul Martinez Requena:
The board came 
and Joseph was eliminated in 42nd place. Less than a minute passed and he was followed by Yuriy Boyko, who previously admitted to have been playing for nine days straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Smith Comes From Behind
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chad J Brown was in middle position and raised to 20,000. Ernest Smith was on the button and moved all in for 91,000, Brown tank-called.
Smith tabled and Brown showed 
.
The board ran out 
giving Smith a flush and a much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 100,000 |
|
150,000 | -70,000 |
Calvo Eliminates Hansen
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
James Calvo got it all in pre-flop against Gary Hansen having him covered.
Calvo tabled and Hansen showed 
.
The board ran out and Hansen hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 80,000 |
|
Busted |