Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,292,300
Entries
1,698
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to the Final Day of Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
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The original field of 1,698 players has now been reduced to just 22 in Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em and they will play down to a winner today in the Brasilia room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino as the 2017 World Series of Poker continues.
One of these players will a WSOP gold bracket and a huge payday of $384,833. Ryan Leng from the United States leads the way with 1,370,000, but it really is anyone’s game as there are several players close behind him with many tough competitors to outlast, not the least of which being four-time bracelet winner Max Pescatori.
Other notables to have made it through a stacked field are U.S. players Pratyush Buddiga, Michael Gagliano and Grant Denison, Tom Hall from the U.K., and Germany’s Christopher Frank. Check out the full seat draw to start Day 3 below.
Cards are back in the air at 12 noon today local time and the PokerNews live reporting team will bring your all the drama from the felt including exclusive hand-for-hand coverage from the official final table. Make sure to keep it here so you don’t miss a moment of the action.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 700 | 1 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | 802,000 | 67 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 4 | Luigi Curcio | United States | 326,000 | 27 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 5 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 1,103,000 | 92 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 6 | Noah Vaillancourt | Canada | 568,000 | 47 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 7 | Ronald Massetti | United States | 755,000 | 63 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 8 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 658,000 | 55 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 9 | Victor Kim | United States | 125,000 | 10 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 1 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States | 757,000 | 63 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 2 | Ron Rosenberg | United States | 1,162,000 | 97 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 3 | Blake Bohn | United States | 364,000 | 30 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 4 | Ryan Leng | United States | 1,370,000 | 114 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 5 | Rory Hayes | United States | 147,000 | 12 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 7 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 386,000 | 32 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 8 | James Poper | United States | 312,000 | 26 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 9 | Michael Gagliano | United States | 820,000 | 68 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 1 | Christopher Kostoulas | United States | 441,000 | 37 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 2 | Arkadiy Tsinis | United States | 619,000 | 52 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 3 | Melissa Gillett | Australia | 332,000 | 28 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 5 | Chang Luo | United States | 179,000 | 15 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 7 | Grant Denison | United States | 433,000 | 36 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 8 | Joseph Kent | United States | 465,000 | 39 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 9 | Kami Hudson | United States | 515,000 | 43 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Chang Luo Doubles Up
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Melissa Gillett opened the action and Chang Luo moved all in from the button for 153,000. The blinds folded and after asking for a count, Gillett called.
Chang Luo: 
Melissa Gillett: 
“I’ve got to win one race,” Luo said. “You’ve lost a few,” another player said in agreement, referring to two hands late last night in which Luo lost flips.
The board ran out 
, meaning Luo did win one by hitting his eight to double through Gillett.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | 131,000 |
|
185,000 | -147,000 |
Hayes Doubles Through Rosenberg
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Rory Hayes pushed all in from middle position for 120,000 after Ronald Rosenberg opened under the gun. Rosenberg called with 
and it was off to the races against 
. The flip went Hayes' way as the board ran out 
. Hayes survives while Rosenberg still has just over 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,012,000 | 1,012,000 |
|
276,000 | 129,000 |
Frank Checks a Set Back
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Tom Hall and Christopher Frank played a three-bet pot with the former having raised under the gun and the latter reraising on the button. Both checked a 
flop, and the hit the turn. Hall bet 90,000 and Frank called. The river 
made four to a straight, and both players wound up checking.
Hall turned over 
, but it was no match for the 
held by Frank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | 397,000 |
|
545,000 | -113,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Melissa Gillett Doubles Up
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Melissa Gillett in the small blind who completed and Chang Luo checked his option.
The flop was 
. Gillett checked and Luo bet 25,000. Gillett responded by check-raising all in and Luo called.
Melissa Gillett: 
Chang Luo: 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the . Trips for Gillett and a double through Luo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
104,000 | -206,000 |
Rory Hayes Eliminated in 22nd Place ($11,858)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Pratyush Buddiga opened for a min-raise in the hijack, and Rory Hayes jammed from the big blind. Buddiga called instantly and flipped over . Hayes was at risk for about 275,000 with . No nine appeared as 
rolled off the deck, and Hayes is the first elimination of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 293,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Chang Luo Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,858)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chang Luo moved all in from under the gun and it folded to Melissa Gillett in the big blind who called with the bigger stack to put Luo at risk.
Chang Luo: 
Melissa Gillett:
The board ran out a dramatic 
, the flop shooting Luo ahead but the final two cards giving Gillett trips to finally finish off Luo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
Busted |