The field is down to 45 players now across five full tables.
2017 World Series of Poker
Melissa Gillett opened, then called a shove from Michael Schmidt, who had slightly more than Gillett.
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Melissa Gillett: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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. Gillett game out on the right side of that flip to survive.
Gillett finished fourth in the previous $1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event #12) at this year’s World Series of Poker for $127,180, which was, by far, her biggest recorded tournament cash to date. She is looking to get a little further this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
10,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
548,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
540,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
463,000
422,300
|
422,300 |
|
|
425,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
345,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
310,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
310,000
153,300
|
153,300 |
|
|
285,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
275,000
259,600
|
259,600 |
|
|
262,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
170,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
164,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
162,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
155,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
|
142,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
141,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
133,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
98,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
96,000
52,900
|
52,900 |
|
|
96,000
67,900
|
67,900 |
Jesse Dunn opened from early position, and it folded to the big stack at the table, Pratyush Buddiga, in the big blind, who asked how much Dunn was playing (200,000) and called.
The flop was ![]()
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, and Buddiga check-called a bet of 18,000. They both checked the
turn card. On the river
, Buddiga checked, and a 32,000-chip bet from Dunn saw Buddiga check-raise all in. Dunn quickly flicked his cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
The players below took $4,874 home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
273,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
|
256,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
220,000
195,200
|
195,200 |
|
|
200,000
138,500
|
138,500 |
|
|
195,000
113,200
|
113,200 |
|
|
132,000
115,100
|
115,100 |
|
|
84,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
675,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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|
|
350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
321,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
240,000
240,001
|
240,001 |
|
|
108,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
105,000
56,700
|
56,700 |
|
|
100,000
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
|
100,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
65,000
9,400
|
9,400 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Fernando Takemura was moved to Melissa Gillett's table, and in the first hand, he went all in immediately from the under-the-gun position. Gillett also moved all in from middle position. All other players folded.
Melissa Gillett: ![]()
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Fernando Takemura: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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, and Gillett doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
42,500
2,600
|
2,600 |
Here is how some of the big stacks are faring going into Level 18:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
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|
|
670,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
550,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
|
490,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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