Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-18-2017 19:07 UTC-7

Some Updated Counts Before Break

Valerie.Cross

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	31,000 -3,000	-3,000

Brian Yoon	31,000 5,000	5,000

Koray Aldemir	30,000 4,800	4,800

James Obst	29,000 -1,500	-1,500

Ryan Riess	22,500 -2,500	-2,500

Connor Drinan	22,500 22,500	22,500

Carol Fuchs	21,000 -7,000	-7,000

Jean Gaspard	20,000 20,000	20,000

Jon Turner	19,000 -5,000	-5,000
Dylan Linde	18,000 -4,300	-4,300

Kristen Bicknell	15,500 -9,500	-9,500

06-18-2017 19:14 UTC-7

Manig Loeser's Check-Raise Works

Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Kristen Bicknell opened to 525 from the cutoff. Action folded to Manig Loeser in the big blind, who defended.

The flop came . Loeser checked. Bicknell continued for 600. Loeser check-raised to 2,000. Bicknell took a look at her stack and went deep into tank before pushing her cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	12,000 -3,500	-3,500

Manig Loeser	33 33	33

Tags: Kristen Bicknell Manig Loeser

06-18-2017 19:16 UTC-7

Second Break of the Day

Valerie.Cross

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Players in the $5,000 6-Handed event are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

06-18-2017 19:41 UTC-7

Joshua Beckley and Andrew Lichtenberger Join Tough Table

Valerie.Cross

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

During the break, one table in the room got particularly tougher. Already at the table were Jonathan Little in seat 1 and Christian Harder in seat 5. During the break, bracelet winner Andrew Lichtenberger sat down in seat 2 and November Niner Joshua Beckley was seated in seat 6.

The player in seat 4 asked his tablemates who has the most tournament earnings between the lot of them. The answer is Andrew Lichtenberger, who has over $8,000,000. The table combines for over $24,000,000 in tournament earnings, according to Hendon Mob.

When the missing player in seat 3 returned late from break, the player in seat 4 told him, "Our table got harder."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	44,000 7,000	7,000
Joshua Beckley	25,000 25,000	25,000
Andrew Lichtenberg	25,000 25,000	25,000
Christian Harder	17,300 -7,700	-7,700

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Christian Harder Jonathan Little Joshua Beckley

06-18-2017 19:50 UTC-7

Rainer Kempe Gets a Fold

Valerie.Cross

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

With the board reading and more than 5,000 in the pot, Rainer Kempe bet 4,500 from under the gun. His lone opponent in middle position called and the river was the .

Rainer thought for two minutes and moved all in for 14,675 effective. It was an all-in decision for his opponent and he went into the tank. After more than three minutes, he folded and told Kempe, "I had a big hand."

Before he mucked, Kempe showed him the .

His opponent shook his head and told him, "I folded a queen."

"That was a big fold," was Kempe's response.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	38,200 38,200	38,200

Tags: Rainer Kempe

06-18-2017 19:59 UTC-7

Big Names Collide After the Break

Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Charlie Carrel, first to act, opened to 800. Action folded to Antonio Esfandiari in the hijack, who three-bet to 2,025. Carrel called.

The flop came . Carrel checked. Esfandiari bet 1,825, and Carrel called. The turn was the . Carrel checked again. His opponent bet 1,825, and Carrel stuck around with a call. The river completed the board, and Carrel checked once more. Esfandiari moved all in.

Carrel started talking to his opponent for a few minutes, trying to get a read, but he didn't even get a response. He proceeded to call after a few minutes and tabled .

Esfandiari showed and said, ''Sorry, Dad,'' to his dad, who was on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Carrel	48,000 48,000	48,000
Antonio Esfandiari	24,000 -20,000	-20,000

Poker Tactic:

Antonio Esfandiari Charlie Carrel

06-18-2017 20:02 UTC-7

Jonathan Little Eliminates Christian Harder

Valerie.Cross

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

According to Jonathan Little, he opened in middle position and Christian Harder called in the big blind.

On the flop, Harder checked, Little bet 1,000, and Harder called. The turn was the and Harder check-called Little's bet of 2,800.

The river was the and Harder checked again. This time, Little moved all in, putting Harder to a decision for his remaining stack of around 15,000. After thinking for awhile, Harder made the call and saw the bad news.

Little tabled for aces full and Harder was eliminated. Little is up around 80,000 chips, more than three times the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	82,000 38,000	38,000
Christian Harder	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Little Christian Harder

06-18-2017 20:06 UTC-7

Some Counts Around the Room

Valerie.Cross

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	51,000 7,300	7,300

Jerry Payne	48,000 24,000	24,000
Jonathan Jaffe	46,500
Mohsin Charania	46,000 17,000	17,000

Mike Leah	39,000 14,000	14,000

David Sands	39,000 12,000	12,000
Fabian Quoss	38,000 13,500	13,500
Andy Spears	38,000 13,000	13,000
Sam Grafton	36,000 11,000	11,000

Eric Baldwin	36,000 11,000	11,000

Tony Gregg	35,000
Daniel Strelitz	34,000 9,000	9,000

Vanessa Selbst	30,000

Anatoly Filatov	29,000 -6,000	-6,000
Daniel Dizenzo	28,000 9,500	9,500
Ismael Bojang	25,000

Joseph Cheong	22,000 -3,000	-3,000

Chris Moorman	21,000 -4,000	-4,000

Chance Kornuth	20,000 500	500

Ian O'Hara	14,500 -6,500	-6,500
Adrian Mateos	12,800 -15,200	-15,200

Jim Carroll	9,300 -2,900	-2,900
Loni Harwood	8,500

06-18-2017 20:09 UTC-7

Kyle Julius Won't Give Up

Sandra Barbour

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

First to act, Kyle Julius opened to 700. Action folded around to the big blind, who called.

On a flop, both players checked. The turn came the , and this time, the player in the big blind led for 850. Julius called. The river was the , and the big blind bet 2,900. Julius snap-called and showed . His opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Julius	31,000 31,000	31,000

Poker Tactic:

Kyle Julius