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Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day 3 Completed
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,669,100
Total Entries
574
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 574
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Faraz Jaka has had a long, fruitful career of live tournament poker, but he's never managed to nail down that elusive major title. He's racked up $5.5 million in cashes but has fallen just shy with a number of top-five finishes.
After already coming close to one World Series of Poker bracelet this summer when he finished sixth in the The Marathon for $123,105, Jaka has another great shot here in Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed.
Jaka has the lead, albeit narrowly, with six players left and the official final table ready to rock on Wednesday. He bagged 3,150,000, and he's followed by 2016 November Niner Kenny Hallaert (2,960,000), Nadar Kakhmazov (2,925,000), Sam Soverel (2,200,000), Chris Hunichen (1,860,000) and Christian Rudolph (1,305,000).
Eighteen players sat down for the start of Day 3, with formidable names like Mike Leah, Jonathan Jaffe, and Giuseppe Pantaleo among those falling before the two-table redraw.
Jaka got coolered with 11 players left when he ran kings into Dan Abouaf's aces, but a king on the river sent the pot Jaka's way, and he didn't slow down as the tournament wound down toward the unofficial final table.
James Obst — who is having quite the WSOP thus far with six cashes, his first bracelet, and two other top-eight finishes — found himself deep once again but fell on the official final table bubble. He played as many big pots as anyone on Day 3 but ultimately found himself as the short stack with seven left. He got his remaining 20 big blinds in with ace-jack against the pocket sixes of Hallaert, failing to improve and going bust.
The last six players will convene for the final table at noon on Wednesday, and the final table will be streamed live online and covered hand-for-hand here on PokerNews. For the final table seat draw, visit WSOP.com.
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 2,960,000 | 74 |
| 2 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 1,305,000 | 32 |
| 3 | Nadar Kakhmazov | Russia | 2,925,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 3,150,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 1,860,000 | 46 |
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
James Obst raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind, Obst four-bet shoved for about 565,000, and Hallaert called.
Obst: 
Hallaert: 
The board came down 
— no help to Obst, ending his tournament in seventh place.
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Nadar Kakhmazov opened for 70,000 under the gun and got a call from Chris Hunichen, who was in the cutoff. He bet 60,000 on the 
flop, and Hunichen called. Kakhmazov bet 120,000 on the 
turn and got another call. On the 
river, he checked. Hunichen slid in 250,000, and Kakhmazov called.
Hunichen rolled over 
for ace-high, and Kakhmazov showed 
for jacks.
The next hand, Hunichen opened for 70,000 and got three-bet to 200,000 by Kenny Hallaert. Hunichen shoved all in for 1,600,000 million, and Hallaert tanked over a minute and folded.
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
James Obst raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, Nadar Kakhmazov three-bet to 175,000 from the button, and Obst folded.
Two hands later, Obst raised to 65,000 from middle position, and Kakhmazov three-bet to 175,000 from the hijack. Obst folded again.
The following hand, Obst opened to 65,000 from under the gun, and Sam Soverel three-bet to 170,000 from the hijack. Kenny Hallaert four-bet to 440,000 from the small blind, and both Obst and Soverel folded.
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
James Obst opened for a min-raise on the button, and Sam Soverel called in the big blind. Both checked the 
flop to bring the 
on the turn. Soverel bet 70,000, and Obst called. On the river, Soverel bet 160,000 more. Obst called after thinking briefly, and his was good against 
.
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Nadar Kakhmazov raised to 70,000 from the hijack, and Faraz Jaka called from the button.
The flop came down 
, and Kakhmazov checked to Jaka, who bet 80,000. Kakhmazov called to see the 
turn and checked again. Jaka bet 120,000, and after about 90 seconds, Kakhmazov folded.
Jaka showed the as he collected the pot.
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Hallaert | 2,495,000 |
| 2 | Christian Rudolph | 1,365,000 |
| 3 | James Obst | 570,000 |
| 4 | Nadar Kakhmazov | 1,860,000 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | 2,820,000 |
| 6 | Faraz Jaka | 2,920,000 |
| 7 | Chris Hunichen | 2,380,000 |
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Garrett Greer raised all in for about 520,000 from under the gun. Faraz Jaka called from the button with 
, leading Greer's 
.
The flop gave Greer a few extra outs as it came down 
. However, neither the turn nor the river saved Greer, ending his tournament in eighth place.
