2017 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$580,338
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,669,100
Entries
574
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Faraz Jaka Day 1 Chip Leader in Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Day 1 of Event #36 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed is in the books. The event drew 574 runners, up from 541 entries last year. After ten hour-long levels of play, 191 remain.

Many top players entered the field, but it was Faraz Jaka who bagged the chip lead. Jaka accumulated chips rapidly in the final levels of play and finished the night with a stack of 255,400. Dejan Boskovic (237,400), Steve Warburton (209,590), and Ankush Mandavia (202,900) also ended the first day of play over the 200,000-chip mark.

Some notable players who bagged over 100,000-chip stacks include Kitty Kuo (185,200), Mike Leah (161,000), Chris Hunichen (150,600), Olivier Busquet (142,400), Adrian Mateos (118,500), and John Racener (113,200).

Several other big names are also advancing to Day 2, including Antonio Esfandiari (89,800), Jeff Gross (88,400), James Obst (88,400), Bill Klein (72,600), Doug Polk (70,900), Alex Rocha (67,000), Dylan Linde (64,200), Mohsin Charania (58,900), Jason Les (57,800), Greg Merson (55,500), Daniel Negreanu (37,600), Andrew Lichtenberger (36,000), Stephen Chidwick (33,300), and Jason Mercier (26,900).

Some of those players unfortunate to bust out here on Day 1 include Eddy Sabat, three-time bracelet winner Frank Kassela, two-time bracelet winner Brian Yoon, 2010 Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel, 2013 Main Event champion Ryan Riess, November Niner Joshua Beckley, Christian Harder, and David Peters.

The event is scheduled to last three more days, with the Day 2 restart Monday at 2 p.m. The tournament director announced before the end of play that the complete prize pool and payout information will be available by the start of Day 2.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Miranda6001Jonathan CohenCanada44,30037
Miranda6002Tanveer DhanjalCanada119,600100
Miranda6003Carlos BoydPanama63,70053
Miranda6004Phong Nguyen (WA)United States63,90053
Miranda6005Niall FarrellUnited Kingdom156,100130
Miranda6006Kane KalasUnited States44,30037
       
Miranda6011Roman KorenevRussia38,40032
Miranda6012Alex RochaUnited States67,00056
Miranda6013James MillerUnited States104,40087
Miranda6014Bart LybaertMeihelen, BE37,00031
Miranda6015Andjelko AndrejevicUnited States51,00043
Miranda6016Jesse SylviaUnited States71,30059
       
Miranda6021Paul DegiulioUnited States144,600121
Miranda6022Bernardo DiasBrazil18,20015
Miranda6024Stuart MarshakUnited States95,90080
Miranda6025Aditya AgarwalCanada44,30037
Miranda6026Martin MathisUnited States66,40055
       
Miranda6031Robert SpanoIsrael23,40020
Miranda6032Aaron KaiserUnited States100,50084
Miranda6033Kenny HallaertBelgium66,60056
Miranda6034Sergi ReixachSpain37,90032
Miranda6035Jimmy GuerreroFrance124,000103
Miranda6036Ho Kit NgHong Kong87,00073
       
Miranda6041Tuan LeUnited States50,50042
Miranda6042Dylan LindeUnited States64,20054
Miranda6043Shu Yu ChanCanada13,70011
Miranda6044Daniel DizenzoUnited States131,600110
Miranda6045Patrick MahoneyUnited States66,30055
       
Miranda6046Patrick LeonardCanada60,00050
Miranda6052Tai NguyenUnited States43,00036
Miranda6053Giuseppe PantaleoGermany23,10019
Miranda6054Antonio EsfandiariUnited States89,80075
Miranda6055Harrison GimbelUnited States31,20026
Miranda6056Rocco PalumboItaly90,60076
       
Miranda6061Diegoalfonso VenturachungaPeru29,30024
Miranda6062Jason LesUnited States57,80048
Miranda6063Michael MizrachiUnited States152,600127
Miranda6064Ran IlaniIsrael47,50040
Miranda6065Louis LinardFrance103,70086
Miranda6066Russell ThomasUnited States174,200145
       
Miranda6091Uri ReichensteinUnited States136,600114
Miranda6093Rich RiceUnited States26,50022
Miranda6094Nick PalmaUnited States70,00058
Miranda6095Imad SamounaUnited States82,40069
Miranda6096Yen Han ChenTaiwan50,80042
       
Miranda6101Thomas PaulUnited States134,100112
Miranda6102Dale SchumanUnited States17,80015
Miranda6103Jerry PayneUnited States25,40021
Miranda6104Tony CousineauUnited States12,00010
Miranda6105John GorsuchUnited States129,000108
Miranda6106Tim WestUnited States40,90034
       
Miranda6111Sam GraftonUnited Kingdom157,700131
Miranda6112DID NOT REPORT 1United States137,300114
Miranda6113Boris KotlebaSlovakia55,50046
Miranda6114Sam SoverelUnited States67,00056
Miranda6115Jim CollopyUnited States12,10010
Miranda6116Jon Ragnar ViggenNorway62,50052
       
Miranda6121Yan Shing TsangHong Kong55,60046
Miranda6122Garrett GarvinUnited States90,40075
Miranda6123Nadar KakhmazovRussia74,80062
Miranda6124Jeff HakimLebanon66,60056
Miranda6125Joao VieiraPortugal27,90023
Miranda6126Yue DuChina45,10038
       
Miranda6131Michael GentiliCanada53,20044
Miranda6132Dietrich FastAustria130,600109
Miranda6133Julian StuerGermany25,00021
Miranda6134Anatoly FilatovUnited States85,00071
Miranda6135Jose TavaresUnited States95,00079
Miranda6136Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom53,20044
       
Miranda6141William KleinUnited States72,60061
Miranda6142Damien Le GoffUnited Kingdom40,50034
Miranda6143Steve GrossUnited States37,10031
Miranda6144Chris MoormanUnited Kingdom51,20043
Miranda6145Kurt LichtmanUnited States28,80024
Miranda6146Valerii LubenetsUkraine47,60040
       
Miranda6151Benjamin StrohUnited States64,80054
Miranda6152John CrispUnited States13,50011
Miranda6153Joseph CoudenUnited States14,70012
Miranda6154Roy ThungUnited States65,00054
Miranda6155Paul HoeferAustria13,30011
       
Miranda6181Matthew LeecyUnited States64,60054
Miranda6182Harish PalakuriUnited States59,20049
Miranda6183Faraz JakaUnited States255,400213
Miranda6184Lisa HamiltonUnited States34,20029
Miranda6185Dejan BoskovicAustria237,400198
Miranda6186Fredrick ArniUnited States75,20063
       
Miranda6191Kurt FitzgeraldUnited States98,30082
Miranda6192Steven WarburtonUnited Kingdom209,500175
Miranda6193David LittUnited States57,30048
Miranda6194Salim AdmonUnited States116,10097
Miranda6195Christopher BrammerUnited Kingdom24,20020
Miranda6196Chris HunichenUnited States150,600126
       
Miranda6201Mohsin CharaniaUnited States58,90049
Miranda6202Dan AbouafFrance72,00060
Miranda6203Rajkumar RamakrishnanAustria35,70030
Miranda6204Anton AstapauLatvia145,500121
Miranda6205Rafael LebronUnited States28,60024
Miranda6206Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom33,30028
       
Miranda6211Gilbert DiazFrance112,00093
Miranda6212Tristan WadeUnited States44,00037
Miranda6213Marcos AntunesCanada86,20072
Miranda6214Jonathan JaffeUnited States58,80049
Miranda6215Jonathan AbdellatifBelgium80,80067
Miranda6216John CastaldoUnited States109,20091
       
Miranda6221Charlie CarrelUnited Kingdom40,00033
Miranda6222Eric WassersonUnited States57,00048
Miranda6223Gerard OhresserFrance63,50053
Miranda6224Kitty KuoTaiwan188,200157
Miranda6225Jasper WetemansNetherlands84,60071
Miranda6226Jan Eric SchwippertGermany26,50022
       
Miranda6231Mazin KhouryUnited States29,10024
Miranda6232Robert MatherUnited States157,900132
Miranda6234Adam OwenUnited Kingdom68,00057
Miranda6235Zhaoxing WangUnited States67,30056
Miranda6236Conor BeresfordUnited Kingdom24,70021
       
Miranda6241James RomeroUnited States126,000105
Miranda6242Mohsin ViraniUnited States84,00070
Miranda6243Christian ChristnerUnited Kingdom52,40044
Miranda6244Nick PetrangeloUnited States135,000113
Miranda6246Moritz DietrichAustria102,20085
       
Miranda6271Jeff GrossUnited States88,40074
Miranda6272Ankush MandaviaUnited States202,900169
Miranda6273Mike LeahCanada161,000134
Miranda6274Tony RubertoUnited States108,00090
Miranda6275Martin JacobsonSweden89,60075
Miranda6276Alex FoxenUnited States50,10042
       
Miranda6282James LexUnited States36,00030
Miranda6283Taylor BlackUnited States142,200119
Miranda6284Jeffrey TrudeauUnited States109,30091
Miranda6285Davis AalvikUnited States165,700138
Miranda6286Doug PolkUnited States70,90059
       
Miranda6291Fabian QuossMUNICH, , DE94,60079
Miranda6292Garrett GreerUnited States107,40090
Miranda6293Pablo MarizCanada59,60050
Miranda6294Hank SittonUnited States55,30046
Miranda6295George TurnerUnited Kingdom48,80041
Miranda6296John RacenerUnited States113,20094
       
Miranda6301Blake EastmanUnited States40,70034
Miranda6302[Removed:172]Austria125,600105
Miranda6303Bobby OboodiUnited States73,50061
Miranda6304Jacob HallerUnited States49,60041
Miranda6305Matthew ParryUnited States101,60085
Miranda6306Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland69,90058
       
Miranda6311Shyam SrinivasanCanada63,50053
Miranda6312David LopezUnited States52,30044
Miranda6313Joseph CappelloUnited States114,10095
Miranda6314Robert ParkUnited States54,40045
Miranda6315Alexander LynskeyAustralia45,60038
Miranda6316Timothy CramerUnited States66,80056
       
Miranda6321Nicholas WrightAustralia26,40022
Miranda6322James ObstAustralia88,40074
Miranda6323Hector RodriguezUnited Kingdom115,50096
Miranda6324Andrew LichtenbergerUnited States36,00030
Miranda6325Paul DlugozimaUnited States69,40058
Miranda6326Brendon RubieAustralia72,00060
       
Miranda6361Jason MercierUnited States26,90022
Miranda6362Greg MersonUnited States55,50046
Miranda6363Christian RudolphGermany63,80053
Miranda6364Joseph AlbanUnited States36,40030
Miranda6365Asi MosheIsrael43,20036
Miranda6366Will FaillaUnited States27,20023
       
Miranda6371Sean GetzwillerUnited States130,800109
Miranda6372Dario SammartinoCanada91,30076
Miranda6373Paul MichaelisGermany120,500100
Miranda6374Ahmed AbdellaArabic Emirates79,10066
Miranda6375Olivier BusquetUnited States142,400119
Miranda6376Vinny TaUnited States22,10018
       
Miranda6381Thi NguyenVietnam57,00048
Miranda6382Benjamin MayUnited States54,70046
Miranda6383Ryan DrosselUnited States98,30082
Miranda6384James MackeyUnited States66,00055
Miranda6385Cristiano GuerraItaly63,30053
Miranda6386Lev MilmanUnited States112,60094
       
Miranda6391Luke HaagUnited States46,60039
Miranda6392Adrian MateosSpain118,50099
Miranda6393Kyle BowkerUnited States89,00074
Miranda6394Ryan JonesUnited States74,60062
Miranda6395Lyle Randall VincentUnited States10
Miranda6396Christopher StaatsUnited States69,50058
       
Miranda6401Roy UpshawUnited States33,00028
Miranda6402Daniel NegreanuCanada37,00031
Miranda6403Ian O'HaraUnited States93,80078
Miranda6404Jonathan LittleUnited States117,80098
Miranda6405Julian ParmannUnited States121,600101
Miranda6406Oliver WeisUnited States67,30056
       
Miranda6411Rob TepperUnited States82,70069
Miranda6412Simon DeadmanUnited Kingdom63,60053
Miranda6413Adrien DelmasUnited Kingdom83,60070
Miranda6414Daniel McAulayUnited Kingdom33,30028
Miranda6415Alexandre ReardFrance83,50070
Miranda6416Layne FlackUnited States92,30077

Tags: Adrian MateosAntonio EsfandiariDaniel NegreanuDoug PolkDylan LindeFaraz JakaGreg MersonJames ObstJason MercierJeff GrossJohn RacenerKitty KuoMike LeahOlivier Busquet