2017 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$292,880
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,818,000
Entries
2,020
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Updated Stacks: Craig Varnell is Building

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
53,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
30,000
1,000
1,000
Peter Hengsakul us
Peter Hengsakul
28,800
800
800
Randy Pfeiffer us
Randy Pfeiffer
22,000
4,700
4,700
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
18,800
7,300
7,300
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
17,800
-4,900
-4,900
Dong Guo cn
Dong Guo
17,500
-2,300
-2,300
Josh Weiss us
Josh Weiss
16,000
11,200
11,200
StakeKings
Kristy Arnett us
Kristy Arnett
15,300
12,425
12,425
Eddy Sabat us
Eddy Sabat
12,600
-750
-750
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
9,500
1,700
1,700
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
8,000
2,500
2,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
6,700
6,700
6,700
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Dave Freeston us
Dave Freeston
6,000
2,800
2,800
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
4,900
-1,900
-1,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
3,800
3,800
3,800

Tags: Craig Varnell

Jacks Are Good

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Timothy Burt, in middle position, opened to 1,100. Action folded to the player in the small blind, who called.

The flop was {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, and the small blind checked. Burt bet 1,400. His opponent check-called.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and was checked through to the {6-Spades} river. The player in the small blind checked again. Burt threw in a bet of 3,975, and his opponent instantly called. Burt showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Burt us
Timothy Burt
40,300
25,000
25,000

Ari Engel Gets a Fold

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

On a {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, the player in the small blind bet 1,650. Ari Engel, on the button, called.

The turn came the {3-Clubs}, and the small blind bet 2,300. Engel raised to 4,850. His opponent tanked for a while before calling.

The {7-Clubs} river filled out the board, and this time, the small blind checked. Engel threw in a bet of 3,800, and after a few seconds of reflection, his opponent let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
21,900
9,700
9,700
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari Engel

Loni Harwood Sends Tim West to the Rail

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Loni Harwood raised to 1,200 from under the gun, and Tim West moved all in from the cutoff for his last 2,425. Harwood called.

West was at risk with {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, and Harwood tabled {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for a coin flip.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, and Harwood took a commanding lead with a pair and a straight draw. The turn was the {9-Hearts}, and the river was the {9-Hearts}, sending West to the rail just after the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
15,600
4,700
4,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Tim West us
Tim West
Busted

Tags: Loni HarwoodTim West

Ari Engel Finds a Miracle Turn

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Ari Engel raised to 5,500 from early position, and the player in the small blind called. Engel had 100 behind and put it in when the flop came {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. His opponent called, and the hands were tabled.

Engel was at risk with {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}, well behind his opponent's {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. Engel got up out of his seat, but the {3-Diamonds} hit the turn, and a player at the table said, "Have a seat." The river was the {9-Spades}, and Engel found a double.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
12,000
-200
-200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari Engel

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Notables Who Hit the Rail

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Throughout the day, this event has been filled with familiar faces from near and far. Some are still in, but there are many who were unable to spin up a stack in the quest for a gold bracelet.

Some of the players who failed to hang in include:

Player Chips Progress
Kevin O'Donnell us
Kevin O'Donnell
Busted
Danny Lamb ca
Danny Lamb
Busted
Aditya Sushant in
Aditya Sushant
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
Busted
Linglin Zeng cn
Linglin Zeng
Busted
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Busted
Winamax
Peter Eichhardt se
Peter Eichhardt
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Thomas Taylor ca
Thomas Taylor
Busted
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Ian Modder ca
Ian Modder
Busted
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
Busted
WSOP 7X Winner
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
Busted
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
Busted
Sam Cohen us
Sam Cohen
Busted
Andy Camou us
Andy Camou
Busted
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
Busted
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Lizzy Harrison us
Lizzy Harrison
Busted
Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
Busted
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

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