2017 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

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

Day 2 Completed

Chris Johnson Closes Day 2 as the Chip Leader of Event #37

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson

Day 2 of Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em started with 238 players. All of them knew they had cashed for at least $1,678, but they had their sights set on the first prize of $292,880 and the gold WSOP bracelet.

Twenty players will come back on Wednesday to play for the win. The overwhelming chip leader after Day 2 is Chris Johnson with 1,242,000 chips after having knocked out Craig Varnell in the last minutes of the day. Second in chips is Vlad Darie with 902,000, and third in the chip counts is Joep Raemakers with 890,000. Other notables still in the hunt are Day 1 leader Chad Eveslage (564,000), Michael Gathy (672,000), and Eric Blair (825,000).

Among those who did not make it through the day were Barry Greenstein, Martin Jacobson, Mark Seif, Louis Salter, and defending champion Chase Bianchi, who left the tournament in 28th place.

Day 3 will kick off at noon on Wednesday in the Brasilia room and play down to a winner. For a complete look at the seat draw, visit WSOP.com. You can follow all the updates here at PokerNews.

Tags: Chad EveslageChris JohnsonEric BlairJoep RaemaekersMichael GathyVlad Darie

End-of-Day Chip Counts

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The day 3 seat draw can be found right here.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Johnson us
Chris Johnson
1,242,000
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
902,000 702,000
Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
890,000 640,000
Eric Blair us
Eric Blair
825,000 385,000
Chad Layne us
Chad Layne
755,000 585,000
Thomas Reynolds us
Thomas Reynolds
WSOP 1X Winner
739,000 574,000
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
WSOP 3X Winner
672,000 92,000
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
WSOP 3X Winner
564,000 -171,000
Shaun Davis us
Shaun Davis
535,000 -265,000
Daniel Deveau us
Daniel Deveau
458,000 18,000
Katie Swift gb
Katie Swift
425,000 65,000
Reginald Hampton ca
Reginald Hampton
298,000 -182,000
Li Fu cn
Li Fu
282,000 -8,000
Benoit Lam fr
Benoit Lam
280,000 51,000
James Hughes us
James Hughes
274,000 104,000
Allan Bieler us
Allan Bieler
240,000 -30,000
Jeff Blenkarn us
Jeff Blenkarn
203,000 -24,000
Dakota Burnett us
Dakota Burnett
190,000 -128,000
Hilton Givens us
Hilton Givens
175,000 -150,000
Ryan Smith ca
Ryan Smith
107,000 -23,000

Play Has Ended

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 20 players have bagged up for the night.

The full chip counts and a recap of the day's events will be published shortly.

Craig Varnell Eliminated In 21st Place

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Craig Varnell - 21st Place
Craig Varnell - 21st Place

On the last hand of the night Craig Varnell moved all in on the turn of a board reading {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Chris Johnson quickly called.

Varnell had lost a lot of chips earlier to Johnson and he had been a thorn in his side for a while.

Craig Varnell: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Chris Johnson: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Top pair for Varnell but Johnson had trapped him.

The river was the {2-Hearts} and Varnell made a quick exit as the rest of the players bagged up their chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Johnson us
Chris Johnson
1,242,000 662,000
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Benoit Lam Doubles Up

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Benoit Lam
Benoit Lam

Daniel Deveau raised to 28,000 from the under-the-gun position. Shaun Davis called from middle position. Benoit Lam shoved all in from the button with 98,000 left. Deveau called and Davis folded.

Benoit Lam: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Daniel Deveau: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Lam doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Deveau us
Daniel Deveau
440,000 183,000
Benoit Lam fr
Benoit Lam
229,000 131,000

Tags: Benoit LamDaniel DeveauShaun Davis

Peter Vitantonio Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,209)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Peter Vitantonio - 23rd Place
Peter Vitantonio - 23rd Place

Peter Vitantonio moved all in and got a call from Shaun Davis to put Vitantonio’s tournament at risk.

Peter Vitantonio: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Shaun Davis: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Hearts} and the tens held to bust Vitantonio.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Davis us
Shaun Davis
800,000 342,000
Peter Vitantonio us
Peter Vitantonio
Busted

Tags: Peter VitantonioShaun Davis

Allan Bieler Doubled Up

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Allan Bieler
Allan Bieler

Peter Vitantonio, raised to 25,000 in the cutoff. Allan Bieler, in the big blind, went all in for 130,000 in total. Vitantonio, had him covered and called.

Allan Bieler: {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Peter Vitantonio: {8-Spades}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and Bieler doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Allan Bieler us
Allan Bieler
270,000 110,000
Peter Vitantonio us
Peter Vitantonio
206,000 -54,000

Tags: Allan BielerPeter Vitantonio

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,209)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Anthony Spinella - 23rd Place
Anthony Spinella - 23rd Place

Anthony Spinella moved all in and James Hughes called.

Anthony Spinella: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
James Hughes: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

“I never win these.” Hughes said of his hand in the flip and he groaned at the pain to come.

The board ran out {10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}.

Ace on the river to bust Spinella.

Player Chips Progress
James Hughes us
James Hughes
170,000 -140,000
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Anthony SpinellaJames Hughes