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

Gregory Brewer Wins From Maxim Lykov

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Simen Gulbrandsen, in the hijack, raised to 2,700 and was called by Gregory Brewer, in the cutoff. and Maxim Lykov in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}, Lykov and Gulbrandsen checked, Brewer opened to 4,000. Lykov called and Gulbrandsen folded.

The turn brought the {10-Clubs}, Lykov check-called the 4,000 bet of Brewer.

The {7-Hearts} on the river completed the board, now Lykov check-called the 7,000 bet of Brewer. Brewer showed {J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for the rivered straight and Lykov mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Gregory Brewer us
Gregory Brewer
152,000 34,100
Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 -36,500
Simen Gulbrandsen no
Simen Gulbrandsen
40,000 21,300

Tags: Gregory BrewerMaxim LykovSimen Gulbrandsen

Payouts from 208th-238th

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The players below didn't make it through the first level of the day and each took $1,678 home:

Player Chips Progress
Mostapha El Kabir ma
Mostapha El Kabir
Busted
Ricardo Cuerda es
Ricardo Cuerda
Busted
Michael Hillman us
Michael Hillman
Busted
Jean Fabre fr
Jean Fabre
Busted
Matthew McEwan us
Matthew McEwan
Busted
Seth Berger us
Seth Berger
Busted
Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
Busted
Rob Perelman us
Rob Perelman
Busted
Michael Connors us
Michael Connors
Busted
Jules Bui us
Jules Bui
Busted
Michael Akers us
Michael Akers
Busted
Arman Nugmanov jp
Arman Nugmanov
Busted
Tony Tran us
Tony Tran
Busted
Eric Vallee ca
Eric Vallee
Busted
Dan Healey us
Dan Healey
Busted
Eric Vasquez us
Eric Vasquez
Busted
Gaurav Raina us
Gaurav Raina
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Jonathan McMichael us
Jonathan McMichael
Busted
Steven Esser us
Steven Esser
Busted
David Kim us
David Kim
Busted
Scott Eskenazi us
Scott Eskenazi
Busted
Gene Berman us
Gene Berman
Busted
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
Busted
Mark Ioli us
Mark Ioli
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Innes Young gb
Innes Young
Busted

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Richard Whitebrook With the Queens

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

There was an opening raise to 2,700 before it got to Richard Whitebrook who three-bet to 8,000. Roland Israelashvili on the button then moved all in and the original raiser folded. Whitebrook asked for a count, found it was 40,500 and called.

Roland Israelashvili: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Richard Whitebrook: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

“You have queens?” Israelashvili asked. “Nice hand.”

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Whitebrook busted Israelashvili and collected a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Whitebrook us
Richard Whitebrook
125,000 80,300
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
Busted

Tags: Richard WhitebrookRoland Israelashvili

Set Over Set Double-Up For Joey Weissman

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Joey Weissman opened the action and got a caller in Zachary Deneen. The flop was {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Weissman check-called a bet. The turn was the {a-Clubs} and a check from Weissman saw Deneen bet 6,000 — around half of Weissman’s remaining stack. Weissman made the call.

The river was the {6-Diamonds} and Weissman check-called again, this time for his remaining stack.

Deneen showed he had a set with {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}. But Weissman showed a better set with {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} to earn the double-up while Deneen is now left with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
55,000 38,700
Zachary Deneen ca
Zachary Deneen
12,000 -27,100

Tags: Joey WeissmanZachary Deneen

Cards In the Air, Chips In the Middle

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The tournament director gave the "Shuffle up and deal" cry and play got underway.

With all the players having made the money late yesterday, there are quite a few short stacks looking to spin it up early to get back in contention. As play begins a few have quickly gone bust and the stream of players heading to the payout desk has already started to form.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Day 2 Starts at Noon, Chad Eveslage Leads as 238 Players Return

Chad Eveslage - Chip Leader
Chad Eveslage - Chip Leader

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

Chad Eveslage from the U.S. will start the day as chip leader with 197,300 while England’s Louis Salter lies second with 192,000 and another U.S player, Craig Varnell, is in third with 141,300.

Other notables who bagged up chips include Mark Seif (131,200), Michael Gathy (103,000), defending champion Chase Bianchi (75,900), 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (33,800) and three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein (32,900).

Day 1 saw 2,020 entries reduced to 238 players after 10 levels of play. Play resumes at 12 noon with a plan to play 10-and-a-half one-hour levels before the survivors bag up chips. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after today's sixth level.

The bubble burst yesterday, so the hunt is now on for the first-place prize of $292,880 and a WSOP gold bracelet. The PokerNews live reporting team will bring you all the drama from the felt as the World Series of Poker 2017 continues.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Brasilia7031Craig VarnellUnited States141,300118
Brasilia7032Kwinsee Khoa TranUnited States100,20084
Brasilia7033Chad EveslageUnited States197,300164
Brasilia7034Daniel YooUnited States12,00010
Brasilia7035Samuel PhillipsUnited States28,50024
Brasilia7036Carlos Figueroa FernandezUnited States18,20015
Brasilia7037Ian WebbCanada19,20016
Brasilia7039Loni HarwoodUnited States19,20016
       
Brasilia7041Alexander WilsonUnited States24,10020
Brasilia7042Jace ReikenUnited States13,00011
Brasilia7043Joey WeissmanUnited States16,30014
Brasilia7045Eric ValleeCanada24,60021
Brasilia7046Steve RyanUnited States17,00014
Brasilia7047Daniel DeveauUnited States69,80058
Brasilia7048Carlos SchmidtUnited States12,00010
Brasilia7049Brian YoonUnited States18,90016
       
Brasilia7051Kenneth JonesUnited States99,80083
Brasilia7052Ryan PhanUnited States33,60028
Brasilia7053Katie SwiftUnited Kingdom39,40033
Brasilia7054Artem BabakhanyanRussiaDNR-
Brasilia7055Felix WeisLuxembourg88,40074
Brasilia7056Pete MalesUnited States28,80024
Brasilia7057Peter HengsakulUnited States47,30039
Brasilia7058Sadan TurkerUnited Kingdom47,60040
Brasilia7059Fedor TruntsevRussia19,80017
       
Brasilia7061Dylan LindeUnited States37,20031
Brasilia7062John O'SheaIreland63,60053
Brasilia7063Blake BarnesUnited States19,70016
Brasilia7064Ryan BelzUnited States27,80023
Brasilia7065Huykhiem NguyenGermany67,50056
Brasilia7066Alexander CondonUnited States60,40050
Brasilia7067Mark SeifUnited States131,200109
Brasilia7068Martin JacobsonSweden33,80028
Brasilia7069Benoit LamFrance24,20020
       
Brasilia7071Ahmed AbdellaEgypt33,10028
Brasilia7072Steven DunnUnited States16,20014
Brasilia7073Mike LandersUnited States46,40039
Brasilia7075Jonathan PrinceUnited States15,10013
Brasilia7076Finn ZwadGermany104,00087
Brasilia7077Brad WaddellUnited States35,50030
Brasilia7078Mostapha El KabirNetherlands8,8007
Brasilia7079Andrew WangUnited States41,00034
       
Brasilia7081Derek GomezUnited States79,30066
Brasilia7082Allan BielerUnited States25,10021
Brasilia7083Steven EsserUnited States4,9004
Brasilia7084Jonathan McMichaelUnited States8,8007
Brasilia7085Robert QashatUnited States17,30014
Brasilia7086Mazin KhouryUnited States85,80072
Brasilia7087Barry GreensteinUnited States32,90027
Brasilia7088Daniel ErlandssonSweden53,70045
       
Brasilia7091Li FuCanada64,00053
Brasilia7092Tuan VuUnited States43,90037
Brasilia7093Charles WinfieldUnited States35,50030
Brasilia7094Eugene ZaslavskyUnited States37,60031
Brasilia7095Phillippe KtorzaFrance21,30018
Brasilia7096Seth BergerUnited States13,60011
Brasilia7097Will BerryUnited States69,20058
Brasilia7098Eric KintzerUnited States29,40025
Brasilia7099Tri PhanUnited States28,90024
       
Brasilia7101Serge DanisUnited States79,60066
Brasilia7102Alex FoxenUnited States114,00095
Brasilia7103Giacomo FundaroItaly13,50011
Brasilia7104Luigi KnoppersMalta47,70040
Brasilia7105Kristy ArnettUnited States37,60031
Brasilia7106Richard WhiteUnited States29,60025
Brasilia7107Paawan BansalIndia18,30015
Brasilia7108David KimUnited States5,4005
Brasilia7109Timothy BurtUnited States48,00040
       
Brasilia7111Kevin CalenzoUnited States58,00048
Brasilia7112Gregory BlairUnited States44,00037
Brasilia7113Fraser MacIntyreUnited Kingdom15,30013
Brasilia7114Thomas DelacruzUnited States6,6006
Brasilia7115Damien GayerFrance20,90017
Brasilia7116Mark IoliUnited States97,00081
Brasilia7117Tony BarberioCanada40,60034
Brasilia7118Nathan GayUnited States10,6009
Brasilia7119Derek MillerUnited States27,30023
       
Brasilia7121Kevin SaulUnited States75,00063
Brasilia7122Johnny NgoUnited States27,00023
Brasilia7123Pedro CabecaPortugal23,70020
Brasilia7124Steven AndersonUnited States73,10061
Brasilia7125Ludovic MoryousefFrance23,50020
Brasilia7126Ekrem BozkurtUnited States51,70043
Brasilia7127Mike LeahCanada17,30014
Brasilia7128Reginald HamptonCanada45,60038
Brasilia7129Maxime ChillaudFrance55,40046
       
Brasilia7131Michael BrendenUnited States26,60022
Brasilia7133Nate LevineUnited States21,50018
Brasilia7134Gaurav RainaUnited States30,00025
Brasilia7135Lachezar PetkovUnited States26,30022
Brasilia7136Peter VitantonioUnited States27,60023
Brasilia7137Radu CatoiuRomania39,60033
Brasilia7138Ding LinUnited States40,20034
Brasilia7139Ray PulfordUnited States64,70054
       
Brasilia7141Michael HillmanUnited States16,90014
Brasilia7142Jordan CristosUnited States83,00069
Brasilia7143Jordan YoungUnited States47,30039
Brasilia7144Robert SchulzAustria22,40019
Brasilia7145Reed HenselUnited States99,10083
Brasilia7146Michael BernatUnited States87,40073
Brasilia7148Likith GovindaiahUnited States50,00042
Brasilia7148Eric VasquezUnited States12,30010
Brasilia7149Michael VaverkaUnited States31,90027
       
Brasilia7151Evandro Vitoy de QueirozBrazil55,30046
Brasilia7152Zachary DeneenUnited States39,10033
Brasilia7153Leandro SilvaBrazil51,50043
Brasilia7154Gene BermanUnited States8,4007
Brasilia7155John PhanUnited States31,20026
Brasilia7156Ray VillamanUnited States29,30024
Brasilia7157John RayUnited States12,40010
Brasilia7158Scott EskenaziUnited States34,80029
Brasilia7159Idris GencogluCanada36,60031
       
Brasilia7161Roland IsraelashviliUnited States20,70017
Brasilia7162Michael NooriUnited States29,90025
Brasilia7163Johnykutty SamUnited States127,500106
Brasilia7164Matthew StarrUnited States70,40059
Brasilia7165Gary BainCanada53,20044
Brasilia7166Nick IslandUnited States2,8002
Brasilia7167Garrett UttUnited States43,80037
Brasilia7168Richard WhitebrookUnited States44,70037
Brasilia7169Ricardo ChauriyeChile67,90057
       
Brasilia7171Carlos ChangTaiwan12,80011
Brasilia7172Stephen MaUnited States22,40019
Brasilia7173Vinny PahujaUnited States54,10045
Brasilia7174Ken WeinsteinUnited States24,40020
Brasilia7175Michael OsullivanIreland13,70011
Brasilia7176Dakota BurnettUnited States28,90024
Brasilia7177Gregory BairdUnited States53,40045
Brasilia7178Shaun DavisUnited States64,10053
Brasilia7179Jeremy FendeletUnited States38,70032
       
Brasilia7181Adam KrachUnited States40,40034
Brasilia7182Matthias EibingerAustria12,60011
Brasilia7183Johnnie LinnUnited States13,20011
Brasilia7184Frank StumpfGermany52,60044
Brasilia7185Larry MossUnited States59,30049
Brasilia7186Terry SchumacherBelgium111,40093
Brasilia7187Raghav BansalIndia61,10051
Brasilia7188Mark HermUnited States20,00017
Brasilia7188DID NOT REPORTUnited States20,00017
Brasilia7189Thomas ReynoldsUnited States94,80079
       
Brasilia7191Eric BlairUnited States33,80028
Brasilia7192Juan ValladaresUnited States11,60010
Brasilia7193Kurt JewellUnited States43,80037
Brasilia7194Tony TranUnited States17,90015
Brasilia7195Raymond HoUnited States41,20034
Brasilia7196Ivan LucaArgentina22,70019
Brasilia7197Ivan ZhechevBulgaria28,70024
Brasilia7199Ricky WelchUnited States37,90032
       
Brasilia7201Gerald SiemienasUnited States43,20036
Brasilia7202Richard ZembolUnited States21,70018
Brasilia7203Vlad DarieRomania65,30054
Brasilia7204Diego GomezSpain46,40039
Brasilia7205David HaasenCanada28,20024
Brasilia7206Albert BalaynFrance30,00025
Brasilia7207Steve FouttyUnited States19,60016
Brasilia7208Hao SunUnited States32,30027
Brasilia7209Thomas ZanotUnited States66,90056
       
Brasilia7211Alexandre RiveroBrazil49,70041
Brasilia7212Thai TranUnited States13,80012
Brasilia7213Andrew LaurieUnited Kingdom53,30044
Brasilia7214Meredith HoltzmanUnited States26,30022
Brasilia7215Antonio Gonzalez MirandaSpain24,10020
Brasilia7216Christopher WallCanada30,30025
Brasilia7217Jules BuiUnited States14,40012
Brasilia7218Lori [Removed:349]United States39,80033
Brasilia7219Igor YaroshevskyyUkraine101,50085
       
Brasilia7221Simen GulbrandsenNorway18,70016
Brasilia7222Gregory BrewerUnited States117,90098
Brasilia7223Ricardo CuerdaSpain7,1006
Brasilia7224Hyeonwoo AnSouth Korea30,50025
Brasilia7225Tyler PattersonUnited States21,10018
Brasilia7226Maxim LykovRussia78,50065
Brasilia7227Colin LikasUnited States58,80049
Brasilia7228En-Ching WuTaiwan61,20051
Brasilia7229James HughesUnited States103,00086
       
Brasilia7231Joseph CoudenUnited States58,60049
Brasilia7232Matthew McEwanUnited States47,50040
Brasilia7233Jaspal BrarCanada45,50038
Brasilia7234Chad LayneUnited States108,40090
Brasilia7235Dan HealeyUnited States15,40013
Brasilia7236Ly LeUnited States41,20034
Brasilia7237Howard WilsonUnited States94,00078
Brasilia7238Michael GathyBelgium103,00086
Brasilia7239Noel GrafUnited States9,4008
       
Brasilia7241Bennie UrsoUnited States18,00015
Brasilia7242Louis SalterUnited Kingdom192,000160
Brasilia7243Hilton GivensUnited States39,30033
Brasilia7244Tom DobrilovicUnited States24,30020
Brasilia7245Mark SmithUnited States46,70039
Brasilia7246Kevin KernanUnited States7,4006
Brasilia7247Mathew MooreUnited States59,00049
Brasilia7248Michael AkersUnited States14,50012
Brasilia7249Paul SchattauerUnited States41,30034
       
Brasilia7251Guy KatzIsrael41,10034
Brasilia7252Ferdinand AfagaUnited States61,10051
Brasilia7253Jeremy WienUnited States47,20039
Brasilia7254Jacob DahlUnited States54,10045
Brasilia7255Jeff BlenkarnUnited States27,40023
Brasilia7256Yann Del ReyUnited Kingdom21,80018
Brasilia7257Daniel PointonCanada6,7006
Brasilia7258Anthony SpinellaUnited States31,20026
Brasilia7259Jason NishikawaUnited States17,30014
       
Brasilia7261Jean FabreFrance14,50012
Brasilia7262Joseph SchulmanUnited States24,00020
Brasilia7263Randy PfeiferUnited States45,70038
Brasilia7264Todd StrongUnited States39,10033
Brasilia7265Innes YoungUnited Kingdom10,1008
Brasilia7266Roger TaylorUnited States40,00033
Brasilia7267Michael BanducciUnited States74,50062
Brasilia7268Elizabeth MontizantiUnited States19,10016
Brasilia7269Steven GibbsUnited States22,10018
       
Brasilia7271Manuel SantiniMexico8,3007
Brasilia7272Valentino KonakchievBulgaria62,20052
Brasilia7273Michael ConnorsUnited States58,20049
Brasilia7274Ryan HughesUnited States10,1008
Brasilia7275Steven BrooksUnited States31,20026
Brasilia7276Gorki OliveiraBrazil29,20024
Brasilia7277Rick AustinUnited States58,20049
Brasilia7278Stephanie RoqueUnited States14,20012
Brasilia7279Chase BianchiUnited States75,90063
       
Brasilia7281Pavlos BexisCanada28,30024
Brasilia7282Krzysztof StybaniewiczUnited States89,70075
Brasilia7283Clayton JiangUnited States41,30034
Brasilia7284Ryan LaplanteUnited States50,40042
Brasilia7285Rob PerelmanUnited States17,90015
Brasilia7286Kenneth EngUnited States52,00043
Brasilia7287Ryan SmithCanada49,90042
Brasilia7288Joep RaemaekersMalta39,10033
Brasilia7289Bo GustafssonUnited States61,60051
       
Brasilia7291Michael BaileyCanada29,80025
Brasilia7292Robin MillerUnited States34,50029
Brasilia7293Arman NugmanovKazakhstan11,2009
Brasilia7294Stephen WoodheadUnited Kingdom29,50025
Brasilia7295Jiong LiUnited States63,70053
Brasilia7296Cary CarpenterUnited States28,00023
Brasilia7297Gary JourneayCanada19,90017
Brasilia7298Leonard TanaseCanada20,40017
Brasilia7299Chris JohnsonUnited States102,60086

Tags: Barry GreensteinChad EveslageMartin Jacobson

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

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