2017 World Series of Poker

Event #39: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo BOUNTY
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$183,903
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,681,200
Entries
1,868
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Ashton Griffin Eliminated in 22nd place ($5,765)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ashton Griffin
Ashton Griffin

Ashton Griffin was in early position and raised all in for 20,000. Adam Vindiola called in the small blind, and Mike Li, in the big blind, checked.

The flop was {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Spades}, and Vindiola checked. Li bet 40,000 and folded after Vindiola check-raised all in.

Vindiola tabled {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a straight, and Griffin showed {q-Spades}{9-Clubs}. The board ran out {q-Hearts} and {9-Diamonds}, and two pair didn't help Griffin, who settled for 22nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Vindiola
Adam Vindiola
325,000
140,000
140,000
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
Busted

Tags: Adam VindiolaAshton GriffinMike Li

Kevin Davidson Eliminated in 23rd Place ($5,765)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Kevin Davidson
Kevin Davidson

Kevin Davidson moved all in from the small blind, and Dean Blatt called from the big blind, putting Davidson at risk for elimination.

Davidson: {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Blatt: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, and Blatt earned Davidson's bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
530,000
205,000
205,000
Kevin Davidson us
Kevin Davidson
Busted

Tags: Dean BlattKevin Davidson

Goran Mandic Eliminated in 24th Place ($5,765)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Goran Mandic
Goran Mandic

Rifat Palevic raised to 50,000 from middle position before the action fell on Goran Mandic in the cutoff. He tanked for a minute, then moved all in for 200,000. The button and blinds folded. Palevic snap-called.

Palevic: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Mandic: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{9-Spades} to see Palevic hold with his pocket pair, sending Mandic home in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Rifat Palevic se
Rifat Palevic
1,720,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
Busted

Tags: Goran MandicRifat Palevic

Martha Weisenburger Eliminated in 25th place ($5,765)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Martha Weisenburger
Martha Weisenburger

Caufman Talley was in the small blind and moved all in. Martha Weisenburger was in the big blind and called, putting herself at risk.

Talley tabled {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, and Weisenburger showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and even though Weisenburger paired her king, Talley hit trips on the river to take it down.

Player Chips Progress
Caufman Talley us
Caufman Talley
775,000
175,000
175,000
Martha Weisenburger us
Martha Weisenburger
Busted

Tags: Caufman TalleyMartha Weisenburger

Kerstetter Eliminated by Palevic

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Jamie Kerstetter (earlier in the series)
Jamie Kerstetter (earlier in the series)

Jamie Kerstetter moved all in for 47,000 from the hijack and was called by RIfat Palevic in the blinds.

Palevic: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Kerstetter: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to see Palevic spike an ace on the flop and take down the pot.

Kerstetter finished in 42nd place, while Palevic rocketed to over 1.2 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Rifat Palevic se
Rifat Palevic
1,207,000
422,000
422,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
Busted

Tags: Jamie KerstetterRifat Palevic

Max Pescatori Doubles Through Steven Wolansky

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori

On a flop of {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, Steven Wolansky checked to Max Pescatori who bet 5,500. Wolansky bet an amount to set Pescatori all in and he called.

Pescatori: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Wolansky: {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and the river was the {2-Diamonds}. Wolansky didn't get the help he needed and Pescatori got the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
96,000
-29,000
-29,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
60,000
38,500
38,500
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Max PescatoriSteven Wolansky

Hinkle Eliminated Short of the Money

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Blair Hinkle - (earlier in the series)
Blair Hinkle - (earlier in the series)

With the flop showing {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{j-Spades} and just over 10,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind checked. Blair Hinkle was in middle position and checked before Gavin O'Rourke bet out 6,600. The big blind called. Hinkle then moved all in for over 30,000 in chips. O'Rourke called. The big blind folded.

O'Rourke: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Hinkle: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Hinkle was in great shape until the {q-Clubs} spiked on the turn, giving O'Rourke two pairs.

The {8-Clubs} on the river didn't help Hinkle as he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Gavin O'Rourke ie
Gavin O'Rourke
104,000
104,000
104,000
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Ferguson Chipping Up

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jesus Ferguson
Jesus Ferguson

Chris Ferguson was in the small blind and raised all in and was called by the big blind. Ferguson tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and the big blind showed {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Clubs} and Ferguson continues to wield a big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
65,500
11,500
11,500
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Mateos Eliminated by Manig Loeser

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

Manig Loeser was in the hijack seat and got it all in preflop against Adrian Mateos on the button.

Loeser showed {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} and Mateos tabled {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {a-Hearts} and Loeser hit a set of jacks to send the three-time WSOP bracelet winner out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
42,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosManig Loeser

Registration Closed, Payouts Announced

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
WSOP Gold
WSOP Gold

Registration is officially closed and we have a total of 1,868 players meaning the regular prize pool totals $1,120,800. (Remember, $300 from each player's entry is going to bounties.)

Payouts will begin with 281 players with 281st place paying $998 and continuing until we have a winner who will take home $183,903 and a WSOP gold bracelet.