2017 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$257,764
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,383,750
Entries
1,025
Level Info
Level
12
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hands #119-124: Small Ball Continues Three-Handed

Level 10 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #119: Ben Maya raised, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #120: Thomas Boivin raised from the button, and Maya called from the big blind. They went to the river of a board reading {8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades}, where Maya bet 125,000. Boivin called and mucked when Maya tabled {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Hand #121: Tim West open-shoved and got no callers.

Hand #122: Boivin limped the small blind, and West checked. The flop was {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, and Boivin check-called an 80,000-chip bet. The turn was the {9-Spades}, and a bet of 175,000 from West earned him the pot.

Hand #123: West limped the small blind and then called a 100,000-chip raise from Maya. The flop was {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, and West folded to a 150,000-chip bet.

Hand #124: Maya limped small blind, and Boivin checked. The flop was {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, and Boivin bet 60,000 when it was checked to him. He took the pot.

Tags: Ben MayaThomas Boivin

Hands #125-127: Play Continues

Level 10 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #125: Ben Maya raised to 150,000 from the button, and everyone folded.

Hand #126: Tim West completed from the small blind, and Maya opted to check. They checked through the {K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} flop and the {7-Diamonds} turn. The {6-Hearts} on the river completed the board, and West check-called the 50,000-chip bet of Maya. Maya showed {9-Spades}{7-Clubs} for kings and sevens and won the pot.

Hand #127: Maya completed from the small blind, Thomas Boivin raised to 175,000, and Maya called. The flop came {A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Maya check-folded the 100,000-chip bet of Boivin.

Tags: Ben MayaThomas BoivinTim West

Level: 11

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Tim West Eliminated in 3rd Place ($115,297)

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Tim West
Tim West

Hand #128: Ben Maya raised to 125,000 from the button, and Tim West shoved all in from the big blind for 1,235,000 in total.

"I'm so tired," Maya said. He took some time to think. He looked at the dealer and the floor and asked for twenty seconds more. "I need to sleep," he muttered. In the end, he called.

Ben Maya: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Tim West: {K-Clubs}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. Maya turned a ten to make tens and nines and knock West out of the tournament.

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Tim West
Busted

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Heads-Up Play Begins

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #129: Thomas Boivin opened from the button but folded to a shove from Ben Maya.

Hand #130: Boivin got a walk.

Hand #131: Boivin raised to 125,000, and Maya called. They went to the turn of a board reading {q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, where a bet from Boivon took the pot.

Hand #132: Boivin got a walk.

Hand #133: Boivin opened for 125,000, and Maya called. The flop was {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, and Maya check-folded to a Boivin bet.

Hand #134: Maya raised, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #135: Boivin opened, and Maya called, then check-folded on the {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop.

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Hands #136-139: Maya Taking Small Pots

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #136: Ben Maya completed, and Thomas Boivin opted to check. They checked through the {3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{K-Spades} flop. The {10-Diamonds} came on the turn, and Boivin check-called the 60,000-chip bet of Maya. The {7-Diamonds} on the river completed the board, and Boivin check-folded to the 200,000-chip bet of Maya.

Hand #137: Boivin raised to 125,000 from the button, and Maya called. They checked on the {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{J-Spades} flop and the {Q-Diamonds} turn. The {3-Clubs} on the river completed the board, Maya bet 150,000, and Boivin folded.

Hand #138: Maya completed, and Boivin opted to check. They checked the whole board, which was {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{J-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Boivin showed {6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for queens and jacks with a six kicker, and Maya had the higher kicker as he showed {8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

Hand #139: Boivin raised to 125,000, and Maya called. They checked on the {5-Spades}{J-Hearts}{A-Spades} flop, and the {7-Diamonds} came on the turn. Maya bet 200,000, and Boivin folded.

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Hands #140-145: Boivin Chipping Away

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand#140: Ben Maya completed the small blind, and Thomas Boivin raised to 200,000. Maya called, and they saw a flop of {8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, where Maya took the pot with a 200,000-chip bet.

Hand #141: Boivon opened for 125,000 and folded to a 535,000-chip reraise from Maya.

Hand #142: Maya limped, and Boivin checked. There was no further betting action as the board ran out {4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, where the [78d2c] of Boivin won.

Hand #143: Boivin opened for 125,000, and Maya called. The flop was {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}, and Maya check-raised to take down the pot.

Hand #144: Maya limped, and Boivin checked. They checked down to the river of the board reading {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, where Boivin bet 75,000 and got a call. Boivin won with {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Hand #145: Boivin opened for his usual 125,000 at this level, and Maya called. The flop was {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Maya check-called a 75,000-chip bet but folded to a 280,000-chip bet on the turn.

Tags: Ben Maya

Hands #146-153: Boivin Sliding Down

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #146: Ben Maya raised to 200,000, and Thomas Boivin folded.

Hand #147: Boivin limped in, Maya raised to 260,000, and Boivin folded.

Hand #148: Maya limped in, and Boivin opted to check. The flop came {5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{Q-Clubs}, and Boivin check-folded to the 100,000-chip bet of Maya.

Hand #149: Boivin completed from the button, Maya raised to 210,000, and Boivin folded.

Hand #150: Maya completed, and Boivin opted to check. They checked through the whole {5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs} board. Maya showed {K-}{10-}, and Boivin mucked.

Hand #151: Boivin raised to 100,000, and Maya called. They both checked on the {Q-Hearts}{K-Spades}{4-Spades} flop. The {2-Diamonds} came on the turn, Maya checked, Boivin bet 80,000, and Maya raised to 225,000. Boivin folded.

Hand #152: Maya completed, and Boivin opted to check. The flop came {Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{9-Spades}, and Boivin check-folded to a bet of 60,000 from Maya.

Hand #153: Boivin raised to 125,000, and Boivin called. They both checked on the {9-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop. The turn gave them the {Q-Clubs}, Maya bet 200,000, and Boivin called. They both checked on the {6-Hearts} river. Maya showed Boivin two spades for the missed flush draw, and Boivin showed {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} to take the pot.

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Hands #154-161: Maya Picks Off Small Bluff

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #154: Ben Maya limped, and Thomas Boivin checked his option. The flop was {8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and Boivin check-called a bet of 100,000. They both checked through the {4-Diamonds} turn and {j-Hearts} river, and {10-Clubs}{8-Spades} won it for Maya.

Hand #155: Boivin opened to 125,000, and Maya called. The flop was {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, and Maya check-called a 125,000-chip bet. The turn was the {2-Hearts}, and a bet of 250,000 from Boivin took it down.

Hand #156: Boivin got a walk.

Hand #157: Moya limped and folded to a Boivin raise.

Hand #158: Maya opened to 200,000 and took the pot

Hand #159: Maya got a walk

Hand #160: Boivin limped, and Maya checked his option. They both checked all the way as the board ran out {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, and queen-high won for Maya.

Hand #161: Boivin raised, and they saw a flop of {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Spades}, where Moya check-called a bet of 80,000. They both checked through the {10-Hearts} turn, and on the {3-Clubs} river, a bet of 105,000 from Boivin got picked off, as Moya called with {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to win.

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