Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,438,250
Entries
505
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000
Break Time
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining 19 players are on a 15-minute break.
Carlos Boyd Eliminated in 20th Place ($14,277)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Carlos Boyd open-shoved for 167,000 in middle position and David Ormsby called in the big blind to put Boyd at risk.
Boyd: 
Ormsby: 
Ormsby was well behind the kings of Boyd, but the 
flop gave Ormsby a flush draw and he hit it on the 
turn. The river was the 
and Boyd was eliminated in 20th place for a payout of $14,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,245,000 | |
|
Busted |
Liang Xu Eliminated in 21st Place ($14,277)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Liang Xu raised all in for about 185,000 from the cutoff and Jimmy Guerrero reshoved from the button
Xu: 
Guerrero: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Xu, ending his tournament in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000 | |
|
Busted |
Chris Moorman Doubles Through Liang Xu
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
With the board reading 
and 150,000 in the pot, Chris Moorman bet 40,000 in the big blind. His lone opponent, Liang Xu, was on the button and he moved all in. Moorman called for his whole stack, which totaled 162,000, and they showed down.
Xu: 
Moorman: 
Moorman was ahead with top pair and open-ended, but he had to fade Xu's straight outs. The 
river gave Moorman a straight and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
474,000 | 166,000 |
|
|
194,000 | 194,000 |
Ashton Griffin Eliminated in 22nd Place ($14,277)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
With the board reading 
, Ashton Griffin had all his chips in the middle from the big blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko had him at risk in middle position.
Griffin:
Timoshenko:
Timoshenko's aces were ahead and they held up on the turn and the 
river. Griffin was eliminated in 22nd place for a payout of $14,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,011,000 | 591,000 |
|
Busted |
Kenneth Ray Eliminated in 23rd Place ($14,277)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Kenneth Ray was all in for roughly 260,000 with 
, but ran into the 
of Kenneth Smaron. A third eight found the board, Ray couldn't catch up, and Ray busted in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000 | 187,000 |
|
Busted |
Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 24th Place ($14,277)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
In a three-way all-in, Aditya Agarwal raised all in for roughly 200,000 with 
from early position, Ashton Griffin reshoved from middle position with 
, and Dennis Blieden woke up with 
in the blinds and called all in for about 500,000.
Blieden's queens held up, giving him the double through Griffin, and eliminating Agarwal in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 755,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -500,000 |
|
Busted |
Sean Loring Eliminated in 25th Place ($14,277)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Rui Ye raised from early position, Sean Loring three-bet shoved for about 75,000 from the big blind, and Ye called.
Ye:
Loring: 
The board came down , giving Ye aces and eights to eliminate Loring in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Ashton Griffin Doubles Through Dennis Blieden
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Dennis Blieden raised to 53,000 in middle position and Ashton Griffin went all in for 401,000 in the big blind. Blieden called and Griffin was at risk.
Griffin:
Blieden: 
The board came 
and Griffin doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
841,000 | 594,000 |
|
|
445,000 | -735,000 |