Event #45: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-23-2017 19:49 UTC-7

Broadway for Dunst

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Tony Dunst raised to 4,500 from middle position and Anthony Zinno three-bet him from the small blind. The action was back on Dunst who moved all in for 77,900 and Zinno called.

Dunst:
Zinno:

The flop came and Dunst actually picked up one more out than he had before. The turn brought the , causing Dunst to start getting out of his chair. The river landed the and Dunst was able to sit back down as he just made a Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	157,300	81,300

Tags: Tony Dunst Anthony Zinno

06-23-2017 19:37 UTC-7

Timoshenko Pushes All In

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The action was folded around to the cutoff who raised to 4,500. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind and the big blind tagged along as well. The flop came and both blinds checked to the initial raiser. He bet 7,500 and Timoshenko pushed all in for 23,200. The big blind folded and his remaining opponent thought for a couple moments. He also decided to fold and Timoshenko raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	44,200	-19,300

Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko

06-23-2017 19:32 UTC-7

Luca Busts Baldwin

[user340040]

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Ivan Luca was in middle position and raised what appeared to be 4,000. Eric Baldwin was in the hijack and moved all in for roughly 50,000, Luca called.

Luca:
Baldwin:

The board ran out and Luca took it down with his two pairs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Luca	183,000	83,000
Eric Baldwin	Busted

Tags: Eric Baldwin Ivan Luca

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

06-23-2017 17:52 UTC-7

Updated Counts Heading into Dinner Break

[user340040]

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Players are on a 90-minute dinner break and according to the board 197 players remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	189,600	146,100
Anthony Zinno	115,000	115,000
Jonathan Duhamel	82,000	30,000
Jaspal Brar	80,000	62,000
Jimmy Tran	78,000	-6,000
Tony Dunst	76,000	5,900
James Chen	73,000	32,000
Dan Heimiller	62,500	-7,500
Ryan Riess	47,000	-9,000
[Removed:153]	32,000	8,800

06-23-2017 17:46 UTC-7

Ryan Riess Doubles Up Before Dinner Break

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There was around 5,000 in the pot and the flop was . Ryan Riess was in the big blind and was heads up with the small blind. The small blind led out for 1,800 and Riess called.

The turn was the and the small blind bet 4,300. Riess moved all in for 19,600 and his opponent called. Riess showed and his opponent tabled . The river brought the and Riess found a lucky river card to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	56,000	27,900

Tags: Ryan Riess

06-23-2017 17:42 UTC-7

Double K.O. for Kassela

[user340040]

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Frank Kassela was in early position and raised to 3,800. Martin Jacobson was in middle position and three-bet to 10,000. Jonathan Abdellatif was in the cutoff and moved all in for 53,800. Kassela called, having him covered, and Jacobson called being the shortest of the three players with about 15,000.

Kassela:
Jacobson:
Abdellatif:

The board ran out and Kassela paired his ace to take down this massive pot and eliminate two very tough opponents in the process. Kassela is a three-time bracelet winner and is no stranger to having a big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	145,000	85,000
Martin Jacobson	Busted
Jonathan Abdellatif	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Jonathan Abdellatif Martin Jacobson

06-23-2017 17:29 UTC-7

Familiar Faces No Longer

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Since registration has ended, there have been many familiar faces that have seen their tournament come to an end. Here are some players that have busted in the past couple levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	Busted
Jordan Young	Busted
Joe McKeehen	Busted
Dan Shak	Busted
Michael Wang	Busted
Chris Johnson	Busted
Chance Kornuth	Busted
Justin Bonomo	Busted
Maurice Hawkins	Busted
Upeshka De Silva	Busted
Jeff Gross	Busted

06-23-2017 17:20 UTC-7

Updated Stacks of Notables

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With just 243 players remaining, here is a look at some updated chip counts from some notables still in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	76,500	-5,800
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	63,500	300
Eric Baldwin	59,800	34,100
Julian Stuer	55,400	30,400
Bertrand Grospellier	53,200	6,600
Jonathan Duhamel	52,000	6,500
Martin Jacobson	49,000	23,700
John Racener	44,000	9,500
Olivier Busquet	42,200	6,700
Loni Harwood	42,000	42,000
Ryan Riess	28,100	100
Melissa Gillett	19,500	-6,800
Joe Cada	15,800	-25,700
Chris Moorman	13,000	-9,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200