Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-26-2017 16:03 UTC-8

Ferguson Ousted by Sammer

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Chris Ferguson was in the hijack and raised to 7,000. Harald Sammer was in the big blind and three-bet to 23,500. Ferguson tanked for a couple of minutes before he pushed his remaining 104,500 into the middle. Sammer thought a moment and called, having Ferguson covered.

Sammer:
Ferguson:

The flop was , spiking Sammer's overcard to give him the lead. The turn and river were the and , unable to tilt the pot back in Ferguson's favor and making this a black Monday for him as it ended his day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harald Sammer	225,000 5,000	5,000
Chris Ferguson	Busted

Tags: Chris Ferguson Harald Sammer

06-26-2017 15:40 UTC-8

Updated Stacks: Jean-Pascal Savard and Noah Vaillancourt Lead Canadian Contingent

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	285,000 80,000	80,000

Jean-Pascal Savard	265,000 176,000	176,000
Noah Vaillancourt	205,000 125,000	125,000
[Removed:342]	175,000 51,000	51,000
Scott Davies	155,000 7,000	7,000

David Peters	130,000 18,000	18,000

Shannon Shorr	110,000 23,200	23,200

Kevin MacPhee	110,000 50,000	50,000

Ryan Smith (CAN)	60,000 22,000	22,000
Jonathan Tamayo	55,000 13,000	13,000

Tammy Wing	42,000 14,000	14,000
Will Failla	25,000 1,000	1,000
Kris Lee Steinbach	19,000 13,400	13,400

06-26-2017 15:39 UTC-8

Players Eliminated From 1008th-964th ($2,249)

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Cotton	Busted
Michael Tinkey	Busted
Michael Beattie	Busted
Remy Biechel	Busted
Theodore Panos	Busted
Marshall White	Busted
Shahin Shojaeyan	Busted
Paul Kelley	Busted
Timothy Bernard	Busted
Michael Palmer	Busted
Richard Alsup	Busted
Jose Padilla	Busted
Christopher Usude	Busted
Douglas Faulkner	Busted
Jesse Mull	Busted
Aaron Obstein	Busted
Jamie Jones	Busted
Nicolas Marco	Busted
Georgy Philippovich	Busted
Steven Waterbury	Busted
George Lewis	Busted
Alper Kostem	Busted
William Simon	Busted
Konrad Grabowski	Busted
Jerry Robinson	Busted

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06-26-2017 15:39 UTC-8

In-the-Money Chip Counts

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The line for the payout desk may be growing but there are plenty of players still with chips aiming for that million-dollar payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Downs	334,000 14,000	14,000
Loni Harwood	270,000 60,000	60,000

Scott Davies	160,000 2,000	2,000

Maurice Hawkins	145,000 5,000	5,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	135,000 30,000	30,000
Joe McKeehen	110,000 78,000	78,000

Chris Ferguson	67,000 5,000	5,000

Jorge Espinoza	53,000 87,000	87,000
Bruno Politano	48,000 9,000	9,000

Steve Watts	47,000 47,000	47,000
Kelly Saxby	36,000 3,500	3,500
Men Nguyen	36,000 36,000	36,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

06-26-2017 14:59 UTC-8

Adventure Combat Ops

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

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06-26-2017 14:57 UTC-8

Color-Up Break

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

The players have made the money just in time for their second break of the day.

Play will resume in about 20 minutes, depending on when the color-up is complete.

06-26-2017 14:55 UTC-8

Tanya Kirk Sends Players Into the Money

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

A player under the gun raised to 4,800 and was called by a player in late position and on the button. Tanya Kirk was in the small blind and three-bet to 16,000. Under the gun called and the two others folded.

The flop was and under the gun bet 13,000. Kirk check-raised all in having him covered and he called.

Kirk:
Under the gun:

The board ran out and the and Kirk took it down with top set of kings, receiving high fives from everyone within arms reach. All players are now guaranteed a minimum $2,249.