2017 World Series of Poker

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1f
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$565
Prize Pool
$9,027,000
Entries
18,054
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Aaron Massey Blindly Triples Up; Kelly Winterhalter Eliminated

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

Action folded around to Kelly Winterhalter in the cutoff, and she moved all in for about 13,500. The player in the small blind moved all in over top, and Aaron Massey, who appeared to have lost a big pot in the hand before, blindly moved all in from the big blind for his remaining 1,825 chips.

Winterhalter tabled {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}, the small blind then showed {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, and Massey slowly peeled over {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}. The entire table erupted in laughter, and Massey stood up in shock after waking up to kings after being all in blind. Both Massey and Winterhalter were at risk, with the small blind having both of them well covered.

The board ran out {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, and Massey tripled up to scoop the main pot, while Winterhalter was eliminated and the small blind raked in the bigger side pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Massey
6,475
6,475
6,475
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Kelly Winterhalter
Busted

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Break Time

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The remaining 770 players are on another break, and the tournament staff are coloring up some chips in the meantime.

Play will resume in about 20 minutes, and the money bubble is also just around the corner.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Brian Pedersen Scoops a Three-Way All In

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player under the gun raised to 4,000, and a player in early position called. Brian Pedersen was in middle position and moved all in for 20,600. The original raiser moved all in for 27,000, and the middle-position player called.

Pederson tabled {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, the under-the-gun player showed {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, and the middle-position player revealed {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, and Pedersen stood up from his seat and excitedly pumped his fist. He's spun his stack up from just 15 big blinds earlier to a much healthier count now.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Pedersen
66,600
200
200

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Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Johnson Nguyen Bursts the 45-Minute Long Bubble

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Chips and Board
Chips and Board

As is customary on the bubble, all of the dealers stand up when they are finished dealing a hand, while the remaining dealers stay seated if there is an all in and a call at their table. In the last 45 minutes, there were 25 hands in which there was an all in and a call. Of those, 21 hands in a row did not have a single bustout. All players survived.

By hand 22, Johnson Nguyen called his opponent's all in, and when the tournament staff arrived at his table, he revealed {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. His opponent tabled {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and the dealer ran the board, which came out {j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. The bubble finally burst.

There were three more all ins to determine the order of payouts should another player hit the rail, but they all survived.

All remaining players are in the money, guaranteed a payout of at least $833.

Player Chips Progress
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Johnson Nguyen
115,000
115,000
115,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300