| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
|
850,000 | |
|
|
500,000
431,000
|
431,000 |
2017 World Series of Poker
With about 175,000 already in the pot and the board reading ![]()
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, Daniel Deveau and Massoud Eskandari got all the chips in the middle. Eskandari had the bigger stack by about 900,000, so Deveau was at risk, and the two players tabled their hands.
Deveau held ![]()
for top pair and the nut flush draw, while Eskandari flipped over ![]()
for a double gutshot. The
on the turn gave Deveau trip aces, and the
river gave him a boat to secure his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,255,000
1,062,000
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
900,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
John Kim moved all in for his last 180,000 chips from late middle position and Gavin O'Rourke called from the small blind to put Kim at risk. O'Rourke showed ![]()
and Kim tabled ![]()
, so Kim had to win the race in order to double up.
The board ran out ![]()
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, pairing Kim's ace but giving O'Rourke a boat to win the pot and eliminate Kim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
It was another of those unavoidable coin flips.
Bryce Daifuku was at risk with ![]()
and was up against the ![]()
of Mark Johnson Jr.
It was a bad flop of ![]()
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for Daifuku, and he got no help from the turn
or river
to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
|
Busted |
With about 100,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading ![]()
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, Matthew Davenport and Robert Hankins were heads-up with Davenport first to act. He bet 80,000, and Hankins moved all in to put Davenport to a decision for his stack. In fairly short order, Davenport called, and the two players tabled their hands.
Hankins held ![]()
for a pair of jacks, but Davenport had the lead with ![]()
. The
turn and
river changed nothing, and Davenport doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
860,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
775,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
950,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
900,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
750,000 | |
|
|
750,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Sebastian Pauli raised to 70,000 from the hijack, the small blind called, and the big blind called, as well.
The three players saw a flop of ![]()
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, and both blinds checked. Pauli bet 60,000, the small blind called, and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the
and the small blind checked. Pauli bet again —215,000 this time. After some thought, the small blind folded, and Pauli stacked the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Massoud Eskandari raised to 70,000 from under the gun, and Gavin O'Rourke, who was next to act, three-bet to 225,000. Eskandari called.
The flop came ![]()
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, and Eskandari checked. O'Rourke bet 160,000, and after a few moments of consideration, Eskandari folded. O'Rourke took the pot, and it was enough to put him over the 2,500,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
2,302,000
|
2,302,000 |
|
|
1,550,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
||
Keith Donovan moved all in as play resumed after the dinner break and got one call from a player who tabled ![]()
.
“I’ve got two unders.” Donovan quipped as he turned over his ![]()
.
A flop of ![]()
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gave Donovan a ray of hope, but the turn [2d and ]river
snuffed it out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000