2017 World Series of Poker

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Cowboys To the Rescue For Zitman

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Terry Zitzman was all in before the flop for his last 61,000 and had picked up a call from a big stack at the table.

Zitzman showed his {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} and, while his opponent showed {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Zitman still stared intently as his tournament life was on the line.

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

The kings held and Zitman doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Terry Zitzman us
Terry Zitzman
125,000
77,000
77,000

Tags: Terry Zitzman

Schuyler Thornton Off To the Races

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Schuyler Thornton moved all in and picked up a single caller, Frank Pavia, who had him covered.

Thornton: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Pavia: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The proverbial coin flip. Let the cards decide your fate.

The board ran out {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

Ace on the flop for Pavia who collected the chips while Thornton had to settle for a place at the back of the snaking queue for the pay-out desk, and the satisfaction of making Day 2 in Colossus III.

Player Chips Progress
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
Busted

Tags: Schuyler ThorntonFrank Pavia

Chris Horter Turns a Two-Outer for a Knockout

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

A player in late position moved all in for his last 80,000 chips and Chris Horter reshoved from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the two players tabled their hands.

Horter's opponent held {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} and had the best of it by far, as Horter rolled over a smaller pocket pair: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. The {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{2-Spades} flop changed nothing, but the {6-Spades} fell on the turn to give Horter a set. His opponent could still win the pot with a spade or eight on the river, but it was the {3-Diamonds}, and Horter stacked the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Horter us
Chris Horter
395,000
395,000
395,000

Tags: Chris Horter

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Chris Moorman Chips Up

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

With approximately 35,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{3-Spades}, the player in the big blind checked to Chris Moorman in the cutoff, and he bet 15,000. The big blind called.

The turn brought the {6-Hearts} and the big blind checked. Moorman bet 36,000 and his opponent called.

The river was the {K-Hearts} and both players checked. Moorman tabled {A-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a pair of aces, his opponent showed {4-Spades}{2-Spades} for a missed draw, and Moorman took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
315,000
130,000
130,000

Tags: Chris Moorman

Scott Stewart Eliminates Jeremy Joseph

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jeremy Joseph moved all in from the cutoff for about 80,000 chips from the cutoff and Scott Stewart reshoved for about 250,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the two players tabled their hands. Joseph held {Q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and needed to improve against Stewart's {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} in order to double up.

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Joseph was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
375,000
-5,000
-5,000
Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
Busted

Tags: Jeremy JosephScott Stewart

Bullet Laddering

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jakobsson Lopez had 2,000 chips left, having just paid the 1,000 ante. He was staring intently at the tournament clock display as more and more people were eliminated and the pay jump approached.

The dealer reminded him to act when it was his turn and he apologised and explained what he was doing. The other players had no problem with him trying to creep up the ladder. “Hey, man. It’s worth a bullet,” one of them said.

Lopez folded that hand and on the next hand he was all in and got a call. “I've got queens,” Lopez said, and tabled {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}. His opponent had {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Lopez got a tiny double-up and made the pay jump, banking $3,256 having fired one bullet worth $565.

Tags: Jakobsson Lopez