2017 World Series of Poker

Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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
Total Entries
18,054
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Players Left 1 / 18,054
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Raul Martinez Requena Eliminated in 11th Place ($62,208)

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Raul Martinez Requena - 11th Place
Raul Martinez Requena - 11th Place

Raul Martinez Requena shoved the last of it in with {a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and got called by Erkut Yilmaz with {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, and with Requena out, the unofficial final table of 10 was set.

Tags: Erkut YilmazRaul Martinez Requena

Christopher Mitts Eliminated in 12th Place ($62,208)

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Christopher Mitts
Christopher Mitts

We got to the table to see the {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop. Both Christopher Mitts and Mark Babekov checked. On the turn, the {9-Diamonds} appeared. Babekov checked, Mitts bet 240,000, and Babekov raised to 10,000,000 — he liked it as a round number. Mitts called, which meant he was all in.

Mitts showed {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for a pair of nines, and Babekov showed {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a flush draw. The river brought another diamond for the flush, so Babekov climbed to more than 20,000,000 chips. Mitts was eliminated in 12th place.

Tags: Christopher MittsMark Babekov

Tony Sinishtaj Eliminated in 13th Place ($48,788)

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Tony Sinishtaj
Tony Sinishtaj

We got to the table to see both Tony Sinishtaj and Taylor Black all-in.

Tony Sinishtaj: {A-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Taylor Black: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

On the table, we had the {J-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} which meant that Sinishtaj can go for his dinner a bit earlier than planned.

Tags: Taylor BlackTony Sinishtaj

Luke Vrabel's Stack Grows

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Luke Vrabel
Luke Vrabel

Chris Mitts raised from under the gun to 525,000, and Luke Vrabel three-bet to 1,500,000 from the big blind. Mitts called.

The flop came {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, and both players checked. The turn brought the {A-Spades}, and Vrabel checked. Mitts bet 1,000,000, and Vrabel called. The {3-Hearts} completed the board on the river, and both players checked.

Vrabel tabled {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} for top pair top kicker, Mitts mucked, and Vrabel sprang out of his seat and ran a couple laps around the adjacent tables, a practice that has become increasingly routine for him.

Hugo Perez Eliminated in 14th Place ($48,788)

Level 34 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Hugo Perez - 14th Place
Hugo Perez - 14th Place

Taylor Black raised to 500,000 from under the gun, and Hugo Perez re-raised to 1,300,000. Black took his time and decided to go all in. Perez snap-called.

Perez: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Black: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} — no help for Perez, and he was eliminated in 14th place.

Tags: Hugo PerezTaylor Black

Level: 34

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 40,000

Babakov Calls Clock on Player Not in Hand

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Mark Babekov raised from under the gun to 475,000, and Luke Vrabel, who was next to act, folded. Vrabel then started an animated discussion with a member of the tournament staff, and as the conversation was ongoing, a player in middle position went into the tank.

"Can I get a clock on seat seven?" asked Babekov, blissfully unaware that the player in question, Vrabel, had folded long ago.

The middle-position player ultimately folded, as did everyone else, and Babekov took the blinds and antes.

Luke Brereton Eliminated in 15th Place ($48,788)

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Luke Brereton - 15th Place
Luke Brereton - 15th Place

Luke Brereton got the last of his chips in on a {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop and got a call from Matt Affleck.

Brereton had an overpair to the board with {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, and Affleck was on a draw with {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

The {j-Hearts} turn and {q-Hearts} river missed the flush but gave Affleck queens up to send Brereton to the rail.

Tags: Luke BreretonMatt Affleck

Mark Babekov Takes from Erkut Yilmaz

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Mark Babekov
Mark Babekov

Erkut Yilmaz started the action with a raise to 435,000 from the hijack, and Mark Babekov called from the big blind.

The flop came {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{J-Hearts}, and Babekov bet 475,000. Yilmaz called. The turn brought the {4-Hearts}, and both players checked. The {J-Diamonds} fell on the river, and Babekov bet 1,800,000, sending Yilmaz into the tank.

"Will you show me if I lay it down?" Yilmaz asked.

"Absolutely not," replied Babekov with no hesitation. But a few moments later, he said, "I'll show you my weaker card. I owe you one."

After several minutes, Yilmaz folded, and Babekov showed the {3-Hearts} as he dragged the pot.

Tags: Erkut YilmazMark Babekov

Ralph Massey Gets a Fold

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Ralph Massey
Ralph Massey

John Hanna raised to 550,000 from middle position, and Ralph Massey called in the big blind.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}, and they both checked. The turn was the {5-Hearts}. Massey took the initiative and bet 400,000, and Hanna called. The the was the {6-Spades}. Massey went all in, and Hanna folded. Massey showed {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Tags: John HannaRalph Massey