2017 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$266,646
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,601,450
Entries
1,927
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY

Day 1 Completed

Will Berry Leads After $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Day 1

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Will Berry
Will Berry

A total of 1,927 players came together to create a prize pool of over $1.5 million in Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty, and by the end of Day 1 only 264 players remain.

Such was the intensity of the action on Day 1, that play was in the money just 10 minutes before the end of the day, with several players securing a $1,414 payday in addition to any bounties that they may have collected over the course of ten levels.

At the end of it, Will Berry led the way with 219,700 in chips. Two-time bracelet winner Brandon Cantu is close behind with 216,500. Cantu won his bracelets in 2006 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em) and 2009 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo), and boasts over $4 million in lifetime earnings.

Other big stacks include Harrison Gimbel (188,800) and Chun Yo Hung (189,600).

A number of notables are still in the field including Joseph Cheong (138,700), Govert Metaal (126,400), Sam Grafton (55,000), Chris Bjorin (34,600), Maria Ho (33,000), Mike Leah (32,700), Tom Hall (24,200), Dzmitry Urbanovich (20,700) and Pierre Neuville (8,700).

The day started with a bunch of competitors including defending champion Kristen Bicknell. Sadly she busted shortly before the money at the hands of Uri Reichenstein when her ace-king failed to crack Reichenstein’s pocket sevens.

Other players who failed to make it through to the money include Rocco Palumbo, Griffin Benger, Chris Moorman, Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Niall Farrell, Mike Watson, Maria Lampropulos, Jeff Gross, 888Poker Ambassador Parker Talbot, Martin Kabrhel and Kenny Hallaert.

The remaining players will return Tuesday at noon with play well into the money. Every one of them will be looking to put themselves in as good a position as possible, and be in with a chance of a shot at the $266,646 first prize.

Day 2 Seat Draw

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Miranda6031Henry MosesUnited States42,70036
Miranda6032Liina VarkUnited States22,00018
Miranda6033Rajesh MehtaUnited States21,40018
Miranda6034Adam DuongUnited States13,60011
Miranda6036Angel FernandezSpain92,00077
Miranda6037Cesar MachadoBrazil2,5002
Miranda6038Gil MorgenszternBrazil49,50041
Miranda6039Britt WilliamsUnited States55,20046
       
Miranda6041Richard SurmickUnited States26,40022
Miranda6042Chen Yu HungUnited States189,600158
Miranda6043Robert PalfreyUnited States22,80019
Miranda6044Hamid FeizUnited States29,30024
Miranda6045Jaekyung SimUnited States81,70068
Miranda6046Auddie ReynoldsUnited States85,00071
Miranda6047Pierre MerlinFrance110,70092
Miranda6049Liping SongUnited States6,1005
       
Miranda6051Guy LepageCanada39,50033
Miranda6052Matas CimbolasLithuania56,10047
Miranda6053Rafael RovirasolerUnited States21,80018
Miranda6054Bryan EmoryUnited States114,90096
Miranda6055Josh TharayilCanada43,20036
Miranda6056Mike LinsterUnited States91,40076
Miranda6057Yuri IshidaJapan38,10032
Miranda6058Jose Rouco RodriguezSpain69,90058
Miranda6059Brandon CantuUnited States216,500180
       
Miranda6061Frederic FaucereauFrance25,90022
Miranda6062Jiri HorakCzech Republic64,60054
Miranda6063Alexis FleurFrance36,80031
Miranda6064Neelesh KalaniUnited States24,30020
Miranda6065Mark JohnsonUnited States31,60026
Miranda6066Chris BjorinSweden34,60029
Miranda6067Andrey PateychukRussia126,400105
Miranda6068Will BerryUnited States219,700183
Miranda6069Tyler WilsonUnited States38,00032
       
Miranda6071Matthew LeecyUnited States130,900109
Miranda6072Viktor LaviIsrael40,80034
Miranda6073Viliyan PetleshkovBulgaria93,00078
Miranda6074Dan SindelarUnited States18,90016
Miranda6075David ByerUnited States18,10015
Miranda6076Jed HoffmanUnited States51,40043
Miranda6077Tobias PetersNetherlands99,70083
Miranda6078Tomas RamirezUnited States68,10057
Miranda6079Maria HoUnited States33,00028
       
Miranda6081Brendan DoyleCanada18,70016
Miranda6082Les ReedyUnited States26,80022
Miranda6083Randy AudetteCanada24,70021
Miranda6084Michael DollinsUnited States41,30034
Miranda6085Yew KanMacau24,70021
Miranda6086Mike LeahCanada32,70027
Miranda6087Jeffrey DavisUnited States69,80058
Miranda6088Norman ShapiroCanada46,20039
Miranda6089Stephen CarraUnited States93,90078
       
Miranda6121Sergio CabreraSpain72,50060
Miranda6122William BensonUnited States20,30017
Miranda6123Brett ShafferUnited States81,10068
Miranda6124Sammy LafleurCanada136,100113
Miranda6125Shai AgassiUnited States21,70018
Miranda6126Shashank JainIndia29,60025
Miranda6128Hao SunUnited States47,50040
Miranda6129William ChaoUnited States18,30015
       
Miranda6131Scott SilbermanUnited States30,40025
Miranda6132Michael VikUnited States33,60028
Miranda6133Pablo Fernandez CampoSpain77,90065
Miranda6134Padraig OneillIreland14,40012
Miranda6135Peter SplettstoesserUnited States20,30017
Miranda6136Chad EveslageUnited States24,50020
Miranda6137Andy PhanUnited States70,00058
Miranda6138Richard DubiniArgentina114,90096
Miranda6139David CopelandUnited States36,50030
       
Miranda6141Darryl SmithUnited States46,00038
Miranda6142Mark ScacewaterUnited States15,00013
Miranda6143Thai HaUnited States54,10045
Miranda6144Jonathan ZarinUnited States26,80022
Miranda6145Jan VeitGermany73,70061
Miranda6146Paul DasilvaUnited States65,00054
Miranda6147Sam GraftonUnited States55,00046
Miranda6148Donis AgnelliItaly42,90036
Miranda6149Alexandru MasekUnited States51,30043
       
Miranda6151Gustavo LibedinskiArgentina38,60032
Miranda6152Jon FerraroUnited States52,50044
Miranda6153Nicolas Vaca-RondonColomia17,70015
Miranda6154Mark KellyUnited States18,10015
Miranda6155Joseph BarnardUnited States34,10028
Miranda6156Mickey CraftUnited States78,50065
Miranda6157Ryan JonesUnited States128,500107
Miranda6158Justin BrachUnited States25,20021
Miranda6159Thomas LutzUnited States62,80052
       
Miranda6161Corey BierriaUnited States60,40050
Miranda6162Iris KuzuUnited States87,60073
Miranda6163He ZhenfengChina37,90032
Miranda6164Gab KimSouth Korea43,80037
Miranda6165Josh WeissUnited States25,80022
Miranda6166Vincent WolravbUnited States45,50038
Miranda6167Antonio GutierrezUnited States17,00014
Miranda6168Brian CopiceUnited States56,90047
Miranda6169Jeffrey TanouyeUnited States14,40012
       
Miranda6171Robert HankinsUnited States43,00036
Miranda6172Kamel MokhammadUkraine98,90082
Miranda6173Esmeralda VillafuerteUnited States31,30026
Miranda6174Patrick PopowskiUnited States98,80082
Miranda6175Michael ThurmanUnited States21,90018
Miranda6176Tom HallUnited Kingdom28,70024
Miranda6177Javier ZarcoSpain41,00034
Miranda6178Lgbs FernandezUnited States78,40065
Miranda6179Michael ChiappeUnited States55,70046
       
Miranda6211Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom12,60011
Miranda6212Scott HiettUnited States19,50016
Miranda6214Eben KurtzmanUnited States31,50026
Miranda6215Adam CookCanada132,900111
Miranda6216Kevin ChoeUnited States41,90035
Miranda6218Alexandru PapazianRomania29,90025
Miranda6219Dan SchmiechUnited States38,80032
       
Miranda6221Jason JarvisUnited States78,20065
Miranda6222Joshua SuyatUnited States111,30093
Miranda6223Pandilica FlorinRomania20,80017
Miranda6224Richard VestUnited States42,50035
Miranda6225Ronald SewellUnited States147,800123
Miranda6226Randy PfeiferUnited States2,1002
Miranda6227Derek PierceyUnited States85,60071
Miranda6228Joseph CheongUnited States138,700116
Miranda6229Marc FogginUnited Kingdom67,90057
       
Miranda6231Albert SongUnited States27,50023
Miranda6232Francis AndersonUnited States138,900116
Miranda6233Danard PetitUnited States26,70022
Miranda6234Brendan BakshUnited States93,20078
Miranda6235Charlie NguyenUnited States44,70037
Miranda6236Jordan GrantUnited States75,00063
Miranda6237Benjamin MccoyUnited States20,40017
Miranda6238Yunsheng SunChina75,40063
Miranda6239Kevin IacofanoUnited States24,60021
       
Miranda6241Martynas VitkauskasUnited Kingdom83,20069
Miranda6242[Removed:153]Sweden37,40031
Miranda6243Matthew BrooksBelgium63,60053
Miranda6244Brian KincaidUnited States62,10052
Miranda6245Filipp KhavinUnited States75,80063
Miranda6246Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland20,70017
Miranda6247Cameron GlendenningUnited States32,20027
Miranda6248Bassil BoulusUnited States95,70080
Miranda6249Craig RutledgeUnited States49,80042
       
Miranda6251Benjamin AneFrance23,70020
Miranda6252Justin YoungUnited States78,90066
Miranda6253Derek BowenUnited States20,30017
Miranda6254Stephen DelgadoUnited States23,00019
Miranda6255Richard DiNunzioUnited States16,40014
Miranda6256Michael PearsonUnited States69,90058
Miranda6257Michael WassermanUnited States82,70069
Miranda6258Mark RifkinUnited States87,60073
Miranda6259David DrewUnited States49,00041
       
Miranda6261Uri ReichensteinIsrael140,000117
Miranda6262Randy EdwardsUnited States23,60020
Miranda6263Keun KwakUnited States37,80032
Miranda6264William HicksUnited States41,10034
Miranda6265Steven KerrCanada10,8009
Miranda6266Yuhei SanadaJapan11,1009
Miranda6267Mike RuterUnited States20,10017
Miranda6268Franklin ConnellUnited States128,200107
Miranda6269Anthony KazgandjianFrance35,70030
       
Miranda6301Jorge CorralMexico156,800131
Miranda6302David PlotkinUnited States33,90028
Miranda6303Richard MartinezUnited States30,70026
Miranda6304Kevin LeUnited States21,60018
Miranda6305Romans VoitovsLatvia19,20016
Miranda6306Joseph FraleyUnited States45,00038
Miranda6307Yudhishter JaswalUnited Kingdom78,40065
Miranda6309Maxim BabkoCanada68,90057
       
Miranda6311Richard SindenUnited States15,10013
Miranda6312Jackson BaberUnited States38,20032
Miranda6313Elliott ZaydmanUnited States22,10018
Miranda6314Luigi KnoppersMalta14,10012
Miranda6315Henry MlekodayUnited States52,30044
Miranda6316Stephen DockingCanada23,50020
Miranda6317Randy HanleyUnited States12,80011
Miranda6318Adam SwanUnited States47,10039
Miranda6319Charles LorentzUnited States41,00034
       
Miranda6321Kevin DavisUnited States66,00055
Miranda6322David KercherUnited States13,60011
Miranda6323Ryan DahlUnited States63,70053
Miranda6324Bre Mahr ManningUnited States80,70067
Miranda6325Cheng-En LeeUnited States39,40033
Miranda6326Jeffrey GiganteUnited States79,60066
Miranda6327Richard PearsonUnited Kingdom81,10068
Miranda6328Mian WeiUnited Kingdom24,50020
Miranda6329James GilbertUnited States65,70055
       
Miranda6331Ajay GnanasambanthanUnited States69,40058
Miranda6332Francois EvardSwitzerland19,00016
Miranda6333Umut MeralerUnited States74,00062
Miranda6334Georgy PhilippovichRussia62,10052
Miranda6335Paul Belken Jr.United States18,50015
Miranda6336Eric ReyesUnited States83,80070
Miranda6337Zhaoxing WangUnited States40,60034
Miranda6338Ronald McGinnityUnited States92,70077
Miranda6339Cameron BartolottaCanada19,80017
       
Miranda6341Troy FlemingUnited States10,0008
Miranda6342Yves HallagueUnited States105,50088
Miranda6343Hunter FreyUnited States29,00024
Miranda6344Bruce NguyenUnited States41,30034
Miranda6345Luca StevanatoItaly43,20036
Miranda6346Jason DeutschUnited States109,60091
Miranda6347John DolanUnited States46,40039
Miranda6348Christopher FacetteCanada11,40010
Miranda6349Duy HoUnited States137,700115
       
Miranda6351David GonzalesUnited States12,20010
Miranda6352Harrison GimbelUnited States188,800157
Miranda6353Michael LechUnited States21,90018
Miranda6354Ronnie BallantyneUnited Kingdom64,00053
Miranda6355Paul ClayUnited States53,70045
Miranda6356Dennis GarrisonUnited States45,70038
Miranda6357Dan LiuUnited States25,30021
Miranda6358Michael ComissoUnited States146,200122
Miranda6359Andrew CrookstonUnited States61,20051
       
Miranda6391Ryan LincksUnited States125,700105
Miranda6392Ayan GhoshUnited States124,500104
Miranda6393Sergey LebedevRussia49,70041
Miranda6394Gianni ArcuriUnited States23,60020
Miranda6395Lawrence BeachUnited States43,40036
Miranda6396Andres JeckelnArgentina93,60078
Miranda6397Jacob BazeleyUnited States159,500133
Miranda6398Damon SandorUnited States172,200144
Miranda6399Aaron MorrisUnited States12,00010
       
Miranda6401Jeffrey SmithUnited States27,00023
Miranda6402Diego VenturaPeru29,00024
Miranda6403Kenneth HicksUnited States42,30035
Miranda6404Chun YamUnited Kingdom66,80056
Miranda6405Eli LoewenthalUnited States29,70025
Miranda6406Steven AdamsUnited States35,70030
Miranda6407Benjamin WrightUnited States42,40035
Miranda6408Zachary GrunebergUnited States46,60039
Miranda6409Paul SpanglerUnited States23,70020
       
Miranda6411Fred BergerUnited States197,800165
Miranda6412Ming LiUnited States65,90055
Miranda6413Zachariah RussellUnited States7,3006
Miranda6414Stefan IvanovBulgaria87,30073
Miranda6415Jeff HakimLebanon27,20023
Miranda6416Robert MazzieUnited States101,00084
Miranda6417Ryan BlankUnited States45,50038
Miranda6418Alex GoulderUnited Kingdom18,00015
Miranda6419Wenlong JinChina66,60056
       
Miranda6421Matthew LotempioUnited States57,30048
Miranda6422Deric WilliamsUnited States46,90039
Miranda6423Scott TurnerUnited States27,90023
Miranda6424Luther TranUnited States12,10010
Miranda6425Bas De LaatMalta124,600104
Miranda6426Govert MetaalNetherlands126,400105
Miranda6427Brett ApterUnited States33,50028
Miranda6428Boaz MadhalaIsrael20,30017
Miranda6429Joseph AlesnaUnited States36,50030
       
Miranda6431Joshua FieldUnited States60,90051
Miranda6432Kelly LaflammeCanada40,90034
Miranda6433Vinny PahujaUnited States71,80060
Miranda6434Ryan D'AngeloUnited States16,00013
Miranda6435Pierre NeuvilleBelgium8,7007
Miranda6436Sebastiano GiudiceItaly30,90026
Miranda6437Lei LeiUnited States53,20044
Miranda6438Dan LarsenDenmark38,50032
Miranda6439Michael AddamoAustralia60,20050
       
Miranda6441Chris BolekUnited States22,40019
Miranda6442Cary AronsonUnited States20,10017
Miranda6443Ronald MillerUnited States25,10021
Miranda6444Jonathan GrayUnited States11,50010
Miranda6445Greg JenningsUnited States39,60033
Miranda6446Henry JacobsonUnited States41,40035
Miranda6447Adam WaltonUnited States115,20096
Miranda6448Fernando BruncaBrazil28,30024
Miranda6449David ChenUnited States34,30029

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Will Berry us
Will Berry
219,700 219,700
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
216,500 216,500
Fred Berger us
Fred Berger
WSOP 1X Winner
197,800
Chen Yu Hung us
Chen Yu Hung
189,600 14,600
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
WSOP 1X Winner
188,800 188,800
Damon Sandor us
Damon Sandor
172,200
Jacob Bazeley us
Jacob Bazeley
159,500
Jorge Corral mx
Jorge Corral
156,800 -3,200
Ronald Sewell us
Ronald Sewell
147,800
Michael Comisso us
Michael Comisso
146,200
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
140,000 20,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
138,900 24,900
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
138,700 -11,300
Duy Ho us
Duy Ho
137,700 -4,300
Sammy Lafleur ca
Sammy Lafleur
136,100
Adam Cook
Adam Cook
132,900
Matthew Leecy us
Matthew Leecy
130,900
Ryan Jones us
Ryan Jones
128,500
Franklin Connell us
Franklin Connell
128,200
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
126,400
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
126,400
Ryan Lincks us
Ryan Lincks
125,700
Bas De Laat nl
Bas De Laat
124,600
Ayan Ghosh us
Ayan Ghosh
124,500
Adam Walton us
Adam Walton
115,200

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Bubble Bursts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With ten minutes left in the day the bubble has burst. The bubble boy was eliminated before hand for hand started, which negated the need for the field to go hand for hand.

There will be seven more hands before players bag up for the night.

Stay tuned for a full recap from the day's events.

Uri Reichenstein Busts Kristen Bicknell

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Action folded to Kristen Bicknell, in middle position, who went deep into the tank for a few minutes. The clock was eventually called on her, and right before her time expired, she announced, ''All in,'' for a total of 14,500. Uri Reichenstein, on the button, was the only caller.

Kristen Bicknell: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Uri Reichenstein: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Bicknell was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
120,000 120,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Kristen BicknellUri Reichenstein

Rocco Palumbo Eliminated

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Rocco Palumbo raised to 2,000 under the gun. The player on the button called, as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}. It checked to Palumbo, who bet 2,500. The player on the button folded. The big blind called. The turn was the {3-Clubs}. The big blind bet 5,200. Palumbo called. The river was the {10-}. The big blind bet 9,000, and Palumbo moved all in. His opponent called and shows {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a flush.

Palumbo showed {a-}{k-Clubs} and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Rocco Palumbo

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Ace-High Flush Not Good Enough

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The player under the gun limped, as did Jae Kyung ''Simba'' Sim in middle position, the cutoff, and the small blind. The big blind three-bet to 5,200. Action folded back to Sim, in middle position, who four-bet all in for a total of 21,200. The player in the big blind was the only caller.

Jae Kyung Sim: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, giving Sim's opponent an ace-high flush and Sim a straight flush to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jae Kyung Sim kr
Jae Kyung Sim
47,000 47,000

Tags: Jae Kyung Sim

Eric Reyes Spikes a Queen

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

We heard exclamations from another table and rushed over to find the cards on their backs and a full board of {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{q-Hearts} out.

It turns out that Eric Reyes' {q-Clubs}{q-Spades} had rivered a two-outer against an opponent's {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. One of his tablemates was trying to congratulate him, but Reyes remained calm.

"I've been on the other end of that," he said, stacking his chips quietly.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Reyes us
Eric Reyes
90,000 -10,000