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

Two Bounties for Jamie Kerstetter

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Jamie Kerstetter opened to 1,300 from under the gun. A player in middle position moved all in for around 7,000. The player on the button then moved all in for slightly more. The blinds folded, and Kerstetter called, putting two players at risk.

Kerstetter: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Middle Position: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Button: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Kerstetter eliminated two players, adding two bounties to the pile by her stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
30,000
-2,000
-2,000

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Dzmitry Urbanovich In, Doubles Up Immediately

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

In the third hand of his tournament, Dzmitry Urbanovich moved all in for 7,350 from under the gun. It folded to a player in middle position, who called. The remaining players in the hand folded.

Urbanovich: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Middle Position: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Urbanovich's cause was helped by an early double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
15,000
15,000
15,000
$25K Fantasy

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Dzmitry Urbanovich Doubles Up

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

The player under the gun limped. Dzmitry Urbanovich, in the cutoff, raised to 1,800. Action folded back to the limper, who added the remainder.

The flop was {4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The player under the gun checked. Urbanovich bet 2,200. His opponent check-raised all in. Urbanovich instantly called, putting his 13,275 at risk.

Dzmitry Urbanovich: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The {5-Diamonds} and {8-Spades} filled out the board, and Urbanovich got his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
31,000
16,000
16,000
$25K Fantasy

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Prizepool Confirmed; $266,646 for the Winner

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Tournament officials have confirmed the prizepool and have announced the payouts. A total of 1,927 entrants created a prizepool of $1,637,950. Of that prizepool, $963,000 will be paid out in bounties.

The top 290 places will be paid, with 290th place worth $1,414. The winner will take home a WSOP gold bracelet and $266,646 in prize money.

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Mike Leah Doubles Up

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Mike Leah, in early position moved all in for for 6,000, and a player in middle position was the only caller.

Mike Leah: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The flop was {4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

"Oh no!" Leah's opponent sensed trouble.

The turn came the blank {6-Diamonds}, but the river was the {a-Diamonds}, giving Leah aces and sevens to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
13,000
4,800
4,800
WSOP 1X Winner

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Two Big Stacks, One Table

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

According to the chip counts, both Duy Ho and Govert Metaal are up into six-figure territory. Ho has been using the MyStack app to update his chip stack, and we swung by to notice that fellow big stack Govert Metaal is also seated at his table.

Stay tuned to see where the pair end up at the end of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
110,000
Duy Ho us
Duy Ho
108,000