Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-26-2017 13:59 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Winterhalter	20,000
Darryll Fish	13,000
Adam Hendrix	10,500 3,000	3,000
Louis Salter	10,000 2,500	2,500
Sam Grafton	9,000 1,500	1,500

Barry Greenstein	8,500 1,000	1,000

Maria Ho	7,500
Ben Keeline	7,000
Mike Watson	7,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	6,500 -1,000	-1,000
Sam Cohen	3,100 -4,400	-4,400
Mike Ross	Busted
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Rocco Palumbo	21,000 -2,000	-2,000

Josh Beckley	18,000
Pratyush Buddiga	17,000
Gina Bacon	11,000 1,500	1,500
Chris Moorman	5,500 -2,000	-2,000

Griffin Benger	5,000 -2,500	-2,500
Martin Kabrhel	1,800 -5,700	-5,700

Kenny Hallaert	Busted

A player in early position opened to 350. Action folded to the player in the cutoff who three-bet all in for a total of 3,225. The button and the small blind folded. Karl Held made the call from the big blind.

Karl Held:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Karl Held won the pot, eliminating his opponent and winning a bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Held	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Karl Held

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

06-26-2017 13:11 UTC-7

First Break

Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break to clear their heads

06-26-2017 13:11 UTC-7

Natasha Mercier Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

"You're not dead," said Natasha Mercier who was all in.

"Really?" came the reply from her opponent Jeremy Joseph.

Action was on the turn with the board reading and Mercier had check-raised all in for her last 5,225.

"Don't you want to be bounty chip leader?" asked Mercier, pointing out her opponent's stack of bounty chips.

Joseph thought for a while longer. "I'm curious," he said, fondling the stack of chips required to make the call.

"Yesss!" said Mercier, causing Joseph to go into the tank for a while longer.

Eventually Joseph called. "Two pair," announced Mercier, showing . Joseph showed for top pair.

The river was the , counterfeiting Mercier's two pair and eliminating her.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Joseph	23,000 23,000	23,000
Natasha Mercier	Busted

Tags: Natasha Mercier

06-26-2017 13:07 UTC-7

Some Early Counts

Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Laake	12,000 1,100	1,100
Melissa Gillett	9,500 2,000	2,000
Gina Bacon	9,500 2,000	2,000
Jamie Kerstetter	7,000
Benjamin Zamani	6,900

Walter Treccarichi	6,500
Niall Farrell	6,200 -1,300	-1,300

Kristen Bicknell	6,200

06-26-2017 12:53 UTC-7

Michael Laake Wins One

Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

A player in the cutoff opened to 250. Michael Laake called from the button as did both blinds.

The dealer spread a flop of . Action checked to Laake who bet 500. The player in the small blind called as did the player in the big blind. The original raiser folded.

The turn came the . The small blind and the big blind checked again, and Laake continued for 1,300. The player in the small blind stuck around with a call, but the big blind folded.

The river completed the board and the player in the small blind checked. Laake moved all in for a total of 4,775. His opponent tanked for a minute before giving up his hand, and Laake claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Laake	10,900 10,900	10,900

Tags: Michael Laake

06-26-2017 12:34 UTC-7

Li Fu Doubles Up

Sandra Barbour

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

A player in middle position opened to 250. Action folded to the player on the button, who three-bet to 1,000. Kenny Hallaert, in the small blind, four-bet to 2,600. Li Fu in the big blind responded by moving all in for a total of 5,900. The player in the middle position and the button folded. Hallaert made the call.

Li Fu:
Kenny Hallaert:

Li Fu hit a pretty favorable flop of . The turn and river completed the board. Li Fu doubled up and Hallaert was left with fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Li Fu	13,000 13,000	13,000
Kenny Hallaert	2,000 -5,500	-5,500

06-26-2017 12:33 UTC-7

Bracelet Winners, November Niners, Main Event Champions - All in the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

November Niners Griffin Benger (7th - 2016) and Pierre Neuville (7th - 2015) have joined Kenny Hallaert (6th - 2016) in the field. The 2014 WSOP Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson is also in attendance.

2017 bracelet winner Chris Moorman, who won his first bracelet just under two weeks ago in the $3,000 6-Max, is also seated in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	7,500 7,500	7,500

Sorel Mizzi	7,500 7,500	7,500
Kelly Minkin	7,500 7,500	7,500
Griffin Benger	7,500 7,500	7,500
Chris Moorman	7,500 7,500	7,500

Konstantin Puchkov	7,500 7,500	7,500

Andreas Klatt	7,500 7,500	7,500
Pierre Neuville	7,500 7,500	7,500