Kelly Winterhalter on Balancing Business and Bounties
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Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,601,450
Entries
1,927
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Chip Counts
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,300
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
||
|
34,700
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
||
|
32,000
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
||
|
31,200
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
28,100
-7,600
|
-7,600 |
|
|
||
|
21,400
8,375
|
8,375 |
|
|
||
|
18,075
-4,125
|
-4,125 |
|
|
||
|
10,550
-2,450
|
-2,450 |
|
||
Kelly Minkin Doubles Up
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
A player in middle position raised, and Kelly Minkin three-bet all in for her remaining 5,600. Her opponent called.
Middle position: 
Minkin: 
The board ran out 
, giving Minkin a full house and doubling up her stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
Jeff Hakim Wins One
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Jeff Hakim opened to 1,500 under the gun. The player in the cutoff called, as did the big blind.
The flop was 
. The big blind checked. Hakim checked, as well. The player in the cutoff bet 2,500. The big blind folded, and Hakim check-called. The turn was the 
and was checked around. The 
river completed the board, and Hakim bet 8,000. His opponent instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
Break
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
The tournament clock says that there are exactly 400 players remaining, and they are all going on a 20-minute break, their last of the day.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Big Stacks From the Field
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
114,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
90,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
After-the-Break Counts
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,700
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,200
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,700
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,400
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,200
-8,800
|
-8,800 |
|
|
17,500
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,600
600
|
600 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,600
-950
|
-950 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Mike Linster With the Shock Elimination
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
On a 
flop Mike Linster and an opponent got it all in.
"Do you have the nuts?" asked Linster's opponent.
"No," replied Linster. His opponent showed for a flopped straight, "Well that's unfortunate," said Linster showing 
.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
, though, and Linster ran down a full house to eliminate his opponent.
Another player who folded preflop told Linster that he had folded pocket sevens. Factoring this in, Linster's odds of winning the hand were less than one percent on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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 
out.
It turns out that Eric Reyes' 
had rivered a two-outer against an opponent's . 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |