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

Li Fu Doubles Up

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: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Kenny Hallaert: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Li Fu hit a pretty favorable flop of {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Spades}. The {q-Diamonds} turn and {4-Clubs} river completed the board. Li Fu doubled up and Hallaert was left with fumes.

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

Michael Laake Wins One

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 {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. 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 {4-Spades}. 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 {6-Spades} 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 us
Michael Laake
10,900
10,900
10,900

Tags: Michael Laake

Natasha Mercier Eliminated

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 {8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs} 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 {5-Spades}{3-Spades}. Joseph showed {q-Spades}{j-Hearts} for top pair.

The river was the {8-Hearts}, counterfeiting Mercier's two pair and eliminating her.

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

Tags: Natasha Mercier

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

Karl Held Wins a Bounty

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

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: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Karl Held won the pot, eliminating his opponent and winning a bounty.

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

Tags: Karl Held

Kelly Minkin Chipping Up Slowly But Surely

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante
Kelly Minkin
Kelly Minkin

Hand 1

Action folded to the small blind who opened to 300. Kelly Minkin called from the big blind. The flop came {6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. The player in the small blind bet 525. Minkin called. The turn brought the {7-Diamonds}. The player in the small blind checked. Minkin bet 1,600. Her opponent folded.

Hand 2

On a {3-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop, the player in the big blind checked. Minkin bet 500 from the cutoff. The big blind called. The turn came the {10-Spades}. The player in the big blind checked again. Minkin bet 1,425, and earned a call once more.

The {4-Clubs} river completed the board and Minkin's opponent checked for a third time. Minkin then moved all in for over 15,000. Her opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
23,000
15,500
15,500

Tags: Kelly Minkin