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2017 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$402,300
Entries
298
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 298
Filter
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
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12,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
9,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
9,200
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
||
|
8,800
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,200
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
8,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
7,600
300
|
300 |
|
|
||
|
6,600
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
6,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
5,400
100
|
100 |
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||
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5,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
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2,800
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
Busted | |
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Forrest: 
/ 
- fold
Belianin: / 
/
Hopkins: / 
/ - fold
Cox: / 
/
On fifth street, William Forrest bet with the open pair of kings and Georgii Belianin, Charles Hopkins, and James Cox all called. Everyone checked to Cox on sixth street, who bet. Forrest folded while Belianin and Hopkins stuck around.
Cox put another bet in on seventh street and Belianin was the sole caller. Cox instantly tabled his 
in the hole for a flush before peeking at his river card, which was the 
. Belianin couldn't beat it and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
6,100
6,100
|
6,100 |
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Powers: /
/
Ramdin: /
/
Third player: /
/
Fourth player: /
- fold
Jacob Powers called and Victor Ramdin completed. The next player called and the following player raised. Powers, Ramdin, and the remaining player called. On fourth street, it checked around. On fifth street, Powers checked, Ramdin bet, the next player called, the fourth player folded, and Powers called.
On sixth street, the three players checked and, on seventh street, Powers bet, Ramdin folded, and the remaining player called.
Powers showed 
for two pairs, aces and sevens, good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,800
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
9,800
9,800
|
9,800 |
Level: 3
Bring In 50 - Completion 200
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
|
11,000 | |
|
|
||
|
10,800
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
||
|
8,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
8,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
8,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,300
200
|
200 |
|
6,200
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
6,200
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
6,000 | |
|
|
6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500 | |
|
|
||
|
3,300
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
||
|
3,200
4,300
|
4,300 |
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Kihara: /
/
Hickey: /
/
Naoya Kihara completed and Wesley Hickey called. On third street, Kihara bet and Hickey called. Kihara also bet on fourth and fifth street and, both times, Hickey called.
They both checked seventh street and Hickey showed 
for a straight to the queen, which was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900
400
|
400 |
|
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|
|
4,100
4,100
|
4,100 |
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Among the additional recognizable players we found are two-time bracelet winner David Singer, David Levi, Matthew Grapenthien, and popular poker author James McManus.
Main Event final tablists in the field include Martin Staszko, who took second in 2011 for over $5 million, 2016 November Niner Jerry Wong, bracelet winner Barbara Enright, who also final tabled the Main Event in 1995, and Greg Raymer, who won the Main Event in 2004.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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