2017 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
$618,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,896,950
Entries
623
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Savage Call by Sir Watts

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Mike Watson (as seen in a previous event)
Mike Watson (as seen in a previous event)

Mike Watson just showed some true poker guts. The Canadian sicko was in an early position, playing a heads-up pot against the player in the big blind.

They were on the river of the {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{A-Spades} board with roughly 30,000 in the middle. The big blind moved all in, covering Watson's stack of 31,500.

Watson processed the situation, and while he didn't have any ace in his hand, he had all aces up his sleeve. More precisely, he had good heart, calling with just {9-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Watson's instincts proved correct, as his opponent had only {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for a missed open-ender, rewarding Watson's savage call with glory and a double.

It took some hard work to get the chips, but Watson worked his way to the 95,000 he's now controlling.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
95,000 67,200

Tags: Mike Watson

Updated Chip Counts

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
108,000 60,000
Kenny Smaron us
Kenny Smaron
60,000
Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
59,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
56,500 12,500
Greg Jennings us
Greg Jennings
53,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
49,000 24,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
43,500 4,500
Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
26,600 -16,400
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000
Josh Beckley us
Josh Beckley
17,600 -27,400
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
WSOP 1X Winner
17,000 -9,000
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
17,000 -8,000
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
12,600 2,100
Eric Blair us
Eric Blair
7,100 -24,900

Liberto Eliminates Peters

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Justin Liberto and Tobias Peters were staring at a board of {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. Liberto was acting in middle position after Peters checked from the blinds, and he put Peters all in for about a pot-sized bet of 13,000. Peters thought only briefly before calling.

Liberto turned over {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a flush. Peters flashed a {j-} and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
54,000 19,000
Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Justin LibertoTobias Peters

Metalidi Eliminated... Until He Doubles

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Artem Metalidi (as seen in a previous event)
Artem Metalidi (as seen in a previous event)

With {8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{J-Spades} on the board, Artem Metalidi bet 4,000 into the pot. He was in the cutoff, facing off with Shaun Deeb, who was in the big blind. Deeb called.

Deeb checked again on the {K-Diamonds} river, and Metalidi moved all in for his 13,125.

"Thirteen one-twenty-five?" Deeb asked, preparing the required amount for call. He shuffled with the calling chips and finally threw them in.

Metalidi turned up {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, and Deeb showed his {8-Spades}{6-Spades}, following the all-in showdown rule.

Suddenly, Metalidi stood up, put his headphones over his ears, and walked away. He was 15 yards away from the table when Deeb called him back. "You're good, you win."

Metalidi turned back in confusion, coming back to his seat.

"You have a straight."

Metalidi looked at his cards, still processing what had happened. "Oh, I have a straight? I didn't know I had a straight!"

The board was still lying face-up, and Metalidi studied it again, realizing he had the nuts.

Deeb and the other players at the table were laughing. "I'm like, yeah, he looked like he didn't have it," Deeb said.

"Good read by me!" Deeb continued in amusement, making fun of the unusual situation. "I'm proud of myself!"

"I wasn't happy when he showed the nuts until he walked away," smiled Deeb, taking Metalidi's mis-read with a grin.

Artem Metalidi had been eliminated in his mind, but he's still in contention.

They say a "chip and a chair" are all that's needed. Metalidi lost his chair for a moment, but he's now sitting firmly back in it.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
40,000 4,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
35,000 -22,000

Tags: Artem MetalidiShaun Deeb

Luca Three-Outed

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Ivan Luca, pictured in a different event.
Ivan Luca, pictured in a different event.

Ivan Luca had a raise to 2,000 in front of him. He was on the button and considering whether to call the all-in shove of the player in the big blind.

"You're not calling," the big blind said confidently. "I'll show you when you fold."

After about another minute though, Luca dropped in the chips to call.

Luca: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Big blind: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}, and Luca's opponent doubled for just under 21,000 with aces up.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
18,600 -18,400

Tags: Ivan Luca

Mizrachi Still Crushing

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Michael Mizrachi was already in contention for the chip lead, and he just added more to his already massive stack. This time, he got a player who had about 15,000 all in preflop, with Mizrachi holding {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} to dominate his opponent's {a-}{q-}. The board ran out {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, keeping the ladies best for "Grinder."

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
142,000 22,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Chip Counts

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
107,000 89,500
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
75,000 22,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
71,000 46,725
Walter Trecharicci it
Walter Trecharicci
47,000 47,000
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
37,000 15,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
35,500 1,800
Joe Elpayaa us
Joe Elpayaa
31,000 31,000
David Pham us
David Pham
WSOP 3X Winner
29,000 -6,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
WSOP 1X Winner
25,500 -12,500
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
25,000 2,300
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
25,000 -2,300
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
24,000 24,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
23,000 23,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
6,600 -13,400
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted
Jonathan Abdellatif be
Jonathan Abdellatif
Busted
Nadar Kakhmazov ru
Nadar Kakhmazov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Yu Dong hk
Yu Dong
Busted
Likith Govindaiah us
Likith Govindaiah
Busted
Gaurav Raina us
Gaurav Raina
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted