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

Kakhmazov Dispatched

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Down to last 1,325, Nadar Kakhmazov shoved from the button over a raise to 1,000 from a player in the hijack. Nobody else joined the contest, and Kakhmazov's opponent threw in one more chip, calling.

Nadar Kakhmazov: {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Kakhmazov saw he was a favorite and looked to his left-hand neighbor: "Good, bro," he shouted in excitement.

Both players caught a piece on the {6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop, with Kakhmazov drawing for a flush, trying to avoid his opponents' open-ender. The {A-Spades} turn was safe for the Russian bracelet winner, but the {10-Spades} river ended Kakhmazov's chances at taking down another $5,000 event here at the 2017 WSOP.

He offered, "Good luck," to the table before leaving the tournament room.

Player Chips Progress
Nadar Kakhmazov ru
Nadar Kakhmazov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nadar Kakhmazov

Chip Counts Update

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
63,000
25,000
25,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
53,500
27,500
27,500
Arne Coulier be
Arne Coulier
45,000
28,500
28,500
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
44,000
-2,000
-2,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
43,000
-1,000
-1,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
40,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
39,000
14,000
14,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
38,000
-500
-500
WSOP 1X Winner
David Pham us
David Pham
35,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP 3X Winner
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
34,000
-1,500
-1,500
Raul Martinez Requena es
Raul Martinez Requena
33,000
-13,000
-13,000
JC Tran us
JC Tran
32,500
11,500
11,500
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
27,000
15,000
15,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
24,275
-7,725
-7,725
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
23,000
-4,500
-4,500
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
22,000
-7,000
-7,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
20,000
-5,500
-5,500
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
20,000
-1,500
-1,500
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
19,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
17,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
16,700
-9,300
-9,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
14,800
-9,200
-9,200
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
12,500
500
500
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
12,000
-15,000
-15,000
Nadar Kakhmazov ru
Nadar Kakhmazov
1,400
1,400
1,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Heath Has Heaps Already

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

After a {4-Hearts}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds} flop, Ben Heath bet 1,800 on the button when two players checked to him. Both Joe Serock, in early position, and Jan Schwippert, a couple of seats over, put in calls. On the {k-Spades} turn, Heath barreled again for 4,800. This time, only Serock called. The river was the {9-Diamonds}, and Serock checked. Heath dropped in enough to put him all in, and Serock snap-mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
73,000
73,000
73,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
31,400
31,400
31,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Jan Schwippert de
Jan Schwippert
18,300
-5,100
-5,100

Tags: Ben HeathJan SchwippertJoe Serock

Berkey Over Ladouceur

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Three ways to the {7-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{9-Diamonds} turn, Marc-Andre Ladouceur bet 6,500 from the small blind. Cutoff Matt Berkey was next to act, and he paused for a moment before raising to 17,500. Berkey's left-hand opponent still looked to be interested in capturing the pot, but eventually laid it down.

Ladouceur was also tempted, asking the dealer about the size of the raise. Berkey remained stoic, and Ladouceur let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
78,000
37,000
37,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
53,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Marc-Andre LadouceurMatt Berkey

Dario Sammartino Knocks a Player Out

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Dario Sammartino was all in from the button against the player in the under-the-gun position He had her covered but would be really short if he lost the hand.

Dario Sammartino: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Under-the-gun lady: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} - no help for the lady and she was eliminated by Sammartino

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
42,500
22,000
22,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino

Reixach Flushed Away

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Sergi Reixach moved all in for about 9,000 on the turn, with {2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Hearts} showing on the felt. His opponent called, and the hole cards were turned up.

Sergi Reixach: {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Reichach was ahead with a top pair, but he had to avoid 12 outs on the river with his opponent drawing to a flush and gutshot.

The river was the {8-Clubs}, sealing Reixach's fate. The Spaniard said the obligatory, "Good luck," and walked away.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
Busted

Tags: Sergi Reixach

Waxman Heads to Dinner with a Nub

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Matt Waxman bet 1,500 on a board of {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts} in the cutoff, and the big blind put in a T5,000 chip and apparently said he was all in. However, the players agreed the chip had hit the felt before the all-in announcement. The player trying to jam vehemently protested this, but the supervisor who was called over ruled it was a call.

On the {5-Hearts} river, Waxman folded to a shove.

"I didn't have any outs anyway," he said. "But when the chip hits first, it's a call."

Player Chips Progress
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
3,975
-25,025
-25,025
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matt Waxman