2017 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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

Matt Stout Eliminated in 28th Place ($14,183)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Matt Stout - 28th Place
Matt Stout - 28th Place

Yaron Zeev Malki opened to 40,000 from under the gun, Matt Stout reraised all in for 254,000 from the hijack, and Malki called.

Malki: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Stout: {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The board came down {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, no help to Stout, ending his tournament in 28th place.

Player Chips Progress
Yaron Zeev Malki il
Yaron Zeev Malki
1,280,000
380,000
380,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
Busted

Tags: Matt StoutYaron Zeev Malki

Julian Stuer Eliminated in 30th Place ($14,183)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Julian Stuer - 30th Place
Julian Stuer - 30th Place

Following a flop of {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Mike Vanier checked from the small blind and Julian Stuer bet 30,000 from the big blind. Vanier check-raised all in with a covering stack and Stuer called all in for about 310,000.

Vanier: {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Stuer: {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The {3-Spades} turn and {3-Hearts} river completed the board, no help to Stuer, ending his tournament in 30th place.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
840,000
320,000
320,000
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
Busted

Tags: Julian StuerMike Vanier

Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 31st Place ($14,183)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Aditya Agarwal - 31st Place
Aditya Agarwal - 31st Place

Aditya Agarwal open-shoved 129,000 from middle position. Everyone folded to Juha Helppi in the big blind, who tank-called.

Agarwal: {A-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Helppi: {K-Spades}{J-Spades}

The flop was {7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Helppi took the lead with a pair of jacks. The {2-Spades} turn and {9-Clubs} river sealed Agarwal's fate. He took home $14,183 for his 31st-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
765,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
Busted

Tags: Aditya AgarwalJuha Helppi

Marton Czuczor Leads the Remaining 32 Players

WSOP Bracelet
WSOP Bracelet

Welcome to Day 3 coverage of Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

The starting field of 623 players is down to just 32 players, each looking to capture the first-place prize of $618,285 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

On top of the chip counts to start Day 3 is Marton Czuczor with 1,352,000. Rounding out the top five are Norberto Korn (1,098,000), Donis Agnelli (980,000), Ari Engel (977,000), and Simon Lam (785,000). Others still in the field include Dietrich Fast (672,000), Juha Helppi (658,000), Mike Sowers (652,000), Ravi Raghavan (467,000), Mike Watson (445,000), Matt Stout (389,000), two-time bracelet winner Barny Boatman (361,000), Pierre Neuville (320,000), Matt Affleck (304,000), Andy Spears (197,000), and Darren Rabinowitz (174,000).

The plan for Day 3 is to play 10 levels, though it is possible that play is halted when the final table of nine players is reached. The cards will be in the air at noon, so be sure to keep it here for live updates on all of the action.

Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw:

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Brasilia7181Barny BoatmanUnited Kingdom361,00030
Brasilia7182Huihan WuUnited States117,00010
Brasilia7184[Removed:14]United States561,00047
Brasilia7185Mike VanierUnited States709,00059
Brasilia7186Julian StuerGermany289,00024
Brasilia7187Sergio CabreraGranada, ES303,00025
Brasilia7188Matt AffleckUnited States304,00025
Brasilia7189Dietrich FastGermany672,00056
       
Brasilia7221Dong ZhaoChina95,0008
Brasilia7223Guy ParienteFrance350,00029
Brasilia7224Marton CzuczorHungary1,352,000113
Brasilia7225Pascal HartmanGermany361,00030
Brasilia7226Ari EngelUnited States977,00081
Brasilia7227Andy SpearsUnited States197,00016
Brasilia7228Damian SalasArgentina486,00041
Brasilia7229Mark ZulloUnited States462,00039
       
Brasilia7262Simon LamUnited States785,00065
Brasilia7263Pete ChenTaiwan315,00026
Brasilia7264Mike SowersUnited States652,00054
Brasilia7265Thomas BoivinBelgium651,00054
Brasilia7266Mike WatsonCanada445,00037
Brasilia7267Norberto KornGermany1,098,00092
Brasilia7268James HughesUnited States108,0009
Brasilia7269Pierre NeuvilleBelgium320,00027
       
Brasilia7271Matt StoutUnited States389,00032
Brasilia7272Ravi RaghavanUnited States467,00039
Brasilia7273Carlos ChangTaiwan126,00011
Brasilia7274Aditya AgarwalIndia201,00017
Brasilia7275Donis AgnelliItaly980,00082
Brasilia7277Darren RabinowitzUnited States174,00015
Brasilia7278Yaron Zeev MalkiIsrael681,00057
Brasilia7279Juha HelppiFinland658,00055