2017 World Series of Poker

Event #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$395,918
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,380,050
Entries
1,763
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Event #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Day 1 Has Concluded and Martin Kabrhel Leads the Way

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

A total of 1,763 hopefuls filtered through the Amazon room today for Day 1 of Event #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2017 World Series of Poker inside the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino.

After ten 60-minute levels, just 269 players remain fighting for a $395,918 first place prize and the WSOP gold bracelet. Only the top 265 will leave with a piece of the $2,380,050 prize pool, meaning four players will not make the money coming back on Day 2.

The chip leader on Day 1 was Martin Kabrhel, building up an impressive stack of 235,000. Kabrhel hails from the Czech Republic and has 16 WSOP cashes to go along with two circuit rings, totaling $298,131. Kabrhel has already cashed three times this year at the WSOP and looks to add to that total with a big result in this event.

Following behind Kabrhel are Artur Rudziankov (173,400), Andreas Christoforou (152,000), Felipe Leme (145,200) and Ricardo Hernandez (136,900).

Notables also moving on to Day 2 include Kenny Hallaert, Chance Kornuth, Asi Moshe, Phil Laak and Andre Akkari

Some of the notables that took a shot on Day 1 and didn't make it were Craigh Varnell, James Woods, Kristen Bicknell, Allen Cunningham, Dominik Nitsche, Phil Hellmuth, and Paul Wasicka.

Day 2 will kick off at noon on Saturday, July 1. Ten and a half 60-minute levels are on the schedule for Day 2 and the money bubble will be looming right out of the gate as they are four away from getting paid. Blinds will be 600/1,200 with a 200 ante.

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RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Miranda6001Lee WatkinsonUnited States90,50075
Miranda6002Nick GuagentiUnited States25,00021
Miranda6003Russell CraneUnited States77,80065
Miranda6004Dmitry VitkindCanada10,5009
Miranda6005Jonathan MckayUnited States19,00016
Miranda6007Matt GlantzUnited States22,10018
Miranda6008Martin KabrhelCzech Republic235,000196
Miranda6009Yuhei SanadaJapan56,70047
       
Miranda6011Alexandre RiveroGermany40,90034
Miranda6012Aaron MasseyUnited States12,50010
Miranda6013Ryan HallCanada18,80016
Miranda6014David HarnishCanada21,30018
Miranda6015Joshua RosengartenUnited States22,10018
Miranda6016Oren CohenUnited States57,90048
Miranda6017Yang ZhangChina7,7006
Miranda6018Andy ZarroIsrael25,70021
Miranda6019Assani FisherUnited States25,20021
       
Miranda6021Mario PratsArgentina131,300109
Miranda6022Asi MosheIsrael148,900124
Miranda6023Arman ZolnoorianUnited States93,50078
Miranda6024Caufman TalleyUnited States80,70067
Miranda6025Narimaan AhmadiUnited States117,90098
Miranda6026Brett BaderUnited States114,00095
Miranda6027Xiuzhuo ZhaoTaiwan42,10035
Miranda6028Navot GolanIsrael37,20031
Miranda6029Brock WilsonUnited States22,30019
       
Miranda6031Shai ZurrIsrael50,70042
Miranda6032Arturs DaugisUnited Kingdom120,000100
Miranda6033Andreas ChristoforouCyprus152,000127
Miranda6034Jainamma KrotzUnited States10
Miranda6035Moon KimUnited States23,50020
Miranda6036Fraser PatersonCanada42,70036
Miranda6037Linda Kenney BadenUnited States61,90052
Miranda6038Jay GlassCanada113,50095
Miranda6039Scott LychwickUnited States14,90012
       
Miranda6041Kartheeharan NagarajanUnited States41,20034
Miranda6042Everett TottyUnited States41,20034
Miranda6043Alexandru PapazianRomania50,50042
Miranda6044Sachin RamrakhaniUnited States43,00036
Miranda6045Kyle StraderUnited States34,30029
Miranda6046Joey ToUnited States23,00019
Miranda6047Angelina RichUnited States17,70015
Miranda6048Andy PhanUnited States73,00061
Miranda6049Francisco AraujoArgentina16,90014
       
Miranda6051Maria LampropulosArgentina13,60011
Miranda6052Allyn ShulmanUnited States27,40023
Miranda6053Lars Jesper PerssonSweden73,20061
Miranda6054Charles FastUnited States4,5004
Miranda6055Mike AzzaroUnited States25,10021
Miranda6056Brandon SchwulstUnited States29,00024
Miranda6057Gal YifrachUnited States101,20084
Miranda6058Artur RudziankovCzech Republic173,400145
Miranda6059Mathieu SelidesUnited States84,30070
       
Miranda6091Thomas WardUnited Kingdom61,70051
Miranda6092William KileyUnited States51,90043
Miranda6093John FridayUnited States45,50038
Miranda6094Gary SewellUnited States37,40031
Miranda6095Sharukh ShawUnited States60,80051
Miranda6096Kuixian ZhuUnited States66,10055
Miranda6097Ricardo HernandezUnited States136,900114
Miranda6098Mihai ItoafaUnited States84,10070
Miranda6099Richard StankiewiczUnited States7,6006
       
Miranda6101Dimitar DanchevBulgaria56,50047
Miranda6102Natasha MercierUnited States60,10050
Miranda6103Sebastiano GiudiceItaly38,20032
Miranda6104Jaskirat BindraGermany27,50023
Miranda6105Mika HilaireUnited States45,50038
Miranda6106Nicholas StowellUnited States58,10048
Miranda6107Michael AmatoUnited States77,90065
Miranda6108Griffin BengerCanada15,20013
Miranda6109Greg JenningsUnited States71,80060
       
Miranda6111Peter CoulombeUnited States52,10043
Miranda6112Sean EdelenbosCanada41,60035
Miranda6113Eric BaldwinUnited States37,10031
Miranda6114Randall RobinsonUnited States22,70019
Miranda6115Phil LaakUnited States92,60077
Miranda6116Pok KimUnited States22,70019
Miranda6117Thomas LefortCanada36,00030
Miranda6118Glen MingCanada16,90014
Miranda6119Cesar AbadBrazil8,0007
       
Miranda6121Jesse CohenUnited States94,50079
Miranda6122Kevin WoloshynCanada70,30059
Miranda6123Xuming QiChina25,10021
Miranda6124Zachary DonovanUnited States42,80036
Miranda6125Jonathan ThermeFrance55,50046
Miranda6126Nicolas CaremeFrance55,00046
Miranda6127Adan HernandezUnited States26,40022
Miranda6128Christian SampaoliArgentina32,80027
Miranda6129John EspositoUnited States80,60067
       
Miranda6131Lariena GarrettUnited States75,40063
Miranda6132Jeffrey TanouyeUnited States33,80028
Miranda6133DJ MacKinnonUnited States38,80032
Miranda6134Chris FergusonUnited States20,20017
Miranda6135Henry JacobsonUnited States9,0008
Miranda6136Guy CannonUnited States60,50050
Miranda6137Zhong WangUnited States26,60022
Miranda6138Joseph CarusoCanada99,40083
Miranda6139Matin JouzdaniUnited States42,30035
       
Miranda6141Matthew RamseyUnited States9,3008
Miranda6142Martin PineiroArgentina15,70013
Miranda6143Matthew AraUnited States19,80017
Miranda6144Anthony KazgandjianFrance13,50011
Miranda6145Wyatt SadlerUnited States18,10015
Miranda6146Dustin NelsonUnited States41,50035
Miranda6147Clifford PappasUnited States47,40040
Miranda6148Mark TaricaUnited States25,90022
Miranda6149Joshua PalmerUnited States99,50083
       
Miranda6181Daryn FiricanoUnited States15,50013
Miranda6182Arash GhaneianUnited States135,000113
Miranda6183James GilbertUnited States71,80060
Miranda6184Steven SnyderUnited States80,70067
Miranda6185Gino ProvenzanoAustralia23,80020
Miranda6186Brian WilsonUnited States67,00056
Miranda6187Nathan WeedUnited States6,7006
Miranda6188Kelly WinterhalterUnited States14,20012
Miranda6189Youngshin ImSouth Korea46,00038
       
Miranda6191Joe CadaUnited States30,70026
Miranda6192Louis SalterUnited Kingdom45,80038
Miranda6193Rafael MarcondesUnited States28,50024
Miranda6194Theodoros AidonopolosGreece66,40055
Miranda6195Paul JenkinsonUnited Kingdom16,80014
Miranda6196Alex BonnerUnited States41,90035
Miranda6197Rider JensenUnited States64,70054
Miranda6198William HolmesUnited States17,40015
Miranda6199Davis AdamsUnited States35,00029
       
Miranda6201Olin BiddyUnited States23,50020
Miranda6202Jason SmithUnited States23,70020
Miranda6203Lance HowardUnited States70,40059
Miranda6204Tamas LendvaiHungary30,00025
Miranda6205Stephen BishopUnited States8,8007
Miranda6206David FungUnited States43,10036
Miranda6207Taylor PaurUnited States76,50064
Miranda6208Mark HermUnited States11,70010
Miranda6209Alexander LukyanovRussia38,50032
       
Miranda6211Barry BindelglassUnited States14,80012
Miranda6212Ramon LampertSwitzerland49,80042
Miranda6213Francis AndersonUnited States39,40033
Miranda6214Larry LittleUnited States25,80022
Miranda6215Luke BindonUnited Kingdom8,3007
Miranda6216Juliet HegedusUnited States12,50010
Miranda6217Joe KuetherUnited States43,70036
Miranda6218Zhongfei LiUnited States27,10023
Miranda6219Matas DilpsasLithuania26,70022
       
Miranda6221Leslie RenkenUnited States81,00068
Miranda6222John RossUnited States13,60011
Miranda6223Giovanniluigi ZarconeUnited States107,20089
Miranda6224Hewitt PolandUnited States13,20011
Miranda6225Ran NivIsrael37,00031
Miranda6226Roman KorenevRussia104,30087
Miranda6227Robert FlowersUnited States15,10013
Miranda6228Earl HunterUnited States30,40025
Miranda6229Christopher AndlerGermany30,00025
       
Miranda6231Daniel WilsonIreland35,80030
Miranda6232Po Jui WangTaiwan71,70060
Miranda6233Scott HallUnited States16,70014
Miranda6234Gregory YeagerUnited States18,20015
Miranda6235Boaz MadhalaIsrael19,90017
Miranda6236David ByerUnited States25,00021
Miranda6237Mike DentaleUnited States22,40019
Miranda6238Thomas McteerUnited States59,90050
Miranda6239Rob GoetschiusUnited States63,70053
       
Miranda6271Alfred SchmuckAustria17,40015
Miranda6272Raad FaridaUnited States43,30036
Miranda6273James RomeroUnited States40,00033
Miranda6274Rocco PalumboItaly51,00043
Miranda6275Rebekah HarknessUnited States51,80043
Miranda6276Timothy MilesUnited States21,00018
Miranda6277Kenny HallaertBelgium130,600109
Miranda6278Ramiro PetroneArgentina82,20069
Miranda6279Christian RudolphGermany87,20073
       
Miranda6281Nick DaviesUnited States69,00058
Miranda6282Alan KurkciyanUnited States59,70050
Miranda6283Marc FaselerUnited States33,60028
Miranda6284Roberto RomanelloUnited Kingdom81,30068
Miranda6285Yanki KoppelUnited States59,00049
Miranda6286Andrew CamouUnited States42,60036
Miranda6287Jonathan BraierUnited States46,20039
Miranda6288Dong GuoChina42,00035
Miranda6289Karl HeldUnited States28,80024
       
Miranda6291Andre AkkariBrazil91,50076
Miranda6292Sanghoon OuhUnited States39,50033
Miranda6293Cameron GlendenningUnited States42,30035
Miranda6294Goran MandicCroatia83,40070
Miranda6295Jonathan StammUnited States17,90015
Miranda6296Roger HammondUnited States54,30045
Miranda6297Eric FieldsUnited States112,50094
Miranda6298Scott DaviesCanada7,5006
Miranda6299Dmitry SavelyevUnited States23,30019
       
Miranda6301Zewdie WondimagegnehuUnited States22,30019
Miranda6302Thomas BatesUnited States41,30034
Miranda6303Muskan SethiGermany17,50015
Miranda6304Matthew ShafmanUnited States120,300100
Miranda6305Ronald SchielUnited States45,90038
Miranda6306Kou VangUnited States25,10021
Miranda6307Richard VielhakUnited States52,10043
Miranda6308Stephane KeyserUnited States20,80017
Miranda6309Wenhao YingUnited States40,40034
       
Miranda6311Robert FechserUnited States51,90043
Miranda6312Ken AldridgeUnited States9,1008
Miranda6313Grant FosterUnited States71,90060
Miranda6314Fabrice CasanoFrance56,60047
Miranda6315David BrownUnited States87,90073
Miranda6316Chance KornuthUnited States111,40093
Miranda6317Lawrence WhyteUnited States32,70027
Miranda6318Christopher HerrinUnited States55,20046
Miranda6319Chong ChengUnited States36,20030
       
Miranda6321Felipe LemeUnited States145,200121
Miranda6322Jorge GallardoUnited States33,50028
Miranda6323Javier SwettGermany77,30064
Miranda6324Matthew TrentUnited States15,40013
Miranda6325Gary YatesUnited States63,20053
Miranda6326Jim PakUnited States8,1007
Miranda6327John PhanUnited States92,70077
Miranda6328Saurabh PatelUnited States106,40089
Miranda6329Faraz JakaUnited States12,80011
       
Miranda6361Aaron SteeleUnited States28,90024
Miranda6362Albert NgUnited States11,50010
Miranda6363Robert FerdinandUnited States19,00016
Miranda6364Gary FloydUnited States30,30025
Miranda6365Cosmin JoldisRomania38,10032
Miranda6366John RichardsUnited States88,80074
Miranda6367Andrei KonopelkoBelarus97,50081
Miranda6368Jose HernandezUnited States62,90052
Miranda6369Gordon VayoUnited States34,20029
       
Miranda6371Albert TruongUnited States12,20010
Miranda6372Danny WongUnited States95,10079
Miranda6373Alan MyersonUnited States31,50026
Miranda6374Daniel RuddUnited Kingdom106,20089
Miranda6375Andrew McelroyUnited States4,0003
Miranda6376Danamarie MuseUnited States67,80057
Miranda6377Michael BeattieUnited States38,10032
Miranda6378Alex QueenUnited States58,40049
Miranda6379Kaleb SmithUnited States56,40047
       
Miranda6381Daniel StanleyUnited States12,10010
Miranda6382Weiqi LiuUnited States38,50032
Miranda6383Nikita LutherIndia69,20058
Miranda6384Kenneth MarkerUnited States35,30029
Miranda6385Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom14,60012
Miranda6386Chad AwerbuchAustralia33,50028
Miranda6387Tony HoangCanada18,90016
Miranda6388Khoi TaUnited States110,10092
Miranda6389Eric BellerUnited States89,20074
       
Miranda6391Chris CornellUnited States24,30020
Miranda6392Darrel GraefUnited States74,80062
Miranda6393Ruben van den EshofNetherlands43,50036
Miranda6394Georgy PhilippovichRussia112,40094
Miranda6395Sonny FrancoUnited States122,600102
Miranda6396Richard MijaresUnited States102,20085
Miranda6397Travis HartshornUnited States36,70031
Miranda6398Jeff KarchmerUnited States17,80015
Miranda6399Idan RavivIsrael99,40083
       
Miranda6401John AllevaUnited States47,70040
Miranda6402Maximiliano GallardoArgentina21,60018
Miranda6403Jan VeitDenmark68,10057
Miranda6404Jay GoldsteinUnited States25,20021
Miranda6405Kunal PatelUnited States45,10038
Miranda6406Salvatore DiCarloUnited States44,90037
Miranda6407Denis TimofeevUnited States151,800127
Miranda6408Felipe CasanovaUnited States74,50062
Miranda6409Frank FernholzGermany19,40016
       
Miranda6411Atanas KavrakovBulgaria17,80015
Miranda6412Samuel GanzfriedUnited States22,70019
Miranda6413Steve GeeUnited States30,20025
Miranda6414Matthew SchultzUnited States50,10042
Miranda6415Rafi ElhararIsrael47,70040
Miranda6416Mike MirfaizyCanada18,60016
Miranda6417Jerry OdeenSweden38,50032
Miranda6418Dohyung KimUnited States24,80021
Miranda6419Alex RochaUnited States32,10027

Tags: Allen CunninghamAndre AkkariAndreas ChristoforouAsi MosheChance KornuthCraig VarnellDominik NitscheKenny HallaertKristen BicknellMartin kabrhelPaul WasickaPhil HellmuthPhil Laak

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
235,000 105,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Andreas Christoforou cy
Andreas Christoforou
152,000 37,900
Denis Timofeev ru
Denis Timofeev
151,800 151,800
Asi Moshe il
Asi Moshe
148,900 148,900
WSOP 4X Winner
Felipe Leme us
Felipe Leme
145,200 145,200
Ricardo Hernandez us
Ricardo Hernandez
136,900 136,900
Arash Ghaneian us
Arash Ghaneian
135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mario Prats es
Mario Prats
131,300 131,300
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
130,600 112,800
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
122,600 122,600
Matthew Shafman us
Matthew Shafman
120,300 120,300
Arturs Daugis lv
Arturs Daugis
120,000 120,000
Narimaan Ahmadi us
Narimaan Ahmadi
117,900 117,900
Brett Bader us
Brett Bader
114,000 114,000
Jay Glass ca
Jay Glass
113,500 113,500
Artur Rudziankov cz
Artur Rudziankov
113,400 113,400
Eric Fields us
Eric Fields
112,500 112,500
Georgy Philippovich ru
Georgy Philippovich
112,400 112,400
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
111,400 98,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Khoi Ta us
Khoi Ta
110,100 110,100
Giovanniluigi Zarcone us
Giovanniluigi Zarcone
107,200
Saurabh Patel us
Saurabh Patel
106,400 106,400
Daniel Rudd gb
Daniel Rudd
106,200 106,200
Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
104,300 104,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Mijares us
Richard Mijares
102,200 102,200

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Biggest Pot of the Day to Cap Off the Night

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With the board reading {3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} and what appeared to be about 65,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind checked. Martin Kabrhel was on the button and tanked for several minutes, counting his stack and maneuvering chips around. He asked the dealer to spread the pot and after reaching back for three stacks of yellow chips, he announced 59,900 as his bet. The player in the big blind then had a look of disbelief on his face and started counting out his stack as he had Kabrhel covered. The big blind then came out with over 100,000 and check-raised kabrhel all in for his remaining chips. Kabrhel snap-called with 91,700 total and the big blind tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a flush. Kabrhel flipped over {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for a full house and this vaulted him into the outright chip lead on the day.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
232,500 227,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Martin kabrhel

30-Minutes Remaining on the Day

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With 286 players remaining, the bubble is looming as the end of Day 1 approaches. If play reaches within two of the bubble then they will continue on until the money bubble has burst. If at the end of play they are more than two players away from the money bubble then players will bag for the night. Stay tuned.

Chidwick Survives

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Stephen Chidwick was in the cutoff and moved all in for roughly 15,000. The small blind called.

Chidwick tabled {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} and his opponent showed {a-}{k-}.

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Chidwick doubled up as his opponent had no club in his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
31,000 16,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Cannon Cannons at Cada

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Joe Cada (as seen in previous event)
Joe Cada (as seen in previous event)

Joe Cada has been steadily chipping up throughout the day. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner doesn't get bluffed often, but we just witnessed one occurrence of it.

A player under the gun raised to 1,800. Cada was in the small blind and called. Guy Cannon was in the big blind and announced a raise to 5,000. The original raiser called and Cada called.

The flop was {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Cada checked. Cannon fired out a bet of 5,500. The under the gun player tanked for a minute or two and then folded. Cada took about ten seconds and then asked his opponent, "Will you show?" He didn't get a response. Again, "Will you show if I show?" and Cannon responded, "Show me first."

Cada obliged, flashing pocket jacks and folding. Cannon, a man of his word, showed the table pocket nines. A proud moment for sure for the Fountain Hills, Arizona resident.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Cannon us
Guy Cannon
45,000 13,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
31,500 26,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Guy CannonJoe Cada