Dinner Break
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Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The players are on a one-hour dinner break.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
"I Would Never Say Thank You Before the Last Card Came Out"
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Michael Haines got his remaining stack in the middle and got action from Brett Feder to his left.
Haines tabled 
while his Feder showed two 
for a coin flip.
The flop came 
and Haines took the lead, pairing his king. The turn was the 
and Haines looked to the dealer and said, "Thank you!"
The river was the 
and Feder said, "I would never say thank you before the last card came out."
Haines replied, "I know, I was very fortunate."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 | -15,000 |
Ralph Wong Eliminated In Three-Way All-In
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Ralph Wong opened and Erwann Pecheux moved all in from the button. Colin Padgett in the small blind moved all in behind and when it got back to Wong he called.
Pecheux: 
Padgett: 
Wong: 
The board ran out 
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Padgett hit runner-runner flush to win the main pot, though Tuhrin had a minor heart attack when he thought there were four diamonds on board and he was pretty much where he had started the hand, not sure whether to be happy with the result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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157,000 | 157,000 |
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130,000 | 114,900 |
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Busted |
Oy Convey!
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Marc Convey was seen getting up from his seat after a hard-fought battle more than halfway through this event.
Richard Tatalovich raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and Convey shipped his stack worth 48,000 in the middle. Tatalovich called.
Convey was at risk with 
, well behind Tatalovich's two kings. The flop was king-high, giving Tatalovich a set, and Convey was unable to improve, sending him to the rail just before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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115,000 | 59,000 |
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Busted |
Andy Frankenberger Gets a Double Through Danchev
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dimitar Danchev opened the action from late position and then called an 80,000 shove form Andy Frankenberger in the big blind.
Frankenberger: 
Danchev: 
It was a flip and Frankenberger was the player at risk as the board ran out 
to double him up through the dangerous Danchev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000 | 70,000 |
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134,000 | -111,000 |
Updated Chip Counts - Ryan Hughes Storms To Huge Lead
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Ryan Hughes started the day with 60,000 and has gone on an absolute tear to currently top the leaderboard with more that 10 times his Day 2 starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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780,000 | 30,000 |
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385,000 | 105,000 |
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360,000 | 110,000 |
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270,000 | -30,000 |
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270,000 | |
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233,000 | 68,000 |
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220,000 | 95,000 |
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215,000 | 40,000 |
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163,000 | 18,000 |
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110,000 | 32,000 |
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95,000 | 30,000 |
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75,000 | -13,000 |
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39,000 | -113,000 |
Marc MacDonnell, Vanessa Kade, and Keven Stammen Hit the Rail
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
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Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Breed and Eskandar Flop Monsters
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
On a board reading , Patrick Eskandar and Koen Breed got all of their chips in the middle affter they both flopped monsters.
Eskandar was in the big blind and tabled 
for two pair, while Breed showed for top pair with the nut flush draw. The river was the and Eskandar held to double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000 | 87,800 |
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135,000 | -125,000 |
Michael Amato Doubles Up With a River Jack
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Michael Amato opened and saw a call and a three-bet before getting all his chips in the middle and finding a call.
Amato: 
Opponent: 
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Amato groaned after seeing his opponent’s cards, then pleaded with the dealer, “Come on, Bruce. Put a jack out there.”
The bards fell 
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It wasn’t until the river and with hopes fading that a jack popped out to double up Amato. The player next to him said, “That was the case jack."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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189,000 | 105,600 |