Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,428,300
Entries
1,056
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day after the first two levels of play have concluded.
Sindelar Chipping Up
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
In a five-way limped pot, the flop came 
and the action was checked to Dan Sindelar in the hijack who was last to act and also checked. The turn was the 
and the action was checked to Sindelar again. He bet 350 and was called by the small blind and another player in middle position.
The river landed the 
and again the action was on Sindelar. He bet 1,400 this time and both of his opponents tossed their cards away. Sindelar scooped another pot and has now more than doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | 8,500 |
Updated Counts
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,500 | |
|
13,400 | |
|
9,200 | 1,700 |
|
7,700 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,300 | -200 |
|
7,200 | |
|
6,800 | 925 |
|
6,600 | |
|
3,625 | |
|
3,600 | -3,900 |
Smith Brothers Make an Appearance
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The Smith Brothers, Michael and Ryan, are both in the field today. They traveled from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to play in various tournaments throughout the WSOP this summer and each looking for their first gold bracelet. They are both regular tournament players at all the major stops in Canada and have accumulated quite the resume.
Michael has over $600,000 in career live earnings, with his biggest score coming when he won the DeepStacks Poker Tour Edmonton $1,100 Main Event in 2015. Ryan has earned over $776,000 in his career with his largest score being the Deep Stack Extravaganza III in 2012 where he came out victorious for over $100,000. Ryan also went on a tear last year, winning five tournaments throughout Western Canada, four of them coming on the DeepStacks Poker Tour.
Keep an eye out for these brothers to make a deep run in this and the remaining tournaments throughout the series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Shake it Off: Yung Ji Makes a "Bad Call"
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Yung Ji was heads up against Richard Kim. Kim shoved the river. The board read 
.
"I'm about to make a really bad call," said Ji.
He called and Kim showed him a set of fours. Ji was left with 1,000 and will need to shake it off and hopefully earn a double-up soon.
Ji has a WSOP gold bracelet from the 2015 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight or Better event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
1,000 | 1,000 |
Sad, Beautiful, Tragic: Artem Babakhanyan Wins Three-Way Pot
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
The board read 
and three players got all in.
Sad: One opponent held 
and needed another club to come.
Beautiful: Artem Babakhanyan had flopped a flush and had two players drawing against him.
Tragic: The third player flopped a set of nines with and needed the board to pair.
The turn and the river didn't change the outcome and Babakhanyan tripled up with a club flush, dodging the outs of both his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,600 | 2,600 |
More Counts
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
|
14,000 | 14,000 |
|
12,200 | 12,200 |
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
4,200 | -3,300 |
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Ryan Laplante Builds an Early Stack
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Ryan Laplante raised to 100 from middle position and was called by three players. The flop came 
and the small blind led out for 250. Laplante raised to 1,100, his other two opponents folded, and the small blind made the call.
The turn brought the 
and the action was checked to Laplante who bet 1,625. His opponent check-raised to 3,825 and Laplante called to see the river.
The landed on the river and the small blind pushed all in. Laplante called for his remaining 7,400 and tabled the nuts 
for a full double-up. Laplante now sits with over three times the starting stack after just the first level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | -4,000 |