2017 World Series of Poker

Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$428,423
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,640,600
Entries
1,956
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Sam Grafton Shoves on Former World Champ

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Sam Grafton opened from late position to 1,200. The 2007 WSOPs Main Event Champion, Jerry Yang, called from the blinds.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, and Yang checked. Grafton bet 1,700, and Yang called. Yang check-called 3,800 on the turn when the {7-Hearts} hit. The river was the {3-Diamonds}, and Yang checked for a third time. Grafton went all in for 7,300, and Yang folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Yang us
Jerry Yang
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
34,000 -25,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
26,000 18,500

Tags: Jerry YangSam Grafton