Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-06-2017 18:35 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Smith	Busted

Brian Morgan	Busted
Daniel Marcus	Busted
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Jackie Glazier	Busted

Markus Prinz	Busted
Champie Douglas	Busted
Nathan Tuthill	Busted
Alan Colwell	Busted

Aaron Massey Eliminated

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

In a hand just before the dinner break, it was folded to Aaron Massey on the button, and he moved all in for about 60,000. Brian Hastings moved all in for more from the small blind, and they went heads-up.

Massey:
Hastings:

The board ran out , and Hastings held to eliminate Massey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	140,000 54,400	54,400

Aaron Massey	Busted

Tags: Aaron Massey Brian Hastings

07-06-2017 18:54 UTC-8

Some Post-Dinner Chip Counts

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	707,000 540,000	540,000

Christian Harder	235,000 209,300	209,300

Darren Elias	215,000 63,000	63,000

Brian Hastings	140,000

Russell Thomas	126,000 148,000	148,000
Alex Rocha	90,000 20,000	20,000
Eddy Sabat	50,000 21,000	21,000
Stan Jablonski	50,000 19,000	19,000

07-06-2017 19:05 UTC-8

Eliminations 90-82 ($4,054)

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	Busted
Gaurav Raina	Busted

Ryan Buckholtz	Busted
Zo Karim	Busted
Michael Cirillo	Busted
Lovell Wilkerson	Busted
Alessandro Minasi	Busted
Ben Richardson	Busted
Edward Auslander	Busted

Tags: Aaron Massey Alessandro Minasi Ben Richardson Edward Auslander Gaurav Raina Lovell Wilkerson Michael Cirillo Ryan Buckholtz Zo Karim

07-06-2017 19:07 UTC-8

Ben Yu Chips Up

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A player raised to 10,500, and Ben Yu called from the big blind.

The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the , and again, both players checked. The river was the , and Yu bet 25,000. His opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	360,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Ben Yu

07-06-2017 19:10 UTC-8

Finger Continues to Climb

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Martin Finger has been steadily climbing up the leaderboard all day long, and he continued to do so with this hand.

Finger opened to 11,000 from early position and was called by Fred Berger in the big blind.

The flop was , and Berger checked. Finger bet 10,000, and Berger check-raised to 26,000, Finger called. The turn was the , and Berger check-called Finger's bet of 30,000. The river was the , and Berger moved all in for 68,500. After getting the count, Finger called.

Berger tabled , and Finger showed for a straight, taking down the pot and eliminating Berger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Finger	506,000 156,000	156,000

Fred Berger	Busted

Tags: Fred Berger Martin Finger

07-06-2017 19:15 UTC-8

Nan Yu Doubles Through "ElkY"

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

They were three-handed on a flop with about 35,000 in the pot. Nan Yu moved all in for 73,000, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called. The third opponent folded.

Yu:
Grospellier:

The turn was the safe , but the river was the , giving Yu a flush and a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nan Yu	180,000 116,000	116,000
Bertrand Grospellier	63,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Nan yu

07-06-2017 19:22 UTC-8

Eliminations 81-73 ($4,639)

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Ievchenko	Busted
Fred Berger	Busted

Griffin Abel	Busted
Shane Douglas	Busted
Saya Ono	Busted
Philip Rigby	Busted
Keun Kwak	Busted
Rachel Oneal	Busted
Peter Dykes	Busted

Tags: Fred Berger Griffin Abel Keun Kwak Oleksii Ievchenko Peter Dykes Philip Rigby Rachel Oneal Saya Ono Shane Douglas

07-06-2017 19:25 UTC-8

Hallaert Gets There

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

According to a player at the table, a massive pot erupted between Kenny Hallaert and Kevin O'Donnell.

Hallaert opened to 11,500 pre-flop and was called by Kevin O'Donnell in the small blind and Tommy Tran in the big blind.

The flop was and everyone checked to the turn which was the . The blinds checked and Hallaert bet 16,500. O'Donnell called and Tran folded.

The river was the and O'Donnell led out for 51,500. Hallaert moved all in and after about a five minute tank, O'Donnell called. Hallaert tabled for the nut flush and O'Donnell showed for the turned straight. It is unclear how much O'Donnell was left with after the hand and Hallaert's all in was for around 200,000.