2017 World Series of Poker

Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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

Hands #122-126: Klodnicki Jams the River

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #122: Emile Schiff raised to 210,000 on the button, and Schuyler Thornton defended his big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{q-Clubs}, and Thornton check-called a bet of 160,000 from Schiffer. The turn was the {2-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {a-Hearts} on the river. Thornton tabled {q-Hearts}{6-Spades} for trip queens and scooped up the pot.

Hand #123: Schiff got a walk.

Hand #124: Thornton limped in on the button, Schiff raised to 425,000, and Thornton folded.

Hand #125: Schiff raised to 210,000 on the button, and Thornton called from the big blind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, and Thornton checked. Schiff bet 165,000, and Thornton check-raised to 350,000. Schiff mucked.

Hand #126: Chris Klodnicki raised to 225,000 on the button, and Thornton called from the small blind, as did Schiff from the big blind. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{10-Clubs}, and all three players checked to the {9-Spades} on the turn and the {6-Spades} on the river. Thornton led out for 450,000, and Schiff folded. Klodnicki moved all in, and Thornton tank-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Emile Schiff jm
Emile Schiff
8,100,000 -1,000,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
4,250,000 2,300,000
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
2,275,000 -825,000

Tags: Chris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 15,000

Hands #118-121: Klodnicki Building Back Up

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #118: Schuyler Thornton limped on the button, and Emile Schiff called from the small blind. Chris Klodnicki checked his option, and the flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Klodnicki took a shot at the pot for 80,000, and everyone folded.

Hand #119: Schiff raised to 170,000, and Klodnicki re-raised to 500,000 from the small blind. Schiff mucked his hand.

Hand #120: Klodnicki raised to 180,000 on the button, and Schiff called from the big blind. The flop came {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, and Klodnicki won the pot with a bet of 125,000.

Hand #121: Thornton raised to 180,000, and Klodnicki called from the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and Klodnicki check-called a bet of 150,000. The turn was the {3-Clubs}, and Klodnicki led out for 150,000. Thornton called, and the {5-Spades} fell on the river. Both players checked and showed a seven with no kicker to chop the pot again.

Tags: Chris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Hands #113-117: Schiff Makes Trips

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #113: Emile Schiff raised to 180,000 on the button, and Schuyler Thornton called from the big blind.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Thornton checked, Schiff bet 180,000, and Thornton called. The river was the {k-Spades}. Thornton checked again. Schiff bet 425,000, and Thornton tossed in a single chip to call.

Schiff tabled {9-Hearts}{7-Spades} for trip sevens and raked in the pot.

Hand #114: Chris Klodnicki raised to 180,000 on the button and got no action.

Hand #115: Schiff raised to 230,000 from the small blind, and Klodnicki defended his big blind.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, and Schiff bet 140,000. Klodnicki called. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and both players checked to the {j-Diamonds} on the river. Both players checked again.

Schiff tabled {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, and Klodnicki tabled {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a pair of jacks to win the pot.

Hand #116: Schiff raised to 170,000 on the button, and Klodnicki three-bet to 465,000 from the small blind. Schiff mucked.

Hand #117: Klodnicki limped in on the button, and Schiff checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Schiff checked, Klodnicki bet 100,000, and Schiff mucked.

Tags: Chris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Hands #106-112: Chop It Up!

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #106: Emile Schiff raised to 230,000 from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand #107: Schiff raised to 170,000 on the button, and Chris Klodnicki shoved all in. Schiff folded.

Hand #108: Klodnicki raised to 180,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #109: Schiff limped the small blind, and Klodnicki checked. The flop came {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, and Schiff bet 105,000 to win the hand.

Hand #110: Schiff raised to 170,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Hand #111: Klodnicki raised to 180,000 from the button, and Schuyler Thornton re-raised to 465,000. Shiff and Klodnicki folded.

Hand #112: Thornton limped on the button, Schiff called from the small blind, and Klodnicki checked his option.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and everyone checked to the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Klodnicki was the first to bet 150,000, and Thornton called. Schiff folded, and the {k-Diamonds} fell on the river. Klodnicki checked to Thornton, who bet 275,000. Klodnicki called, and both players tabled a king-high straight to chop it up.

Tags: Chris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Ben Zamani Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,896)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ben Zamani
Ben Zamani

Hand #103: Ben Zamani moved all in for 1,095,000 from the small blind, and Chris Klodnicki called for 1,065,000 from the big blind. Klodnicki was at risk with {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, up against Zamani's {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}. Zamani picked up a straight draw, but ace-high was still good for Klodnicki. The turn was the {5-Spades}, and the river was the {k-Hearts}.

Klodnicki thought he lost and got up from his seat, but the dealer pushed him the pot, and Zamani was left with just 30,000.

Hand #104: Zamani was all in for 25,000 on the button. Klodnicki completed the small blind, and Schuyler Thornton checked his option in the big blind. The two players checked down a board reading {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}, and Zamani won the pot with {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, as Klodnicki held {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, and Thornton tabled {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

Hand #105: Zamani moved all in for 105,000 from under the gun, and Thornton called from the small blind, as did Emile Schiff in the big blind. The two players checked down a board reading {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and Thornton tabled {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} for a straight.

Zamani flashed {k-Hearts}{7-Spades} for trip sevens and mucked his hand before saying his goodbyes. He was eliminated in fourth place, taking home $139,896 for his deep run today.

Player Chips Progress
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
3,100,000 -15,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
1,950,000 1,150,000
Ben Zamani us
Ben Zamani
Busted

Tags: Ben ZamaniChris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Hands #97-99: Schiff Wins a Monster Pot

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Emile Schiff
Emile Schiff

Hand #97: Emile Schiff received a walk.

Hand #98: Schiff called from the small blind, and Ben Zamani checked his option. Both players checked the whole way with the board reading {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Schiff tabled {q-Spades}{5-Clubs} and won the pot.

Hand #99: Schuyler Thornton raised to 190,000, and Schiff three-bet to 475,000 from the button. Chris Klodnicki four-bet to 1,180,000, forcing Thornton out of the pot. Schiff called.

The flop came {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Klodnicki bet 650,000, and Schiff called. The turn was the {k-Hearts}, and Klodnicki bet 725,000. Schiff called again, and the {a-Spades} fell on the river. Klodnicki bet 850,000, and Schiff moved all in for just under 2,000,000. Klodnicki started shaking his head and pushed his hand to the muck.

Schiff raked in a massive pot and now holds a huge chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Emile Schiff jm
Emile Schiff
9,100,000 3,500,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
800,000 -4,040,000

Tags: Ben ZamaniChris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Hands #92-96: A Couple of Walks

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #92: Chris Klodnicki called from the small blind, and Schuyler Thornton checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and Klodnicki check-called a bet of 100,000 from Thornton. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Klodnicki bet 250,000, and Thornton mucked.

Hand #93: Emile Schiff got a walk.

Hand #94: Thornton raised to 200,000 on the button, and Ben Zamani defended his big blind. The flop came {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and Zamani check-called a bet of 125,000 from Thornton. The turn was the {j-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Both players checked again, and Thornton tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} for the winner.

Hand #95: Klodnicki got a walk.

Hand #96: Schiff raised to 170,000 from under the gun, and Thornton defended his big blind. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, and both players checked. The turn was the {q-Spades}. Thornton led out for 250,000, and Schiff mucked.

Tags: Ben ZamaniChris KlodnickiEmile SchiffSchuyler Thornton

Ulrich Schnetter Eliminated in 5th Place ($103,281)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ulrich Schnetter
Ulrich Schnetter

Hand #91: Ulrich Schnetter raised to 180,000 from the button, and Emile Schiff three-bet to 525,000 in the small blind. Schnetter four-bet shoved all in for 2,440,000, and Schiff quickly called.

Schiff: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Schnetter: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, and Schnetter was eliminated in fifth place for $103,281.

Player Chips Progress
Emile Schiff jm
Emile Schiff
5,600,000 2,440,000
Ulrich Schnetter us
Ulrich Schnetter
Busted

Tags: Emile SchiffUlrich Schnetter