2017 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq6
Prize
$1,289,074
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,868,750
Entries
205
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0

Four Bracelet Winners Join the Field

Level 2 : 200/400, 0 ante

Bryce Yockey and Christopher Frank won their first World Series of Poker bracelet this summer while Benjamin Zamani earned his second bracelet by taking down Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. David Williams also joined the field to make it four additonal bracelet winners in contention.

Player Chips Progress
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
125,000
Benjamin Zamani us
Benjamin Zamani
WSOP 2X Winner
125,000
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
125,000
Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
125,000

Tags: Ben ZamaniChristopher FrankDavid WilliamsBryce Yockey

Lee Leaves Arieh Short

Level 2 : 200/400, 0 ante

On the turn of a board {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} with more than 70,000 in the middle, Mack Lee checked from early position and Josh Arieh bet 72,000 from the button. Lee gave it some consideration and called before the {9-Clubs} river completed the board.

Both players checked and Lee turned over {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. All Arieh could do was sit there, shrug, and double-check his cards without saying a word. More than half a minute passed and Benjamin Zamani said, "The hand is over, right?"

Arieh shot back with a, "Are you in a hurry?" before mucking his cards.

Zamani said, "Might as well take the break now," with just one minute left on the level.

Player Chips Progress
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee
275,000 100,000
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
45,000 -80,000

Tags: Benjamin ZamaniJosh AriehMack Lee

Babakhanyan Sends Tsoukernik to the Rail

Level 2 : 200/400, 0 ante
Artem Babakhanyan
Artem Babakhanyan

Artem Babakhanyan has disposed of one-time chip leader Leon Tsoukernik, just a level and a half into the day.

We missed the action but Babakhanyan was able to fill us in. The flop came {a-}{10-Clubs}{3-} and Babakhanyan had {a-}{10-}{x-}{x-} with two diamonds. Tsoukernik had flopped a set of threes and a diamond on the river gave Babakhanyan a flush to win the pot and bust Tsoukernik.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Babakhanyan ru
Artem Babakhanyan
292,000 167,000
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
Busted

Tags: Artem BabakhanyanLeon Tsoukernik

Level: 3

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 0

Updated Counts for Level Three

Level 3 : 250/500, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daniel Reijmer nl
Daniel Reijmer
205,000 27,000
Jan Collado de
Jan Collado
180,000 55,000
Joshua Beckley us
Joshua Beckley
170,000 170,000
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
WSOP 1X Winner
168,000 43,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 35,000
Orlando Romero us
Orlando Romero
150,000 25,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
140,000 2,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
130,000 5,000
Martin Kozlov au
Martin Kozlov
WSOP 1X Winner
125,000 125,000
Michael Song us
Michael Song
120,000 -5,000
Lee Hon Cheong kr
Lee Hon Cheong
115,000 -7,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
113,000 8,000
Chris Lee us
Chris Lee
110,000 110,000
Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
WSOP 3X Winner
105,000 105,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
WSOP 1X Winner
103,000 -7,000
Andreas Freund at
Andreas Freund
100,000 -25,000
Jens Lakemeier at
Jens Lakemeier
WSOP 1X Winner
95,000 95,000
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
20,000 -47,000

Wiszowaty Takes from Astedt

Level 3 : 250/500, 0 ante

On the four-way turn showing {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Philip Wiszowaty checked out of the big blind and so did Chance Kornuth and Noah Schwartz from early position. Niklas Astedt bet 8,000 and Wiszowaty check-raised to 26,000. That forced out Kornuth and Schwartz, while Astedt called.

After the {10-Clubs} river, Wiszowaty made it 15,000 to go and Astedt called. Wiszowaty rolled over {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Spades} for a jack-high straight and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Wiszowaty us
Philip Wiszowaty
170,000 -5,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
120,000 -5,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
105,000 -20,000
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
100,000 -10,000

Tags: Chance KornuthNiklas AstedtNoah SchwartzPhilip Wiszowaty

Assorted Stack Updates

Level 3 : 250/500, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
WSOP 1X Winner
285,000 13,000
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee
255,000 -20,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
155,000 30,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
153,000 28,000
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
152,000 27,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
151,000 39,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
148,000 -41,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
124,000 19,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
122,000 6,000
Bobby Oboodi us
Bobby Oboodi
112,000 -13,000
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
103,000 -9,000
Chris George us
Chris George
85,000 -40,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
62,000 -63,000