2017 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 2
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦k♥q♥6♦
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
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Iraj Parvizi Leads Remaining 103 Players on Day 2 of Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Iraj Parvizi
Iraj Parvizi

The remaining 103 players in Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller restart at 2 p.m. today in Amazon Gold to play ten more levels before bagging for the night. A total of 187 entered this $25,000 buy-in event on Day 1, and registration remains open until the start of Day 2.

Iraj Parvizi leads the field with 850,000 chips to begin the day. He is followed at the top of the counts by Michael Kamran (550,000), Artem Babakhanyan (524,500), Gjergj Sinishtaj (508,500) and November Niner Joshua Beckley (471,000), and James Calderaro (466,500).

Anthony Zinno, who won this event in 2015, brings a stack of 172,000 into Day 2. Also joining him is the 2016 runner-up Tommy Le, who just won his first bracelet in Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship. Le starts the day with 126,500. Other notables to watch for here on Day 2 include Max Silver (402,500), JC Tran (388,000), David Williams (365,500), Roberto Romanello (284,000), Brain Rast (259,000), Sylvain Loosli (240,000), and Eric Wasserson (215,000).

Blinds will begin at 1,500/3,000 today will ten hour-long levels of play scheduled. There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level, or around 8:30 p.m.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing coverage on the event through its conclusion on Saturday, July 8, so keep it here.

Day 2 Seat Draw

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon171Jason GrayAustralia111,00037
Amazon172Brant HaleUnited States166,00055
Amazon173Christopher SantoraUnited States56,50019
Amazon174Konstantin BucherlGermany82,00027
Amazon175Roberto RomanelloUnited Kingdom284,00095
Amazon176Brian RastUnited States259,00086
Amazon177Tom HuUnited States241,00080
       
Amazon181Chris LeeUnited States67,00022
Amazon182Millard HaleUnited States161,50054
Amazon184Dominique MosleyUnited States151,00050
Amazon185Ognjen SekularacSerbia216,50072
Amazon186Eric WassersonUnited States215,00072
Amazon187Ville MattilaFinland162,50054
Amazon188Artem BabakhanyanRussia524,500175
       
Amazon192Gjergj SinishtajUnited States508,500170
Amazon193David WilliamsUnited States365,500122
Amazon195Jan ColladoGermany261,50087
Amazon196Harry Jr. ThomasUnited States274,50092
Amazon197Di DangUnited States227,50076
Amazon198Ryan GoindooTrinidad & Tobago195,00065
       
Amazon201Sylvain LoosliFrance240,00080
Amazon202Andreas FreundAustria157,50053
Amazon203Ashton GriffinUnited States208,50070
Amazon204Sam SteinUnited States181,00060
Amazon205Paul LackeyUnited States83,00028
Amazon207Max SilverUnited Kingdom402,500134
Amazon208James ParkUnited Kingdom267,50089
       
Amazon212Tom CannuliUnited States115,00038
Amazon213Anthony ZinnoUnited States172,00057
Amazon214Dimitar PopovUnited States266,00089
Amazon215Brandon AdamsUnited States118,50040
Amazon216Norbert SzecsiHungary149,00050
Amazon217Christopher MeyersUnited States147,50049
Amazon218Eddie OchanaUnited States354,000118
       
Amazon221Bryce YockeyUnited States133,00044
Amazon222Ismael BojangAustria222,50074
Amazon223Justin GardenhireUnited States120,00040
Amazon224Konstantin BeylinUnited States253,00084
Amazon225Allan LeUnited States89,00030
Amazon226Sam TrickettUnited Kingdom203,00068
Amazon227Anton MorgensternGermany161,50054
       
Amazon231Veselin KarakitukovBulgaria387,000129
Amazon232Martin KozlovAustralia294,50098
Amazon233Dan FleyshmanUnited States153,00051
Amazon234Majid YahyaeiUnited States140,50047
Amazon235Brad RubenUnited States278,00093
Amazon236Daniel ReijmerNetherlands316,500106
Amazon238Michael KamranUnited States550,000183
       
Amazon241Dermot BlainIreland90,00030
Amazon242Alex FoxenUnited States251,00084
Amazon243Richard TuhrimUnited States71,00024
Amazon244Vitaly LunkinRussia95,50032
Amazon246Dario SammartinoItaly230,50077
Amazon247Joshua BeckleyUnited States471,000157
Amazon248Jeff LittlefieldUnited States148,00049
       
Amazon251Michael HuntressUnited States145,00048
Amazon252Lee Hon CheongHong Kong272,00091
Amazon253Chase SteelyUnited States110,50037
Amazon254Maxx ColemanUnited States223,00074
Amazon255Konstantinos BouloutsosGreece156,50052
Amazon256Anson TsangHong Kong221,50074
       
Amazon261Aaron KatzUnited States398,000133
Amazon262Mack LeeUnited States195,00065
Amazon263Andrew WatsonUnited States271,00090
Amazon264Noah SchwartzUnited States298,00099
Amazon265Christopher FrankGermany263,50088
Amazon266Jason MercierUnited States173,00058
Amazon268Alexey RybinRussia212,00071
       
Amazon271David BelhumeurUnited States142,50048
Amazon273Joseph DipascaleUnited States127,00042
Amazon274Jyri MerivirtaFinland312,000104
Amazon275Chance KornuthUnited States321,500107
Amazon276Juha HelppiFinland93,50031
Amazon277James CalderaroUnited States466,500156
Amazon278Xinyan ZhouUnited States270,50090
       
Amazon282James ObstAustralia349,500117
Amazon283Richard GrykoUnited Kingdom110,00037
Amazon284Michael KrasienkoUnited States362,000121
Amazon285Ka Kwan LauSpain364,500122
Amazon286Adam HouraniUnited States137,50046
Amazon287Phil GalfondUnited States112,00037
Amazon288Joseph Di Rosa RojasVelezuela223,00074
       
Amazon291Ajay ChabraUnited States230,00077
Amazon292John O'SheaIreland194,00065
Amazon293Felipe RamosBrazil135,00045
Amazon294Zorlu ErTurkey176,50059
Amazon295Rifat PalevicSweden1-
Amazon296Micah SmithUnited States340,000113
Amazon297David CallaghanIreland70,00023
       
Amazon301Michael SongUnited States165,00055
Amazon302William KakonUnited States168,50056
Amazon304Frank ParisiUnited States202,50068
Amazon305JC TranUnited States388,000129
Amazon306Tommy LeUnited States126,80042
Amazon307David WangAustralia222,00074
Amazon308Jan-Peter JachtmannGermany233,00078
       
Amazon312Iraj ParviziUnited Kingdom850,000283
Amazon313Yaroslav BoikoUkraine177,00059
Amazon314Peter HernandezUnited States241,00080
Amazon315John BeauprezUnited States175,00058
Amazon316Dan SmithUnited States261,00087
Amazon317Ben TollereneUnited States207,00069
Amazon318Mark DemirdjianCanada366,500122

Tags: Anthony ZinnoArtem BabakhanyanEric WassersonIraj ParviziJosh BeckleyMax SilverSylvain LoosliTommy Le

Rybin Sends Ferguson Home Early

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Chris Ferguson (from a previous event)
Chris Ferguson (from a previous event)

Chris Ferguson was one of the late registrants today, and it didn't take long for him to get the chips in.

According to Alexey Rybin, Ferguson raised on the button and Rybin called in the small blind. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Rybin check-called a bet of 12,500 from Ferguson. On the {6-Hearts} turn, Rybin checked again, Ferguson bet 25,000, and Rybin went all in. Ferguson thought for a little while and called for his tournament life.

Rybin: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Ferguson: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

Rybin was ahead with a straight to the seven, but Ferguson had outs. The {A-Clubs} river was not one of them and Ferguson was eliminated in the first level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin 		345,000
133,000
 133,000
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson 		Busted
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonAlexey Rybin

Bryn Kenney Hits the Rail

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Bryn Kenney (from a previous event)
Bryn Kenney (from a previous event)

On a {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Iraj Parvizi had 50,000 in front of him in early position, and so did James Calderaro in middle position. Bryn Kenney moved all in for 149,000 from the small blind, and Parvizi and Calderaro both called.

Parvizi and Calderaro both checked the {6-Spades} turn and the {2-Spades} river, and all hands were tabled.

Calderaro: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Kenney: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Parvizi: {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}

Kenney's trip jacks did not hold up, and Calderaro won the hand with his runner-runner flush.

Player Chips Progress
Iraj Parvizi gb
Iraj Parvizi 		940,000
90,000
 90,000
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro 		800,000
333,500
 333,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyIraj ParviziJames Calderaro

Calderaro First Player to a Million

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
James Calderaro
James Calderaro

After arriving at the table in the middle of a big hand between two of the chip leaders, James Calderaro was faced with what looked to be a pot-sized bet of 225,000 from Iraj Parvizi. The board read {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and Calderaro was doing all of the talking.

"What a run-out. I flopped top set and spades. Did you just go runner-runner on me?" Calderaro was trying to get any information possible from Parvizi. "Did you know I flopped top set?" Calderaro asked him.

"Yeah, you were betting like you did," Parvizi replied.

Calderaro asked the table for a couple minutes to think about his decision and finally called.

"You win," Parvizi said, and Calderaro tabled a set of queens to scoop a monster pot and become the first player over 1,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro 		1,145,000
400,000
 400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Iraj Parvizi gb
Iraj Parvizi 		480,000
-460,000
 -460,000

Tags: Iraj ParviziJames Calderaro

Parvizi Triples Up, Foxen and Beckley Take a Hit

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Iraj Parvizi
Iraj Parvizi

With the board reading {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, Alex Foxen checked in the big blind, Josh Beckley bet 35,000 in the cutoff, and Parvizi called on the button. Foxen potted it, and after a long pause, Beckley put a stack forward that had both his opponents covered.

Parvizi quickly moved his entire stack in, which totaled 170,000, and Foxen followed suit. Foxen was all in for 277,500 as the cards were revealed.

Parvizi: {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Foxen: {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Beckley: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}

Foxen was in the lead with two pair and an open-ender. Parvizi had the lower open-ended straight draw to go with his pair of eights, but a queen would give Beckley Broadway. Beckley was also looking for a heart to complete his nut flush draw.

The {7-Clubs} on the turn gave Parvizi the straight to the ten, and the {10-Clubs} river changed nothing. Parvizi scored the triple-up, and Foxen took the side pot with two pair, jacks and tens.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Beckley us
Joshua Beckley 		590,000
-270,000
 -270,000
Iraj Parvizi gb
Iraj Parvizi 		545,000
65,000
 65,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen 		215,000
75,000
 75,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenIraj ParviziJosh Beckley

Taylor Gets Paid by Calderaro, Closing in on Chip Lead

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Esther Taylor
Esther Taylor

With the board reading {K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and around 200,000 in the pot, James Calderaro checked from the small blind, and Esther Taylor bet 125,000. Calderaro thought it over for a while and called. He said he had a full house, and Taylor announced, "Kings full," before tabling {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{Q-Spades}{10-Spades} for the runner-runner boat. Calderaro expressed displeasure at being beaten by a girl.

Taylor, who has seven cashes at this Series and just took fourth in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix yesterday, is closing in on the chip lead in this one after late-registering today.

Player Chips Progress
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro 		1,330,000
20,000
 20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor 		1,275,000
305,000
 305,000

Tags: Esther TaylorJames Calderaro

Silver Doubles Through Parvizi

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Max Silver
Max Silver

Iraj Parvizi opened the action to 35,000 in early position and was called by Max Silver, in middle position, and Ashton Griffin, in the small blind. The flop came {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, and Griffin checked. Parvizi bet 75,000, and Silver moved all in for 311,000. Griffin folded, and Parvizi called to put Silver at risk.

Silver: {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Parvizi: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Parvizi's aces were ahead, but the {8-Clubs} turn gave Silver top two pair, which held up on the {4-Clubs} river. Silver doubled up, and Parvizi took a hit to his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Iraj Parvizi gb
Iraj Parvizi 		840,000
-405,000
 -405,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver 		727,000
372,000
 372,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ashton GriffinIraj ParviziMax Silver

Silver Bullet

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Max Silver
Max Silver

With around 75,000 in the pot and the board reading {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, the action was checked to Max Silver, in the cutoff, who bet 30,000. John Beauprez called from the big blind, and Anson Tsang called from middle position.

The turn was the {j-Hearts}, and Beauprez led out for 65,000. Tsang mucked his hand, and Silver called.

The river landed the {j-Clubs}, and Beauprez checked. Silver asked how much the pot was and then proceeded to bet the pot for 328,000. Beauprez didn't take much time to fold his hand, and Silver stacked another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Max Silver gb
Max Silver 		1,915,000
315,000
 315,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez 		335,000
-110,000
 -110,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Anson TsangJohn BeauprezMax Silver

Smith Doubles Through Katz

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Dan Smith (from a previous event)
Dan Smith (from a previous event)

Dan Smith limped under the gun, and Aaron Katz got a look at Smith's stack. Katz raised to 25,000 on the button, the small blind folded, Brant Hale called in the big blind, and Smith potted it to 106,000. Katz called, and Hale folded.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and Smith bet the pot. Katz was shielding his eyes from the flop and asked the dealer if there was an ace on the flop. The dealer told him there was not, and Katz took a look for himself. He then called rather quickly, and they showed down.

Smith: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Katz: {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

Katz had a pair of fives and an open-ended straight draw. Smith's aces were ahead, and he improved to top set on the {A-Spades} turn. The {9-Clubs} river did not bail Katz out, and Smith got the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith 		1,071,000
551,000
 551,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Aaron Katz us
Aaron Katz 		695,000
-600,000
 -600,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aaron KatzDan Smith

Bucherl Bubbles at the Hands of Smith

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Dan Smith, Konstantin Bucherl
Dan Smith, Konstantin Bucherl

After several confrontations between these two on the bubble, Konstantin Bucherl and Dan Smith went at it again. It was blind versus blind and the flop came {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Smith bet 60,000 from the small blind and Bucherl called. The {3-Diamonds} turn paired the board and Smith bet 150,000. After a long pause, Bucherl called.

The river was the {J-Clubs} and Smith bet the pot. That was enough to put Bucherl to an all-in decision for his remaining stack of right around 400,000. Bucherl thought it over for about a minute and moved his stack forward to call.

Smith tabled {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for twos full of threes, and Bucherl's {J-Hearts}{5-}{6-}{7-} was briefly tabled and mucked.

Bucherl is the bubble boy, and Dan Smith takes the chip lead. The remaining 31 players are in the money and will receive a minimum payout of $37,776.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith 		2,280,000
1,070,000
 1,070,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Konstantin Bucherl de
Konstantin Bucherl 		Busted

Tags: Dan SmithKonstantin Bucherl

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