2017 World Series of Poker

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

Iraj Parvizi Leads $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Field After Day 1

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Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Iraj Parvizi
Iraj Parvizi

The third largest buy-in of the 2017 World Series of Poker kicked off Wednesday afternoon with twice the cards dealt to each player than the first two prestigious large buy-in events offered. Day 1 of Event #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller got underway at 3 p.m. and drew a field of 187.

Only 103 players remain after ten hour-long levels of battle on the felt. Leading the charge heading into Day 2 is Iraj Parvizi.

During the last few hands of the night, Parvizi was the beneficiary of a dream river card to make a straight to crack Sean Winters' flopped set after the two got their stacks in the middle on the turn. Parvizi bagged a healthy stack of 850,000 soon after.

The defending champion of this event, Finland's Jens Kyllönen, was a no-show, but the inaugural champ back in 2015 Anthony Zinno made an appearance and will continue on to Day 2 after bagging 172,000. 2016 runner-up Tommy Le also jumped into the mix, just days after claiming his first bracelet in Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship. Le will carry a stack of 126,500 into Day 2.

Joining Parvizi at the top of the counts are Michael Kamran (550,000), Artem Babakhanyan (524,500), Gjergj Sinishtaj (508,500), Joshua Beckley (471,000) and James Calderaro (466,500).

A great story from the early stages came not long after the day kicked off. Leon Tsoukernik scooped a monster pot by eliminating Nadar Kakhmazov, moments after Kakhmazov took his seat. Tsoukernik almost tripled his starting stack to take a huge lead, but less than an hour later he was standing on the other side of the rail. His chips were distributed to Max Silver and Babakhanyan.

Several notables are also headed to play on Day 2, including 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).

With 187 entries through Day 1, this marks a record attendance for this prestigious event. That number could easily grow even more as late-registration remains open until the start of Day 2. In 2106 a total of 184 players entered, beating 2015’s mark of 175.

Notables failing to progress include Brandon Shack-Harris, Talal Shakerchi, Davidi Kitai, Robert Mizrachi, Cliff Josephy, Mohsin Charania, Connor Drinan, Shaun Deeb and David Benyamine.

Day 2 will resume at 2 p.m. on Thursday inside the Amazon Room with another ten hour-long levels on the schedule.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a winner is crowned on Saturday, July 8.

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 BabakhanyanBrandon-Shack HarrisBrian RastCliff JosephyConnor DrinanDavid BenyamineDavid WilliamsDavidi KitaiEric WassersonIraj ParviziJames CalderaroJC TranLeon TsoukernikMax SilverMohsin CharaniaNadar KakhmazovRobert MizrachiRoberto RomanelloSean WinterSylvain LoosliTalal ShakerchiTommy Le