2017 World Series of Poker

Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$645,922
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,642,300
Entries
1,349
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

More Counts From Amazon Tan: Brian Yoon, Connor Drinan, and Dan Colman Hop In

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joseph Elpayaa us
Joseph Elpayaa
84,000 9,000
Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
WSOP 1X Winner
75,000 55,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
70,000 32,000
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
52,000 30,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
50,000 15,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
40,000 26,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
35,000 2,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
WSOP 5X Winner
33,000 33,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
32,000 32,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
32,000 12,500
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
30,000 -4,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
WSOP 1X Winner
28,000 8,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
28,000 -14,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
26,000 5,000
Shyam Srinivasan ca
Shyam Srinivasan
26,000 -7,000
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 10,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
24,000 24,000
Ian Modder ca
Ian Modder
24,000 24,000
Justin Zaki us
Justin Zaki
19,500 -32,500
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
16,500 -12,000
Danny Noseworthy ca
Danny Noseworthy
15,600 2,425
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
15,500 -500
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
15,000 -20,000
James Hughes us
James Hughes
13,300 -7,700
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
13,000 13,000

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Tags: Brian YoonConnor DrinanDaniel Colman

Counts From Amazon Tan: Griffin Benger and Marc-Andre Ladouceur Put Canada at the Top

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
72,000 57,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
71,000 55,000
Michael Delvecchio III us
Michael Delvecchio III
61,000 46,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
60,000 46,000
Jean-Pascal Savard ca
Jean-Pascal Savard
45,000 30,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
43,000 28,000
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
37,000 21,500
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
37,000 23,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
36,000
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
WSOP 1X Winner
31,000 16,000
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
30,000 13,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
27,500 12,500
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
25,300
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
24,000 11,000
John Dolan us
John Dolan
23,000 8,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
22,000 7,000
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000 5,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000 5,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
18,000 1,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
18,000 4,900
DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
17,000 2,000
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
16,000 6,000

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Schwartz Finds a Quick Double With Aces

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,025, and a player in middle position called. Noah Schwartz was in the big blind and three-bet to 3,000, and the initial raiser moved all in for about 11,000. The middle-position player folded, and Schwartz turned over {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} while calling instantly.

His opponent was the player at risk with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and needed one of two nines in the deck to improve against his aces.

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}, and Schwartz locked up the pot while sending his opponent to the rail.

As he stacked his chips, he had a quick word with David Williams, talking about how he got one-outed in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event when he held aces and was cracked by ace-queen. Williams shared a similar story, shook his head, and went back to his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 25,000

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Registration is Open For Two More Levels

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Unlike most of the tournaments running this summer, late registration closes after Level 8 as opposed to Level 6.

The entries in this event have well-surpassed last year's numbers, and with over two hours to go before the close of registration, the numbers are sure to be big!

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Time For Some Grub

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Players are on a 90-minute dinner break now that six levels are in the books so far.

Registration will close after the 20-minute break following Level 8.

Play will resume at approximately 7:20 p.m.

James Hughes Looks to Best His Runner-Up Finish

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

James Hughes finished in second place in Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'Em for $180,919 and is back in the saddle in this event to try and top that result before the World Series of Poker is over.

With about 2,500 in the pot already, on a board reading {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, Hughes checked from the big blind, as did the player under the gun. A player in early position bet 1,700, and Hughes moved all in for 7,525. The under-the-gun player called, and the early-position player put his hands in the air in shock, wondering what was happening. Eventually, he folded.

Hughes was at risk with {9-}{6-} for two pair, while his opponent tabled {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the {2-Hearts}, and the river was the {k-Hearts}, giving Hughes the double-up he was looking for.

Player Chips Progress
James Hughes us
James Hughes
21,000 21,000

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Counts From Amazon Tan: Joseph Elpayaa is Building

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joseph Elpayaa us
Joseph Elpayaa
75,000 60,000
Justin Zaki us
Justin Zaki
52,000
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
51,000 36,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 24,000
Chris Gee gb
Chris Gee
40,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
38,000 20,000
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
35,000 20,000
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
35,000 20,000
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
34,000
Shyam Srinivasan ca
Shyam Srinivasan
33,000 -2,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
33,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
28,500 2,500
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
25,000 -10,000
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
22,000 7,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
21,000 6,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
20,000 7,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000 -3,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
19,500 4,500
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
18,500 3,500
Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
16,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
15,000
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
14,000 -2,000
Jason Les us
Jason Les
14,000 -1,000
Danny Noseworthy ca
Danny Noseworthy
13,000 -2,025
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
13,000 -7,000

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Tags: Joe Elpayaa

Paul Volpe Chips Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

With about 4,300 in the pot already, on a board reading {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Paul Volpe bet 2,700 from the big blind. A player in early position called, and the river was the {7-Hearts}. Volpe thought for about a minute, counted out his stack, and fired out a bet of 5,200. His opponent thought for a long while before releasing his hand.

Volpe is fresh off of a final table performance in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, coming in sixth place for a nice payout worth $220,111. Look for him to continue grinding on his way to snagging what would be a third-career bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
33,000 33,000

Tags: Paul Volpe