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 Orange: Michael Rocco is Rockin' It

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante
Michael Rocco
Michael Rocco
Player Chips Progress
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
60,000
43,000
43,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
47,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
45,000
21,500
21,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Stephen Deutsch us
Stephen Deutsch
40,000
30,500
30,500
Dan Sindelar us
Dan Sindelar
36,000
17,500
17,500
David Guay ca
David Guay
35,500
20,500
20,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
35,000
8,000
8,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
32,500
17,500
17,500
Pfizer Jordan us
Pfizer Jordan
30,000
15,000
15,000
Natasha Mercier lb
Natasha Mercier
28,500
18,500
18,500
John Racener us
John Racener
24,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
23,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kunal Patel us
Kunal Patel
22,000
7,000
7,000
Ray Romano us
Ray Romano
21,000
6,500
6,500
Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
20,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dario Minieri it
Dario Minieri
19,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
15,500
15,500
15,500
Gordon Vayo us
Gordon Vayo
15,200
15,200
15,200
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
14,500
-500
-500
WSOP 2X Winner
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
14,000
-1,000
-1,000
Winamax
Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander
13,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Gagliano us
Michael Gagliano
11,500
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos
11,000
11,000
11,000
Tim West us
Tim West
10,500
10,500
10,500
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
10,500
10,500
10,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

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
33,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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

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Tags: Joe Elpayaa

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
21,000

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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.

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

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!

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
25,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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