2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2ab
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7221

Big Double for Merlin

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Among the bigger stacks in Miranda are [Removed:153], Ramin Hajiyev, and Michael Rossitto. Dylan Nguyen had all of them beat by far, but he just took a hit as Pierre Merlin doubled through him.

Merlin raised to 2,500 from the button and both players in the blinds, including Nguyen, called. On the {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, the action checked to Merlin and he continued for 3,400. The small blind folded, but Nguyen had other plans and check-raised to 10,000, which Merlin called.

After the {10-Clubs} turn, Nguyen bet 12,800 and picked up a call by Merlin before checking the {K-Diamonds} on the river. Merlin bet 27,000 with 22,000 behind and called the check-raise shove of Nguyen with {J-Spades}{8-Hearts} for the jack-high straight. Nguyen only had {K-}{9-} for two pair and had to forteit almost one third of his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:153] se
[Removed:153]
270,000
139,800
139,800
Profile photo of Michael Rossitto us
Michael Rossitto
255,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Dylan Nguyen us
Dylan Nguyen
240,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
155,000
97,500
97,500
Profile photo of Pierre Merlin fr
Pierre Merlin
155,000
115,000
115,000

Tags: Dylan NguyenMichael RossittoPierre MerlinRamin Hajiyev