2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
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

Hallaert Finds a Fold, Drops Under a Million

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

From middle position, Richard Robinson opened with a raise to 75,000. Action folded around to Daniel Sammarco who called from the small blind. Kenny Hallaert tagged along from the big blind.

On the {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop, Sammarco led out with a bet of 125,000. Hallaert called and, after thinking about it for a while, Robinson called as well.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}, completing a straight draw. Sammarco and Hallaert both checked, then Robinson moved all in for 585,000. Sammarco quickly folded and that left Hallaert with the decision. For him to call it would cost him most of his stack.

Hallaert let out a deep sigh, leaned back, and dropped into the tank.

"Can I get a count please?" Hallaert asked. He tanked for nearly four minutes, cracking his knuckles, looking at the clocking, cutting out how many chips he would have left after he called. "Sorry guys," Hallaert said. Eventually, he kicked forward one of his cards, then another, folding.

"Show a fun card!" Someone said to Robinson at the table.

"They're both fun cards," Robinson said.

Hallaert cracked a smile despite losing the pot and dropping down under 1 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Robinson gb
Richard Robinson
1,310,000 210,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
780,000 -350,000
Daniel Sammarco us
Daniel Sammarco
690,000 -335,000

Tags: Daniel SammarcoKenny HallaertRichard Robinson