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
Players Left 1 / 7,221

Kings and Queens

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

Alex Smith and Michael Benvenuti got all of their chips into the middle preflop, with Smith being the player at risk. Smith tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, and Benvenuti held {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}.

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, and Smith scored a double-up to around 2,000,000 chips.

Benvenuti was left with a short stack of just 185,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Smith
2,000,000
1,220,000
1,220,000
Jaka Coaching
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Michael Benvenuti
185,000
1,005,000
1,005,000

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