2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1a
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

David Swanson Chips Up

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
David Swanson
David Swanson

The player in the cutoff opened with a raise to 750 and David Swanson three-bet to 2,000 from the button. The cutoff then four-bet to 5,000 and after a few moments of thought, Swanson called.

The flop came {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and the cutoff checked. Swanson bet 7,000 and his opponent folded with little hesitation.

Player Chips Progress
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David Swanson
31,500
10,500
10,500

Tags: David Swanson

Various Counts Throughout Amazon Gold

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
710,000
651,000
651,000
Profile photo of Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
150,000
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
85,000
-13,000
-13,000
Profile photo of Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
80,000
1,750
1,750
Profile photo of Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
73,000
Profile photo of Randy Pfeiffer us
Randy Pfeiffer
64,000
Profile photo of Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
46,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Wolf us
Michael Wolf
45,500
-1,500
-1,500
Profile photo of Ankush Mandavia us
Ankush Mandavia
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jen Shahade us
Jen Shahade
40,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
26,500
-23,500
-23,500

Steven van Zadelhoff Keeps Stacking

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

With about 2,000 in the pot on a board reading {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, the players in the small and big blinds checked. Steven van Zadelhoff was in middle position and bet 1,300. The small blind called and the big blind paused for a moment before check-raising to 3,800. Van Zadelhoff called and the small blind folded.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and both players checked to the {j-Clubs} on the river. The big blind checked again, and van Zadelhoff bet 3,600. His opponent tanked for a while before eventually releasing his hand.

Van Zadelhoff is now sitting on triple the starting stack midway through Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven van Zadelhoff
150,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Steven van Zadelhoff

Locatelli in the Spotlight

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

The table of Qui Nguyen was moved to the secondary feature and ESPN2 is streaming the action live right now with the defending champion in action. Another player holds the current spotlight right there with Raffaello Locatelli in the seven seat, and the Italian has already more than tripled his stack since the start of the day.

Other notables on the feature table including Richard Seymour can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
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Raffaello Locatelli
169,900
169,900
169,900
Profile photo of Gregor Waltermann de
Gregor Waltermann
95,900
95,900
95,900
Profile photo of Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
59,500
-1,000
-1,000
Defending Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
39,475
-5,525
-5,525
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
13,350
-11,650
-11,650

Tags: Qui NguyenRaffaello LocatelliRichard Seymour

Tara Snow Makes it Rain

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

On the four-way flop of {J-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Tara Snow bet 1,800 in the small blind and was called by Gregory Geller, Chris George, and the player in the hijack. The {A-Clubs} turn didn't slow down Snow, as she made it 4,000 to go, and this time it was just George that called.

Both checked the {4-Hearts} river and Snow turned over {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} to claim the pot as George folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Gregory Geller
80,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Chris George us
Chris George
80,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Tara Snow us
Tara Snow
72,000
72,000
72,000

Tags: Chris GeorgeGregory GellerTara Snow

Pascal Lefrancois Over Nadar Kakhmazov

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

With the completed board reading {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and about 15,000 chips already in the pot, recent bracelet winner Nadar Kakhmazov was in the small blind and facing a decision for 5,200 from Pascal Lefrancois in the cutoff. After a few moments of thought, Kakhmazov called. Lefrancois tabled {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for jacks full of queens and Kakhmazov mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Pascal Lefrancois
71,300
6,500
6,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nadar Kakhmazov ru
Nadar Kakhmazov
35,100
35,100
35,100
WSOP 1X Winner

Updated Chip Counts

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
90,400
40,400
40,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
74,325
-15,075
-15,075
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
73,150
18,650
18,650
Profile photo of Seth Berger us
Seth Berger
73,000
4,100
4,100
Profile photo of Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
61,000
11,000
11,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
59,400
14,400
14,400
Profile photo of Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
59,025
-4,675
-4,675
Profile photo of Tony Ruberto us
Tony Ruberto
57,400
Profile photo of Jared Griener us
Jared Griener
49,200
-800
-800
Profile photo of Billy Baxter us
Billy Baxter
48,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Simon Despres ca
Simon Despres
33,800
-16,200
-16,200
Profile photo of Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
32,425
-20,075
-20,075
Profile photo of Mark Johnson us
Mark Johnson
32,300
-7,700
-7,700
ClubGG

Demers' Aces Get Cracked, Sent to the Rail

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

With around 10,000 in the middle and the board reading {k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}, Alex Fortin Demers led out for 6,000 from the small blind. Clyde Gaskins was in the cutoff and raised to 20,000. Demers made the call and they were off to the river.

The {3-Clubs} landed on the river and Demers checked to Gaskins who moved all in. Demers had around 28,000 remaining and Gaskins had him covered. Demers went into the tank for around five minutes, definitely finding himself in a tough spot. His hat came off and he scratched his head, played with his chips, and sat with a puzzled look on his face. Demers finally grabbed a stack of chips and placed it into the pot.

Gaskins tabled {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a set of tens and Demers was forced to show his hand of {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. Demers was eliminated from the tournament while Gaskins exploded out of his chair. Gaskins let out a couple bursts of excitement as he jumped around a couple of the tables. Once he sat back in his seat, he composed himself and starting stacking his newly found chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Clyde Gaskins
133,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Alex Fortin Demers ca
Alex Fortin Demers
Busted

Tags: Clyde GaskinsAlex Fortin Demers