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

Yang Bluffs Away Stack, Doubles After

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

At the tail end of a big hand with Jon Turner, Jerry Yang bet 11,000 on the river of a {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} board, and Jon Turner called. Yang was caught bluffing with {A-Spades}{3-Spades}, and Turner had that beat with {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} for two pair.

Two hands later, Yang open-shoved his last 9,875, and the player one seat over called. The rest of the table folded, and the cards were tabled:

Jerry Yang: {J-Spades}{8-Spades}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The {Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop gave Yang the lead, and he stayed in thanks to the {5-Hearts} turn and {4-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
118,000 32,000
Jerry Yang us
Jerry Yang
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
21,000 -7,675

Tags: Jerry YangJon Turner

Patrick Korsar Drops One

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot, the flop came {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Patrick Korsar was on the button and was heads-up with the player in the cutoff. The action was checked to Korsar, who bet 2,500, and his opponent called. The turn was the {j-Clubs}, and the cutoff checked again. Korsar made a large bet of 16,800, and his opponent didn't waste much time making the call. The river landed the {a-Spades}, and both players checked.

The cutoff tabled {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} for a full house on the flop, and Korsar chuckled a bit as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Korsar
Patrick Korsar
137,700 137,700

Bloch's Eights are Enough this Time

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Andy Bloch bet an unknown amount with a T5,000 chip into a pot of about 10,000 after one check on a {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop. The player on the button made it 12,000, and Bloch called after the third player folded. Both remaining players checked the {4-Diamonds} turn, with Bloch's opponent asking to see his stack. Two more checks followed on the {4-Hearts} river.

Bloch turned over the {8-Clubs}. When his opponent didn't move, Bloch showed the {7-Clubs} behind it and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
WSOP 1X Winner
64,000 20,750

Tags: Andy Bloch

Ross Busts One

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Mike Ross, who finished as the runner-up in Event #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed, sat down in Level 4 and has since steadily increased the stack.

With already more than two times the starting stack, Ross just tangled with a short stack, and the latter was all in with {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs} after a flop of {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Ross looked him up with {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and the {2-Spades} turn and {9-Diamonds} river gave him the better hand, as the two pair of his opponent were counterfeited.

"Did you actually lose a hand all day?" someone at the table asked, and Ross just grinned.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Ross us
Michael Ross
162,000 12,000

Tags: Mike Ross

Grafton Pulls Away

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Sam Grafton appears to be the current chip leader on Day 1a with less than one hour remaining on the clock, however, several players in the Brasilia Room may become contenders for the top spot tonight. Furthermore, nine tables remain in the Amazon Room, including big stacks Rifat Palevic and Morten Mortensen.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
240,000 62,000
Darren Grant ca
Darren Grant
175,000 44,000
Lloyd Mandel us
Lloyd Mandel
160,000 -3,375
Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
105,000 37,000
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
Defending Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
90,000 24,400

Tags: Morten MortensenRifat PalevicSam Grafton

Bloch Hands Out a Double

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

After an open from the hijack to 1,200, Andy Bloch made it 3,350 to go in the small blind. The hijack shoved all in for 11,800, and Bloch called in short order.

Bloch: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Bloch flopped an {8-Diamonds}, but it was accompanied by the {6-Spades} and the {q-Diamonds}. The {k-Clubs} turn and {j-Clubs} river did nothing to help him further.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
WSOP 1X Winner
43,250 -12,350

Tags: Andy Bloch

Smurfit Takes a Big Chunk from Hunichen

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

With about 5,000 chips already in the pot on a {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{J-Spades} flop, action checked to Chris Hunichen in the hijack, and he bet 2,200. Alan Smurfit raised to 7,000 from the cutoff, a player in middle position folded, and Hunichen called after a few moments of contemplation.

The turn brought the {9-Hearts}, and both players checked.

The {9-Spades} fell on the river, and Hunichen bet 8,000. Smurfit raised to 25,000, and after sighing and re-checking his hole cards, Hunichen folded.

Smurfit took the pot to put his stack over the 100,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Smurfit ie
Alan Smurfit
105,000 19,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
24,450 -19,550

Tags: Alan SmurfitChris Hunichen