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

Shak Gets Short

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

On the heads-up turn {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}, Hoan Nguyen bet 2,150 out of the big blind and Dan Shak raised it up to 6,500. Nguyen called and the {8-Clubs} river completed the board. Nguyen made it 3,000 to go and Shak grabbed raising chips. After one minute of consideration, Shal raised to 10,000 and Nguyen called instantly.

"Ace high," Shak announced, and Nguyen already showed his {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} while Shak mucked his cards without showing.

The other two big stacks on the table are Guy Despres and Lloyd Mandel. Their stack sizes can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Despres us
Guy Despres
122,000
122,000
122,000
Lloyd Mandel us
Lloyd Mandel
88,000
-9,350
-9,350
Hoan Nguyen us
Hoan Nguyen
59,000
59,000
59,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
13,000
-29,000
-29,000

Tags: Dan ShakGuy DespresHoan NguyenLloyd Mandel

Tsoukernik Wins One and Loses Another

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Leon Tsoukernik raised to 1,100 from under the gun and got one call from the player in the cutoff.

The flop came {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Tsoukernik bet 3,000. His opponent folded and Tsoukernik took the chips.

A few hands later, Tsoukernik had the button and was heads up against the player in the cutoff on a flop of {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Both players checked and the turn brought the {A-Diamonds}. The cutoff bet 2,250 and Tsoukernik called. The river was the {J-Spades} and they both checked. The cutoff tabled {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} for a pair of aces with a queen and Tsoukernik mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
9,200
-2,500
-2,500

Tags: Leon Tsoukernik

Jonathan Little Builds Himself a Pot

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante
Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little

The action was folded around to the button who raised to 1,200. Jonathan Little was in the small blind and three-bet to 3,500 which his opponent called. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Little led out for 3,000. His opponent called and they were off to the turn.

The {2-Spades} fell on the turn and Little bet again for 4,000. This time his opponent looked back at his cards and then pushed them forward into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
59,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Jonathan Little

Defending Champion Qui Nguyen Raises and Wins

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen

With about 1,800 chips already in the pot on a flop of {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, a player in early position bet 700 and defending champion Qui Nguyen raised from the button to 1,800. After a few moments of thought, Nguyen's opponent sent his cards into the muck, and Nguyen took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
61,000
11,000
11,000
Defending Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Qui Nguyen

Tsoukernik Getting Shippy

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Down to about 10 big blinds, Leon Tsoukernik has no choice but to start getting his stack in. He just limped early and saw a {9-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop against both blinds for the minimum. Tsoukernik shoved all in for 3,175 when they both checked, and he scooped up the pot after two quick folds.

A couple of hands later, he lost some back when he called a preflop raise to 600 in the big blind. The board ran out {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Tsoukernik checked it down with his opponent.

"Board," he announced on the river.

His opponent tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Tsoukernik cz
Leon Tsoukernik
3,800
-5,400
-5,400

Tags: Leon Tsoukernik

Honeyman Takes a Hit

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

With 9,500 already in the middle and the flop reading {6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Ryan Hall bet 3,000 out of the big blind and Dylan Honeyman in the cutoff raised to 8,000. Hall called and the {5-Spades} turn was checked. Hall then bet the {10-Hearts} river for 8,000 and Honeyman called.

Hall turned over the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} for queens and deuces, and Honeyman tapped the table before sending his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Honeyman au
Dylan Honeyman
75,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ryan Hall ca
Ryan Hall
65,000

Tags: Dylan HoneymanRyan Hall

Rifat Palevic Stirring Things Up

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Rifat Palevic has never been known for keeping quiet at the table and he is living up that hype by keeping the rest of the table on their toes. With a board reading {a-}{j-}{8-}{4-}{3-}, the action had been checked around between four players on all three streets. Palevic was the last to check on the river and he stood up in excitement as he turned his {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} over.

"I'm so strong, I won another one!" he rejoiced before anyone else even tabled their cards. But, indeed Palevic did win the pot as the remaining players tossed their cards to the muck. "Did you see that? I checked for value," Palevic explained. He then went on to tell the rest of the table that they were a snake and he had them grasped in his hands. Palevic has run up a sizeable stack since the beginning of the day as he closes in on on the 100,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Rifat Palevic se
Rifat Palevic
95,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Rifat Palevic

The Ladies Are Good to Oleksii Khoroshenin

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Zorlu Er raised to 1,000 from late position and Oleksii Khoroshenin three-bet to 2,300 from the cutoff. The big blind called, as did Er.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and action checked to Khoroshenin. He bet 4,100, and the big blind folded while Er quickly called.

The turn was the {10-Spades}. Er checked again, and Khoroshenin bet 10,300 this time. Er called.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and Er checked for a third time. Khoroshenin thought for about a minute before betting 21,000. Er wasted no time and tossed in some chips to call.

Khoroshenin tabled {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and Er looked back at his cards once more before mucking his hand.

Khoroshenin has built his stack up to more than triple what he started the day with, while Er lost more than half of his stack in that hand.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
165,000
115,000
115,000
Zorlu Er tr
Zorlu Er
22,000
-33,000
-33,000

Tags: Oleksii KhorosheninZorlu Er