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

Two Pair Outdrawn for Mike Schneider

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Mike Schneider led into a field of three opponents in what appeared to be a limped pot from the small blind. His 1,000 was called by a player in middle position after two folds on the {j-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop. Both players checked the {10-Spades} and {7-Clubs}, and the Minnesotan tabled {j-}{3-} for jacks up.

However, his opponent had hit a straight with {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Schneider us
Mike Schneider
46,500
-300
-300

Tags: Mike Schneider

Grafton Picking on Hermiz Again

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton raised to 800 and the cutoff. Austin Hermiz in the small blind and the big blind both called. On the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, the action was checked through and Hermiz bet the {Q-Diamonds} turn for 900. Grafton was the only caller and Hermiz also bet the {Q-Spades} river for 1,000. Grafton splashed out a raise to 30,000, more than enough to cover Hermiz' remaining stack, and that forced a quick fold.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
124,000
12,000
12,000
Austin Hermiz us
Austin Hermiz
14,000
14,000
14,000

Tags: Austin HermizSam Grafton

Faraz Jaka Slips

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

With about 2,800 already in the middle on a flop of {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, Faraz Jaka checked from the small blind, a player in early position bet 1,300, a player in middle position folded, and Jaka called.

The turn brought the {K-Spades} and Jaka check-called a bet of 2,600 from his opponent.

The {3-Clubs} fell on the river and Jaka checked. His opponent bet 5,100, sending Jaka into the tank. He rechecked his hole cards a time or two and asked his opponent if he'd show him one card if he folded before he ultimately called. His opponent tabled {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and Jaka mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
50,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Brown Jams Into Khoroshenin

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

On the {J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Ronnie Brown checked from under the gun and Oleksii Khoroshenin bet 10,000 from the button, which Brown called. The {A-Spades} appeared on the turn and Brown checked again. Khoroshenin made it 17,000 to go and Brown moved all in to force a quick fold.

Brown flashed {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} for a set of aces and Todd Hansen in the nine seat applauded. Khoroshenin dropped back below Barny Boatman, and Hansen also holds quite a big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
162,000
12,000
12,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin ua
Oleksii Khoroshenin
160,000
-5,000
-5,000
Todd Hansen us
Todd Hansen
115,000
115,000
115,000
Ronnie Brown us
Ronnie Brown
98,000
98,000
98,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanOleksii KhorosheninRonnie BrownTodd Hansen

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
Clyde Gaskins us
Clyde Gaskins
133,000
36,000
36,000
Alex Fortin Demers ca
Alex Fortin Demers
Busted

Tags: Clyde GaskinsAlex Fortin Demers

Updated Chip Counts

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

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
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
71,300
6,500
6,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Nadar Kakhmazov ru
Nadar Kakhmazov
35,100
35,100
35,100
WSOP 1X Winner

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
Gregory Geller us
Gregory Geller
80,000
5,000
5,000
Chris George us
Chris George
80,000
18,000
18,000
Tara Snow us
Tara Snow
72,000
72,000
72,000

Tags: Chris GeorgeGregory GellerTara Snow

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

Tags: Qui NguyenRaffaello LocatelliRichard Seymour