2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1b
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 / 7221
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Friedman Sends One to Break Early

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Small blind Adam Friedman had 1,100 in front of him and was facing an all-in shove from an opponent in the big blind.

"I'm probably calling," Friedman said.

After getting a count of 8,125, he did just that.

Friedman: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Big blind: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop gave Friedman a massive lead with aces up, and the {q-Diamonds} turn wasn't the paint his opponent was looking for. The {a-Spades} river improved Friedman to a boat to secure the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Friedman
105,000
39,200
39,200
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Adam Friedman

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Schulz de
Robert Schulz
87,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
82,900
5,700
5,700
Profile photo of Matthew Smith us
Matthew Smith
63,100
6,100
6,100
Profile photo of Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
58,100
6,800
6,800
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Shannon Shorr
55,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Charlie Carrel
51,200
8,300
8,300
Profile photo of Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
37,325
4,875
4,875
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
36,500
200
200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Truesdell us
Justin Truesdell
30,525
14,525
14,525
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
14,100
23,400
23,400
WSOP 1X Winner
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Aaron Johnson
12,000
8,400
8,400
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Ivo Donev
4,100
25,800
25,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Amal Bounahra Slips

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

With a pot of over 8,000 already brewing on a board of {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades}, action checked to Amal Bounhara on the button, and she bet 3,000. She got one call from the player under the gun. The river was the {6-Hearts}, and both players checked.

Bounahra tabled {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} for top pair, top kicker, but it was no good against her opponent's {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Amal Bounahra
29,400
4,200
4,200

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Marchese Barrels Thrice

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Tom Marchese had what looked like a four-bet to 8,500 in front of him in early position, and an opponent who'd raised to 3,200 in middle position called the four-bet.

Marchese bet 4,000 on the {10-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop, then kicked it up to 10,000 on the {4-Hearts} turn. His opponent called both bets. When the {10-Hearts} hit the river, Marchese shoved for 16,150 effective. His opponent tanked for about two minutes and asked if Marchese would show.

The high-rolling reg did not respond, and he simply mucked his cards when his opponent folded moments later.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Marchese
97,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tom Marchese

Counts From Amazon Gold & Purple

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Deepak Bhatti
80,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Francois Tosques fr
Francois Tosques
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Danielle Andersen us
Danielle Andersen
70,000
70,000
70,000
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Alan Widmann
70,000
8,000
8,000
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Daiva Byrne
70,000
10,000
10,000
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Julian Stuer
65,000
Profile photo of Bernardo Dias br
Bernardo Dias
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Charlie Carrel
55,000
3,800
3,800
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Marc MacDonnell
53,000
53,000
53,000
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[Removed:172]
47,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
42,000
42,000
42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
18,500
4,400
4,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
18,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
12,000
2,100
2,100
WSOP 1X Winner

Counts From Amazon Orange

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
215,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
68,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Natalia Breviglieri gb
Natalia Breviglieri
67,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Kelly Winterhalter us
Kelly Winterhalter
54,000
32,000
32,000
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
54,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
54,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
53,000
15,500
15,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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David Vamplew
52,000
20,000
20,000
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
49,500
8,500
8,500
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Fabian Quoss
39,500
12,500
12,500
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William Wachter
35,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
33,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ana Marquez
19,000
8,000
8,000

Niall Farrell Rivers Nacho Barbero

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Niall Farrell opened from the cutoff, and Nacho Barbero called from the small blind.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, and both players checked. The turn brought the {5-Diamonds}. Barbero bet 1,300, and Farrell called. The river was the {J-Diamonds}, and Barbero checked. Farrell bet 1,650, and after a few moments of thought, Barbero called.

Barbero tabled {A-Hearts}{J-Spades} for two pair, aces and jacks, but Farrell flipped over {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for Broadway to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Niall Farrell
77,300
8,700
8,700
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nacho Barbero
40,400
6,600
6,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jose Ignacio BarberoNiall Farrell

"That Was the Craziest Shit I've Ever Seen in My Life!"

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Some awesome moments can be created at a poker table. A hand that just went down in the Brasilia room is a pure testament.

Erich Maumann opened to 1,300 from early position. One seat over, Alex Louro three-bet, making it 5,000. Action then folded to Eric Berger in late position, and Berger cold four-bet to 12,000. It folded back around to Maumann, who five-bet to 25,000. Louro wasn't done either, six-bet jamming all in for about 32,000. Berger hadn't seen enough, so he seven-bet shoved over top for about 64,000, and Maumann, not wanting to miss out on the party, snap-called, having less.

Maumann: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Berger: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Louro: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

An unreal collection of hands was displayed across the table, and Louro was in trouble.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, giving Maumann a flush draw. The draw was completed when the {9-Hearts} fell on the turn, surely giving him a lock on the hand.

His opponents were only drawing to a chop, which they had only one out and hope of hitting, the eight of hearts.

The dealer patted the table and swept out the {8-Hearts}, completing a straight flush on board.

All three pulled back their chips as the table and surrounding crowd were stunned at the ridiculous outcome.

"That was the craziest shit I've ever seen in my life," yelled one of the tablemates.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Berger
64,000
14,000
14,000
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Alex Louro
32,000
18,000
18,000
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Erich Maumann
30,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Alex LouroEric BergerErich Maumann