| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
70,000
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
66,000 | |
|
|
62,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
45,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
43,000
700
|
700 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
2017 World Series of Poker
Day 1b of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event attracted 2,164 runners, the biggest number in recent years, surpassing the 2,114 on Day 1b in 2012. That comes following a Day 1a that was also the biggest one in recent memory. It will be interesting to see how Day 1c is affected. Is this a trend that will hold through all flights and result in the biggest Main Event in recent memory, or has the player count merely flattened out a bit and been redistributed to other days from the traditionally massive Day 1c?
Stay tuned tomorrow to find out. In the meantime, here's a look at how Day 1b this year compares to the fields in the past five years.
| Year | Day 1b Entries | Total Entries |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,164 | ? |
| 2016 | 1,733 | 6,737 |
| 2015 | 1,716 | 6,420 |
| 2014 | 2,144 | 6,683 |
| 2013 | 1,942 | 6,352 |
| 2012 | 2,114 | 6,598 |
Tables are breaking at a steady pace in the Miranda Room, but there are still some familiar faces remaining in the shrinking crowd, including the following players:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,800
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,250
33,750
|
33,750 |
|
|
||
|
|
67,100
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
|
51,200
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,100
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,400
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
|
25,100
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
10,050
13,950
|
13,950 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
65,000
5,300
|
5,300 |
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
58,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
57,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
52,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
31,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
15,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000 | |
|
|
||
With about 6,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading ![]()
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, action checked to Abe Mosseri in the cutoff, and he bet 2,500. The button called, and the
fell on the river. Mosseri bet 8,000, and his opponent called with little hesitation.
Mosseri tabled ![]()
for a rivered Broadway straight, and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,200
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000 | |
|
|
110,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
|
74,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
72,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
72,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
62,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
58,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
56,200
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
|
52,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
48,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
46,300
19,700
|
19,700 |
|
|
43,600
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,100
37,900
|
37,900 |
|
|
42,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
35,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
31,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
94,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
79,600
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
74,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
70,300
18,300
|
18,300 |
|
|
68,000
13,600
|
13,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
61,000 | |
|
|
60,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
59,000
23,400
|
23,400 |
|
|
58,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
45,400
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
|
42,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
|
40,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
39,200
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
|
17,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
There was a little over 8,000 in the pot with the board reading ![]()
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, and the big blind checked to Brandon Adams. He bet 6,500, and his opponent called. The turn was the
, and the big blind checked again. Adams bet 13,000, and his opponent went into the tank for a couple minutes. He eventually decided to call.
Adams tabled ![]()
. His opponent tossed his cards away, and Adams scooped a healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
|
||
Rachid Ben Cherif was in the big blind and check-called a bet on a ![]()
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flop. The turn card was the
, and Ben Cherif check-called a bet of 8,500 from his opponent. The river was the
, and Ben Cherif checked one last time. His opponent bet 18,000, and Ben Cherif’s eyes rolled up to the ceiling.
For close to five minutes, Ben Cherif contemplated his decision, squirming around in his seat before calling. His opponent tapped the table and showed ![]()
for a missed draw. Ben Cherif showed his ![]()
for trips to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Roger Teska has the drinks flowing now, and his chip count is on the rise.
Teska opened to 1,200 from middle position and received calls from the player on the button and the player in the big blind. The flop was ![]()
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, and Teska won the pot with a continuation bet of 4,000.
As he raked in the pot, Teska looked around from side to side asking, "Where's that waiter at?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,000
9,000
|
9,000 |