2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2ab
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
Total Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7,221
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Lykov Gets Value from De Laat

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Bas De Laat raised from early position and picked up one caller in Maxim Lykov on the button. De Laat bet the {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop and the {A-Clubs} turn, the latter for 7,800, and Lykov called both times. After the {J-Hearts} fell on the river, De Laat slowed down and checked. Lykov made it 14,200 to go and De Laat called before quickly mucking to Lykov's {8-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a set of eights.

Tags: Bas De LaatMaxim Lykov

Korochenskiy Runs Into Aces

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

With already 22,000 in the middle and the flop reading {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, Richard Barabino bet 20,000 out of the big blind and Anatoly Korochenskiy moved all in for 54,800. The player in the small blind reluctantly folded and Barabino quickly called.

Anatoly Korochenskiy: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Richard Barabino: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}

The {5-Hearts} turn and {Q-Diamonds} river failed to improve Korochenskiy and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Anatoly KorochenskiyRichard Barabino

"Can You Check His Cards?"

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

On a board reading {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} with roughly 10,000 in the middle, Joseph Beasy bet out 4,000 only to have Benjamin Scholl raise to 13,000.

"Can you check his cards?" asked Beasy in the direction of our PokerNews reporter.

The PokerNews reporter nodded negatively and Beasy mucked.

Tags: Benjamin SchollJoseph Beasy

Updated Counts from Miranda

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Doug Polk Teaches What it Takes to be the Best

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Doug Polk from day 1 of the Main Event
Doug Polk from day 1 of the Main Event

Doug Polk opened with a raise to 1,300 from early position. He was called by one player in the cutoff.

"Oh, you're in the Phil Hellmuth position over there," Polk remarked about his opponent who was sitting with two fists in front of his face, Hellmuth style.

"I'm learning," the player said.

On the {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop, Poker bet 1,800 and his opponent folded.

"I'm folding like Hellmuth too," he said.

"You know what's great about Phil Hellmuth?" Doug Polk asked as he raked in the little pot. "In his heart he really truly believes that he is the best. So whenever something goes wrong, it's never his fault, it's always because his opponent made a mistake."

"You know when I was first starting out and my friends figured out that I was a profession poker player, the first thing they asked me was, 'So have you played with Phil Hellmuth then?'" Sam Grafton said, who was also sitting at the table. "And I told them no. So they were like, 'But you've played with Ivey right?' And I said no. 'So you're like dust then?'"

The table had a laugh and play continued on with banter flying back and forth between Polk and Grafton.

Tags: Doug PolkSam GraftonPhil HellmuthPhil Ivey

Amanda Baker Takes it on the Flop

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

David Margi raised under the gun to 1,600 and both players in the blinds called.

The flop was {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and the blinds checked to David Margi. He bet 6,000 and the small blind folded before Amanda Baker raised from the big blind, making it 17,000. Margi thought for about 40 seconds and then mucked aces face up.

Tags: Amanda BakerDavid Margi

Kalin Squeezes

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

David Hipperson opened to 1,500, Donnacha O'Dea called next to act, and Mark David called in the cutoff.

With the action on Gennady Kalin on the button, he opted for a three-bet totaling 11,000.

Hipperson went into the tank for close to two minutes before folding, while O'Dea took roughly a minute before mucking.

David opted for a quick fold and showed his {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} as Kalin raked in the pot.

"You're not going to show us?" asked Hipperson.

Kalin looked up, and then continued raking in the pot.

Tags: David HippersonDonnacha O'DeaGennady KalinMark David

Christopher Park Goes All The Way With Queens

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

The flop was {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Matthew Schreiber checked. Christopher Park bet 2,400 and Schreiber raised to 6,800. Park called.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Schreiber bet 8,100. Park called. The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Schreiber bet 25,000. Park only had 26,800 behind and, after some deliberation, he went all in. Schreiber called the extra 1,800 and Park showed {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Schreiber showed {a-}{9-} and Park would double up.

Tags: Christopher ParkMatthew Schreiber

Andrew Yeh Doubles Up

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Following a flop of {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Andrew Yeh was all in for 14,200 from middle position with {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} against an opponent in the cutoff with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}.

The {5-Spades} turn fell to give Yeh's opponent a straight draw, but the {9-Hearts} river completed the board to give Yeh the double.

Tags: Andrew Yeh

Scott Hanna Triples For a Little Through Little

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Jonathan Little opened up the action from early position with a raise to 1,700. He was three-bet by the hijack seat to 4,300 before Scott Hanna shoved all in over the top for 6,700 total. Action folded back to Little who asked if he was able to reraise, which the dealer informed him he wasn't. Little called as did the cutoff player.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and both Little and the cutoff checked. They checked again through the {6-Hearts} on the turn and the {10-Diamonds} on the river.

Hanna turned up {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and both players mucked.

"I didn't think I was going to survive that flop," Hanna said.

And he almost didn't, as Little informed him that he had straight and flush draws after the flop. Hanna tripled up while Little is still sitting with quite a healthy stack.

Tags: Jonathan LittleScott Hanna