Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 2ab | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-11-2017 22:52 UTC-7

Updated Counts from Amazon Gold

Adam Lamers

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Joseph Conor has been maintaining his half-million-chip stack throughout the second half of Day 2ab. Charlie Carrel and Melanie Weisner have been continuously increasing their stacks throughout the day, as well, and both have put themselves in a good position heading toward Day 3.

On the other hand, Liv Boeree and Tim Reilly are looking to double-up before the day ends.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Conor	501,000	-29,000
Charlie Carrel	341,000	181,000
Kyle Hartree	339,000	-16,000
Melanie Weisner	287,000	17,000
Scott Seiver	252,000	24,000
Jake Bazeley	226,800	4,800
James Dempsey	189,500	109,500
Chris Johnson	159,500	36,600
Dan Colman	142,500	-39,500
Nick Schulman	138,500	-16,500
Terrence Chan	104,500	12,500
Greg Raymer	103,000	-43,000
Eric Wasylenko	101,200	48,200
Tim Reilly	33,700	4,700
Liv Boeree	15,600	-20,400

Tags: Charlie Carrel Liv Boeree Melanie Weisner Tim Reilly

07-11-2017 22:50 UTC-7

Hallaert Misses Flush, Wins With Top Pair

Webjoker

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Kenny Hallaert, who finished in sixth place for $1,464,258 in this event last year (which would possibly make him one of the last-ever November Niners), sits on a very comfortable stack of 223,500. Part of that is owed to his most-recent pot.

The player under the gun opened to 4,700, and Hallaert called in the big blind. Hallaert check-called a bet of 6,100 on flop and check-called another 11,000 on the turn. The river saw Hallaert check again. His neighbor tanked for some time before reluctantly checking behind.

Hallaert showed full of confidence, and his opponent mucked.

Hallaert has cashed eight times this summer, including a deep run in the Millionaire Maker (17th, $53,962) and a final table in the $5,000 6-handed (3rd, $238,85). Whatever happens in this event, it's already a successful summer for the Belgian here in Vegas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	223,500	23,500

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

07-11-2017 22:49 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia

tRaMSt0p

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yung Hwang	270,000	125,000
Barry Shulman	125,000	-15,000
Tai Nguyen	100,000	-50,000
Mark van der Loo	90,000	90,000
Kenny Tran	85,000	50,000
Faraz Jaka	75,000	8,000
Maxim Lykov	75,000	-35,000
Mikhail Semin	68,000	-32,000
Mike Ross	Busted

07-11-2017 22:48 UTC-7

Polk Gets a K.O. and Breaches 200,000

MrCleverFox

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

One player opened in middle position with a raise to 3,500. Action folded to Doug Polk who was seated in the small blind. He put in a three-bet to 11,500. Back on the original raiser and he moved all in for roughly 41,000. Polk snap called.

Polk:
Opponent:

Polk had his opponent crushed and he remained in the lead as the board rolled out offering no trace of a sweat.

With that pot Polk moved over 200,000 after toeing the line several times throughout the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	233,000	38,000

Tags: Doug Polk

07-11-2017 22:46 UTC-7

Grayson Ramage Does Maximum Damage

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

"It is your day," someone over on Table 20 said while Grayson Ramage raked in yet another pot. This one was in dramatic fashion, though, as Ramage's cracked the of an opponent on a board of .

Ramage started the day in the middle of the pack and may very well close in on a half million chips soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grayson Ramage	445,000	69,000

Tags: Grayson Ramage

07-11-2017 22:42 UTC-7

A Story of Blinds, Five-Bets, and Crown Royal

Brentharrington

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Cherish Andrews was in the small blind, and Joe Hachem was in the big. A player in late position limped, and Andrews raised to 4,700. Hachem took about twenty seconds to re-raise, making it 12,500. The limper folded. Edwards four-bet to 24,700, and Hachem took a moment to decide his next move. He then five-bet to 56,500, and Edwards was the one with a decision. She eventually folded.

After the hand, Hachem received a shot of Crown Royal from someone at the next table over. The waitress had a tray full, and Hachem offered one to Edwards, who accepted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cherish Andrews	282,000	12,000
Joe Hachem	174,000	31,000

Tags: Cherish Andrews Joe Hachem

07-11-2017 22:38 UTC-7

Matt Lushin Doubles Up with Cowboys

Valerie.Cross

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Matt Lushin raised to 4,000 from early position, and a player in middle position three-bet to 11,000. It folded back around to Lushin, and he moved all in. His opponent had the dealer pull in the 11,000 from each of them, and it was 38,100 more to call. He thought for about a minute and called to put Lushin at risk.

Lushin:
Opponent:

Lushin's kings were ahead. The board ran out , clean for Lushin, and he got the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Lushin	102,400	41,700

Tags: Matt Lushin

07-11-2017 22:33 UTC-7

Tough Table for Convey

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Marc Convey just open-shoved for around 25,000 and claimed the blinds and antes. The British poker commentator and former live reporter remains short-stacked and faces tough competition with the likes of Thomas Muehloecker, Chi Zhang, Michael Song, and Usman Siddique at his table. However, the table talk is lively, and Convey remains in good spirit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chi Zhang	250,000	152,800
Thomas Muehloecker	240,000	10,000
Michael Song	190,000	-15,000
Usman Siddique	75,000	-10,500
Marc Convey	30,000	3,000

Tags: Chi Zhang Marc Convey Michael Song Thomas Muehloecker Usman Siddique

07-11-2017 22:31 UTC-7

Matusow on the Rise

MrCleverFox

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Mike Matusow called a raise to 4,000 from an a under-the-gun raiser in middle position. The player in the cutoff called, as well as the player in the small blind.

On the flop, action checked to Matusow. He bet 8,400 and everyone released their hands without much tanking or struggle.

Matusow has made some slow but steady progress with his stack today after starting the day with 94,000. He has nearly doubled where he began the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	179,000	44,000

Tags: Mike Matusow

07-11-2017 22:30 UTC-7

Counts from the Amazon Room

Valerie.Cross

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Bazeley	222,000	2,000
Raminder Singh	204,000	89,000
Roger Campbell	201,000	152,500
Allan Le	200,000	85,000
Max Pescatori	200,000	-8,500
Carolyn Tulloch	185,000	87,500
Jimmy Cappucci	180,000	-27,000
Barry Greenstein	167,000	-13,000
Greg Raymer	146,000	-15,000
Joe Hachem	143,000	-52,000
Pedro Fernandez	110,000	13,000
Michael Kamenjarin	91,000	-34,000
Taylor Paur	74,000	-27,000
Brett Feder	73,000	-33,300
Andy Rogowski	67,000	67,000
Terik Brown	21,000	-38,000