2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2c
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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Kenneth Cleeton Sitting With New Bracelet Winners, and Rising Stars

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Kenneth Cleeton from Day 1a
Kenneth Cleeton from Day 1a

Kenneth Cleeton, who won his Main Event seat as part of a Daniel Negreanu contest, is sitting at a "more fun table" than his Day 1 table.

It might be more fun, but this table is filled with talent. Harrison Gimbel is in the nine seat. He recently completed the "Triple Crown" when he won his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em earlier this week.

Andreas Klatt is in the one seat. Klatt came second in the Monte Carlo Main Event and won a side event at the same tournament festival. He has made the majority of his $785,021 in career tournament earnings in the span of three days.

Artur Rudziankov is in the two seat. He just won his first WSOP gold bracelet and just under $400,000 in Event #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. He has just over $900,000 in career earnings and is ninth on the Czech Republic's all-time money list.

Rolad Israelashvili is a stape in the WSOP with over $2-million in WSOP earnings on 116 cashes between the WSOP circuit, WSOP proper, and the WSOP Europe. He has five WSOP circuit rings, but has yet to win a WSOP gold bracelet.

Cleeton has no recorded cashes and this is the first time he is playing the WSOP Main Event.

Tags: Andreas KlattArtur RudziankovHarrison GimbelKenneth CleetonRoland Israelashvili

James Chen Doubles Up Marcelo Asensio

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

While we didn't catch the action, Will Kassouf was shouting "Eight high like a boss!" while James Chen shipped chips over to Marcelo Asensio for a double up.

Chen was holding {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a set while Asensio held {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a rivered flush on a board of {2-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}.

Chen's stack was more than cut in half while Asensio has almost tripled where he started the day.

Tags: James ChenWilliam KassoufMarcelo Asensio

The Armenian Express Derailed

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Chris Grigorian in action earlier this summer
Chris Grigorian in action earlier this summer

Chris Grigorian was spotted wearing a hat with the words 'The Armenian Express' emblazoned across it. Sadly for him, his Main Event journey is over.

He moved all in with {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} for 12,300 and was called by David Smart's {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} with no help for Grigorian who was eliminated.

Tags: Chris Grigorian

Allen Kessler Busts

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler was seated in Miranda at the start of the day, but his seat his now empty.

According to Twitter he got it in with {a-Spades}{k-Spades} against an active opponent who held {k-}{k-}. Despite turning a spade flush draw there was no help on the river and Kessler was eliminated midway through the first level of the day.

Tags: Allen Kessler

Dromzee Takes from Arnett

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Richard Dromzee raised to 1,700 from the hijack and both Alexandru Papazian (recent bracelet winner), on the button, and Kristy Arnett, in the big blind, called.

The {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} came on the flop. Arnett checked, Dromzee bet 3,300, Papazian checked his cards again and folded. Arnett called.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} on which they both checked.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs}, Arnett check-called the 4,000 bet of Dromzee. Dromzee showed {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} and Arnett mucked.

Tags: Kristy ArnettRichard DromzeeAlexandru Papazian.

Barstool Nate Still Climbing

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Eric Nathan
Eric Nathan

Eric "Barstool Nate" Nathan was heads up and on the button against Pedro Oliveira, who was under the gun. On the turn, the board read {3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Oliveira bet 6,400. Nathan quickly called. On the {q-Clubs} river, Oliveira checked. Nathan almost immediately announced he was all in.

"What did he say?" Oliveira asked. "All in?"

Informed that was the case, he snap-folded.

Tags: Eric NathanPedro Oliveira

Turker Doubles Without a Showdown

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

With about 20,000 in the middle on the turn of a {6-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Spades} board, Orlando Romero bet 10,100 and Sadan Turker check-called.

The {9-Hearts} completed the board on the river and Turker laid out a bet worth 7,500. Romero instantly threw out a bet of 35,000 which covered Turker and sent him into the tank.

After a few moments, Turker stacked his chips, slid them forward and Romero instantly mucked his cards. Turker pulled his stack back, raked in the pot and slid his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Orlando RomeroSadan Turker

Dawit Tsegai Bests Daniel Tang

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Dawit Tsegai checked to Daniel Tang on an {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop. Tang bet 3,000 and Tsegai check-raised to 6,500. Tang called.

The pair checked down the {10-Diamonds} turn and {7-Spades} river and Tsegai showed {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}. Tang shook his head and threw away his hand.

Tags: Dawit TsegaiDaniel Tang

Gomez Takes from Heath

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Elin Heath raised to 1,300 from late position and Diego Gomez called in the cutoff. On the {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, Heath continued for 1,700 and Gomez called before the {10-Diamonds} appeared on the turn. Heath's second bet was for 5,000 and Gomez opted for a raise to 14,700. That got a fold from Heath, who is still up for the day despite forfeiting this pot.

The same table also features Jason Wheeler and Xixiang Luo as well.

Tags: Eli HeathDiego GomezJason WheelerXixiang Luo

A Few Updated Chip Counts From The Brasilia Room

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante