2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
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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Ihar Soika Unlucky Not to Bust Two Players

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ihar Soika during his Monster Stack final table earlier this summer
Ihar Soika during his Monster Stack final table earlier this summer

Ihar Soika raised to 45,000 and Dilovan Hussein three-bet all in for 284,000. It folded to Jian Chen on the button who moved all in over the top for 553,000. Soika called putting two players at risk.

Soika: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Hussein: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Chen: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

"Well that's not good," said Chen, seeing the Queen of Hussein. The flop came {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. Chen let out a cheer when the {q-Hearts} came on the turn, and Hussein yet out an even louder one and clapped his hands together when the {9-Spades} came on the river.

Hussein tripled up to just under 900,000, with Chen remaining about level. Soika took a rather hefty knock to his stack but still sits on around 1,000,000.

Tags: Ihar SoikaJian ChenDilovan Hussein

Hallaert's Stack Keeps Growing

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

There was a raise to 33,000 from middle position and Kenny Hallaert called from the hijack. The button re-raised to 90,000 and the initial laid his hand down. Hallaert called to go heads-up to the flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}.

Hallaert checked the flop and his opponent bet 160,000. Hallaert proceeded to raise all-in, having his opponent covered. His opponent made the call for his remaining 650,000 and the cards were tabled. Hallaert showed {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} and his opponent held a flush draw with {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

The action was stopped for the TV crews to start filming, and when it was resumed, the {6-Clubs} fell on the turn and the {5-Spades} on the river. Hallaert held on to eliminate his opponent and boost himself to one of the largest stacks in the room.

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

Updated Amazon Counts

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tieu the River!

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Le Tieu moved all-in on a {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} board and was put at risk by Zo Karim.

Tieu: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Karim: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Karim was ahead but Tieu had a slew of outs. The {4-Spades} on the turn changed nothing but the {9-Clubs} on the river gave Tieu a better pair and he scored the double up.

Tags: Zo KarimLe Tieu

Tran Times Almost All the Way Through; Chris Johnson Busts

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We found Henry Tran tanking with his tournament life at risk if he called for about 620,000. The board had come {4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. A player in the cutoff on his left had put him all in with about 700,000 already in the pot. Tran took a few minutes to think, and his opponent called a clock. With 10 seconds remaining in his countdown, Tran flicked the dealer his cards.

At the neighboring table, Chris Johnson lost the remainder of his chips to Scott Stewart.

Tags: Chris JohnsonScott StewartHenry Tran

Chip Counts in Brasilia

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Pham Slips

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David Pham
David Pham

With about 250,000 already in the middle and the completed board reading {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, the player under the gun bet 216,000, sending David Pham on the button into the tank. Ultimately, he called, and the big blind tabled {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Pham mucked and his opponent took the pot.

Tags: David Pham

Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Christopher Lastiwka Loses a Flip to Istvan Toro

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Istvan Toro raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Christopher Lastiwka moved all in for his last 125,000 from early position. Toro asked for a count and eventually called.

Lastiwka was at risk and flipping with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, up against Toro's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Spades} and Lastiwka paired his queen but Toro flopped a set. Lastiwka also picked up a straight draw, but the turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the river was the {8-Diamonds} and he was eliminated.

Tags: Christopher LastiwkaIstvan Toro

Nitsche Flops Well

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

Action folded to Dominik Nitsche on the button and he raised to 35,000. The player in the big blind three-bet shoved for 334,000, and a few moments after verifying the stack, Nitsche called to put his opponent at risk.

Nitsche: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Big blind: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}

Nitsche's opponent had the preflop advantage with his ace, but the flop fell {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} to give Nitsche the nut straight and give him a near lock on the pot. The {A-Spades} on the turn gave his opponent some outs to make a boat with one card left to come, but the {3-Clubs} changed nothing and Nitsche took the pot to send his opponent to the cage.

Tags: Dominik Nitsche