2017 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$391,960
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,347,650
Entries
1,739
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Hands #106-110: First Walk of Heads-Up Play

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #106: David Pham limped in on the button, and Jordan Young checked. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and Young check-folded to a bet of 75,000 from Pham.

Hand #107: Young raised to 150,000 on the button, and Pham called. The flop came {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, and both players checked to the turn, which was the {6-Clubs}. Pham bet 175,000, and Young folded.

Hand #108: Young got a walk.

Hand #109: Young raised to 150,000 on the button, and Pham called. The flop came {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and Pham check-called a bet of 175,000 from Young. The turn was the {5-Clubs}, and Pham checked again. Young paused for a moment and bet 450,000. Pham folded.

Hand #110: Pham raised to 150,000 on the button and got no action.

Hands #101-105: Raise and Folds

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 101: David Pham limped on the button, and Jordan Young raised to 200,000, getting a fold from Pham.

Hand 102: Pham received a walk.

Hand 103: Pham raised to 150,000, and Young called. The flop was {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, and Pham won the pot with a bet of 175,000.

Hand 104: Young raised to 150,000, and Pham called. The flop came {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and Young bet 130,000, taking down the pot.

Hand 105: Pham called on the button, and Young checked. Both players checked to the turn with the board reading {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, and Young bet 200,000. Pham mucked.

Tags: David PhamJordan Young

Hands #96-100: Heads-Up Play is Fast and Furious

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #96: Jordan Young raised to 125,000 on the button, and David Pham folded.

Hand #97: Pham raised to 125,000 on the button, and Young folded

Hand #98: Young raised to 125,000 on the button, and Pham called. The flop came {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and Pham check-called a bet of 150,000 from Young. The turn was the {6-Hearts}, and both players checked to the river, which was the {j-Hearts}. Phan bet 275,000, and Young folded.

Hand #99: Pham limped, and Young checked. The flop came {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Young check-called a bet of 65,000 from Pham. The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, and both players checked to the river, which was the {8-Spades}. Both players checked again, and Young said, "Queen." Pham tabled {k-Spades}{3-Hearts} for the winner.

Hand #100: Pham got a walk.

Tags: David PhamJordan Young

Roman Korenev Eliminated in 3rd Place ($174,559)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Roman Korenev
Roman Korenev

Hand #95: David Pham raised to 145,000, and Roman Korenev moved all in for 1,500,000. Pham got a quick count, then made the call. Pham was in a dominating position with {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} versus Korenev's {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, eliminating Korenev in third place.

David Pham will now tangle in a heads-up battle with chip leader Jordan Young.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Young us
Jordan Young
8,900,000
Profile photo of David Pham us
David Pham
4,300,000
1,770,000
1,770,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David PhamJordan YoungRoman Korenev

Hands #93-94: The Young Story is Getting Old

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #93: Roman Korenev raised to 120,000, and Jordan Young called. The flop came {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and both players checked. The turn was the {6-Clubs}, and Korenev checked again. Young bet 125,000, and Korenev called. The river was the {9-Diamonds}, and Korenev checked for the third time. Young made another big bet of 480,000, and Korenev folded. Young scooped another pot by keeping up his aggressive play style.

Hand #94: David Pham limped from the small blind, and Korenev raised to 165,000. Pham moved all in, and Korenev folded.

Melissa Gillett Eliminated in 4th Place ($127,180)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Melissa Gillett
Melissa Gillett

Hand #90: Melissa Gillett raised to 150,000 on the button, and David Pham called from the small blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Pham checked. Gillett moved all in for 1,275,000, and Pham called.

Pham was at risk and tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, while Gillett showed {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The turn was the {q-Hearts}, and the river was the {5-Spades}, giving Pham a double-up and leaving Gillett with just 110,000.

Hand #91: Roman Korenev limped in from the small blind, and Jordan Young checked from the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and Korenev check-called a bet of 75,000 from Young. The turn was the {j-Diamonds}, and Korenev check-folded to a bet of 500,000 from Young.

Hand #92: Korenev raised to 100,000 on the button, and Young called from the small blind. Gillett was in the big blind and called all in for her remaining 85,000.

Korenev and Young checked down the board that ran out {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and Young revealed {q-Spades}{9-Spades}. Gillett quickly flashed {6-}{5-} before tossing her cards into the muck and heading for the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Young us
Jordan Young
8,900,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of David Pham us
David Pham
2,530,000
330,000
330,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Melissa Gillett au
Melissa Gillett
Busted

Tags: David PhamJordan YoungMelissa GillettRoman Korenev

Hands #86-89: Young Jams on Gillett

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #86: Melissa Gillett raised to 175,000 on the button and got no action.

Hand #87: David Pham raised to 120,000 on the button, and Jordan Young defended his big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and Young check-called a bet of 130,000 from Pham. The turn was the {a-Clubs}, and Young checked again. Pham bet 205,000, and Young called. The river was the {q-Hearts}, and both players checked. Young tabled {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for two pair, aces and queens, and Pham mucked.

Hand #88: Young raised to 130,000 from the small blind, and Gillett defended her big blind. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, and Young bet 150,000. Gillett raised to 450,000, and Young reraised to 3,150,000. Gillett folded.

Hand #89: Young raised to 110,000 on the button, and everyone folded.

Tags: David PhamJordan YoungMelissa Gillett

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Kevin Trettin Eliminated in 5th Place ($93,667)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Kevin Trettin
Kevin Trettin

Hand #85: Jordan Young raised to 110,000, and Kevin Trettin called on the button. The flop was {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, and Young bet 125,000. Trettin called, and the turn was the {5-Spades}. Young bet 320,000, and Trettin called again.

The river brought the {4-Hearts}, and Young bet a whopping 3,000,000, essentially putting his opponent all in. Trettin didn't think too long before calling, and Young tabled {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} versus Trettin's {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Young had rivered a bigger full house, eliminating Trettin in fifth place.

Jordan Young now has an overwhelming chip lead with over half of the total chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Young us
Jordan Young
6,900,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Profile photo of Kevin Trettin us
Kevin Trettin
Busted

Tags: Jordan YoungKevin Trettin

Hands #78-83: The Jordan Young Show

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #78: David Pham raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, and everyone folded.

Hand #79: Melissa Gillett got a walk.

Hand #80: Jordan Young raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, and Gillett called from the small blind. The flop came {4-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Gillette check-folded to a bet of 135,000 from Young.

Hand #81: Young raised to 110,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Hand #82: Gillette raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, and Young defended his big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and Young check-called a bet of 135,000 from Gillette. The turn was the {5-Hearts}, and both players checked to the river, which was the {8-Spades}. Young led out for 65,000, and Gillette called.

Young announced, "Straight," and tabled {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a straight to the eight. Gillette tabled {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, and the dealer mucked her hand.

Hand #83: Gillette raised to 165,000 from under the gun and scooped the blinds and antes.

Tags: David PhamJordan YoungMelissa Gillett