2017 World Series of Poker

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

Hellmuth is On a Roller Coaster Ride

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth just had quite an orbit.

First, Hellmuth was all in with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} versus Scott Zhakim's {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}. The board had already been killed, and the two got it in preflop for roughly 23,000 apiece. Zhakim got a full double-up, and Hellmuth was left with 650 chips.

Hellmuth folded the following hand, then was all-in for 500 in the big blind when this hand occurred: A player in middle position raised to 1,400. The small blind called, and Hellmuth was in for the main pot, while the other two players had built an 1,800-chip side pot. The flop was {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, and the small blind check-folded after the original raiser bet 1,700.

Hellmuth tabled {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, and his opponent showed {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. The board spiked the gutshot for Hellmuth on the turn when the {7-Clubs} hit, and the river bricked off a {6-Diamonds}. Hellmuth was still alive.

Hellmuth folded his small blind the following hand.

In the next hand, the player under the gun raised to 1,400. Hellmuth moved all in on the button for 1,725 and was called by Zhakim in the small blind and Matt Milsna in the big blind. The original raiser also called.

The flop was {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, and Zhakim checked. Milsna moved all in for 12,375, and the under-the-gun player went all in covering him. Zhakim folded, and the hands were tabled.

Hellmuth {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Milsna {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Under the gun {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The {q-Hearts} hit the turn, and the {a-Diamonds} landed on the river, giving Hellmuth the nut flush, Milsna the king-high flush, and two pair for the player under the gun.

Hellmuth won the blinds and antes on the next hand and was close to 10,000 in chips again.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Zhakim
48,000
25,000
25,000
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Matt Milsna
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Phil Hellmuth
19,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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