2017 World Series of Poker

Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$291,240
Event Info
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$3,004,500
Entries
10,015
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Hands #56-58: Double-Ups Back and Forth

Level 38 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 400,000 ante

Hand #56: Hrair Yapoudjian raised to 6,000,000 from the button, and John Hutchinson shoved all in from the small blind. Yapoudjian called.

Hrair Yapoudjian: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
John Hutchinson: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

"Eightsies!" Hutchinson shouted.

The board ran out {8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Hutchinson hit a set of eights on the flop and ended up with a full house, eights over sixes, in the end and doubled up.

Hand #57: Yapoudjian shoved all in first to act, and Hutchinson called from the button.

John Hutchinson: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Hrair Yapoudjian: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. Although Hutchinson had many outs after the flop, none of them came through. Yapoudjian doubled up, leaving Hutchinson with 2,900,000 chips.

Hand #58: Vera Kuhl raised to 7,200,000 from the small blind and was called by Yapoudjian in the big blind. The flop came {8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, and Kuhl check-folded to a bet of 7,000,000 from Yapoudjian.

Tags: Hrair YapoudjianJohn HutchinsonVera Kuhl

Level: 38

Blinds: 1,200,000/2,400,000

Ante: 400,000

Hands #51-55: Raise-and-Takes

Level 37 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #51: Hrair Yapoudjian was on the button and raised to 4,500,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #52: Yapoudjian was in last position again and raised to 6,000,000. Dieter Dechant defended his big blind. The flop was {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, and Dechant bet 2,000,000. Yapoudjian raised to 7,000,000, and Dechant folded.

Hand #53: Yapoudjian raised to 5,000,000 and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #54: John Hutchinson moved all in under the gun and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #55: Vera Kuhl raised to 12,000,000 on the button and took the blinds and antes.

Tags: Dieter DechantHrair YapoudjianJohn HutchinsonVera Kuhl

Martins Kleins Eliminated in 5th Place ($75,086)

Level 37 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante
Martins Kleins
Martins Kleins

Hand #50: Dieter Dechant was in the cutoff and raised to 6,600,000. Martins Kleins was in the big blind and moved all in for 18,800,000. Dechant called.

Dieter Dechant: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Martins Kleins: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The flop was {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades}, giving Dechant a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, changing nothing, but the river was the {10-Spades}, giving Dechant the Broadway straight and the elimination. He is now over 100,000,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Dieter Dechant
108,000,000
30,000,000
30,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Martins Kleins
Busted

Tags: Dieter DechantMartins Kleins

Hands #46-49: Dechant Makes Them Fold

Level 37 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #46: Dieter Dechant raised to 7,300,000 from the under-the-gun position, and everyone folded.

Hand #47: Dechant got a walk.

Hand #48: John Hutchinson raised to 4,200,000 from the button. Vera Kuhl shoved all in from the big blind, and Hutchinson folded.

Hand #49: Vera kuhl was on the button and raised to 11,000,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Tags: Dieter DechantJohn HutchinsonVera Kuhl

Hands #43-44: Yapoudjian Chipping Up

Level 37 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #43: John Hutchinson raised to 4,200,000 from early position, and everyone folded.

Hand #44: Hutchinson raised to 4,200,000 from the hijack, and Hrair Yapoudjian called in the big blind. The flop came {6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs}. Yapoudjian check-called a bet of 5,300,000 from Hutchinson. The turn brought them the {2-Hearts}. Yapoudjian shoved all in, and Hutchinson folded.

Tags: Hrair YapoudjianJohn Hutchinson

Hands #37-42: Kuhl Doubles Up, Dechant Folds Big in the Big Blind

Level 37 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #37: Hrair Yapoudjian was under the gun and raised to 4,500,000. Vera Kuhl was in the big blind and moved all in for 16,600,000. Yapoudjian called.

Vera Kuhl: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Hrair Yapoudjian: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and the flopped ace was enough for Kuhl to get a cool double-up to 35,000,000.

Hand #38: Dieter Dechant raised the button and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #39: Yapoudjian limped in the small blind, and Martins Kleins checked his option in the big blind. The flop was {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and Yapoudjian check-folded to Klein's bet of 2,000,000.

Hand #40: Yapoudjian was on the button and raised to 4,500,000. John Hutchinson defended his big blind. The flop was {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and Hutchinson led for 7,500,000, getting a fold from Yapoudjian.

Hand #41: Dechant raised under the gun and took the blinds and antes.

Hand #42: John Myung moved all in from the small blind for 13,900,000, and Dechant folded {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} in the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hrair Yapoudjian ca
Hrair Yapoudjian
39,100,000
-15,100,000
-15,100,000
Profile photo of Vera Kuhl de
Vera Kuhl
35,000,000
15,600,000
15,600,000

Tags: Dieter DechantHrair YapoudjianJohn HutchinsonJohn MyungMartins KleinsVera Kuhl

Hands #32-36: Walking and Folding

Level 37 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #32: Hrair Yapoudjian got a walk.

Hand #33: Dieter Dechant raised to 3,800,000 from the cutoff, and everyone else folded.

Hand #34: Martins Kleins shoved all in from the small blind, and John Hutchinson folded in the big blind.

Hand #35: John Myung got a walk.

Hand #36: Dechant got a walk.

Level: 37

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 300,000