Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$3,004,500
Entries
10,015
Level
39
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000
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Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Steven Parkin was all in for 1,040,000 from early position against Norberto Perez, who was in the small blind. Perez had Parkin covered.
Steven Parkin: 
Norberto Perez: 
The board ran out 
, and Parkin's pair of nines held on to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,120,000
1,903,500
|
1,903,500 |
|
500,000
-1,650,000
|
-1,650,000 |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Scott Weidema shoved all in from the under-the-gun position, and so did Jeremy Litwack from late position with a smaller stack. Jerwin Pasco, in the big blind, called.
Jeremy Litwack: 
Scott Weidema: 
Jerwin Pasco: 
The board ran out 
. Kings held for Pasco, and he beat both of them. Litwack was eliminated. The dealer counted out the stack of Pasco, which was 1,340,000. Then they counted out the stack of Weidema, which was 1,375,000, so Weidema had 35,000 left.
The next hand, Weidema was all in for his remaining 20,000 after having paid the 15,000-chip ante. Action folded to Pasco in the small blind, who had already paid 50,000.
Scott Weidema: 
Jerwin Pasco: 
The board ran out 
. Pasco hit a seven on the river to eliminate Weidema.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
3,251,500
|
3,251,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Valentin Vornicu was on the button and moved all in, covering both of the blinds' stacks. Andrew Christoforou looked down at his cards in the big blind and called for his remaining 595,000.
Andrew Christoforou: 
Valentin Vornicu: 
The flop was 
, giving Vornicu the lead. The turn was the . Christoforou stood up before the river, which was the , giving him two pair and sending him the pot.
Vornicu said, "All you have to do is stand up."
Christoforou had a laugh and took his seat to continue battling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
1,250,000
996,000
|
996,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 27
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
John Hutchinson raised to 225,000 from the hijack, and Jay Bloom, in the small blind, called.
The flop came . Bloom check-shoved all in when Hutchinson bet 250,000, and Hutchinson called.
John Hutchinson:
Jay Bloom: 
The turn brought them the 
, and the on the river completed the board. Bloom ended up with trip aces and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,440,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
|
2,900,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Level 27
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Start of day chipleader Valentin Vornicu has been eliminated by Hai Nguyen.
Valentin Vornicu:
Hai Nguyen: 
The board ran out 
— no help for Vornicu as the aces of Nguyen held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,700,000
8,399,400
|
8,399,400 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 27
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
The action has been furious as the blinds increase. On one of the tables, Kathy Liebert got almost a full double after asking the table, "Who's going to double me up." She then woke up to pocket kings in the big blind and called an all in player's shove that she had covered and held on.
The very next hand on the same table, John Hutchinson decided to do the same thing and woke up to 
. The player on his right shoved for approximately 1,400,000 and Hutchinson called. The other player had 
and the board ran out good for Hutchinson after he spiked an ace on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,100,000
13,660,000
|
13,660,000 |
|
||
|
|
4,400,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
|
4,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
3,150,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
2,210,000
-2,290,000
|
-2,290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,530,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
1,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,460,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
1,420,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
Level 27
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Michael Abitbol has a player in early position all in and at risk preflop.
Michael Abitbol: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
. Abitbol hit trip eights to eliminate the other player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,355,000
1,055,000
|
1,055,000 |
Level 27
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
The player in the hijack raised to 275,000. Chris Grigorian was on the button and moved all in for roughly 2,100,000. Warren Janney was in the small blind and moved all in for 1,255,000. The original raiser folded, leaving the two to battle it out.
Warren Janney: 
Chris Grigorian:
The board ran out , giving Janney the winning hand and the full double. Chris Grigorian had been on a tear of late and will have to try to pick up the pieces after that tough spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
2,288,000
|
2,288,000 |
|
|
885,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |