2017 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$177,985
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$831,600
Entries
616
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Hands 124-137: Ray Henson On the Ropes Finds a Small Double Up

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Ray Henson
Ray Henson

Hand #124: Sandy Tayi raised, and everyone else folded.

Hand #125: Buchwald raised, and Sandy Tayi called. Tayi check-folded on a {5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop.

Hand #126: Shane Fumerton got a walk.

Hand #127: Sandy Tayi raised, and Shane Buchwald defended the big blind. The flop came {q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, and Buchwald checked. Tayi bet, and Buchwald called. The turn was the {k-Spades}, and Buchwald checked again. Tayi bet, and Buchwald folded.

Hand #128: Fumerton raised on the button, and Buchwald reraised from the small blind. Fumerton called. The flop was {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, and Buchwald checked. Fumerton bet, and Buchwald raised. Fumerton folded.

Hand #129: Buchwald raised, and Ray Henson three-bet. Buchwald called. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Spades}, and Henson bet. Buchwald folded.

Hand #130: Tayi raised, and Fumerton three-bet. Tayi called. The flop was {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, and Tayi checked. Fumerton bet, and Tayi called. The turn was the {10-Spades}, and Tayi checked again. Fumerton bet, and Tayi raised. Fumerton called. The river was the {j-Hearts}, and Tayi bet. Fumerton called, and Tayi won the hand with a full house, holding {j-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Hand #131: Henson raised, and Tayi called on the button. Buchwald called from the big blind. The flop came {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, and the action checked to Tayi, who bet. Buchwald called, and Henson folded. The turn was the {6-Clubs}, Buchwald bet, and Tayi folded.

Hand #132: Fumerton raised, and everyone folded.

Hand #133: Tayi got a walk.

Hand #134: Buchwald raised, and everyone folded.

Hand #135: Tayi raised, and Buchwald defended the big blind. The flop was {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, and Tayi checked. Buchwald bet, and Tayi folded.

Hand #136: Buchwald limped the small blind, and Henson checked his option. The flop was {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, and both players checked. The turn was the {q-Clubs}, and Buchwald bet. Henson called. The river was the {a-Hearts}, and Buchwald bet again. Henson called, and Buchwald showed the winner: {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Hand #137: Henson raised the small blind, and Tayi called from the big blind. The flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{6-Clubs}, and Henson and Tayi got all in for the 52,000 Henson had remaining. Tayi had five-high, and Henson had flopped a pair of sixes with {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. The turn was the {8-Spades}, and the river was the {a-Hearts}. Henson doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shane Buchwald us
Shane Buchwald
2,750,000
350,000
350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
1,400,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Shane Fumerton ca
Shane Fumerton
250,000
-650,000
-650,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
175,000
-150,000
-150,000

Level: 26

Limits: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 0

Hands #120-123: Ray Henson Doubles Up

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Hand #120: Shane Fumerton raised, and the other players all folded.

Hand #121: Shane Buchwald raised, and Ray Henson three-bet. Buchwald called, and the flop was {8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. Henson and Buchwald got the former's stack all in, and the cards were turned over.

Buchwald: {3-Spades}{10-Spades}
Henson: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and the river the {3-Hearts}, meaning Henson doubled up and dealt a small blow to Buchwald's chip stack.

Hand #122: Sandy Tayi raised, and Fumerton three-bet. Tayi called, and the flop was {7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Tayi checked. Fumerton bet, Tayi three-bet, Fumerton four-bet, and Tayi called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Tayi check-called a bet from Fumerton. The river was the {k-Hearts}, and again, Tayi check-called a bet and mucked when Fumerton showed {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for the nut flush.

Hand #123: Fumerton limped, and Buchwald checked. On an {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} board, Fumerton checked, Buchwald raised, Fumerton three-bet, and Buchwald called. The turn was the {2-Clubs}, Fumerton bet, and Buchwald called. The river was the {k-Clubs}, and Fumerton bet again. Buchwald called. Buchwald showed {5-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shane Buchwald us
Shane Buchwald
2,400,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
1,200,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Shane Fumerton ca
Shane Fumerton
900,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
325,000
125,000
125,000

Hands #114-119: Shane Buchwald Takes Over Chip Lead

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Hand #114: Shane Buchwald accidentally limped, apparently thinking he was the big blind in error. Ray Henson then raised. Shane Fumerton called, as did Buchwald. The flop was {q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and it folded to Henson, who bet. The other two players folded.

Hand #115: Fumerton raised, and Buchwald called. The flop was {3-Spades}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs}, and Fumerton bet. Buchwald called, and the turn was the {q-Hearts}, where Buchwald called another bet. The river was the {5-Spades}. Both players checked, and Buchwald won the pot with {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for ace-high.

Hand #116: Buchwald limped, and Henson checked. Henson folded to a bet on a king-high flop.

Hand #117: Fumerton raised, and Sandy Tayi called. The flop was {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{k-Hearts}, and Tayi check-called a bet. The {3-Hearts} turn was checked by both players. Tayi check-folded on the {j-Spades} river.

Hand #118: Buchwald raised, and Fumerton three-bet. Buchwald called. The flop was {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts}. Fumerton bet, Buchwald raised, and Fumerton called. The turn was the {5-Hearts}, and Fumerton check-folded to a bet.

Hand #119: Tayi raised, and Buchwald three-bet. Tayi four-bet, and Buchwald called.

The flop was {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Buchwald check-called a bet. The turn was the {9-Spades}, and Buchwald check-raised a bet from Tayi, who then called. The river was the {2-Clubs}, Buchwald bet, and Tayi called. Buchwald showed {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a set of threes and took down the pot. In doing so, he became the new chip leader with over 2,000,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shane Buchwald us
Shane Buchwald
2,150,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
1,500,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Shane Fumerton ca
Shane Fumerton
800,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
200,000
90,000
90,000

Hands 105-113: Sandy Tayi in the Lead Shane Buchwald Surging Again

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Venkata "Sandy" Tayi
Venkata "Sandy" Tayi

Hand #105: Shane Buchwald raised on the button, and Sandy Tayi defended the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Tayi checked. Buchwald bet, and Tayi raised. Buchwald called. The turn was the {4-Clubs}, and Tayi bet, Buchwald called. The river was the {2-Hearts}, and Tayi check-called a bet from Buchwald. Buchwald won the hand with {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

Hand #106: Buchwald raised, and everyone folded.

Hand #107: Shane Fumerton limped the small blind, and Buchwald raised from the big blind. Fumerton called. The flop came {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}, and Fumerton bet. Buchwald folded.

Hand #108: Fumerton raised, and Buchwald three-bet. Fumerton four-bet, and Buchwald called. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and Buchwald checked. Fumerton bet, and Buchwald called. The turn was the {6-Hearts}, and Buchwald check-called another bet from Fumerton. The river was the {2-Spades}, and Buchwald check-folded after Fumerton bet again.

Hand #109: Sandy Tayi got a walk.

Hand #110: Tayi limped the small blind, and Fumerton raised in the big. Tayi called. The flop came {j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Diamonds}, and Tayi bet. Fumerton folded.

Hand #111: Tayi raised, and Buchwald called. The flop was {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, and Buchwald checked. Tayi bet, and Buchwald called. The turn was the {3-Clubs}, Buchwald bet, and Tayi called. The river was the {3-Clubs}, and Buchwald bet again. Tayi called, and the two players chopped the pot, both holding an ace on the double-paired board.

Hand #112: Tayi raised, and everyone folded.

Hand #113: Fumerton raised, and Buchwald three-bet. Fumerton called. The flop was {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, and both players checked. The turn was the {a-Clubs}, and Fumerton checked. Buchwald bet, and Fumerton folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
2,100,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Shane Buchwald us
Shane Buchwald
1,550,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shane Fumerton ca
Shane Fumerton
875,000
-525,000
-525,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
110,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Sandy TayiShane BuchwaldShane Fumerton

Hands #99-104: Straight for Ray Henson

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Hand #99: Shaun Fumerton raised from the button, and Shaun Buchwald called in the small blind. Buchwald check-called a bet on the flop, which was {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, but check-folded to a bet on the {5-Spades} turn.

Hand #100: Sandy Tayi raised, and Ray Henson called. The flop was {4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, and Henson check-called a bet from Tayi. The turn was the {2-Clubs}, and Henson check-called again. The river was the {q-Diamonds}, and Henson bet. Tayi called.

"Straight," announced Henson, showing {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Tayi mucked.

Hand #101: Fumerton raised, and Tayi three-bet. Fumerton called. The flop was {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Tayi bet, and Fumerton folded.

"Second hand in a row," said Tayi, showing {10-}{10-} and implying that he had flopped top set the previous hand.

Hand #102: Tayi raised, and Fumerton called. Tayi bet the {2-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop, and Fumerton raised. Tayi called. The pair checked the {5-Diamonds} turn and the {j-Spades} river. Tayi showed {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for ace-high, and Fumerton won with {10-Spades}{3-Clubs} for a pair of threes.

Hand #103: Tayi raised, and Fumerton and Buchwald both called. The {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades} flop was checked to the preflop raiser, whose bet was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #104: Fumerton raised, Buchwald three-bet, and Henson four-bet. Fumerton folded, and Buchwald called.

The flop was {9-Spades}{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, and Buchwald check-called a bet from Henson. The turn came the {j-Hearts}, and again, Fumerton check-called. Fumerton bet the {k-Spades} river, and Henson called.

"Boat," announced Fumerton, showing {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, and Henson mucked {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for a smaller boat.

Nancy Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($37,850)

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Nancy Nguyen
Nancy Nguyen

Hand #98:

Sandy Tayi raised from the button. Shaun Fumerton called in the small blind, as did Nancy Nguyen in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. It checked to Tayi, who bet. Fumerton folded, Nguyen raised, and Tayi called.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds}. Nguyen bet, and Tayi called. The river was the {8-Diamonds}, and Nguyen put in her last 6,000 chips. Tayi called.

"Boat," announced Tayi, showing {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Nguyen could only show {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and the start of day chip-leader was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
2,000,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Nancy Nguyen us
Nancy Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Nancy NguyenSandy TayiShane Fumerton

Hands 91-97: Nancy Nguyen and Ray Henson Left Short

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Nancy Nguyen
Nancy Nguyen

Hand #91: Shane Fumerton raised, and Sandy Tayi called from the big blind. The flop came {j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}, and Tayi checked. Fumerton bet, and Tayi raised. Fumerton folded.

Hand #92: Shane Buchwald raised, and everyone folded.

Hand #93: Tayi raised, and Fumerton and Nancy Nguyen called from the blinds. The flop came {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and the action checked to Tayi. He bet, and Nguyen was the lone caller. The turn was the {k-Spades}, and Nguyen checked again. Tayi bet, and Nguyen folded.

Hand #94: Buchwald got a walk.

Hand #95: Nguyen raised the button, and the blinds both folded.

Hand #96: Ray Henson raised from the small blind, and Tayi called from the big blind. The flop was {k-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}, and Henson bet. Tayi raised, and Henson called. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}, and Henson checked. Tayi bet, and Henson folded.

Hand #97: Nancy Nguyen raised under the gun, and Sandy Tayi three-bet from the small blind. Nguyen called.

The flop came {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Tayi bet. Nguyen raised, and Tayi called. The turn was the {q-Hearts}, and both players checked. The river was the {8-Clubs}, and Tayi bet. Nguyen called, and Tayi won the hand with a set of tens, showing {10-}{10-}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
1,800,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Shane Buchwald us
Shane Buchwald
1,300,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shane Fumerton ca
Shane Fumerton
1,100,000
-275,000
-275,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
275,000
-195,000
-195,000
Profile photo of Nancy Nguyen us
Nancy Nguyen
130,000
-260,000
-260,000

Tags: Nancy NguyenRay HensonSandy TayiShane BuchwaldShane Fumerton

Hands #86-90: Double for Ray Henson

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Ray Henson
Ray Henson

Hand #86: Shane Buchwald raised, and Sandy Tayi three-bet. Buchwald called. The flop was {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. Tayi bet, and Buchwald called. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Again, Tayi bet, and his opponent called. The river was the {5-Spades}, and Tayi bet for a third time. Buchwald folded, and Tayi threw {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} face-up as he scooped the pot.

Hand #87: Nancy Nguyen raised, and the other players all folded.

Hand #88: Tayi raised from the button, and Nguyen called in the big blind. The flop was {4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}, and Nguyen check-folded to a bet from Tayi.

Hand #89: Tayi raised, and Buchwald defended his big blind. The flop was {4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades}, and Buchwald check-called a bet from Tayi. The turn was the {3-Hearts}, and both players checked. The river was the {5-Clubs}, and Buchwald bet and Tayi called. Buchwald won the pot with {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a pair of fives.

Hand #90: Buchwald raised, and Henson called. The flop was {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Buchwald bet, and Henson called. The turn was the {a-Diamonds}. Buchwald bet, and Henson raised. Buchwald three-bet, and Henson was all in.

Buchwald: {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Henson: {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The river was the {a-Clubs}, meaning Henson's nine played, and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shane Fumerton ca
Shane Fumerton
1,375,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Sandy Tayi us
Sandy Tayi
1,200,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Shane Buchwald us
Shane Buchwald
1,125,000
-225,000
-225,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
470,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Nancy Nguyen us
Nancy Nguyen
390,000
-10,000
-10,000