2017 World Series of Poker

Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
Day: 4
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$1,094,349
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,066,600
Entries
6,716
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Hands #46-50: Hawkins Pushes Mcknight Off

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Hand #46: Maurice Hawkins raised to 1,000,000 from the button, and Ryan Mcknight called in the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {k-Diamonds} on the turn. Mcknight checked, Hawkins bet 1,300,000, and Mcknight called. The river was the {a-Spades}, and Mcknight checked again. Hawkins bet 2,400,000, and Mcknight folded.

Hand #47: Yuliyan Kolev raised all in on the button, and the blinds folded.

Hand #48: Brian Yoon raised to 1,050,000 and got no action.

Hand #49: Kolev moved all in again, and everyone passed.

Hand #50: Brian Yoon received a walk.

Tags: Brian YoonMaurice HawkinsRyan McknightYuliyan Kolev

Hands #41-45: Hawkins Wins with Nines This Time

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #41: Ihar Soika raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Hand #42: Brian Yoon raised to 1,050,000 from under the gun, and Maurice Hawkins called. Soika was in the big blind and also called. The flop came {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Action checked to Hawkins, and he bet 700,000. Soika folded, and Yoon called. The turn was the {2-Spades}, and both players checked to the {6-Diamonds} on the river. Both players checked again, and Hawkins tabled {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} to scoop the pot.

Hand #43: Yuliyan Kolev moved all in from middle position and got no action.

Hand #44: Soika raised to 1,200,000 on the button, and the blinds folded.

Hand #45: Soika raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and got no action.

Tags: Brian YoonIhar SoikaMaurice HawkinsYuliyan Kolev

Hands #36-40: Short-Stack Shoving

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #36: Ryan Mcknight went all in from the cutoff, and everyone folded.

Hand #37: Ihar Soika raised to 1,000,000 on the button, and the blinds folded.

Hand #38: Thomas Ryan shoved all in and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #39: Stanley Lee moved all in from under the gun and got no action.

Hand #40: Maurice Hawkins raised to 1,025,000 from the cutoff, and Lee went all in. Hawkins quickly tossed his cards away.

Tags: Ihar SoikaMaurice HawkinsRyan McknightStanley LeeThomas Ryan

Hands #31-35: Thomas "TJ" Ryan Jams on Ihar Soika

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #31: Ihar Soika raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and got no action.

Hand #32: Soika raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack, and Ryan Mcknight defended his big blind. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and Mcknight check-called a bet of 775,000 from Soika. The turn was the {7-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {6-Diamonds} on the river. Both players checked again, and Mcknight tabled {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for the winner.

Hand #33: Brian Yoon raised to 1,050,000 from the hijack, and everyone folded.

Hand #34: Soika raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun, and Thomas Ryan defended his big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, and both players checked to the {4-Clubs} on the turn. Ryan checked again, and Soika bet 1,300,000. Ryan moved all in for 5,800,000, and Soika folded.

Hand #35: Yulian Kolev moved all in from the hijack and got no action.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Ryan
10,100,000
3,600,000
3,600,000

Tags: Brian YoonIhar SoikaRyan McknightYuliyan Kolev

Hands #26-30: "Let's Go!"

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Hand #26: Yuliyan Kolev raised all in from the button, and the blinds folded.

Hand #27: Ihar Soika raised to 1,200,000, and everyone folded.

Hand #28: Ryan Mcknight shoved all in from the cutoff and got no action.

Hand #29: Thomas Ryan raised to 1,000,000 on the button, and Brain Yoon called from the big blind. Both players checked all three streets with the board reading {9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, and Yoon tabled {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the best hand.

Hand #30: Ryan raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff, and Maurice Hawkins called from the big blind. The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and both players checked to the {6-Clubs} turn. Hawkins bet 800,000, and Ryan moved all in. Hawkins snap-called for his remaining 2,800,000 and showed {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a straight and a flush draw. Ryan tabled {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a bigger flush draw.

The river landed the {9-Hearts}, and Hawkins got his double-up. "Let's go! Let's go!" he started shouting to his rail, and they yelled back.

Player Chips Progress
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Maurice Hawkins
7,800,000
2,700,000
2,700,000
Profile photo of Thomas Ryan us
Thomas Ryan
6,500,000
-5,800,000
-5,800,000

Tags: Brian YoonIhar SoikaMaurice HawkinsRyan McknightThomas RyanYuliyan Kolev

Richard Ma Eliminated in 8th Place ($125,451)

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Richard Ma
Richard Ma

Hand #25: Ihar Soika raised to 1,000,000 from middle position, and Maurice Hawkins called from the cutoff. Richard Ma was on the button and moved all in for 9,100,000. Soika asked for a count and eventually called. Hawkins folded.

Ma was at risk with {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, and was well behind the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} of Soika. As soon as Hawkins saw the hands that were tabled, he cheered and ran over to his rail. He kept repeating, "Let's go! Folded nines with ten bigs. Let's go! Folded nines with ten bigs. Let's go! That's how legends are born."

The board ran out {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and Ma was eliminated at the hands of the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
44,000,000
10,900,000
10,900,000
Profile photo of Richard Ma cn
Richard Ma
Busted

Tags: Ihar SoikaMaurice HawkinsRichard Ma

Level: 37

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 50,000

Dinner Break

Level 36 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining eight players are off on a 60-minute dinner break with play scheduled to resume at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
33,100,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Profile photo of Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
22,500,000
6,200,000
6,200,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Ryan us
Thomas Ryan
12,300,000
-7,600,000
-7,600,000
Profile photo of Richard Ma cn
Richard Ma
9,200,000
5,200,000
5,200,000
Profile photo of Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
6,700,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Profile photo of Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
6,100,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Mcknight us
Ryan Mcknight
5,450,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
Profile photo of Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
5,100,000
-3,400,000
-3,400,000

Hands #20-24: Brian Yoon Applies Pressure

Level 36 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #20: Brian Yoon raised to 850,000 from under the gun and Stanley Lee called on the button. The flop came {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Yoon led out for 1,100,000. Lee called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}. Yoon led out for 2,000,000 this time and Lee tank-folded.

Hand #21: Maurice Hawkins raised to 900,000 from under the gun and Yuliyan Kolev moved all in. Hawkins quickly mucked.

Hand #22; Thomas Ryan raised to 900,000 from the cutoff and got no action.

Hand #23: Ryan Mcknight moved all in from middle position and everyone folded.

Hand #24: Ihar Soika raised to 850,000 from the hijack and raked in the pot.

Tags: Brian YoonIhar SoikaMaurice HawkinsRyan McknightStanley LeeThomas RyanYuliyan Kolev

Hands #15-19: Ma Doubles Through Mcknight

Level 36 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Richard Ma
Richard Ma

Hand #15: Stanley Lee raised to 900,000 and Thomas Ryan moved all in for over 10,000,000 and everyone folded

Hand #16: Ihar Soika raised to 850,000 and was called by Maurice Hawkins on the button and Yuliyan Kolev in the big blind. The flop came {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and the action was checked to Hawkins who bet 600,000. Both of his opponents folded.

Hand #17: Kolev limped in from the small blind and Ryan Mcknight checked his option. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Kolev checked. Mcknight bet 400,000 and Kolev called. The turn was the {j-Hearts} and Kolev checked again. Mcknight bet 650,000 and Kolev folded.

Hand #18: Richard Ma shoved all in for 4,625,000 from the cutoff and Mcknight called in the small blind. Mcknight was way ahead with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} against Ma's {k-Spades}{q-Spades}. The flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, giving Ma a pair of kings and Mcknight a flush draw. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and the river brought the {6-Spades} as Ma found a way to double up.

Hand #19: Stanley Lee called from the small blind and Ryan checked his option. The flop came {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Lee took down the pot with a bet of 450,000.

Tags: Ihar SoikaMaurice HawkinsRichard MaRyan McknightStanley LeeThomas RyanYuliyan Kolev