Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,066,600
Entries
6,716
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
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Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
James Tian was on the button and moved all in for his last 810,000. Jordan Pfizer was on the button and called.
Tian tabled 
and was way behind Jordan's 
.
The flop came 
, and Tian still needed to hit a king to improve. The turn was the 
, and he was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,250,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Will Failla and Alex Benjamen got it all in preflop with Benjamen covered and at risk.
Failla tabled 
Benjamen showed 
The flop was all it took, as it came down 
, giving Faila the nut flush and leaving Benjamen drawing dead. The turn and river were a 
and a 
, and Failla continued his upward trend.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,210,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
While the 31 remaining players are all notable in their own right, there are still plenty of familiar faces left from a field that began with 6,717 entries. Scott Montgomery has 8,000,000, while Brian Yoon is nursing a short stack that is a little over a million.
Here is a look at the notables still left in the Monster Stack:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
|
4,300,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
3,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
||
|
2,970,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
2,300,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
2,020,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |
|
1,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
1,050,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Without any big hands developing, there was a string of consecutive pots that Maurice Hawkins just played. He started the hands with about 4.1 million in chips.
Hand 1: Hawkins raised in the hijack to 210,000. Richard Ma was in the small blind and moved all in. After a long tank, Hawkins folded his hand, saying that he folded a big pair and that Ma has always had it.
Hand 2: Hawkins was in middle position and raised to 200,000. Saya Ono was in the big blind and three-bet to 660,000, Hawkins called. The flop was 
, and Hawkins folded to Ono's bet of 600,000.
Hand 3: Hawkins raised in early position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 4: Hawkins was under the gun and raised to 225,000. Ma was in the hijack and three-bet to 525,000, Hawkins called. The flop was 
, and Hawkins check-folded after Ha moved all in. Hawkins flashed 
, and Ma showed .
Hand 5: Gregory Milliron was under the gun and raised to 175,000. Hawkins defended his big blind. The flop was 
, and both players checked to the turn, which was the 
. Hawkins had bet 140,000 blind before the turn was flipped over, and Milliron folded.
Hawkins is in total game mode, mixing it up with the high blinds and antes, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see some fireworks if this keeps up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Mark Mazza was all in for his last 1,485,000 from the cutoff, and Scott Montgomery was left to act from middle position. It appeared that Montgomery had the bets pulled in the middle before making his decision, and there was already about 1,200,000 in the middle at that point. Eventually, he called.
Mazza tabled 
, and Montgomery revealed 
for a coin flip.
The flop came 
, and Montgomery took the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the , and the river was the 
, sending Mazza home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,100,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ihar Soika was in the small blind with action folded to him, and he bet enough to put Stanley Lee all in from the big blind. Lee took a couple of minutes before pushing his chips in to call.
Lee tabled
Soika showed
The board ran out 
, and Lee got a favorable river to double up and cross the million-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
On a board reading 
with about 500,000 in the pot already, Michael Moore bet, and Brandon Wise shoved all in, having him covered by miles. Moore stood up, thought for a moment, and slid some chips in the middle to call.
Moore was at risk with for a pair of kings with a ten kicker, and Wise had him dominated with 
for kings with an ace kicker.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the , sending Moore to the rail and preventing him from winning his second WSOP gold bracelet for the time being.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000