Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The player in the cutoff shoved for 10,500. Mark Darner, on the button, re-shoved for 26,500.
Mark Darner: 
Opponent: 
The board came 
, and Darner eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alexandre Reard opened to 2,300 under the gun. Kelly Minkin three-bet to 5,500 from two seats over. Action folded back to Rear, who called.
The flop was 
. Reard checked. Minkin bet 4,000, and Reard check-called. The turn was the 
and was checked through to the 
river. Again, both players checked.
Reard revealed 
, and Minkin revealed to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
-2,200
|
-2,200 |
|
||
|
56,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player opened to 2,200 in early position and got called in late position. Ivan Luca three-bet to 5,000 from the big blind, leaving himself with just 9,700 behind. Both players called to see a flop.
The flop was 
, and Luca shoved all in. The player in early position called the shove, and the third player folded.
Ivan Luca: 
Early position: 
Luca's creative play didn't pay off as he found himself basically drawing dead. However, the 
turn and river gave the Argentinian a bizarre escape, and he chopped the pot miraculously.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | |
|
||
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Kelly Minkin, in middle position, opened to 2,300. The player in the cutoff three-bet to 6,000. Action folded back to Minkin, who instantly called.
The flop came 
. Minkin checked. Her opponent bet 5,000, and Minkin check-called. The turn was the 
. Both players checked. The 
river filled out the board, and Minkin checked once more. Her opponent bet 8,600. She quickly called.
Minkin showed 
, and her opponent shook his head and sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Poker Tactic:
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,300
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
|
78,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
||
|
42,500
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
||
|
37,200
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
||
|
|
35,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
17,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
15,900
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
14,300
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
|
||
|
14,200
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
||
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With the day drawing to a close, Kework Besiktasliyan has a monstrous pile of chips in front of him worth around 180,000. Besiktasliyan won around 80,000 of those in a massive hand just moments ago.
The Malta resident held 
and saw an 
flop with two clubs. He check-raised a bet of 3,400 to 12,000 and got a call. On the 
turn, Besiktasliyan bet 23,500 and got another call.
The river brought the 
and Besiktasliyan check-called a bet worth 40,000. His opponent showed 
and had to part with a large part of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The clock has been stopped and three more hands will be played. We are 13 players away from the money, which is unlikely to be reached.
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Chips are bagged and tagged for the night. 246 players have made their way to Day 2, nine away from the money. An extensive recap and all chip counts will follow.
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,400
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
131,500
131,500
|
131,500 |
|
119,300
119,300
|
119,300 |
|
116,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
113,700
113,700
|
113,700 |
|
108,600
108,600
|
108,600 |
|
104,700
104,700
|
104,700 |
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
101,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
97,300 | |
|
96,600
96,600
|
96,600 |
|
96,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
|
94,700
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
93,600
93,600
|
93,600 |
|
93,600
69,600
|
69,600 |
|
93,100
93,100
|
93,100 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
93,000 | |
|
92,600
92,600
|
92,600 |
|
92,400 | |
|
92,100
92,100
|
92,100 |
|
91,800
91,800
|
91,800 |
|
88,200
20,200
|
20,200 |
|
||
|
87,500
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
86,800
86,800
|
86,800 |