2017 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠2♣4♣10♦
Prize
$112,232
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$443,250
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
6,000

Iraj Parvizi Leads After Day 1 of Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 250 ante
Iraj Parvizi
Iraj Parvizi

Day 1 of Event # 59: $2,500 Big Big Mix is at its end. Leading the way is Iraj Parvizi, who was able to over take Daniel Negreanu for the chip lead late in the evening. He and Negreanu swapped back and forth as the leader for the last few levels of the night, but eventually it was Parvizi who walked away as the end of day chip leader. Parvizi is looking to make his first World Series of Poker cash Saturday and with just a few place to go until the money bubble, he just might make it.

Negreanu also held the chip lead at multiple points on Day 1. Late into the last level Negreanu knocked out a player when his two pair turned into a full house and the player called his river shove. This put Negreanu close to the top, but Parvizi was the one who walked away as the chip leader.

Along with Negreanu are plenty of other big names who will return for Day 2 of the Big Bet Mix, including Jerry Wong (98,275), David “ODB” Baker (130,200), Jason Mercier (43,250), Calvin Anderson (94,250), Mike Matusow (40,875), Ryan Hughes (126,025), and Brandon Cantu (75,300). All of these players are looking to make it into the top 30, as that is where the money bubble will be popped.

While a slew of big names made it through day 1, there were also a slough of big names who didn’t survive. One such example is Phil Hellmuth who was eliminated within a half hour of his registration by Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi followed Hellmuth out the door when he and David “ODB” Baker played a giant pot, giving Baker the chip lead for a little while midway through the day. Along with these two, some other who didn’t make it through the day were Dan Smith, Dario Sammartino, Layne Flack, Chance Kornuth, Ryan Riess, Frank Kassela and Dan Shak, just to name a few.

The 197 players who entered the event created a prizepool of $443,250 and a first place prize of $112,232. A mincash in this event is worth $3,750 while making an appearance at the six-handed final table will bring home at least $16,793.

The final 37 players will return at 2 p.m. PDT Saturday in the Brasilia Room where they will begin just seven places away from the money. Play will continue for 10 levels, and fireworks are sure to fly as soon as the money bubble is burst. PokerNews will be here to cover it all so make sure you don’t miss a single thing.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Brasilia7001Daniel NegreanuCanada165,025
Brasilia7002John MooreUnited States12,800
Brasilia7003David "ODB" BakerUnited States130,200
Brasilia7004Marco JohnsonUnited States71,500
Brasilia7005Sergey AltbreginRussia64,300
Brasilia7006Kevin IacofanoUnited States13,625
      
Brasilia7011Christopher LeslieUnited States22,050
Brasilia7012Ryan HughesUnited States126,025
Brasilia7013Jason MercierUnited States43,250
Brasilia7014Brian RastUnited States126,750
Brasilia7015Craig HartmanUnited States49,125
Brasilia7016Jerry WongUnited States98,275
      
Brasilia7021Brent RobertsUnited States24,752
Brasilia7022Ashton GriffinUnited States40,550
Brasilia7023Jeffrey DuvallUnited Kingdom61,000
Brasilia7024Zachary MilchmanUnited States30,000
Brasilia7026Ian O'HaraUnited States47,000
      
Brasilia7031Steven FriedlanderUnited States80,625
Brasilia7032Rodrigo PortaleoniBrazil18,450
Brasilia7033Binh (LV) NguyenUnited States43,000
Brasilia7034Jason StockfishUnited States72,400
Brasilia7035Adam OwenUnited Kingdom76,250
      
Brasilia7041DID NOT REPORT 1United States10,625
Brasilia7042Kenneth FitzgeraldUnited States64,525
Brasilia7043Bernardo DiasBrazilDNR
Brasilia7044Andrew KelsallUnited States108,525
Brasilia7046Mike MatusowUnited States40,875
      
Brasilia7051Craig ChaitUnited States18,925
Brasilia7052Tuan LeUnited States89,000
Brasilia7053Iraj ParviziUnited Kingdom210,000
Brasilia7054John BunchUnited States46,475
Brasilia7056Ismael BojangGermany68,000
      
Brasilia7061Calvin AndersonUnited States94,250
Brasilia7062Brandon CantuUnited States75,300
Brasilia7063Michael LaakeUnited States97,000
Brasilia7065Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom36,000
Brasilia7066Lawrence BergUnited States61,375

Tags: Calvin AndersonDaniel NegreanuDavid "ODB" BakerFrank KasselaJason MercierJerry WongMike MatusowPhil HellmuthRobert MizrachiRyan Hughes