2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

A Round of Poker With Leon Tsoukernik

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante
Leon Tsoukernik, pictured in an earlier event.
Leon Tsoukernik, pictured in an earlier event.

Leon Tsoukernik has a reputation for playing more than his share of pots and not being afraid to splash around. We followed him through an orbit of hands to see if he was living up to that rep.

Hand #1: Tsoukernik opened to 900 and got one called in the small blind. That player checked a {k-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, folding to a big continuation bet of 2,800 from the King's Casino owner.

Hand #2: Tsoukernik again opened for 900 and got a small blind call. He again fired 2,800 on the {6-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Spades} flop, taking it down.

Hand #3: Tsoukernik folded under the gun.

Hand #4: A player called in middle position and another raised to 1,100 in the cutoff. The player on the button called, Tsoukernik called in the big blind, and the limper mucked. With the board reading {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Clubs} after a trio of checks, the preflop opener bet 2,400 and Tsoukernik folded.

Hand #5: Tsoukernik limped along from the small blind after a player in the cutoff opened the action with a call. The big blind made it 1,300, and Tsoukernik and the other limper both called. On a {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} board, the preflop raiser took it down with a bet of 2,400.

Hand #6: Two early players limped and Tsoukernik limped along from the button. The blinds came along for the minimum, and everyone checked the {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop. Someone bet 800 on the {j-Clubs} turn and Tsoukernik mucked.

Hand #7: A player under the gun raised to 600. He got one caller before Tsoukernik made it two in the cutoff. The three players checked down a {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds} board, and Tsoukernik announced jack high. The opener won it with {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for ace high.

Hand #8: Tsoukernik folded to a preflop raise.

All in all, after an explosive start, Tsoukernik slowed down a bit and didn't seem to push the action too hard. He certainly saw his share of flops, raising twice, calling raises two other times, and limping two others. He only folded twice preflop, so expect him to keep entering plenty of pots going forward.

Player Chips Progress
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Leon Tsoukernik
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