2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2ab
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

Smalley's Aces Hold Against Adams and Pauli's Kings on Feature Table

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sebastian Pauli
Sebastian Pauli

On one of the feature tables, a huge three-way pot has played out that saw Sebastian Pauli eliminated while Larry Smalley (pictured below) nearly tripled up at the expense of Pauli and Adams.

Smalley was dealt {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} under the gun and appeared to raise as Pauli and his {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} called from a few seats over before Brandon Adams three-bet the small blind to 22,000.

Smalley responded by moving all in for 88,700 before Pauli committed what appeared to be roughly 55,000 in chips. Adams had both players covered, and he called holding {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}.

Smalley: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Adams: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Pauli: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

With Smalley appearing to have a stranglehold on the hand, the dealer dropped a {7-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop to give Pauli outs to backdoor diamonds.

The turn, however, would end all hope for Pauli and Adams as it fell the {3-Spades}, and when the river landed the {8-Hearts}, Pauli was eliminated while Smalley more than doubled to 225,000 in chips.

Larry Smalley
Player Chips Progress
Joey Smalley us
Joey Smalley
225,000
156,500
156,500
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
53,000
-68,000
-68,000
StakeKings
Sebastian Pauli de
Sebastian Pauli
Busted

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