2017 World Series of Poker

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

Hwang Wins a Small One

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The action folded around to the player on the button, and he opened to 9,000. Andy Hwang called in the big blind to see a {2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop. Hwang and his opponent checked, and the {Q-Hearts} landed on the turn. They both checked again. The river brought the {K-Spades}, and Hwang tossed out 7,000. His opponent folded.

Hwang now has roughly 600,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Hwang
600,000
-5,000
-5,000

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Top Pair for Semin

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The action folded to Mikhail Semin in the hijack, and he opened to 9,000. The button called, as did Jordan Morgan in the big blind.

The flop was {9-Clubs}{K-Spades}{10-Spades}, and everyone checked to see the {8-Hearts} on the turn. Morgan checked, and Semi bet 18,000. The button called, and Morgan folded. Both players checked the {2-Hearts} on the river, and Semin tabled his {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}.

The button mucked, and Semin scooped the pot to move to 210,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Jordan Morgan
245,000
-32,000
-32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Mikhail Semin
210,000
87,500
87,500

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Player Interview: Patrick Clarke

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Patrick Clarke
Patrick Clarke

Professional poker player and 2014 Irish Open Champion Patrick Clarke has been chipping up all day to head into dinner break third in chips.

After starting the day with 260,000, he now has 935,000 with two levels to play in Day 3. PokerNews caught up with Clarke at the beginning of dinner break to find out how he earned his chips and to learn his strategy going into the money bubble.

Clarke: I had been chipping up at small pots until this pot came along. I defended in the big blind. I flopped top two with king-nine. I checked to the original raiser. He bet 6.5k, and I made it 16.5k. He called. Turn is a {2-}. I bet 22k, and he instantly jammed for about 40k, and I call him off. He shows tens, and I fade the two outs.

Then I continued chipping away at small pots until I got around 500k and another big pot happened.

The under-the-gun opened to 6k, I called 6k, and the big blind also called. Flop comes {8-}{9-}{3-} with two hearts. Original raiser bet 7k, and I made it 26k. The big blind jams for 250k. I had pocket threes, so I'm never folding there, and I was just hoping he had 89. He did, and the runout bricked for him.

I won a few other small pots, and that got me where I am right now.

PokerNews: Seems like an ideal situation. I realize you have all the chips, but how has the play at your table been?

Clarke: I'm very happy with my table today. I've had great tables for the last two days but I don't feel like I've been tested that much. I've been very happy with my draws.

PokerNews: What's your strategy as the money bubble approaches?

Clarke: I'm going to keep going the way I'm going.

PokerNews: Are you being a bully?

Clarke: (laughing) A little bit, maybe, but I can afford to be. No one is playing back at me, so I'm just going to keep playing my game.

PokerNews: What experience do you have playing the Main Event?

Clarke: This is my third year playing. The previous two years, I went out set over set. The weird thing is two years ago I went out with a set of threes to pocket eights, so I wasn't too happy on the {3-}{8-}{9-} flop. I sort of thought déjà vu. Luckily, it worked out.

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Cada Captures Some Chips

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The action folded around to former Main Event Champion Joe Cada, and he opened the pot to 6,500. The big blind called and checked the {Q-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop over to Cada, who bet 10,000.

Cada's opponent instantly mucked, and Cada collected the pot and move to 180,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Cada
180,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner

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Big Stacks in Brasilia Before Break

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Clarke
935,000
-25,000
-25,000
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Filippo Gandini
825,000
825,000
825,000
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Yo-Seb Rhee
801,000
-7,000
-7,000
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Quoc Vu
765,000
369,000
369,000
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Rudolph Sawa
760,000
2,000
2,000
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Derek Bowers
730,000
730,000
730,000
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Harald Sammer
711,000
6,000
6,000
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Alex Greenblatt
710,000
110,000
110,000
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Paul Senat
630,000
42,000
42,000
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Andy Hwang
605,000
192,000
192,000