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

More Counts from Amazon's Purple Section

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Gilbert us
James Gilbert
482,000
61,500
61,500
Profile photo of Jessica Ngu sg
Jessica Ngu
428,000
428,000
428,000
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
342,000
117,000
117,000
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
328,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
324,000
143,700
143,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
290,000
79,600
79,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Victor Choupeaux fr
Victor Choupeaux
246,000
21,100
21,100
Profile photo of Charles Tabor us
Charles Tabor
241,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Artur Rudziankov cz
Artur Rudziankov
235,000
23,500
23,500
Profile photo of Angie Gelinas ca
Angie Gelinas
176,000
-6,800
-6,800
Profile photo of Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
156,000
-5,200
-5,200
Profile photo of Robert Slezak us
Robert Slezak
145,000
-19,900
-19,900
Profile photo of Thomas Ward gb
Thomas Ward
131,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Amanda Baker us
Amanda Baker
122,400
-14,600
-14,600
Profile photo of Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
122,000
-17,900
-17,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Zo Karim us
Zo Karim
119,000
-27,900
-27,900
Profile photo of Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
111,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
86,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
77,000
42,800
42,800
Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of John Monnette us
John Monnette
66,000
-4,300
-4,300
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Park Yu Cheung hk
Park Yu Cheung
55,000
22,400
22,400
Profile photo of Chris Bolek us
Chris Bolek
52,000
-5,800
-5,800

Greg Raymer Doubles Duc Nguyen

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Greg Raymer had a 10-high flush but Ducky Nguyen held the ace-high flush and was all in for his remaining 81,000.

Raymer doubled up Nguyen, paid him out, and lost about a third of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
150,000
-60,000
-60,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Sammer KOs Two

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A player under the gun opened for a raise to 4,500, and Harald Sammer three-bet to 11,000 a couple of seats over. After one fold, Donald Garrett shoved all in for 41,600, and John David Rogers did the same in the very next set for 43,200. Sammer made the call fairly quickly, though he didn't seem thrilled.

Sammer: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Garrett: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Rogers: {q-}{q-}

Sammer was completely dominated, but an {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop changed that in a hurry. The turn was a {j-Diamonds} and the river a {5-Diamonds}, keeping the two pair best for a double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Harald Sammer at
Harald Sammer
523,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Donald Garrett us
Donald Garrett
Busted
Profile photo of John David Rogers us
John David Rogers
Busted

Tags: Harald Sammer

Doug Polk Chips Up Early

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

With around 14,000 in the middle already and the board reading {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Eric Froehlich from the big blind checked to Doug Polk on the button. Polk put out a bet of 10,700 and Froehlich called.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Froehlich checked again. Polk bet 20,800 and Froehlich counted out his chips. He threw in a call and Polk tabled {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Froehlich nodded and tossed his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
328,000
328,000
328,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
76,000
76,000
76,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkEric Froehlich

Mahoney Loses Two Three-Bet Pots

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Patrick Mahoney got involved into a three-bet pot with Huy Lam and the duo ended up checking the {4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop and the {3-Hearts} turn. The {4-Clubs} river also went check, check, and Lam showed {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Mahoney said "you weren't going anywhere, eh?" to which Lam just shrugged.

Soon after, Mahoney raised and called the three-bet to 17,400 by Glen Chadwick in the small blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Chadwick's bet of 25,000 ended the hand right there. Mahoney lost the second hand in a row, but remains the chip leader at his table ahead of Jerome Evans and Paulino Uemura Junior.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick Mahoney us
Patrick Mahoney
340,000
-33,800
-33,800
Profile photo of Paulino Uemura Junior us
Paulino Uemura Junior
310,000
700
700
Profile photo of Jerome Evans de
Jerome Evans
300,000
-1,700
-1,700

Tags: Jerome EvansPatrick MahoneyHuy LamGlen ChadwickPaulino Uemura Junior

Kirkpatrick Takes it on the River

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Michael Kirkpatrick entered the pot with a raise from early position totaling 4,400. Paul Senat called in the cutoff, as did Justin Fawbush in the big blind.

The flop landed {9-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Kirkpatrick continued for 8,100 with Senat folding, but Fawbush calling.

The turn landed the {Q-Hearts} and both players checked as the river of the {A-Spades} completed the board.

Fawbush checked, Kirkpatrick bet 10,100, and Fawbush folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Kirkpatrick us
Michael Kirkpatrick
158,000
45,200
45,200
Profile photo of Justin Fawbush us
Justin Fawbush
51,300
-15,200
-15,200
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Paul SenatMichael KirkpatrickJustin Fawbush

Elpusan with the Four-Bet

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mel Elpusan kicked things off in the cutoff with an open to 4,500.

The action folded to Paul Senat in the big blind and he three-bet to 17,000.

Elpusan thought for a few moments, and then four-bet to 44,500.

Senat released and dropped to 435,000 while Elpusan moved to roughly 230,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Senat us
Paul Senat
435,000
-14,700
-14,700
Profile photo of Mel Elpusan us
Mel Elpusan
230,000
-100
-100

Tags: Mel ElpusanPaul Senat

Seidel's All-in Gets Through

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Erik Seidel came into Day 3 with a short stack of just 20 big blinds but he's not going to sit around and do nothing about it.

The action was folded to the cutoff who raised to 4,500 and the button called. Erik Seidel was in the small blind and shoved all-in for around 41,000. The cutoff quickly mucked his hand and the button thought for a couple moments before eventually throwing his cards away as well.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
53,000
12,100
12,100
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Erik Seidel

Kuo Among Short Stacks in Amazon Purple

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

When the pot was pushed to her, Kitty Kuo pointed out that she had announced all in, which the dealer didn't understand. It didn't change the outcome of the hand, but Kuo joked "what's wrong with my English," causing chuckles from Rumen Nanev and Isaac Haxton next to her.

Kuo is among the shorter stacks in contention, along with Pratyush Buddiga, and below are further notables in the Amazon Purple section.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
430,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
330,000
2,200
2,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
230,000
300
300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
210,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
164,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
150,000
-400
-400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
125,000
3,500
3,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
120,000
6,600
6,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Rumen Nanev bg
Rumen Nanev
120,000
-4,300
-4,300
Profile photo of Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
65,000
2,300
2,300
Profile photo of Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
45,000
-5,300
-5,300

Tags: Kitty KuoIsaac HaxtonPratyush BuddigaRumen Nanev

Some Counts from Amazon Tan

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Cannuli us
Tom Cannuli
300,000
9,700
9,700
Profile photo of Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
210,000
103,600
103,600
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
175,000
-200
-200
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Tim West us
Tim West
137,000
-800
-800
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
125,000
-2,600
-2,600
Profile photo of Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
116,500
900
900
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
105,000
-600
-600
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Tyler Patterson us
Tyler Patterson
100,000
-1,400
-1,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Gutfreund us
David Gutfreund
80,000
Profile photo of David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
75,000
700
700
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Souza us
Michael Souza
68,000
Profile photo of Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
60,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of David Sands us
David Sands
60,000
-700
-700