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

Updated Stacks in Amazon Gold: Brandon Meyers and Richard Gryko Creeping on a Milly

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Brandon Meyers
Brandon Meyers
Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Meyers
928,000
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Richard Gryko
900,000
225,000
225,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Damian Salas
880,000
880,000
880,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kenny Hallaert
795,000
205,000
205,000
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Michael Amato
720,000
160,000
160,000
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Chino Rheem
570,000
25,000
25,000
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Jonathan Bussieres
540,000
236,000
236,000
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Ricardo Eyzaguirre
485,000
15,000
15,000
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Christoph Vogelsang
350,000
20,000
20,000
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Ivan Luca
335,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Dominik Nitsche
280,000
150,000
150,000
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Alex Conklin
225,000
-250,000
-250,000
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Peter Jetten
210,000
-110,000
-110,000
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David Guay
210,000
163,000
163,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Max Pescatori
205,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Barny Boatman
165,000
-45,000
-45,000
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Thong Tran
100,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Cindy Kerslake
100,000
-3,000
-3,000

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Cada Ships the Turn

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Joe Cada bet 30,000 from the button on a {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, and his lone opponent, the small blind, called. On the {4-Spades} turn, the small blind checked. Cada cut down his stack a couple of times and thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in. The wager was 111,000. After about a minute of thought, the small blind folded to give the 2009 Main Event Champ the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Cada
200,000
30,000
30,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner

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Ane Doubles With Aces

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On the table of Grayson Ramage, a short-stacked Benjamin Ane moved all in for his last 59,500 from under the gun. The player next to him asked for the stack and moved all in for more, which got everyone else including Ane out of the way.

Ane flashed {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} and his opponent held {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. The board ran out {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Ane doubled just over 100 spots away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Ane
120,000
120,000
120,000

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Patrick Lavecchia Takes the Chip Lead

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Patrick Lavecchia
Patrick Lavecchia

Following a raise under the gun to 12,000 and two calls from the next two players to act, Patrick Lavecchia called from the big blind.

The {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop was checked through before Lavecchia led out for 35,000 when the turn brought the {3-Hearts}. Only one opponent called, and the action was heads-up to the {A-Spades} river. Lavecchia cut out a bet of 42,000, and his opponent instantly folded.

With that pot, Lavecchia's stack moves to 1,420,000 — good enough for the current chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Lavecchia
1,420,000
85,000
85,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

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Snuffer Tanks Five Minutes But Finds 'Call' Button

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Iverson Snuffer was in early position, locking horns with an opponent in the small blind. The board had come {8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and action was on the small blind. He slid in a tower of T5,000 chips to put Snuffer at risk for his whole stack of about 90,000. It was roughly a pot-sized bet. Snuffer went deep into the tank.

After about three minutes, he said anyone was free to call the clock. Most of the players at the table were standing up and stretching, and they told him to take his time. After about two more minutes, he slid in a stack of chips to call.

The small blind flipped over {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for an ace-high bluff. Snuffer showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and dragged the pot. He said his blockers to the nut straight pushed him towards a call.

Player Chips Progress
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Iverson Snuffer
280,000
110,000
110,000

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Arkadiy Tsinis Eliminated by Brandon Meyers

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Brandon Meyers faced a shove from Arkadiy Tsinis on a board reading {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Meyers quickly looked back at his cards, clearly to make sure he still had what he thought, and put a pile of chips in the middle to call.

Tsinis was at risk with {j-}{10-} for a straight, but Meyers turned over {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the nut flush. Tsinis was drawing dead to the {4-Clubs} on the river and was sent to the rail just a short while before the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Meyers
928,000
178,000
178,000
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Arkadiy Tsinis
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Whats Up Guys, Doug Polk Here

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

The action was folded around to Doug Polk in the small blind, who jammed all-in for his remaining 86,000. The big blind looked down at his cards and quickly made the call. "That's not what I wanted to hear," Polk announced.

His opponent tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, but Polk had two live cards with {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}. The board ran out {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Polk was able to catch a nine on the turn to stay alive.

"That's why you limit your preflop calling range to jacks, queens, kings. Ace-king? That's not even a pair." Polk chuckled a little while his opponent didn't seem to find the humor.

Player Chips Progress
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Doug Polk
176,000
122,000
122,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Smalley Spikes a King

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Larry Smalley
Larry Smalley

From middle position, Quoc Vu opened to 11,000 before Larry Smalley three-bet shoved all in next to act for 141,500. The action found its way back to Vu, and he snap-called.

Vu: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}
Smalley: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}

With Smalley in bad shape, the {Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} flop gave him some new life, and the {J-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Needing to fade any ace or ten, the {9-Diamonds} river ensured Smalley the double to nearly 300,000, as Vu dropped to 917,000.

After the hand, the nine seat stated that he folded one king preflop.

Player Chips Progress
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Quoc Vu
917,000
-168,000
-168,000
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Larry Smalley
295,000
295,000
295,000

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