2017 World Series of Poker

Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$528,316
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,111
Prize Pool
$3,951,900
Entries
4,391
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Metaal Gets Lucky

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Govert Metaal (as seen in previous event)
Govert Metaal (as seen in previous event)

It's unclear if it was all in pre-flop action or not but we arrived to the table with the chips already in the pot which was about 100,000 and the flop had just been fanned out which was {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Govert Metaal was in late position and had tabled {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Upeshka De Silva was in the hijack and had shown {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

The board looked great for De Silva but it ran out with the {3-Clubs} on the turn and the {k-Clubs} on the river giving Metaal a flush and keeping his hopes alive in this final event of the 2017 WSOP.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
630,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
99,000
74,000
74,000

Tags: Govert MetaalUpeshka De Silva

Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
840,000
275,000
275,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
680,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Donis Agnelli it
Donis Agnelli
410,000
292,500
292,500
Profile photo of Troy Sprungl us
Troy Sprungl
400,000
-21,000
-21,000
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
360,000
-42,000
-42,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
210,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
150,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
84,000
59,000
59,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
60,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
25,000
-14,000
-14,000

Eliminations and Payouts From 288th to 226th Place ($2,650)

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Aric Pluskat
Busted
Profile photo of Dominic Cullen gb
Dominic Cullen
Busted
Profile photo of Jasthi Kumar us
Jasthi Kumar
Busted
Profile photo of Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
Busted
Profile photo of Thomas Drew gb
Thomas Drew
Busted
Profile photo of Ryan Buckholtz us
Ryan Buckholtz
Busted
Profile photo of Bradley Gordon us
Bradley Gordon
Busted
Profile photo of Ryan Murphy us
Ryan Murphy
Busted
Profile photo of Christopher Shebat us
Christopher Shebat
Busted
Profile photo of Lucinda Martinez us
Lucinda Martinez
Busted
Profile photo of Jeffrey Fielder us
Jeffrey Fielder
Busted
Profile photo of Tristan Bain au
Tristan Bain
Busted
Profile photo of Kami Hudson us
Kami Hudson
Busted
Profile photo of Joe Firova us
Joe Firova
Busted
Profile photo of Vladimir Peck us
Vladimir Peck
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Schechter us
David Schechter
Busted
Profile photo of Augusto Hagen ar
Augusto Hagen
Busted
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Martins Kleins lv
Martins Kleins
Busted
Profile photo of Xiu Song ca
Xiu Song
Busted
Profile photo of Farhad Jamasi us
Farhad Jamasi
Busted
Profile photo of Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Hanna us
Andrew Hanna
Busted
Profile photo of Kelly Ann Saxby gb
Kelly Ann Saxby
Busted
Profile photo of Ricky Lee us
Ricky Lee
Busted

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Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Dinner Break

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Here is a Look at three of the biggest stacks in the room. Matt Berkey is the current chip leader and Upeshka De Silva is in second place. There were a few stacks around 400,000 where Dan Heimiller sits. Play will continue in one hour after everyone is done chowing down.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Berkey
835,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
650,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
402,000
334,000
334,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dan HeimillerMatt BerkeyUpeshka De Silva

Brar Chips Up

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jaspal Brar
Jaspal Brar

With about 28,000 in the pot and the board reading {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, Jaspal Brar checked in the small blind. The player in the big blind bet 16,000. Brar then check-raised to 40,000 and the big blind called.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {4-Hearts} and Brar fired out a bet of 60,000. His opponent tanked for a couple minutes before relinquishing his hand and sending the pot to Brar.

Player Chips Progress
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Jaspal Brar
305,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jaspal Brar

Sun Sets On Frank’s Grind

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christopher Frank “couldn’t make any hands” after the break and he was all in for his last few chips holding {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. He got four other callers though so the prospects looked grim.

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

One of the players turned over {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a flush and Frank was out.

That made six cashes for Frank this summer including his first WSOP bracelet in Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $384,833.

The summer sun of grind may have set in Vegas for the young Austrian, but many are predicting a bright future for Frank in the years ahead.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Frank
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Christopher Frank

Berkey On Fire

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey

Matt Berkey was under the gun and opened to 10,000. A player in the big blind moved all in for what appeared to be 45,000 and Berkey called.

Berkey: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Big blind: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Berkey spiked a set on the flop to eliminate his opponent.

As another hand was in progress on the table behind Berkey, we peered over to see him knock out another opponent, only this time he had pocket kings and hit a set. If Berkey continues this heater the field could be in big trouble as this Las Vegas pro knows exactly what to do with a stack. Berkey has six cashes so far and this will make seven. His deepest run came in Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed where he finished in fifth place for $87,141. Berkey does not have a bracelet yet but he has over a million dollars in WSOP tournament earnings and several final tables. Could this be his breakthrough year? Stay tuned.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
820,000
350,000
350,000

Tags: Matt Berkey

Updated Chip Counts

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roman Korenev ru
Roman Korenev
565,000
215,000
215,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
475,000
240,000
240,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
305,000
-46,500
-46,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Laurent Manderlier be
Laurent Manderlier
270,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
215,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
105,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
85,000
-83,000
-83,000
Profile photo of Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
80,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
70,000
-45,000
-45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
68,000
-22,000
-22,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
39,000
-19,000
-19,000
Profile photo of Michael Shan us
Michael Shan
38,000
-17,100
-17,100
Profile photo of Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
25,000
-51,000
-51,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP 6X Winner