On a board that read 
, there were already roughly 19,000 chips in the middle when Chris Herrin fired out a bet of 15,000. His opponent took about 10 seconds before making the call. Herrin tabled 
for a turned straight, and his opponent tabled the 
for top set, before throwing his hand in disgust to the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
77,200
77,200
|
77,200 |
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The action folded to Adam Owen, who raised from the small blind 1,200. The big blind defended to see a flop.
The board came out 
and Owen continued for 1,000. The big blind called.
The turn brought a 
to which Owen checked. The big blind bet 2,000 and Owen called.
On the river of Owen checked again to which the big blind bet 10,000 sending Owen into the tank. After about 20 seconds of thinking, he threw in the chips.
The big blind player shook his head as he flipped over 
for queen high while Owen flipped over 
for a rivered pair of sixes. Owen took the pot and now sits near 80,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
With a board of 
and about 40,000 in the pot, Bill Thompson was on the button and jammed in his stack. A player in the cutoff thought about it for a while before deciding to make the call for his remaining 30,000 or so, mentioning he could re-enter if needed.
Cutoff: 
Bill Thompson: 
Thompson was ahead with the aces but needed to fade several cards on the river. The board completed with the , ensuring the aces would not be cracked this time and eliminating a player as Thompson raked in the chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Jason Wheeler opened to 1,000 on the button and got a call in the small blind.
The flop came down 
and the small blind checked. Wheeler bet 800 and the small blind raised to 3,000. Wheeler called.
The turn came a 
and the small blind checked. Wheeler checked behind bringing the 
on the river.
The small blind bet for 3,000. Wheeler thought about it for a few seconds before letting his hand go into the muck. The small blind player showed 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
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Jeremy Wien's seat was empty and his tablemates filled in the action.
Wien had called a raise with to see a flop that came nine high. He went all in on the flop and got called by a player with 
. The turn and river did not improve and Wien was eliminated from the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé | |
|
|
||
Niveau: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
On a flop reading , Gerald Heath was in the small blind facing a bet of 1,500 from the button player. After some thought, Heath called to see a turn card.
That card was the , and Heath led out for 2,000. The button checked back at his hand a few times before ultimately letting it go and Heath scooped the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Dieter Dechant has entered the tournament and quickly found himself an early double up to over 100,000 in chips.
The Nevada resident was the 2017 Champion of Event: $19: The Giant $365 No-Limit Hold'em, taking home his first WSOP gold bracelet and $291,906 after defeating a massive field of 10,015.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
400
|
400 |
|
|
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According to Adrianne Hall, who kindly provided a recap, Maurice Hawkins raised to 1,000 preflop and got several callers including Hall. The flop was and Hall put out a bet of 3,000 which Hawkins raised to 10,000. Hall called and they saw a turn.
The turn brought the , and after some raises, both players moved all-in. Hall had 
for the second-nut flush and Hawkins' hand was unknown but wasn't good enough for the pot.
The 
river changed nothing, and Hawkins was left with one chip which was lost shortly after, as Hall chipped up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
96,500 | |
|
Eliminé |
