Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Jour 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

Niveau: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

2017-07-05 22:28 UTC-7

Richardson Takes From Hellmuth

[user340040]

Niveau 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Ben Richardson was in late position and raised to 1,800. Phil Hellmuth was in the big blind and defended.

The flop was , and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Richardson bet 2,700, and Hellmuth check-raised to 5,500. Richardson called. The river was the , and Hellmuth checked. Richardson fired out a bet of 9,500, sending the 14-time WSOP champ into a bit of disbelief.

After assessing things, Hellmuth elected to fold, flashing a king. Richardson, with a smile, also showed a king prior to mucking his other card.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Richardson	98,000 20,000	20,000
Phil Hellmuth	32,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Ben Richardson Phil Hellmuth

2017-07-05 22:25 UTC-7

Chip Counts

[user313639]

Niveau 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christian Harder	112,500 5,500	5,500
Ben Yu	94,200 35,900	35,900

Jonathan Little	72,000 44,200	44,200
Ian O'Hara	71,000 -16,000	-16,000
Ted Driscoll	48,000
Jackie Glazier	43,800 -4,200	-4,200

Gavin Smith	41,000 5,000	5,000
Russell Thomas	37,200 19,400	19,400
Dutch Boyd	36,500 -6,500	-6,500

Naoya Kihara	27,200

Ryan Riess	27,000 -5,000	-5,000

Celina Lin	23,000 14,800	14,800
Aaron Massey	23,000 9,500	9,500
Christopher Moon	21,000 8,200	8,200
Andrew Kelsall	18,000 1,500	1,500

Lizzy Harrison	17,000 -3,000	-3,000
Frank Kassela	8,200 -25,300	-25,300

2017-07-05 22:21 UTC-7

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Hits the Devil Hand

[user340040]

Niveau 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player in late position raised to 2,000. Chris Ferguson was in the big blind and moved all in for roughly 15,000. The player in late position moved all in, as well, for roughly 11,000.

Chris Ferguson:
Opponent:

The flop was , putting Ferguson well behind. The powers that be were having none of it, though, as the was produced on the turn. That gave Ferguson trips and left his opponent drawing dead as the dealer tabled the on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris Ferguson	26,900 10,700	10,700

Tags: Chris Ferguson

2017-07-05 22:07 UTC-7

Hey, What's Phil Hellmuth Up To?

[user313639]

Niveau 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Glad you asked, Phil Hellmuth is currently sitting with 45,000. Here are his recent hands:

Hand #1: Hellmuth raised from the small blind to 2,400, and the big blind folded.

Hand #2: The very next hand, a player raised from early position, and Hellmuth three-bet to 5,600 to win the pot.

Hand #3: For the third hand in a row, Hellmuth joined the pot, but this time he limped for the 800 big blind. Ben Richardson raised from the big blind, making it 2,200 more, and Hellmuth called.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Richardson bet 2,500. Hellmuth folded.

"You win," Hellmuth said as he folded. "That's round one. I limped with aces earlier. I don't just play hands, I play the people."

Hand #4: "I'm steaming now. I folded ace-four suited to him. I'm going to make it seventeen hundred."

The small blind and the big blind both called Hellmuth's middle-position raise. The flop came , and the action checked to Hellmuth.

"Forty-two hundred," Hellmuth said the instant the action was on him, and both of his opponents folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Richardson	78,000 78,000	78,000
Phil Hellmuth	45,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Ben Richardson Phil Hellmuth

2017-07-05 21:57 UTC-7

More Counts, Mustapha Kanit Up to 80,000

[user313639]

Niveau 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	80,000 72,300	72,300

James Dempsey	25,000 6,400	6,400

Lizzy Harrison	20,000 2,200	2,200
John Racener	17,400 -8,900	-8,900

Thomas Ward	Eliminé

2017-07-05 21:55 UTC-7

Zawadzki Takes From Serock

[user340040]

Niveau 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player in late position opened the action to 1,600. The player in the cutoff called, and Joe Serock three-bet to 6,000 on the button. Mikolaj Zawadzki was in the small blind and four-bet to 13,500. Action folded back to Serock, and he called.

The flop was , and Zawadszki bet 9,500. Serock didn't waste any time sending his cards into the muck.