Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Jour 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-06 15:59 UTC-7

Easy Come, Easy Go

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Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With about 19,000 in the pot and the board reading , Grant Hillman moved all in for 11,800. Markus Prinz was in the cutoff and called. Hillman tabled , and Prinz showed and was drawing dead. The river was the , and Hillman got some valuable chips.

Then, Schuyler Thornton raised to 5,700 from the cutoff. Hillman was in the small blind and moved all in for roughly 43,000, Thornton called.

Schuyler Thornton:
Grantland Hillman:

Hillman needed a lot of help if he was going to double up in back-to-back hands. The dealer spread the board, revealing , which didn't do it. Hillman made a valiant effort but was relegated to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Schuyler Thornton	170,000 146,900	146,900
Markus Prinz	29,000 -36,000	-36,000
Grant Hillman	Eliminé

Tags: Grantland Hillman Markus Prinz Schuyler Thornton

2017-07-06 16:09 UTC-7

Queens for Klodnicki

Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Tommy Tran raised to 5,500, and Chris Klodnicki made it 18,400. Tran called.

The flop came , and Klodnicki bet 15,000. Tran made it 30,000, and Klodnicki called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and again, both players checked.

Klodnicki showed for a set of queens, and Tran mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris Klodnicki	167,000 75,000	75,000

Tommy Tran	70,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Tommy Tran

2017-07-06 16:22 UTC-7

Chip Counts into Second break

Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.

Eddy Sabat started the day with 10,100 and has multiplied his stack by ten in the first four levels.

Melissa Gillett has multiplied her stack by three after starting the day with 51,100.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chad Layne	421,000 191,000	191,000
Bradley Snider	332,000 250,700	250,700
Kevin O'Donnell	212,000 4,000	4,000
Ian O'Hara	200,000 40,000	40,000
Ben Yu	198,000 49,000	49,000

Melissa Gillett	155,000 5,800	5,800
Ben Zamani	139,000 113,000	113,000
Alex Rocha	110,000 45,000	45,000
Eddy Sabat	108,000 6,900	6,900
Vojtech Ruzicka	90,600 -101,000	-101,000
Kenny Hallaert	75,300 -14,700	-14,700
Bertrand Grospellier	60,000 -26,000	-26,000

Aaron Massey	47,500 -7,500	-7,500
Christian Harder	25,700 -12,300	-12,300
Zo Karim	22,000 -26,500	-26,500

Niveau: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

2017-07-06 16:55 UTC-7

Eliminations 171-136 ($2,915)

Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mike Chiappetta	Eliminé
Henry Meacham	Eliminé
Lance Keating	Eliminé
Gary Chakoian	Eliminé
Rafael Moraes	Eliminé

Jack Sambrook	Eliminé
Paul Sokoloff	Eliminé
Foad Larki	Eliminé
Antal Mezei	Eliminé
Damir Jezernik	Eliminé
Tomas Jozonis	Eliminé
Jamie Rosen	Eliminé
Michael Lech	Eliminé

John Monnette	Eliminé

Grantland Hillman	Eliminé
In Sun Geoum	Eliminé
Lander Lijo	Eliminé
Waikiat Lee	Eliminé
Li Fu	Eliminé
Dmitry Savelyev	Eliminé
Vladas Tamasauskas	Eliminé
Rodrigo Semeghini	Eliminé
Taylor Black	Eliminé
John Bunch	Eliminé
Eric Blair	Eliminé

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2017-07-06 16:58 UTC-7

Kwak Gets Clocked and Makes a Huge Call

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Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Paul Mitrano was in middle position and open-raised to 15,000. Keun Kwak was on the button and called.

The flop was , and Mitrano bet 15,000, Kwak called. The turn was the , and Mitrano moved all in for 110,000.

Kwak tanked for over five minutes, questioning his opponent. Eventually, another player at the table called for a clock. Kwak told his opponent that he could beat ace-king and got no response. With about ten seconds remaining, Kwak defiantly put in a handful of chips, signifying he called for his remaining stack of 97,000.

Keun Kwak:
Paul Mitrano:

Kwak begged the poker gods, "Hold, one time," and he did just that as the hit the river. Mitrano was left very short with four big blinds, and Kwak moved to a very healthy stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Keun Kwak	260,000 124,000	124,000
Paul Mitrano	13,000 -56,500	-56,500

Tags: Kevin Kwak Paul Mitrano

2017-07-06 17:08 UTC-7

Luu Gets a Double Through Hall

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Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Toko Luu was in the cutoff and moved all in for 48,000. Thomas Hall was in the big blind and called.

Toko Luu:
Thomas Hall:

The classic race was at hand. The dealer fanned out the board, revealing , which meant Luu held up and got a nice chip-up off of Hall.

Another player at the table commented, "Well someone had to tame the lion."

Hall has been on a massive rush, taking his Day 2 starting stack of 64,900 and turning it into 354,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Thomas Hall	354,000 289,100	289,100

Toko Luu	102,000 67,900	67,900

Tags: Thomas Hall Toko Luu

2017-07-06 17:09 UTC-7

Aaron Massey Doubles

Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Aaron Massey moved all in for 46,000 in the cutoff, and the big blind called.

Massey:
Opponent:

The board ran out , and Massey moved up to 100,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aaron Massey	100,000 52,500	52,500

Tags: Aaron Massey

2017-07-06 17:26 UTC-7

Chad Layne Loses but Still Chip Leader

Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

On a flop, Alex Smith checked to Chad Layne. Layne bet 8,000, and Smith made it 25,000, Layne called. The turn was the , and Smith moved all in. Layne folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chad Layne	482,500 61,500	61,500
Alex Smith	150,000 81,200	81,200

Tags: Chad Layne

2017-07-06 17:28 UTC-7

Sabat Wins with Shove

Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

An early position player raised to 7,500, Eddy Sabat called, and the player to his left made it 18,000. The original raiser folded, and Sabat moved all in, prompting a fold from he player on his left and winning him the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Eddy Sabat	110,000 25,000	25,000