2017 World Series of Poker
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
First Break of the Day
Two levels are in the books and players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Babakhanyan Sends Tsoukernik to the Rail
Artem Babakhanyan has disposed of one-time chip leader Leon Tsoukernik, just a level and a half into the day.
We missed the action but Babakhanyan was able to fill us in. The flop came and Babakhanyan had with two diamonds. Tsoukernik had flopped a set of threes and a diamond on the river gave Babakhanyan a flush to win the pot and bust Tsoukernik.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Artem Babakhanyan |
292,000
167,000
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167,000 |
Leon Tsoukernik | Eliminé |
Lee Leaves Arieh Short
On the turn of a board with more than 70,000 in the middle, Mack Lee checked from early position and Josh Arieh bet 72,000 from the button. Lee gave it some consideration and called before the river completed the board.
Both players checked and Lee turned over . All Arieh could do was sit there, shrug, and double-check his cards without saying a word. More than half a minute passed and Benjamin Zamani said, "The hand is over, right?"
Arieh shot back with a, "Are you in a hurry?" before mucking his cards.
Zamani said, "Might as well take the break now," with just one minute left on the level.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Mack Lee |
275,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Josh Arieh |
45,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
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Four Bracelet Winners Join the Field
Bryce Yockey and Christopher Frank won their first World Series of Poker bracelet this summer while Benjamin Zamani earned his second bracelet by taking down Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. David Williams also joined the field to make it four additonal bracelet winners in contention.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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David Williams | 125,000 | |
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Benjamin Zamani | 125,000 | |
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Bryce Yockey | 125,000 | |
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Christopher Frank | 125,000 |
Lehr Takes a Big Hit
There were plenty of chips already in the middle and the board was completed, showing . Charles Lehr bet 15,400 and Daniel Reijmer raised it up to 55,000.
"What is the bet?" Lehr asked, and the raise to 55,000 was confirmed. Although Lehr said, "Well, I guess you have fours." He could not find the fold and tossed in the chips for a call. Reijmer turned over for rivered quads and raked in the big pot. Lehr left his seat to tell a friend on a nearby table what happened, then returned to his seat and said, "F##k poker."
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Daniel Reijmer |
178,000
178,000
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178,000 |
Charles Lehr |
52,000
-73,000
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-73,000 |
Jachtmann Flops a Boat
Facing a bet of 11,000 from his heads-up opponent on the river of a board, Jan-Peter Jachtmann studied for a moment.
"You either have a full house or you have nothing, I can't fold," Jachtmann said as he tossed in the call.
His opponent showed and Jachtmann tabled , flopping a full house to scoop the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jan-Peter Jachtmann |
173,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Er Scoops Small Pot Against Paredes
On the five-way flop of , David Paredes bet 2,700 and Zorlu Er called while all other opponents including Jan-Peter Jachtmann folded. The on the turn was checked through and Paredes bet the river for 3,500. Er called and Paredes flashed for aces and sevens, which Er had beat with for aces and nines.
Paredes mucked his two other cards and Er claimed the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jan-Peter Jachtmann |
153,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Zorlu Er |
115,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
David Paredes |
112,000
-13,000
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-13,000 |
Updated Counts
The who's-who of pot-limit Omaha experts is taking part in this event, and while some of the biggest names are still missing, the field has been growing to 106 entries. Among those to take their seats were David Benyamine, Bobby Oboodi, Ka Kwan Lau, Edison Nguyen, Miltiadis Kyriakides, and Noah Schwartz.
Below are further updated counts from the field in Level 2.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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John O'Shea |
172,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Michael Song |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Sean Winter | 125,000 | |
Miltiadis Kyriakides |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
David Benyamine |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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Charles Lehr |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Bobby Oboodi |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Ka Kwan Lau |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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Noah Schwartz |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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Alexey Rybin |
119,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Dermot Blain |
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
Niklas Astedt |
110,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |