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2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Résultats
Gagnant
Main Gagnante
a2
Prix
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entrants
7,221
Info Niveau
Niveau
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Pedro Oliveira: Ready to Party

Niveau 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Pedro Oliveira
Pedro Oliveira

As players get closer and closer to the final table, Portugal’s Pedro Oliveira believes there is some meat on the bone when it comes to players left in the tournament.

The 32-year-old now calls Sao Paulo, Brazil, home after online poker was made illegal in his home country. With 14 years of experience as a pro (he’s been playing since age 18), he’s hoping to take advantage of his online and live tournament experience. Hyper aggressive and willing to take chances to grab any pot, he’s looking to make some moves to keep his perch as one of the leaders.

Fourteen remained after the dinner break and he liked his chances of making the final table.

“With the competition that I play on a daily basis online and in high-stakes games, that competition is way, way harder,” he says. “I’m not saying there are not good players, there are a few good players, but there are a few amateurs in a $10,000 buy-in with $8.15 million for first – it’s sweet.”

When not playing online and in high-stakes cash games, Oliveira has some small business investments. With a degree in economics, he loves discussing anything to do with money, business, and finance. And when not talking business and money or playing poker, he’s pretty specific about his pastime: “I like to go to the beach and party.”

If he can bring home the title, no doubt Oliveira and his friends will be doing plenty of partying.

Tags: Pedro Oliveira

Karen Sarkisyan Eliminated in 14th Place ($450,000)

Niveau 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Karen Sarkisyan
Karen Sarkisyan

Secondary Table Hand #155: Karen Sarkisyan raised all in for 6,350,000 from the small blind and Jack Sinclair called from the big blind.

Sarkisyan: {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Sinclair: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}

The flop came down {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, giving Sarkisyan the lead with a pair of queens. The {5-Hearts} fell on the turn, giving Sinclair a flush draw, and the river was the {6-Hearts} to give Sinclair a winning flush.

Sarkisyan was eliminated in 14th Place for $450,000.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
58,150,000
6,800,000
6,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Karen Sarkisyan ru
Karen Sarkisyan
Eliminé

Tags: Jack SinclairKaren Sarkisyan

Valentin Messina saute 15e pour 450,000$

Niveau 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Ben Lamb_Valentin Messina
Ben Lamb_Valentin Messina

Feature Table Hand #114: Ben Lamb ouvre à 1,1 million en milieu de parol et paye rapidement quand Valentin Messina envoie 3,2 millions de jetons au milieu. Le Français est dominé avec {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} contre {a-Spades}{j-Spades} chez Lamb.

Le flop {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} n'apporte pas d'aide au runner-up de l'EPT Mata 2015, le tournant {4-Clubs} et la rivière {10-Clubs} non plus.

Le Français empoche presque un demi-million de dollars pour son deep-run sur un field de plus de 7200 joueurs. Il s'était qualifié pour 750€ sur Winamax...

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Joueur Jetons Progression
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
27,725,000
3,200,000
3,200,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Valentin Messina fr
Valentin Messina
Eliminé

Tags: Ben LambValentin Messina

Player Spotlight: Benjamin Pollak

Niveau 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

Benjamin Pollak’s previous best finish in the WSOP Main Event was 27th place in 2013 for $285,488. Pollak is a French tournament pro who will exceed $3 million in lifetime tournament earnings and possibly much, much more by the time this event comes to a conclusion on Saturday.

Pollak started today with about 8 million in chips, and within the first few levels, he worked his stack up to his current count of 32 million. He had a similar run on Day 5 when he started with 240,000 and 12 big blinds. Within the first two hours, he ran it up to 4 million.

“I came into Day 5 with 12 big blinds and built it to 4 million in two hours. It was the biggest rush I’ve had in the last 10 years. I got a lot of value hands and got paid most of the time.”

Pollak managed to knock out the Day 6 chip leader, Christian Pham, shortly before the second break of the day.

“It was a crazy hand. We played a lot together yesterday, and I knew he could call with a lot of hands. So I shoved. He was very loose; he called me with ace-three of hearts. So he only had seven outs against me for a huge pot.”

With 15 players left, Pollak’s spot at the final table is not guaranteed, and he acknowledged how uncertain the future can be in a poker tournament. He is now one of three French players remaining in the final 15. He went to the same engineering school as his recently eliminated countryman, Alexandre Reard.

Pollak worked for about three months as an engineer before deciding he would give poker a try. He gave himself a year and a half to succeed in poker, and so far, the rest is history. Depending on how the next few days go, Pollak could be in store for something even more historic — becoming the first French WSOP Main Event Champion.

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John Hesp’s Legend Grows

Niveau 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante
John Hesp
John Hesp

The legend of John Hesp continues to grow: the gentlemanly British accent, the crazy attire, the fearlessness against some of poker’s best, the amateur turning into a poker buzzsaw. Hesp has become the talk of the series and plenty in the poker world have taken note.

At a time when many are hoping to bring the fun back to poker, Hesp certainly fits the bill. The 64-year-old has earned fans around the world with social media abuzz about his massive run. The love has come pouring in for him on Twitter:

Liv Boree: “Utterly in love with John Hesp.”

Max Silver: “Best of luck to John Hesp in the main! Playing some sweet, sweet poker.”

Poker fan Zachary Hagenbush believes Hesp’s run is some kind of karmic magic: “I'm convinced John Hesp's presence is the universe trying to make up for Will Kassouf last year.”

For his part, Hesp is taking his newfound fame in stride. Text messages have been blowing up his phone from people he doesn’t even know as his everyman, nice-guy story resonates with fans.

“It’s unbelievable, it’s indescribable,” he says. “I tried to get some sleep last night and my phone’s going ping-ping-ping as get messages coming from all over the world – China, Russia, South America. I’m thinking, ‘Who are these people wanting to get connected with me from all over the world.’ Something’s happened .. it just looks as though I’ve become an international poker celebrity in the span of 48 hours. How did that happen? I’m just a simple guy that’s come to achieve my wish on my bucket list and I’m here.”

Earlier in the day, Hesp’s stack dipped a bit, but he has bounced back some in the afternoon.

“My directional antenna went askew,” he says. “I overplayed jacks quite badly … and I lost a lot of chips.”

Throughout the tournament, Hesp has often shown his hands when raking a pot. Does he plan to continue the practice?

“I don’t know,” he said. “It depends on how I feel. But really I’ve just got to keep calm, stay with it, and hopefully make the final table. That would be a dream come true.”

A friend joined him in Vegas for the trip and to play in the WSOP, but busted on Day 3. On his own, Hesp’s rail has grown since his story was broken by PokerNews – including the Uber driver he’s used since Day 1. A family man, Hesp’s wife is on standby if that indeed happens.

“She’s ready to push the button on a flight if I make the final nine,” he said. “Otherwise, I said don’t bother. If I get busted out today there’s no point.”

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Alexandre Reard termine 16e ($340,000)

Niveau 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Alexandre Reard
Alexandre Reard

Feature Table Hand #96: Alexandre Reard envoie ses 5,450,000 jetons under the gun et Ben Lamb porte les enchères à 8,1 millions de la petite blinde pour isoler le Français. En grosse blinde, Scott Stewart s'écarte du chemin et nous avons un abattage.

Lamb: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Reard: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Lamb confirme son avantage à l'issue d'un tableau {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades} et monte à 24 millions de jetons. Alex laisse 3 Français en lice se diriger vers la Table Finale, il réalise son deuxième ITM de suite sur le tournoi le plus important de l'année et signe son record de gains en carrière...

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Joueur Jetons Progression
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
24,025,000
4,525,000
4,525,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
Eliminé
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Alexandre ReardBen LambScott Stewart

Michael Krasienko Eliminated in 17th Place ($340,000)

Niveau 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Michael Krasienko elimination
Michael Krasienko elimination

Secondary Table Hand #109: Jack Sinclair made it 1,000,000 to go from under the gun and Michael Krasienko three-bet to 3,100,000 in the hijack. Sinclair four-bet to 7,000,000 and picked up a call by Krasienko to create a pot of 15,000,000.

On the {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, Sinclair continued for 5,000,000 and Krasienko moved all in for 22,475,000 in total. Sinclair called to create the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Krasienko: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Sinclair: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

Krasienko's rail was shouting for a queen, but their favorite was drawing dead as soon as the {K-Hearts} appeared on the turn, making the river a mere formality. Pot-limit Omaha specialist Krasienko receives $340,000 for his 17th-place finish, while Sinclair took over the lead with 16 players remaining.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
68,150,000
28,925,000
28,925,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Krasienko us
Michael Krasienko
Eliminé

Tags: Jack SinclairMichael Krasienko

Richard Gryko Eliminated in 18th Place ($340,000)

Niveau 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Richard Gryko elimination
Richard Gryko elimination

Secondary Table Hand #106: Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 1,025,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Richard Gryko who jammed all in from the hijack seat for 7,825,000. Action folded back to Saout who thought for a bit before he plopped in a stack to call.

Saout: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Gryko: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The flop came down {3-Spades}{A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, which was no help to Gryko. The {7-Spades} was no help either. He needed to catch a king or a queen to catch up, but neither came as the river was the {10-Clubs}, giving Saout a winning set of tens. For his 18th-place finish, Gryko will take home $340,000.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
25,920,000
8,270,000
8,270,000
Richard Gryko gb
Richard Gryko
Eliminé
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Antoine SaoutRichard Gryko

Ben Lamb: Main Event Regular

Niveau 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

For Ben Lamb, cashing and running deep in the Main Event is not something new. The 2011 WSOP Player of the Year has secured his fourth cash in the event and hoping this one is the on that brings the bracelet.

Lamb got his feet wet In 2007, Lamb finishing 156th in a field of 6,358 for $58,570. In 2009, he added another breakthrough, finishing 14th for $633,022. The pinnacle of his Main Event finishes came in 2011, when he finished third for $4,021,138. Now among the chip leaders on Day 7, he’s looking for a second shot at the final table.

“I’m having a lot of fun,” he says. “It’s always fun being deep in this tournament. It’s the most pressure, stressful, and emotional form of poker I’ve ever played. Things are going well for me.”

While he now lives in Las Vegas and plays professionally, Lamb grew up playing in the thriving Oklahoma poker scene. A native of Tulsa, the 32-year-old attended Jenks High School and says academics always came easy and didn’t have to study until college.

Although he played billiards and golf with friends while in high school, the poker boom was also well under way. Chris Moneymaker’s 2003 rags-to-riches WSOP win helped spark his interest in the game, and he and his friends in high school joined in on the action. His card-playing continued during his one semester at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

As his winnings increased, his interest in continuing college waned and he ditched his school books for the life of a poker rounder.
“I was making decent money while in college and decided to take a year off and give myself a shot at poker,” he says. “I’ve never looked back.”

Lamb is not the first poker shark from Tulsa. Bobby Baldwin became Main Event champion in 1978 and won four WSOP bracelets before becoming a successful casino industry executive. Lamb is hoping he can move that Tulsa total to two.

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Secondary Table Hands #90-92: Hesp's Jacks Are No Good, Piccioli Doubles

Niveau 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Bryan Piccioli
Bryan Piccioli

Hand #90: Michael Krasienko opened to 1,000,000 on the button and action folded John Hesp in the big blind who reraised, making it 2,000,000. Michael Krasienko four-bet, making it 4,500,000, and Hesp called, bringing the two men to a flop.

Both players checked the {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{A-Spades} flop to see the {Q-Diamonds} on the turn. Hesp led out for 3 million and was called.

On the {6-Diamonds} river, Hesp bet 4 million and Krasienko called.

"I guess you got me," Hesp said, showing {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}.

He was right. Krasienko showed {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and that was good for him to take down the big pot.

Hand #91: Jack Sinclair raised to 1 million from under the gun and he was called by Bryan Piccioli from the cutoff seat. Everyone else folded and the two headed to a flop.

The flop came {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Sinclair bet 800,000. Piccioli called. On the {10-Diamonds} turn, Sinclair led out again, this time betting 2,200,000. Piccioli called again.

On the {8-Diamonds} river Sinclair moved all in. Piccioli snap-called. Sinclair showed {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for just queen high. Piccioli jumped from his chair and clapped, revealing {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for a rivered flush and earning him a double.

Hand #92: Action folded to the small blind where Karen Sarkisyan limped in and Sinclair checked his option. They checked to a turn of {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} where Sarkisyan bet 600,000 and Sinclair called.

The river was the {10-Clubs} and both players checked. Sarkisyan showed {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} while Sinclair held {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and his two pair was good to take down the pot.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
33,620,000
-8,630,000
-8,630,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Krasienko us
Michael Krasienko
32,670,000
11,100,000
11,100,000
John Hesp gb
John Hesp
29,870,000
-12,130,000
-12,130,000
Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
22,100,000
9,980,000
9,980,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryan PiccioliJack SinclairJohn HespKaren SarkisyanMichael Krasienko