The remaining players are on their first break of the day.
2017 World Series of Poker
Jerry Payne was just eliminated in two hands, but he lost the majority of his stack in the first one.
Payne opened to 35,000 on the button and Chris Moorman called in the small blind. Action was on Richard Tuhrim in the big blind and he thought for a while. He announced he was all in and Payne quickly announced he was also all in.
Moorman folded face up and said, "At least I didn't shove," before the other two players' hands were revealed.
Tuhrim:
Payne:
The first four cards came , and Payne was still ahead. Tuhrim was drawing to a four to win and a jack or five to chop. The came on the river, giving Tuhrim the winning hand. Payne let out some frustration and matched Tuhrim's stack, which was 411,000 total. Payne was left with just 22,000 after that hand.
Two hands later, Payne went all in for 18,000 in middle position and Chris Moorman raised to 48,000. The other players folded and Payne was at risk.
Payne:
Moorman:
The board ran out and Payne was eliminated. He takes home $23,029 for his 15th-place finish.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Chris Moorman |
1,271,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
Richard Tuhrim |
860,000
478,000
|
478,000 |
Jerry Payne | Eliminado |
Simeon Naydenov raised to 35,000 under the gun and Bernardo Dias three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff. It folded back around to Naydenov and he moved all in for 600,000 total. Dias called and Naydenov was at risk.
Simeon Naydenov:
Bernardo Dias:
The board ran out , giving Dias a pair of kings to eliminate Naydenov in 16th place. Naydenov received a payday of $23,029.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Bernardo Dias | 1,520,000 | |
Simeon Naydenov | Eliminado | |
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James Chen opened to 35,000 in the cutoff and was called by the player on the button and the small blind. Max Silver then three-bet to 150,000 from the big blind and Chen four-bet jammed.
After the other two players folded, Silver got a count and made the call, putting Chen at risk.
Both players tabled ace-jack and the board ran out without a sweat, chopping the pot between them.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Max Silver |
2,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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James Chen |
480,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
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A sizable pot was brewing between Simeon Naydenov and Steve Sung as the two came to a flop. Sung bet 45,000 and Naydenov check-called.
Sung fired again when the dropped on the turn and Naydenov check-called once more. The fell on the river and Naydenov checked. Sung slid out a bet of 300,000 and Naydenov folded.
Sung tabled for a total airball and Naydenov just shook his head in defeat.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Steve Sung |
1,900,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Simeon Naydenov |
460,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
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Julien Martini raised to 38,000 on the button and was called by Morten Mortensen in the small blind and Joshua Ladines in the big blind.
The flop was and it checked around. On the turn, Mortensen checked and Ladines bet 45,000. Martini called and Mortensen folded.
It was heads up to the river and both players checked.
Ladines tabled for two pair, fours and twos on the river. Martini looked displeased and pushed his cards toward the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Julien Martini |
730,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
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Joshua Ladines |
450,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
According to players at the table, Steve Sung raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Samantha Cohen went all in for 217,00 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Sung called to put Cohen at risk.
Cohen had pocket sixes against Sung's and the board ran out . Cohen was good until the ace on the river gave Sung a pair of aces to knock her out.
Cohen earns $23,029 for her 17th-place finish in the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Steve Sung |
1,650,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
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Samantha Cohen | Eliminado |
With the board reading and more than 200,000 in the middle, Onur Unsal bet 251,000 in the big blind. His opponent, Morten Mortensen, was in the cutoff and he went all in. The decision was for the rest of Unsal's chips, which totaled 646,000.
Unsal folded his hand and the pot went over to Mortensen.
A little while later, Unsal asked Mortensen, "How do you manage to run good for two days? What do you eat for breakfast?"
Mortensen replied, "Just omelet."
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Morten Mortensen |
1,650,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Onur Unsal |
646,000
-439,000
|
-439,000 |
With 300,000 or so already in the middle and the board showing , both Pratyush Buddiga and Max Silver checked, getting to see the turn for free. Both checked again and the completed the board on the river.
Buddiga led with a bet of 125,000 and Silver called, but he mucked when Buddiga tabled two kings for a flopped set of cowboys.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Max Silver |
2,100,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
|
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Pratyush Buddiga |
900,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Alex Queen shoved preflop and was put at risk by Steve Sung.
Sung:
Queen:
Queen was dominated and in trouble. The board ran out giving Sung a flush and Queen was sent to the rail in 18th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Steve Sung |
1,100,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
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Alex Queen
|
Eliminado |