Event #45: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-24 10:44 UTC-7

Diego Sanchez Leads the Remaining 49 Players

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Welcome to Day 2 coverage of Event #45: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30-minute levels).

The starting field of 505 players is down to just 49 survivors, each looking to outlast the field and capture a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet along with the first-place prize of $527,555. On top of the chip counts entering Day 2 is Diego Sanchez with 661,000.

Sanchez found himself on the winning side of a race on the money bubble, eliminating Loni Harwood. Sanchez held pocket queens, Harwood had ace-king, and a third queen found the board to vault Sanchez up the leaderboard en route to his bagging the chip lead. Rounding out the top five are Dennis Blieden (561,000), Jake Bazeley (509,000), Max Silver (504,000), and Conor Beresford (488,000).

Action in Event 45 resumes at noon and will continue until a winner emerges.

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Brasilia	709	1	Apostolos Bechrakis	Greece	218,000	18
Brasilia	709	2	Frank Kassela	United States	444,000	37
Brasilia	709	3	Conor Beresford	United Kingdom	504,000	42
Brasilia	709	4	Sean Loring	United States	128,000	11
Brasilia	709	5	Christopher Brammer	United Kingdom	464,000	39
Brasilia	709	6	Pete Chen	Taiwan	135,000	11
Brasilia	709	7	James Chen	Taiwan	361,000	30
Brasilia	709	8	Jonathan Concepcion	Spain	207,000	17
Brasilia	709	9	Quang Ngo	United States	138,000	12

Brasilia	710	1	Joseph Kohls	United States	117,000	10
Brasilia	710	2	Leonel Flores	United States	177,000	15
Brasilia	710	3	Jett Schencker	United States	240,000	20
Brasilia	710	4	Andrew Marson	United States	272,000	23
Brasilia	710	5	Clinton Harris	United States	124,000	10
Brasilia	710	6	Ty Reiman	United States	191,000	16
Brasilia	710	7	Alex Foxen	United States	207,000	17
Brasilia	710	8	Ashton Griffin	United States	247,000	21

Brasilia	711	1	Jason Tam	Canada	297,000	25
Brasilia	711	2	David Ormsby	Canada	477,000	40
Brasilia	711	3	Michael Tureniec	Sweden	278,000	23
Brasilia	711	4	Viliyan Petleshkov	Bulgaria	293,000	24
Brasilia	711	5	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	United States	385,000	32
Brasilia	711	6	Oliver Weis	United States	272,000	23
Brasilia	711	7	Dennis Blieden	United States	561,000	47
Brasilia	711	8	Brant How	Canada	210,000	18

Brasilia	712	1	Javier Gomez	United States	59,000	5
Brasilia	712	2	Max Silver	United Kingdom	504,000	42
Brasilia	712	3	Kenneth Smaron	United States	264,000	22
Brasilia	712	4	Diego Sanchez	Mexico	660,000	55
Brasilia	712	5	Jimmy Guerrero	France	180,000	15
Brasilia	712	7	Chris Moorman	United Kingdom	179,000	15
Brasilia	712	8	Ivan Deyra	France	183,000	15
Brasilia	712	9	Rui Ye	United States	110,000	9

Brasilia	713	1	[Removed:14]	United States	219,000	18
Brasilia	713	2	Dan Wirgau	United States	60,000	5
Brasilia	713	3	Liang Xu	China	105,000	9
Brasilia	713	4	Kiryl Radzivonau	Belarus	215,000	18
Brasilia	713	5	James Akenhead	United Kingdom	184,000	15
Brasilia	713	6	Aditya Agarwal	India	416,000	35
Brasilia	713	7	Kyle Julius	United States	236,000	20
Brasilia	713	8	Jacob Bazeley	United States	509,000	42

Brasilia	714	1	Quan Zhou	China	181,000	15
Brasilia	714	2	Tobias Ziegler	Germany	373,000	31
Brasilia	714	3	Michael Brinkenhoff	United States	171,000	14
Brasilia	714	4	Ivan Luca	Argentina	219,000	18
Brasilia	714	5	Neel Murthy	United States	321,000	27
Brasilia	714	6	Samuel Phillips	United States	74,000	6
Brasilia	714	7	Kenneth Ray	United States	99,000	8
Brasilia	714	8	Carlos Boyd	Panama	145,000	12

Tags: Conor Beresford Dennis Blieden Diego Sanchez Jake Bazeley Loni Harwood Max Silver

2017-06-24 12:16 UTC-7

Kyle Julius Eliminated by Liang Xu

Nível 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Kyle Julius open-shoved for 186,000 from middle position and Liang Xu called in the small blind.

"Kings again?" Julius asked.

"Yes," Xu answered.

The big blind folded and Julius was at risk, and behind.

Julius:
Xu:

The board ran out and Julius was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Liang Xu	455,000	350,000
Kyle Julius	Eliminado

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2017-06-24 12:38 UTC-7

Conor Beresford Eliminated by Michael Brinkenhoff

Nível 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Brinkenhoff open-shoved 338,000 in early position and Conor Beresford called for his remaining stack of 319,000.

Beresford was ahead with against Brinkenhoff's .

The board came , giving Brinkenhoff a set on the river to send Beresford to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Brinkenhoff	683,000	512,000
Conor Beresford	Eliminado

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2017-06-24 13:45 UTC-7

Quan Zhou Eliminated in 26th Place ($14,277)

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Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jett Schencker raised from early position, Quan Zhou reraised all in from the big blind for roughly 300,000, and Schencker called.

Schencker:
Zhou:

The board came down , giving Schencker aces full of fours to eliminate Zhou in 26th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jett Schencker	870,000	330,000
Quan Zhou	Eliminado

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2017-06-24 14:04 UTC-7

Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 24th Place ($14,277)

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Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

In a three-way all-in, Aditya Agarwal raised all in for roughly 200,000 with from early position, Ashton Griffin reshoved from middle position with , and Dennis Blieden woke up with in the blinds and called all in for about 500,000.

Blieden's queens held up, giving him the double through Griffin, and eliminating Agarwal in 24th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dennis Blieden	1,200,000	755,000
Ashton Griffin	350,000	-500,000
Aditya Agarwal	Eliminado

Tags: Aditya Agarwal Ashton Griffin Dennis Blieden

2017-06-24 14:07 UTC-7

Kenneth Ray Eliminated in 23rd Place ($14,277)

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Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Kenneth Ray was all in for roughly 260,000 with , but ran into the of Kenneth Smaron. A third eight found the board, Ray couldn't catch up, and Ray busted in 23rd place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kenneth Smaron	515,000	187,000
Kenneth Ray	Eliminado

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2017-06-24 14:10 UTC-7

Ashton Griffin Eliminated in 22nd Place ($14,277)

Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

With the board reading , Ashton Griffin had all his chips in the middle from the big blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko had him at risk in middle position.

Griffin:
Timoshenko:

Timoshenko's aces were ahead and they held up on the turn and the river. Griffin was eliminated in 22nd place for a payout of $14,277.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	1,011,000	591,000
Ashton Griffin	Eliminado

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2017-06-24 14:17 UTC-7

Liang Xu Eliminated in 21st Place ($14,277)

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Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Liang Xu raised all in for about 185,000 from the cutoff and Jimmy Guerrero reshoved from the button

Xu:
Guerrero:

The board ran out , no help to Xu, ending his tournament in 21st place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jimmy Guerrero	790,000
Liang Xu	Eliminado

Tags: Jimmy Guerrero Liang Xu

2017-06-24 14:17 UTC-7

Carlos Boyd Eliminated in 20th Place ($14,277)

Nível 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Carlos Boyd open-shoved for 167,000 in middle position and David Ormsby called in the big blind to put Boyd at risk.

Boyd:
Ormsby:

Ormsby was well behind the kings of Boyd, but the flop gave Ormsby a flush draw and he hit it on the turn. The river was the and Boyd was eliminated in 20th place for a payout of $14,277.