Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 1a | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-08 22:57 UTC-7

Updated Counts from Brasilia

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris George	181,000 23,000	23,000
Darren Grant	162,600 -12,400	-12,400
Hunter Cichy	77,000
Tara Snow	75,500 4,500	4,500
Pierre Merlin	70,300 4,800	4,800
Tom Schneider	45,000 -3,000	-3,000

Pratyush Buddiga	41,800 -200	-200
Jerry Yang	28,675 -10,325	-10,325

Joshua Field	26,000 -19,700	-19,700

2017-07-08 22:58 UTC-7

Bloch's Eights are Enough this Time

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Andy Bloch bet an unknown amount with a T5,000 chip into a pot of about 10,000 after one check on a flop. The player on the button made it 12,000, and Bloch called after the third player folded. Both remaining players checked the turn, with Bloch's opponent asking to see his stack. Two more checks followed on the river.

Bloch turned over the . When his opponent didn't move, Bloch showed the behind it and took the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andy Bloch	64,000 20,750	20,750

Tags: Andy Bloch

2017-07-08 22:59 UTC-7

Patrick Korsar Drops One

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot, the flop came . Patrick Korsar was on the button and was heads-up with the player in the cutoff. The action was checked to Korsar, who bet 2,500, and his opponent called. The turn was the , and the cutoff checked again. Korsar made a large bet of 16,800, and his opponent didn't waste much time making the call. The river landed the , and both players checked.

The cutoff tabled for a full house on the flop, and Korsar chuckled a bit as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Patrick Korsar	137,700 137,700	137,700

2017-07-08 23:10 UTC-7

Yang Bluffs Away Stack, Doubles After

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

At the tail end of a big hand with Jon Turner, Jerry Yang bet 11,000 on the river of a board, and Jon Turner called. Yang was caught bluffing with , and Turner had that beat with for two pair.

Two hands later, Yang open-shoved his last 9,875, and the player one seat over called. The rest of the table folded, and the cards were tabled:

Jerry Yang:
Opponent:

The flop gave Yang the lead, and he stayed in thanks to the turn and river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jon Turner	118,000 32,000	32,000
Jerry Yang	21,000 -7,675	-7,675

Tags: Jerry Yang Jon Turner

2017-07-08 23:25 UTC-7

Filatov Wins Another Before the End of the Day

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

With about 7,500 in the pot, the flop was . There were three players in the hand, and the first player to act led out for 3,100. Anatoly Filatov was to his left and raised to 8,000. The third player in the pot folded, and the initial bettor made the call.

The turn brought the , and the action was checked to Filatov. He bet 12,000, and that was enough to get his opponent to lay his hand down.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Anatoly Filatov	168,500 22,000	22,000

2017-07-08 23:27 UTC-7

Yang No More

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

After previously escaping from elimination, Jerry Yang failed to hold up in his next all-in showdown. The camera crews were just finished filming, and the board was already rushed away with Steven Warburton stacking chips in the nine seat.

Apparently, it was a three-way all in with Warburton as shortest stack and pocket jacks. Yang had the second-biggest stack and , while a third player in the hand had pocket nines. Warburton scored a triple-up, while Yang found no help for the smaller side pot to join the rail in the last level of the night.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steven Warburton	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jerry Yang	Eliminado

Tags: Jerry Yang Steven Warburton

2017-07-08 23:31 UTC-7

Doug Polk's Nines Are Good

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Doug Polk, in the cutoff, opened to 1,200. Mike Matusow three-bet to 2,600 on the button. Polk called. The flop came and was checked through to the turn and river. Polk checked.

''I have to look to see if I can bet,'' commented Matusow.

''It's 50/50'' answered Polk.

Matusow peeked at his cards and threw in a bet of 1,600. After a few seconds of reflection and of talking to Matusow without getting an answer, Polk continued, ''I'm such a nice guy, I am gonna pay you off''. He proceeded to call.

''I have ace-high'' said Matusow, tabling . Polk showed , laughed, and commented, ''This was a beautiful bet!'' raking in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Matusow	87,000 35,000	35,000

Doug Polk	39,000 16,900	16,900

Tags: Doug Polk Mike Matusow

2017-07-08 23:31 UTC-7

Updated Counts from Brasilia

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris George	151,000 -30,000	-30,000
Jon Turner	90,300 -27,700	-27,700
Mike Matusow	89,500 2,500	2,500

Hunter Cichy	76,000 -1,000	-1,000
Tara Snow	63,000 -12,500	-12,500
Tom Schneider	56,000 11,000	11,000

Pierre Merlin	48,100 -22,200	-22,200
Pratyush Buddiga	41,500 -300	-300
Chris Hunichen	36,000 11,550	11,550

Doug Polk	35,100 -3,900	-3,900

Joshua Field	15,025 -10,975	-10,975

2017-07-08 23:40 UTC-7

Donnacha O'Dea Bets and Wins

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

With about 16,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Donnacha O'Dea bet 6,500 from the cutoff into his lone opponent on the button. After a few moments of thought, the button folded, and O'Dea took the pot to bolster his stack at the very end of play on Day 1a.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Donnacha O'Dea	81,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Donnacha O'Dea

2017-07-08 23:46 UTC-7

Er Busts to Khoroshenin

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Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

In one of the last hands of the night, three players limped and Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 3,000 on the button. Ronnie Brown called and Zorlu Er then shoved for his last 20,200 from the hijack. Khoroshenin called and Brown folded to set up the following showdown.

Zorlu Er:
Oleksii Khoroshenin:

The board came and Er failed to get there, falling short of making Day 2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ronnie Brown	180,000 -10,000	-10,000
Oleksii Khoroshenin	125,000 -10,000	-10,000
Zorlu Er	Eliminado

Tags: Ronnie Brown Zorlu Er Oleksii Khoroshenin