2017 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$775,923
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,120,800
Entries
332
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000

Eric Wasserson Eliminated in 11th Place ($39,284)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Eric Wasserson
Eric Wasserson

Jacob Powers limped in from under the gun and, once action was on Eric Wasserson in the big blind, he moved all in for about 540,000. Powers snap-called.

Wasserson was at risk and marginally ahead with {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} up against Powers' {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Powers took the lead with two pairs, kings and fours. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and the river was the {j-Diamonds}, sending Wasserson to the rail in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Powers us
Jacob Powers
2,135,000
270,000
270,000
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
Busted

Tags: Eric WassersonJacob Powers

Connor Drinan Takes One Down

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Grayson Ramage raised to 85,000 under the gun and was called by Tommy Chen in the small blind and Connor Drinan in the big blind. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and all three players checked.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Chen bet out 130,000. Drinan went all in for 285,000, Ramage folded, and after a little while, Chen said "It's close," and folded.

Drinan took down the pot and Chen said he folded queen-jack.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Chen us
Tommy Chen
1,200,000
100,000
100,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
975,000
585,000
585,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Connor DrinanTommy Chen

Lucky Chop for Connor Drinan

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Connor Drinan
Connor Drinan

Connor Drinan moved all in for 370,000 on the button and Artem Metalidi called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Drinan: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Metalidi: {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The flop came {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Metalidi was still ahead. The {3-Clubs} turn gave Drinan some extra chop outs, and he started asking for his outs. The {3-Spades} river was one of them and the two players chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
1,625,000
65,000
65,000
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
390,000
-1,190,000
-1,190,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Connor DrinanArtem Metalidi

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 12th Place ($39,284)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija

With about 400,000 in the pot on a board reading {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Dmitry Yurasov bet 280,000.

Makhija thought for a moment and moved all in for 875,000. Yurasov asked for a count and, after weighing his options, he called.

Makhija cringed and tabled {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for bottom pair and Yurasov tabled {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for two pairs to scoop the pot, sending Makhija to the rail in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
2,300,000
1,465,000
1,465,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
Busted

Tags: Amit MakhijaDmitry Yurasov

Albert Daher Shoves on Kristen Bicknell

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Kristen Bicknell raised to 90,000 and Albert Daher called on the button. The blinds folded and it was heads up to the {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop. Bicknell bet 80,000 and Daher called.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and both players checked. On the {A-Spades} river, Bicknell bet 175,000 and after a long pause, Daher went all in, putting Bicknell to an all-in decision. She folded and Daher took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Daher lb
Albert Daher
2,900,000
1,040,000
1,040,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
860,000
285,000
285,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Albert DaherKristen Bicknell

Metalidi Doubles Up Again, Leaves Drinan Short

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Connor Drinan raised to 80,000 on the button and Artem Metalidi went all in for 755,000 in the big blind. Drinan called and Metalidi was at risk for the second time at this feature table.

Metalidi: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Drinan: {A-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Drinan was still ahead. Matalidi asked for a seven on the turn and he got the {7-Hearts} to make a pair. It held up on the {5-Spades} river and he doubled up once again, leaving Drinan short-stacked.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
1,560,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Artem MetalidiConnor Drinan

Luo Cracks Makhija's Aces

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Xixiang Luo
Xixiang Luo

On a board reading {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Spades} with about 850,000 in the pot already, Xixiang Luo was all in from the big blind for his last 435,000 and got action from Amit Makhija.

Luo was the player at risk and tabled {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} for trip jacks while Makhija was behind with {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for two pairs, aces and jacks.

Makhija needed one of the two remaining aces in the deck, but instead the river was the {2-Hearts} and Luo found a double.

Player Chips Progress
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
1,715,000
920,000
920,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
1,325,000
-1,060,000
-1,060,000

Tags: Amit MakhijaXixiang Luo

Powers Straightens Sammartino Out

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jacob Powers
Jacob Powers

Amit Makhija raised to 90,000 from middle position and got calls from Dario Sammartino on the button and Jacob Powers from the big blind.

The flop came {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and action checked to Sammartino. He bet 135,000, and Powers called while Makhija folded.

Powers checked in the dark and the dealer put the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. Sammartino bet 290,000 and Powers moved all in for 610,000. Sammartino called.

Powers was at risk and tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}, but was happy to see he locked up the pot when Sammartino revealed {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. The river was the insignificant {8-Clubs} and Powers doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Powers us
Jacob Powers
1,865,000
1,575,000
1,575,000
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
1,650,000
-215,000
-215,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Amit MakhijaDario SammartinoJacob Powers

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Kristen Bicknell Fills Up on the River

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

Connor Drinan raised to 75,000 in middle position and Kristen Bicknell called in the big blind. The flop was {J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Bicknell checked. Drinan continued for 50,000. Bicknell called and the turn was the {K-Spades}. Bicknell checked again and Drinan bet 125,000.

Bicknell called again and the river was the {K-Clubs}. Bicknell checked and Drinan checked back. Bicknell tabled {K-Hearts}{J-Spades} for kings full of jacks and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
1,580,000
-335,000
-335,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
575,000
-305,000
-305,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Connor DrinanKristen Bicknell

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