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2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Dias: 1c
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Mão Vencedora
a2
Prémio
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entradas
7,221
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Massive Day 1c Turnout Creates Third Largest WSOP Main Event Ever

Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Mother-to-be Natasha Mercier bags big stack on Day 1c
Mother-to-be Natasha Mercier bags big stack on Day 1c

Only topped by Jamie Gold’s navigation of 8,773 runners in 2006 and Jonathan Duhamel’s dissection of 7,319 entries in 2010, the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event field has become the third largest ever.

With 795 joining Day 1a, another 2,164 on Day 1b, and a whopping 4,262 today for Day 1c, the grand total of players closed at 7,221. A monstrous prize pool of $67,877,400 has been created and the next World Champion will be awarded $8,150,000. The top 1,084 will reach the money, all taking home at least $15,000. Any player that reaches the final table is once again guaranteed $1,000,000.

Here is how the 2017 Main Event stacks up to previous years:

 Day 1aDay 1bDay 1cDay 1dTotalPrize Pool
20081,2971,1581,9282,4616,844$64,333,600
20091,1168731,6962,8096,494$61,043,600
20101,1251,4892,3142,3917,319$68,798,600
20118979852,1812,8026,865$64,531,000
20121,0662,1143,418-6,598$62,021,200
20139431,9423,467-6,352$59,708,800
20147712,1443,768-6,683$62,820,200
20157411,7163,963-6,420$60,348,000
20167641,7334,240-6,737$63,327,800
20177952,1644,262-7,221$67,877,400

When asked about this year's event, World Series of Poker VP and Tournament Director Jack Effel replied with, "I think that it's amazing on all fronts. The third largest Main Event in history; 7,221 players, huge field, huge prize pool, lots of people getting paid, lots of people making money!"

Effel went on to say, "The Main Event is a special tournament, and I will tell you, whether you're playing with 100 people or 10,000 people, it's the most special tournament on the planet. Of course, $8.15 million is life-changing money and all of that, but winning the Main Event, being one of only 48 people to ever do it, actually it's less because of the duplicates, so knowing you will forever be immortalized as poker's world champion, I think, is a feat in itself.

"This event just has so much energy and it's so much fun. And it requires so much attention, and so much patience, and so much mental and physical endurance, that the person that wins it, I don't even know if they're thinking about the money until way after they've already won it. I can tell you it's a special tournament, it's magical. I don't know why it's magical, the feeling is just magical, every year you feel it, you see everyone here, everyone gets excited about it and I can't wait to see who's gonna win it."

Effel was then asked if he saw this coming. "I can tell you that all the events indicated that we were pacing upwards to do well this year," he said. "There are so many events to choose from, how are you gonna tell what's going to be the most popular this year? We want to give something for everyone to play. The Rio was packed all summer long."

With registration now closed, one player who didn’t help pack the Rio for this year's Main Event was Phil Ivey. That left many fans disappointed, but his absence is understandable as Ivey is due in a U.K. Supreme Court on July 13 to defend his edge-sorting case against Genting Casinos.

Filling the void were many former Main Event champions in attendance today. The 1987-88 back-to-back champ Johnny Chan ended play with more than double his starting stack, sitting with 120,600. 1998 winner Scotty Nguyen wasn't too far behind, finishing play with 108,400.

The 1989 world champion Phil Hellmuth made his traditional late-as-possible entry and bagged 87,400. The youngest ever Main Event winner Joe Cada also made it through. "I wasn’t above 63 and wasn’t below 52. Pretty ideal," Cada told us after play was finished. "I feel excited every time I play. It’s like Christmas." Cada tossed 63,000 into his bag, while 2000 champ Chris Ferguson has 56,100 going into Day 2.

Jason Mann has run deep in this event previously, finishing in 25th place in 2013. When asked about how his Day 1 was this year compared to his Day 1 that year, he said "I had a good day then, too. I bagged over 100k and that was when we started with 30k, so that was a comfortable stack. But it was nothing like today. I made a ton of hands, especially after dinner ... just building." Mann will carry a stack of 236,000 into Day 2.

Another player with good history in this event is Adam Levy, who hasn't been playing poker as much lately but couldn't miss out on the biggest tournament of the year. Levy bagged 220,700 after a slow start to the day. "I took a step back from poker after the World Series last year," he said. "Moved to LA and tried to get a real job. It's been really good for me from a life standpoint. I needed to take a break from poker after living out of a suitcase after Black Friday for a while. For sure, it's definitely good to be back. The Main Event is fucking the best!"

Six-months pregnant and bagging a big stack was Natasha Mercier. Mercier finished the night with 218,000, well above her husband Jason Mercier (28,500) and the rest of their housemates. "I’ve got the biggest stack in our house and we’ll go home and talk about hands for hours. I was thinking about not playing this tournament because I’m six-months pregnant and it’s so long, but when I sat down I had a super friendly table. We were doing side bets and everything. It definitely helped the time pass quicker."

The top stack of the day belongs to Jerome Brion who mustered an impressive 247,900. Tyson Mao (242,800), Michael Pedley (240,900), Rudy Sawa (238,600), and Carl Carodenuto (237,800) round out the top five.

Other notables breaking through in the first stage include Nick Maimone (213,000), Andre Akkari (189,900), Brandon Shack-Harris (160,000), 2017 WSOP Player of the year front-runner John Monnette (123,800), Brian Rast (126,900), and Daniel Negreanu (26,000).

Former two-time November Niner Mark Newhouse won’t have a chance to make his third Main Event final table. Newhouse lost his chips midway through Day 1, joining fellow Day 1c casualties John Juanda, Ron Ware, John Duthie, Johnny Lodden, Dan Heimiller, Bill Klein, John Racener, Ari Engel, and Russell Thomas.

The Main Event moves forward on Tuesday as the survivors from Day 1a and Day 1b return for Day 2ab beginning at 11 a.m. The 3,300 outof 4,262 survivors of Day 1c return to the Rio on Wednesday for Day 2c.

Follow along throughout the day as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live up-to-date coverage.

Tags: Adam LevyAndre AkkariAri EngelBrian RastCarl CarodenutoChris FergusonDaniel NegreanuEric BaldwinJack EffelJason MannJason MercierJoe CadaJohn DuthieJohn JuandaJohn MonnetteJohn RacenerJohnny ChanJohnny LoddenLaurence GrondinMark NewhouseNick MaimonePhil HellmuthPhil IveyScotty Nguyen

Joe Cada; Day 1C Chip Leader Twice?

Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

"I was chip leader on Day 1C," explained Joe Cada, recounting his triumph back in 2009. "I bagged 187,000, and the next day I bagged exactly 1,000 chips less!

"But that was with only a 30,000 starting stack."

"This guy misread his hand in level two that year, and he even thought that he won the hand when he turned his hand over!"

Cada currently sits just under starting stack, and will really have to go on a run of cards to get close to the chip lead.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Joe Cada
47,000
-3,000
-3,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner

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$8,150,000 Awaits the Winner in the Third Biggest Main Event Ever

Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
2017 WSOP Main Event Bracelet
2017 WSOP Main Event Bracelet

Day 1c of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event has attracted 4,262 players, the largest in recent history. Together with the 795 that came to the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino for Day 1a and the 2,164 that played yesterday on Day 1b, that makes for 7,221 total players. With that, the 2017 edition of the Main Event is officially the third biggest Main Event in the history of the WSOP. The event only attracted bigger fields in 2006 (Jamie Gold beat a field of 8,773) and 2010 (Jonathan Duhamel beat a field of 7,319).

With the numbers now official, the payouts have been confirmed as well. The winner of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event takes home $8,150,000. All nine finalists are guaranteed to make $1,000,000, and a total of 1,084 players get in the money. The min-cash is, again, $15,000. A complete breakdown of the payout:

PositionPrizePOY Points
1st$8,150,000433.2
2nd$4,700,000360.6
3rd$3,500,000326.8
4th$2,600,000296.0
5th$2,000,000271.2
6th$1,675,000255.7
7th$1,425,000242.3
8th$1,200,000228.8
9th$1,000,000215.3
10th$825,001201.9
11th$675,000188.9
12th-13th$535,000174.8
14th-15th$450,000165.0
16th-18th$340,000150.3
19th-27th$263,532138.0
28th-36th$214,913129.0
37th-45th$176,399120.7
46th-54th$145,733113.3
55th-63rd$121,188106.5
64th-72nd$101,444100.4
73rd-81st$85,48294.8
82nd-90th$72,51489.8
91st-99th$61,92985.2
100th-162nd$53,24781.0
163rd-225th$46,09677.2
226th-288th$40,18173.7
289th-351st$35,26770.6
352nd-414th$31,17067.8
415th-477th$27,74365.2
478th-540th$24,86762.8
541st-603rd$22,44960.7
604th-666th$20,41158.8
667th-765th$18,69357.1
766th-864th$17,24355.6
865th-963rd$16,02454.3
964th-1084th$15,00053.1

Here's a breakdown of the numbers in recent years:

 Day 1aDay 1bDay 1cDay 1dTotalPrize Pool
20081,2971,1581,9282,4616,844$64,333,600
20091,1168731,6962,8096,494$61,043,600
20101,1251,4892,3142,3917,319$68,798,600
20118979852,1812,8026,865$64,531,000
20121,0662,1143,418-6,598$62,021,200
20139431,9423,467-6,352$59,708,800
20147712,1443,768-6,683$62,820,200
20157411,7163,963-6,420$60,348,000
20167641,7334,240-6,737$63,327,800
20177952,1644,262-7,221$67,877,400

Phil Hellmuth Flops it vs. Michael Mizrachi

Nível 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Phil Hellmuth_ Mike Mizrachi
Phil Hellmuth_ Mike Mizrachi

There was an open to 1,100, and Michael Mizrachi called on the button. Action was on Phil Hellmuth in the small blind, and he wasn’t going to put any chips into the pot without making a little speech.

Hellmuth said to the raiser that he was thinking of raising it up, as it had been working out pretty well for him so far, but would just call this time

Three players saw the flop come {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Action checked to Mizrachi, who bet 2,500. Hellmuth called, and the original raiser folded to make it a heads-up pot. The turn card was the {a-Spades}, and Hellmuth checked. A bet of 5,000 from Mizrachi saw Hellmuth break out a check-raise to 15,000. Mizrachi mulled it over and called. The river was the {q-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Hellmuth showed {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} for flopped set.

Mizrachi gave Hellmuth a look at his cards, and they were then retrieved from the muck by the dealer after the “show one, show all” rule was invoked by another player.

Mizrachi had {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a flopped two pair, and Hellmuth was left wondering at some lost value on a missed flop raise.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Phil Hellmuth
110,000
46,000
46,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Michael Mizrachi
85,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 5X Winner

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Snow Shoveling Chips in the Miranda Room

Nível 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Alan Snow
Alan Snow

Alan Snow has been having a fantastic day on the felt. "I've been running great," said Snow when we caught up with him at the table. "Straights, sets, nut flushes," he went on to say about the hands with which he's dragged pots.

In the most recent pot that scaled him up to the top of the leaderboard, Snow started with pocket sixes. Five players went to a {6-}{j-}{k-} flop with two spades. Snow bet 5,000 and called a raise to 15,000. Just Snow and one opponent saw the {6-} hit on the turn, and Snow just called a bet of 20,000. The river blanked, and Snow bet 25,000, almost covering the remainder of his opponent's stack.

The call came, Snow showed his quad sixes, and his opponent mucked.

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Alan Snow
225,000

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“Royal Versus Quads” Laurence Grondin Claims the Crown

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin

Eric Baldwin opened from under the gun and picked up three callers including Laurence Grondin in the big blind.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Grondin led out, picking up just one caller in Baldwin.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds} and Grondin bet again and Baldwin called once more.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and a bet from Grondin saw a raise from Baldwin and then Grondin moved all in.

Baldwin was given pause for thought. He had more chips than Grondin , but if he called and lost, he would be left a lot shorter than the start of the hand.

In the end, Baldwin felt he could not fold and he called, That’s when the cards were turned over and the table, apart from the two players involved, went nuts.

Grondin : {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Baldwin: {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}

“Royal versus quads,” the cry went up as players and cameramen and reporters rushed over to witness and record the hand.

Grondin and Baldwin looked stunned, but it was Grondin who went to the dinner break the victor in this rarest of rare poker hand outcomes.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Laurence Grondin
96,000
96,000
96,000
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Eric Baldwin
21,200
-28,800
-28,800
WSOP 2X Winner

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Saumont Makes Great Laydown Against Mercier

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Jason Mercier opened to 750 from under the gun with {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Victor Saumont flatted with {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} from mid-position and the player in the big blind also called.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Mercier bet 1,100, getting a call from Saumont.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Mercier checked. Saumont bet 2,200 and Mercier raised to 6,100. Saumont called.

The river was {3-Hearts} and Mercier bet 15,800, sending Saumont deep into the tank. After a few minutes, Saumont slid his cards towards the muck.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Victor Saumont
51,475
51,475
51,475
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Jason Mercier
48,125
7,475
7,475
WSOP 6X Winner

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Negreanu Takes Mercier to Value Town

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Jason Mercier opened to 750 with {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 2,200 holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. The flop was {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Negreanu continued with a bet of 2,200, and Mercier called.

The turn came {k-Hearts} and Negreanu bet 3,500. Mercier check-called. The {8-Hearts} fell on the river and Negreanu bet 6,000. Mercier thought briefly before calling and mucked when Negreanu tabled a better pair.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Daniel Negreanu
57,425
14,425
14,425
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Jason Mercier
40,650
-11,450
-11,450
WSOP 6X Winner

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John Smith Loses to Quad Aces

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
John Smith
John Smith

It's been a tough day for John Smith, but he's still battling in the Day 1c field of the Main Event.

In this hand, he opened to 700 from early position and was three-bet by Wyatt Ault to 1,400. Smith called and the flop came {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

Both players checked. The turn was the {6-Clubs} and both players checked again.

The river was the {5-Clubs} and Smith bet 1,000. Ault immediately raised to 5,000 and, after some consideration, Smith called.

Ault showed {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for quad aces and won the pot.

"Can't beat that!" said Smith, mucking.

"It's hard to play that one," replied Ault with a smile.

Smith still has an above starting stack midway through Level 3.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Wyatt Ault
60,000
60,000
60,000
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John Smith
54,000
-6,000
-6,000

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Another Pot for Barstool Nate

Nível 2 : 150/300, 0 ante
Barstool Nate
Barstool Nate

Eric Nathan (a.k.a. Barstool Nate) raised to 750 from early position and got two callers including mixed-games pro Adam Owen.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Nathan bet 800 on a flop of {2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Owen was the only caller.

The turn was the {5-Hearts} and Nathan bet again for 1,300. Owen called.

The river was the {5-Spades} and Nathan bet a third time for 2,000. Owen called and was shown {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for two pair, jacks and fives, and Nathan took down the pot.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
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Eric Nathan
125,000
20,000
20,000
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Adam Owen
26,500

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