Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Dia 3 Iniciado
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,359,800
Entradas
1,748
Nível
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Day 3 of Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed is on Deck
It's time to crown yet another WSOP bracelet winner as Day 3 of Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed fires up at noon local time in Brasilia.
A whopping 1,748 players entered the event, which has dwindled down to just 21 coming into the day today. Only one person can take down the bracelet and the first-place prize of $393,273, though, and the remaining 21 players are guaranteed a payout of $15,919.
Day 3 will play down to a winner, and will have a break every two levels, including a scheduled 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day.
Canada's Demosthenes Kiriopoulos is in a strong spot coming in with an impressive stack of 1,450,000. The next biggest stack belongs to Anthony Marquez with 998,000, and rounding out the top three is Shivan Abdine with 970,000.
As expected, there are many notable players left in the field including Matt Berkey (796,000). James Mackey (662,000), Ismael Bojang (627,000). Matt Stout (583,000). Daniel Weinman (484,000), and Andy Spears (305,000).
Keep following along as the PokerNews team brings you all of the live coverage on the way to finding another WSOP champion today.
Here is a look at the table draw coming into Day 3:
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 1 | 1 | Anthony Marquez | United States | 998,000 | 83 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 2 | Ilkin Amirov | Azerbaijan | 850,000 | 71 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 3 | Brett Murray | United States | 297,000 | 25 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 4 | Daniel Weinman | United States | 484,000 | 40 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 5 | Arash Behnam | United States | 566,000 | 47 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 6 | Royce Matheson | United States | 619,000 | 52 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 1 | John Cynn | United States | 313,000 | 26 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 2 | Steven Jair Cabas | United States | 495,000 | 41 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 4 | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | Canada | 1,450,000 | 121 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 5 | Bradley Lubetkin | United States | 684,000 | 57 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 6 | Ismael Bojang | Germany | 627,000 | 52 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 1 | Matt Stout | United States | 583,000 | 49 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 2 | Jeffrey Tugwell | United States | 356,000 | 30 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 4 | Matt Berkey | United States | 796,000 | 66 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 5 | Miguel Cieri | Venezuela | 370,000 | 31 |
| Brasilia | 3 | 6 | Andy Spears | United States | 305,000 | 25 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 1 | Steven Buckner | United States | 759,000 | 63 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 2 | Alexander Condon | United States | 510,000 | 43 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 3 | Matthew Zarcadoolas | United States | 457,000 | 38 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 5 | James Mackey | United States | 662,000 | 55 |
| Brasilia | 4 | 6 | Shivan Abdine | Australia | 970,000 | 81 |
Nível: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Brett Murray Flushes Arash Behnam Out on the River
Nível 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Arash Behnam was in the big blind and led out for 105,000. Brett Murray was on the button and moved all in for a total of 303,000.
Behnam asked the dealer to pull his initial bet in, and it was 198,000 more for him to call, should he decide to. After about a minute in the tank, Behnam slid a stack of chips forward, indicating a call.
The cards were on their backs and Murray revealed 
for a flush draw, at risk against Behnam's 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, completing a flush for Murray and locking up a double.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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685,000 | 388,000 |
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220,000 | -346,000 |
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Ismael Bojang Finds a Double with Queens
Nível 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Bradley Lubetkin opened the pot for a raise and Ismael Bojang, who was directly to his left, pushed all in for his remaining 225,000. Lubetkin called and the cards were turned over.
Bojang: 
Lubetkin: 
The board ran out 
and Bojang got a double-up after losing some chips earlier on.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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470,000 | -157,000 |
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Matt Stout Commits to the Ladies
Nível 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Matt Stout raised to 27,000 on the button and Jeffrey Tugwell called from the small blind. Matt Berkey was in the big blind and three-bet to 100,000. Stout moved all in for 285,000 and Tugwell folded. Berkey wasted no time and piled in a stack of chips to call.
"Run it twice?," asked a smiling Berkey. "I would love to," replied Stout.
Stout was at risk with against the 
of Berkey.
The board ran out 
and Stout said, "Once is good," as he raked in the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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640,000 | -156,000 |
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590,000 | 7,000 |
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Nível: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Kiriopoulos Starts Strong, Busts Cynn
Nível 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos came into the day as the chip leader and is showing no signs of slowing down. In the early stages, Kiriopoulos has stayed aggressive and shown the best hand when he's needed to.
Most recently, Kiriopoulos looked down at his cards in the big blind after John Cynn had moved all in on the button for around 220,000. Kiriopoulos instantly called after seeing in his hole cards and was in great shape against Cynn's 
. The board ran out 
and Kiriopoulos eliminated the first player of the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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2,450,000 | 1,000,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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"How Good Do You Run, Bro?"
Nível 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Steven Buckner raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and James Mackey defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Mackey checked. Buckner bet 40,000 and Mackey called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river, which was the . Mackey led out for 160,000 and Buckner asked for a count. He cut out some chips and analyzed his stack to see how much he had. Eventually, he called.
"Nine," said Mackey as he tabled 
for trip nines.
"Jesus Christ!" exclaimed Buckner, mucking his hand and accidentally flashing the 
. "F!@#ing float!" he continued. "It's so sick how you run. So sick, bro. How good do you run, bro? How do you run, bro? How do you run, bro? How do you run, bro?" Buckner asked over and over again. "Nice hand."
Mackey scooped the pot and has just crossed the million-chip mark.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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1,050,000 | 388,000 |
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485,000 | -274,000 |
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James Mackey Out-Flops Zarcadoolas
Nível 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
With around 130,000 in the pot, James Mackey and Matthew Zarcadoolas were heads up to the flop that was 
. Zarcadoolas led out for 48,000 and Mackey raised to 132,000. Zarcadoolas moved all in for about 400,000 and Mackey instantly called. Mackey had flopped two pairs with 
against his opponent's . The turn brought the 
and the river was the 
, providing no help to Zarcadoolas and sending him to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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1,720,000 | 670,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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