The 2017 World Series of Poker continues today with the introduction of the all-new Event #39: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo BOUNTY.
This tournament is sure to be action-packed as it is a one-day bracelet event. Play will begin at 11:00 a.m. (PDT) and features a $300 bounty on every player. The bounties are awarded to each player who eliminates another and can be redeemed any time after the dinner break.
Players will have until the start of Level 7 (1:20 p.m.) to late register and there are no re-entries or rebuys. There will be a 20-minute break every six levels and a dinner break at the end of Level 18 (5:40 p.m.). Each competitor will start with a 5,000-chip stack and a winner will be crowned by the end of the day's play.
PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.
Stay tuned throughout the day for all the action and live updates brought to you by the PokerNews team.
David Williams got it all in pre-flop with against .
The flop was and Williams was up out of his seat and grabbing his belongings as the turn hit the and gave him some faint hope. The dealer flipped over the river which was the and Williams nailed it, to make a bigger full house over his opponent while the table collectively exclaimed, "Wow!" Williams put all his things down and got back into his seat to continue fighting the battle still pretty shocked at the turn of events.
With the flop showing the big blind checked. Bryan Piccioli bet 700. The big blind called.
The turn brought the and the big blind checked. Piccioli bet 2,000. His opponent moved a stack of 1,000-chips forward putting Piccioli all in. Piccioli called with all 4,500 in his stack.
Bryan Piccioli:
Opponent:
Piccioli led with a pair until the river produced the , giving his opponent a straight and the winning hand.
Shawn Buchanan moved all in for his last 5,000 as the action folded around to Antonio Esfandiari in the big blind. He called after a quick glance at his cards.
Shawn Buchanan:
Antonio Esfandiari:
The board ran out to see Esfandiari hold with his pocket pair and send Buchanan to the rail.
Jamie Kerstetter was under the gun and moved all in for 4,300. Action folded around to the big blind who got a count and started pondering the call. As he was thinking, another player not in the hand made a comment to the effect of, "The bounty makes it worth it." A couple of players immediately said, "you can't do that" and "it's wrong to say that." Kerstetter didn't say anything and allowed her opponent to continue to make his decision. Eventually her opponent called and Kerstetter had him dominated with her against his . The board ran out clean and Kerstetter got the double-up.
Prior to the hand being completed the player who made the comment acknowledged it was wrong and apologized. Even before Kerstetter knew she had won the hand she had said for him, "Don't worry about it." After the hand was over he apologized again and Kerstetter showed a great deal of class and poise by reassuring him that, "It's totally okay. We have a fun table and been enjoying ourselves and joking around. I know you didn't mean it badly. It's no problem and thank you for apologizing." She also said that, "Unlike others, this is never a time to just go off on someone," adding that she is not that kind of person.
Kerstetter is up to about 9,000 now after collecting that pot.
Registration is officially closed and we have a total of 1,868 players meaning the regular prize pool totals $1,120,800. (Remember, $300 from each player's entry is going to bounties.)
Payouts will begin with 281 players with 281st place paying $998 and continuing until we have a winner who will take home $183,903 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
With the flop showing and just over 10,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind checked. Blair Hinkle was in middle position and checked before Gavin O'Rourke bet out 6,600. The big blind called. Hinkle then moved all in for over 30,000 in chips. O'Rourke called. The big blind folded.
O'Rourke:
Hinkle:
Hinkle was in great shape until the spiked on the turn, giving O'Rourke two pairs.
The on the river didn't help Hinkle as he was sent to the rail.
against 
. 
and Williams was up out of his seat and grabbing his belongings as the turn hit the 
and gave him some faint hope. The dealer flipped over the river which was the 
and Williams nailed it, to make a bigger full house over his opponent while the table collectively exclaimed, "Wow!" Williams put all his things down and got back into his seat to continue fighting the battle still pretty shocked at the turn of events.
and his opponent showed 
and Mortensen got the elimination.
the big blind checked. Bryan Piccioli bet 700. The big blind called. 
against his 
. The board ran out clean and Kerstetter got the double-up.
and Mateos tabled 
and Loeser hit a set of jacks to send the three-time WSOP bracelet winner out of the tournament.
.
