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

2017-07-10 08:51 UTC-7

Day 1c Gets Underway at 11 a.m.

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1989 Champion Phil Hellmuth is one of the players to compete today

Two days ago, the second Saturday in July, the World Series of Poker Main Event got underway. On Day 1a, 795 players ponied up the $10,000 buy-in to compete in the premier poker tournament of the year, the biggest Day 1a in recent years. Just 576 of them survived, and they're coming back on Tuesday for Day 2ab. Day 1a survivors sorted by chip count, name and by table and seat are available right now (PDF's).

Yesterday, Day 1b saw 2,164 players flock the Amazon, Brasilia and Miranda room of the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. 1,643 of them bagged chips, coming back to the same Day 2ab on Tuesday. Day 1b survivors sorted by chip count, name and by table and seat are available right now.

Today, the last of three starting days is scheduled. At 11 a.m., players from around the world take their shot at the most coveted title in poker. With Day 1a and Day 1b both bigger than in recent years, people are excited to see what Day 1c is going to bring in terms of the amount of entrants.

	Day 1a	Day 1b	Day 1c	Day 1d	Total	Prize Pool
2008	1,297	1,158	1,928	2,461	6,844	$64,333,600
2009	1,116	873	1,696	2,809	6,494	$61,043,600
2010	1,125	1,489	2,314	2,391	7,319	$68,798,600
2011	897	985	2,181	2,802	6,865	$64,531,000
2012	1,066	2,114	3,418	-	6,598	$62,021,200
2013	943	1,942	3,467	-	6,352	$59,708,800
2014	771	2,144	3,768	-	6,683	$62,820,200
2015	741	1,716	3,963	-	6,420	$60,348,000
2016	764	1,733	4,240	-	6,737	$63,327,800
2017	795	2,164		-

Structure

Players start with 50,000 in chips. Levels are 120 minutes long throughout. After every level, players have a 20-minute break. The dinner break, 90 minutes long, takes place after Level 3, which should be around 5:40 p.m. Late registration for Day 1c of the 2017 WSOP Main Event is open until the end of the dinner break, so registration closes around 7:10 p.m. Play will be in the Amazon Room, Brasilia, Miranda and Pavilion with 9-handed play to start. If all available 9-handed seats are sold, the organization will start selling the 10-seat of each table. Day 1c wraps up around 11:40 p.m.

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	120 minutes	75	150	-
	20-minute break
2	120 minutes	150	300	-
	20-minute break
3	120 minutes	150	300	25
	90-minute break
4	120 minutes	200	400	50
	20-minute break
5	120 minutes	250	500	75

Players to survive today return to the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at noon to play another five levels.

Today's action starts at 11 a.m. PokerNews will be here the entire day with live updates from around the convention center of the Rio. Besides live updates, you can follow along via PokerGo.

Start time	End time	Where to watch
11:30 a.m.	6.15 p.m.	PokerGo

A Long Summer

While the Main Event Day 1c is just about to get underway, the majority of events are already in the books. The 2017 WSOP kicked off May 31 with the $565 Employees Event and $10,000 Tag Team Event. Bryan Hollis took down the first event, and popular poker duo Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree received the second bracelet of the summer. Since then, dozens of events have been played, and PokerNews.com was there for each and every one of them. Millions in prize money has been rewarded, and hundreds of thousands of hands have been dealt. Take a look at all the results up until now:

#	Event	Entries	Winner	Prize
1	$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em	651	Bryan Hollis	$68,817
2	$10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship	102	Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov	$273,964
3	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	369	Upeshka De Silva	$229,923
4	$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	905	Benjamin Zamani	$238,620
5	$565 The Colossus III No Limit Hold'em	18,054	Thomas Pomponio	$1,000,000
6	$111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em	130	Doug Polk	$3,686,865
7	$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball	225	Jesse Martin	$130,948
8	$333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em	2,509	Joseph Mitchell	$122,314
9	$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	154	Abe Mosseri	$388,795
10	$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em	843	Nipun Java & Aditya Sushant	$150,637
11	$1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed	364	David Bach	$119,399
12	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,739	David Pham	$391,960
13	$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw	266	Frank Kassela	$89,151
14	$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	736	David Singer	$203,709
15	$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship	129	Adrián Mateos	$336,656
16	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	1,748	Anthony Marquez	$393,273
17	$10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship	102	John Racener	$273,962
18	$565 Pot Limit Omaha	3,186	Tyler Smith	$224,344
19	$365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em	10,015	Dieter Dechant	$291,240
20	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker	7,761	Pablo Mariz	$1,221,407
21	$1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six-Handed	472	Ron Ware	$145,577
22	$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship	92	John Monnette	$256,610
23	$2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em	1,759	Joseph Di Rosa Rojas	$690,469
24	$1,500 Limit Hold'em	616	Shane Buchwald	$177,985
25	$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	1,058	Tyler Groth	$179,126
26	$10,000 Razz Championship	97	James Obst	$265,138
27	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	959	Chris Moorman	$498,682
28	$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw	326	Brian Brubaker	$109,967
29	$2,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,086	Gaurav Raina	$456,822
30	$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship	150	David Bach	$383,208
31	$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship	5,389	Frank Maggio	$617,303
32	$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix	688	Vladimir Shchemelev	$194,323
33	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,698	Christopher Frank	$384,833
34	$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship	80	Ben Yu	$232,738
35	$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em	1,720	James Moore	$259,230
36	$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	574	Nadar Kakhmazov	$580,338
37	$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	2,020	Thomas Reynolds	$292,880
38	$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship	120	Joe McKeehen	$311,817
39	$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty	1,868	Rifat Palevic	$183,903
40	$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	595	Ernest Bohn	$173,228
41	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	870	Loren Klein	$231,483
42	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship	332	Dmitry Yurasov	$775,923
43	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	1,025	Ben Maya	$257,764
44	$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	399	Matthew Schreiber	$256,226
45	$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	505	Christopher Brammer	$527,555
46	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	830	Nathan Gamble	$223,339
47	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack	6,716	Brian Yoon	$1,094,349
48	$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	125	Christopher Vitch	$320,103
49	$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed	630	Luis Calvo	$362,185
50	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty	1,927	Chris Bolek	$266,646
51	$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	207	Bryce Yockey	$511,147
52	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,580	Mohsin Charania	$364,438
53	$3,000 Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	256	Max Silver	$172,645
54	$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship	428	Tommy Le	$938,732
55	$1,500 Seven Card Stud	298	Tom Koral	$96,907
56	$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	623	Norberto Korn	$618,285
57	$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix	405	Smith Sirisakorn	$215,902
58	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,763	Artur Rudziankov	$395,918
59	$2,500 Big Bet Mix	197	Jens Lakemeier	$112,232
60	$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed	8,120	Alexandru Papazian	$888,888
61	$3,333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller	424	Thomas Cannuli	$322,815
62	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	100	Elior Sion	$1,395,767
63	$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,750	Rulah Divine	$262,501
64	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Mix	1,058	Sebastian Langrock	$268,555
65	$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,413	Shai Zurr	$223,241
66	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,956	Chris Klodnicki	$428,423
67	$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller	205	James Calderaro	$1,289,074
68	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,349	Harrison Gimbel	$645,922
69	$1,500 Razz	419	Jason Gola	$132,957
70	$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship	718	Heidi May	$135,098
71	$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship	1,312	Nipun "Javatinii" Java	$237,688
72	$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	88	Mike Wattel	$245,451
73	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
74	$1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em

World Series of Poker History

The Main Event began as an idea hatched in Texas gambler Benny Binion’s mind to promote his casino. In 1970, a small group of Texas rounders gathered at Binion’s for 10 days playing for high stakes in games like five-card draw, 2-7 lowball, seven-card stud, razz, and no-limit hold’em. Players voted on the winner at the end — Texan and future Poker Hall of Fame member Johnny Moss. By 1972, no-limit hold’em became the premier game and the $10,000 buy-in tournament that players now know as the Main Event was introduced.

In the intervening 47 years, the event has grown to mammoth proportions with numerous preliminary events. The championship bracelet was introduced by Binion in 1976 and has become the ultimate trophy in poker. Owning one has become the litmus test for poker greatness. The series has even expanded beyond Las Vegas with numerous circuit and bracelet events around the country and the world.

Binion surely couldn’t have imagined the scope that the game would become since his showcase began in 1970. In 2016, the WSOP drew 107,833 total entrants in 69 total events — the most in its history. The 2016 series awarded $221 million in prize money too, and the events brought in players from 107 countries — a sign of the international growth the game has undergone, fueled by the growth of internet poker and its popularity on television.

The venue has changed and numerous games and tournaments added, but the history remains. In recent years, some of those original games played in 1970 have even been worked back into the WSOP festivities in games like dealer’s choice and some of the mixed-games events. And the foundation of that remains the Main Event.

When players take their seats beginning today in those first starting flights, they are not just attempting to win a poker tournament; they are attempting to become part of the game’s history — a history that traces its roots from the Revolutionary War to Civil War battlefields to 19th Century steamboats floating on the Mississippi River to scorching Las Vegas summers. Win that bracelet and your name becomes synonymous with some of the best in the game. Thousands will try, but only one will raise that shiny gold bracelet in victory.

Year	Entries	Champion	Country		Winning Hand	Prize
1970	7	Johnny Moss	United States		-	-
1971	6	Johnny Moss	United States		-	$30,000
1972	8	Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston	United States			$80,000
1973	13	Walter "Puggy" Pearson	United States			$130,000
1974	16	Johnny Moss	United States			$160,000
1975	21	Brian "Sailor" Roberts	United States			$210,000
1976	22	Doyle Brunson	United States			$220,000
1977	34	Doyle Brunson	United States			$340,000
1978	42	Bobby Baldwin	United States			$210,000
1979	54	Hal Fowler	United States			$270,000
1980	73	Stu Ungar	United States			$385,000
1981	75	Stu Ungar	United States			$375,000
1982	104	Jack Straus	United States			$520,000
1983	108	Tom McEvoy	United States			$540,000
1984	132	Jack Keller	United States			$660,000
1985	140	Bill Smith	United States			$700,000
1986	141	Berry Johnston	United States			$570,000
1987	152	Johnny Chan	United States	(born in China)		$625,000
1988	167	Johnny Chan	United States	(born in China)		$700,000
1989	178	Phil Hellmuth	United States			$755,000
1990	194	Mansour Matloubi	Iran			$895,000
1991	215	Brad Daugherty	United States			$1,000,000
1992	201	Hamid Dastmalchi	Iran			$1,000,000
1993	220	Jim Bechtel	United States			$1,000,000
1994	268	Russ Hamilton	United States			$1,000,000
1995	273	Dan Harrington	United States			$1,000,000
1996	295	Huck Seed	United States			$1,000,000
1997	312	Stu Ungar	United States			$1,000,000
1998	350	Scotty Nguyen	United States	(born in Vietnam)		$1,000,000
1999	393	Noel Furlong	Ireland			$1,000,000
2000	512	Chris Ferguson	United States			$1,500,000
2001	613	Carlos Mortensen	Spain	(born in Ecuador)		$1,500,000
2002	631	Robert Varkonyi	United States			$2,000,000
2003	839	Chris Moneymaker	United States			$2,500,000
2004	2,576	Greg Raymer	United States			$5,000,000
2005	5,619	Joe Hachem	Australia			$7,500,000
2006	8,773	Jamie Gold	United States			$12,000,000
2007	6,358	Jerry Yang	United States	(born in Laos)		$8,250,000
2008	6,844	Peter Eastgate	Denmark			$9,152,416
2009	6,494	Joe Cada	United States			$8,547,042
2010	7,319	Jonathan Duhamel	Canada			$8,944,310
2011	6,865	Pius Heinz	Germany			$8,715,638
2012	6,598	Greg Merson	United States			$8,531,853
2013	6,352	Ryan Riess	United States			$8,361,570
2014	6,683	Martin Jacobson	Sweden			$10,000,000
2015	6,420	Joe McKeehen	United States			$7,683,346
2016	6,737	Qui Nguyen	United States	(born in Vietnam)		$8,005,310

2017-07-10 12:45 UTC-7

Quick Start for Zynda

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Nível 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

Jordan Zynda, who finished 875th for $15,000 in this event last year, used the MyStack app to tell the world he had already doubled up. We walked by to get the details of the hand, as someone with a 100,000 stack after in Level 1 is always worth a visit.

Zynda told us that he opened to 400 under the gun plus one on his still 5-handed table. Three players called, and they took a flop of . The small blind decided to lead out and Zynda was the only caller, the other two players folded.

As the hit the turn, the small blind checked. Zynda bet 1,100 and saw his opponent check-raise to 3,500. Zynda just called and saw the complete the board. The small blind bet 5,000. Zynda raised to 17,500 and saw his opponent move all in. Zynda called with his quads and his opponent tabled for the flopped flush.

Zynda is up to double starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jordan Zynda	99,925

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2017-07-10 12:59 UTC-7

Download MyStack Today!

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Nível 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly update 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 MyStack app for iPhone, or click here to download the MyStack app for Android.

2017-07-10 14:51 UTC-7

Eric Nathan Up and Running in the Main Event

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Nível 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

It's been an eventful start to the World Series of Poker Main Event for Eric Nathan aka Barstool Nate, who has managed to chip up to over 100,000 midway through level 2.

According to Twitter, he had aces twice in the first level, and was the grateful recipient of a pot where his opponent made a full house but Nate made quads!

Stay tuned to PokerNews to see how he gets on for the rest of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eric Nathan	105,000

2017-07-10 15:25 UTC-7

Another Pot for Barstool Nate

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Nível 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

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 . Nathan bet 800 on a flop of and Owen was the only caller.

The turn was the and Nathan bet again for 1,300. Owen called.

The river was the and Nathan bet a third time for 2,000. Owen called and was shown for two pair, jacks and fives, and Nathan took down the pot.

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

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2017-07-10 16:59 UTC-7

John Smith Loses to Quad Aces

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Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

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 .

Both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again.

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

Ault showed 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
Wyatt Ault	60,000	60,000
John Smith	54,000	-6,000

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2017-07-10 17:37 UTC-7

Negreanu Takes Mercier to Value Town

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jason Mercier opened to 750 with and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 2,200 holding . The flop was , Negreanu continued with a bet of 2,200, and Mercier called.

The turn came and Negreanu bet 3,500. Mercier check-called. The 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
Daniel Negreanu	57,425	14,425
Jason Mercier	40,650	-11,450

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2017-07-10 17:46 UTC-7

Saumont Makes Great Laydown Against Mercier

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jason Mercier opened to 750 from under the gun with and Victor Saumont flatted with from mid-position and the player in the big blind also called.

The flop came and Mercier bet 1,100, getting a call from Saumont.

The turn was the and Mercier checked. Saumont bet 2,200 and Mercier raised to 6,100. Saumont called.

The river was 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
Victor Saumont	51,475	51,475
Jason Mercier	48,125	7,475

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2017-07-10 17:46 UTC-7

“Royal Versus Quads” Laurence Grondin Claims the Crown

Nível 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

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

The flop was and Grondin led out, picking up just one caller in Baldwin.

The turn was the and Grondin bet again and Baldwin called once more.

The river was the 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 :
Baldwin:

“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
Laurence Grondin	96,000	96,000
Eric Baldwin	21,200	-28,800

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2017-07-10 21:18 UTC-7

Snow Shoveling Chips in the Miranda Room

Nível 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

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 flop with two spades. Snow bet 5,000 and called a raise to 15,000. Just Snow and one opponent saw the 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alan Snow	225,000

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