Monday, July 17, 2017 3:44 PM Local Time
Randy Pisane Eliminated in 20th Place ($263,532)
Feature Table Hand #60: Randy Pisane raised to 700,000 from the hijack and John Hesp called from the cutoff. Jack Sinclair also called from the big blind and the flop was .
Sinclair checked and Pisane bet 1,700,000. Hesp raised to 3,500,000 and Sinclair got out of the way. Pisane then jammed all in for 4,875,000 and Hesp called after a couple moments.
Pisane tabled and Hesp showed . Pisane was in the lead for the meantime with an overpair. The turn was the and Hesp quickly took the lead. The river brought the and Pisane was eliminated in 20th place.
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:43 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #58-59: Sinclair Pushes Around His Large Stack
Hand #58: Jack Sinclair raised to 700,000 from under the gun and Damian Salas called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Salas checked again and Sinclair bet 1,000,000. Salas mucked his hand Sinclair took down the pot.
Hand #59: Bryan Piccioli raised to 750,000 from the hijack and Michael Ruane three-bet to 2,100,000 from the big blind. Piccioli elected to fold his hand and Ruane took down the pot.
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:40 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #65-69: Ott Rising, Pham Falling
Hand #65: Dan Ott raised to 650,000 from under the gun, Christian Pham called from the button, and Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 2,700,000 from the big blind. Both Ott and Pham folded, giving the pot to Pollak.
Hand #66: Pham raised to 775,000 from the cutoff and Ott defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Ott checked to Pham who continued for 775,000. Ott check-raised to 2,100,000, Pham folded, and Ott won the pot.
Hand #67: Michael Krasienko raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, Pollak three-bet to 2,350,000 from the button, Ott four-bet jammed for 14,225,000, Krasienko folded, and so did Pollak.
Hand #68: Alexandre Reard raised all in for 3,030,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #69: Christian Pham raised to 750,000 from under the gun and Pollak called from the hijack.
They checked to the turn of a board where Pham bet 1,200,000. Pollak called, the river completed the board, and both players checked. Pollak tabled what looked to be , Pham mucked, and Pollak won the pot.
Benjamin Pollak | 24,500,000 | 1,800,000 |
Christian Pham | 19,420,000 | -4,400,000 |
Ben Lamb | 18,225,000 | -695,000 |
Dan Ott | 17,875,000 | 4,955,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 16,970,000 | -1,200,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 11,950,000 | -700,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 3,480,000 | 250,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Jonas Mackoff Eliminated in 21st Place ($263,532)
Feature Table Hand #57: Jack Sinclair raised to 700,000 from early position, and Jonas Mackoff moved all in for his final 6.325 million. Sinclair quickly called when it got back to him, and Mackoff was in trouble.
Sinclair:
Mackoff:
The flop of gave Sinclair top pair. Mackoff now needed an eight to win. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Sinclair the knockout, while Jonas Mackoff went out in 21st.
Jack Sinclair | 45,850,000 | 7,075,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 0 | -6,375,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:32 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #52-56: Hesp Gets a Penalty
Hand #52: Bryan Piccioli raised to 750,000 from middle position and John Hesp called on the button, as did Michael Ruane from the big blind. The flop came and both Ruane and Piccioli checked. Hesp bet 700,000, Ruane folded, and Piccioli called. The turn was the . Piccioli checked, Hesp bet 700,000 again, and Piccioli called again. Hesp showed , not realizing it was still the turn. The river was the , Piccioli bet 1,000,000, and Hesp called.
Piccioli tabled for a flush and Hesp showed , playing the flush on the board.
Hesp exposed his cards on the turn by accident and is receiving a two-hand penalty.
Hand #53: Randy Pisane raised to 650,000 from the hijack and Jack Sinclair defended his big bind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Sinclair bet 500,000 and Pisane folded.
Hand #54: Jonas Mackoff raised to 700,000 from under the gun and Pisane moved all in for 4,825,000 from middle position. Mackoff folded.
Hand #55: Sinclair raised it up to 650,000 on the button, Piccioli called from the small blind as did Mackoff from the big blind. The flop came and Piccioli and Mackoff both checked. Sinclair bet 850,000 and got no action.
Hand #56: Damian Salas raised to 700,000 from middle position and Sinclair three-bet to 1,700,000 from the cutoff. Salas went into the tank, and after about a minute, put in a four-bet to 3,775,000. Sinclair folded and Salas raked in the pot.
Jack Sinclair | 38,775,000 | 700,000 |
John Hesp | 34,425,000 | -3,400,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 13,075,000 | 3,200,000 |
Damian Salas | 11,800,000 | 2,100,000 |
Michael Ruane | 8,275,000 | -1,150,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 6,375,000 | -1,750,000 |
Randy Pisane | 5,925,000 | 300,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:31 PM Local Time
Outer Table Hands #53-55: Stewart Doubles After Losing a Big One
Hand #53: There was no small blind and Scott Stewart had just been moved to the table when Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from the button and Stewart three-bet to 2,500,000 from the big blind. Oliveira called. The flop came , Stewart bet 1,650,000, and Oliveira called. The turn brought the , Stewart checked, Oliveira bet 1,400,000, and Stewart check-raised to 4,400,000. Oliviera called and the river was the . Stewart checked, Oliveira jammed, and Stewart folded. Oliveira showed what looked like and took the pot.
Hand #54: Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #55: Scott Stewart shoved from the button for approximately 3,200,000 and Scott Blumstein called from the big blind to put Stewart at risk. Blumstein showed and was racing against Stewart's . The flop fell , pairing Stewart's eight to give him a substantial lead. Blumstein picked up a flush draw on the turn, but the river was no help to him and Stewart took the pot to double up.
Scott Stewart | 6,750,000 | -4,700,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:26 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #60-64: Sarkisyan Chips Up
Hand #60: Action folded to Michael Krasienko in the cutoff and he raised to 800,000. Everyone folded and he took down the blinds.
Hand #61: Action folded around to Dan Ott on the button and he raised to 675,000. Karen Sarkisyan was in the small blind and he three-bet to 1,475,000. Ott folded.
Hand #62: Action folded around to Ben Lamb in the small blind and he moved all in. Alexandre Reard was in the big blind with 3,480,000 remaining and folded.
Hand #63: Sarkisyan was in the cutoff and raised to 700,000. Lamb was on the button and three-bet to 1,650,000. The action was back on Sarkisyan and he called.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn which was the . Both players checked again and the river was the . Sarkisyan checked and Lamb fired out 1,475,000. Sarkisyan didn't take long and check-raised to 4,500,000. Action was back on Lamb who took a few minutes to deliberate and then folded, shipping the pot to Sarkisyan.
Hand #64: Benjamin Pollak was under the gun and raised to 650,000. Action folded around to Lamb and he three-bet to 1,575,000, Pollak called.
The flop was and Pollak checked. Lamb took some time and then sized out a bet of 1,250,000. With action back on Pollak he called.
The turn was the and Pollak checked again. Lamb reached back and fired a second bullet of 1,900,000, Pollak elected to release his hand.
Christian Pham | 23,820,000 | -700,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 22,700,000 | -4,100,000 |
Ben Lamb | 18,920,000 | 600,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 18,170,000 | 250,000 |
Dan Ott | 12,920,000 | -1,530,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 12,650,000 | 3,825,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 3,230,000 | -850,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:24 PM Local Time
David Guay Eliminated in 22nd Place ($263,532)
Outer Table Hand #52: Valentin Messina raised to 700,000 on the button and snap-called when David Guay jammed for around 5 million in the big blind.
Messina:
Guay:
The Canadian rail called for a deuce but they were pleased enough with the flop, as well as the turn. One railbird called for a deuce, another called for a brick, and still another called for the board to pair.
Messina, meanwhile, huddled with his lady and awaited the river. It was an , giving him a winning pair to eliminate Guay. An elated Messina planted a kiss on his lady as Guay's deflated rail consoled him.
Valentin Messina | 20,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
David Guay | 0 | -4,700,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:18 PM Local Time
Outer Table Hands #47-51: Blumstein Takes an Unusual Line
Hand #47: Valentin Messina opened for 675,000 as second to act and swept up the blinds and antes.
Hand #48: Scott Blumstein made it 1 million in the small blind, and Richard Dubini called. The flop came and both players checked. Blumstein checked the turn and Dubini bet 1 million. Blumstein finally sprang to life with a check-raise to 3.1 million. He won the pot.
Hand #49: David Guay shoved for approximately 4.5 million and won the pot.
Hand #50: Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 under the gun, and Antoine Saout made it 2.5 million to go in the small blind. Oliveira folded in short order.
Hand #51: Richard Gryko raised to 700,000 early, and Saout three-bet again, this time to 2,225,000. Gryko responded with an all-in shove for around 10 million and won the pot.
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:17 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #47-51: Salas Flops Quads to Double Up
Hand #47: Scott Stewart raised to 600,000 from the hijack and Jack Sinclair three-bet to 1,900,000. Stewart tossed his cards away and Sinclair scooped the pot.
Hand #48: The action was folded to Sinclair on the button who raised to 650,000. Jonas Mackoff called from the big blind and the flop came . Mackoff checked and Sinclair bet 900,000, which got Mackoff to muck his hand.
Hand #49: Stewart raised to 600,000 from early position and the rest of the table tossed their cards away, allowing Stewart to pick up the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: Damian Salas raised to 650,000 from early position and John Hesp called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Hesp led out for 1,200,000 and Salas took some time before making the call.
The river brought the and Hesp bet 1,200,000 again. Salas pushed all in for 3,800,000 and Hesp quickly called. Salas tabled for quad nines, and Hesp showed .
Hand #51: The action was folded to John Hesp in the small blind who raised to 700,000. Salas called from the big blind and the flop came . Hesp led out for 700,000 and Salas made the call. The turn was the and Hesp bet 700,000 again. Salas called again and the river was the . Hesp bet 700,000 for the third time and Salas went into the tank. The clock was called and Salas eventually mucked his hand.
Jack Sinclair | 38,075,000 | 2,250,000 |
John Hesp | 37,825,000 | -3,450,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 9,875,000 | -700,000 |
Damian Salas | 9,700,000 | 3,850,000 |
Michael Ruane | 9,425,000 | -250,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 8,125,000 | -1,050,000 |
Randy Pisane | 5,625,000 | -700,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:07 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #57-60: Krasienko Finds a Double Through Pham, Cold Four-Bets Lamb
Hand #57: Christian Pham raised to 750,000 from the small blind. Michael Krasienko called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Pham led out, betting 750,000. Krasienko called.
On the turn, Pham slowed down and checked. Krasienko bet 1,300,000 and Pham thought for a bit before moving all in. Krasienko called quickly.
Pham:
Krasienko:
The river was the , ensuring the double-up for Krasienko through Pham and he raked in the pot doubling to 14,800,000, while Pham fell to 23,400,000.
Hand #58: Pham raised from the button to 725,000. Benjamin Pollak called from the big blind. The flop came down and Pollak checked to Pham who bet 725,000. Pollak folded and Pham took in the pot to recover a bit.
Hand #59: Karen Sarkisyan opened with a raise to 725,000 from under the gun. Ben Lamb was next to act and he three-bet to 1,850,000. Action folded around to Krasienko on the button, and he cold four-bet, making it 3,900,000. Sarkisyan got out of the way quickly, but Lamb held onto his cards. He thought for a bit, then folded, and Krasienko took in the pot without seeing a flop.
Christian Pham | 24,520,000 | -6,150,000 |
Ben Lamb | 18,320,000 | -2,005,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 17,920,000 | 10,645,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:02 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #42-46: Stewart Doubles Through Sinclair
Hand #42: Jack Sinclair raised it up to 700,000 from the hijack and John Hesp was the lone caller from the big blind. The flop came down and Hesp checked to Sinclair who continued for 700,000. Hesp immediately announced raise and put out 1.5 million. Sinclair called and the hit the turn. Hesp checked again and Sinclair checked it back. The completed the board and Hesp fired 1.5 million. Sinclair quickly called and Hesp showed . It was no good though, as Sinclair tabled for a better overpair.
Hand #43: Sinclair raised to 700,000 for the second hand in a row and Scott Stewart called from the big blind. The flop of saw Stewart check to Sinclair, who bet 650,000. Stewart called and the hit the turn. Another check came from Stewart, and another bet came from Sinclair, 1.3 million this time. Stewart called again and the river brought the . Stewart checked a third time and Sinclair bet enough to put Stewart all in. Stewart had 2.95 million left and he went into the tank. Stewart thought for over three minutes before he called.
Sinclair rolled over for six high, and Stewart tabled to earn the double-up to nearly 12 million in chips.
Hand #44: Michael Ruane raised to 750,000 from under the gun and John Hesp called on the button. They went heads up to a flop of , and both players checked. The hit the turn and Ruane checked again to Hesp, who bet 1.2 million. Ruane didn't take long to fold, and Hesp took in the pot.
Hand #45: Bryan Piccioli made it 750,000 to go from early position, and everyone else released their hand, giving the pot to Picciolo.
Hand #46: Action folded to John Hesp in the hijack and he raised to 800,000. Sinclair called and they went heads up to a flop of . Both players checked and the hit the turn. Sinclair checked to Hesp, who fired 800,000. Sinclair called and the river came the . Both players checked and Hesp tabled for the winning hand.
John Hesp | 41,275,000 | -390,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 35,825,000 | -2,070,000 |
Scott Stewart | 11,450,000 | 5,680,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 10,575,000 | 650,000 |
Michael Ruane | 9,675,000 | -1,485,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 9,175,000 | -440,000 |
Randy Pisane | 6,325,000 | -390,000 |
Damian Salas | 5,850,000 | -710,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 3:00 PM Local Time
Outer Table Hands #42-46: Dubini Takes from Messina and Gryko
Hand #42: Pedro Oliveira raised to 700,000 from early position and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #43: Richard Dubini raised to 600,000 on the button and Valentin Messina called in the big blind. After a flop of , Messina checked and called a bet of 600,000 by Dubini. The on the turn brought no betting action and Messina bet the river for 1,600,000.
Dubini quickly tossed in a single chip for the call and Messina showed for a missed straight draw, while Dubini claimed the pot with for queens and deuces.
Hand #44: Oliveira received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #45: Dubini's raise to 600,000 in the hijack won the blinds and antes without any further resistance.
Hand #46: Dubini raised to 600,000 and Richard Gryko in the big blind was the only caller. The flop came and Gryko checked, Dubini bet 550,000, and that sent the pot to the Argentinian, as Gryko let go.
Richard Dubini | 19,700,000 | 3,975,000 |
Valentin Messina | 14,000,000 | -3,550,000 |
Richard Gryko | 11,200,000 | -725,000 |
David Guay | 4,700,000 | -750,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:57 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #52-56: Lamb Four-Bets Krasienko
Hand #52: Ben Lamb raised to 675,000 from middle position, Michael Krasienko three-bet to 1,700,000 from the button, Lamb four-bet to 7,700,000, and Krasienko folded.
Hand #53: Dan Ott limped from the small blind and Karen Sarkisyan checked his option.
The flop came down , Ott bet 300,000, and Sarkisyan folded.
Hand #54: Christian Pham raised to 675,000 from middle position, Krasienko reraised all in for 5,900,000 from the hijack, and Pham asked for a count. Upon hearing the number, Pham folded.
Hand #55: Ott raised to 675,000 from the cutoff, Lamb three-bet to 1,325,000 from the small blind, and Ott called.
The flop came down , Lamb bet 1,450,000, and Ott folded.
Hand #56: Ott raised to 675,000 from the hijack, Lamb called from the button, and Pham called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Pham checked to Ott who bet 925,000. Lamb and Pham folded, giving Ott the pot.
Christian Pham | 30,670,000 | -1,605,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 26,800,000 | -400,000 |
Ben Lamb | 20,325,000 | 3,250,000 |
Dan Ott | 14,450,000 | 625,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 8,825,000 | -700,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 7,275,000 | -475,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 4,080,000 | -670,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:44 PM Local Time
Play Resumes
The cards are back in the air. Play resumes with an hour left in the 150,000/300,000/50,000 level.
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:37 PM Local Time
Outer Table Chip Counts at First Break
Scott Blumstein | 34,975,000 | 0 |
Pedro Oliveira | 20,600,000 | 0 |
Valentin Messina | 17,550,000 | 0 |
Richard Dubini | 15,725,000 | 0 |
Antoine Saout | 12,900,000 | 0 |
Richard Gryko | 11,925,000 | 0 |
David Guay | 5,450,000 | 0 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
WSOP Main Event Stats: Age Demographics
This is the largest Main Event field since 2010, which is great and as the cap to the largest World Series of Poker in history, it sure feels like poker is moving up and the WSOP is at the forefront.
Here is a look at the age breakdown:
Age Bracket | Number of Players |
21-25 | 347 |
26-30 | 1,520 |
31-35 | 1,478 |
36-40 | 895 |
41-45 | 731 |
46-50 | 753 |
51-55 | 613 |
56 > | 884 |
Taking a closer look, it seems like the "poker boom" generation is getting a little older, with 2,998 of the 7,221 entries falling between the ages of 26-35. Meanwhile, only 347 players of that 7,221 are under the age of 25. Alex Conklin was the youngest player, turning 21 during the opening flights of the Main Event, and for the fifth consecutive year, 96-year-old William Watcher was the oldest entry.
Here is a look at the U.S. entries versus International entries and also how many female players entered from each of those brackets.
Age | U.S. entries (Female) | International entries (Female) |
21-25 | 178 (0) | 169 (1) |
26-30 | 896 (30) | 624 (18) |
31-35 | 1,044 (43) | 434 (24) |
36-40 | 673 (28) | 222 (10) |
41-45 | 539 (22) | 192 (4) |
46-50 | 622 (23) | 131 (5) |
51-55 | 520 (27) | 93 (4) |
56 > | 714 (39) | 138 (5) |
Total Players | 5,218 (201) | 2,003 (71) |
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:29 PM Local Time
Feature Table Chip Counts on Break
John Hesp | 41,665,000 | 600,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 37,895,000 | 750,000 |
Michael Ruane | 11,160,000 | -1,100,000 |
Bryan Piccioli | 9,925,000 | -1,250,000 |
Jonas Mackoff | 9,615,000 | 755,000 |
Randy Pisane | 6,715,000 | -1,400,000 |
Damian Salas | 6,560,000 | 1,800,000 |
Scott Stewart | 5,770,000 | 450,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:26 PM Local Time
Chip Counts From the Secondary Table at Break
Christian Pham | 32,275,000 | 1,265,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 27,200,000 | -900,000 |
Ben Lamb | 17,075,000 | -485,000 |
Dan Ott | 13,825,000 | 345,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 9,525,000 | 335,000 |
Michael Krasienko | 7,750,000 | 50,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 4,750,000 | -130,000 |
Monday, July 17, 2017 2:26 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.