Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The final 10 players are on a 15-minute break, and the tournament staff are coloring up some chips.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Mikhail Rudoy raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, and Milan Simko defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, and Simko checked. Rudoy bet 40,000, and Simko called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked to the 
on the river. Simko led out for 165,000, and Rudyoy asked for a count before calling.
Simko tabled 
for two pair, kings and fours, and Rudoy revealed 
for two pair, aces and fours, to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
700,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
There are just 10 players remaining, and they have come together on the main stage in the Thunderdome. After one more elimination, the live stream will begin, and so will the hand-for-hand updates. Here is a look at the new seating assignments and chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan Simko | Czech Republic | 950,000 |
| 2 | James Florence | Canada | 478,000 |
| 3 | Yanki Koppel | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 4 | Mohsin Charania | United States | 815,000 |
| 5 | Samuel Phillips | United States | 2,965,000 |
| 6 | Cary Katz | United States | 320,000 |
| 7 | Ian Steinman | United States | 1,570,000 |
| 8 | Mikhail Rudoy | Russia | 1,450,000 |
| 9 | Brandon Ageloff | United States | 1,400,000 |
| 10 | Andy Frankenberger | United States | 1,022,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The 10 remaining players are about to redraw and move to the Thunderdome on the main stage.
Stay tuned for seating assignments and chip counts.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Scott Horvath was all in before the flop and was called by the overwhelming chip leader, Samuel Phillips.
Horvath was at risk and ahead with 
, while Phillips held 
.
The flop came 
, and it was looking fairly safe for Horvath to double up. The turn was the 
, though, and Phillips pulled ahead with two pair. The river was the 
, and Horvath was eliminated just short of the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Andy Frankenberger and James Florence got all of their chips into the middle preflop. Frankenberger was the player at risk with 467,000 remaining. He tabled 
, and Florence had 
.
The flop came 
, and Frankenberger started begging to the dealer, "Please let me hold, please let me hold." The turn was the 
, and the river brought the . Frankenberger's queens indeed held up, and he now sits close the 1,000,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
952,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
||
|
282,000
-548,000
|
-548,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
1,300,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,260,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,025,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
335,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
||
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
With the board reading 
, the pot had around 200,000 in the middle already. Ian Steinman was in the small blind and bet 230,000, enough to cover the stack of his opponent, Jack Allen, in the big blind.
Allen didn't instantly call, but when he did, he showed 
for a full house. However, Steinman showed 
for a bigger full house, and Allen became the 11th-place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
James Florence opened the pot to 48,000 from the cutoff, and Ian Steinman shoved all in from the big blind for 374,000. Florence quickly called, and it was a race situation. Florence held 
, and Steinman showed 
.
The flop came 
, keeping Florence in the lead. Steinman and his rail started shouting, "King! King!" and the 
fell on the turn. Florence also picked up a flush draw. The river brought the , and Steinman doubled through Florence.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
-898,000
|
-898,000 |
|
|
724,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
|
||