2017 World Series of Poker

Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$384,833
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,292,300
Entries
1,698
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Hands #65-66: Frank's Two Pair Beats Leng's

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #65: Ryan Leng called under the gun, Christopher Frank completed the blind, and Arkadiy Tsinis checked. Action checked to Leng on the {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs} flop, and he bet 85,000. Frank called, as did Tsinis. Frank came out betting 275,000 on the {8-Spades} turn, and only Leng called. Frank fired 540,000 on the {2-Hearts} river, and Leng quickly called again.

Frank showed {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, besting the {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for two pair shown by Leng.

Hand #66: After unknown preflop action, Frank and Tsinis checked down the {5-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts} board, and the {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} of Tsinis took the pot.

Tags: Arkadiy TsinisChristopher FrankRyan Leng

Hands 54-64: Jabs Back and Forth

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #54: Christopher Frank raised and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #55: Arkadiy Tsinis opened on the button, and Pratyush Buddiga called in the big blind. They went to the turn of a board reading {6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}, and a bet from Tsinis took it.

Hand #56: Buddiga limped the small blind and folded to a Frank raise.

Hand #57: Frank limped, and Tsinis checked. They went to the turn of a {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} board, where a bet from Frank took it.

Hand #58: Frank raised on the button, and he folded to a Tsinis reraise.

Hand #59: Ryan Leng raised, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #60: Tsinis opened, Leng called, and Frank called in the big blind. The {2-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop saw Tsinis bet and take it down.

Hand #61: Frank limped the small blind and folded to a Tsinis raise.

Hand #62: Frank opened, and Leng defended big blind. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{6-Hearts}, and a bet from Frank won this one.

Hand #63: Pratyush Buddiga got a walk.

Hand #64: Tsinis opened, and Leng reraised, then folded to a Tsinis shove.

Hands #47-53: Big Reraise from Frank

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #47: Arkadiy Tsinis raised to 110,000 in the cutoff, and Ryan Leng called on the button. With the board reading {7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} after three checks, Leng bet 125,000 and won the pot.

Hand #48: Christopher Frank got a walk.

Hand #49: Frank called in the small blind, and Tsinis checked the big. Frank bet 50,000 on the {a-Spades}{4-Spades}{k-Hearts} flop and won the pot.

Hand #50: Frank raised to 110,000 on the button and snap-folded to a three-bet from Tsinis.

Hand #51: Frank raised to 110,000 and won the pot.

Hand #52: Leng raised to 115,000 on the button. Frank made it 440,000 in the big blind. Leng thought a bit and folded.

"You'd kill me if you knew what I just folded," he yelled to Chance Kornuth on the rail.

Hand #53: Pratyush Buddiga raised to 110,000 on the button. Frank called in the small blind and check-folded to a bet of 130,000 on the {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop.

Tags: Arkadiy TsinisChristopher FrankPratyush BuddigaRyan Leng

Grant Denison Eliminated in 5th Place ($91,699)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Grant Denison - 5th Place
Grant Denison - 5th Place

Hand #46: Christopher Frank raised to 110,000 in the cutoff. Grant Denison moved all in for what looked like about 800,000 in the big blind, and Frank snap-called.

Frank: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Denison: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

Denison looked likely to double as {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} hit the board, but an {a-Spades} doomed him on the river.

"Nice hand," he said. "Nice playing with you."

"Good game, sir," Frank said.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Frank
3,200,000
1,455,000
1,455,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Grant Denison
Busted

Tags: Christopher FrankGrant Denison

Hands #39-45: Frank Gets Creative

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #39: Grant Denison made it 115,000, Christopher Frank called in the small blind, and Arkadiy Tsinis called in the big blind. They checked to the turn of the {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{a-Spades} board, where Denison bet, and Frank called. The river was the {5-Hearts}, and a bet of 185,000 from Frank got a Denison call. Frank had an ace-high flush with {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

Hand #40: Tsinis limped in the small blind, and Ryan Leng checked his option. The flop was {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and a bet from Leng took it.

Hand #41: Tsinis raised and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #42: Frank opened and folded to a Leng three-bet.

Hand #43: Tsinis opened under the gun, and Frank called in the big blind. They went to the river of a {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades} board, where a bet of 400,000 from Frank got through.

Hand #44: Leng raised, and Tsinis called in the big blind. They went to the river of a board reading {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Tsinis bet 200,000, and Leng called. Tsinis showed {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, and Leng showed {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for a chop.

Hand #45: Leng got a walk.

Tags: Arkadiy TsinisChristopher FrankGrant DenisonRyan Leng

Hands #31-38: Buddiga Hits a Boat

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #31: Pratyush Buddiga raised to 100,000 under the gun and got action from Arkadiy Tsinis in the cutoff and Ryan Leng on the button. The board ran out {7-Spades}{9-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Spades}, and after everyone checked the flop, Tsinis won with a bet of 125,000.

Hand #32: Christopher Frank opened to 105,000 first to act, and everyone folded.

Hand #33: Buddiga limped from the small blind, and Frank checked. They checked down the {4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades} board, and Buddiga won with {a-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Hand #34: Grant Denison raised to 115,000 in the cutoff and folded to a reraise to 300,000 from Frank.

Hand #35: Tsinis limped the small blind, and Leng checked. Leng bet 50,000 on the turn and won, as {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades} hit the board.

Hand #36: Frank raised to 110,000 in the cutoff. Leng called in the small blind, as did Denison in the big. The flop came {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts}, and Frank continued for 100,000. Denison check-raised to 325,000, and Frank folded immediately.

Hand #37: Denison completed the blind, and Buddiga checked. Buddiga bet 100,000 on the end of the {2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} board, and that won him the pot.

Hand #38: Leng called in the cutoff, Buddiga called in the small blind, and Frank checked. On the turn, the board read {8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, and Frank bet 75,000. Both Leng and Buddiga called. On the {10-Hearts} river, action checked to Leng, and he bet 220,000. Buddiga called, and Frank folded.

"Queens?" Leng asked.

Buddiga tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Leng
4,980,000
-820,000
-820,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Pratyush Buddiga
2,300,000
245,000
245,000

Tags: Arkadiy TsinisChristopher FrankGrant DenisonPratyush BuddigaRyan Leng

Georgios Sotiropoulos Eliminated in 6th Place ($68,226)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Georgios Sotiropoulos
Georgios Sotiropoulos

Hand #30: Ryan Leng shoved from the small blind, and Georgios Sotiropoulos called.

Ryan Leng: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Georgios Sotiropoulos: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Leng claimed another victim and sent Sotiropoulos packing.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Leng
5,800,000
860,000
860,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Georgios Sotiropoulos
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosRyan Leng

Hands #25-29: Grant Denison Shoving

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #25: Georgios Sotiropoulos limped the small blind and folded to a shove from Grant Denison.

Hand #26: Ryan Leng opened and folded to a Denison shove.

Hand #27: Leng called this time, as did Denison and the blinds. The flop was {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}, and it was checked to Leng, who bet 90,000. The others folded, but big blind Christopher Frank put out a big raise, took the pot, and showed {6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for a bluff.

Hand #28: Denison opened the pot and took the antes and blinds.

Hand #29: Arkadiy Tsinis completed from the small blind, and Leng checked. They got to the {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} turn, where a bet from Leng took the pot.

Tags: Arkadiy TsinisChristopher FrankGeorgios SotiropoulosGrant DenisonRyan Leng

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000