Sunday, July 9, 2017 2:22 AM Local Time
Harrison Gimbel Completes Triple Crown with First WSOP Bracelet
Poker has a new triple crown winner. The name, Harrison Gimbel. After a near 14-hour grind on Day 3 of Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em where Gimbel returned as the second shortest stack out of 37 players, Gimbel defeated Chance Kornuth heads-up to claim his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the last missing piece of poker's triple crown.
Gimbel earned a score of $645,922 but most importantly, he won his first WSOP gold bracelet. Kornuth received $399,132, just missing out on his second WSOP title.
Final table results:
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
1 | Harrison Gimbel | United States | $645,922 |
2 | Chance Kornuth | United States | $399,132 |
3 | Ryan Van Sanford | United States | $285,148 |
4 | John Griffin | United States | $206,119 |
5 | Christopher Farmer | United States | $150,772 |
6 | Enio Bozzano | Brazil | $111,619 |
7 | Vinicius De Silva | Brazil | $83,644 |
8 | Kris Homerding | United States | $63,457 |
9 | James Gilbert | United States | $48,745 |
"It was a swingy day," Gimbel said when asked about Day 3. "I was anywhere from chip leader to down to four bigs maybe 12 times I felt like in this tournament. It's nice to get a win, it's my first at the World Series. I'm happy. Chance is a hell of a player. It was a really fast heads up, I wasn't expecting that."
With the win, Gimbel more than triples his career WSOP earnings. Currently sitting at $207,606, the best of Gimbel's 19 cashes came with his deepest run when he finished fourth in a $1,500 Ante Only event back in 2012.
Entering the day at the very bottom of the leaderboard, Gimbel found aces early to double through Konstaninos Nanos and a little while after came from behind to double through Matt Salsberg finding a jack with king-jack against Salsberg's ace-ten. Gimbel then leaped up the board with a massive pot against Jia Liu. Gimbel four-bet jammed all-in with ace-eight and Liu put him at risk with ace-queen. Gimbel made a miracle straight on the turn and took over the chip lead.
Many notables fell as the field thinned before the final table. Ryan Laplante (32nd - $15,806) went out early, as did Daniel Negreanu (29th - $15,806) and Kevin Saul (28th - $15,806). Nanos (15th - $29,878) and Salsberg (13th - $29,878) made it a bit deeper but ultimately fizzled out.
Action at the final table got underway quickly. Before the official final table could even be set two players were busted on the same hand. Falling toJohn Griffin, both Florentino Coalla and James Gilbert were removed when they ran into Griffin's pocket kings.
On just the second hand of the final table, Kris Homerding fell to Chris Farmer. Twelve hands later the first of the two Brazilians were eliminated as Vinicius De Silva was busted by Griffin. Quite a while passed before the second Brazilian, Enio Bozzano departed, becoming Gimbel's first casualty.
Gimbel went right back to work taking out Farmer in fifth. One-time chip leader Griffin was the next to go; he made a move on the river after flopping a pair of aces but Kornuth flopped a set and Griffin was snuffed. Ryan Van Sanford was the last player to be eliminated before the heads-up battle began. Van Sanford got his chips in good with ace-queen but Kornuth flopped a pair with ace-jack and his run came to an end.
The heads up battle only lasted seven hands. Gimbel doubled up on the third hand to draw even and a few hands later a sick cooler ended it all. Kornuth ran pocket tens into Gimbel's pocket queens and Gimbel had Kornuth out chipped by a single ante to claim the win.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:50 AM Local Time
Chance Kornuth Eliminated in 2nd Place ($399,132)
Hand #126: Chance Kornuth opened to 400,000 and Harrison Gimbel three-bet to 1,200,000. Kornuth four-bet, making it 2,660,000 and Gimbel five-bet shoved. Kornuth called.
Gimbel:
Kornuth:
A sick cooler for the bracelet was a board away for Gimbel. The dealer fanned out and Kornuth's run came to an abrupt halt, falling in second place. Kornuth takes home $399,132 while Harrison Gimbel becomes a new WSOP champion, banking $645,922 and a shiny, new gold bracelet.
Harrison Gimbel | 20,235,000 | 10,115,000 |
Chance Kornuth | 0 | -10,100,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:43 AM Local Time
Hands #120-125: Gimbel Doubles to Square Things Up
Hand #120: Chance Kornuth opened to 320,000 and folded when Harrison Gimbel three-bet shoved.
Hand #121: Gimbel opened and Kornuth folded.
Hand #122: Kornuth opened to 400,000 and called Gimbel's three-bet jam.
Gimbel:
Kornuth:
The board ran out and Gimbel dodged Kornuth's flopped flush outs to score a huge double. Gimbel's all-in was for 4,660,000.
Hand #123: Gimbel bet 320,000 and Kornuth called. The flop was and both players checked to the on the turn. Kornuth bet and won the pot.
Hand #124: Kornuth opened to 400,000, Gimbel three-bet to 1,200,000 and Kornuth called. Gimbel bet 500,000 on the flop and Kornuth folded.
Hand #125: Kornuth got a walk.
Harrison Gimbel | 10,120,000 | 8,120,000 |
Chance Kornuth | 10,100,000 | -4,900,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:19 AM Local Time
Ryan Van Sanford Eliminated in 3rd Place ($285,148)
Hand #119:
Ryan Van Sanford shoved from the small blind and Chance Kornuth called from the big blind.
Ryan Van Sanford:
Chance Kornuth:
The board ran out and Kornuth caught his jack to eliminate Van Sanford.
Ryan Van Sanford | 0 | -3,000,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:16 AM Local Time
Hands #109-118: The Chance Kornuth Show
Hand #109: Harrison Gimbel moved all in and won the pot.
Hand #110: Chance Kornuth got a walk.
Hand #111: Kornuth limped the small blind and Gimbel checked. The flop was and a bet from Kornuth took the pot.
Hand #112: Kornuth moved all in and won the pot.
Hand #113: Kornuth got a walk.
Hand #114: Kornuth shoved and Gimbel called. Kornuth had and Gimbel . The board ran out and Ginbel doubled up.
Hand #115: Kornuth shoved from the button and won.
Hand #116: Van Sanford moved all in and won the pot.
Hand #117: Kornuth made it 480,000 from the small blind and took the pot.
Hand #118: Kornuth opened for 320,000 and folded to a Gimbel shove.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:11 AM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 80000/160000
Ante: 20000
Sunday, July 9, 2017 1:07 AM Local Time
Hands #100-109: Kornuth Way Out in Front
Hand #100: Ryan Van Sanford open-jammed all-in from the small blind and Chance Kornuth called in the big blind.
Van Sanford:
Kornuth:
The board ran out and Van Sanford scored the double up. His all-in was for 1,585,000.
Hand #101: Kornuth took down the pot with a bet on the flop.
Hand #102: Kornuth opened to 435,000 and won the pot.
Hand #103: Kornuth opened and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #104: Kornuth was given a walk.
Hand #105: Van Sanford open-jammed and won the pot.
Hand #106: Van Sanford was given a walk.
Hand #107: Harrison Gimbel limped and Kornuth checked. The flop was and Kornuth bet 120,000. Gimbel called. The fell on the turn and both checked to the on the river. Kornuth bet 245,000 and won the pot.
Hand #108: Kornuth opened to 405,000 and Gimbel called. The flop was , and both players checked, getting the for free. Kornuth bet 600,000 and Gimbel called. The completed the board and Kornuth bet 1,000,000 and Gimbel called. Kornuth tabled and Gimbel mucked.
Chance Kornuth | 15,000,000 | 7,000,000 |
Ryan Van Sanford | 3,000,000 | 340,000 |
Harrison Gimbel | 2,000,000 | 0 |
Sunday, July 9, 2017 12:56 AM Local Time
John Griffin Eliminated In 4th Place ($206,119)
Hand #99: Chance Kornuth opened to 260,000, and John Griffin called in the big blind.
The flop was , and Griffin check-called a bet of 350,000. The turn was the , and Griffin check-called a bet of 655,000. The river was the , and Griffin checked again. Kornuth bet 2,000,000, Griffin moved all in, and Kornuth called.
Kornuth had while Griffin had . Griffin was eliminated in fourth place.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 12:51 AM Local Time
Hand #92-98: John Griffin in a Hurry
Hand #92: Chance Kornuth opened to 240,000 and folded when Ryan Van Sanford moved all in.
Hand #93: John Griffin opened to 275,000 from the button, and Kornuth called from the big blind. The flop was [kjhac5d], and Kornuth check-folded.
Hand #94: Griffin made it 250,000 and took the pot.
Hand #95: Kornuth raised to 260,000 and won the pot.
Hand #96: Griffin opened to 275,000 from the small blind, and Van Sanford called from the big blind. The flop was , and Griffin check-called a bet of 175,000. They both checked the turn, and on the river, Griffin checked. Van Sanford bet 425,000, then folded to a shove from Griffin.
Hand #97: Kornuth got a walk.
Hand #98: Griffin made it 275,000 and folded to a raise from Kornuth.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 12:37 AM Local Time
Hands #86-90: Big Bets by Gimbel and Kornuth
Hand #86: Chance Kornuth limped in the small blind, and Harrison Gimbel checked his option. The flop was , and Kornuth folded to a bet from Gimbel.
Hand #87: Gimbel limped in the small blind, and John Griffin checked his option. The flop came , and Gimbel bet, getting Griffin to fold.
Hand #88:Kornuth opened to 240,000 and called a three-bet to 500,000 from Griffin.
Griffin continued with a bet of 700,000 on the flop, and Kornuth called. The fell on the turn, and both players checked to the on the river. Griffin bet 700,000 again and folded when Kornuth raised to 1,880,000.
Hand #89: Kornuth limped, and Gimbel checked his option. Kornuth led with a bet of 120,000 when the flop came , and Gimbel called. The fell on the turn, and Gimbel bet 240,000. Kornuth called, bringing the on the river. Gimbel bet 2,000,000, and Kornuth folded.
Hand #90: Ryan Van Sanford open-jammed and won the pot.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 12:21 AM Local Time
Hands #81-85: Griffin Comes Out Firing
Hand #81: Harrison Gimbel opened to 240,000 and called a three-bet to 500,000 from John Griffin. They checked it all the way down as the board ran out , and the of Gimbel was good.
Hand #82: Griffin opened for 350,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #83: Chance Kornuth opened for 260,000 and got a call from Griffin. The flop was , and Griffin check-folded to a bet from Kornuth.
Hand #84: Kornuth opened and then folded to a shove from Ryan Van Sanford.
Hand #85: Griffin made it 325,000, and Kornuth called in the big blind. The flop was . Kornuth checked, and Griffin bet 325,000. Kornuth raised to 685,000 but folded when Griffin re-raised to 2,285,000.
Sunday, July 9, 2017 12:12 AM Local Time
Hands #76-80: Post-Break Feelers
Hand #76: Chance Kornuth opened to 240,000 and folded when Harrison Gimbel three-bet jammed.
Hand #77: Gimbel open-shoved and took down the pot.
Hand #78: Kornuth opened to 335,000, and Gimbel called out of the big blind. The flop was , and both players checked, bringing the on the turn. Gimbel bet 260,000, and Kornuth check-folded.
Hand #79: Gimbel three-bet shoved behind Kornuth's open, and Kornuth folded.
Hand #80: Gimbel opened to 240,000 and won the pot.
Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:57 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 60000/120000
Ante: 20000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:48 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Break
The four remaining players have gone on a 15-minute break. This is how they currently stack up.
Chance Kornuth | 8,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
John Griffin | 7,450,000 | -550,000 |
Ryan Van Sanford | 2,660,000 | -440,000 |
Harrison Gimbel | 2,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:42 PM Local Time
Hands #66-75: Double Up For Gimbel
Hand #66: John Griffin opened for 250,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #67: Chance Kornuth opened for 210,000 and Harrison Gimbel moved all in for 1,200,000 and Kornuth called. Gimbel showed and Kornuth . The board ran out and Gimbel got a double up.
Hand #68: Kornuth opened for 230,000 and Griffin called in the small blind. The flop was and they both checked. The turn card was the and a bet of 300,000 from Kornuth took the pot,
Hand #69: Ryan Van Sanford limped the small blind and folded to a raise from Kornuth.
Hand #70: Griffin made it 250,000 and Gimble called. The flop was and Gimble check called 400,000. The turn was the and Gimble laid it down to a 600,000 bet.
Hand #71: Gimble limped the small blind and folded to a raise from Griffin.
Hand #72: Kornuth opened for 230,000 and Van Sanford moved all in and took the pot.
Hand #73: Griffin raised and took the antes and blinds.
Hand #74: Kornuth made it 285,000 and Gimble in the small blind moved all in and took the pot.
Hand #75: Kornuth made it 220,000 and Griffin called. They got to the turn of a board reading and a bet of 250,000 from Kornuth got a call. The river was the and Griffin check-folded to a bet of 685,000.
Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:37 PM Local Time
Hands #59-65: Kornuth Chipping Up More
Hand #59: Chance Kornuth opened to 230,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #60: Kornuth opened to 230,000 from under the gun and folded when Harrison Gimbel three-bet jammed.
Hand #61: Kornuth check-raised a John Griffin bet of 300,000 on a flop to 735,000, and Griffin folded.
Hand #62: Griffin limp-called a raise from Kornuth to 400,000, and the two saw a flop of . Kornuth bet 335,000 and won the pot.
Hand #63: Kornuth opened to 210,000, and Griffin three-bet to 500,000. Kornuth called. The flop was , and Griffin won with a bet of 400,000.
Hand #64: Gimbel open-jammed, and everyone folded.
Hand #65: Gimbel opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Griffin and Kornuth. The flop was , and all three checked there and through the turn. The river was the . Kornuth bet 350,000, and Gimbel called. Kornuth tabled , and Gimbel mucked.
Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:27 PM Local Time
Hands #54-58: Huge Double For John Griffin
Hand #54: John Griffin made it 350,000 and took the pot.
Hand #55: Chance Kornuth opened the action and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #56: Kornuth opened, and Ryan Van Sanford defended his big blind. The flop was , and Van Sanford check-called a bet of 180,000. The turn was the , and a bet of 800,000 from Kornuth saw Van Sanford lay it down.
Hand #57: Harrison Gimbel opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, and Griffin re-raised to 700,000 on the button. Gimbel moved all in, and Griffin called. Gimbel had , and Griffin tabled . The board ran out , and Griffin got a huge double-up.
Hand #58: Kornuth limped in the small blind, and Gimbel checked.
The flop was , and Kornuth check-called a bet of 100,000. On the turn, Kornuth check-raised a bet of 200,000 to 600,000, and Gimbel called. Kornuth led on the river for 885,000, and Gimbel called but mucked when Kornuth showed for two pair.
John Griffin | 8,000,000 | 3,950,000 |
Harrison Gimbel | 3,000,000 | -4,150,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:12 PM Local Time
Hands #49-53: Kornuth Wins a Big Pot
Hand #49: John Griffin opened to 250,000 on the button, and Ryan Van Sanford called in the small blind.
The flop was , and Griffin bet 300,000. Van Sanford check-called, and the fell on the turn. Both players checked and checked again when the fell on the river.
Griffin tabled and won the pot.
Hand #50:Griffin opened to 250,000 from under the gun, and Harrison Gimbel called out of the big blind.
The flop came , and Gimbel check-called a bet of 300,000. The turn was the , and Gimbel check-called again, this time for 500,000. Both players checked the on the river.
Gimbel tabled to win the pot.
Hand #51: Chance Kornuth opened from the button and won the pot.
Hand #52:Griffin limped and folded when Ryan Van Sanford raised to 350,000.
Hand #53: Van Sanford limped and called a raise from Kornuth, in the big blind, to 335,000.
The flop was , and Van Sanford check-called a bet of 225,000. The turn came the , and Kornuth bet 685,000. Van Sanford check-called. The fell on the river, Van Sanford checked, and Kornuth bet 2,300,000.
Van Sanford tanked for a few moments before releasing his cards into the muck.
Harrison Gimbel | 7,150,000 | 250,000 |
Chance Kornuth | 5,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
John Griffin | 4,050,000 | -2,750,000 |
Ryan Van Sanford | 3,100,000 | -1,800,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:56 PM Local Time
Hands #44-48: Doubles for Van Sanford and Kornuth
Hand #44: John Griffin raised from the small blind and took the pot.
Hand #45: Griffin opened and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #46: Ryan Van Sanford opened for 180,000 from the button and called a shove from Harrison Gimbel. Van Sanford had , and it was a flip versus the of Gimbel. The board ran out , and Van Sanford got a double.
Hand #47: Chance Kornuth opened to 160,000, and Griffin defended in the big blind.
The flop was , and Griffin check-called a bet of 200,000. The turn was the , and Griffin led for 400,000. Hornuth responded by moving all in, and Griffin called after some talk.
Kornuth tabled for the flopped straight, while Griffin had . The river was the , and Kornuth doubled up.
Hand #48: Kornuth made it 200,000, and Van Sanford defended the big blind. The flop was , and Van Sanford check-called a bet of 175,000. They both checked the turn and the river, and the of Van Sanford took the pot.
Harrison Gimbel | 6,900,000 | -2,000,000 |
John Griffin | 6,800,000 | -300,000 |
Ryan Van Sanford | 4,900,000 | 3,400,000 |
Chance Kornuth | 4,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:45 PM Local Time
Level 30 started
Level: 30
Blinds: 50000/100000
Ante: 15000