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Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,347,650
Total Entries
1,739
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1,739
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Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The first two levels of the day are complete and players have now left for a 20-minute break.
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Paul Spano and another player at his table got it all in preflop. Spano held 
with 9,175 and his opponent had 
.
The dealer put out the flop which was 
and Spano started praying out loud. The dealer dealt the 
on the turn and the 
on the river and Spano's prayers were answered.
The players at the table began to have a little fun with Spano as they started to tell him that he shouldn't be using his prayers and one-times so early on Day 1.
"You have to save that for Day 3 man, what a waste," said one player. Spano was having none of it, responding with, "I pray to God every time for everything and he loves me." The table immediately dubbed him "Praying" Paul Spano!
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Canadian pro and WSOP gold bracelet owner Mike Leah has added some chips to his starting stack. In a recent pot, Leah called an open of 250 from Shaun Deeb in early position and both players in the blinds called as well.
The flop came 
and Leah took down the pot with a bet of 400.
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Bryan Piccioli and Andy Frankenberger are both in the mix. These two players have both earned WSOP bracelets with Frankenberger holding two and Piccioli one.
Frankenberger won a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event 2011, earning $599,153 and the first of his two bracelets. His second came in a $10,000 pot-limit hold'em event in 2012, a $10,000 buy-in tournament that earned him $445,899.
Piccioli won his bracelet after besting a field in the 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (APAC) Event 1: A$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator.
