Event #26: $3,200 NLH High Roller 6-Max | 2022 WSOP Online

10-14-2022 00:16 UTC-7

Christopher "Basile28" Basile Eliminated In 11th Place ($9,059)

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 6,000/12,000/1,200

Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith opened to 24,000 from the cutoff and Christopher "Basile28" Basile moved all in from the button for 279,246. The blinds got out of the way and Smith made the call.

Christopher "Basile28" Basile:
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith:

The board ran out and the full house for Smith took down the pot and sent Basile out in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith	741,682 381,866	381,866

Christopher "Basile28" Basile	Busted

10-14-2022 00:10 UTC-7

Andy "rkkrb" Bloch Eliminated In 12th Place ($9,059)

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 6,000/12,000/1,200

Andy "rkkrb" Bloch moved all in on the button for 150,464 and John "Relevancy" Ripnick made the call in the small blind.

Andy "rkkrb" Bloch:
John "Relevancy" Ripnick:

The board ran out and the flopped queen for Ripnick scored the pot and eliminated Bloch in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John "Relevancy" Ripnick	424,548 278,253	278,253
Andy "rkkrb" Bloch	Busted

10-13-2022 23:45 UTC-7

The Bubble Has Burst

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 5,000/10,000/1,000

After an hour of back and forth play on the stone bubble, Justin "Lappypoker" Lapka moved all in for 35,000 on the button and Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats made the call in the big blind.

Justin "Lappypoker" Lapka:
Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats:

The board ran out and the pair of fives held up to send Lapka out on the stone bubble. The remaining 18 players are now guaranteed a minimum cash of $8,606.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats	707,753 540,109	540,109
Justin "Lappypoker" Lapka	Busted

10-13-2022 21:49 UTC-7

Ikeuchi Wins Flip to Send Wantman to The Rail

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 1,400/2,800/280

Adam "PHsGoldShoes" Hendrix opened to 5,600 on the button and Kazuki "hyahhoo3" Ikeuchi put in a three-bet to 21,280 from the small blind. Matthew "booyastink" Wantman moved all in for 71,206 in the big blind and Hendrix quickly folded. Ikeuchi took some time before eventually making the call and putting Wantman at risk.

Matthew "booyastink" Wantman:
Kazuki "hyahhoo3" Ikeuchi:

The board ran out and the rivered jack hit like a ton of bricks for Wantman as he was eliminated before the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuki "hyahhoo3" Ikeuchi	201,856 201,856	201,856
Adam "PHsGoldShoes" Hendrix	107,746 107,746	107,746

Matthew "booyastink" Wantman	Busted

10-13-2022 21:13 UTC-7

Apter Wins Three-Way All In

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 1,000/2,000/200

Michael "Unbelievable" Wang shoved all in for 27,976 from the hijack and Stephen "8betfold" Song called next to act for their last 9,317. It folded around to Brett "Metanemesis" Apter in the big blind who also made the call for his last 24,651.

Stephen "8betfold" Song:
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter:
Michael "Unbelievable" Wang:

The board ran out and the pocket fives held up for Apter to score the almost full triple-up. Song was sent to the rail and Wang was left with just over one big blind. On the very next hand Wang was eliminated when his ten-three couldn't find improvement.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter	60,819 34,738	34,738

Michael "Unbelievable" Wang	Busted

Stephen "8betfold" Song	Busted

10-13-2022 20:17 UTC-7

Full Prize Payouts

Andrew Knowles

Place	Prize
1	$111,609
2	$79,675
3	$56,891
4	$40,675
5	$29,034
6	$20,745
7	$14,811
8	$10,553
9	$9,602
10-12	$9,059
13-15	$8,787
16-18	$8,606

10-13-2022 19:52 UTC-7

Elias Scores The Double Up

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 500/1,000/100

Darren "darrenelias" Elias moved all in for 9,174 from the cutoff and Anthony "Venus" Hu made the call in the big blind.

Darren "darrenelias" Elias:
Anthony "Venus" Hu:

The board ran out and the jacks for Elias held up to score the full double off Hu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony "Venus" Hu	29,708
Darren "darrenelias" Elias	19,448

10-13-2022 18:25 UTC-7

Ripnick Puts Pressure On Kislinskii

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 200/400/40

Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii opened to 920 from the hijack and John "Relevancy" Ripnick put in a three-bet to 2,760 on the button. The blinds quickly got out of the way and Kislinskii made the call.

The flop came and both players checked to the turn. Kislinskii decided to lead out for 3,180 and Ripnick called.

The completed the board and Kislinskii slowed down with a check. Ripnick took a moment before betting 6,360, enough to fold out Kislinskii and scoop the three-bet pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John "Relevancy" Ripnick	27,299 2,299	2,299
Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii	17,044 -7,754	-7,754

10-13-2022 17:17 UTC-7

Abrahams Gets Paid With Quads

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 100/200/20

Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro opened to 510 from the cutoff and only Benjamin "chaipoker" Abrahams made the call in the big blind.

The flop came , Abrahams checked to Funaro who bet out 300 and Abrahams called. On the turn both players checked their options to the river.

Abrahams took a few seconds before betting 600 and without much thought, Funaro clicked the call button. Abrahams rolled over for quads jacks and scored the pot off Funaro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin "chaipoker" Abrahams	64,035 29,566	29,566
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro	46,496 -3,724	-3,724

10-13-2022 16:25 UTC-7

Apter Takes Four-Bet Pot

Andrew Knowles

Blinds: 25/50/5

Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii opened to 127 from the hijack and Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr put in a three-bet to 415 in the cutoff. Brett "Metanemesis" Apter elected on a four-bet to 954 on the button and the blinds quickly folded. Kislinskii let his hand go and Shorr came along.

The flop fanned out , Shorr checked to Apter who continued for 513. Shorr took a moment but in the end folded and the early pot was shipped to Apter.