2022 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$665,459
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,487,050
Entries
736
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
153
Players Left
10

The Grinder Scores a Big One

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

In a pot of roughly 140,000 on a flop of {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, Michael Mizrachi checked from the big blind and Yoo Chan Oh bet 70,000 from the cutoff. Patrik Ciklamini made the call and action was back on Mizrachi who check-raised to 225,000. Oh quickly got out of the way and Ciklamini made the call.

The turn came the {a-Hearts} and Mizrachi bet 320,000, which was again called. The {5-Spades} hit the river and Mizrachi elected on a check. Ciklamini contemplated his options but ultimately checked back. Mizrachi announced "nine" and tabled {9-Clubs}{8-Spades} which was enough to take down the large pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
3,400,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Patrik Ciklamini sk
Patrik Ciklamini
1,600,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000
Yoo Chan Oh us
Yoo Chan Oh
1,400,000
450,000
450,000

Tags: Michael MizrachiPatrik CiklaminiYoo Chan Oh

Eight Ball Corner Pocket Felts Kamphues

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Toby Lewis raised to 60,000 from the cutoff. Lars Kamphues shoved all in for 250,000 on the button. Mark Davis called in the small blind, Lewis also called.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. Lewis bet 175,000 which got Davis to fold and the cards were revealed. Kamphues was at risk but ahead with the {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} against the {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} of Lewis. But the turn came the {8-Spades} to get Kamphues to stand up and the {j-Diamonds} river confirmed his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
2,610,000
660,000
660,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mark Davis us
Mark Davis
1,325,000
75,000
75,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Lars Kamphues de
Lars Kamphues
Busted

Tags: Lars KamphuesMark DavisToby Lewis

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Barbero Finds Lady Luck To Eliminate Smiljkovic

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

Daniel Smiljkovic opened the action from the hijack to 60,000. It folded to Nacho Barbero on the button who three-bet to 210,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way. Smiljkovic moved all in for 1,030,000 and Barbero quickly called, just barely covering his opponent.

Daniel Smiljkovic: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Nacho Barbero: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Barbero was in rough shape against the better kicker until the flop came {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, turning the tables on the hand. The turn came the {6-Hearts} and river {10-Clubs}, securing the win for Barbero and Smiljkovic was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
2,180,000
1,080,000
1,080,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel SmiljkovicNacho Barbero

Quads Gives Hendrix Huge Pot vs Smiljkovic

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adam Hendrix raised it up from the cutoff to 60,000. Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet from the big blind to 250,000 and Hendrix called.

The flop came {j-}{9-}{9-}. Smiljkovic bet 150,000, Hendrix called.

The turn was a third nine {9-}. Hendrix called a bet of 450,000.

The river was a {2-}. Smiljkovic jammed for 1,065,000 and Hendrix snap-called.

Smiljkovic had the {j-}{j-} but it was no good as Hendrix had {10-}{9-} suited for quads and gathered the momentum-changing pot.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
4,100,000
2,480,000
2,480,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
940,000
-1,510,000
-1,510,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adam HendrixDaniel Smiljkovic

Full After Dinner Chip Counts

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Patrik Ciklamini sk
Patrik Ciklamini
3,200,000
2,205,000
2,205,000
Daniel Smiljkovic de
Daniel Smiljkovic
2,450,000
2,065,000
2,065,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
2,350,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Michael Katz us
Michael Katz
1,950,000
1,190,000
1,190,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
1,950,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Caio Almeida br
Caio Almeida
1,800,000
590,000
590,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
1,700,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
1,650,000
-230,000
-230,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
1,620,000
20,000
20,000
Daan Mulders nl
Daan Mulders
1,340,000
680,000
680,000
Mark Davis us
Mark Davis
1,250,000
810,000
810,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Adrian State ro
Adrian State
1,230,000
395,000
395,000
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Johannes Straver nl
Johannes Straver
1,100,000
350,000
350,000
Peter Turmezey hu
Peter Turmezey
1,075,000
695,000
695,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
975,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Yoo Chan Oh us
Yoo Chan Oh
950,000
-400,000
-400,000
Mikiya Kudo jp
Mikiya Kudo
880,000
160,000
160,000
Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
750,000
120,000
120,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
625,000
-50,000
-50,000
Edwin Lam us
Edwin Lam
580,000
165,000
165,000
Yuri Siniak ca
Yuri Siniak
550,000
140,000
140,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
520,000
-75,000
-75,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
520,000
210,000
210,000
Petar Kalev bg
Petar Kalev
450,000
-270,000
-270,000

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Hendrix Wins Back-to-Back Pots

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Adam Hendrix
Adam Hendrix

The action picked up when Adam Hendrix opened to 60,000 from the button and only Mike Watson made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Watson check-called a bet of 50,000 from Hendrix. On the {k-Spades} turn both players checked their option.

The river came the {q-Hearts}, Watson checked, and Hendrix slid out 175,000. Watson took a moment but ultimately made the fold and the pot was sent to Hendrix.

On the very next hand, Hendrix opened the action from the cutoff to 60,000 and only the big blind completed. The flop came {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Hendrix bet 90,000 after being checked to and his opponent made the fold, sending two pots in a row to the Alaska native.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
1,700,000
1,571,000
1,571,000
Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
1,600,000
425,000
425,000

Tags: Adam HendrixMike Watson

Where Are They Now: Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley Battled Stu Ungar at 1997 WSOP

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ron Stanley
Ron Stanley

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley, 70, was one of the most feared players in the game. In fact, he even went toe-to-toe with the legendary Stu Ungar at the final table of the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It was there that Stanley donned a tuxedo while playing in the intense Las Vegas heat on Fremont Street.

Stanley, who has been playing poker for a living for “at least 50 years,” was recently spotted at the 2022 WSOP and was kind enough to chat with PokerNews.

“My dad used to play poker and he’d take me to the games when I was a kid,” he said about how he learned poker in the first place. “I was watching and it got pretty interesting. He was pretty good at it and I picked it up from him. It’s in my blood I guess.”

While he hasn’t had any major tournament scores since before the Poker Boom, Stanley is still on the grind.

“I play poker 5-6 days a week at least, mostly cash games,” he said. “In Vegas, I mostly play at South Point, but I’ve been in South Carolina for six months playing a lot of home games.”

Click here to read Ron Stanley's full interview!