Mark Vasey and his opponent were heads up looking at a board of 
on the turn.
Vasey bet 3,000 on the paired board and was called.
Heads up to a river, Vasey saw the hit the river and he bet 5,000. His opponent shrugged and tossed in the call.
Vasey showed 
to beat the 
of his opponent and take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Scotter Clark has joined the field and was welcomed with a strong start.
The board showed 
. Action started on the turn when Clark saw his opponent bet 2,500. Clark check-raised from the big blind to 6,000, his opponent quickly called.
The river landed the and Clark bet 8,100. Again his opponent called quickly.
"I have the nuts," said Clark, showing the 
.
His opponent showed 
for flopped trips.
"I had you before the ace came," his opponent said.
"You did have me before the ace came," replied Clark.
But, the ace did come and Clark was left to collect his booty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Gabe Neighbors limped in the cutoff before Angela Jordison raised to 400 on the button. Action folded back to neighbors who made the call.
The flop showed up 
. Neighbors check-called a bet of 700 from Jordison.
The turn came the 
and Jordison ramped up the pressure with a bet of 2,800. Again, Neighbors went for the check-call.
The river was the 
, pairing the bottom card on the board. Neighbors checked the final street to Jordison, who bet around 7,000, which Neighbors called quickly.
Neighbors showed 
for trips and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
17,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Action started on the turn between two players, Joseph Paris in the small blind and his opponent on the button. The board showed 
.
Paris bet 6,500 into the large pot and his opponent made the call fairly quickly.
On the relative blank 
river, Paris fired for a healthy 15,000. His opponent only thought for about 10 seconds before making the call.
Paris showed 
.
"Straight, flopped it," said the dealer.
Indeed he did, and his opponent showed 
for bottom set on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen bring you one final update from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes a recap of the Main Event, which was won by Espen Jorstad for $10,000,000!
Sarah chats with the new WSOP Main Event champion as well as runner-up Adrian Attenborough and third-place finisher Mickey Duek. They also feature interviews w/ recent bracelet winners Julien Martini and Lawrence Brandt.
Other stories they cover are the WSOP being affected by the “Active Shooter” false alarm, Dan Zack finally winning WSOP Player of the Year, Robert Mizrachi taking down the WPT Venetian, Paul Tedeschi blinking the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 Mystery Bounty, and WSOP bracelet wins by Gregory Jensen and MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,400 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000 | |
|
23,200 | |
Action was found in a brewing pot on the river in a heads-up pot. The board read 
.
CJ Peake was in the small blind and led for 3,500 into a pot of about 6,000. On the button, his opponent announced, "Raise," and put in 8,000.
Peake thought for about 20 seconds before sliding out his full stack of 24,000 into the middle.
His opponent did not call immediately. He thought for about a minute, shuffled his chips, counted his stack, and considered risking his tournament life after playing only a few hands. Eventually, he did put it in the middle.
CJ Peake showed for the flopped straight.
"Of course," said his opponent, who showed 
for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,400
54,400
|
54,400 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The tournament director has officially started Day 2 and cards are in the air.
