Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s
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2022 WSOP Online
Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s
Day: 1
Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s Gets Underway at 3:30 p.m. PST
The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online schedule continues today with two events, including Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s, a one-day event that commences at 3:30 p.m. for players located in Nevada and 6:30 p.m. for those in New Jersey.
The $777 buy-in event will kick off with blinds of 25/50 and blind levels increasing every 15 minutes. Players will begin with a starting stack of 15,000 chips and are allowed up to three re-entries.
The one-day event will play down to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the prize pool and a WSOP bracelet. Later today, another bracelet will be awarded in Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo Deepstack.
Some of the players in the lobby ahead of the $777 buy-in event include Ryan "Protential" Laplante, Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert, Gregory "Silkypie" Aubin and Michael "SammyTwizz" Azzaro.
The PokerNews live reporting team is logged in and ready to bring you updates on the action, so stay tuned.
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s.
Some Early Entrants
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 |
Lawson Picks Off Early Bluff from Shouldis
Blinds: 30/60
In a limped pot between the blinds, James "J1mmyTheG3nt" Shouldis led out for 60 on the flop of 
and Michele "mlawson57" Lawson called.
Shouldis bet 180 on the 
turn and Lawson again called. Shouldis fired a third barrel on the 
river with a bet of 990. Lawson called.
Shouldis showed a bluff with 
for king-high and Lawson showed 
for a pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,914 | |
|
13,250 |
First Break
Players are on their first five-minute break of the tournament.
More Entrants
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
|
15,000 |
Jozoff Shoves River
Blinds: 30/60
In a four-way limped pot that checked through on the flop of 
, Michael "mikejozoff" Jozoff bet 180 on the turn and Jeremy "Eyerjustfold" Eyer raised to 630. Michele "mlawson57" Lawson flat-called while the fourth player in the hand folded.
Jozoff then three-bet to 2,700 and Eyer folded, while Lawson again smooth-called.
The river brought the 
and Jozoff moved all in for 21,262. Lawson laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,832 | 27,832 |
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15,049 | -2,865 |
|
14,940 | 14,940 |
Adelstein, Lew Tell Contrasting Stories Regarding Controversial HCL Hand
Garrett Adelstein and Robbi Jade Lew have both issued public statements regarding what transpired following the infamous Thursday night hero call on Hustler Casino Live, and their accounts don't seem to match up.
Cliff's Notes version of what took place during what was supposed to be a stream focused on Phil Ivey: On a board of 
, Adelstein bet $10,000 with 
before Lew, holding 
, min-raised to $20,000 only for her opponent to move all in for $129,000 total. She tanked and inevitably called with jack-high, and then won both river run-outs to scoop the $269,000 pot.
Eyer Busts Basile
Blinds: 40/80
Jeremy "Eyerjustfold" Eyer opened to 180 and the cutoff flat-called before Christopher "Basile28" Basile three-bet 50 800 from the small blind. Eyer then four-bet to 2,595 and the cutoff folded, leading Basile to five-bet jam a stack of 12,671. Eyer called with a bigger stack.
Christopher "Basile28" Basile: 
Jeremy "Eyerjustfold" Eyer: 
The flop came 
to give Basile additional outs with a gutshot, though Eyer held two of those outs. The board bricked out 
for Eyer to win the pot and eliminate Basile, who re-bought into the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,024 | 30,084 |
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15,000 |