Event #22: $500 Big 500
Day 1 Started
2022 WSOP Online
Event #22: $500 Big 500
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 WSOP Online
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$333,900
Entries
462
Entries
462
Players Left
1
WSOP Online Continues Today With Event #22: $500 Big 500 at 3:30 p.m. PT
Another day of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online schedule continues today with two events, including Event #22: $500 Big 500, 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 $500 buy-in event will kick off with blinds of 20/40 and blind levels increasing every 15 minutes. Players will begin with a starting stack of 20,000 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 #23: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout, which gets underway at 4:30 p.m. in Nevada and 7:30 p.m. in New Jersey.
Players in the lobby ahead of the $777 buy-in event include Ryan "Protential" Laplante, Scott "Rumcake" Ball, Clayton "clayfletch" Fletcher and Colin "discodawg" York.
Some of those who have won bracelets so far in the online bracelet series are Maxx "Mc4chess" Coleman, Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz, Jesse "Dangerous22" Lonis and Jeremiah "freestylerr" Williams.
The PokerNews live reporting team is logged in and ready to bring you updates on the action, so stay tuned. Also be sure to check out the WSOP Online live reporting portal for coverage of other online bracelet events.
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Event #22: $500 Big 500.
Some Early Entrants
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
"stealthybets" Takes from Krolik
Blinds: 50/100
"stealthybets" opened to 250 from the hijack and Gennady "borecz123" Krolik three-bet to 550 from the button. "stealthybets" called when the action got around.
"stealthybets" checked on the flop of 
and Krolik checked back. "stealthybets" led out for 1,600 on the 
turn and Krolik called.
The river brought the 
and "stealthybets" bet 3,300. Krolik laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,250 | 22,250 |
|
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21,148 | 21,148 |
Some More Runners
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Yonnotti Gets Aces to Stack "Mauli"
Blinds: 50/100
David ”Cavsfan330” Yonnotti opened to 250 from middle position and "Mauli" three-bet to 750 from the button. Yonnotti four-bet to 2,200 and his opponent called.
The flop landed 
and Yonnotti bet 2,275. "Mauli" called. The turn brought the 
and Yonnotti fired for 3,000. The river brought the 
and Yonnotti moved all in for 12,250. "Mauli" called with a slightly smaller stack.
Yonnotti showed 
for a pair of aces, which was good against the 
of "Mauli," who was sent to the rail early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,583 | 38,583 |
|
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Busted |
More Entrants
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
Liebert Three-Bets Flop
Blinds: 100/200
Matt "Mutt_Cutts" Iles opened to 400 in early position and Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert called in the small blind, while John "Relevancy" Ripnick called in the big blind.
The flop of 
checked through and Liebert bet 900 on the 
turn. Ripnick raised to 2,700 and Iles folded, while Liebert three-bet to 9,300. Ripnick quickly folded to earn the Women in Poker Hall of Famer the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,101 | 32,101 |
|
22,700 | 22,700 |
|
14,254 | 14,254 |
First Break
Players have been sent on their first five-minute break of the tournament.