2022 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$65,168
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$349,440
Entries
832
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
82
Players Left
1

Minkyun Kim Eliminated in 11th Place ($3,794)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Minkyun Kim
Minkyun Kim

Joe Chang was all in from the big blind with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} versus the {2-Spades}{2-Clubs} of Minkyun Kim, who had him very slightly covered.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, the turn was the {7-Spades}, and the river killed the ducks as it came the {a-Hearts} and gave Chang a pair of Aces. Kim was left with just under 100,000 which he lost on the next hand to be eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Chang us
Joe Chang
2,110,000 1,390,000
Minkyun Kim kr
Minkyun Kim
Busted

Tags: Joe ChangMinkyun KimMinkyun Kim Eliminated

Kelli Phillips Eliminated in 12th ($3,043)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kelli Phillips
Kelli Phillips

Kelli Phillips, with the impending blinds rapidly approaching, decided to go all-in blind before the last card had even been dealt. She was given protection by Alfonso Dominguez who raised to 225,000, but then he was three-bet by Brandon West to 400,000. Dominguez called the extra chips and the three players went to a flop, with Kelli at risk.

The flop of {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{q-Spades} was accompanied by an all-in announcement by West, which prompted a hasty fold from Dominguez. The two remaining players tabled their cards.

Kelli Phillips: {6-}{9-}
Brandon West: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The turn of {3-} left Kelli only with an eight to hit for a straight but it was not to be as a {q-} came on the river.

Phillips was eliminated in 12th place but left with a smile and said she was looking forward to the upcoming Housewarming Event on Thursday.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon West us
Brandon West
265,000 -1,265,000
Kelli Phillips us
Kelli Phillips
Busted

Tags: Alfonso DominquezBrandon WestKelli Phillips

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Charles Nguyen Eliminated In 13th Place ($3,043)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Charles Nguyen
Charles Nguyen

Charles Nguyen open-shoved for 580,000 from the cutoff and Wyatt Frost re-shoved for more from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Nguyen was at risk.

Charles Nguyen: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Wyatt Frost: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Nguyen was in front with his better kicker but the {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} runout gave Frost trip nines to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Wyatt Frost us
Wyatt Frost
1,600,000 225,000
Charles Nguyen us
Charles Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Charles NguyenWyatt Frost

John Divecha Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,483)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
John Divecha
John Divecha

John Divecha pushed all in from cutoff position for 720,000 and received a call from Vikram Vijay in the big blind. Cards were flipped and they showed:

John Divecha: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Vikram Vijay: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Vijay's aces held up and Divecha exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Vikram Vijay us
Vikram Vijay
3,800,000 1,800,000
John Divecha
John Divecha
Busted

Tags: Josh DivechaVikram Vijay

Kenny Hallaert Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,483)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

Kenny Hallaert shoved preflop for his last 300,000 and found a caller in chip leader Gonzalo Gonzalez.

Kenny Hallaert: {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Gonzalo Gonzalez: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Gonzalez scored the knockout with a set of sixes. Hallaert adds another deep run to his impressive WSOP resume.

Player Chips Progress
Gonzalo Gonzalez us
Gonzalo Gonzalez
3,500,000 400,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
Busted

Tags: Gonzalo GonzalezKenny Hallaert

James Sutherland Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,483)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
James Sutherland
James Sutherland

Gonzalo Gonzalez already had 280,000 committed when James Sutherland shoved for 470,000 more. Gonzalez thought it over before tossing in a call and Sutherland was at risk.

James Sutherland: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Gonzalo Gonzalez: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Sutherland was ahead but that changed on the {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop. The turn {9-Diamonds} brought some additional outs to Sutherland but the river {3-Diamonds} was not what he needed as his run came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
Gonzalo Gonzalez us
Gonzalo Gonzalez
3,100,000 1,375,000
James Sutherland us
James Sutherland
Busted

Tags: Gonzalo GonzalezJames Sutherland

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Joseph Phillips Eliminated in 17th Place ($2,483)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Phillips
Joseph Phillips

Joseph Phillips shoved his stack preflop and action folded around to Vikram Vijay.

"I'll call you this one time," said Vijay, as he threw in a chip to put Phillips at risk.

Joseph Phillips: {a-}{q-}
Vikram Vijay: {7-}{7-}

The board of {3-}{j-}{j-}{10-}{6-} meant Vijay's pocket pair was good to scoop the pot and thus eliminated Phillips in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
Vikram Vijay us
Vikram Vijay
2,000,000 -100,000
Joseph Phillips gb
Joseph Phillips
Busted