2022 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
12
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
Total Entries
832
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
832
Players Left
82
Players Left 1 / 832
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Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Thren Gets Coolered to Burst Bubble

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tyler Thren opened to 25,000 and action folded around to Vik Vijay on the button who called.

The flop of {8-}{8-}{4-} prompted a bet of 30,000 from Thren and Vijay then shoved. Thren quickly called and was at risk.

Tyler Thren: {q-}{q-}
Vik Vijay: {a-}{a-}

The board ran out with no help to Thren, and with his elimination burst the money bubble. much to the excitement of the room. Meanwhile Vijay chipped up to 470,000.

A Round of Counts

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Epskamp Can't Escape Eights

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp

Seven spots away from the bubble, Yori Epskamp open-shoved for around 75,000 in the cutoff. Action folded to Joe Fouad in the big blind, who called to put Epskamp at risk.

Yori Epskamp: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Joe Fouad: {8-}{8-}

The {4-}{2-}{6-}{q-}{j-} board was of no help to Epskamp and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Yori Epskamp

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Lamers Flops Trips, Sees Double

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adam Lamers jammed on the turn with the board showing {2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} and his opponent called to put him at risk.

Adam Lamers: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Opponent: {j-}{j-}

Lamers flopped a set of sevens had his opponent drawing thin to a jack before the {4-Spades} river improved Lamers to a full house to give the former final tablist a full double up to 206,000.

Tags: Adam Lamers

Semanko Wins One, Semanko Loses One

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On the flop {j-Spades}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}, Bartholomew Semanko bet 13,000, and Jordan Garcia called.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Semanko sized up to 24,000. Garcia went deep into the tank, checking his hole cards, counting out his stack, and sitting back in his chair for two minutes. Garcia finally folded to preserve his remaining 54,000.

On the next hand, a player from early position raised to 8,000, and he was called by Semanko on the button and Richard Book from the small blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and the action checked to Semanko, who bet 8,000. Book then moved all-in for 31,000, the original raiser folded and Semanko called.

Richard Book: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Bartholomew Semanko: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Book held the better kicker and held through the turn {a-Spades} and river {7-Diamonds}. Book doubled up and Semanko took a small hit to his stack.

Tags: Bartholomew SemankoJordan GarciaRichard Book