Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-06-2022 17:46 UTC-7

Wien Sniffs Out the Bluff For Huge Double

NicholasBaltz

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With 18,000 in the middle on the flop, Jeremy Wien bet 7,100 and was called by a big stack on the button.

The turn brought the , Wien continued for another 12,500 and the button called.

On the river , Wien put out another 16,500 before his opponent cut out a stack large enough to put Wien all in.

Wien looked tortured by the decision as he thought it over, but he eventually settled on a call. The button turned over nine-high and Wien turned over his winning pair of aces in relief as he dragged a big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Wien	150,000 150,000	150,000

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06-06-2022 16:12 UTC-7

Moreno Moves It In, Busts Shortly After

NicholasBaltz

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bob Zeidman made it 3,000 to go and Johnnie Moreno shoved for his last 19,800. Zeidman let it go and Moreno took the pot.

A few minutes later Moreno was no longer seated and the table recounted that he had another encounter with Zeidman. This time Zeidman had Moreno at risk preflop.

Johnnie Moreno:
Bob Zeidman:

Zeidman would drill an eight for a set and Moreno was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Zeidman	72,500 72,500	72,500
Johnnie Moreno	Busted

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06-06-2022 15:04 UTC-7

D'Ambrosio An Early Chip Leader

NicholasBaltz

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jimmy D'Ambrosio has entered the field. He finished 5th last year in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em.

D'Ambrosio has more than $200,000 in recorded career tournament earnings.

He's run it up in the early going to hold one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	201,000

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06-06-2022 14:51 UTC-7

Turn Card is Gin for Kuhn

NicholasBaltz

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was already 30,000 in the middle on the turn and Robert Kuhn was facing an all-in bet from his opponent. Kuhn quickly called off his last 18,700 and was at risk.

Robert Kuhn:
Opponent:

Kuhn's queens full were way in front and the river sent the big pot his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Kuhn	68,000 68,000	68,000

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06-06-2022 14:27 UTC-7

The Panda is Back

NicholasBaltz

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Noam Muallem flagged down PokerNews before immediately calling off his remaining 11,500 on the flop.

"I'm all-in," said Muallem. "I've got the straight."

Noam Muallem:
Opponent:

Muallem was ahead but he needed to dodge a lot of outs.

"Black cards," said Muallem as the turn hit the board.

The river brought the and Muallem doubled back up close to his starting stack.

"The panda is back," he said. "For Day 2 I'll bring the hat."

Player	Chips	Progress
Noam Muallem	27,000 27,000	27,000

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06-06-2022 13:45 UTC-7

Ball Looks to Keep Things Rolling in 2022

NicholasBaltz

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Scott Ball is in the house. Not only did Ball take home two gold bracelets last year in the Little One for One Drop and the No-Limit Hold'em $5,000 6-max, but he also won the WSOP’s new No-Limits VELO Leaderboard Championship for best no-limit hold'em player of the year.

Ball picked up an early pot when he and an opponent both put in 3,300 preflop to see the spread. Ball bet 4,000 and that was enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Ball	20,000 20,000	20,000

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06-06-2022 12:58 UTC-7

Moon Reads Through the Table Talk

NicholasBaltz

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

An early position player limped in, Ben Moon called from the small blind and the big checked his option.

Moon checked on the flop and the big blind bet 500. The early position limper called, and Moon raised it up to 2,500. Both players called.

The turn brought the and Moon continued for 6,000. Both players called again the hit the river.

Both Moon and the big blind checked, and the early position player moved all-in for 8,000.

"So you both were on spade draws," said the all-in player.

Moon made the call and revealed his pair of kings, which was enough to eliminate his opponent who actually held the missed spade draw himself with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Moon	49,500 25,500	25,500

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06-06-2022 11:47 UTC-7

Ferraro Spotted in Paris Black

blaisebourgeois

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Cole Ferraro won the Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em in last year's World Series of Poker for $ 252,491 and is back at it, trying to add another piece of hardware to his collection.

WSOP Circuit Ring leader Maurice Hawkins is also in the building. Despite winning 14 rings, Hawkins is still looking for that elusive first bracelet.

Also seated in the black section are poker Twitter personalities Veronica Brill and Jerod Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	31,200 31,200	31,200
Veronica Brill	29,700 29,700	29,700
Cole Ferraro	29,200 29,200	29,200

Jerod Smith	22,100 22,100	22,100

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06-06-2022 11:27 UTC-7

Moon in the Mix

NicholasBaltz

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

WSOP bracelet winner Ben Moon has joined the event.

Moon won his bracelet back in 2018 in the first-ever big blind ante event at the WSOP.

He has more than a half-million in record career tournament earnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Moon	30,000 30,000	30,000

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06-06-2022 09:03 UTC-7

Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Begins at 11:00 AM

blaisebourgeois

The 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas kicks off today at 11 a.m. PDT. with Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em.

The 2021 version of this event attracted an unbelievable 4,527 entrants to create a $2,309,280 prize pool. Emerging as the winner was Zhi Wu of Boston, Massachusetts, who won $281,604 and the gold bracelet for the victory, which was Wu’s first-career WSOP cash.

680 players were paid for their efforts, though just 216 players bagged chips in order to play Day 2.

It’s worth remembering that 6,150 players competed in the 2019 version of the tournament. If the beginning of the 2022 WSOP is any indication, the field could reach 7,000 runners or more.

What to Expect

The players will start off with a massive stack equal to 300 big blinds, with 22 30-minute levels scheduled for Day 1 and 20-minute breaks slotted in after every four levels. The players will be given a 75-minute dinner break at the end of level 15.

The event will allow players to rebuy just once, and the field will begin with 30,000 chips with late registration open until level 12.

The remaining players will come back at noon on Tuesday and play down to a winner. Each level will remain at 30 minutes but this time the players will only have a 15-minute breaks every four levels, with a hour-long dinner break at level 34.

Action kicks off at 11 a.m. local time in the Paris Ballroom and the PokerNews live reporting team will have all the action from this and every event from the WSOP’s new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

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