Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$696,000
Entries
522
Level
34
Limits
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0
Entries
16
Players Left
1
Lavassani Finally Wakes Up with a Hand
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Fred Lavassani raised in the cutoff and Christoph Kwon three-bet the button. Lavassani responded with another raise and they got the chips in the middle. Lavassani was at risk for 225,000.
Fred Lavassani: 
Christoph Kwon: 
Lavassani had Kwon dominated but the 
flop was a sweat as Kwon picked up a flush draw. The 
turn and 
river were safe for Lavassani though as he pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000 | -100,000 |
|
570,000 | 200,000 |
Lavassani Doubles Through Ross
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Fred Lavassani raised from under the gun. Action folded around to Ben Ross in the big blind who called to see the 
flop.
Ross checked, then raised when Lavassani bet. Lavassani called as the turn came the 
.
Ross bet again before Lavassani moved all in for 250,000. Ross asked for a count before sticking in the chips to call.
Fred Lavassani: 
Ben Ross: 
Lavassani was ahead with his jacks and finished with a full house as the river came the 
to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | -560,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | 480,000 |
Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,789)
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Nick Pupillo found himself as the short-stack as he put his last 145,000 in the middle from the small blind. Joe McKeehen snap-called from the big blind.
Nick Pupillo: 
Joe McKeehen: 
Pupillo had one over to McKeehen's pocket pair, but couldn't get there as the board ran out 
, eliminating him in 8th place for $13,789.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,930,000 | 730,000 |
|
Busted |
Ross Has Some Blue Chips
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Ben Ross defended his big blind after a preflop raise from Steven Wolansky, then check-called on the 
flop.
Both players checked the 
on the turn before Ross led out when the river came the 
.
Wolansky went into the tank for several moments, constantly shuffling his chips in his hand.
"You know what they say, think long, think wrong," Ross said.
Wolansky elected to call and mucked when Ross showed .
Ross collected the pot, which included some 100,000 blue chips. "I got some blue chips!" he yelled as he got to stack them up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 400,000 |
|
700,000 | -700,000 |
Ross Flops Top Set
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Ben Ross raised on the button and Christoph Kwon called in the big blind.
"You didn't three-bet me. That's a good sign," said Ross.
Kwon proceeded to check-call all three streets on the 
board and as soon as Kwon put the chips in on the river, Ross said, "I got it," as he tabled 
for top set of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
2,625,000 | 725,000 |
|
2,340,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
2,300,000 | -600,000 |
|
1,140,000 | 220,000 |
|
|
945,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
570,000 | -130,000 |
Moncek Fills Up on the River to Take Lead From McKeehen
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Michael Moncek and Joe McKeehen had already built a big pot heading to the river on a board of 
. McKeehen put out another bet on the river before Moncek raised.
McKeehen tanked for a few moments before calling. Moncek flipped over for the flopped set that turned into a full house on the river. McKeehen flashed 
, having turned a straight, before mucking to send the monster pot to Moncek, and with it the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | 860,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | -1,050,000 |
Kwon Three-Bets the Flop
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Christoph Kwon raised on the button and Steven Wolansky defended the big blind.
On the 
flop, Wolansky checked to Kwon who fired in a bet. Wolansky took a moment before making and a raise and Kwon put in the three-bet. Wolansky thought about it for about five seconds and pushed his cards into the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
850,000 | 280,000 |
Zhu Loses a Chunk to McKeehen
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Joe McKeehen raised, then called a three-bet from Yueqi Zhu from the button.
Heads-up to the 
flop, McKeehen check-called a bet, then called again when Zhu bet the turn.
The river came the and McKeehen once again called.
Zhu showed for top pair, but McKeehen had woken up with to take the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -440,000 |
Zhu Gets Put to the Test
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Yueqi Zhu raised the button and Ben Ross three-bet from the big blind. Zhu called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Ross fired in a bet. Zhu made the call.
The fell on the turn and Ross wasted no time tossing chips across the line to bet. Zhu stuck in a call and as soon as he did, Ross fired a bet in the dark.
The landed on the river and Zhu went into the tank. After a few moments, he called off his stack of 120,000. Ross tabled for ace-high and Zhu doubled up with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,280,000 | -345,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 500,000 |