2022 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$558,616
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,469,750
Entries
1,240
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,072
Players Left
407

Farrell Is a Ladies Man

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

Action was picked up after the preflop betting had completed, but it was explained that Niall Farrell had three-bet an early position raise, been four bet from the small blind, and the button under-shoved for around 14,000. Farrell still had the option to raise himself, so he went all in from the hijack, and the small blind called.

Button: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Small blind: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Niall Farrell: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Farrell had both players covered so wasn't at risk, however he was behind and needed help.

A runout of {8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{q-Diamonds} saw him hit though, and he declared, "I felt I was going to win that one." Farrell scored the double knockout and a meaty pot.

Another player at the table claimed to have folded the case queen.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
WSOP 1X Winner
135,700 91,700

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Berkey Calls Russler's All In

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey

There was about 36,000 in the middle on a completed board of {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}, and Matt Berkey checked from the small blind to Nathan Russler on the button.

On the double paired board with a possible flush, Russler bet 40,000, enough to put Matt Berkey all in.

Berkey thought about it for a few moments, clicking his chips together in both hands. When he threw one of them in for the call, Russler tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a full house.

Berkey mucked his hand, and wished the rest of the table good luck before exiting.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler
122,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
Busted

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Liebert Chipping Up

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Action was joined as the river card hit on Kathy Liebert's table. She was heads up and checked from early position.

Her opponent bet out 6,100 into a roughly 9,000 pot.

Liebert didn't waste any time as she check-raised him to 21,500.

The opponent took a minute of deliberation, toying with his cards, before folding. Liebert declined to show, and scooped in another sizeable pot.

Elsewhere, Frank Chait and Mike Monicatti have been battling it out on the same table, with Chait almost double starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
91,300 25,300
Frank Chait
Frank Chait
70,000
Mike Monicatti
Mike Monicatti
30,000

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PN Pod: 2022 WSOP Kicks Off w/ Katie Kopp Win; Guests Peters, Elias, Deeb & Kornuth

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
PN Podcast
PN Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and offer thoughts on the early goings at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

Guests on this episode include Katie Kopp, who became the first bracelet winner of the summer and captured the inaugural bracelet offered at the new home of the WSOP; both David Peters and Chance Kornuth, who clashed heads-up battling for their respective fourth bracelet; Shaun Deeb, who shares his thoughts on the $25K Fantasy Draft, Mark-Up Police, and more; and finally Darren Elias, who opens up about falling one spot shy of his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour (WPT) title and chats about the upcoming BetMGM Poker Championship from June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!

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Kade Calls King-High Bluff

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Vanessa Kade
Vanessa Kade

There was 6,700 in the pot when {3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} was showing on the felt, and Vanessa Kade in the small blind checked it to the player to her left in the big blind. Her opponent took a free card, and they went heads up to the river.

On the {q-Clubs} river, Kade checked again, and the big blind bet 4,000.

Kade thought for a moment, and flicked in a chip to call.

Her opponent declared, "King-high".

Kade turned over {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for almost bottom pair, but it was good at showdown, and she raked the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Kade ca
Vanessa Kade
32,000 16,000

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