Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,370,070
Entries
2,663
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
203
Players Left
1
Day 2 of Event #18 $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Set for Noon
World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas is primed and ready for the players of Event #18 $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem to return to the felt to battle it out on Day 2. The chip leader going into today's field of 203 is James Little who find himself in great position having bagged over 75 big blinds (765,000) .
A handful of notable names managed to survive to Day 2. Shaun Deeb (395,000), Ben Yu (270,000), Yaser Al-Keliddar (185,000) and Ismael Bojang (375,000) are all in contention to add to their current bracelet tallies.
Some 2,663 players competed on Day 1, creating a $2,370,070 prize pool, of which $330,057 is earmarked for the eventual winner. Only 203 players remain in the hunt for this event's gold bracelet, all of which are in the money.
Play resumes soon at 12:00 p.m. local time starting at Level 18 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. Levels are 40 minutes long with a 20-minute break between every three and play will continue until a champion is crowned.
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Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Lamers All Skill, No Luck
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
PokerNews' own Adam Lamers raised on the button but then was immediately three-bet by Giuliano Taviani in the big blind who shoved all in. Lamers quickly called and the cards were tabled, with Taviani at risk.
Adam Lamers: 
Giuliani Taviani: 
Altough Taviani was way ahead pre-flop, the board runout of 
made a pair of nines for Lamers, eliminating Taviani.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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315,000 | 135,000 |
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Busted |
Early Day 2 Bustouts
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
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Griff Forces The Clock To Be Called
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jordan Griff had three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind versus a button open of 25,000 chips. His opponent called and we saw a flop.
On 
Griff continued for 50,000 and his opponent called.
When the 
fell on the turn, Griff kept betting, 155,000. After three minutes in the tank, the clock was called on his counterpart and after the 30 second countdown, the hand was declared dead to award Griff with the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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650,000 | -40,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
More Busts From Bally's Silver
Level 19
: 5,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
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Young Gets Big Value from Big Slick
Level 19
: 5,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
There was a large pot already and a heads-up board of 
and Orson Young bet 140,000 from late position into his opponent, Daniel Heffner.
After a couple moments, Heffner called but was shown 
by Young for top pair, top kicker.
"Ace-King has been really good to you today, huh?" Heffner sighed as he mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000 | 125,000 |
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200,000 | -115,000 |
Murphy Doubles With Snowmen
Level 19
: 5,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Joseph Murphy was all in and at risk after the money went in blind versus blind against Spencer Champlin.
Murphy : 
Champlin: 
A fist pump from Murphy after the flop fell 
, then the turn 
and river changed nothing, and Murphy is on an upward swing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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430,000 | 210,000 |
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150,000 | -155,000 |