Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-10-2022 11:00 UTC-7

Day 2 of Event #18 $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Set for Noon

Kirk Brown

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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Tags: Ben Yu Ismael Bojang James Little Shaun Deeb Yaser Al-Keliddar

06-10-2022 12:47 UTC-7

Griff Forces The Clock To Be Called

Toogood32

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
Jordan Griff	650,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Jordan Griff

06-10-2022 13:15 UTC-7

Murphy Doubles With Snowmen

Toogood32

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
Joseph Murphy	430,000 210,000	210,000
Spencer Champlin	150,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Joe Murphy Spencer Champlin

06-10-2022 13:38 UTC-7

Weinman River Jam Folds Out Lotfy

Toogood32

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A huge non-showdown pot just took place where Daniel Weinman was all in for his last 625,000 chips on an approximately 600,000 chip pot.

With action on Lily Lotfy on a board of Lotfy thought for the better side of a minute before ultimately letting her hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	1,200,000 695,000	695,000

Lily Lotfy	1,000,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Daniel Weinman Lily Lotfy

06-10-2022 14:41 UTC-7

Zheng Doubles Through Lotfy

Toogood32

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In another hand involving Lily Lotfy, unfortunately for her, she was not on the right end of it.

Jie Jie Zheng:
Lily Lotfy:

The board was clean for the queens. double Zheng up to around the 1,000,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jie Jie Zheng	950,000 750,000	750,000
Lily Lotfy	600,000 -400,000	-400,000

06-10-2022 16:51 UTC-7

Lee Chipping Up To The Top

Toogood32

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After a raise to 80,000 from Donnell Dais, Paul Lee called from the small blind and Traig McKnight completed from the big blind.

flop and Dais bet 120,000, Lee called and McKnight folded whilst showing keen interest in what the turn was.

The slowed action down as they both checked.

river fell and Lee put Dais in for the rest of his stack, to which Dais threw his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Lee	2,700,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Traig Mcknight	500,000 235,000	235,000
Donnell Dais	100,000 -370,000	-370,000

Tags: Donnell Dais Paul Lee Traig McKnight

06-10-2022 18:29 UTC-7

Sick One For Eum

Toogood32

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Young Sik Eum just won another chunk of chips. After an open from Eum and a call from the button, Dustin Hallbach, Keith Hinkle completed in the big blind.

On , Eum lead for 300,000 and Hallbach shoved all-in for about 1,000,000, Eum called reasonably quickly.

Dustin Hallbach:
Young Sik Eum: