2022 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$966,577
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,678,835
Entries
6,501
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
39
Players Left
1

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 5th Place ($260,315)

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Anthony Spinella
Anthony Spinella

Anthony Spinella moved all in for his remaining 22,500,000 from under the gun. Francis Anderson made the call on the button and the rest of the table folded.

Anthony Spinella: {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Francis Anderson: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} giving Anderson a set of eights and eliminated Spinella in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
109,000,000
22,500,000
22,500,000
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Francis AndersonAnthony Spinella

Jukich Re-Takes Chip Lead from Anderson

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Mike Jukich
Mike Jukich

Mike Jukich limped from the small blind with {a-Spades}{9-Spades} and Francis Anderson bet 10,000,000 from the big blind with {q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Jukich called.

Anderson outflopped Jukich on the {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs} board. Both players checked.

The {j-Spades} turn gave Jukich a nut flush draw and he bet 5,000,000. Anderson called.

The {10-Spades} river gave Jukich the runner-runner flush and he put 20,000,000 into the pot. Anderson folded his pair of fours and Jukich went back in the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
113,000,000
19,600,000
19,600,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
91,000,000
-18,000,000
-18,000,000

Tags: Francis AndersonMike Jukich

Joao Simao Eliminated in 4th Place ($341,095)

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Joao Simao
Joao Simao

Joao Simao opened to 6,000,000 from the button and Mateusz Moolhuizen three-bet to 16,000,000 from the small blind.

Following nearly five minutes and after Anderson called the clock, Simao shoved for 55,000,000 total. Moolhuizen snap-called and the Brazilian knew what he was up against.

Joao Simao: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Mateusz Moolhuizen: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The flop came {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, meaning only running straight cards could save Simao. The {4-Spades} sealed his fate and the {2-Diamonds} completed the board.

The bustout means that there will be a first-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
121,000,000
42,100,000
42,100,000
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Joao SimaoMateusz Moolhuizen

Join the PokerNews Discord Server Today!

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
PokerNews Discord
PokerNews Discord

We have exciting news for poker fans around the world!

We thought players and fans should have an interactive platform in which to engage with one another, as well as us here at PokerNews. That's why we've created a PokerNews Discord server and are inviting you to join our new community.

Discord specializes in text, image, video, and audio communication between users in a chat channel. It's a digital message board where you can share your thoughts with others who also love poker. The Pokernews Discord will give you a place to get caught up on whats going on in poker today and a place where you can share your thoughts with others.

Think of Discord as a house where different categories within the server are like a different room in the house. You can jump from one to the other to interact, gather information, or just have some fun.

We give you an area to share your bad beats, share your big wins, and talk about what is going on in poker today. We'll share links to live updates, highlight the biggest poker news, and offer special promotions.

Click Here to Join the PokerNews Discord Server

Jukich Flops Monster, Settles for Chop

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Mike Jukich opened from the button for 6,000,000 with {10-Spades}{6-Spades} and Mateusz Moolhuizen called from the big blind with {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}.

The flop came {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, giving Jukich top pair with a straight flush draw, while Moolhuizen had a straight draw himself. The two players checked.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds}, giving both players the straight, though Jukich had the redraw. Jukich bet 6,000,000 and Moolhuizen called.

The {7-Clubs} river had Moolhuizen min-bet lead for 3,000,000 into 28,500,000. Jukich called and had to settle for a chop.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
128,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
107,500,000
-5,500,000
-5,500,000

Tags: Mateusz MoolhuizenMike Jukich

Anderson Gets Bluff Through to Re-Take Chip Lead

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Francis Anderson
Francis Anderson

Mateusz Moolhuizen opened from the button for 6,000,000 with {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Francis Anderson three-bet to 20,000,000 from the big blind. Moolhuizen opted to just call.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Anderson continued for 12,000,000. Moolhuizen called.

The turn came the {6-Diamonds} and with a little less than pot, Anderson moved all-in and Moolhuizen folded.

Anderson emphatically turned the {3-Clubs} face up as he took the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
126,000,000
35,000,000
35,000,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
96,000,000
-32,000,000
-32,000,000

Tags: Francis AndersonMateusz Moolhuizen

Francis Anderson Eliminated in 3rd Place ($449,912)

Level 40 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Francis Anderson
Francis Anderson

Mateusz Moolhuizen opened to 6,000,000 and Francis Anderson three-bet to 20,000,000. Moolhuizen shoved and Anderson snap-called.

Francis Anderson: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Mateusz Moolhuizen: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}. The turn was a {3-Clubs}, meaning Anderson was only drawing to six outs.

None of those outs would surface as the {7-Diamonds} graced the river, which sets up a heads-up match between Moolhuizen and Mike Jukich.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
227,000,000
131,000,000
131,000,000
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
98,000,000
-9,500,000
-9,500,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
Busted

Tags: Francis AndersonMateusz MoolhuizenMike Jukich

Jukich Hits Two-Outer All-In on the River to Take Commanding Chip Lead

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Mike Jukich
Mike Jukich

Mike Jukich opened to 8,000,000 with {k-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Mateusz Moolhuizen called from the big blind with {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

The {2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} gave Moolhuizen two pair while Jukich flopped top pair, setting up the action. Jukich continued for 6,000,000 and Moolhuizen raised to 19,000,000. Jukich called.

With the pot at 58,000,000, the {2-Hearts} turn gave Moolhuizen the full house, and he continued for 20,000,000 more. Jukich would go in the tank and eventually shove. Moolhuizen snap-called and needed to fade two outs for his first bracelet.

The river brought the {k-Hearts} to stun the entire crowd and give Jukich a commanding chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
276,000,000
148,000,000
148,000,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
49,000,000
-148,000,000
-148,000,000

Tags: Mateusz MoolhuizenMike Jukich