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

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
SEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBIG BLINDS
1Ricardo CaridadePortugal15,600,00016
2David ZarrinUnited States26,100,00026
3Yoshiya AgataJapan14,100,00014
4Francis AndersonUnited States32,000,00032
5Jessica TeuslAustria12,400,00012
6Joao SimaoBrazil19,200,00019
7Mateusz MoolhuizenNetherlands35,000,00035
8Anthony SpinellaUnited States85,500,00086
9Romain LottiUnited States7,000,0007
10Mike JukichUnited States78,900,00079
Player Chips Progress
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
85,500,000 -500,000
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
78,900,000 8,900,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
35,000,000 2,000,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
32,000,000 -5,000,000
David Zarrin us
David Zarrin
26,100,000 6,100,000
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
WSOP 2X Winner
19,200,000 2,700,000
Ricardo Caridade pt
Ricardo Caridade
15,600,000 2,600,000
Yoshiya Agata jp
Yoshiya Agata
Day 3 Chip Leader
14,100,000 -1,900,000
Jessica Teusl at
Jessica Teusl
WSOP 1X Winner
12,400,000 400,000
Romain Lotti fr
Romain Lotti
7,000,000

Tags: Anthony SpinelliDavid ZarrinFrancis AndersonJessica TeuslJoao SimaoMateusz MoolhuizenMike JukichRicardo CaridadeRomain LottiYoshiya Agata

Romain Lotti Eliminated in 10th Place ($74,551)

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Romain Lotti
Romain Lotti

Anthony Spinella opened the action from the cutoff to 2,000,000. Next to act was Romain Lotti who moved all in for 7,000,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Spinella made the call.

Romain Lotti: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Anthony Spinella: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs} with Spinella flopping a boat and eliminated Lotti in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
90,000,000 4,500,000
Romain Lotti fr
Romain Lotti
Busted

Tags: Anthony SpinellaRomain Lotti

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
PokerNews Cup
PokerNews Cup

This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.

The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

Final Table Live Stream

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

You can watch the nine remaining players battle it out at the final table live on PokerGO.

The stream is on approximately a one-hour delay, meaning we will also delay our live reporting.

Simao Shoves The River

Level 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Joao Simao
Joao Simao

Action started when Ricardo Caridade opened to 2,000,000 from middle position with {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. It folded to Joao Simao in the big blind who made the call with {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Simao checked. Caridade continued for 1,500,000 and was called.

The turn came the {3-Hearts} and both players checked. When the {q-Clubs} river completed the board Simao moved all in, putting Caridade to the test for his stack of 12,100,000.

After some thought Caridade folded awarding the pot to Simao.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
WSOP 2X Winner
22,500,000 3,300,000
Ricardo Caridade pt
Ricardo Caridade
12,100,000 -3,500,000

Level: 38

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

Jukich Goes Over 100 Million, Takes Chips from Spinella

Level 38 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Mike Jukich
Mike Jukich

Mike Jukich raised to 2,400,000 with {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} from under the gun and Anthony Spinella called with {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

The flop came {k-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Jukich continued for 1,200,000 and Spinella folded.

With the win, Jukich has exceeded the 100 million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
101,100,000 22,200,000
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
76,100,000 -13,900,000

Tags: Anthony SpinellaMike Jukich

Spinella Flops Trips

Level 38 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Mateusz Moolhuizen opened the action by limping on the button for 1,200,000 with {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Anthony Spinella was next to act in the small blind and raised it to 4,700,000 with {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Only Moolhuizen made the call.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Spinella continued for 2,000,000 and Moolhuizen called.

On the {2-Spades} turn Spinella bet again, this time to 6,300,000 which got the job done when Moolhuizen mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
85,200,000 9,100,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
28,700,000 -6,300,000

Tags: Anthony SpinellaMateusz Moolhuizen

Anderson Takes Down Monster Pot vs. Jukich

Level 38 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Francis Anderson
Francis Anderson

Francis Anderson opened for 2,400,000 from middle position with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Mike Jukich three-bet from the small blind to 4,100,000 with {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Anderson called.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Jukich continued for 5,500,000. Anderson called.

The turn came the {10-Diamonds} giving Anderson a set of tens. Jukich thought and checked. With 21,600,000 in the pot and 19,600,000 behind, Anderson had a decision to make. He would eventually check.

On the {a-Hearts} river, Jukich went into the tank and came firing for 13,000,000. Anderson snap-called and took down a massive 47,600,000-chip pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Jukich us
Mike Jukich
76,100,000 -25,000,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
54,200,000 22,200,000

Tags: Francis AndersonMike Jukich

Zarrin Takes a Pot

Level 38 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
David Zarrin
David Zarrin

Anthony Spinella opened to 2,400,000 from early position with {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}. David Zarrin made the call from the hijack with {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and the rest of the table folded.

The flop came {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Spinella checked. Zarrin bet out 2,000,000 which was good enough to take down the pot when Spinella let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
WSOP 1X Winner
82,800,000 -2,400,000
David Zarrin us
David Zarrin
28,000,000 1,900,000

Tags: Anthony SpinellaDavid Zarrin