Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,678,835
Entries
6,501
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
2,947
Players Left
898
Gumz Spikes Top Set on River to Score Double Knockout
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Things got pretty wild when German pro Fabian Gumz and two other opponents were all-in on the 
flop with roughly 120,000 total up for grabs.
Big Blind: 
Button: 
Fabian Gumz: 
Gumz was behind and looking for a ten or an ace to score a double knockout.
The on the turn gave the button additional outs to score the victory but the 
on the river gave Gumz the huge pot and sent both of his opponents packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000 |
Marsala Cruising After Scoring Knockout with Aces
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The action picked up with two players all-in before the flop, with Stephen Benkovic putting his final 12,000 chips at risk against Dawn Marsala.
Stephen Benkovic: 
.
Dawn Marsala: 
Benkovic was far behind and needed a lot of help. He picked up a backdoor straight draw and a backdoor flush draw on the 
flop but was drawing dead when the 
hit the turn.
The 
completed the board.
While Marsala is quietly climbing up the leaderboard, Benkovic has been sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
Busted |
Haselhorst Rides Ace-King to Huge Double-Up
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was already over 50,000 chips in the pot when the board read 
.
Dan Haselhorst, sitting in late position, shoved for his final 48,100 chips against his cutoff opponent.
The cutoff deliberated for roughly 90 seconds, puffed out her cheeks, and eventually made the call only to be shown Haselhorst's 
was indeed the winner.
Haselhorst completed a full double-up and is now sniffing the 150,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 |
Updated Chip Count Blue Section, Part 2
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 215,000 |
|
130,000 | 38,000 |
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
74,000 | |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Kade Flops Straight, Gets Three Streets of Value vs. Contreraz
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Angel Contreraz opened for 2,400 from the button and Vanessa Kade called.
Contreraz continued for 5,600 on the 
flop and Kade went for the 18,500 raise. Contrerasz called and they went to the turn.
Kade fired for 27,000 more when the 
graced the turn and Contreraz called once more.
On the 
river, Kade put out 37,000 and Contreraz claimed that was a "call-me bet" but made the call anyway.
Kade tabled 
for the flopped straight and took down a big pot to soar over 350,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
352,000 | 112,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -33,000 |
Updated Chip Count Blue Section
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000 | 221,000 |
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
|
72,000 | 72,000 |
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
23,800 | 23,800 |
|
21,400 | 21,400 |
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
The players are currently taking their third 20-minute break of the day.
Moore Takes Down Big Pot Before Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
On the last hand of level 6, Megan Moore was in the cutoff facing an opponent in the big blind.
With 12,000 already in the middle on a 
board, the big blind bet out for 7,000. Moore would raise to 30,000 and the big blind called.
The river had both players tapping the table and Moore tabled to take down a 72,000-chip pot, breathing a sigh of relief that the big blind did not have 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
171,000 |