Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-12-2022 18:35 UTC-7

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Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

06-12-2022 18:25 UTC-7

Steinberg Cracks Aces in Big-Stack Confrontation; Lagodich Gets Double Penalties

Connor Richards

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The two biggest stacks at the table tangled when Max Steinberg opened to 30,000 and Frank Lagodich three-bet to 105,000 from the big blind. Steinberg four-bet shoved a stack of about 650,000 and Lagodich called.

Max Steinberg:
Frank Lagodich:

Steinberg had picked the wrong time to make a play and had run into aces. The flop of was no help to Steinberg, but the board ran out for Steinberg to hit a runner-runner flush and to double up through the Day 1a chip leader.

After the brutal beat, Lagodich threw his cards to result in a two-hand penalty. He then threw his AirPods, resulting in an extended orbit penalty.

Lagodich recounted the hand for PokerNews as he returned to the table the following orbit. He apologized to the table for his actions in the heat of the moment and shook hands with Steinberg to ensure there were "no hard feelings."

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Steinberg	1,300,000	1,194,500
Frank Lagodich	491,000	-939,000

06-12-2022 18:25 UTC-7

Winchell's Queens Hold to Knockout Opponent

Matt O'Halloran

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mark Winchell moved all in from early position with the effective stack of 75,000. Action folded to the cutoff, who raised to 100,000. After the rest of the table got out of the way, he took back 25,000 and it was time to showdown.

Cutoff:
Mark Winchell:

Winchell was already in good position, and no help would come for his opponent on the board. Winchell's queens had held, giving him the pot, and sending his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Winchell	856,000	734,500

Tags: Mark Winchell

06-12-2022 18:24 UTC-7

Suyat Stays Alive

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After the early position player opened for 25,000, Joshua Suyat shoved for his last 150,000 chips from the cutoff. His opponent called.

Joshua Suyat:
Early Position:

Suyat was forced to sweat against two overs but the nine-high runout allowed his to double up and stay alive in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Suyat	340,000	94,000

Tags: Joshua Suyat

06-12-2022 18:23 UTC-7

Anderson Flops Straight, Sweats River to Eclipse One Million

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Bradley Anderson opened from under the gun for 26,000 and his opponent called from the small blind.

On the flop, Anderson continued for 25,000 and the small blind called.

On the turn, Anderson bet once more, this time for 85,000. The small blind shoved for over 400,000 and Anderson snapped called with the nuts.

However, Anderson wasn't completely out of the water.

Small Blind:
Bradley Anderson:

The river came the and while the small blind was eliminated with his pair of aces and a missed flush draw, Anderson's flopped straight held and sent his stack soaring to 1,150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Anderson	1,150,000	777,500

Tags: Bradley Anderson

06-12-2022 18:12 UTC-7

Bagosy Gets Opponent to Lay Down a Monster

Connor Richards

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A player opened to 24,000 and John Bagosy three-bet to 55,000. The opponent called.

The flop landed and the opponent led out with a bet of 60,000. Bagosy called. The opponent then checked on the turn and Bagosy moved all-in for around 550,000. The opponent made a big laydown, folding face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bagosy	820,000	100,000

06-12-2022 18:01 UTC-7

"The Craziest Hand I've Seen"

Connor Richards

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The under-the-gun player limped in and the small blind completed before Daan Mulders raised in the big blind. Only the under-the-gun player called.

The flop came and Mulders announced a bet of 35,000. At the same time, according to the table, the opponent threw out four green 25,000-chips for a bet of 100,000. The dealer determined that Mulder's bet of 35,000 would stand and that the action was on the opponent since he had not acted in turn.

"Well, there's my action!" the opponent said as he once again threw out four green chips for a raise.

Mulders deliberated for about a minute and called. Mulders checked on the turn and snap-called when the opponent moved all-in with his remaining stack.

Opponent:
Daan Mulders:

Mulders got there on the turn and the opponent threw his hand on the table in disgust. The dealer began shipping the pot to Mulders before the table informed him that the hand was not over.

The on the river did not improve the hand of the opponent, who told the table that he also thought he had been eliminated on the previous street.

The riveting hand caused some discussion at the table, with one player calling it "the craziest hand I've seen" in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daan Mulders	800,000	582,000

06-12-2022 18:01 UTC-7

Rosario's Kings Hold for the Double Up

Matt O'Halloran

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The hijack opened to 24,000. The small blind flatted before Edgardo Rosario moved all in from the big blind, with 263,000 behind. The hijack quickly got out of the way. After several minutes of thought, the small blind found the call.

Edgardo Rosario:
Small blind:

Rosario was ahead, but his opponent had plenty of outs. He picked up more outs on the flop which gave him a flush draw. Rosario's kings ultimately held, though, as the board bricked out , securing the pot and double up for Rosario.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edgardo Rosario	558,000

06-12-2022 17:54 UTC-7

Sharma Rivers an Ace to Hit One Million

blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nishant Sharma opened to 24,000 from early position and the middle position player directly to his left went all-in for 270,000 total.

It folded around to Sharma, who called.

Middle Position:
Nishant Sharma:

The flop came to put Sharma's opponent firmly in front.

That didn't change with the turn but an on the river meant Sharma would take down a significant pot and move to a million while his opponent had to go collect his winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nishant Sharma	1,000,000	785,500

Tags: Nishant Sharma