Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-13-2022 11:18 UTC-7

Do Breaks Two Million Flopping Trip Eights

blaisebourgeois

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joao Simao opened from under the gun and was called by Vuong Do in the cutoff and Vincent Phan in the big blind.

The flop came and Simao continued for 75,000. Do called and Phan, a short stack, folded.

The arrived on the turn and Simao made another bet, this time for 125,000. Do called once again.

On the river, Simao slowed down and checked. Do put out a bet of 190,000, which sent Simao into the tank for over three minutes.

Simao eventually called and Do flipped over for trip eights and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	3,000,000 -490,000	-490,000

Vuong Do	2,060,000 400,000	400,000
Vincent Phan	285,000 -715,000	-715,000

Tags: Joao Simao Vincent Phan Vuong Do

06-13-2022 11:21 UTC-7

Hawksby Turns Top Set

Andrew Knowles

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action started when Andrew Hawksby opened to 80,000 from early position. Only Jefferson Morrill called in the big blind.

The flop was and both players checked.

Things heated up when the hit the turn. Morrill checked and Hawksby bet 130,000, which was called.

The completed the board and again Morrill checked and Hawksby sized up to 360,000 which was quickly called.

Andrew Hawksby:
Jefferson Morrill:

The turn was the money card for Hawksby giving him top set and propelling his stack up the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hawksby	3,500,000 750,000	750,000
Jefferson Morrill	1,200,000 -670,000	-670,000

Tags: Andrew Hawksby Jefferson Morrill

06-13-2022 11:36 UTC-7

Petkov Scores The Knockout

Andrew Knowles

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded around to Casey Hatmaker, who shoved his remaining stack of roughly 400,000. Lachezar Petkov put in a little thought before making the call.

Casey Hatmaker:
Lachezar Petkov:

The flop came giving a lot of hope to Hatmaker with a straight draw and two overs, but when the and completed the board it was Petkov who scored the knockout sending Hatmaker to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lachezar Petkov	2,300,000 715,000	715,000
Casey Hatmaker	Busted

Tags: Casey Hatmaker Lachezar Petkov

06-13-2022 11:43 UTC-7

Corrigan Busts Roderick After Flopping Bottom Set

blaisebourgeois

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joseph Bartholdi opened from the cutoff and Jack Corrigan called from the small blind. Scott Roderick flatted from the big blind.

The flop came and Roderick led for 150,000. Bartholdi raised to 450,000 and Corrigan called. Roderick shoved for 1,200,000 total, Bartholdi snap-folded and Corrigan snap-called.

Scott Roderick:
Jack Corrigan:

Corrigan flopped bottom set and was far ahead of Roderick's pair of nines. The on the turn had Roderick drawing dead, with a on the river giving Corrigan a full house and sealing the victory.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Corrigan	3,800,000 1,795,000	1,795,000
Joseph Bartholdi	2,275,000 -1,065,000	-1,065,000
Scott Roderick	Busted

Tags: Jack Corrigan Joseph Bartholdi Scott Roderick

06-13-2022 11:58 UTC-7

Lagodich Finds a Double

Andrew Knowles

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Calvin Anderson opened the action to 90,000 from middle position. Arash Ghaneian called from the cutoff and Frank Lagodich moved all in for 1,030,000 from the big blind. Anderson quickly moved enough chips in to make the call and Ghaneian got out of the way.

Frank Lagodich:
Calvin Anderson:

The board ran out securing the double up for Lagodich but barely putting a dent on Anderson's massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	5,700,000 1,660,000	1,660,000

Frank Lagodich	2,200,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Arash Ghaneian	1,900,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Calvin Anderson Frank Lagodich

06-13-2022 12:02 UTC-7

Converse Doubles Up with Set-Over-Set

blaisebourgeois

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Matthew Converse opened from early position to 85,000 and Aron Pedigo called from the big blind.

The flop came and Converse continued for 70,000. Pedigo called.

The arrived on the turn and Converse bet once more, this time 175,000. Pedigo raised to 500,000 and Converse shoved for 885,000 total. Pedigo called.

Matthew Converse:
Aron Pedigo

Pedigo was drawing to the case four as he fell victim to the dreaded set-over-set on the turn. The completed the board and Converse soared to over two million after starting the day at just 315,000.

Pedigo, however, was knocked down to 140,000 and busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Converse	2,140,000 1,825,000	1,825,000
Aron Pedigo	140,000 -242,500	-242,500

Tags: Aron Pedigo Matthew Converse

06-13-2022 12:03 UTC-7

Break

blaisebourgeois

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-13-2022 12:27 UTC-7

Sadowski Wins The Flip

Andrew Knowles

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thomas Sadowski opened from early position to 110,000. Action folded to Tim Reilly who moved all in for just over 900,000 from the big blind.

"Lets gamble", said Sadowski before making the call for his remaining 705,000.

Thomas Sadowski:
Tim Reilly:

The board ran out giving Sadowski a full house and leaving Reilly with just under five big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Sadowski	1,450,000 640,000	640,000
Tim Reilly	240,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Thomas Sadowski Tim Reilly

06-13-2022 12:30 UTC-7

Weese Scores Back-to-Back Knockouts to Close in on Four Million

blaisebourgeois

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Robert Weese opened for 100,000 and Ken Beckers shoved for his final 330,000. Weese called.

Ken Beckers:
Robert Weese:

Weese flopped a straight on the flop but Beckers wasn't dead as a came on the turn to give him four outs to a full house.

However, the came on the river and Beckers was eliminated.

Shortly after, Cedric Louard opened for 100,000 and Weese three-bet to a little over 300,000. Louard shoved for around 1,300,000 total and Weese called.

Cedric Louard:
Robert Weese:

Louard could not improve on the board and Weese took his chip stack to almost four million.