Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-13-2022 18:42 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts; Foxen, Sarle Jump In

David Salituro

Level 5 : 300/500, 800 ante

Alex Foxen and new WSOP bracelet winner Dominick Sarle have taken their seat in the tournament after the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	65,000 15,000	15,000

Galen Hall	55,000 34,000	34,000

Mike Matusow	47,000 3,000	3,000

Ren Lin	43,000 17,500	17,500

Jason Daly	40,000 5,000	5,000

Benny Glaser	35,000

Alex Foxen	25,000 25,000	25,000

Dominick Sarle	25,000 25,000	25,000
Kenny Hsiung	22,000 5,000	5,000

Brad Ruben	18,500 2,500	2,500

Dylan Linde	18,500 2,000	2,000

Andrew Brown	10,000 1,000	1,000

06-13-2022 18:50 UTC-8

Hall Bets Big, Glaser Pays Him Off

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David Salituro

Level 5 : 300/500, 800 ante

There was already about 15,000 in the middle as Galen Hall and Benny Glaser went heads-up after the draw. Hall bet out another 15,000 and the decision was on Glaser.

Glaser spent several moments in the tank, counting out his chips before deciding to call. Hall showed him 8-6-5-4-3 and Glaser mucked to surrender the big pot.

Hall, who made a deep run in the Mixed Triple Draw last week, is now one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	85,000 30,000	30,000

Benny Glaser	22,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Galen Hall

06-13-2022 18:51 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	55,000 36,500	36,500

Mark Fraser	44,200 10,800	10,800
Thomas Taylor	40,000 34,000	34,000
Melanie Weisner	36,000
Ryan Riess	32,000 5,000	5,000

John Monnette	30,900 400	400

Roland Israelashvili	29,600 7,400	7,400

David Williams	26,200 2,400	2,400

Ian O'Hara	26,000

Maxx Coleman	22,000 5,400	5,400

Hal Rotholz	19,800 6,700	6,700

Yufei Zhong	17,000 4,000	4,000
Paul Fehlig	16,200 6,800	6,800
Michael Hartzheim	15,500 2,700	2,700
Tamon Nakamura	10,900

Foxen Loses a Chunk Early

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David Salituro

Level 5 : 300/500, 800 ante

Alex Foxen just entered the tournament after the break but has already lost more than half his starting stack after a recent encounter with Oscar Johansson.

Johansson had raised from middle position before Foxen three-bet from the button to 3,300. Johansson called and stood pat, while Foxen took one.

Johansson checked to Foxen after the draw and he put out a bet of 8,000. Johansson quickly called.

"Ace," Foxen announced, but Johansson had him beat with a nine-seven to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Johansson	45,000 45,000	45,000
Alex Foxen	10,500 14,500	14,500

Tags: Alex Foxen Oscar Johansson

06-13-2022 19:11 UTC-8

PokerNews Podcast: Hellmuth Positive for COVID; Winner Interviews w/ Seiver, Smith & More

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 300/500, 800 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and talk about the big stories from Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes Phil Hellmuth and other pros testing positive for COVID, Cory Zeidman issuing a statement regarding the federal sports betting charges he's facing, and recapping bracelet winners such as Henry Acain, who won the massive Housewarming Event.

Guests on this episode include recent bracelet winners Scott Seiver, Dan Smith, Brad Ruben, and Amnon Filippi, as well as Matt Berkey, who opens up about his successful Only Friends show.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-13-2022 19:20 UTC-8

Kassela's "Good Pat Hand" Falls to Kelsall

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David Salituro

Level 5 : 300/500, 800 ante

Frank Kassela raised before the draw and A.J. Kelsall defended his big blind.

Kelsall took one while Kassela patted. It would be Kelsall who took the lead after the draw, betting out 6,000. Kassela quickly called.

Kelsall showed an 8-7 and Kassela mucked, claiming to have had a nine-six.

"I had such a good pat hand. I didn't want to get rid of it," the 2010 Player of the Year said as he watched his chips head over to Kelsall's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	48,500 32,500	32,500

Andrew Kelsall	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: A.J. Kelsall Frank Kassela

06-13-2022 19:25 UTC-8

Ho Trashes Aldemir's Property After Losing Pot

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Mike Patrick

Level 5 : 300/500, 800 ante

How's that for a teasing headline? Rest assured it was all very friendly.

After Ryan Riess was all in pre-draw for crumbs, Thomas Newton raised to 1,000 and was called by Koray Aldemir, Maria Ho, and Mark Fraser.

Riess then drew three, Newton took two, Aldemir one, Ho two, and Fraser three.

Action was then checked to Aldemir who bet 3,000. Only Ho called to see Aldemir turn over . Ho mucked her cards with playful anger claiming she had the smoothest of tens, then took a post-it note a friend had given Aldemir that read "Hooray for Koray" and tossed it onto the ground.

Nearby floor staff saw the incident and while they considered banishing Ho from the tournament for her outburst (ok, no they didn't - everyone had a good laugh), the post-it note was retrieved and arguably the most fun table in the room carried on to the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Fraser	60,900 16,700	16,700
Maria Ho	51,000 1,000	1,000
Thomas Newton	36,600 36,600	36,600
Koray Aldemir	36,000 13,000	13,000

Ryan Riess	Busted

Tags: Koray Aldemir Maria Ho Mark Fraser Thomas Newton

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 900

06-13-2022 19:33 UTC-8

New Tournament Record

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David Salituro

Level 6 : 300/600, 900 ante

The tournament clock currently shows 300 entries, already surpassing the previous tournament record of 296 players set in 2019.

Registration remains open for another three levels.

06-13-2022 19:38 UTC-8

Kyte Flies Up Leaderboard After Making Huge Call

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Mike Patrick

Level 6 : 300/600, 900 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,500, the player in the cutoff called, and Jon Kyte three-bet to 7,000 in the big blind. Only the player in the cutoff made the call.

Kyte stood pat and the cutoff drew one.

After Kyte checked, the cutoff moved all in for over 25,000, sending the Norwegian star into the tank.

Ultimately he came to a call to see his opponent begrudgingly show .