2022 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$320,059
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,673,000
Entries
752
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
732
Players Left
113

Seiver Almost Doubles Through Martini

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Action was picked up on the river with a pot containing 45,000, between Scott Seiver in the big blind and Julien Martini in early position.

The board read {2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs} with action on Seiver, who thought for a bit before putting out a bet of 66,000, leaving himself only 4,000 behind.

Martini wasted no time in throwing in the call and Seiver verbally declared "jack," as he flipped over {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for three jacks. Martini conceded the pot as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
256,000 -99,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
188,000 100,000

Tags: Julien MartiniScott Seiver

Dula Shoves River

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cary Katz raised in first to 6,000 and was called by Dalibor Dula from the hijack and the player in the big blind.

The flop came out {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, which saw action check to Katz who bet 12,000. Both Dula and the big blind called.

On the {7-Diamonds} turn, action checked to Dula who bet 21,000. The big blind called and Katz got out of the way.

The big blind checked on the {3-Spades} river before Dula who moved all-in as the big stack. After some consideration, the big blind mucked and Dula pushed his stack to over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dalibor Dula cz
Dalibor Dula
WSOP 1X Winner
223,000 33,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
43,000 14,000

Tags: Cary KatzDalibor Dula

Mateos Coolers Elky

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier

Action was picked up between four players, including Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier in the small blind and Adrian Mateos in early position, with 20,000 in the middle.

The board of {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs} was checked through to the {a-Hearts} turn. Action checked to Mateos who bet 6,000, receiving only Grospellier called.

The river peeled off with the {9-Hearts} which prompted Grospellier to check. Mateos moved all-in as the covering stack and Grospellier snap-called with his remaining 31,000 chips.

Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Grospellier had found himself on the wrong end of a flush over flush cooler, with Mateos' ace-high flush scooping the pot and eliminating Grospellier from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
WSOP 4X Winner
300,000 57,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosBertrand Grospellier

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

PN Podcast: Sports Betting Fraud, WSOP Preview & Guest Billy Hayes of Midnight Express Fame

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the PokerNews office at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They share highlights from the WSOP Press Conference, preview the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget from June 24-28, and remember Todd Terry, who passed away at age 48.

They also discuss bracelet winner Cory Zeidman being indicted for $25M sports betting fraud scheme, Bill Perkins buying art for $15.3 million, preview the first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship headlining ARIA Poker Classic w/ $1M GTD, Andrew Neeme becoming the latest WPT Ambassador, and Mark Davis denying Darren Elias the win in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. A slew of other tournaments crowned winners and are highlighted in this episode including from the 2022 Lodge Championship Series, Triton Madrid, 888poker LIVE Barcelona, RGPS Downstream Casino, and MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship.

Finally, Chad sits down with this week's guest, Billy Hayes, who is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison after being convicted of smuggling hashish. He's planning to play the WSOP Main Event this year, which he talks about after sharing his incredible story with listeners. Plus he gives a glimpse into his new book Midnight Express Epilogue: Train Keeps Rolling.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

Updated Counts Before Break

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
WSOP 1X Winner
256,000 181,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
219,000 61,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
150,000 -5,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
122,000 70,000
Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander
WSOP 1X Winner
114,000 114,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
111,000 2,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
107,000 4,500
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
103,000 62,000
Bill Klein
Bill Klein
95,000 -1,000
David Coleman us
David Coleman
87,000 8,000
Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels
85,000 85,000
Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
WSOP 1X Winner
84,000 84,000
Jonathan Dokler us
Jonathan Dokler
75,000 75,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
73,000 73,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
72,000 40,500
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
68,000 -33,500
Conrad Simpson us
Conrad Simpson
68,000 32,500
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
68,000 23,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
43,000 43,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
Busted
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
Busted
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
Busted
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
Busted
Brandon Sheils gb
Brandon Sheils
Busted

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Elky Survives Bullets

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up with hands tabled as Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier got his stack in preflop against the small blind for 41,500, behind and at risk.

Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out with the {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for an on-board straight meaning both players shared the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
43,500 -7,500

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500