Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-01-2022 19:50 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts From the Field

Lewis Powell

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	183,000
Chris Hunichen	123,000	44,000
Adrian Mateos	110,000	109,950
Upeshka De Silva	100,000	68,000
Ken Aldridge	85,000	50,000
Dylan Linde	75,000	75,000
Ryan Laplante	47,000	12,000
Michael Gathy	43,000	2,000

06-01-2022 19:46 UTC-7

Coleman With The KO

Nathan2113

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Coleman eliminates a short stack.

The action played out with a raise from Coleman in the cutoff and a three-bet to 11,500 from the big blind, leaving themselves with 15,000 behind. Coleman called.

The flop ran .

The big blind decided to push the rest of his stack forward, and Coleman snap called.

big blind:
David Coleman:

The board finished , eliminating the player in the big blind and shipping the pot to Coleman.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	79,000	33,000

Tags: David Coleman

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-01-2022 19:36 UTC-7

Assorted Notable Chip Counts

BenDemory

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	96,000	-17,000
David Pham	95,000	17,000
Ray Henson	51,000	13,000
Phil Ivey	42,500	10,500
Maria Ho	36,500	2,500
Conrad Simpson	35,500	13,500
Barry Shulman	30,500	-23,500

06-01-2022 19:31 UTC-7

Prizepool Confirmed

Liam Gannon

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With the total number of entrants confirmed at 752, a total prize pool of $1,673,200 was created with the final 113 players guaranteed $4,027, with a first place prize of $320,059.

Place	Payout
1st	$320,059
2nd	$197,806
3rd	$139,193
4th	$99,483
5th	$72,233
6th	$53,296
7th	$39,970
8th	$30,478
9th	$23,634
10th-11th	$18,645
12th-13th	$14,976
14th-17th	$12,230
18th-26th	$10,176
27th-35th	$8,625
36th-44th	$7,448
45th-53rd	$6,556
54th-62nd	$5,884
63rd-71st	$5,387
72nd-80th	$5,033
81st-96th	$4,404
97th-113th	$4,027

06-01-2022 19:28 UTC-7

Kalas Shoves River

Liam Gannon

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn, in a heads-up pot with 28,600 in the center.

On a board reading , Kane Kalas checked his option in the hijack to the button player who bet 11,000, which Kalas called.

The river saw Kalas move all-in for 28,000, folding out his opponent and taking down the pot.

At another table Michael Del Vecchio was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	73,000	73,000
Michael Del Vecchio	Busted

Tags: Kane Kalas Michael Del Vecchio

06-01-2022 19:28 UTC-7

Several More Notables Spotted

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	130,000	83,000
Matt Waxman	61,000	61,000
Scott Seiver	35,000	35,000
Steve Zolotow	35,000	35,000
Cary Katz	29,000	29,000

06-01-2022 19:27 UTC-7

Eric Most Doubles Up

Nathan2113

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Eric Most has doubled up from a short stack.

The action folded to Most preflop, and he opted to jam for 14,500. The big blind was quick to call.

Eric Most:
Big Blind:

The board ran out , pairing Most's ten and keeping him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Most	31,500	31,500

Tags: Eric Most

06-01-2022 19:19 UTC-7

Notable After Dinner Break Chip Counts

BenDemory

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	81,000	-5,000
Justin Young	59,000	5,000
David "Bakes" Baker	52,000	-13,000
Farah Galfond	46,500	500
Tamon Nakamura	43,000	-7,000
Tom McCormick	42,000	25,000
Michael Gathy	41,000	-3,000

06-01-2022 19:15 UTC-7

Ivey In The Field

Nathan2113

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Phil Ivey has joined the $2,500 Freezeout.

His first hand has been played. Raising from middle position, he made it 3,000 to play. He was immediately three-bet by Bill Klein on his immediate left to 13,500.

Ivey wasted no time folding with a table pat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	113,000	66,400
Phil Ivey	32,000	32,000

Tags: Bill Klein Phil Ivey