2022 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
$364,899
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,774
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,774
Players Left
158

Mateos Not Afraid of The Bubble

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Action started when Adrián Mateos opened for 10,000 from early position. It folded around to the big blind who made the call.

The flop was {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and the big blind player check-called a bet of 10,000 from Mateos.

On the {q-Spades} turn action was checked to Mateos who bet 53,000 leaving him with 1,000 behind. The big blind tanked for awhile, covering the stack of the four time bracelet winner, before eventually letting his hand go. Mateos took down the pot with two more players away from being in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
102,000
-28,000
-28,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrián Mateos

Last Break of the Night

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The players have just been sent on their last break of the night. When they return they will play two more levels before bagging their chips for the night.

Bubble Watch

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The players are back from break and are two players away from the bubble being burst.

They will play hand-for-hand, with two minutes being taken off the clock for each hand.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Gathy Eliminated Two Away from the Money

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Michael Gathy
Michael Gathy

In early position, Gathy shoved all but a couple thousand of his remaining stack of around 60,000. It folded around to Kevin Schulz, who opted to shove. Gathy would wait before tossing his last chips into the middle.

Michael Gathy: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Kevin Schulz: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Schulz had Gathy nearly dead on the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop. The turn came the {2-Spades} to eliminate Gathy just two places from the money.

The {7-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Schulz us
Kevin Schulz
350,000
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Kevin SchulzMichael Gathy

Wajcman Burst The Money Bubble

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action started with an early position open to 15,000. It folded to Brent Wajcman in the small blind who jammed for roughly 150,000. The player in the big blind had only 5,000 chips left and was forced all in from the blind. The initial raiser folded and the cards were tabled.

Opponent: {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Brent Wajcman: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts} securing the knockout for Wajcman and bursting the money bubble. Players are all now guaranteed at least a minimum cash of $2,407.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Wajcman
Brent Wajcman
170,000

Tags: Brent Wajcman

Bifarella Flops Flush

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

France's Samuel Bifarella was in the hijack position facing a 40,000 all in from the button. Bifarella called and cards were turned face up.

Opponent: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Samuel Bifarella: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The board came down {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and there was no chance of chopping anymore with the flush Bifarella hit. On the turn a {2-Hearts} came and the river a {k-Clubs} and his opponent was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Bifarella fr
Samuel Bifarella
220,000
220,000
220,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Samuel Bifarella

Biggest Hero Call of All-Time?

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tristan Wade
Tristan Wade

The PokerNews team was called over to a table to report on a wild hand. The action was relayed by the table after the fact.

Tristan Wade opened preflop to 12,000 from the cutoff. Only the big blind made the call. The flop came {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Wade bet 15,000 after being checked to. The big blind check-raised to 45,000 and Wade made the call.

On the {5-Clubs} turn, both players checked and on the {2-Spades} completed the board on the river. The big blind bet out 100,000 with only 60,000 behind.

Wade went well in the tank before flicking in the call for almost his tournament life and what a call it was.

The big blind rolled over {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for a missed straight draw and Wade slammed down {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for queen-high and just enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
390,000
390,000
390,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tristan Wade

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Kerstetter Cracks Aces to Double Up

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jamie Kerstetter
Jamie Kerstetter

Action started when Jamie Kerstetter shoved all in from early position for 55,000. It folded to Dustin Crump in the cutoff who moved all in for roughly 300,000. The rest of the table folded and the hands were on their backs.

Jamie Kerstetter: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Dustin Crump: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Kerstetter was in need of some help and help she got. The board ran out {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} cracking the aces of Crump with two-pair and giving Kerstetter the full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Dustin Crump us
Dustin Crump
240,000
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
115,000
71,000
71,000

Tags: Dustin CrumpJamie Kerstetter