2022 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,125,141
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,627,935
Entries
7,961
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,700
Players Left
232
Players Left 1 / 7,961
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Leng Applies the Pressure

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Leng called on the button against a raise from under the gun to the {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop. The original raiser continued for 15,000 and Leng called again to the {q-Hearts} turn.

The action checked to Leng, who slid out 30,000 and was called to the {3-Clubs} river. Leng fired again after another check, this time for 69,000 which was enough to get the fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Leng
530,000
20,000
20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

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Smith Dominated Pre-Flop, Wins All-In Anyways

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jerod Smith
Jerod Smith

Jerod Smith opened from the button and the small blind three-bet into him. Smith shoved his 296,000 chips and the small blind snap-called.

Jerod Smith: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Small Blind: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Smith was calling for his 'Plan B' to come through before the {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. "There's my Plan B."

The {3-Diamonds} graced the turn to give the small blind a flush draw. However, Smith faded everything on the {j-Hearts} river and was able to double up to over 600,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Jerod Smith
612,000
332,000
332,000

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Lee Sends Girton to the Payout Desk

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jordan Girton was flipping for his tournament life as he got the last 160,000 in before the flop as he was looked up by Manfred Lee.

Jordan Girton: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Manfred Lee: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The most classic of flips kept Girton ahead on the {8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and {j-Diamonds} turn. However, the {k-Diamonds} struck on the river and that spelled the end for Girton in 459th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Manfred Lee
375,000
273,000
273,000
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Jordan Girton
Busted

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Sotiropoulos Successfully Jams Into Nguyen

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Georgios Sotiropoulos and Qui Nguyen, the board showed {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Sotiropoulos opted to check and Nguyen then bet 30,000 only for the Greek to jam for 118,000 total.

Nguyen gave it some consideration and mucked the {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a broadway straight face up.

Player Chips Progress
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Qui Nguyen
520,000
375,000
375,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Georgios Sotiropoulos
240,000
124,000
124,000
WSOP 4X Winner

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Brill Earns Crucial Double Up

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Veronica Brill
Veronica Brill

From the hijack position, Veronica Brill and her opponent in the cutoff got into a betting war pre-flop and all of Brill's 366,000 ended up in the middle with the cutoff calling her off.

Veronica Brill: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Brill enjoying doubling up to nearly 76 big blinds.

Despite registering for the tournament with 15 minutes before registration closed, she's managed to take her stack to over 750,000 on Day 2 with fewer than 500 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
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Veronica Brill
757,000
7,000
7,000

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Gu Gets Paid with Full House

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joining the action on the turn with the board {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Hearts} in a blind vs blind battle. The small blind bet 70,000 and Chris Gu called in the big blind.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and the small blind decided to check to Gu. Gu bet 86,000 and the small blind made the call. Gu showed {q-Spades}{6-Clubs} for a full house while his opponent frustratedly sent his {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} back to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Gu
700,000
279,500
279,500

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Alameddine Wins Showdown Pot Against Zobian

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a table filled with notable big stacks, Aram Zobian checked and called a bet worth 20,000 by Ziad Alameddine on the {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} turn. He checked checked the {8-Spades} on the river and Alameddine bet 72,000.

Zobian thought about it for a few seconds only and called while putting his calling chips very close to Alameddine, no doubt expecting to get shown the winning hand. Alameddine tabled the {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trips eights and Zobian mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Aram Zobian
820,000
485,000
485,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Alex Keating
740,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Lukas Robinson
580,000
65,000
65,000
StakeKings
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Robert Mizrachi
580,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Ziad Alameddine
430,000
125,000
125,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Fox Raises the River on Filatov

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Anatoly Filatov raised to 25,000 from the hijack and found calls from Elio Fox on the button and an opponent in the big blind.

Action was checked to Filatov after the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop, and he continued for 20,000 with Fox the only caller. Filatov fired again for 85,000 on the {10-Hearts} turn, which Fox called to see the {3-Hearts} river.

Filatov led out for 215,000, and Fox took some time before raising all in. Filatov pointed at the ten on the board and smile as he made the fold, and Fox nodded his head as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Elio Fox
1,325,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Anatoly Filatov
232,000
418,000
418,000

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