Event #38: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-18-2022 22:09 UTC-7

Big One For Wong, Bad One For Rheem

Toogood32

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Jerry Wong was on the right side of a big one against Chino Rheem. After a bet post-draw phase bet by Jerry Wong of 40,000, Rheem fired a raise to 140,000. Wong made the call.

Rheem had kicker problems as the of Wong played against the of Rheem.

Jerry Wong:
Chino Rheem:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	580,000	263,000
Chino Rheem	95,000	-110,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Jerry Wong Majid Yahyaei

06-18-2022 21:56 UTC-7

O'Hara Doubles Through Bonyadi

Brandon Bloom

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Farzad Bonyadi opened to 15,000 under the gun and Ian O'Hara raised all in for 74,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Bonyadi who called.

Both players stood pat and O'Hara tabled to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	750,000	-80,000
Ian O'Hara	166,000	86,000

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Ian O'Hara

06-18-2022 21:52 UTC-7

Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated By Bonyadi on the Bubble

Toogood32

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

A cold deck situation unfolded to find the bubble boy.

After Yuri Dzivielevski opened the button to 15,000, Farzad Bonyadi reraised to 45,000 from the small blind and Jeremy Ausmus moved all in from the big blind for 360,000.

Dzivielevski got out of the way and Bonyadi called the all-in shove.

Both stood pat and Bonyadi's eight-perfect beat the of Ausmus sending him to the rail in 20th place.

All remaining players have now locked up $18,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	830,000	360,000
Jeremy Ausmus	Busted

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Jeremy Ausmus Yuri Dzivielevski

06-18-2022 20:44 UTC-7

Dinner Break Counts

Brandon Bloom

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	860,000	180,000
Scott Seiver	791,000	271,000
Alex Livingston	680,000	105,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	640,000	85,000
Farzad Bonyadi	470,000	-10,000
Eli Elezra	470,000	70,000
Jeremy Ausmus	350,000	-95,000
David Lambard	341,000	-8,000
Mark Johns	331,000	-161,000
Dan Shak	325,000	15,000
Jerry Wong	317,000	-23,000
Majid Yahyaei	270,000	103,000
Thomas Newton	215,000	-145,000
Chino Rheem	205,000	-89,000
Phil Hellmuth	202,000	42,000
Cary Katz	175,000
Ben Diebold	174,000	-31,000
Maxx Coleman	171,000	-59,000
Andrew Kelsall	170,000	-140,000
Ian O'Hara	80,000	-60,000

06-18-2022 20:41 UTC-7

Hellmuth Controversy: Poker Brat's Chips Swiped on Break

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Controversy struck the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #38: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship when Phil Hellmuth went on break only to discover his chips had been swiped by defending champion Farzad Bonyadi, who wasn't at-fault in the incident.

On break, as the tournament dwindled down to 21 players, the staff broke the fourth table, leaving just three remaining tables. When the "Poker Brat" returned, he noticed his chips were gone and that they had somehow ended up in Bonyadi's possession.

Immediately after the situation arose, the WSOP staff approached the table to investigate. There was no doubt that Hellmuth had a stack in play before leaving the table, but it wasn't clear the exact size of his stack. The surveillance camera was reviewed to determine the size of Hellmuth's stack, which the 16-time bracelet winner estimated was more than 130,000.

While the investigation occurred, PokerNews spoke with Hellmuth to hear his side of the story.

Click here to read the entire story!

06-18-2022 20:30 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Toogood32

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:30 p.m.

Updated chip counts will follow.

06-18-2022 20:05 UTC-7

Hand-for-Hand Play Continues

Brandon Bloom

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Without many short stacks or big pots lately, hand-for-hand play continues as the 20 remaining players are still one elimination away from the money.

06-18-2022 19:44 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast: Negreanu Blackmailed, Bilzerian Out at GGPoker & Recent WSOP Winners

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes highlighting all the recent bracelet winners and even interviews with the likes of Adam Friedman, Mike Jukich, Christopher Chatman, and Dominick Sarle. They also chat with MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event champ Shea Quintin, who won $325K on his first visit to Vegas!

They also offer a preview of the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget June 24-28, talk about how Daniel Negreanu is getting blackmailed for supposedly abandoning a family in Lake Havasu, why Dan Bilzerian is no longer with GGPoker, who actually signed two new ambassadors, and bring you the latest on a rematch between Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver on High Stakes Duel III.

Finally, they preview the upcoming BetMGM Poker Championship from June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 9,000

06-18-2022 19:41 UTC-7

Grospellier Ousted by Shak on Soft Bubble

Brandon Bloom

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante

Bertrand Grospellier moved the rest of his stack in from the hijack and Dan Shak called in the small blind.

Shak drew one and Grospellier stood pat.

Bertrand Grospellier:
Dan Shak: /

Shak flipped over a for the best hand to knock out "ElkY" on the soft bubble. The tournament is now in hand-for-hand mode as players are one elimination away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	310,000	27,000
Bertrand Grospellier	Busted

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Dan Shak