Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,919,730
Entries
719
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
719
Players Left
156
PokerNews Podcast: Negreanu Blackmailed, Bilzerian Out at GGPoker & Recent WSOP Winners
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 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!
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Players are on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:37 p.m.
Liu Continues To Build Big Stack
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Cliff Josephy bet 2,400 from the cutoff and was called by the button and Sasha Liu in the small blind.
The 
flop was checked by all three players and the turn of 
prompted a bet of 5,100 from the button. Liu made the call and Josephy folded.
The 
completed the board and both players checked. Liu rolled over 
for the Dolly Parton straight and was good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,500 | 41,500 |
|
90,100 | -1,900 |
Bleznick's Stack Soars Up The Leaderboard
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action folded to the small blind who opened to 2,400 and Jared Bleznick made the call in the big blind.
The flop was 
and Bleznick bet 5,000 after being checked to. His opponent made the call. On the 
turn the small blind checked again and Bleznick bet 10,000 which was enough to take the pot as his opponent folded. Bleznick's stack is reaching close to 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 |
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 136,000 |
|
175,000 | 85,000 |
|
142,000 | 142,000 |
|
116,000 | 54,000 |
|
110,000 | -400 |
|
|
92,000 | -26,000 |
|
78,000 | 46,000 |
|
75,000 | 14,000 |
Aidinian Grabs a Pot to Ullmann
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Nino Ullmann opened to 1,700 and Pallas Aidinian made the call in the small blind.
The flop revealed 
and both players checked. The turn fell the and Aidinian sent 5,000 in the middle, which was enough to win the pot right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | 41,000 |
|
47,000 | -14,000 |
Kassela Takes the Chiplead
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Frank Kassela raised on the button and both Ayaz Mahmood in the small blind and the big blind called.
The dealer fanned a flop 
and Mahmood checked to the big blind who bet 5,000. Kassela quickly called and Mahmood let it go. The turn brought the and went check-check.
The paired the board on the river and the big blind bet 5,000. Kassela responded by raising it to 15,000 and after some thinking, the big blind called. Kassela tabled 
for the full house and scooped the pot as his opponent mucked.
Kassela, who busted two players in the same hand a few minutes earlier, has now climbed to a stack above 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000 | |
|
153,000 | -2,000 |
Side Bet Action and Selected Chip Counts
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Before attempting to launch his empty water bottle in the trash can from 50 feet, James Croshaw was stopped in his tracks by tablemate Roman Guilbert and offered a $10 wager which was accepted by Croshaw whose first attempt fell short of the target.
"Double or nothing!" pleaded Croshaw which Guilbert agreed and this time Croshaw flushed his shot right in the middle of the garbage pile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,400 | 110,400 |
|
76,400 | -12,400 |
|
39,200 | 39,200 |
|
32,800 | 7,800 |
|
24,000 | -28,100 |
Tran Takes Chips from Booth
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
The flop showed 
in a raised pot when JC Tran bet 3,000 in the small blind and Gary Booth called in the big blind.
The turn paired the board with the 
and Tran sent a second bet for 5,500. Booth took a minute and eventually tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | |
|
|
26,000 | -12,000 |