After a limp, Chris Sandrock raised to 4,000 on the button and the initial player called.
The flop went 
and it was checked to Sandrock who continued for 7,5500. His opponent called. The turn brought the 
and after another check, Sandrock sent 26,000 in the middle. His opponent tanked a minute and ket it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
In a four-way raised pot, the flop was 
when the player in the big blind, Jonathan Cohen, the under the gun and Chance Kornuth in the cutoff checked.
The 
turn and 
river went also checked and Cohen tabled 
for two pair, which was enough to claim the pot while his three opponents mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
174,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Jared Bleznick opened the action from under the gun to 3,500. JC Tran was next to act and moved all in for his last 7,800. The small blind announced pot which was 27,900 and Bleznick made the call.
"I think I'm going to flop the nuts on this one," said Bleznick before the board was out.
The flop came 
and the small blind player moved all in for 21,400. Bleznick snap-called and the cards were tabled.
JC Tran: 
Small Blind: 
Jared Bleznick: 
The turn 
and river 
sealed the deal for Bleznick as he flopped the jack-high straight and eliminated two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
|
176,800
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
||
|
166,900
58,100
|
58,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
141,400
11,600
|
11,600 |
|
129,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
||
|
124,300
47,900
|
47,900 |
|
119,800
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
103,900
38,100
|
38,100 |
|
|
||
|
103,200
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
Gary Booth raised under the gun and it folded to the big blind who three-bet to 7,800. Booth called and they went to see a flop 
. The small blind continued for 16,500 and it was enough for Booth who folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
The flop showed 
in a raised pot when Piero Alioto check-called from the big blind a bet worth 2,000 from Young Ko in the cutoff.
The turn brought the 
and Alioto check-called again, this time for 6,000.
The 
completed the board on the river and went check-check. Alioto turned over 
for the straight and Ko tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Action was picked up on a flop of 
in a pot of roughly 9,000. Adam Hendrix checked from the big blind as did his opponents under the gun and in the cutoff.
The turn came the 
and Hendrix checked again. It checked over to the cutoff who bet 5,000. Hendrix announced pot and made it 27,500. Both the players folded and the chips were awarded to Hendrix.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
218,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
171,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
146,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
93,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
40,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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.
