Level: 8
Blinds: 5,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$5,998,500
Entries
62
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
51
Players Left
23
Ponakovs Calls Addamo on Scary Board
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The board read 
on the turn. From the button Michael Addamo bet 60,000 into a pot of around 90,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind.
The river was the 
to put three diamonds on the board and complete a straight draw. Addamo took a time extension before announcing a bet of 160,000. Ponakovs went into the tank and studied the three to a flush/straight and paired board. After a minute and twenty seconds based on the dealer's clock, Ponakovs called.
Addamo said "You win" and tabled the 
. Ponakovs showed the 
for the winning hand as he was complemented on the call by a couple of tablemates
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,410,000 | 550,000 |
|
230,000 | -370,000 |
Gierse Doubles, Schindler Arrives
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Marius Gierse raised it up from the cutoff and Talal Shakerchi called on the button. The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
Gierse led out with a bet of 40,000 and Shakerchi moved all in. Gierse quickly called off his stack of 140,000 and showed 
for the nut flush. Shakerchi was drawing slim with 
and the 
on the river provided no help.
On the next hand, Gregory Jensen raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Phil Ivey just called on the button. Seth Davies three-bet to 120,000 in the big blind which got Jensen to fold. Ivey, however, four-bet shoved all in for just over 700,000 and Davies was forced to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
885,000 | 285,000 |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
520,000 | -230,000 |
|
350,000 | -360,000 |
|
300,000 | -95,000 |
Davies Leaves One Chip Back
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action came in on the turn with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Talal Shakerchi bet 55,000, Seth Davies called in the cutoff.
The river came down the . Shakerchi checked and Davies bet 385,000 which was his whole stack except for one 5,000 chip. Shakerchi folded after a few seconds.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Jaffee was spotting busting Sergi Reixach.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | 375,000 |
|
735,000 | 205,000 |
|
|
395,000 | -205,000 |
|
Busted |
Kornuth's Turn to Flash a Deuce
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Adrian Mateos and Chance Kornuth were left heads-up in a pot with around 330,000 in the middle already. The flop read 
and Mateos checked from the big blind. Kornuth dropped in a bet of 95,000 and Mateos called.
The turn brought the and Mateos checked again. Kornuth pushed out a bunch of 100,000 chips, enough to cover Mateos' stack of 375,000. Mateos reluctantly folded which got a reaction from Jason Koon at the table.
"Show the five of clubs," Koon pleaded.
"I can do better than that," Kornuth responded by showing the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,545,000 | 335,000 |
|
375,000 | -30,000 |
Two New, Two Re-Entries
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Addamo and Talal Shakerchi have re-entered the field while Phil Ivey has joined for the first time today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | |
|
|
600,000 | |
|
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 271,000 |
Smith Lands First Blow to Addamo's Title Defense
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
From the cutoff, Michael Addamo raised. Dan Smith three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Addam then four-bet a bit more than a click back for 160,000. Smith five-bet jammed and Addamo snap-called.
Michael Addamo: 
Dan Smith: 
Smith had Addamo covered and in big trouble as it was black kings vs red queens. The flop came 
to not give Addamo much outside of backdoor straight possibilities. The turn was the 
to eliminate the queen of spades as on out for Addamo who was now drawing to only the queen of clubs. The river was the 
and Addamo was busted.
With the tournament being re-entry however, the field will need two blows to kill off the high roller behemoth in order to guarantee a new champion for this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | 430,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Worre Flashes a Deuce
Level 7
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang and Eric Worre were heads-up in a pot with the flop reading 
. Vogelsang check-called a bet of 40,000 from Worre and the 
landed on the turn.
Vogelsang checked again and Worre slid out a bet of 100,000. Vogelsang gave it some thought but decided to lay his hand down. Worre flashed the before his cards went into the muck which gave Vogelsang all the information he needed.
"You're for sure ahead," Vogelsang mentioned. "That was the worst card in the deck."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | 355,000 |
|
330,000 | -190,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Neymar Jr. Notches His First-Ever WSOP Cash in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty!
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A week ago, PokerStars Cultural Ambassador Neymar Jr. made his playing debut at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) when the Paris Saint-Germain's renowned forward entered Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.
He didn’t cash that tournament, but now less than a week later the soccer legend has notched his first-ever WSOP cash by finishing in the money in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. In fact, he’s still in action as of this writing and you can follow his progress in our live updates here.
Funny story, when the money bubble burst and tournament staff was trying to verify the size of the field, players were asked to remain in their seats and spectators to clear the area. No doubt excited by the prospect of earning his first WSOP cash, Neymar was standing on the rail chatting with a trio of friends which included PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari.
A security member, diligent in their duty and unaware that Neymar was in action, strolled up and said, “Sorry guys, I gotta kick you out, you can’t stay here.”