Event #43: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-21-2022 22:00 UTC-7

Prager's Nines Hold

Tyler Foran

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Josh Prager jammed in the cutoff for 7,100,000 and Chris Moorman called from the big blind.

Josh Prager:
Chris Moorman:

"We need a seven!" Yelled Moorman to his rail.

The flop came and changed nothing, while the hit the turn giving both players a straight draw. The river was a brick and Prager collected his double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	33,400,000 -4,600,000	-4,600,000
David Perry	22,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Phong Than Nguyen	20,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Josh Prager	15,000,000 4,400,000	4,400,000
Elven Espinar	13,000,000 -5,500,000	-5,500,000
Daniel Eichhorn	12,200,000 -800,000	-800,000
Sebastien Guidez	4,300,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Josh Prager

06-21-2022 21:59 UTC-7

Henry Reyes Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,802)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Chris Moorman opened to 2,000,000 from middle position and was called by Henry Reyes out of the big blind.

Reyes bet 2,000,000 into the preflop raiser on a flop of . Moorman responded with a raise to 5,000,000, prompting Reyes to go into the tank. After about a minute Reyes announced all in and Moorman snap-called to put Reyes at risk.

Henry Reyes:
Chris Moorman:

Both players made top pair on the flop but Moorman was ahead with the superior kicker. Nothing changed on the turn or river, forcing Reyes out of the tournament in eighth place for $28,802.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	38,000,000 15,000,000	15,000,000
Henry Reyes	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman Henry Reyes

06-21-2022 21:49 UTC-7

Reyes Flops It

Tyler Foran

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Henry Reyes shoved in the small blind for 6,000,000 and Sebastien Guidez called in the big blind.

Henry Reyes:
Sebastien Guidez:

The dealer spread a flop of , smashing Reyes with a flopped straight and a flush draw. The hit the turn and the completed the board for Reyes to double through Guidez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Reyes	13,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000
Sebastien Guidez	6,000,000 -4,800,000	-4,800,000

Tags: Henry Reyes Sebastien Guidez

06-21-2022 21:44 UTC-7

Espinar Stays Alive

Matt Hansen

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Chris Moorman opened to 2,000,000 from middle position and Elven Espinar called from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way to send the two players heads-up to the flop.

Moorman led out on the flop and Espinar promptly moved all in. Moorman, with the larger stack, snap called to put Espinar at risk.

Elven Espinar:
Chris Moorman:

Moorman was ahead with top pair top kicker but Espinar had an open ended straight draw. He wasted little time hitting that draw on the turn, leaving Moorman drawing to an unlikely chop. The ensured there would be no chop, handing Espinar a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	23,000,000 -5,500,000	-5,500,000
Elven Espinar	18,500,000 12,500,000	12,500,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Elven Espinar

06-21-2022 21:37 UTC-7

Daniel Marcus Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,512)

Tyler Foran

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Daniel Marcus raised to 2,000,000 in the hijack and Chris Moorman shoved for about 14,000,000 on the button. The action folded back around to Marcus and he called for about 13,000,000.

Daniel Marcus:
Chris Moorman:

Marcus was looking for a nine to stay alive but the board ran out , knocking him out in ninth place for $22,512.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	28,500,000 12,000,000	12,000,000
David Perry	20,000,000

Phong Than Nguyen	19,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Daniel Eichhorn	13,000,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Sebastien Guidez	10,800,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Josh Prager	10,600,000 100,000	100,000
Elven Espinar	6,000,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000
Daniel Marcus	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman Daniel Marcus

06-21-2022 21:11 UTC-7

Robert Pettit Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,741)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Daniel Marcus opened from early position and action folded around to Robert Pettit in the small blind, who shoved all in. Marcus snap called with the larger stack to put Pettit at risk.

Robert Pettit:
Daniel Marcus:

Pettit had run right into the rockets of Marcus and as a result was drawing very thin. The flop changed nothing, except to give Pettit a glimmer of hope with a potential backdoor straight. It was not to be, however, after the turn left Pettit drawing dead to the river. Pettit just misses out on a spot at the official final table but does take home $17,741 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Marcus	12,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Robert Pettit	Busted

Tags: Daniel Marcus Robert Pettit

06-21-2022 20:53 UTC-7

Jonathan Dimmig Eliminated in 11th Place ($17,741)

Tyler Foran

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Jonathan Dimmig shoved in the hijack for about 5,000,000 and Daniel Eichhorn called in the big blind.

Jonathan Dimmig:
Daniel Eichhorn:

Dimmig ran into a bigger ace and couldn't catch up on the run out as he was eliminated in 11th place for $17,741.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Eichhorn	11,825,000 -175,000	-175,000
Jonathan Dimmig	Busted

Tags: Daniel Eichhorn Jonathan Dimmig

06-21-2022 20:34 UTC-7

Nguyen Cracks Moorman's Aces to Double

Tyler Foran

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Chris Moorman raised to 1,300,000 in the small blind and Nguyen shipped all in for 7,600,000 in the big blind. Moorman instantly called and both hands were tabled.

Phong Than Nguyen:
Chris Moorman:

The dealer fanned a flop of , giving Nguyen a gutshot straight draw. The on the turn gave him more outs with an open-ended straight draw and the completed his straight as he took a chunk out of Moorman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phong Than Nguyen	16,100,000 10,100,000	10,100,000
Chris Moorman	11,000,000 -7,650,000	-7,650,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Phong Than Nguyen

06-21-2022 20:29 UTC-7

Luis Pauyac-Martinez Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,097)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Daniel Eichhorn moved all in for 6,700,000 from under the gun. Luis Pauyac-Martinez called off for his tournament life from one seat over and the remaining players got out of the way.

Luis Pauyac-Martinez:
Daniel Eichhorn:

Pauyac-Martinez was at risk but ahead. The flop gave Eichhorn a flush draw as well as pairing his ten. Nothing changed on the turn but the river was a dagger to Pauyac-Martinez, completing Eichhorn's flush and sending Pauyac-Martinez out in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Eichhorn	12,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Luis Pauyac-Martinez	Busted

Tags: Daniel Eichhorn Luis Pauyac-Martinez

06-21-2022 20:20 UTC-7

Mason Hinkle Eliminated in 13th Place ($14,097)

Tyler Foran

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

After doubling Phong Than Nguyen up with ace-three versus Nguyen's ace-ten, Mason Hinkle was left with just 50,000 in chips. He proceeded to win his next two all ins to have 375,000 and was all in once again, this time versus Daniel Marcus.

Mason Hinkle:
Daniel Marcus:

"I'm just going to have to bark it in again," Said Hinkle.

Hinkle let out a loud bark as the dealer fanned a flop of , pairing both players. Hinkle barked as the hit the turn and again as the landed on the river, however it didn't work as the pair of eights were still good and Hinkle was eliminated in 13th place for $14,097.