2022 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$241,729
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,010,120
Entries
4,786
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
202
Players Left
1

Burton Catches Heat

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Alexander Burton shoved from late position and was called by Eric Rivera out of the small blind.

Alexander Burton: {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Eric Rivera: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Burton was behind and would need help to survive. That help came on the {7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and the {9-Clubs} turn kept Burton ahead. The {j-Diamonds} improved Burton to a full house as he exclaimed, "That is the best thing I've seen!".

The very next hand Burton found himself all in again, this time against Phong Nguyen.

Alexander Burton: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Phong Nguyen: {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

This time Burton had his opponent dominated and after a clean runout of {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Hearts} he went from being one of the shortest stacks in the room to tournament average in the span of a couple hands.

"Can we go for the hatrick?" Burton wondered aloud. It was not to be, however, as he folded his next hand preflop.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Burton gb
Alexander Burton
2,500,000 2,170,000
Eric Rivera us
Eric Rivera
850,000 420,000
David McGowan us
David McGowan
Busted
Brendan Hooper ca
Brendan Hooper
Busted

Tags: Alexander BurtonEric RiveraPhong Nguyen