Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-27-2022 13:00 UTC-7

TAG TEAM TIME | JUNGLE MAN IS RANDY SAVAGE?! | Day 27 Highlights | WSOP 2022

Yori Epskamp

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

Day 27 of the 2022 World Series of Poker saw the start of the ever-popular $1,000 Tag Team - with the likes of Veronica Brill, K.L. Cleaton, Ben Spragg, Andrew Neeme, and more all getting involved in the action early on.

Elsewhere, more bracelet winners were crowned as Brazil's Joao Simao celebrated his second piece of WSOP hardware in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix.

06-27-2022 13:00 UTC-7

Morciano Moves All In, Chops with Sarnoff

blaisebourgeois

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

Ben Sarnoff opened from the button for 1,600,000. Biagio Morciano took his time before shoving for 11,200,000 total from the big blind.

Sarnoff said "Now I wish I had ever looked at a GTO chart" and thought for about 90 seconds before making the call.

Biagio Morciano:
Ben Sarnoff:

Both players had ace-eight and when two hearts came on the flop, both players were drawing dead to a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	66,000,000	600,000
Biagio Morciano	11,800,000	-300,000

Tags: Ben Sarnoff Biagio Morciano

06-27-2022 13:01 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

Adam Lamers

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

The remaining five players are going on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	69,300,000	3,300,000
Eric Smidinger	38,900,000	2,900,000
Biagio Morciano	15,500,000	3,700,000
Charles Mitchell	10,500,000	-13,500,000
Kathy Liebert	9,600,000	-3,700,000

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

06-27-2022 13:36 UTC-7

Sarnoff Bullying the Table

Adam Lamers

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

Ben Sarnoff raised to 2,000,000 from cutoff and Eric Smidinger called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.

Two more checks and the peeled off on the river. Smidinger checked for the third time and Sarnoff finally tossed in a bet of 3,000,000 which got Smidinger to fold.

On the next hand, Sarnoff opened to 2,000,000 from under the gun and was called by Smidinger and Kathy Liebert in the blinds. The flop fell and the action checked to Sarnoff who continued with a bet of 3,000,000. Smidinger quickly folded while Liebert commented about how much the bet was before flashing the to the rail and the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	75,500,000	6,200,000
Eric Smidinger	29,400,000	-9,500,000
Kathy Liebert	13,500,000	3,900,000

Tags: Ben Sarnoff Eric Smidinger Kathy Liebert

06-27-2022 13:44 UTC-7

Mitchell Doubles Up Through Sarnoff

blaisebourgeois

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

Ben Sarnoff opened for 2,000,000 from the cutoff and Charles Mitchell shoved for 10,000,000. It folded around back to Sarnoff, who asked for a count before muttering "Let's play" and putting the chips in.

Charles Mitchell:
Ben Sarnoff:

Mitchell was flipping as a slight favorite and enjoyed a beautiful flop to go way out in front.

However, the turn provided a river sweat for Mitchell and his rail.

The river was the , giving Mitchell a full house, a full double, and denying the rest of the table a $58,123 pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	63,400,000	-12,100,000
Charles Mitchell	22,500,000	12,000,000

Tags: Ben Sarnoff Charles Mitchell

06-27-2022 13:58 UTC-7

Liebert Left with Crumbs

Adam Lamers

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

Eric Smidinger raised to 2,300,000 from the small blind and Kathy Liebert called from the big blind. The flop came and Smidinger led out with a bet of 2,000,000. Liebert went into the tank for nearly two minutes before finally folding.

On the next orbit, Ben Sarnoff opened to 2,000,000 from under the gun and Liebert defended from the big blind. The flop fell and Liebert checked to Sarnoff who slid out a stack of chips.

Liebert was put to the test for her remaining 6,300,000 chips and once again she hit the tank. Liebert thought for over three minutes this time, standing up to look at the board and continuously counting her chips. After numerous questions posed to Sarnoff, she finally threw her cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	63,500,000	100,000
Eric Smidinger	33,500,000	4,100,000
Kathy Liebert	6,300,000	-7,200,000

Tags: Ben Sarnoff Eric Smidinger Kathy Liebert

06-27-2022 14:22 UTC-7

Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 5th Place ($186,541)

blaisebourgeois

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

Kathy Liebert moved nearly all in from the hijack for 5,700,000 of her remaining 5,800,000. Ben Sarnoff raised to 11,400,000 from the cutoff. Liebert flicked in her remaining blue chip.

Kathy Liebert:
Ben Sarnoff:

In a cruel twist of fate, Liebert ran her kings into Sarnoff's aces.

The board ran out and Liebert had to settle for fifth place and $186,541 despite coming into the day third in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sarnoff	78,000,000	14,500,000
Kathy Liebert	Busted

Tags: Ben Sarnoff Kathy Liebert

06-27-2022 14:27 UTC-7

Sarnoff Keeps Climbing

Adam Lamers

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

Eric Smidinger limped in from the small blind and Ben Sarnoff made it 3,500,000 to go from the big blind. Smidinger called and the dealer spread the flop of . Smidinger checked to Sarnoff who continued with a bet of 3,500,000 and Smidinger quickly folded.

A couple of hands later, Sarnoff raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Biagio Morciano called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.