2022 World Series of Poker

Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$701,215
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$8,435,280
Entries
20,080
Level Info
Level
47
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
5,526
Players Left
249

Ahmadi Cracks Kings

Level 19 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

All of the money got in the middle between two players, creating a pot of over 800,000. Nick Ahmadi on the button had his opponent in late position covered, and when they turned over their holdings, Ahmadi was behind.

Late Position: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Nick Ahmadi: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{q-Hearts} flop was just what Ahmadi wanted, and the player with kings stood up the moment he saw the ace in window. Ahmadi hardly moved in his seat, and continued to enjoy the turn of {9-Spades} making his top pair, two pair.

The player at risk needed a king, but wouldn't find it on the {3-Diamonds} river. Ahmadi's opponent was sent to the payout desk, and he had to use both hands to rake in one of the biggest pots of Day 1C.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Ahmadi us
Nick Ahmadi
1,600,000

Tags: Nick Ahmadi

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Jimenez Takes Down Three Way All-In Pot with Pocket Rockets

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up on the button preflop who moved all in with the short stack of 168,000. Action folded to Patricio Jimenez in middle position, who moved all in as well. Finally, the hijack, with both players covered, called. The players flipped over their hands.

Button: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Patricio Jimenez: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Hijack: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Before dealing the board, the dealer counted out the main and side pots. Each of the three players put 168,000 into the main pot, and the two bigger stacks each put an additional 81,000 into the side pot.

With the pots sorted out and the hands tabled, all that was left to do was runout the board. That board came {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. With the low flop, all three players missed completely, ensuring that Jimenez' aces held.

Player Chips Progress
Patricio Jimenez mx
Patricio Jimenez
716,000

Tags: Patricio Jimenez

Mccabe knocks out Gavin

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Lexy Gavin moved all in pre flop for her final 127,000. She was called by Linda Mccabe in the cutoff.

Lexy Gavin: {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Linda Mccabe: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Gavin flopped a pair and a flush draw on the {q-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} flop which gave her plenty of outs. The turn brought the {a-Diamonds} was one of them, however the {8-Diamonds} on the river sent Gavin to the payout desk as she was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Linda Mccabe us
Linda Mccabe
290,000 290,000
Alexis Gavin us
Alexis Gavin
Busted

Tags: Linda MccabeLexy Gavin

Saad Doubles Through Liebert

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert

Daniel Saad made a play from middle position, shoving his stack in preflop for a 101,000 all in. Kathy Liebert made the call from the button and the blinds folded.

Daniel Saad: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Kathy Liebert: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The flop ran out {10-Spades}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, leading Saad to call for a Ten for the chop.

The {7-Spades} on the turn, however, changed his tone.

"Eight, Eight!" called Saad.

And he was rewarded. The river fell {8-Clubs}, doubling Saad up, keeping his bracelet hopes alive.

Liebert still has an above-average stack and is chasing her second bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
860,000 -240,000
Daniel Saad us
Daniel Saad
262,000 262,000

Tags: Daniel SaadKathy Liebert

Liu's Run Comes to an End, Quintin's Just Beginning

Level 18 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
JJ Liu
JJ Liu

JJ Liu pushed forward her last 7,000 and was at risk against one opponent.

JJ Liu: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} runout paired Liu's king and she moved back up to 45,000.

On the next hand, Liu was back at risk again preflop against the same player.

JJ Liu: {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Liu was behind but the {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{q-Spades} runout chopped the pot with a straight and she moved up to 70,000 with the extra dead money in the middle.

Not long after she was at risk yet again, this time against big stack Shea Quintin.

JJ Liu: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Shea Quintin: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Liu had kicker problems that the {6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} runout would not resolve and the Women In Poker Hall of Fame member took her leave.

Meanwhile, Quintin has amassed a massive stack of well over a million.

Player Chips Progress
Shea Quintin us
Shea Quintin
1,550,000 1,550,000
JJ Liu
JJ Liu
Busted

Tags: JJ LiuShea Quintin

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Pocket Pair Gives Seif the Double Up He Needs

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Mark Seif
Mark Seif

In the very first hand, after they just announced that the bubble burst in this event, Mark Seif shoved his entire stack of 163,000 into an already raised pot. The opponent, who had raised to 70,000, called Seif's all-in and had him covered.

Mark Seif: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The flop gave Seif's opponent an overpair but also gave Seif a set with {5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

The {k-Spades} turn and {7-Hearts} river sealed Seif's fate.

Tags: Mark Seif

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

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The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

Ghubrial Fails To Pop Arnold's Bubble

Level 17 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Daniel Ghubrial and Travis Arnold got it all in blind vs blind on the hard bubble.

Action folded around to Ghubrial in the small, and he raised to 40,000, covering Arnold's remaining 15,000 chips. Arnold called off and the cards were flipped.

Travis Arnold: {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Daniel Ghubrial: {k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

Despite being ahead, Arnold was desperate not to be the bubble boy, and Ghubrial was reluctant to knock him out.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, giving Arnold another 4 cards to try and dodge.

An unfortunate {q-Spades} on the turn had him holding his head in his hands and Ghubrial started to apologize, however a rivered {k-Diamonds} brought cheers all around the table and both players embraced as the board nullified their hands.

Arnold took his chips back and they chopped the blinds.

The reason for the camaraderie became clear as Ghubrial explained that in the hand previously, they had both gotten it in with {a-}{q-} vs {j-}{j-} and Ghubrial had doubled through Arnold, leaving him with only his 30,000 chips left.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Ghubrial
Daniel Ghubrial
290,000 290,000
Travis Arnold
Travis Arnold
30,000 30,000

Tags: Daniel GhubrialTravis Arnold