Event #52: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-25-2022 00:55 UTC-7

Shak Gets There On Seventh Street

Chris Bean

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Razz

Max Pescatori: / Fold
Dan Shak: //
Maria Ho: //

Max Pescatori completed and was raised by Dan Shak, Maria Ho called as did Pescatori.

On fourth street Shak bet, Ho called and Pescatori folded. After pairing a six on fifth street Shak checked but Hob bet, Shak called.

Ho continued to bet on sixth street after Shak hit a king. Shak called despite this. Both players checked seventh street and Shak looked like the cat who got the cream as he revealed for the second nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	60,000	40,400
Max Pescatori	53,000	35,100
Maria Ho	22,200	6,700

Tags: Dan Shak Maria Ho Max Pescatori

06-25-2022 00:47 UTC-7

Wolansky Sends One to the Rail

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Steven Wolansky raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Lok Chan called from the button before a player in the small blind shoved his last 14,300. Wolansky called and Chan got out of the way.

Opponent: /
Steven Wolansky: /

Both drew one and Wolansky peeled to make a jack-eight, while his opponent turned over to lose the pot and hit the rail with a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Wolansky	92,500	55,500
Lok Chan	77,500	77,500

Tags: Lok Chan Steven Wolansky

06-25-2022 00:33 UTC-7

Liberto Doubles to Leave Deeb Short

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Justin Liberto raised to 2,400 from early position and Shaun Deeb called from the big blind. The flop was .

Liberto continued after the flop for 3,000 and Deeb raised to 15,000. Liberto shoved the rest and Deeb called to put him at risk for around 25,000.

Justin Liberto:
Shaun Deeb:

The turn and river gave Liberto the ace-high flush to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	56,000	27,500
Shaun Deeb	6,900

Tags: Justin Liberto Shaun Deeb

Level: 9

Limit Flop/Draw:
Blinds: 800/1,500 Limits: 1,500-3,000
Stud Games:
Ante: 300 Bring-in: 500 Complete: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 800/1,200
Small Blind 400 Big Blind 800

06-25-2022 00:08 UTC-7

Final Break of the Evening

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Players are now on their final 15-minute break of the evening. There are currently 444 entrants in the tournament as the end of late registration looms.

06-24-2022 23:56 UTC-7

A Round of Assorted Chip Counts From Around the Room

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	218,000	87,000
Maxx Coleman	132,500	97,500
Daniel Strelitz	111,700	24,700
Kevin Gerhart	69,500	34,500
Mike Thorpe	69,000	16,000
Dan Smith	53,000	27,500
Koray Aldemir	33,200	33,200
David "ODB" Baker	16,500	-41,000

06-24-2022 23:42 UTC-7

Hellmuth Eliminates Kessler

Chris Bean

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Omaha 8 Or Better

All of the Chips were in the middle on a flop of with Allen Kessler at risk for 10,500 chips up against Phil Hellmuth.

Allen Kessler:
Phil Hellmuth:

Kessler was ahead with aces, but Hellmuth had a wrap. The turn gave Hellmuth a straight and Kessler was drawing dead. Kessler was eliminated and Hellmuth chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	60,300	41,500
Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Phil Hellmuth

06-24-2022 23:25 UTC-7

Selected Counts

Chris Bean

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Julia	107,000	45,000
Benny Glaser	94,000	56,600
Scott Seiver	91,200	91,200
David Funkhouser	81,500	-31,500
Kimberly Stone	79,500	52,000
James Woods	67,300	-23,800
Randy Ohel	66,200	6,000
Gilles Lamy	62,100	-5,400
Naoya Kihara	58,000	15,000
Scotty Nguyen	57,700	4,700
Mike Matusow	53,400	9,500
Patrick Leonard	43,000	-19,000
Cary Katz	30,800	30,800
Daniel Negreanu	29,300	-15,100
Chino Rheem	28,300	-23,700
Josh Arieh	26,300	-9,900
Jorge Ufano	22,700	-33,600
Dan Shak	19,600	-24,900
Max Pescatori	17,900	17,900
Maria Ho	15,500	15,500

06-24-2022 23:22 UTC-7

Zhu Takes From Hellmuth

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Action was heads up with one draw complete and 6,800 in the pot. On the second draw, Phil Hellmuth took one and Yueqi "Rich" Zhu took two.

Hellmuth bet and then called when Zhu raised. Zhu stood pat on the final draw and Hellmuth took one.

Hellmuth checked the final draw and Zhu checked back while he spread across the felt. Hellmuth shook his head and mucked the losing hand while Zhu dragged in the pot to move above 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	111,000	111,000
Allen Kessler	57,700	1,500
Phil Hellmuth	18,800	-16,200

Level: 8

Limit Flop/Draw:
Blinds: 800/1,500 Limits: 1,500-3,000
Stud Games:
Ante: 300 Bring-in: 500 Complete: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 800/1,200
Small Blind 400 Big Blind 800