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

06-24-2022 21:29 UTC-7

Another Round of Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	131,000 17,000	17,000

Daniel Strelitz	87,000

Roland Israelashvili	82,500 12,500	12,500
Jeff Madsen	68,100 3,100	3,100
James Woods	66,600 900	900
Scotty Nguyen	63,000 12,800	12,800

Mike Thorpe	53,000 -16,500	-16,500
David "ODB" Baker	45,500 10,500	10,500

Daniel Negreanu	44,400 18,300	18,300

Mike Matusow	43,900 3,500	3,500

Rep Porter	42,500 -9,500	-9,500

Robert Campbell	37,700

Benny Glaser	37,400 5,300	5,300

Robert Mizrachi	34,000 2,000	2,000

Ryan Leng	32,600

Andrew Kelsall	30,700 -5,300	-5,300

Kimberly Stone	27,500 12,200	12,200
William O'Neil	26,500 -17,000	-17,000
Dan Smith	25,500 -8,500	-8,500

Kenneth Po	24,100
Chance Kornuth	23,500

Andre Akkari	23,200 -11,800	-11,800

Shawn Sheikhan	12,200
John Racener	5,500

Joshua Heinzl	5,500 -12,900	-12,900

06-24-2022 21:45 UTC-7

Shak Spikes the River for a Knockout

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

A player was all in for around 9,000 and Dan Shak was the one to put him at risk.

Opponent:
Dan Shak:

The board ran out and Shak made sevens full of threes on the river to secure the knockout just before the third break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	44,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Dan Shak

06-24-2022 21:53 UTC-7

Break Time

Chris Bean

Level 6 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

The players are on their third 15-minute break of the day. Play will resume around 10.10 p.m. local time.

Level: 7

Limit Flop/Draw:
Blinds: 600/1,200 Limits: 1,200-2,400
Stud Games:
Ante: 300 Bring-in: 300 Complete: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Ante: 600/900
Small Blind 300 Big Blind 600

06-24-2022 22:21 UTC-7

Baker Makes a Better Straight

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

A player in the cutoff came along and David "ODB" Baker raised from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the cutoff tossed in chips to call.

The flop was and both players checked. The turn was .

The cutoff bet and Baker called to see on the river. The cutoff bet again, and then called and turned over for the straight when Baker raised. However, Baker turned over for the Broadway straight to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	57,500 12,000	12,000

Tags: David "ODB" Baker

06-24-2022 22:43 UTC-7

Lamy Takes From Nguyen

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Action was heads up with a full board of when Gilles Lamy bet 2,500 and Scotty Nguyen called. Gilles turned over to take the pot with three sevens. Nguyen threw the losing hand in the muck.

Elsewhere at the table, Brad Ruben is up to 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	70,000

Gilles Lamy	67,500 28,000	28,000
Scotty Nguyen	53,000 -10,000	-10,000

Kenneth Po	15,700 -8,400	-8,400

Tags: Brad Ruben Gilles Lamy Scotty Nguyen

06-24-2022 23:00 UTC-7

King Beats Dzivielevski

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Action was heads up with on the board when Yuri Dzivielevski checked from the big blind. Jeff King bet from middle position and Dzivielevski called. The turn was .

Dzivielevski bet and King called to see on the river.

King called another bet on the river and Yuri Dzivielevski turned over . King showed to take the pot with aces and sevens.

Elsewhere at the table, Brian Yoon is above the 100,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	104,000 29,000	29,000

Jeff King	44,500
Yuri Dzivielevski	40,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Jeff King Yuri Dzivielevski

06-24-2022 23:07 UTC-7

Chainsaw Doubles Up - Hellmuth Enters

Chris Bean

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

2-7 No Limit Draw

The hijack bet 2,200 and was raised by Allen Kessler to 5,100. The hijack moved all of his chips forward and was called quickly by Kessler who was at risk for 27,500 chips.

Both players stood pat, Kessler revealed whilst his opponent turned over . A full double up for Kessler who welcomed Phil Hellmuth sitting to his right shortly after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	56,200 43,700	43,700

Phil Hellmuth	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Phil Hellmuth

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

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	111,000

Allen Kessler	57,700 1,500	1,500

Phil Hellmuth	18,800 -16,200	-16,200