2022 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 5
12345
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$1,449,103
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,362,000
Total Entries
112
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 112

Small Pots in NLHE Increase Cates' Lead

Level 24 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

During the last hands of Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Dan Cates earned three full bets back from Naoya Kihara when he made an eight and Kihara improved to a nine. The game variant then changed to NLHE and Cates raised the button to 400,000 with the {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} to win the blinds.

Kihara then raised to 500,000 with {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} on the button in the next hand to win some chips back.

Cates limped his next small blind with the {9-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Kihara checked the {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} in the big blind. The {q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop brought a bet worth 250,000 by Cates and that won the next pot for the chip leader.

Tags: Dan CatesNaoya Kihara