2022 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$509,717
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,512,000
Entries
64
Level Info
Level
55
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
16
Players Left
4

Destefano Takes Down Smith

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
John Smith
John Smith

In a three-bet pot with 112,000 in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of {6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. John Smith led out with a bet of 50,000 and Dylan Destefano shoved all in. Smith called off the last of his 180,000 chips and the cards were tabled.

John Smith: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Dylan Destefano: {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The {7-Spades} on the turn gave Destefano the best hand with a pair of sevens and the {5-Hearts} on the river improved him to a straight which eliminated Smith from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Destefano us
Dylan Destefano
1,200,000
470,000
470,000
John Smith us
John Smith
Busted

Tags: Dylan DestefanoJohn Smith

Rabichow Flushes Out Ivey

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey opened to 10,000 on the button and Kevin Rabichow made it 36,000 in the big blind. Ivey called and the dealer fanned the flop of {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Both players checked and the {8-Clubs} landed on the turn.

Rabichow led out with a bet of 27,000 and Ivey stuck around to see the {9-Spades} on the river. Rabichow checked this time and Ivey splashed in a bet of 75,000. Rabichow check-raised all in, putting Ivey to the test for his remaining 300,000 chips.

Ivey leaned back in his chair and tried to study his opponent for nearly seven minutes. Eventually a muttered "call" came out of Ivey's mouth and Rabichow turned over {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a flush. Ivey took his cards and mixed them in with the muck as he headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
1,200,000
450,000
450,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Kevin RabichowPhil Ivey

Jaffe Rivers Flush vs. Zinno's Top Set, Clinches Quarterfinal Place

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe

Jonathan Jaffe has become the first player to clinch a place in the quarterfinals after eliminating Anthony Zinno.

Zinno opened the action to 8,000 and Jaffe threw in a three-bet to 30,000. Zinno popped it up to 71,000 and Jaffe called.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{k-Spades}. After Jaffe's check, Zinno took about 30 seconds before tapping the table himself.

With the {a-Spades} on the turn, Jaffe checked once more and Zinno opted to put out a bet to 75,000. Jaffe called and they were off to the river.

The {6-Spades} completed the board and after Jaffe's check, Zinno fired for 250,000 of his remaining 355,000 chips. After about a minute, Jaffe went all in. Zinno was visibly not a fan of Jaffe's shove but was resigned to calling and showing his {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

Jaffe showed his {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and took home the win.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
1,200,000
600,000
600,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Anthony ZinnoJonathan Jaffe

Round 3 of Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Begins at 2 p.m.

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

The first week of the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas is now in full swing with players from around the world ready to play some cards. There will be 16 players returning to the felt today for Round 3 of Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship with their sights set on winning another two matches.

Phil Ivey has made his return to the WSOP this year and will not only be looking to turn heads in the poker world but also add more gold bracelets to his collection of 10 thus far. Ivey made it through the opening two rounds, defeating Henri Puustinen and Jeremy Ausmus in the process. He will now face Kevin Rabichow in Round 3 with a possible matchup vs John Smith in Round 4.

Other notables making it through to Day 2 include 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir who will take on fellow German Christoph Vogelsang. Chance Kornuth is riding a wave of momentum after his first WPT title and a second-place finish in the first high roller of the series. He will be facing off against Patrick Kennedy while Alex Foxen still looks for his first WSOP bracelet when he takes on Dan Smith.

Live Updated Bracket

Each of the eight winners across the board in Round 3 will lock up at least a min-cash of over $75,000. However, there will be two rounds played today and the field will be whittled down to just four players before the night's end. The opening round matches today will get underway at 2 p.m. local time while Round 4 will take place at 6 p.m.

The final four players will return on Saturday where the semi-finals and finals will take place in a best of one showdown for all the glory. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day so keep it locked here.

Tags: Alex FoxenChance KornuthChristoph VogelsangDan SmithHenri PuustinenJeremy AusmusJohn SmithKevin RabichowKoray AldemirPatrick KennedyPhil Ivey