2022 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$598,173
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,628,530
Entries
1,359
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,359
Players Left
226

All Aboard the Armenian Express

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In true form, Chris 'The Armenian Express' Grigorian raised his button to 2,000 without even looking at his cards. The small blind defended and the rest folded.

The flop of {8-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} saw a continuation bet from Grigorian for 2,200, which the small blind called.

On the turn {2-Clubs} both players checked but on the {3-Hearts} river Grigorian bet 6,600 and his opponent called and tabled {10-}{7-} for top pair of tens. But then Grigorian rolled over his {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} for a runner-runner two pair to win the pot. His opponent was clearly not happy as he disgustedly picked up his cards and threw them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian us
Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian
65,000 17,100

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Unsal Doubles Up

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 38,000 in the middle on a completed board of {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Spades}, Onur Unsal moved all-in for 45,800 from the button. The only player left to act was in middle position who made the call.

Unsal turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for the stone-cold nuts and his opponent threw their cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Onur Unsal tr
Onur Unsal
Day 1 Chip Leader
122,000

Chip Count Update

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joshua Turner us
Joshua Turner
145,000 88,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
70,000 70,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
65,000 31,500
Corbin Avery us
Corbin Avery
60,000 60,000
Dominic Brazier us
Dominic Brazier
51,000 51,000
Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian us
Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian
47,900 47,900
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
40,000 40,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
32,000 -27,000
Landon Tice us
Landon Tice
32,000 32,000
Kyna England us
Kyna England
31,000 31,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 -58,100
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
WSOP 3X Winner
28,000 28,000
Nick Palma us
Nick Palma
24,000 -11,000
Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Mateos Doubles Through Geilich

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

With 6,600 in the middle on a flop of {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Adrian Mateos bet 2,400 in the big blind and was called by Ludovic Geilich in the small blind.

The {10-Spades} on the turn allowed Mateos to continue the aggression to the tune of 15,000. Geilich made the call.

The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Mateos moved all-in for 39,000. Geilich took his time before making the call. Mateos rolled over {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for top pair and Geilich grimaced as he showed {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Mateos has now moved above the six-figure mark and has left the Scotsman short.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
WSOP 4X Winner
117,000 84,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
14,000 14,000

Tags: Adrian MateosLudovic Geilich

Howard Eliminates Player With Set Over Set

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The cutoff bet 1,600 and was called by the button. Taylor Howard in the big blind bet 6,000 and was called by the cutoff, but the button decided to move all-in for 15,400.

Howard moved all in over the top for 48,300 and the cutoff agonizingly folded.

Button: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Taylor Howard: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Both players flopped a set on the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop which left the button with only one out. The case four didn't come as the {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades} completed the board giving Howard a decent chip injection.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
73,000

Tags: Taylor Howard

Barstool Nate Takes it Down

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate"
Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate"

After a raise preflop, the small blind, big blind, and the cutoff all saw a flop of {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and action checked through.

Then on the {9-Diamonds} turn, the small blind player bet 5,000 and Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate" called from the big blind, and the cutoff also called.

But on the river {a-Hearts}, the small blind checked to Nathan, who then fired a bet of 19,000 and both opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate" us
Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate"
55,000 55,000

Tags: Eric Nathan

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800