Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-01-2022 16:01 UTC-7

Latest Chip Counts

Chris Bean

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Onur Unsal	1,450,000	206,000
Guy Taylor	1,200,000
Niko Koop	1,100,000	359,000
Dan Wagner	990,000	309,000
Neel Joshi	597,000	331,000
Phil Hellmuth	570,000	60,000
Hossein Ensan	426,000	-44,000
Cary Katz	174,000	11,000
Jimmy Guerrero	172,000	126,000
Adrian Mateos	54,000	-110,000

07-01-2022 15:55 UTC-7

Da Costa Triples Through Ensan

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Fernando Viana Da Costa got his short stack in from early position, Sean Blanchard got his chips in from the hijack, and both players were at risk against Hossein Ensan in the big blind.

Fernando Viana Da Costa:
Sean Blanchard:
Hossein Ensan:

"I folded nines, f***," said Phil Hellmuth at the table.

The board ran out to keep both at-risk players alive, with Da Costa taking the main pot with his turned straight and Blanchard taking the side pot.

"Even when you have the best hand, you make the right fold," remarked a player to Hellmuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	510,000	161,000
Hossein Ensan	470,000	30,000
Fernando Viana Da Costa	270,000	-7,000
Sean Blanchard	90,000	-108,000

Tags: Fernando Viana Da Costa Hossein Ensan Phil Hellmuth Sean Blanchard

07-01-2022 15:42 UTC-7

More Eliminations

Chris Bean

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elio Fox	Busted
Roland Rokita	Busted
Joshua Ormiston	Busted
Jesse Lonis	Busted
Eric Baldwin	Busted
Ali Eslami	Busted
Joel Deutsch	Busted
Romain Nussmann	Busted
Kyle Arora	Busted
Vladimir Alexandrov	Busted
Ross Ward	Busted
Junichi Nakanowatari	Busted
Stoyan Obreshkov	Busted
Christopher Conrad	Busted
Gavin Munroe	Busted
Mike Watson	Busted

07-01-2022 15:36 UTC-7

Motte Makes Guo Gone

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ziao Guo had moved in his stack of approximately 180,000 in the cutoff and was at risk against Fabien Motte on the button.

Ziao Guo:
Fabien Motte:

It was a classic race and the board ran out to keep the tens in front and eliminate Guo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabien Motte	580,000	357,000
Ziao Guo	Busted

Tags: Fabien Motte Ziao Guo

07-01-2022 15:24 UTC-7

Taylor Nears a Million; Fox and Rokita Out

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A noise was heard at a nearby table where Guy Taylor was seen collecting a huge pot and Elio Fox and Roland Rokita were standing up with no chips.

Taylor had on a completed board to near a million in chips, while Fox and Rokita made their way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Taylor	950,000	760,000
Elio Fox	Busted
Roland Rokita	Busted

Tags: Elio Fox Guy Taylor Roland Rokita

07-01-2022 15:21 UTC-7

Eliminations Before The Bubble

Chris Bean

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Elder	Busted
Jasvinder Singh	Busted
Byron Johnson	Busted
Luigi Shehadeh	Busted
Clayton Hardt	Busted
Jonas Lauck	Busted

07-01-2022 15:08 UTC-7

Gathy Ousts Opponent

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A player had gotten the rest of their short stack in from the big blind and was at risk against Michael Gathy on the button.

At-Risk Player:
Michael Gathy:

The at-risk player looked to be in prime position to survive on the flop, but the hit the turn, and the completed the board to eliminate him, as Gathy added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	500,000	269,000

Tags: Michael Gathy

07-01-2022 15:06 UTC-7

Kitagawa Bubbles After Cooler

Chris Bean

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Anthony Uhlir in early position moved all-in for 120,000 and was called for less by Kyle Kitagawa on the button for 70,000

Kyle Kitagawa:
Anthony Uhlir:

A sick cooler for Kitagawa got worse as Uhlir improved to a set on the flop and a full house on the turn on the board of sending Kitagawa to the rail one short of the money.