Event #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-01-2022 19:44 UTC-8

Labat Knows The Way

Level 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After a raise to 30,000 from a player in early position, Antoine Labat decided to shove, for around 200,000. When action was back on the initial raiser, he committed the rest of his chips, 60,000 in total.

Opponent:
Antoine Labat:

The board ran out to not pose any danger to Labat's pair of nines.

Labat was part of the 2018 November Nine and has experience in navigating these kinds of big fields.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	260,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Antoine Labat

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

07-01-2022 19:54 UTC-8

Sometimes, You Just Need Luck

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In the early position, Rajasekhar Kola announced all-in for 53,000 and when action was on Hudson Pedrosa on the button, he made the call with the bigger stack.

Rajasekhar Kola:
Hudson Pedrosa:

The flop came and Pedrosa could not stop smashing his head on the table as Kola hit a set. The turn and the river completed that board and Kola survived. Pedrosa is back to a start stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajasekhar Kola	121,000 121,000	121,000
Hudson Pedrosa	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Hudson Pedrosa Rajasekhar Kola

07-01-2022 20:01 UTC-8

Nahum Cracks Aces

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

First to act and down to 55,000, Michal Nahum announced all in. Everybody folded to Sheng Liu who looked at his cards and snap-called.

Michal Nahum:
Sheng Liu:

The board ran out and Nahum made two pair to crack Liu's aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Nahum	119,000 119,000	119,000
Sheng Liu	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Hung-Sheng Liu Michal Nahum

07-01-2022 20:13 UTC-8

Quick Tournament For Geshkenbein

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In early position, Vladimir Geshkenbein shoved for 60,000 and right after him Romain Badard four-bet shoved with the bigger stack for the rest to get out of the way.

Vladimir Geshkenbein:
Romain Badard:

The board ran out to not help Geshkenbein as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Badard	440,000 440,000	440,000
Vladimir Geshkenbein	Busted

Tags: Romain Badard Vladimir Geshkenbein

07-01-2022 20:16 UTC-8

A First Good Sweep

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

More than 4,200 players have already been eliminated during the first 15 levels to get the field down to around 1,700 players.

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

07-01-2022 20:27 UTC-8

Ustunomiya Survives

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Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action was caught with Shota Utsunomiya all-in before the flop against Michael Lerner. There was 275,000 in the middle and the players showed their cards.

Shota Utsunomiya:
Michael Lerner:

Another coin flip and this time, after a board, the chips were pushed to the side of Japan as Utsunomiya had hit two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shota Utsunomiya	275,000 275,000	275,000
Michael Lerner	6,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Michael Lerner Shota Utsunomiya

07-01-2022 20:37 UTC-8

Soma Check-Raises the Turn

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Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

From the button, Wayne Harmon opened and Leo Soma called from the big blind.

On a flop, the recent bracelet winner checked and Harmon continued with a bet of 13,000 which Soma called.

A turn was checked again by Soma and Harmon bet 23,000. This time, Soma check-raised to 77,000. His opponent seemed annoyed and eventually folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Harmon	440,000 440,000	440,000
Leo Soma	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Leo Soma Wayne Harmon

07-01-2022 20:44 UTC-8

Labat Hit Aces Just Before The Break

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Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After a raise to 27,000 from Mario Masson in early position, Antoine Labat three-bet to 67,000. Action was back on the player who was in the big blind, and he announced all in for 270,000.

Masson folded but Labat snap-called. Masson revealed he had the .

Opponent:
Antoine Labat:

The board came for Labat to hold and score an elimination to his name. Masson still has a lot of chips, while Jessica Perez Borrego is also a big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	700,000 440,000	440,000
Jessica Perez Borrego	533,000 533,000	533,000
Mario Masson	298,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Jessica Perez Borrego Mario Masson