Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty Day 1a | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-02-2022 22:54 UTC-7

Horiuchi Doubles Through Himmelspach

Connor Richards

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

Masato Horiuchi got all of his chips in the middle in a heads-up pot against Chad Himmelspach on a board of .

Masato Horiuchi:
Chad Himmelspach:

Himmelspach was ahead with jacks while Horiuchi had a flush draw and needed a spade. The got it on the turn and the on the river didn't change things for Horiuchi to double up through Himmelspach, who won his first bracelet last fall in Event #75: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Himmelspach	130,000	-20,000
Masato Horiuchi	90,000	90,000

07-02-2022 22:48 UTC-7

2022 WSOP Featured Females: Meet Wendeen Eolis, 1st Woman to Ever Cash Main Event

Chad Holloway

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

In the mid 1980’s, women were considered no factor in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and other than the famous rounder and professional gambler Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston, poker players rarely made headlines in the mainstream press. That all changed when Wendeen Eolis became the first woman to cash at poker’s “Big Dance.”

In the 1986 WSOP Main Event, Eolis battled some of the best players in the world, including Amarillo Slim, in a field of 141 runners. She was on her way to a 25th-place finish for a $10,000, return on her buy-in, and permanent bragging rights as the first woman in history to cash in the WSOP Main Event.

Eolis attributes her 1986 WSOP performance to a year of poker tutoring from one of the best, a “relatively” conservative game plan, and cooperative cards. She told PokerNews, “Even today, women can win more by bluffing less than men.”

Click here to read the full feature on PokerNews!

07-02-2022 22:42 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payouts Announced

Matt O'Halloran

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

With late registration having closed, the tournament directors have announced the final payouts and prize pool for tonight's flight.

Today's flight reached a total of 3,573 entries, generating a prize pool of $2,108,070. Of that field, 536 players will be get paid, with the minimum payout being $1,062. The first place prize sits at $272,769, and of course the revered WSOP gold bracelet, and still three more starting flights of players to enter and contribute to the prize pool.

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

07-02-2022 22:17 UTC-7

Break

veunstyle72

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

Players are now on a new 20-minute break.

07-02-2022 22:16 UTC-7

Kings Hold for Sportelli

Connor Richards

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

Adrian Sportelli was all in and at risk for 164,000 in a heads-up pot.

Adrian Sportelli:
Opponent:

Sportelli had his opponent pipped and his Cowboys held up for a double as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Sportelli	330,000

07-02-2022 22:15 UTC-7

Baker Knocks Out Dowdy

Matt O'Halloran

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

Action was picked up with around 40,000 in the pot and a flop of on the table. Royce Baker fired for 30,000 from early position. David Dowdy raised to 85,000.

After Baker spent a few minutes in the tank, the player to his left called the clock. Not too long after, Baker moved all in, and Dowdy made the snap call as the player at risk.

David Dowdy:
Royce Baker:

Baker was ahead with his set, but Dowdy's nut flush draw gave him plenty of equity. Unfortunately for Dowdy, who previously this summer made the final table and finished runner up in Event #27: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, the turn and river did not offer him enough help, and he was sent to the rail. Baker scooped the pot to add to his stack, which is now among the biggest in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Royce Baker	800,000	25,000
David Dowdy	Busted

Tags: David Dowdy Royce Baker

07-02-2022 22:07 UTC-7

Some Updated Counts as Sinishtaj Busts

Connor Richards

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	580,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	320,000	320,000
Francois Pirault	270,000	130,000
Christian Soto	260,000	260,000
Leo Margets	230,000	110,000
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	220,000	-30,000
Chad Himmelspach	150,000	150,000
Roland Israelashvili	130,000	130,000
Karina Jett	100,000	100,000
Melanie Weisner	100,000	-60,000
Tony Sinishtaj	Busted

07-02-2022 22:03 UTC-7

Labat Is Cruising

veunstyle72

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

Antoine Labat currently has a lot of chips in front of him, more than 600,000. It was not about one hand, but rather the 2018 Main Event finalist busted lots of players.

"What can I say? For example, one player shoved with A-2 when I had sevens in the big blind, easy call. Another player called my three-bet preflop then jammed on a nine-high board with A-J when I had aces... I can't complain for now, my run is pretty hot," he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	605,000	605,000

Tags: Antoine Labat

07-02-2022 21:50 UTC-7

Grigorian Survives With Aces

veunstyle72

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

Chris Grigorian was down to 80,000 and decide to shove before the flop. He was called by a player on the button.

Chris Grigorian:
Opponent :

"Don't do it to me," said Grigorian to the dealer. The dealer did not do it as an on the turn secured a double up for the Armenian, who can now think about the money as the bubble is coming soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Grigorian	170,000	170,000

Tags: Chris Grigorian