Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Phil Hellmuth made his initial appearance in the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event much like in year's past — decked out in a costume. But his arrival on Thursday wasn't met with the usual excitement from the crowd, nor was his entrance as extravagant as in previous years.
The "Poker Brat" showed up for the Day 2abc session in a Darth Vader costume and a few cheered while a number of players inside the Bally's ballroom booed. Most seemed disinterested in the spectacle.
Joining the action heads up on the turn the board read .
Action checked to Ryan Messick on the button who bet 1,200. His opponent in the hijack called.
The river was the and action checked to Messick again who bet 8,000 into the 6,000 pot. His opponent went into the tank before folding.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Messick | 38,500 |
First to act, Sammy Boujmala opened to 400. Bryan Skreens called in position, and Brent Jones made it to 1,600 from the big blind. Both players called.
A came on the table and Jones bet 2,500. Both players quickly folded. Jones collected that pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brent Jones
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Bryan Skreens |
38,400
38,400
|
38,400 |
Sammy Boujmala
|
38,400
38,400
|
38,400 |
Joining the action heads up the pot was approximately 20,000. The board read . Selim Oulmekki was on the button.
Action checked to Oulmekki and the Frenchman bet 12,000. His opponent in the hijack asked how much was in the middle before making his decision. The hijack made the call and Oulmekki showed for the winner as his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Selim Oulmekki | 67,000 |
Joining the action on a board, there was an all in and call. Dillon Najor was eliminating a player with for top set, against for his opponent.
"He opened in early position, one player called, and I made a squeeze, he was the only one to call. On the flop, I bet one third of the pot, then 75% on the turn, before I jammed on the river. And he called", said Najor.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dillon Najor |
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Joining the action on the flop of . Youchan Oh was in early position and Bill Klein on the button.
Oh bet 3,500 and Klein called.
The turn was the and Oh slowed down by check-calling Klein's 8,000.
The river was the and action checked to Klein again who moved all in for 20,800. Oh went into the tank before throwing in calling chips. Klein announced to Oh that he was good and turned over however Oh did not have Klein beat and turned over to chop the pot.
A tablemate said jokingly "Why'd you have to waste our time?" as both players raked in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Youchan Oh
|
48,000 | |
Bill Klein |
37,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Mateusz Moolhuizen was seen with a lot of chips in front of him and a big smile on his face : "I just won set over set over set, that's crazy".
So crazy that he took a photo of this board, then he explained what happened : "A player in the middle position raised to 500. I was in the big blind and I three-bet to 1,800, called by the player in the big blind, and called by the original raiser. Then, on a flop, both players checked, I bet 1,500 and the player in the big blind check-raised to 5,000. The other player made it to 14,000 and I jammed. The first player called and the other one was thinking to fold, but decided to call."
Button player :
John Rastomyan (mp):
Mateusz Moolhuizen:
Everybody had a set but Moolhuizen had a top set. Turn and river were unknown but did not help the two other players. One was eliminated, the other one was left with next to nothing, while at the same time, Moolhuizen took a big pot to finish the second level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mateusz Moolhuizen |
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
John Rustomyan
|
2,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Joining the action on the flop the board read .
Action checked to Brian Best in early position who bet 4,300. His opponent, also in early position, raised to 12,000, after which Best instantly moved all in covering his opponent who snap-called.
Early Position:
Brian Best:
His opponent saw the bad news and stood up as he was ready to hit the rails. The turn came the and the river the as Best eliminated his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Best |
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Players will be going on their first 20 minute break of the day.