2022 World Series of Poker

Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$777,777
Event Info
Buy-in
$777
Prize Pool
$3,517,898
Entries
6,903
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,056
Players Left
44

New Event #75: $777 Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em Starts Today

WSOP Bracelet
WSOP Bracelet

The 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas continues today with a brand new tournament, Event #75: $777 Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em (7 Handed) which kicks off at 12:00 p.m. local time.

Players will begin with a starting stack of 40,000 and blinds at 100/200/200. For Days 1a, 1b and 1c, levels will be 30-minutes in duration with a 20-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 (approximately 6:40 p.m.) There will be 22 levels played before chips are bagged for the night.

This event is scheduled over five days consisting of three Day 1 flights with unlimited reentry per flight. Day 1a will start today, Sunday, July 10th, 1b will begin on Monday, July 11th and 1c on Tuesday, July 12th.

Day 2 will resume play on Thursday, July 14th when all survivors of all previous day ones combine and continue until either 17 levels are completed or until five players are remaining, whichever comes first. The levels will also be bumped up to 40-minutes in duration. On Day 3, the final day of play will continue with 40-minute blind levels until a new champion is crowned for this inaugural event.

With a $777,777 guaranteed first place prize and the 2022 WSOP coming close to its end, this event should attract many notables as well as lesser known players looking to make their mark.

Stay tuned in to PokerNews for live updates on all of the action throughout Day 1a and as the tournament plays out over the next five days.

What a Flop!

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Rick Alvarado
Rick Alvarado

In one of the first hands of the day the 2019 $888 - No-Limit Hold'em Crazy Eights champion, Rick Alvarado called PokerNews over saying, "Hey PokerNews, you got to check out this flop of the day!"

The board read {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and there couldn't have been a more fitting flop to kick off the $777 Lucky 7's event. Justin Bassett, in the cutoff stayed on trend by betting 700 which Alvarado called.

On the {6-Spades} turn Bassett fired out 1,200, Alvarado folded and Bassett took down the pot for an early start to building his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bassett us
Justin Bassett
43,000 43,000
Rick Alvarado us
Rick Alvarado
40,000 40,000

Tags: Justin BassettRick Alvarado

Dempsey Hits the River

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
James Dempsey
James Dempsey

With 4,000 in the middle and {j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} fanned on the felt, James Dempsey was facing a 1,500 bet from the player in the small blind. Dempsey called to see the turn.

An {a-Spades} showed up and had the small blind firing out 2,000 which Dempsey called without hesitation.

The river was a {5-Spades} and the small blind opened once more with a bet of 2,000. Dempsey raised to 11,000 which the small blind called and flipped over {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for two pair, fours and jacks. Dempsey showed {q-Spades}{8-Spades} for a runner-runner flush which was more than good to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
WSOP 1X Winner
70,500 70,500

Tags: James Dempsey

Raymer Knocked Out

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

A preflop raise to 2,000 from Neng Lee in the cutoff received one call, Greg Raymer on the button. The flop came down {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Lee tossed out a 3,500 bet which Raymer called.

On the turn came a {7-Clubs} and Lee once again bet 8,500 which Raymer called.

A {2-Hearts} on the river had Lee thinking for a moment before moving all in for around 100,000 which covered Raymers stack of around 25,000. Raymer tossed a chip in to call and Lee flipped over {j-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a straight to the jack that he hit on the turn.

"The nuts, pretty nice hand. Good game, guys" Raymer said as he tossed his cards in the muck and left the table.

The table mentioned that three levels ago Lee was down to 3,000 in chips and his comeback has been fast and furious since.

Player Chips Progress
Neng Lee us
Neng Lee
143,600 143,600
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Greg RaymerNeng Lee

Quads For Gavin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Lexy Gavin
Lexy Gavin

Preflop action had Lexy Gavin opening to 4,500 on the button, the small blind calling and the big blind shoving all in for around 40,000. Gavin called and the small blind got out of the way to let them battle it out.

Opponent: {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Lexy Gavin: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The flop came down {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and with a set off the bat it looked pretty good for Gavin but her opponent still had outs. The {6-Diamonds} on the turn wasn't one of them and the {9-Hearts} that came on the river definitely wasn't helpful for him either. Gavin's quads were good to take down the pot and score a double up while leaving her opponent with one 1,000 chip.

Player Chips Progress
Lexy Gavin us
Lexy Gavin
82,500 64,300

Tags: Lexy Gavin

Jackson Eliminated

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Jackson
David Jackson

Bernard Muhire raised before 2022 Event #65: $3,000 No-LImit Hold'em Champion David Jackson piled his stack of roughly 30,000 in the middle. The action folded back around to Muhire and he made the call.

David Jackson: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Bernard Muhire: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Jackson had one overcard to Muhire's pair of tens but couldn't connect as the board ran out {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Bernard Muhire us
Bernard Muhire
207,500
David Jackson us
David Jackson
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Bernard MuhireDavid Jackson

Registration Closed in Flight A; Payouts Announced

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

With a total of 1,056 players in the first flight of three, they have built a prize pool of $722,051. The top 159 places will pay minimum cash of $1,249. Play will continue until the end of Level 22 and all three flights will combine for Day 2 on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m.

Prize Pool in Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em announced

PlacePayout
1$126,724
2$78,321
3$54,708
4$38,798
5$27,943
6$20,443
7$15,196
8-9$11,479
10-11$8,815
12-14$6,884
15-20$5,468
21-27$4,419
28-34$3,634
35-41$3,043
42-48$2,595
49-55$2,254
56-62$1,996
63-69$1,801
70-83$1,658
84-104$1,557
105-132$1,362
133 - 159$1,246

Berry Knocks One Out; Wins Next One

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Will Berry
Will Berry

A player shoved for 72,000 in the cutoff and the action folded to Will Berry in the big blind. After a couple of seconds, he made the call.

Cutoff: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Will Berry: {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

Berry had his opponent dominated with the eight-kicker and the board of {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts} was a clean one for Berry to eliminate his opponent.

The following hand, Maria Ielo raised to 20,000 on the button and Will Berry three-bet to 65,000 in the small blind. The big blind quickly got out of the way before Ielo surrendered her hand too.

Player Chips Progress
Will Berry us
Will Berry
465,000 465,000
Maria Ielo br
Maria Ielo
414,000 50,000
Philipp Hees us
Philipp Hees
306,000 65,000

Tags: Maria IeloWill Berry

Zobian Wins In Double Shove

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Garen Zobian
Garen Zobian

Action was folded to the cutoff when he announced he was all in for 177,000. Then from the button, Garen Zobian shoved his larger stack. The rest of the players folded and it was off to find a winner.

Garen Zobian: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}

The board came out {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Zobian took down the pot with top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Garen Zobian us
Garen Zobian
403,000 403,000

Tags: Garen Zobian

Anderson Continues to Crush Dreams

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Calvin Anderson
Calvin Anderson

Christian Calcano raised to 40,000 on the button and Calvin Anderson who is hot off his third-place finish in the World Series of Poker $1,500 Razz event for $49,557 jammed all in from the small blind. The big blind quickly folded and Calcano gave it some thought before dropping a chip across the line to call off his 600,000 stack.

Christian Calcano: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Calvin Anderson: {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Anderson had two overs to Calcano's pocket pair but the {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop missed both players as Anderson picked up a gutshot straight draw. The {k-Diamonds} turn was safe for Calcano but the {j-Diamonds} river sent him to the payout desk as Anderson continues to build a massive stack.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
WSOP 4X Winner
2,060,000 160,000
Christian Calcano us
Christian Calcano
Busted

Tags: Calvin AndersonChristian Calcano