Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's
Day 1b Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$777
Prize Pool
$3,517,898
Entries
6,903
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
1,818
Players Left
75
Selim Oulmekki Leads Field at End of Day 1b in the Lucky 7's
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Selim Oulmekki was the presumable chip leader at the end of Day 1b of Event #75: Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. The field attracted 1,818 with 273 making the money. A total of 75 players survived after 22 levels of play and will be joined on Day 2 by the 44 players from Day 1a as well as those who bag at the end of Day 1c which kicks off on Wednesday 12th July at 12 p.m. in Bally's.
Those who also bagged big included Adam Adler (1,800,000), Mathew Land (2,010,000), Tommy Kivela (1,920,000) as well as British player Gary Armstrong (1,805,000) and Kevin Oakes (2,125,000). Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Kevin MacPhee (460,000) also found a bag.
Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selim Oulmekki | France | 2,565,000 | 64 |
| 2 | Kevin Oakes | United States | 2,125,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Armando Figueroa | United States | 2,085,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Matthew Land | United States | 2,010,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Maxwell Young | United States | 1,980,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Brett Murray | United States | 1,925,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Tommy Kivela | United States | 1,920,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Carlos Villamarin | United States | 1,830,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Gary Armstrong | United States | 1,805,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Adam Adler | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
Those who made the money but failed to make it to Day 2 included PokerStars Team Pro Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg as well as Robert Ostler who lost a big flip towards the end of the day with his ace-king versus Oakes's queens.
Lexy Gavin and Bill Klein were also in the field but failed to cash.
Day 2 kicks off at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13th where surviving players from all flights will be combined. Levels will be extended to 40-minutes where they will play 17 levels or down to five players, whichever comes first. The blinds will start at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team will be onsite for live coverage until a champion has been crowned.
Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,565,000 | 1,065,000 |
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2,125,000 | -75,000 |
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2,085,000 | 985,000 |
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2,010,000 | 2,010,000 |
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1,980,000 | 1,980,000 |
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1,925,000 | |
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1,920,000 | 1,270,000 |
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1,830,000 | |
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1,805,000 | 305,000 |
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1,800,000 | |
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1,650,000 | |
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1,645,000 | |
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1,565,000 | -110,000 |
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1,540,000 | |
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1,515,000 | 65,000 |
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1,500,000 | 650,000 |
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1,500,000 | 1,395,000 |
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1,485,000 | -15,000 |
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1,450,000 | -50,000 |
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1,435,000 | 35,000 |
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1,435,000 | 835,000 |
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1,320,000 | 1,320,000 |
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1,280,000 | 1,280,000 |
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1,250,000 | 550,000 |
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1,240,000 | |
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DOUG GIVES US THE "POLKERNEWS" @ WSOP2022
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Casano Busts Before The End
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Fabrice Casano opened in late position and Greg Urbanski called from the blinds. Then, on a 
flop, Urbanski checked, Casano bet and Urbanski raised him all-in. Casano called; he had 600,000 to start the hand.
Fabrice Casano: 
Greg Urbanski: 
The turn 
gave two pair for Urbanski and the 
river did not change anything, the Frenchman was eliminated just before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Eisen Makes the Win
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
It was the blind against the blind. Brandon Eisen calls the big blind from his small blind position and the big blind opts to check his bet.
The flop was 
. Action was check, check.
Turn brought an 
. Double checks again.
An completed the board and Eisen bet 45,000. The big blind called. Eisen showed his 
and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000 | 510,000 |
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[Removed:372] Keeps Firing
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Gregory [Removed:372] opened with the big stack, and Luis Valenzuela took his chance for his last 550,000. [Removed:372] made the call to try to eliminate a new player.
Luis Valenzuela: 
Gregory [Removed:372]: 
The board came 
and [Removed:372] made another elimination with that pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,675,000 | 765,000 |
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Busted | |
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Oakes Takes The Lead
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
It was a classic situation at the end of a tournament, a confrontation between two big stacks. Robert Ostler and Kevin Oakes went all-in before the flop, and there is nothing that could prevent this.
Robert Ostler: 
Kevin Oakes: 
The board ran 
and Oakes made a full house.
"Where was this jack ?" asked Ostler to the dealer. He was eliminated and Oakes became the chip leader just like that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,200,000 | 950,000 |
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Busted | |
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Did Alejandro Lococo Pull Off Best WSOP Main Event Bluff Since Moneymaker?
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
PokerStars ambassador Alejandro Lococo, aka "Papo MC," made one of the greatest bluffs you'll ever see in the World Series of Poker Main Event Monday night.
Lococo, an Argentinian freestyle rapper with 2.8 million Instagram followers, is attempting to return to the Main Event final table after finishing in seventh place for $1,225,000 last year.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000