2022 World Series of Poker
The 15 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Mike Takayama shoved for 3,525,000 under the gun and Pau De La Soujeole called on the button before Rodney Turvin defended the big blind.
Both players checked the dry side pot to the river on the ![]()
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board, where Turvin led out for 600,000. Soujeole snap-mucked and Turvin tabled ![]()
, making two pair. Takayama was in disbelief as he showed the ![]()
, sending him to the payout desk in 16th place for $24,620.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,000,000
10,300,000
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10,300,000 |
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12,600,000
4,500,000
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4,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Paul De La Soujeole raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and both Jed Stewart on the button and Mike Takayama in the big blind made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of ![]()
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, creating fireworks as Takayama check-raised all in against Stewart's bet of 3,400,000. Soujeole instantly folded and Stewart called off his stack of 4,850,000.
Jed Stewart: ![]()
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Mike Takayama: ![]()
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Takayama flopped a flush but the
hit the turn, giving Stewart a bigger flush and the
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,100,000
8,200,000
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8,200,000 |
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13,200,000
10,550,000
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10,550,000 |
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3,500,000
2,980,000
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2,980,000 |
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Jed Stewart found himself on the button with a good hand but less than two full blinds and gave it his all by shoving. Mike Takayama was in the big blind and decided to call the small raise despite not holding a prime hand.
Jed Stewart: ![]()
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Mike Takayama: ![]()
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Both players connected with the ![]()
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flop, but even with the runner cards of
and
, Stewart's fate was sealed with the top and winning pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,650,000
3,250,000
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3,250,000 |
Yen Han Chen shoved his final 5,500,000 from the small blind and was called by James Hughes in the big blind.
Yen Han Chen: ![]()
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James Hughes: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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to give Hughes trip aces, eliminating Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,800,000
3,950,000
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3,950,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Yen Han Chen raised under the gun to 1,000,000 and Christopher Farmer ripped all of the chips in the middle from the small blind. Everton Taylor was in the big blind and yelled, "I'm all in, too!"
Chen quickly got rid of his cards and both hands were tabled.
Everton Taylor: ![]()
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Christopher Farmer: ![]()
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Taylor was ahead with pocket queens and was able to hold as the board ran out ![]()
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, doubling his stack of 8,675,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,200,000
7,800,000
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7,800,000 |
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18,100,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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5,000,000
3,200,000
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3,200,000 |
Robert Kuehl moved all in for his final 1,200,000 from the hijack and Christopher Farmer called from the small blind.
Robert Kuehl: ![]()
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Christopher Farmer: ![]()
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Farmer would hit a straight on the ![]()
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flop, leaving Kuehl with only chop possibilities.
The board would run out ![]()
and Kuehl was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000,000
9,000,000
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9,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Farhad Davoudzadeh had a short stack and was forced all in on the big blind for 375,000. Alexander Tafesh in the cutoff and Braxton Moore on the button were competing for the side-pot.
Both Tafesh and Moore checked the ![]()
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board until the river when Tafesh bet 500,000. Moore quickly folded.
Farhad Davoudzadeh: ![]()
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Alexander Tafesh: ![]()
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Tafesh hit a straight on the river which was enough to eliminate Davoudzadeh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,600,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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17,300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted |