2022 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
Day: 1
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Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$276,067
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,979
Prize Pool
$1,495,363
Total Entries
865
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
865
Players Left
139
Players Left 1 / 865

Great Call, Unlucky River

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a heads-up flop of {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Nader Arfai led out for 18,000, but then his opponent Yehuda Buchalter ripped it all in for 45,000, which sent Arfai into the tank.

"You're not worried I have pocket fives?" Arfai inquired.

Buchalter peeked at his cards and replied, "Nope".

After a few more moments, Arfai pushed his chips into the middle to call, putting Buchalter at risk as they tabled their hands.

Yehuda Buchalter: {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Nader Arfai: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

It seemed Arfai had made the correct call, and the turn {j-Spades} improved him to top set, but the river was cruel and delivered the {8-Hearts} to give Buchalter the flush he was chasing.

Arfai was left with only 600 chips as Buchalter climbed to 105,000.

Tags: Nader ArfaiYehuda Buchalter