Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha
Day 1 Started
Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha
Day 1 Started
Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em & Pot-Limit Omaha is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start today at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Last year's iteration of this event saw Motoyoshi Okamura of Japan emerge victorious, defeating a field of 846 players to take home his first career WSOP bracelet and the top cash prize of $209,716. He defeated Brazil's Rafael Mota in heads-up play to secure the title. Other notable deep runs included those of Ryan Laplante (35th, $5,507) and Josh Arieh (40th, $5,507).
Players will begin the day with 25,000 chips, with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 40 minutes today, before increasing to 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3. There will be a fifteen minute break after every third level, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9, expected to start around 7:40 p.m. local time. Late registration will close at the end of the dinner break, at about 8:55 p.m. Players who are eliminated before registration closes are allowed two re-entries.
Fifteen levels will be played today, after which the remaining players will bag and tag their chips before returning for Day 2 on Tuesday, July 12th, for a 1:00 p.m. restart.
Be sure to stay tuned into PokerNews for live coverage of the 2022 WSOP.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for the runners of Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha!
No-Limit Hold'em
It folded to Kalidou Sow on the button who raised and the small blind made a three-bet. Sow four-bet to 2,200 and his opponent called.
The flop gave and it checked to Sow who continued to bet for 2,100. His opponent let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kalidou Sow | 29,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alex Levin
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Marcel Luske |
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Julien Sitbon |
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Dylan Weisman |
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Aden Salazar | 25,000 | |
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No-Limit Hold'em
Action was picked up with around 1,500 in the pot and a board of . The small blind led out for 500. Cole Ferraro, in the big blind, put in a raise to 1,600, and the opponent called.
They checked on the turn, leading to the on the river. The small blind checked to Ferraro, who fired for 7,500. The opponent went into the tank for a bit, before eventually making a reluctant laydown. Ferraro turned over , good for just king high. "Just another day for me. When I call they show me the nuts, when I fold they show me the bluff. Just another day," his opponent commented.
"What'd you fold?" asked a player from across the table.
"Just a bad queen," he responded, "not two pair or anything. He wouldn't get me to fold two pair."
Ferraro's bluff had worked, and he scooped the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Cole Ferraro | 26,000 | |
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No-Limit Hold'em
In a raised pot, the flop was when Marcus Laffen and the button player called. The showed up on the turn and Laffen bet 300 which his opponent called.
The river brought trips on the board and Laffen bet 1,000. This time his opponent folded his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Marcus Laffen | 28,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Action was picked up on the turn with a board of and around 5,000 in the pot. The small blind checked to Rick Belcastro on the button. He fired for 2,300 and got called.
On the river, Belcastro continued for 2,000. The small blind went into the tank for a bit, before tossing in a call. Belcastro turned over , and his opponent mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rick Belcastro | 27,500 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
The cutoff opened to 300 and Lloyd Mandel raised it to 800 on the button. Both the big blind and the cutoff called.
The flop fanned and it checked to Mandel who continued for 2,500. This time only the cutoff stayed interested and called. The duo checked on the turn.
A landed on the river and the cutoff checked to Mandel who sent a 5,000-chip in the middle. His opponent tanked for a minute and ended up folding. Mandel tabled for the full house and his opponent said he held for the flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Lloyd Mandel | 28,500 |