Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

Jul 13, 2022

Jonathan Zarin Eliminated in 9th Place ($40,588)

Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

jonathan Zarin jammed for 2,600,000 on the button before Brian Keith Etheridge moved all in from the small blind. Ran Kollar mucked in the big blind to set up the all-in showdown.

Jonathan Zarin:
Brian Keith Etheridge:

Zarin made two pair on the flop to which Etheridge called for spades. The big stack then called for a jack after the turn. His wish was granted on the river. Etheridge made Broadway to make Zarin the latest final table casualty.

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Jul 13, 2022

Brien Lee Eliminated in 10th Place ($31,945)

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastien Aube opened to 400,000 from early position and was called by Brien Lee from the small blind. Action checked through on the flop on turn for the board to read .

With a straight on the board, Lee fired for 1,000,000 and Aube then jammed as the covering stack. Lee wasted little time calling and exposing his for the queen high straight. Aube tabled his for the king high straight and sent Lee out of the event.

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Jul 13, 2022

PN Podcast: Layne Flack's Daughter Talks Poker Hall of Fame, WSOP Main Event Enters End Game

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Chad Holloway

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes a discussion about Phil Hellmuth's lackluster entrance, Vince Vaughn's appearance, and their picks to win.

They also recap recent bracelet winners, including an interview with Young Sik, and discuss Matt Berkey's criticism regarding players like Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler receiving coverage in live updates. Plus, Chris Moneymaker is opening a social poker room in Kentucky, Matt Glantz nabbed the $1M bounty in the WSOP Mystery Bounty event, and how were the bluffs by Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Alejandro Lococo perceived?

Finally, Halie Flack, the daughter of the late, great Layne Flack, gives an exclusive to PokerNews offering her thoughts on her father's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Jul 13, 2022

Double Up for Plante

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Angeni Jaipaul

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastien Aube raised to 400,000 on the button and small blind Santiago Plante moved all in for 950,000. The big blind, Axel Halley folded, Aube called and cards were up.

Sebastien Aube:
Santiago Plante:

The board came down and with no pairs on board, Plante's king-jack high cards took it down and to get him the double up.

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Jul 13, 2022

Hallay Folds Out Aube

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sebastien Aube opened to 400,000 from under the gun and was called by Axel Hallay in early position. The flop checked through to the turn. Aube folded after Hallay bet 600,000.

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Jul 13, 2022

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Location	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Bally's	FT	1	Brian Keith Etheridge	United States	8,575,000	57
Bally's	FT	2	Ran Koller	Israel	1,650,000	11
Bally's	FT	3	Matt Berkey	United States	2,400,000	16
Bally's	FT	4	Julien Loire	France	2,600,000	17
Bally's	FT	5	Leandro Vlastaris	United States	5,000,000	33
Bally's	FT	6	Sebastien Aube	Canada	11,000,000	73
Bally's	FT	7	Santiago Plante	Canada	1,350,000	9
Bally's	FT	8	Axel Hallay	France	8,225,000	55
Bally's	FT	9	Jonathan Zarin	United States	3,100,000	21
Bally's	FT	10	Brien Lee	United States	3,900,000	26

Jul 13, 2022

Thomas MacDonald Eliminated in 11th Place ($31,945)

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Thomas MacDonald jammed for 925,000 from the small blind and was called by Brien Lee who had a superior stack.

Thomas MacDonald:
Brien Lee:

Lee paired up and had aflush draw following the flop and had MacDonald drawing dead on the turn. The completed the board and MacDonald was ousted.

The players are now moving to the ten-handed unofficial final table and a redraw is taking place.

Jul 13, 2022

Alexander Farahi Eliminated in 12th Place ($25,474)

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Alexander Farahi and Sebastien Aube had their stacks in the middle preflop with the former at risk of elimination.

Alexander Farahi:
Sebastien Aube:

The pocket nines were hardly troubled and remained best following the runout.

Jul 13, 2022

Aube Hero's with Ace-High

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Sebastien Aube opened to 300,000 from under the gun and was called by Matt Berkey and Axel Hallay out of the blinds.

The flop checked through to the turn. Berkey bet 300,000 and only Aube called.

Berkey sized up to 800,000 on the river. Aube made the call after 30-seconds and Berkey indicated that Aube was good. Aube showed his and Berkey mucked.