Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,034,900
Entries
1,364
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
1,364
Players Left
257
Welcome to the Inaugural Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
The World Series of Poker is host to plenty of events with deep and rich history, with returning champions regularly attempting to defend their titles. The new home for the series at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas has seen many events with record-breaking field sizes and prize pools. Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, however, will not be one of those, because it's all new!
One player has a chance to be the inaugural bracelet winner for this brand-new tournament, cementing their place in World Series of Poker history. This three-day event starts at 3:00 p.m. local time, and will allow for plenty of early, deep-stacked poker.
Players will have 35,000 chips to begin their journey to their own estimable bracelet, 350 big blinds to start the day. With 40-minute levels on Day 1 and 60-minute levels on Days 2 and 3, players will find plenty of maneuverability and time to build a stack throughout the tournament.
Registration is open through Level 9 (about 9:45 p.m.) and players who bust have the option of one reentry. They will play 15 full levels, with breaks after every three, before bagging and tagging their chips for the night.
Will we see another first-time bracelet winner find glory via this first-time event? Or will someone add to their World Series jewelry collection? Stay tuned right here to PokerNews to find out how this one plays out.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The inaugural event is officially underway!
Eidebakk Starts Off With Rockets
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action started with Daniel Smiljkovic four-betting from under the gun to 1,500. In the cutoff, Even Eidebakk five-bet to 4,700. Smiljkovic called and the two were off to a large, early pot.
With nearly 100 big blinds in the middle, the flop came out 
. Eidebakk continued for 2,300 and Smiljkovic went for the check-call.
Both players checked the 
turn and 
river, seemingly content with the size of the pot.
Smiljkovic showed 
, but Eidebakk rolled over 
for the better overpair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Early Notable Entrants
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Plenty of big names have already taken their seats in this inaugural event as 352 players have registered thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
||
Strong Start for Caris
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Charles Caris raised to 400 from early position and got three-bet to 800 by John Fields. Halley Lewis on the button smooth called and Caris did as well.
The flop came down 
and Caris checked to Fields who bet 1,200. Lewis responded by raising to 5,000 to which had Caris calling and Fields folding.
On the turn came a and Caris checked to Lewis who moved all in. Caris snap called and cards were on their backs.
Halley Lewis: 
Charles Caris: 
Lewis' overpair was losing to Caris' set of tens but with one more card to come, he still had a chance. The 
was not the card he needed and he was knocked out of the tournament. "See you when I rebuy!" said Lewis as he walked away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,800
69,800
|
69,800 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Leoliger Forced to Concede Early pot
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Paulina Loeliger raised to 400 from middle position to see her opponent three-bet to 1,200 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Loeliger who four-bet to 3,400. Her opponent called.
The flop came out 
. Loeliger didn't continue, instead opting to check-call her opponent's bet of 2,200.
On the 
turn, Loeliger checked again. Her opponent bet 7,000. She thought for about 30 seconds before releasing her cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,400
-5,600
|
-5,600 |
Wong Runs Down Kings
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Alan Wong three-bet from the button to 1,200 over a middle-position raiser. His opponent in the small blind four-bet to 4,100. Action folded back to Wong who made the call.
The flop showed up 
. Wong's opponent led for 3,300 and Wong made the call.
The turn was the 
, Wong's opponent slowed with a check. Wong bet 5,000 and was called.
On the river, both players checked.
Wong saw his opponent roll over 
, but he had that bested with 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |