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

07-13-2022 01:18 UTC-7

Three Table Redraw (full)

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
483	1	Andjelko Andrejevic	550,000	11
483	2	Jonathan Zarin	115,000	2
483	3	Adekunle Olonoh	625,000	13
483	4	James Gilbert	1,000,000	20
483	5	Tomoki Matsuda	700,000	14
483	6	Julien Loire	1,800,000	36
483	7	Luke Martinelli	4,250,000	85
483	8	Brian Keith Etheridge	2,000,000	40
483	9	Thomas Macdonald	1,400,000	28
484	1	Santiago Plante	2,000,000	40
484	2	Virgile Turchi	1,200,000	24
484	3	Brien Lee	1,650,000	33
484	4	Masashi Yoshikawa	1,100,000	22
484	5	David Miscikowski	5,600,000	112
484	6	Alexander Farahi	2,100,000	42
484	7	Leandro Vlastaris	900,000	18
484	8	Abhinav Iyer	325,000	7
484	9	Kenny Hallaert	2,400,000	48

485	1	Dave Stefanski	1,965,000	39
485	2	Nenad Dukic	820,000	16
485	3	Nikita Kuznetcov	230,000	5
485	4	Sebastien Aube	2,900,000	58
485	5	Marcos Exterkotter	1,065,000	21
485	6	Matt Berkey	3,240,000	65
485	7	Ran Koller	2,130,000	43
485	8	Nicholas Vayssieres	4,380,000	88
485	9	Axel Hallay	915,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	4,380,000 230,000	230,000
Luke Martinelli	4,250,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Matt Berkey	3,240,000 240,000	240,000
Sebastien Aube	2,900,000 700,000	700,000

Kenny Hallaert	2,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ran Koller	2,130,000 5,000	5,000

Alexander Farahi	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Santiago Plante	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Dave Stefanski	1,965,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Julien Loire	1,800,000 850,000	850,000
Brien Lee	1,650,000 690,000	690,000
Thomas MacDonald	1,400,000 775,000	775,000
Virgile Turchi	1,200,000 -400,000	-400,000
Masashi Yoshikawa	1,100,000 -500,000	-500,000
Marcos Exterkotter	1,065,000 -735,000	-735,000
James Gilbert	1,000,000 150,000	150,000
Axel Hallay	915,000 -285,000	-285,000
Leandro Vlastaris	900,000 50,000	50,000
Nenad Dukic	820,000 -280,000	-280,000
Tomoki Matsuda	700,000
Adekunle Olonoh	625,000 -1,190,000	-1,190,000
Andjelko Andrejevic	550,000 -150,000	-150,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	230,000 -370,000	-370,000
Jonathan Zarin	115,000 -435,000	-435,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-13-2022 01:06 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Koller	2,125,000 675,000	675,000

Leandro Vlastaris	850,000 850,000	850,000

Katz Knocked Out

AngeniJaipaul

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Cary Katz shoved all in from under the gun for 230,000 and received a call from Axel Hallay in middle position. The remaining players got out of the way to let these two battle it out.

Cary Katz:
Axel Hallay:

The board ran out and with no pairs for either of them, Hallay's ace-high was good to take down the pot and sent Katz to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Hallay	1,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Axel Hallay Cary Katz

07-13-2022 00:38 UTC-7

Etheridge Gets a Knockout

AngeniJaipaul

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Preflop action had Brian Keith Ethridge raising to 80,000 and getting re-raised by Jonathan Borenstein's all-in for 550,000. Ethridge double checked his cards and called.

"I just had to make sure I had aces." Ethridge said laughing.

Brian Keith Ethridge:
Jonathan Borenstein:

The flop came down giving Borenstein an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn and on the river didn't help him out any though and Ethridge took down the pot and knocked Borenstein out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Keith Etheridge	1,540,000 915,000	915,000
Jonathan Borenstein	Busted
Luis Kamei	Busted
Thomas Boivin	Busted
Qing Liu	Busted

Tags: Brian Keith Ethridge Jonathan Borenstein

07-13-2022 00:30 UTC-7

Champlin Bows Out

Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Santiago Plante opened the action before Spencer Champlin made it 600,000 in late position. Plante jammed as the superior stack and Champlin called off his remaining 200,000.

Spencer Champlin:
Santiago Plante:

Champlin looked to be in control of the pot following the flop but the turn put Plante ahead with a set. The river gave the big stack a full house and Champlin exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Plante	1,900,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Spencer Champlin	Busted

Tags: Santiago Plante Spencer Champlin

07-13-2022 00:21 UTC-7

Martinelli Goes Big on River

Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On the flop, with 580,000 in the middle. Alexander Farahi checked in early position before Luke Martinelli bet 225,000 on his direct left. Farahi called.

Action checked through on the turn to the river. Farahi then check-folded after Martinelli fired for 1,100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	2,800,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Alexander Farahi	2,000,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Alexander Farahi Luke Martinelli

07-13-2022 00:15 UTC-7

Koller Shows Kings

Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Caio De Almeida opened to 80,000 from under the gun before Ran Koller made it 600,000 from middle position. De Almedia immediately jammed and Koller paused before acting. He had 70,000 behind and looked around the room to see if any other players were also at risk. After a minute, he called.

Ran Koller:
Caio De Almeida:

"Slowroll!" cried the table as the players erupted with laughter. And it would Koller who would continue smiling as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Koller	1,450,000 575,000	575,000

Caio De Almeida	1,300,000 -100,000	-100,000

07-13-2022 00:15 UTC-7

Koray Aldemir: Back-to-Back WSOP Main Event Runs "A Privilege"

Yori Epskamp

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

It's a record that will take some beating. In total, Koray Aldemir spent approximately 135 hours straight unbeaten in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

After winning it in 2021, Aldemir then ran deep again in this year's Main Event, finally falling in 75th place for $101,700. Read what the champ had to say about his incredible run.

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Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000