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

07-12-2022 17:45 UTC-7

PokerNews Cup Winner Gelman Among Latest Casualties

Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Schaniel	Busted
Joseph Liberta	Busted
Max Pinnola	Busted
Sebastien Aube	Busted

Henrik Juncker	Busted
Scott Seiver	Busted

Shankar Pillai	Busted

Julien Perouse	Busted

Johannes Straver	Busted

07-12-2022 18:14 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

AngeniJaipaul

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetsov	1,005,000 445,000	445,000
Alexandre Reard	981,000 551,000	551,000

David Miscikowski	793,000 -307,000	-307,000

Cary Katz	750,000 64,000	64,000

Clement Van Driessche	568,000 459,000	459,000
Kenny Hallaert	485,000 343,000	343,000

Nicolas Vayssieres	440,000 344,000	344,000
Paulina Loeliger	275,000

07-12-2022 18:26 UTC-7

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

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 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!

07-12-2022 18:28 UTC-7

Andrejevic Sets Trap for Pulkart

Calum Grant

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andjelko Andrejevic opened to 25,000 from the cutoff before Alexander Pulkert made it 56,000 in the small blind.

Action checked through on the flop through to the turn. Pulkart check-jammed for heaps and was snap-called by Andrejevic.

Alexander Pulkart:
Andjelko Andrejevic:

Pulkart was drawing dead and his opponent filled up on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andjelko Andrejevic	1,200,000 1,036,000	1,036,000
Alexander Pulkert	Busted

Tags: Alexander Pulkart Andjelko Andrejevic

07-12-2022 18:30 UTC-7

Break Time

AngeniJaipaul

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 98 players remaining and they will return to 10,000/15,000/15,000 blinds in Level 20.

There will be a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-12-2022 18:50 UTC-7

Pre Break Bust Outs

Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verderamo	Busted
Jeffrey Tanouye	Busted
Justin Saliba	Busted

Ari Oxman	Busted
Jesse Cohen	Busted
David Levy	Busted
Jordan Westmorland	Busted
Adam Etter	Busted
Mathew Solitro	Busted
Kevin Allen	Busted
Justin Barnum	Busted
Eugene Todd	Busted
Matthew Boyd	Busted
Alexandros Theologis	Busted
Luke Graham	Busted
Shannon Shorr	Busted

Abel Aspas	Busted
Jonathan Therme	Busted

07-12-2022 18:53 UTC-7

Hallay Wins Big

Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Axel Hallay jammed for 284,000 from the big blind on the completed board.

The bet swelled the pot to over 550,000 and action was on Charles Johnson Jr. He put in the call only to see that Hallay had turned an eight-high straight with his . Johnson Jr. had two pair and called with the , before sending his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Hallay	845,000 574,000	574,000
Charles Johnson Jr	76,000 -113,000	-113,000

07-12-2022 19:04 UTC-7

Jones Gets a Double Up

AngeniJaipaul

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

And under the gun all in raise from Day 1 chip leader, Ben Jones for 200,000 received one caller, Thomas Boivin in the cutoff.

Ben Jones:
Thomas Boivin:

The flop came down hitting top pair for Jones and with the runout of the board, that was good enough to win the pot and get a double up to stay in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	960,000 10,000	10,000
Ben Jones	425,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Ben Jones Thomas Boivin

07-12-2022 19:17 UTC-7

Latest Players Sent to the Rail

Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Iaron Lightbourne	Busted
Vito DiStefano	Busted

Michael Soyza	Busted

Pedro Rodriguez	Busted
Anthony Potis	Busted
Peter Cross	Busted
Nohad Teliani	Busted
Taylor Paur	Busted