Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-04-2022 19:05 UTC-7

PN Pod: 2022 WSOP Kicks Off w/ Katie Kopp Win; Guests Peters, Elias, Deeb & Kornuth

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and offer thoughts on the early goings at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

Guests on this episode include Katie Kopp, who became the first bracelet winner of the summer and captured the inaugural bracelet offered at the new home of the WSOP; both David Peters and Chance Kornuth, who clashed heads-up battling for their respective fourth bracelet; Shaun Deeb, who shares his thoughts on the $25K Fantasy Draft, Mark-Up Police, and more; and finally Darren Elias, who opens up about falling one spot shy of his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour (WPT) title and chats about the upcoming BetMGM Poker Championship from June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!

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06-04-2022 19:03 UTC-7

Shot Clocks Back in Play

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The Tournament Director has announced the return of shot clocks now that the event is down to 16 tables.

06-04-2022 18:55 UTC-7

Lehr Pressures Gostisa

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rok Gostisa raised to 10,000 from middle position and Keith Lehr three-bet to 32,000 from the cutoff. Gostisa called and the flop was .

Gostisa check-called a 22,000 bet from Lehr on the flop and the turn was .

Both players checked the turn to see on the river. Gostisa checked once again and Lehr bet 62,000. After a few moments in the tank, Gostisa tossed his hand in the muck and gave the pot to Lehr.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Lehr	390,000	15,000
Rok Gostisa	113,000	37,000

Tags: Keith Lehr Rok Gostisa

06-04-2022 18:49 UTC-7

Arieh's Cowboys Good on the River

TerranceReid

Level 6 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With about 180,000 in the pot, the cards on the board were .

Josh Arieh put out a bet of 150,000. His opponent was in position and thought for a while about his decision. 150,000 was nearly half his stack. After some time, he did land on a call.

Arieh flipped over and his opponent mucked.

"How're you feeling?" asked Arieh's neighbor.

"Feeling good, feeling good," smiled Arieh.

The 2021 WSOP Player of the Year, Arieh has one of the biggest stacks in the room and looks to start the summer with a deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	682,000	242,000

Tags: Josh Arieh

06-04-2022 18:35 UTC-7

Another Round of Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

Level 6 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	440,000	244,000
Daniel Rezaei	397,000	149,000
Ben Lamb	395,000	241,000
Joao Vieira	395,000	135,000
Keith Lehr	375,000	105,000
Adrian Mateos	355,000	75,000
Nick Petrangelo	305,000	-10,000
Johan Guilbert	298,000	-27,000
Chris Brewer	281,000	63,000
Anthony Zinno	270,000	154,500
Jason Koon	267,000	74,000
Sam Grafton	260,000	-20,000
Joe Cada	246,000	-24,000
Cary Katz	240,000	90,000
Jeremy Ausmus	235,000	69,000
Daniel Negreanu	233,000
Justin Bonomo	226,000	-106,000
Joe McKeehen	225,000	63,000
Justin Young	218,000	53,000
Freddy Deeb	203,000	80,000
Dan Shak	195,000	76,500
Ryan Riess	190,000
Koray Aldemir	175,000	30,000
David Peters	174,000	-27,500
Niall Farrell	168,000	-134,000

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06-04-2022 18:32 UTC-7

Wang Keeps Adding

TerranceReid

Level 6 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action started on the turn with a pot of about 55,000 and a board showing .

The big blind checked over to Michael Wang in early position who put out a bet of 31,000. His opponent thought for about 20 seconds and decided to move all his chips into the middle, about 80,000. Wang called immediately.

Michael Wang:
Opponent:

The river was no help and Wang added more as one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	661,000	21,000

Tags: Michael Wang

Level: 6

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-04-2022 18:18 UTC-7

Grafton Can't Miss Today

TerranceReid

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action picked up with all cards on the board in a button versus small blind battle between Chance Kornuth and Sam Grafton.

Kornuth got all his chips in the middle from the button with and Grafton had the from the small blind.

The board ran out to give Grafton trips to rundown Kornuth's aces.

"Good luck, everybody," said Kornuth as his day was over.

"You're an early candidate for my favorite dealer of the year," Grafton told Danielle, the dealer responsible for the hand. "I'll tell you what happened at the cashier earlier, I pulled out a bundle of cash, and it was exactly the five k I needed. There's some magic here today," as Grafton rubbed his fingers together.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	280,000	76,000
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Sam Grafton

06-04-2022 18:09 UTC-7

Speranza Gets Away From One

Matt Hansen

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was heads up with around 25,000 in the pot and on the board. Jesse Lonis checked from early position and Gianluca Speranza bet 8,000. Lonis raised to 28,000 and Speranza called.

The turn was and Lonis continued for 29,000. Speranza called once again and the river was .

Lonis fired 65,000 on the river and Speranza went deep into the tank. After considering his options for several minutes, another player at the table called the clock. The tournament director arrived and Speranza waited the full 30 seconds before he finally tossed his hand in the muck to give up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	210,000	210,000
Gianluca Speranza	72,000	72,000

Tags: Gianluca Speranza Jesse Lonis

06-04-2022 17:57 UTC-7

Defending Champ in the Mix

Matt Hansen

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tyler Cornell is in the room and he is on a quest to defend his title after winning the gold bracelet in this event in 2021. Cornell had three other cashes at the 2021 WSOP, including a run to 38th in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Cornell	155,000	155,000

Tags: Tyler Cornell