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 19:06 UTC-7

Kaverman Has the Bullets

TerranceReid

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

Byron Kaverman opened in middle position to 11,000 and was immediately three-bet by the player on his left to 32,000.

The player on the button then four-bet to 225,000.

Kaverman thought for about a minute before deciding to go all in himself. The in-between player folded quickly.

Kaverman revealed the goods with and the button player had .

The flop offered little help when showed up. The turn kept hope alive with the . All Kaverman needed to dodge was a diamond, and all the river offered was the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	650,000 288,000	288,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman

06-04-2022 19:17 UTC-7

Defending Champ Hits the Rail

Matt Hansen

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

Ben Lamb raised to 12,000 from middle position and Tyler Cornell shoved his small stack into the middle from the big blind. Lamb called and action was heads up with Cornell at risk for around 50,000.

Tyler Cornell:
Ben Lamb:

The board ran out and the ace-king held for Lamb to send Cornell to the rail as the third break of the evening draws near.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	435,000 40,000	40,000

Tyler Cornell	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Tyler Cornell

06-04-2022 19:30 UTC-7

Final Break of the Day

TerranceReid

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

Players are on their third 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 218 total entries in the tournament.

Level: 7

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-04-2022 19:53 UTC-7

Young Ousts Mateos

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Antonio Lievano raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Justin Young called from the next seat over. Adrian Mateos three-bet to 60,000 from the button. The blinds and Lievano ducked out of the way and Young called.

The flop was and Mateos continued for 45,000. Young shoved for over 200,000 and Mateos called with just less.

Adrian Mateos:
Justin Young:

Mateos was ahead with poicket kings but Young had a live flush draw. The turn was and the river was , bringing the flush for Young to knock Mateos out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Young	715,000 235,000	235,000
Antonio Lievano	425,000 425,000	425,000
Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Justin Young

06-04-2022 19:56 UTC-7

Three Pair is Good for Hall

TerranceReid

Level 7 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn with about 130,000 in the middle. The board read .

Galen Hall was in the big blind and checked the river to his opponent in middle position. After some thought, he checked it back as well.

Hall turned over for flopped two pair.

"Two pair," announced the dealer.

"Three pair," Galen spoke up.

However you call it, it was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	212,000 142,000	142,000

Tags: Galen Hall

06-04-2022 20:12 UTC-7

Tran Doubles Through Lievano

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

JC Tran got the last of his shrinking stack into the middle for around 60,000 and Antonio Lievano was the one to put him at risk.

JC Tran:
Antonio Lievano:

The board ran out and Tran made kings and queens to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Lievano	345,000 -80,000	-80,000
JC Tran	136,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Antonio Lievano JC Tran

06-04-2022 20:20 UTC-7

Zufic Gets it All From Aggressive Opponent

TerranceReid

Level 7 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A middle position player opened to 14,000 before Ivan Zufic immediately three-bet from the cutoff to 39,000. The opener made the call and went to the flop heads up.

hit the flop and action checked to Zufic who put out a bet of 25,000. His opponent check-raised to 75,000. After about 15 seconds, Zufic made the call.

The turn brought the . Zufic's opponent then went all in for about 80,000 and Zufic quickly called.

Zufic:
Opponent:

The river wasn't enough and Zufic took down the pot and eliminated his opponent.

"He check-raised that flop," said Dan Shak.

"And hit that turn, nothing he could do but go all-in there," smirked Sam Grafton.

"I mean, he didn't have any backdoor flush, he couldn't just call that flop," chuckled Shak. "He could have been drawing dead instead of picking up eight outs."

However it happened, all the chips went to Zufic who was happy to get them.