Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-05-2022 19:17 UTC-7

Some Stacks Around the Room as Bubble Approaches

TerranceReid

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognyan Dimov	2,175,000	75,000
Sergi Reixach	1,580,000
Reagan Silber	1,150,000	325,000
Phil Ivey	725,000
Sam Grafton	610,000	-5,000
Justin Young	590,000
Freddy Deeb	540,000	-20,000
David Peters	280,000

06-05-2022 19:14 UTC-7

Hand-for-Hand

Matt Hansen

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The tournament will now play hand-for-hand with 40 players remaining. The top 38 will cash.

06-05-2022 19:01 UTC-7

Moncek Can See the Future

TerranceReid

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Moncek shoved preflop for 465,000 from early position, about 11 big blinds. Taylor von Kriegenbergh called him in late position.

Moncek:
Taylor von Kriegenbergh:

Moncek went for the backpack to find some run good. The flop came a dream , giving Moncek a pair and the nut flush draw backup.

The sealed the deal on the turn and Moncek found a double through von Kriegenbergh.

"What a flop! What, can you see the future of the deck?" said von Kriegenbergh.

Moncek scooped the pot and survived as the bubble draws near.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	2,200,000	-1,000,000
Michael Moncek	950,000	585,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Level: 14

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

06-05-2022 18:49 UTC-7

Peters Finds a Small Double

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Michael Moncek open-shoved for 445,000 from the cutoff and David Peters called from the small blind for his last 80,000. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Peters at risk.

David Peters:
Michael Moncek:

The board ran out and Peters made a set of sixes to double through Moncek as the bubble nears.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	365,000	-25,000
David Peters	210,000	-5,000

Tags: David Peters Michael Moncek

06-05-2022 18:40 UTC-7

Grafton Compliments Riess' Hands

TerranceReid

Level 13 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

As the bubble approaches, Ryan Riess took a tour around the other tables.

"How's it going, Ryan? Looking for any other Main Event winners around?" chirped Sam Grafton. Koray Aldemir smiled sitting three seats away.

Riess started rubbing Grafton's shoulders.

"Those are some firm hands, Ryan. Your wife's a lucky lady," said Grafton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	1,530,000
Sam Grafton	615,000
Ryan Riess	215,000

06-05-2022 18:30 UTC-7

Chip Stacks from Around the Floor

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	3,200,000	775,000
Chris Brewer	2,340,000	-135,000
Sergi Reixach	1,700,000	90,000
Chad Eveslage	1,700,000	320,000
Stanley Tang	1,660,000	685,000
Brek Schutten	1,600,000	75,000
Koray Aldemir	1,530,000	290,000
Jake Schindler	1,400,000	360,000
Ryan Krajewski	1,380,000	130,000
Alex Foxen	1,300,000	470,000
Josh Arieh	1,100,000	-250,000
Dan Colpoys	1,025,000	-25,000
Pieter Aerts	1,020,000	-220,000
Brian Rast	875,000	-15,000
Francois Pirault	875,000	200,000
Calvin Lee	865,000	-70,000
Reagan Silber	825,000	-250,000
Martin Stausholm	750,000	-210,000
Michael Wang	680,000	130,000
David Miscikowski	660,000	155,000
Sam Grafton	615,000	-735,000
Brock Wilson	570,000	-180,000
Joe McKeehen	565,000	-210,000
Freddy Deeb	560,000	10,000
Ariel Mantel	550,000	85,000

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06-05-2022 18:21 UTC-7

Colpoys Flops The Goods

TerranceReid

Level 13 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn with about 270,000 in the pot. The board read . Dan Colpoys placed a bet of 160,000 from the blinds and Sergi Reixach made the call in late position.