Break Time
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break. The 5,000 denomination chips are being colored up. Play will resume shortly.
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,487,050
Entries
736
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
10
Players Left
1
Straver Takes Big From Hendrix
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Action was joined on the turn with the board reading 
. From the hijack, Johannes Starver bet 900,000 into a pot that was about 1,200,000. Adam Hendrix called from the big blind.
The river was the 
. Straver shoved his whole stack in except for one chip behind for a bet of 2,240,000. Hendrix went into the tank and thought it out. After over two minutes he called.
Straver showed the 
which was the winner as Hendrix mucked his hand and lost a large portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,340,000 | 2,040,000 |
|
3,575,000 | -3,635,000 |
PN Podcast: Layne Flack's Daughter Talks Poker Hall of Fame, WSOP Main Event Enters End Game
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 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.
Hendrix Takes One From Turmezey
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Peter Turmezey bet 250,000 under the gun and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.
The turn was the . The action went check-check.
The river was the 
. Hendrix led for 400,000 and Turmezey folded after a bit of time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,050,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
7,210,000 | 260,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Arani Finds a Massive Double Up
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mo Arani opened the action to 275,000 from the button. Toby Lewis shoved all in from the small blind for roughly 8,000,000, covering both players in the hand. The big blind folded and Arani snap-called for his last 3,970,000 total.
Mo Arani: 
Toby Lewis: 
The board ran out 
, hitting the king for Arani and he scored the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,100,000 | 4,125,000 |
|
3,600,000 | -4,700,000 |
Arani Jams Over Turmezey
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mo Arani raised to 250,000 from under the gun. Peter Turmezey three-bet to 675,000 from the button.
Action was back on Arani who thought for a long time before he jammed all in which got Turmezey to snap-fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000 | 1,050,000 |
|
|
3,975,000 | 2,025,000 |
Straver Wins Big Pot Off Josephy
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Cliff Josephy opened the action from under the gun to 240,000. It folded to Johannes Straver on the button who three-bet to 600,000 and Josephy made the call.
The flop came 
and Josephy check-called a bet of 375,000 from Straver. On the 
turn Josephy elected to lead out for 725,000 and Straver called.
The 
completed the board and Josephy checked. Straver took a moment before moving almost all his chips in with a bet of 1,520,000, leaving a single 100,000 chip behind. Josephy went deep in the tank but eventually folded and the big pot was sent to the Dutchman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000 | 3,130,000 |
|
3,400,000 | -2,000,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Break Time
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. Play will resume shortly.