2022 World Series of Poker

Event #85: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♣6♥
Prize
$536,280
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,962,280
Total Entries
2,039
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
929
Players Left
75
Players Left 1 / 2,039
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Motte's Bluff Gets Through

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vincent Lam opened from early position for 6,500. Action folded all the way around to Fabien Motte who reraised to 31,000. Lam tanked for a minute or two before making the call.

The pair watched the {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop hit the felt, which Motte checked over to Lam, who tossed in 11,000. Motte made the call. On the {5-Spades} turn, Motte check-called a bet of 19,000 from Lam.

On the {9-Spades} river, Motte opted to lead out, firing for 40,000. Lam went into the tank for a minute or so before mucking his hand and giving the pot to Motte, who showed {7-Spades}{8-Clubs}, a stone-cold bluff.

Tags: Notta FabienVincent Lam

Where Are They Now: Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley Battled Stu Ungar at 1997 WSOP

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ron Stanley
Ron Stanley

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley, 70, was one of the most feared players in the game. In fact, he even went toe-to-toe with the legendary Stu Ungar at the final table of the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It was there that Stanley donned a tuxedo while playing in the intense Las Vegas heat on Fremont Street.

Stanley, who has been playing poker for a living for “at least 50 years,” was recently spotted at the 2022 WSOP and was kind enough to chat with PokerNews.

“My dad used to play poker and he’d take me to the games when I was a kid,” he said about how he learned poker in the first place. “I was watching and it got pretty interesting. He was pretty good at it and I picked it up from him. It’s in my blood I guess.”

While he hasn’t had any major tournament scores since before the Poker Boom, Stanley is still on the grind.

“I play poker 5-6 days a week at least, mostly cash games,” he said. “In Vegas, I mostly play at South Point, but I’ve been in South Carolina for six months playing a lot of home games.”

Click here to read Ron Stanley's full interview!

Justin Bonomo Off to Hot Start

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

All-time money leader Justin Bonomo was spotted in the field following the dinner break as a late registrant. He has already ran his stack up to nearly three times the starting stack.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Dinner Break

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Cards will get back in the air at approximately 7:58 p.m. local time. During this break there will be a color up of the 100 denomination chips.

Werner Gets Chip Boost Before Dinner Break

Chris Bean
Chris Bean
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Haven Werner
Haven Werner

The middle position player bet 3,500 and was met by the small blind who moved all in for 40,200. Haven Werner in the big blind cold-called and middle position folded.

Small Blind: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Haven Werner: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

A safe runout of {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for Werner who made a set at the river, sending the small blind out of the competition.

Tags: Haven Werner

Death By Quads Over Quads

Chris Bean
Chris Bean
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

PokerNews arrived at the aftermath of the scene where Eunyoung Choi was stacking chips and the button was gathering their belongings.

All the chips went into the middle on the flop of {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} with the button at risk for 41,000.

Button: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Eunyoung Choi: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Choi was ahead after flopping a better set against the button. However, the {8-Hearts} landed on the turn to give the button quads, but the river was the case {k-Clubs} to give Choi a better set of quads to eliminate the button in the most cruelest of ways.

Tags: Eunyoung Choi

McClelland Takes one from Greenstein in Hall of Fame Battle

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jack McClelland
Jack McClelland

Barry Greenstein opened from early position to 5,500. Jack McClelland made the call from late position, as did the small and big blinds.

Greenstein continued for 10,000 on the {k-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop. McClelland called while the blinds got out of the way.

On the {4-Spades} turn, Greenstein fired a third barrel, this time for 20,000. McClelland tossed in a single chip, announcing that he was all-in as he did so, a shove worth 47,100. Greenstein thought for a bit before eventually making the laydown.

"You folded ace-queen?" a player asked from across the table. Greenstein nodded his head silently while McClelland scooped the pot.

Tags: Barry GreensteinJack McClelland

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Mackenzie Flops Two Pair to Double

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The heads-up action was picked up with 28,000 in the pot and a board reading {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The button led for 10,000 before Andrew Mackenzie moved all in for 92,000. The button tanked for a bit, before making the call to put Mackenzie at risk.

Andrew Mackenzie: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Mackenzie was in a dominant position to double up. The {j-Spades} turn and {a-Hearts} river changed nothing, and Mackenzie's two pair was still best. He scooped the pot to double up, giving himself one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Tags: Andrew Mackenzie

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