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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,962,280
Total Entries
2,039
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
929
Players Left
75
Players Left 1 / 2,039
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Table boss Sean Ragozzini on the button grabbed a handful of green 25,000 chips and made a bet which was enough to put both blinds all in. David Zorrin in the big blind made the call for 91,000.
David Zarrin: 
Sean Ragozzini: 
The flop of 
gave Ragozzini a gut-shot draw, which he hit with the turn. However, the 
came on the river which gave Zarrin a queen-high flush and gets a vital double-up. A slight flesh wound for the Australian who came 11th at the 2021 Main Event.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Steve Zolotow opened to 17,000 from the hijack. He got a call from the cutoff while the button and blinds got out of the way.
On the 
flop, Zolotow rearranged and counted his chips briefly, before moving them all into the middle of the table. A handful of seconds later, his opponent folded, giving Zolotow the pot.
Zolotow has been a World Series of Poker regular for over 30 years, with WSOP cashes dating back to 1985. The veteran has amassed over $3,200,000 in career earnings, including two WSOP bracelets. His stack, now at nearly double the average, has him in good position to make a run at bracelet #3, which would be his first since 2001.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
PokerNews didn't catch the hand that spelled the end of the run for David Williams, but players at his table were kind enough to relay the details.
Williams and another player got it all in preflop. Williams held ace-jack against his opponent's ace-queen, and his elimination seemed imminent. The 
flop didn't change much, but the 
on the turn gave Williams a pair and moved him out in front, in position for a double up. Then, a 
hit on the river, to give his opponent the better pair, and eliminate the 2004 Main Event runner up.
Williams had been entertaining the table for some time, as he had a live stream of the Main Event open on his iPad and was providing commentary.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action was picked up as the big blind moved all in for around 400,000. Minh Nguyen snap called from early position with his opponent covered.
Opponent: 
Minh Nguyen: 
Nguyen was in prime position to score a knockout and a huge pot. The 
flop left his opponent as nearly a 19:1 dog to survive. When the 
turn hit the felt, the opponent was drawing dead. The 
river completed the board. Nguyen stacked up his new chips, making one of the biggest stacks in the room, while his opponent headed to the rail.
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
There aren't many crueler ways to bust the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event than with pocket aces, especially when $10 million and the coveted gold bracelet are within reach.
That's exactly what happened to Philippe Souki about seven hours into Friday's final table. However, he did still receive $1,075,000 as quite a sizable consolation prize for eighth place.
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
