2022 World Series of Poker

Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
63
Prize
$541,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,642,963
Entries
573
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
192
Players Left
1

Couden Hits A Cold Deck

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joey Couden raised his stack of 88,000 all in from early position and from one seat over, Sean Winter said call, with all remaining action folding.

Joey Couden: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Sean Winter: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Couden could not crack the pocket kings of Winter and he left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
245,000 5,000
Joey Couden us
Joey Couden
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Sean WinterJoey Couden

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Fast Wins a Pot; Kovalski Potential Chip Leader

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop Dietrich Fast bet 8,000 and called a raise from his opponent to 22,000.

The turn was the {q-Clubs} and his opponent checked. Fast bet 10,000 and his opponent called.

The {j-Spades} river checked to Fast who bet 70,000. His opponent thought before calling, but mucked when Fast showed {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for top pair.

Meanwhile at the same table, Fabiano Kovalski sits with a stack approaching 700,000.

Player Chips Progress
Fabiano Kovalski br
Fabiano Kovalski
675,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
335,000 125,000

Shao Doubles Through Vieira

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bob Shao had shoved for 139,000 over a bet of 55,000 from Joao Vieira on a {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop.

Vieira called with {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and was ahead of the {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} of Shao. The turn {4-Hearts} gave Shao a pair of his own, but the river {6-Clubs} completed his flush.

"What you just did was so amazing," said tablemate Mike Matusow. "He wins the $50k and has been crushing all day. What just happened is is an all time top 10 WSOP moment."

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
410,000 -107,000
Bob Shao us
Bob Shao
280,000

Romero Shoves On Bonomo

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn between James Romero in the small blind and Justin Bonomo in the big blind with 92,000 in the center.

The board ran out {8-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and both players checked the turn.

On the river {a-Clubs}, Romero moved all in for 101,000 effective and Bonomo went into the tank. After a few minutes, Nacho Barbero called the clock and before it hit zero, Bonomo tossed his hand into the muck, giving the pot to Romero.

Player Chips Progress
James Romero us
James Romero
273,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
101,000 -62,000

Tags: James RomeroJustin BonomoNacho Barbero

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000