Event #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-17-2022 22:33 UTC-7

Nguyen Eliminates Guerrero

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Huy Nguyen opened to 425,000 from under the gun and Jimmy Guerrero moved all in on the button. The blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Nguyen who called to put his opponent at risk.

Jimmy Guerrero:
Huy Nguyen:

It was a classic race with Guerrero's tournament life on the line. The board ran out to give Nguyen the ace-high flush and the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huy Nguyen	3,475,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Jimmy Guerrero	Busted

Tags: Huy Nguyen Jimmy Guerrero

07-17-2022 22:02 UTC-7

Nguyen Scores Double Knockout

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jesse Sylvia opened to 285,000 from under the gun, leaving himself just 75,000 behind. Nikhil Gera in the cutoff then shoved only for Huy Nguyen in the small blind to re-jam with the covering stack. Sylvia called off for his tournament life to setup a three-way all in.

Jesse Sylvia:
Nikhil Gera:
Huy Nguyen:

Nguyen had both of his opponents dominated and looked to set to scoop a huge pot. The provided a massive sweat, with Sylvia picking up flush and straight draws. The turn changed nothing with the river bricking out to send both Sylvia and Gera to the rail and bring the tournament to the three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huy Nguyen	2,150,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Nikhil Gera	Busted
Jesse Sylvia	Busted

Tags: Huy Nguyen Jesse Sylvia Nikhil Gera

07-17-2022 21:20 UTC-7

Brar On Fire

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jaspal Brar opened to 60,000 on the button and Francisco Benitez defended out of the big blind.

Benitez checked on a flop of and then called when Brar continued for 30,000.

Action checked through the turn to the river where action again went check-check. Brar showed down , good enough to scoop the pot.

The very next hand a player in early position opened to 350,000, leaving himself just 40,000 behind. Brar in the cutoff re-shoved only to see the button player call off. The blinds got out of the way and the initial raiser made the call to setup a three-way all in.

Early Position Player:
Button Player:
Jaspal Brar:

The early position player and the button were essentially involved in a flip with Brar needing a lot of help to win the pot. The flop immediately propelled the early position player into a huge lead with nothing changing on the turn. Brar found a miracle, however, nailing the on the river to take down an enormous, in the process eliminating both of his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaspal Brar	1,850,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: Francisco Benitez Jaspal Brar

07-17-2022 20:49 UTC-7

Taylor Eliminated

Mike Patrick

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Huy Nguyen jammed from the button with Esther Taylor covered in the big blind.

Taylor checked her hand and happily called off her last 400,000 chips.

Esther Taylor:
Huy Nguyen:

Taylor had her opponent dominated, but after the flop gave Nguyen a backdoor flush draw, that draw came in with running to eliminate Taylor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huy Nguyen	890,000 890,000	890,000
Esther Taylor	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Esther Taylor Qui Huy

07-17-2022 19:10 UTC-7

Yu Eliminated

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ben Yu moved all in from late position and a player in the small blind re-jammed to put Yu at risk.

Ben Yu:
Small Blind Player:

Yu was behind and would need help to survive. None came on the flop or turn. The river sealed his fate as he headed to the payout desk just prior to the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu

07-17-2022 18:40 UTC-7

Sylvia Busts Opponent

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A player moved all in from under the gun and Jesse Sylvia called in the cutoff. The remaining players got out of the way to put the under the gun player at risk.

Under the Gun Player:
Jesse Sylvia:

The at risk player was in terrible shape, needing something close to a miracle to survive. No help was forthcoming on the runout, sending the under the gun player out of the tournament. Sylvia, meanwhile, has emerged as one of the big stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	765,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Jesse Sylvia

07-17-2022 16:35 UTC-7

Sammartino Doubles Up

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player in middle position opened to 15,000 and Dario Sammartino made the call out of the small blind to send the two players heads-up to the flop.

Action checked through the flop to the turn where Sammartino took over the betting lead, pushing 15,000 into the middle. His opponent made the call.

Sammartino moved all in after the river and, without much hesitation, the middle position player called. Sammartino turned over , prompting his opponent to muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	126,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino

07-17-2022 16:16 UTC-7

Rockets Send Psallidas To The Top

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Constantinos Psallidas in the cutoff found himself involved in a three-way all in with a player in middle position as well as the small blind.

Middle Position Player:
Constantinos Psallidas:
Small Blind Player:

Psallidas was in great shape to take down a huge pot, with his chances only getting better following the flop. Matters wrapped up early on the turn with the middle position player already vacating the tournament area prior to the river. The small blind survived, though he did take a big hit to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantinos Psallidas	325,000

Tags: Constantinos Psallidas

07-17-2022 14:42 UTC-7

Yu Eliminates Peters

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

David Peters in the cutoff found himself all in and at risk against Ben Yu in the big blind.

David Peters:
Ben Yu:

Peters was behind but did have two live cards. He fell far behind on the flop though the turn, while improving Yu to the nut flush, did leave Peters drawing live to kings and jacks. He was unable to improve, however, on the river, sending him to the rail.

Shortly after the conclusion of the hand, Peters was spotted in the late registration line, suggesting he has opted to re-enter the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	78,000

David Peters	20,000

Tags: Ben Yu David Peters

07-17-2022 14:16 UTC-7

De Silva Gets Paid

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Upeshka De Silva opened to 2,400 from middle position and was called by the big blind.

The big blind led out for 2,400 on the flop and De Silva called.

Both players checked through the turn to the river where the big blind once again checked. De Silva fired off 15,000 and the big blind snapped it off but mucked when De Silva turned over for the rivered two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	82,000

Tags: Upeshka De Silva