Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,140,980
Entries
1,288
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
1,288
Players Left
1
Rockets Send Psallidas To The Top
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Sylvia Loses Some
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player on the button moved all in and, after asking for a count, Jesse Sylvia made the call out of the big blind to put his opponent at risk.
Button Player: 
Jesse Sylvia: 
The at risk player had Sylvia dominated and was in a good spot to double up. He stayed ahead on the 
flop and turn with the river securing him a full double while putting a small dent in Sylvia's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 115,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Where Are They Now: Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley Battled Stu Ungar at 1997 WSOP
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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.”
Break Time
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Players have been sent on their second 20-minute break of the day. They will return to blinds of 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante at which point late registration will be closed.
Kolev Gone
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player on the button moved all in and Yuliyan Kolev called with the effective stack out of the big blind.
Yuliyan Kolev: 
Button Player: 
Kolev was dominated and would need significant help to survive. He did pair his kicker on the 
flop but so did his opponent. He was unable to improve on the turn or 
river, sending him out of the tournament towards the end of the late registration period.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Foxen Chops One Up
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Foxen had just taken his seat when he called off a small blind shove out of the big blind to put himself at risk.
Alex Foxen: 
Small Blind Player: 
All signs pointed towards a chop pot and that is exactly what happened following the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |