2022 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,782,475
Total Entries
8,663
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
4,370
Players Left
3,295
Players Left 1 / 8,663

Johnson Battles With Legend Smith

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
John Smith
John Smith

There were three players in on the {10-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts}{a-Hearts} turn when the action checked to the legendary heads-up player John Smith. He fired out 10,000 and only Sam Johnson from Australia called.

The river brought the {9-Clubs} and Smith fired off 28,000 more. Johnson took his time and called.

Smith tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for aces and tens, but Johnson flipped over {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the flush.

The next hand pitted Smith and Johnson again. It was a limped pot three ways and the action checked to the {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} turn. There was a bet from the third player and Smith called.

Johnson raised it up to 5,500 and Smith shoved for about 25,000. Johnson called with the bigger stack.

John Smith: {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Sam Johnson: {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Johnson was freerolling Smith with the flush draw, but the river fell the {9-Clubs} and they chopped it up.

Smith busted a few short minutes later but he is known for his spectacular performances in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship that is played each year. He finished second in both 2016 and 2017 for more than $400,000. Smith is considered one of the old-school legends of the game. Though this year his Main Event run came to an early end.

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