Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 1a | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-03-2022 17:18 UTC-7

Pospiech, Filatov and Shylko On the Uptick in Some International Counts

NicholasBaltz

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Pospiech	98,000 38,000	38,000
Anatoly Filatov	90,000 53,000	53,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	87,300 27,300	27,300
Lander Lijo	77,000 17,000	17,000

Mateusz Moolhuizen	73,500 6,500	6,500

Tobias Duthweiler	73,000 13,000	13,000
Sonia Shashikhina	72,000 -11,000	-11,000
Pierre Mothes	61,000 1,000	1,000
Heidi May	53,000 26,000	26,000

Arnaud Mattern	36,000 -24,000	-24,000
Anatolii Zyrin	25,600 -38,400	-38,400

07-03-2022 17:16 UTC-7

Rossitto Gets Value

Jeff McMillan

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

The board was completed to read . Into a pot of 14,800 Michael Rossitto bet 11,000 from the big blind.

Edward Pastoll called under the gun after thinking for about 30 seconds.

Rossitto tabled the for trips and gathered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Pastoll	82,000 -3,600	-3,600
Michael Rossitto	68,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Edward Pastoll Michael Rossitto

07-03-2022 17:12 UTC-7

Muehloecker Doubles With Cowboys

Brandon Bloom

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

With roughly 14,000 in the pot on a flop, Thomas Muehloecker jammed for 11,200 in the big blind, a middle position player called, and the button folded.

Thomas Muehloecker:
Opponent:

Muehloecker was in good shape as the turn left him just needing to fade a river ten, and the completed the board to secure the double for the Austrian pro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	36,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Thomas Muehloecker

07-03-2022 17:11 UTC-7

Benso's Boat Fills Up

Matt O'Halloran

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Joining the action on the river, the board read with about 23,000 in the pot.

The middle position player fired for 12,500. After a bit of deliberation, Sergio Benso, from under the gun, moved all in for 31,000. This sent his opponent into the tank for a couple minutes, before reluctantly making the call with Benso covered.

Sergio Benso:
Opponent:

Benso had made a full house after the board paired twice, while his opponent was left with just an ace kicker to play with the doubly paired board. Benso raked in the pot, doubling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Benso	84,000 84,000	84,000

07-03-2022 17:09 UTC-7

Mercurio Holds On to Virtually Double

David Salituro

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of , a player in middle position bet 6,000, Matthew Mercurio raised to 18,000 from the small blind, and his opponent shoved all in. Mercurio snap-called.

All-In Player:
Matthew Mercurio:

Mercurio had flopped the nut straight but needed to hold against his opponent's flush draw. The on the turn was safe, as was the on the river.

The stacks were counted down and Mercurio had 65,700, having his opponent covered by just 300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Mercurio	130,000

Tags: Matthew Mercurio

07-03-2022 17:07 UTC-7

Bouaboula Outflops Opponent

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Reda Bouaboula opened to 1,100 from under the gun and was called by Frank Stepuchin in late position and a player on the button. The big blind then three-bet to 6,400 and was only called by Bouaboula.

The big blind led out for 5,000 on a flop of which did not dissuade Bouaboula, who made the call.

There was no slowing down on the turn, with the big blind betting again, this time sizing up to 12,000. Again, Bouaboula called.

Both players checked following the river and Bouaboula showed down for the flopped top pair, downing the big blind's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Reda Bouaboula	83,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Frank Stepuchin Reda Bouaboula

07-03-2022 17:05 UTC-7

Shakerchi Sent Lower By Set of Kings

Jeff McMillan

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

The board read . Talal Shakerchi was facing a river bet of 6,500 from Lukas Hafner.

Shakerchi called and Hafner tabled the for a rivered set of kings to carve away more of Shakerchi's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Hafner	89,000 89,000	89,000
Talal Shakerchi	26,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Lukas Hafner Talal Shakerchi

07-03-2022 16:56 UTC-7

Assorted Gold Counts

Brandon Bloom

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	121,000 -26,500	-26,500
Michael Gathy	108,000 37,000	37,000

John Cynn	69,000 -4,000	-4,000

Michael Marder	65,000 2,000	2,000
Paulina Loeliger	64,000 2,000	2,000
Sergio Aido	62,000 4,500	4,500

Matthew Gonzales	56,000 -10,000	-10,000
Bertrand Grospellier	54,000 1,500	1,500

Faraz Jaka	51,000 -2,000	-2,000

Talal Shakerchi	30,000 -19,000	-19,000
Thomas Muehloecker	17,000 -14,000	-14,000
Masato Yokosawa	16,000 -2,000	-2,000

07-03-2022 16:55 UTC-7

Jaraiz Rivers a Flush

Matt O'Halloran

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up with a board of on the table and around 22,000 already in the pot.

Jose Jaraiz led out for 15,000 from the small blind. After a few minutes of deliberation, Clayton Kalisek, the big blind, made the call, using a majority of his chips to do so. Mark Davis got out of the way and it was time for a showdown.

Jaraiz turned over , good for a flush on the river, and Kalisek tossed his cards into the muck a few moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Jaraiz	103,000
Mark Davis	85,000 -23,000	-23,000
Clayton Kalisek	12,000

Tags: Clayton Kalisek Jose Jaraiz Mark Davis

07-03-2022 16:54 UTC-7

Trevino Cracks Aces on the River

David Salituro

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Cedrric Trevino was facing a raise of 6,400 before he put in a re-raise. His opponent, with around 18,000 behind, hesitated a moment before calling.

Trevino showed , but his opponent turned over . "Why are you frowning if you have aces," Trevino asked.

The flop nor the turn were any help to Trevino as he prepared to hand over a double up, but the spiked on the river to deliver the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedrric Trevino	140,000 21,600	21,600

Tags: Cedrric Trevino