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
Entries
8,663
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
879
Players Left
634

Abramovich Gets the Best of Kennedy Again

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Lincoln Kennedy
Lincoln Kennedy

Four players saw a flop of {3-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Spades}, including old foes Bernardo Abramovich and Lincoln Kennedy.

Abramovich bet 3,000 and only Kennedy called to see the {a-Diamonds} on the turn. Abramovich bet another 3,000 and Kennedy let out a deep sigh and looked up in the air.

"I'm strong," Abramovich said while holding up his fists as the two players shared a laugh. Kennedy eventually called and they saw the {2-Hearts} fall on the river.

Abramovich bet 3,000 once again, putting in a red 5,000 chip. "Same bet," Kennedy said.

"Two thousand," Abramovich joked, lowering the amount of his bet.

"Discount," a tablemate added as Kennedy once again agonized over the call.

"One thousand," Abramovich said, lowering his bet even more.

Kennedy eventually mucked two kings as Abramovich first showed a {q-Clubs}, followed by the {a-Hearts} for trip aces. The Argentine and the All-Pro lineman shook hands following the action as Abramovich took another round of their duel.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo Abramovich us
Bernardo Abramovich
76,000
1,000
1,000
Lincoln Kennedy us
Lincoln Kennedy
56,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Bernardo AbramovichLincoln Kennedy

Giannetti Put to the Test

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Matt Giannetti
Matt Giannetti

There was already about 25,000 in the pot on the {4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} river and Matt Giannetti was facing a bet of 16,000.

Giannetti only had about 23,000 behind so he was deep in the tank for most of his remaining stack.

After a few minutes, Giannetti called only to see the bad news as his opponent tabled {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} a set of sevens.

Giannetti was left with just about 7,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
7,000
-37,000
-37,000

Tags: Matt Giannetti

Kollar Gets Paid After Hitting Flush on the River

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With a very large pot already brewing on a {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} board, the hijack bet 16,500 and Forrest Kollar called from early position.

On the {3-Diamonds} river, Kollar decided to bet first, firing for 25,000. The hijack visibly wasn't thrilled yet fiddled with his sole green chip before tossing it in.

Kollar showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the made flush while his opponent looked at his {a-Spades}{8-Hearts} with despair before tabling it.

Player Chips Progress
Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
95,500

Tags: Forrest Kollar

Foxen Gone

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen

A player in the cutoff opened to 1,000 and was called by the button as well as Kristen Foxen out of the big blind.

On a flop of {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} Foxen moved all in for her last 2,800. "Please don't let me bust, I would be so sad if I busted," Foxen said to her two opponents. The cutoff did in fact call while the button folded to put Foxen at risk.

Kristen Foxen: {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Cutoff Player: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Foxen immediately tabled her holding but the cutoff player took his time turning his cards over, much to the frustration of Foxen, who commented "just show your hand, you're gonna have to show it anyway". In any event, Foxen was well behind and was left drawing to just two outs following the {5-Hearts} turn. She found no further help on the {10-Spades} river, sending her to the rail prior to the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Kristen Foxen

Lam Turns Jack to Crack Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action came in on the turn with the board reading {8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and a pot of 14,500. Aaron Lam was under the gun and raised a bet of 6,500 from his middle position opponent to 33,500.

His opponent did not have much more than that behind and tried talking to Lam to get him to reveal any info. He complemented Lam's watch as Lam's arm rested on the table motionless. He tried multiple times "Hey, hey buddy. Will you show me if I fold? Hey!" he repeated a few times.

Lam did not budge or say anything. Eventually his opponent tossed in the rest of his chips which was a few thousand more which Lam called. The all in player showed the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}, which Lam had crushed with the {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

The river was the {10-Diamonds} and Lam gathered his opponent's chips who walked away empty handed.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Lam sg
Aaron Lam
131,000
131,000
131,000

Tags: Aaron Lam

Former NFL Stars Kennedy and Winfield Still Hanging Tough Before Dinner

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
105,000
-5,000
-5,000
Run It Once
Raminder Singh us
Raminder Singh
100,000
28,500
28,500
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
90,000
8,500
8,500
Jasvinder Singh us
Jasvinder Singh
81,000
-5,000
-5,000
Vitaly Lunkin ru
Vitaly Lunkin
70,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
68,000
5,000
5,000
Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
65,000
13,000
13,000
Lincoln Kennedy us
Lincoln Kennedy
61,000
5,000
5,000
Antoine Winfield us
Antoine Winfield
61,000
-6,000
-6,000
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
52,000
-23,000
-23,000
Prahlad Friedman us
Prahlad Friedman
51,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
44,000
-23,000
-23,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
44,000
-12,000
-12,000
Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
36,000
-10,200
-10,200

World Series of Poker Reveals 2022-23 Circuit Schedule; Season 18 Kicks off July 20

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
WSOP Circuit
WSOP Circuit

The schedule for the 18th season of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit was released on Wednesday and is comprised of 25 stops with 10 additional stops expected to be announced in the future. The new season will kick off immediately after the 2020 WSOP with a stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from July 20-31.

“The World Series of Poker is back with the Circuit returning in just short of a month,” said WSOP Senior Vice President and Executive Director Ty Stewart. “With record-breaking attendance so far this summer, we expect a huge response to the full-scale return of our regional mid-stakes tour.”

Most WSOP Circuit stops will begin on Thursdays, with the four-day Main Events beginning on the second Friday of the tournament. Each stop is encouraged to add Seniors and Ladies events, where the winners will qualify to participate in the “Tournament of Champions” in Las Vegas. Each stop will offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting as low as $250 with a capstone $1,700 buy-in Main Event.

Additionally, there will be monthly online circuit events scheduled for players on WSOP.com.

The prestigious $1 million freeroll will return featuring a similar format as the 2021-22 season. Beginning with the Choctaw Circuit Event, any official gold ring winners from either the live or online circuit events through May 2023, will qualify for the invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event during the 2023 WSOP tournament in Las Vegas.

Click here to see the full schedule!

Burns Turns Up the Heat

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Simon Burns
Simon Burns

A large pot was being contested in a heads-up pot on the river. Yutong Wu had bet 7,000 from the hijack, but Simon Burns had other plans on the button.

Burns moved all in, an effective bet of about 35,000 as he had Wu well covered. She went deep into the tank. After about three minutes of thinking, she let her cards go and preserved her tournament life for another battle.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Burns gb
Simon Burns
118,000
118,000
118,000
Yutong Wu us
Yutong Wu
34,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Simon BurnsYutong Wu

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
202,000
43,600
43,600
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
105,000
-3,000
-3,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson
95,000
3,000
3,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Robert Brobyn us
Robert Brobyn
77,000
35,000
35,000
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
70,000
10,000
10,000
StakeKings
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
67,000
-28,000
-28,000
$25K Fantasy
Hristivoje Pavlovic au
Hristivoje Pavlovic
66,000
1,000
1,000
Punnat Punsri th
Punnat Punsri
62,000
3,000
3,000
$25K Fantasy
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
49,000
1,000
1,000
Winamax
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
12,000
-8,000
-8,000

Margets Turns Quads, Can't Get Paid from Seidel

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

It folded around to Leo Margets who called from the small blind. Erik Seidel would check his option.

The flop came {6-Spades}{a-Spades}{a-Hearts} and both players tapped the table.

The {a-Diamonds} came on the turn and Margets flicked in a yellow chip worth 1,000. Seidel snap-folded.

Margets would turn over the {a-Clubs} showing she had turned quads and everyone, including Seidel, had a nice laugh.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
84,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
46,600
-2,900
-2,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Erik SeidelLeo Margets