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

07-04-2022 22:50 UTC-7

Hanson Crushes Live Poker to Make a Late Push

TerranceReid

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

From under the gun, a player raised to 1,500. Action folded all the around to Bart Hanson in the big blind, who made the call.

The flop brought , Hanson checked it over to his opponent who continued for 2,000. Hanson check-raised to 5,600 and his opponent called.

The turn fell the and Hanson led for 11,000. The under-the-gun player called quickly as he stared at Hanson.

The river paired the board with the . Hanson looked at his opponent's stack and went for a healthy bet of 35,000, about half of his opponent's stack. Once again, he was called within a few seconds.

Hanson rolled over for the flopped set that turned into a boat for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bart Hanson	158,000	53,000

Tags: Bart Hanson

07-04-2022 22:50 UTC-7

DiVella Tank-Calls His Way to a Double

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Picking up the action on a flop of , Nick DiVella was facing an all-in shove for his last 45,000 from the player in the small blind.

DiVella eventually called as Ian Davis got out of the way. The small blind showed , while DiVella was ahead with .

DiVella's kings held up as the board ran out , earning him more than a full double up.

According to the table, the small blind had re-raised to 15,800 before the flop and DiVella tanked for several minutes before calling, as did Davis. The small blind then open-shoved on the flop.

After the hand, DiVella apologized to the table for taking so long as they offered support, saying they perfectly understood the situation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick DiVella	120,000	120,000
Ian Davis	35,000	-12,000

Tags: Ian Davis Nick DiVella

07-04-2022 22:47 UTC-7

Ludlow Hits Four-Outer on River to Eliminate Goldman

blaisebourgeois

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ben Ludlow opened from early position and Isaiah Goldman shoved his final 12,200 from the small blind. Ludlow shrugged his shoulders and made the call.

Isaiah Goldman:
Ben Ludlow:

The table giggled as Ludlow was dominated. It looked even worse for him when the flop came .

The didn't change anything on the turn but the gave Ludlow his four-out straight and eliminated Goldman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Ludlow	57,000	29,000

Tags: Ben Ludlow Isaiah Goldman

07-04-2022 22:44 UTC-7

Wilson's Rivered Aces Full Beat Out Turned Boat

Jeff McMillan

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop reading . Under the gun, Dan Wilson bet 1,200 and Joel Trevino check-raised from the big blind to 5,300. Wilson called.

The turn was the . Trevino led for 5,700 and Wilson called again.

The river came the . Trevino checked, Wilson moved all in and Trevino beat him to the middle with the speed of his call. But the speed of his call was no match for the speed of his displeasure as he saw Wilson table the for rivered aces full which crushed the boat that Trevino held.

Wilson collected the pot as the others at the table observed the damage as several said "wow". Trevino angrily shook his head back and forth while rolling his eyes at the sky and counting his newly cut-down stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Wilson	64,000	64,000
Joel Trevino	48,000	48,000

Tags: Dan Wilson Joel Trevino

07-04-2022 22:43 UTC-7

Katchalov Gets Paid

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position opened to 1,200 and was called by Eugene Katchalov from late position as well as the small blind and big blind.

Action checked through the flop to the turn where the small blind led out for 2,600, which got the big blind and middle position player to fold. Katchalov, however, was not going anywhere and called.

The small blind checked on the river and Katchalov wasted little time before throwing out 7,500. His opponent quickly called and flashed a before mucking as Katchalov tabled for the boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	110,000

Tags: Eugene Katchalov

07-04-2022 22:38 UTC-7

Lowrie Can't Get Rid of Scully

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Zackery Lowrie three-bet to 5,000 from the button and Ryan Scully called to see the flop.

Scully checked over to Lowrie, who continued with a bet of 7,000. Scully called, then called another bet of 15,000 on the turn.

The river came the and Scully tapped the table for the third time. Lowrie decided to slow down and check behind as Scully showed to win the pot.

"I thought you were going to go for it again," Scully told Lowrie as he stacked the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zackery Lowrie	145,000	-5,000
Ryan Scully	95,000

Tags: Ryan Scully Zackery Lowrie

07-04-2022 22:30 UTC-7

Kornuth Won't Get a Chance for Another Deep Run

Brandon Bloom

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

According to players at the table, Chance Kornuth, who made a deep run in last year's Main Event before ultimately falling in 16th place for $305,000, was recently eliminated.

Kornuth had gotten his remaining stack of approximately 8,000 in with against . A ten landed on the flop, and Kornuth failed to improve, sending him to the rail and dashing any hopes for another deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth

07-04-2022 22:28 UTC-7

Banducci's Clubs Send Another Home

TerranceReid

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a three-way pot, Everett Carlton bet 2,500 into the pot of about 5,000. Michael Banducci made the call on the button. The player in the big blind moved all in for 11,800.

Carlton made the call, Banducci thought about it for about 30 seconds and also made the call.

One player all in, the turn was the . Carlton checked, Banducci bet 25,000 and Carlton immediately folded.

Cards exposed, Carlton had his opponent drawing dead.

Michael Banducci:
Opponent:

Banducci added more to his stack and remains one of the room's leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Banducci	278,000	-51,000
Everett Carlton	93,000	-4,500

Tags: Everett Carlton Michael Banducci

07-04-2022 22:24 UTC-7

Kennedy Takes it with a Pair

Matt O'Halloran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The heads-up action was picked up on the turn with a board of on the felt and around 11,000 in the pot.

The button fired for 8,100. Lincoln Kennedy went into the tank for a minute or so, before announcing a call.

On the river, both players checked. Kennedy showed , good for a pair of nines, and his opponent mucked his hand. The former consensus All-American scooped the pot and added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lincoln Kennedy	44,600	13,800

Tags: Lincoln Kennedy

07-04-2022 22:23 UTC-7

Byers Stacking Chips and Having Fun

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Byers, an attorney from Kentucky, has been an unmistakable presence here on Day 1b, his loud laugh and table banter able to be heard throughout the Gold section.

In a recent hand, Byers raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and the small blind called. The flop came and Byers continued for 6,000.

The small blind called, then folded to another bet of 20,000 on the turn.

Before the next hand, the was exposed. "Nine of diamonds? I got to raise now," Byers said as he put in 2,000 again.

Three players called to the flop and checked through to the turn. The big blind bet 2,000 and only Byers called.