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

07-04-2022 20:53 UTC-7

Spitale Doubles Through Foxen with Quads

Matt O'Halloran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up with about 4,000 in the pot and a flop of on the table. Franco Spitale, in the cutoff, put in a raise to 3,100 after Alex Foxen led out. Foxen, in the hijack, then put in a three bet to 5,500, and Spitale called.

On the turn, Spitale called a bet of 11,000 from Foxen, leading to the river. Foxen announced he was all in and Spitale snap called. Foxen quickly flung his cards towards the muck, and Spitale then pushed his towards the dealer. Since it was an all in, the dealer tabled both of their hands.

Franco Spitale:
Alex Foxen:

Spitale had flopped quads and gotten maximum value from them, leaving Foxen's stack decimated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franco Spitale	104,200
Cary Katz	43,000	-1,000
Alex Foxen	8,500	-69,500

Tags: Alex Foxen Franco Spitale

07-04-2022 20:48 UTC-7

Wilson Sent Into the Blender, Then Sent Away

Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There was big preflop action in progress as Brock Wilson had put two 5,000 chips forward from the big blind for what looked like a three-bet. Mikhail Prokopchuk was in early position and four-bet to 17,400, Wilson thought for a second before calling the four-bet.

The flop came all fives . Wilson checked, Prokopchuk made a downsized bet of 15,000, Wilson called.

The turn was the . Wilson checked again and Prokopchuk tossed forward two 25,000 chips to put Wilson all in who had 35,800 behind. Wilson was instantly uncomfortable and rolled his eyes and started shifting in his chair. He shook his head, looking very aggravated. He went into the tank and checked his cards a bunch of times, looking like he was on the verge of folding multiple times.

Wilson asked Prokopchuk if he would show if he folded to which he got no reply. He then told the table they could call the clock if they wanted, which a tablemate did eventually after about five minutes. The clock came over and counted it down, before Wilson called with a few seconds on the clock.

Wilson saw his nightmare as Prokopchuk rolled over the which was pipping the of Wilson.

The river was the and Wilson was visibly crestfallen by the hand and he got up quickly to speed out of the room. Meanwhile Prokopchuk gathered in the bigtime pot for his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Prokopchuk	215,000	110,000
Brock Wilson	Busted

Tags: Brock Wilson Mikhail Prokopchuk

07-04-2022 20:48 UTC-7

Player Eliminated on Very First Hand Played

Brandon Bloom

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

As recounted by Richard Lee and confirmed by the table, a woman had just sat down with a fresh starting stack of 60,000 chips. She opened under the gun with , Lee flat-called in the hijack with , and both blinds called.

The flop came , the blinds checked, and the woman bet 3,000. Lee raised to 8,000, the blinds got out of the way, and the woman raised to 25,000. Lee thought for some time before deciding to raise again, and the woman got the rest of her chips in.

The hit the felt on the turn to improve Lee to the best hand with a superior full house before the meaningless completed the board, and just like that, the woman had to get right back up from her seat and make the melancholic walk out of the room.

Afterward, "Thanks for stopping by the booth," was heard from the table, along with musings of it being the quickest $10,000 ever burned. Players at the table also mentioned she seemed friendly and they felt a little bad that her Main Event ended so quickly, although Lee will probably be able to pull through the sadness as he collected the pot and added to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Lee	165,000	70,000

Tags: Richard Lee

07-04-2022 20:42 UTC-7

Pirault Puts On the Pressure

NicholasBaltz

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a three-bet pot that swelled up to 38,000 going into the flop, the preflop aggressor Ayaka Ishikawa bet 3,500, and Francois Pirault called.

The turn brought the and Ishikawa check-called 7,000 from Pirault.

On the river, Ishikawa checked again and Pirault eyed his opponent before moving all in for about 25,000.

Ishikawa went into the tank for a couple of minutes, eying the board and her cards before folding.

With that pot, the French Winamax pro moves back over his starting stack late in the later stages of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Pirault	73,000	37,000
Ayaka Ishikawa	50,000	50,000

Tags: Francois Pirault

07-04-2022 20:40 UTC-7

Reigning WSOP APAC Champion Davies a Day 1b Casualty

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Just busted the main. Lost a huge pot with TT < 86 on T974A then couldn’t get away from AK on AxTs8s against a pre… https://t.co/TaFiHSAtT9
— Scott Davies (@sdaviespoker)

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Davies	Busted

07-04-2022 20:35 UTC-7

Hagenlocher Holds For a Knockout

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of , an opponent moved all in for 13,500 and Patrick Hagenlocher called.

All-In Player:
Patrick Hagenlocher:

Hagenlocher needed his pocket pair to hold up against his opponent's flush draw and two overcards and remained safe as the fell on the turn. The river improved Hagenlocher to a full house as he added more chips to his already chip lead-contending stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Hagenlocher	300,000	65,000

Tags: Patrick Hagenlocher

07-04-2022 20:34 UTC-7

Justus Prevails as Aces Held

Matt O'Halloran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up after Justus Held had already moved all in from the big blind for 9,100. The cutoff had already put in the call, and action was on the button. After a few moments, the button moved all in as well for not too much more than Held had jammed, telling the German that they can get eliminated together. The cutoff made the snap call with both of them covered.

Justus Held:
Button:
Cutoff:

"How do you have aces there?" one player asked following the reveal, with several others also in disbelief. Nevertheless, Held was now in great position to triple up. He was able to coast through the runout without either of his opponents improving, securing himself the triple up. The button was sent to the rail, as his remaining chips after paying off Held went the way of the cutoff through the side pot.

Much of the table was still in shock that Held had woken up to aces in the big blind, with one player commenting, "Make sure you title this one 'Naughty German'" to PokerNews.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justus Held	28,100	-7,200

Tags: Justus Held

07-04-2022 20:27 UTC-7

Afriat Gets a River Fold

TerranceReid

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action began on the turn with about 8,000 in the pot. The board showed Heads up, Eric Afriat bet 2,200 from middle position. His opponent on the button bumped it up to 6,000. Afriat made the quick call.

The connecting hit the turn and Afriat quickly moved all in. His opponent only held 25,000 left and Afriat had him well covered. After some thinking, he laid down and showed the table the painful fold.

Afriat nodded, mucked his cards, and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	135,000

Tags: Eric Afriat

07-04-2022 20:24 UTC-7

Sekularac and Kornuth Exchange Raises

Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was on the flop as it read . From the big blind Chance Kornuth check-raised Ognjen Sekularac's button bet of 1,300 to 4,500, Sekularac took his time before he called.

The turn was the . Kornuth led for 6,300. It was Sekularac's turn to raise and he bumped it up to 18,300 which Kornuth called.

The river came the . Action went check-check very quickly and Sekularac tabled the two pair which was the winner as Kornuth mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ognjen Sekularac	126,000	126,000
Chance Kornuth	52,000	-29,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Ognjen Sekularac

07-04-2022 20:23 UTC-7

Carlton Building Nice Stack on Day 1B

blaisebourgeois

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a 15,000-chip pot, Everett Carlton, who has reached four WSOP final tables, put in 3,500 on a flop and was called by the big blind.

On the river, both players tapped the table. The big blind confidently tabled but Carlton turned over to take down the pot and build on an impressive Day 1B.

Player	Chips	Progress
Everett Carlton	97,500	10,500

Tags: Everett Carlton