2022 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day: 2abc
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 2abc
Entries
2,789
Players Left
1,262

Bergeron Calls for His Tournament Life

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a heads-up turn board of {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, Takuma Bergeron checked to Brian Hastings in the hijack, who then bet 35,000 and Bergeron called.

The river was the {q-Diamonds} and Bergeron checked again who placed out a big bet of 125,000, which covered Bergeron.

After a lengthy session in the tank, with the fate of his tournament life hanging in the balance, Bergeron made the call.

Hastings sheepishly turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and Bergeron proudly turned over {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} to win a big pot before the day's end.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Takuma Bergeron ca
Takuma Bergeron
320,000
257,600
257,600
Profile photo of Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
70,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Takuma BergeronBrian Hastings

Official End of Day 2abc Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gavin Munroe us
Gavin Munroe
1,061,500
161,500
161,500
Day 2AB Chip Leader
Profile photo of Karim Rebei dz
Karim Rebei
932,000
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Nick Howard us
Nick Howard
810,500
110,500
110,500
Profile photo of Ariya Iwato us
Ariya Iwato
755,500
55,500
55,500
Profile photo of Steven Stolzenfeld us
Steven Stolzenfeld
708,500
8,500
8,500
Profile photo of Ayaz Mahmood us
Ayaz Mahmood
618,000
108,000
108,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Franco Gasparini gb
Franco Gasparini
584,000
64,000
64,000
Profile photo of Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
570,500
505,500
505,500
Profile photo of Aliaksandr Shylko by
Aliaksandr Shylko
558,500
28,500
28,500
Profile photo of Richard Lee us
Richard Lee
555,500
80,500
80,500
Profile photo of Joseph Neiman us
Joseph Neiman
553,500
38,500
38,500
Profile photo of Shelby Wells us
Shelby Wells
550,500
115,500
115,500
Profile photo of Daniel Chalifour us
Daniel Chalifour
543,000
383,600
383,600
Profile photo of Jin Kim us
Jin Kim
535,000
535,000
535,000
Profile photo of Dennis Wilke de
Dennis Wilke
534,000
484,000
484,000
Profile photo of Wesley Fei cn
Wesley Fei
533,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Jimmy D'Ambrosio us
Jimmy D'Ambrosio
531,500
46,500
46,500
Profile photo of Jason DeWitt us
Jason DeWitt
529,000
465,800
465,800
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Zilong Zhang us
Zilong Zhang
525,500
-149,500
-149,500
Profile photo of Andrew Brinkley us
Andrew Brinkley
521,500
410,500
410,500
Profile photo of Vasile Mindrean ca
Vasile Mindrean
519,500
321,400
321,400
Profile photo of Phuoc Nguyen us
Phuoc Nguyen
512,000
307,000
307,000
Profile photo of Lloyd Dickinson us
Lloyd Dickinson
509,000
41,000
41,000
Profile photo of Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
506,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
505,000
-35,000
-35,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

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Play Has Ended

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Play has ended for the night here on Day 2abc of the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action along with chip counts from the surviving players.

Gavin Munroe Leads After Day 2abc in Event #70: $10,000 Main Event World Championship

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gavin Munroe
Gavin Munroe

It was another spectacle of a day at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas as Day 2abc of Event #70: $10,000 Main Event World Championship got underway. There were 2,641 players that returned to their seats with hopes of advancing to Day 3.

When all was said and done after another five levels of play, Gavin Munroe emerged as the chip leader. Munroe accumulated a massive stack of 1,067,500 chips thanks in part to a late-night heater. Munroe has had plenty of recent success, especially on the WSOP circuit. The Alabama native captured his first WSOP Circuit ring in the $1,700 Main Event at the stop in Tunica, Mississippi. It was also his largest recorded cash of over $158,000.

"It's the first Main Event that I've played so it's nice. I had kings a lot, four times I think and I busted three players." While good cards are definitely needed to make a deep run, Munroe has come guns blazing all day long. "I’m always gas, gas, gas. My friends know that. So I guess we’re just going to keep at it."

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 2abc Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Gavin MunroeUnited States1,061,500425
2Karim RebeiFrance932,000373
3Nick HowardUnited States810,500324
4Ariya IwatoUnited States755,500302
5Steven StolzenfeldUnited States708,500283
6Ayaz MahmoodUnited States618,000247
7Franco GaspariniUnited Kingdom584,000234
8Sergio CastelluccioItaly570,500228
9Aliaksandr ShylkoBelarus558,500223
10Richard LeeUnited States555,500222

While Munroe was the only player to put a seven-figure stack in the bag, another player sitting among the leaders is Karim Rebei who finished the day with 932,000 chips. Rebei is also playing the Main Event for the first time and is extremely excited to be atop the leaderboard. "It's like a dream to be on the top counts, I don't realize it yet. I got very lucky today, and I also made a lot of bluffs that went through, including one against Jason Koon. It's a really great surprise to live that."

Karim Rebei bagged up the second biggest stack on Day 2abc
Karim Rebei bagged up the second biggest stack on Day 2abc

Players Advancing in the 2022 WSOP Main Event

DateDayEntriesAdvancing
July 3rdDay 1a896631
July 4thDay 1b879634
July 5thDay 1c1,8601,376
July 6thDay 1d4,3703,294
July 7thDay 2abc2,641+1481,262

Action from Day 2abc

The day kicked off with a bang as Phil Hellmuth made his grand appearance in a Darth Vader costume just moments after the cards went in the air. While some cheers scattered through the ballroom, there were more boos echoing through the walls. Did that have an impact on the "Poker Brat's" quick-showing on Day 2? Well, only he can answer that.

Hellmuth lasted all but just over an hour in the prestigious Main Event that he won back in 1989. Most of his chips went the way of Shawn Smith who made a runner-runner straight against Hellmuth's pocket kings which left him short-stacked and fuming. Just minutes later, the rest of Hellmuth's chips landed in Jeff Frerichs' lap thanks to a two-outer on the river.

Phil Hellmuth Entrance
Phil Hellmuth Entrance

Some other notable casualties on Day 2 included former WSOP Main Event champions Joe Cada, Martin Jacobson, Qui Nguyen. It was also a rough day at the tables for some of the greatest players in the game including Stephen Chidwick, Justin Bonomo, Andrew Lichtenberger, Ben Heath, and Twitch streamer Kevin Martin.

While many pros were eliminated throughout the day, there were also many good storylines heading into Day 3. Ryan Riess is looking to accomplish a modern-day feat that no other has done before and win this extravagant event twice. Riess captured the Main Event title back in 2013 and will be heading to Day 3 with a solid 275,500 chips. Riess along with John Cynn (234,000) Joe McKeehen (118,000) are the only former champions to advance to Day 3 thus far.

Another notable sighting on Day 2abc was Kelly Minkin who wasted no time building up her stack in the early going. Just minutes into the opening level, Minkin spun her stack up to over 300,000 and put it on cruise control for the rest of the day, finishing with 363,500 chips. A relaxing day was just what the doctor ordered for Minkin who is currently playing while seven months pregnant with her second child.

"I'm happy with how the day went. I had a rough last couple of levels but I've got a decent stack," Minkin said after bagging up her chips. As for playing while deep into her pregnancy, Minkin noted that it was a bit of a relief to sit for most of the day. "It's a bit of a relief from carrying my 30lb son around so a lot of people think it's difficult but I'm sure if I go deep it will be kind of rough on my body but so far it's been not bad."

Kelly Minkin bagged 363,500 chips for Day 3 while seven months pregnant
Kelly Minkin bagged 363,500 chips for Day 3 while seven months pregnant

There were a total of 148 new entries recorded before the late registration period ended for the day. That brings the total number of entries to 8,209 thus far, with the record coming in 2006 when 8,773 entries were tallied.

After another five levels were completed on Day 2abc, the tournament staff roughly estimate that around 1,300 players advanced to Day 3 but that number is still to be confirmed in the coming hours. All of those players that made it through will be returning on Saturday, July 9th at 11 a.m. local time, joining those that advance through Day 2d tomorrow. The money bubble will still be a fair distance away, likely expected to burst early on Day 4.

Be sure to keep it tuned into PokerNews as the live reporting team will be back every step of the way as the Main Event journey continues.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerBen HeathGavin MunroeJason KoonJeff Frerichs'Joe CadaJoe McKeehenJustin BonomoKarim RebeiKelly MinkinKevin MartinMartin JacobsonParis Las VegasPhil HellmuthQui NguyenRyan RiessShawn SmithStephen Chidwick

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship

Day 2abc Completed