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The action was picked up in a heads-up pot with roughly 25,000 in the middle. The board was 
and Andrew Michael checked from early position. Paul Hofer bet 14,500 and Michael went in the tank.
After some thought, Michael elected on a fold and the pot was sent to Hofer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
85,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
In a blind versus blind situation, Ben Yu completed and John Agelakis checked his option.
Yu led out for 1,500 on the 
flop and Agelakis called. Both checked on the 
turn and 
river and Yu tabled 
while Agelakis showed 
to take down the pot with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
66,300
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
A completed board of 
was spread across the felt with around 65,000 in the middle already. Raymond Ross and David Marcoullier were heads-up in what turned into be a relatively large pot in the opening level.
Ross checked to Marcoullier who threw in a bet of 48,000. "Wow, I can beat ace-king," Ross pointed out before making the call. Marcoullier turned over which was actually a rivered flush and Ross was forced to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
201,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
65,300
75,000
|
75,000 |
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The flop read 
. Ting-Yi Tsai was on the button and was in a very deliberate hand with Mark Stockton in early position as both players took quite a bit of time before each decision. Stockton led 19,000 on the flop into a pot of about 33,000. Tsai called.
The turn was the . Both players checked after over a minute each.
The river came the . Stockton checked and Tsai bet 67,000 which was a near pot size bet. Stockton took a while before he decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
198,000
35,900
|
35,900 |
|
99,000
34,300
|
34,300 |
Edward Grinko raised to 1,800 from the hijack to see Daniel Hachem make the call on the button. In the small blind, Joseph Couden moved all in for 21,500.
Couden asked for a count and tossed in a call. Hachem made the fold.
Joseph Couden:
Edward Grinko: 
Grinko had Couden dominated, the board ran out 
and Grinko added Couden's stack to his own.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
283,700 | |
|
105,000
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Action came in on the river with three players in a hand and a pot of about 33,000 in the middle and the board showing 
.
From the button, Tony Sinishtaj bet 27,000. Ryan Day called in the small blind and William Orr folded the cutoff.
Sinishtaj tabled the 
for the rivered boat which gathered him the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000
45,400
|
45,400 |
|
|
115,000
47,200
|
47,200 |
|
|
67,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
The action was picked up with Elson Pessette being all in with 
against Theodore Mcneely who had him slightly covered and with 
in his hands.
A dry board was already dealt and Pessette got the double up he needed while Mcneely was left short
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
24,400
|
24,400 |
|
|
7,000
16,900
|
16,900 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Cards are now in the air for Day 2d of the Main Event. Late registration is still open for two more levels.
All four starting flights of Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas are now complete and today the 3,294 survivors of the flight 1d return today for their chance to move up the ranks of the most prestigious tournament of the year.
That number is set to grow, as late registration is open through the second level of today's play. If just a little under 600 players decide to register today, the 2006 entry record of 8,773 will be broken.
Leading the largest flight is Randal Heeb (339,00), who has bagged the overall lead with a massive stack of 580,100. Closest to catching him is Mathieu His (316,000) and Joseph Bold (299,400) rounding out the top three.
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randal Heeb | United States | 339,000 | 424 |
| 2 | Mathieu His | France | 316,000 | 395 |
| 3 | Joseph Bold | United Kingdom | 299,400 | 374 |
| 4 | Bjorn Stoweno | Germany | 289,000 | 361 |
| 5 | Jared Hyman | United States | 285,000 | 356 |
| 6 | Daniel Hachem | Australia | 283,700 | 355 |
| 7 | Matthew Wiegman | United States | 283,300 | 354 |
| 8 | Sergio Coutinho | Portugal | 277,000 | 346 |
| 9 | David Finkel | United States | 273,500 | 342 |
| 10 | Chris Compton | United States | 272,600 | 341 |
As expected in such a large and prestigious tournament, many notables are in the field today. They include previous champions such as Koray Aldemir (71,800), Chris Moneymaker (108,000), Johnny Chan (218,800), Greg Merson (103,700), and Joe Hachem (21,600).
Play resumes at 11 a.m. PDT today, July 8, starting in Level 6 with blinds of 400/800 with a 800 big blind ante. Play will continue for five more 120-minute long levels before the survivors bag for the night.
Those who find a bag will combine with the survivors from Day 2abc for Day 3 on Saturday July 9th.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide updates of this and every other event at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
