Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,782,475
Entries
8,663
Entries
2,993
Players Left
1,299
Players Left 1 / 8663
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in the small blind moved all in for about 34,000 into Ari Engel's big blind. While Engel thought, the table argued adamantly with the dealer.
They were arguing which 90's classic was the better show, Friends or Seinfeld.
"Seinfeld is good, but Friends is still Friends," said the dealer.
"Friends? Come on," said John South and the rest of the Seinfeld supporters.
Engel didn't offer an opinion, but he did make the fold. It would seem he leans Seinfeld since nothing happened in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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206,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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160,000
70,000
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70,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
For the third straight year, Chris Moneymaker has built up a sizable stack on Day 3 of the Main Event. The 2003 world champion is hovering around the 100 big blind level. PokerNews recorded a round of hands for the player many consider responsible for the 2000s poker boom, starting on the button.
Hand #1: An early position player raised to 11,000 and Moneymaker folded.
Hand #2: Action folded to Moneymaker, who also folded.
Hand #3: The under-the-gun player raised to 11,000 and Moneymaker again mucked his cards uneventfully.
Hand #4: Action folded to Moneymaker, and he did as well.
Hand #5: Moneymaker opened to 11,000 and received a call only from Kenny Tran in the small blind. The flop came 
and both players checked. They again checked the 
turn and 
river. Tran showed 
and Moneymaker mucked his cards face-down.
"I played that hand about as bad as I could," Moneymaker said.
Hand #6: Moneymaker followed the under the gun player by folding.
Hand #7: From under the gun, the Poker Hall of Famer folded his cards instantly.
Hand #8: The player in early position raised to 10,000 and Moneymaker was the only one to call. The flop was 
and Moneymaker check-folded to a bet of 8,000.
Hand #9: The player in late position raised to 11,000, enough to convince the 2003 world champ to toss his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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470,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action was picked up on a board 
with 85,000 in the pot.
Gianluca Speranza, seated in the big blind, checked to Ramon Colillas who fired 100,000. Speranza thought about his move for some time and announced all in for 164,000 more. Colillas asked for an exact count and went deep into the tank for a few minutes before letting it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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210,000
240,000
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240,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Darryl Norman three-bet out of the blinds and then called a four-bet to 81,000 by the initial raiser Ezra Abugazal, which led them to the 
flop. Once Norman checked, Abugazal bet 55,000 and the near instant check-shove by Norman followed for more than 350,000.
Only a brief spell in the tank by Abugazal followed, who then settled on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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775,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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535,000
493,500
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493,500 |
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340,000
138,000
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138,000 |
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130,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
William Kassouf had just finished telling the rest of the table about the man sitting to his left, 2020 Main Event Champion Damian Salas, when action was folded to him in middle position. He continued thinking out loud as he already had been.
"I have a hand. I'm gonna raise it's just how much. Do I rip it all or try to extract some value? I'll just test the water."
Kassouf opted to fire 13,000 into the middle, ending his action, but not his monologue.
"It's 93k for anyone wondering," he informed the table, spreading out his remaining chips. "Put 93,000 in and make my decision easy... I'm not saying I'll call it off but if you put 93k in I'll make a decision in... 1 second."
Much to Kassouf's dismay, Salas folded, as did the rest of the table as action made it all the way around to the big blind, the table chip leader, without yet a caller.
"C'mon chip leader, you can be my hero." The big blind was not his hero, as he made the laydown, giving Kassouf the pot, which consisted only of his own chips, the blinds, and ante.
"King high," Kassouf announced as he turned over a king, before continuing "it's always good to have backup in this game," before turning over a second king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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413,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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106,000
24,000
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24,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 265,000 in the pot on the 
completed board. Loni Hui bet 96,000 with her 
from under the gun. Winson Yuen, on the button, had the 
and would be calling for his tournament life.
After several moments, he called and saw that Hui had gone runner-runner to make a flush, defeating his overpair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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910,000
181,000
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181,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Kelsall raised under the gun. Aaron Mermelstein three-bet to 23,000 from middle position. The small blind jammed for 95,000. Kelsall stepped out of the line of fire and Mermelstein called after a few moments of thought.
Mermelstein had the slightest of leads with the 
against the 
of his opponent.
The board ran out 
to uphold the ducks as the best hand and bust the player holding ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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750,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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240,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in middle position opened to 11,000 and was called by the small blind as well as Bryn Kenney out of the big blind.
The small blind checked on a flop of 
and Kenney led out for 14,000. The middle position player released his hand but the small blind made the call.
The 
turn saw the small blind check for a second time. Kenney amped up the ante, firing off 54,000. The small blind seemed suspicious and contemplated his options for quite some time. Eventually, he opted to wait for a better spot and folded.
Kenney showed the 
for the semi-bluff as he continued to build a big stack. With both Kenney and Ali Imsirovic now up over 1,000,000, it should make for an interesting conversation about their ongoing situation were they to turn their current momentum into a deep run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,160,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 28,000, six big blinds, Sergio Aido moved all in from under the gun. Edo Walker III raised to 64,000 fro middle position. All other players folded and the two were off to a runout.
Sergio Aido: 
Edo Walker III: 
Aido was dominated by a better king and looking for help. The board ran out 
to give Walker III the win and send Aido to the sidelines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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710,000
295,000
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295,000 |
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Busted | |
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