2022 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
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 3
Entries
2,993
Players Left
1,299

Jacobson Hits the Rail

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between the two shorts stacks Joashua Jacobson and Christopher Kirshak, who had him slightly covered:

Joshua Jacobson: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Christopher Kirshak: {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Jacobson found at first a board {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and had good hopes for a double up but the river fell the {j-Hearts} to give two pair to Kirshak and eliminate him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Kirshak us
Christopher Kirshak
84,000
16,000
16,000
Joshua Jacobson us
Joshua Jacobson
Busted

Tags: Christopher KirshakJoshua Jacobson

Biles Among the Big Stacks After Doubling Through Barnes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Oliver BIles
Oliver BIles

Oliver Biles arrived at his new table with a massive stack and recalled a hand in which he doubled through Wendell Barnes. According to Biles, he three-bet to 16,000 with the {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} on the button and was called by the initial raiser Wendell Barnes in the hijack.

On a {a-Clubs}{k-}{8-Clubs} flop, Barnes check-called a bet and then check-raised the {q-} turn to around 130,000 for Biles to call. The river paired the board with another queen and Barnes check-called the shove by Biles for 188,000 with {j-}{10-} for a straight to get shown kings full.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Biles gb
Oliver Biles
707,000
490,500
490,500
Wendell Barnes us
Wendell Barnes
60,000
-233,000
-233,000

Tags: Oliver BilesWendell Barnes

Bruschi Folds River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Renan Bruschi opened to 6,000 from middle position and was called by Mario Navarro and Hamid Nourafchan from the button and big blind respectively.

Action checked to the Navarro on the {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} flop and he bet 4,500. Only Bruschi called.

Bruschi then check-called for 10,000 on the {10-Spades} turn. Bruschi checked the {q-Diamonds} river and his opponent sized up to 32,000. Bruschi mulled over his options before deciding to let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Renan Bruschi br
Renan Bruschi
257,500
-39,000
-39,000
Mario Navarro es
Mario Navarro
170,000
39,500
39,500
Hamid Nourafchan us
Hamid Nourafchan
136,000
-16,000
-16,000

Sammartino Sizes Up on River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three players were on a flop of {5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Dario Sammartino was in position on the button and he bet 6,500. Chiraag Patel called from the big blind and the third player in the hand in middle position folded.

The turn was the {4-Spades}. Both players checked it. The river came the {j-Hearts}. Sammartino bet 25,000 into a pot of around 30,000. Patel took little time before he pitched his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Chiraag Patel in
Chiraag Patel
243,000
-68,500
-68,500
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
197,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Chiraag PatelDario Sammartino

Lee Gets A Boost

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

john McNulty made it 5,000 from middle position and was called by Stanley Lee and Joe McKeehen from the blinds.

Action checked through on the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop through to the {10-Diamonds} turn. Lee led out for 9,500 and his opponents quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
John McNulty us
John McNulty
200,000
25,500
25,500
Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
128,000
11,500
11,500
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
110,000
-8,000
-8,000

Simon Puts Matte to the Test

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a completed board of {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} Scott Matte was faced with a large bet from his opponent Wes Simon. The bet was 100,000 into the already sizable pot of 132,000 and Matte's tournament life was on the line.

After considerable time in the tank, Matte finally made the call and heard those sweet sweet words from Simon...

"Nice call," he said as he turned over {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for one pair and straight blockers.

Matte then proudly turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for just one pair of aces to take down the substantial pot for a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Matte us
Scott Matte
240,000
125,500
125,500
Wesley Simon us
Wesley Simon
90,000
-126,500
-126,500

Tags: Scott MatteWes Simon

Some Updated Counts From Front Half of Blue

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Massoud Eskandari us
Massoud Eskandari
610,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
350,000
-28,000
-28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
330,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
190,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
170,000
28,500
28,500
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
110,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Putz de
Christopher Putz
110,000
5,000
5,000
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
80,000
31,500
31,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
75,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Katie Kopp us
Katie Kopp
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

The Muck: Ike Haxton Takes on Barstool Sports' Poker Invasion

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
the muck poker
Ben \"Mintzy\" Mintz

Barstool Sports is beginning to have a stronger influence in the poker world, and Isaac Haxton isn't sure if that's a good thing or not. But many others — recreational players and pros alike — are fans of the media giant, and support the exposure Barstool brings to the game.

At the 2022 World Series of Poker, a number of Barstool personalities, some from the popular Cracking Aces poker podcast, competed in the Main Event. While most were felted before the end of Day 2, Adam "Smitty" Smith, aka "General Spank," will enter Saturday's Day 3 session with an above-average stack.

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Shorr Makes Right Call

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The heads-up action was picked up with a complete board of {4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs} on the felt and around 100,000 already in the pot.

Shannon Shorr fired for 34,000 from middle position before his opponent, Douglas Arauj Ferreira in the hijack, put in a raise to 95,000. Shorr went into the tank for a minute or two, but eventually made the call, tossing in a single chip.

Ferreira showed {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for a pair of kings, while Shorr turned over {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} for a set of kings, plenty to take the pot and build his chip stack even higher.

Player Chips Progress
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
475,000
160,500
160,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Douglas Arauj Ferreira br
Douglas Arauj Ferreira
94,500
-155,000
-155,000

Tags: Douglas Arauj FerreiraShannon Shorr

Quads For Pontin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The board read {8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Mathieu Pontin had jammed all in and Benjamin Hamman was in the tank. Eventually, he called right as clock was called.

Hammann had the {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades} but it was no match for the {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} quads of Pontin who gathered in a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mathieu Pontin fr
Mathieu Pontin
240,000
114,500
114,500
Benjamin Hammann fr
Benjamin Hammann
235,000
-138,000
-138,000

Tags: Benjamin Hamman