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 6
Entries
123
Players Left
35

Double-Ups for Rocco and Smith; Both Then Clash Shortly After

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

Efthymia Litsou raised it up to 175,000 and Michael Rocco then three-bet to 725,000 with one single T-5,000 chip behind, which Litsou called. The flop came {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Litsou check-called the all-in but was well behind in the following showdown.

Michael Rocco: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Efthymia Litsou: {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The {7-Hearts} turn confirmed the double of Rocco and the {2-Hearts} river further improved his hand to the nut flush.

"Welcome back," Dan Smith in the one seat said.

It was then Smith who doubled his short stack with {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} against the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} of Kenneth Baime when he got there on the {q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} board. However, the potential comeback of Smith was then cut short when he ran with ace-queen into the ace-king of Rocco to become the next early casualty on Day 6.

Player Chips Progress
Efthymia Litsou us
Efthymia Litsou
11,300,000
-375,000
-375,000
Kenneth Baime us
Kenneth Baime
2,600,000
-785,000
-785,000
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
2,400,000
1,670,000
1,670,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dan SmithEfthymia LitsouKenneth BaimeMichael Rocco

Hobbs Leads Final 123 Heading Into Day 6 of Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship

James Hobbs
James Hobbs

Out of a near record breaking starting field of 8,663 entries, just 123 players return for Day 6 of Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship at the 20222 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. Everyone who takes their seat today is guaranteed at least $62,500, but so deep in the flagship event of the poker calendar, all eyes must now turn to the stratospheric payouts that are suddenly within reach, as well as the opportunity to etch their name into poker lore.

James Hobbs leads the field coming into the day with a stack of 12,505,000, good for 156 big blinds. Close on his heels is one of two remaining women, Efthymia Litsou, sitting on 11,675,000. Aaron Mermelstein rounds out the top three with 10,680,000.

Several notables remain in contention, including two former WSOP Main Event champions in Koray Aldemir (3,800,000) and Damian Salas (2,435,000). Were Aldemir to go back to back in the main event, it would surely rank among the greatest achievements in poker since Stu Ungar won his third title in 1997. High stakes regular and gold bracelet winner Dan Smith also returns, sitting on 2,030,000 after nursing a shortstack for pretty much the entirety of Day 5.

Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1James HobbsUnited States12,505,000156
2Efthymia LitsouUnited States11,675,000146
3Aaron MermelsteinUnited States10,680,000134
4Alejandro LococoArgentina10,020,000125
5Gerald MorrellUnited States9,775,000122
6Jorge JouPanama9,500,000119
7Dingxiang OngSingapore9,500,000119
8Philippe SoukiUnited Kingdom9,425,000118
9Robert MinorUnited States9,160,000115
10Imran BhojaniSouth Africa8,635,000108

The tournament resumes at 1p.m. PDT Tuesday, July 12th halfway through Level 26 with blinds of 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 big blind ante. Play will continue for five and a half more levels at which point the survivors will bag for the night.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide comprehensive coverage of this, the most prestigious tournament in the world, as we approach the business end of proceedings.

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinAlejandro LococoDamian SalasDan SmithDingxiang OngEfthymia LitsouGerald MorrellImran BhojaniJames HobbsKoray AldemirRobert MinorStu Ungar