2022 World Series of Poker
Aaron Mermelstein opened to 1,000,000 on the button and GGPoker qualifier Vadim Rozin defended the big blind.
The duo checked the ![]()
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flop to the
turn, Rozin bet 1,000,000, and Mermelstein called.
The
landed on the river and Rozin bet 3,000,000. Mermelstein took nearly two minutes before putting in the calling chips.
Rozin tabled ![]()
for a full house and added to his stack as Mermelstein's cards went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,700,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
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40,100,000
5,000,000
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5,000,000 |
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22,500,000
5,500,000
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5,500,000 |
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21,400,000
5,700,000
|
5,700,000 |
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19,100,000
6,300,000
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6,300,000 |
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16,100,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
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Efthymia Listou limped in from middle position which invited Robert Welch and Espen Jorstad to come along from the blinds. The flop fell ![]()
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and Welch led out with a bet of 1,300,000. Jorstad raised to 3,900,000 which forced Litsou out of the pot but Welch called.
The turn was the
and both players checked to the
on the river. Welch fired out a bet of 3,600,000 and Jorstad quickly flicked in a chip to call. Welch showed ![]()
for two pair but Jorstad tabled ![]()
for a straight to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,700,000
8,675,000
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8,675,000 |
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11,200,000
7,900,000
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7,900,000 |
Efthymia Litsou raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and was called by Jimmy Setna on the button and David Diaz in the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and the action checked around to the
on the turn.
Diaz led out with a bet of 1,400,000 and Litsou raised to 3,000,000. Setna re-raised to 4,600,000 which got Diaz out of the way. Litsou called and the
paired the board on the river.
Litsou checked this time and Setna thought for a moment before shipping all in. Litsou instantly folded and Setna dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,300,000
8,300,000
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8,300,000 |
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14,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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11,200,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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Karim Rebei opened to 1,025,000 from under the gun and Michael Duek called out of the small blind, having just arrived at the table for balancing reasons. Tzur Levy then pushed all-in for 9,500,000 and forced two folds to chip up.
Duek then opened to 1,200,000 shortly after and Levy jammed once more for 11,800,000 to get through with it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,500,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
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29,400,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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28,600,000
4,300,000
|
4,300,000 |
|
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24,600,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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15,100,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
|
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14,300,000
4,300,000
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4,300,000 |
|
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11,000,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
Matija Dobric opened to 1,000,000 from early position and was called by Andres Jeckeln in the small blind as well as Tom Kunze out of the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and both blinds checked. Dobric continued for 1,000,000 only to be met by a raise to 3,000,000 from Jeckeln. Kunze quickly folded to send the action back to Dobric who re-raised enough to force Jeckeln all in. The Argentinean made the call for his tournament life.
Andres Jeckeln: ![]()
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Matija Dobric: ![]()
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Though Jeckeln was ahead, his opponent did have a lot of straight and flush outs. The
turn immediately ended affairs with Jeckeln rising from his seat prior to the meaningless
river. He collects $323,100 for his impressive 21st-place finish while Dobric ascends to the tournament chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,500,000
13,500,000
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13,500,000 |
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Busted |
Matija Dobric opened to 1,000,000 in the cutoff, Aaron Mermelstein three-bet to 2,600,000 on the button, and action folded back to Dobric who four-bet to 6,600,000. Mermelstein thought for a minute and called.
The dealer spread the ![]()
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flop, Dobric bet 1,600,000, and Mermelstein called.
The
turn was checked through to the
river, Dobric made a small bet, and Mermelstein called. Dobric tabled ![]()
and collected the pot to move up further in the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
47,000,000
11,000,000
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11,000,000 |
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25,400,000
14,200,000
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14,200,000 |
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After Efthymia Litsou limped her small blind, Jimmy Setna checked his big blind to see a flop of ![]()
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Litsou check-called a bet of 500,000 to see the
come on the turn. Litsou again quickly checked and Setna bet 1,250,000.
Litsou called, and on the river
, she again checked, and somewhat frustrated, Setna checked back.
Setna showed ![]()
for a flopped two pair, which became two pair of kings and eights. Litsou tabled ![]()
for a losing missed straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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17,000,000
3,150,000
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3,150,000 |
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15,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Tzur Levy pushed all in for the last 4,500,000 from under the gun and Evan Krentzman called all in for 4,250,000 in the small blind as the two bottom stacks at the table were essentially flipping a coin for who would advance further.
Tzur Levy: ![]()
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Evan Krentzman: ![]()
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The ![]()
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flop gave Krentzman a straight draw to go with his two overcards, but he bricked both the
turn and
river.
Once both stack sizes were verified, Krentzman was sent to the rail in 21st place for a payday of $323,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000,000
5,500,000
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5,500,000 |
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Busted |
Tzur Levy made it 1,000,000 to go in the cutoff and was called by Asher Conniff in the big blind. The ![]()
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flop was check-called by Levy for 500,000 and the
turn was checked by both.
After the
river, Conniff bet 2,400,000 and Levy called but couldn't beat the ![]()
for trips kings by Conniff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,500,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
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30,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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22,900,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
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12,300,000 | |
|
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11,100,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
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6,000,000 | |
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4,500,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |