Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 8 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-15-2022 15:50 UTC-7

Hands #8-10: Jorstad Check-Raises Big Against Duek With the Best Hand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #8: Michael Duek raised to 2,400,000 on the button with the and took down the blinds.

Hand #9: Matija Dobric with the raised to 2,400,000 from the hijack. Jeffrey Farnes defended his big blind holding the .

The flop was and Farnes check-called a continuation bet from Dobric for 2,500,000. The turn was the and it was Farnes who bet 4,500,000. After a minute, Dobric raised to 14,000,000 and Farnes folded.

Hand #10: Espen Jorstad with the raised to 2,400,000 from under the gun. Michael Duek called in the hijack with the . Aaron Duczak defended his big blind with the and the three players saw the flop of .

It checked to Duek who bet 4,500,000. Duczak folded while Jorstad called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Jorstad checked. Duek bet 7,000,000. After just under two minutes, Jorstad check-raised to 35,000,000 and Duek snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	90,200,000 11,200,000	11,200,000
Espen Jorstad	86,500,000 18,100,000	18,100,000

Michael Duek	54,200,000 -10,900,000	-10,900,000
Aaron Duczak	51,800,000 -4,200,000	-4,200,000
Jeffrey Farnes	45,600,000 -10,600,000	-10,600,000

Tags: Aaron Duczak Espen Jorstad Jeffrey Farnes Matija Dobric Michael Duek

07-15-2022 16:00 UTC-7

Hands #11-14: Dobric Takes a Pot From Jorstad to Retain Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #11: John Eames made it 2,500,000 to go in the cutoff and won the blinds and big blind ante. His hand was not shown

Hand #12: From under the gun, Adrian Attenborough picked up and raised it up to 2,400,000 and took down the pot uncontested.

Hand #13: Matija Dobric held and joined the action with an open raise to 2,400,000 from the under-the-gun position. Espen Jorstad with on the button was the only caller and the flop brought . The initial raiser opted to check and Jorstad checked it back to see the for free. Dobric bet 4,000,000 and Jorstad quickly folded.

Hand #14: Aaron Duczak made it 2,500,000 to go in the hijack with , Espen Jorstad three-bet to 7,500,000 in the cutoff with and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	93,200,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Espen Jorstad	86,600,000 100,000	100,000

Matthew Su	80,200,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

John Eames	55,000,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Duek	54,200,000
Aaron Duczak	48,700,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000
Jeffrey Farnes	45,000,000 -600,000	-600,000

Adrian Attenborough	44,300,000

Philippe Souki	12,900,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Aaron Duczak Adrian Attemborough Espen Jorstad John Eames Matija Dobic

07-15-2022 16:11 UTC-7

Hands #15-17: Attenborough Breaks Out the Four-Bet

Will Shillibier

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #15: Espen Jorstad picked up raised to 2,400,000 from the hijack and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #16: Adrian Attenborough raised to 2,400,000 in the cutoff with and Matthew Su three-bet to 3,600,000 from the big blind with . Attenborough then four-bet to 10,000,000 and Su folded.

Hand #17: Action folded to Matthew Su in the small blind who limped- in with . John Eames was in the big blind and raised to 4,800,000 with . Su called.

The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Su bet 3,500,000. Eames called and the river was the . After a minute, Su bet 5,500,000 and after another minute, Eames folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	89,600,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Matthew Su	84,900,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Adrian Attenborough	49,700,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

John Eames	45,500,000 -9,500,000	-9,500,000

Tags: Adrian Attenborough Espen Jorstad John Eames Matthew Su

07-15-2022 16:22 UTC-7

Hands #18-21: Farnes Beats Su in Showdown; Folds to Souki's Shove

Christian Zetzsche

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #18: Matthew Su raised to 2,500,000 from the button and picked up a reluctant call by Jeffrey Farnes in the big blind as the duo headed to the flop. Both players quickly checked to the turn on which Farnes checked once more and Su knuckled it back.

The river was checked by Farnes, who then called a bet worth 2,500,000 with the and was good, as Su only had the for an inferior pair.

Hand #19: Michael Duek raised it up to 2,400,000 in the hijack with the and was called by Su in the cutoff, who held the . The flop brought a bet worth 2,500,000 by Duek and Su folded as the Argentinian rail started chanting "Micky, Micky".

Hand #20: Matija Dobric opened to 2,400,000 and earned the pot uncontested, flashing the .

Hand #21: Farnes opened to 2,400,000 in the cutoff with the and table short stack Philippe Souki joined the action by defending the big blind with the . The flop was checked and the followed on the turn. Souki checked and Farnes then bet 1,900,000. Souki check-shoved for 9,300,000 and Farnes folded after half a minute.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	95,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Espen Jorstad	86,600,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Matthew Su	77,500,000 -7,400,000	-7,400,000

Michael Duek	56,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Adrian Attenborough	49,700,000

Jeffrey Farnes	45,700,000 700,000	700,000

Aaron Duczak	45,700,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
John Eames	44,900,000 -600,000	-600,000
Philippe Souki	17,800,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

Tags: Jeffrey Farnes Matija Dobric Matthew Su Michael Duek

07-15-2022 16:33 UTC-7

Hands #22-24: Ace-High Good for Attenborough

Will Shillibier

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #22: Espen Jorstad raised to 2,400,000 on the button with and Adrian Attenborough defended his big blind with

The flop was and Attenborough checked. Jorstad continued for 3,300,000 and Attenborough called. Both players checked the turn and the river with Attenborough taking down the pot.

Hand #23: It folded around to the blinds and Adrian Attenborough limped in with . Matija Dobric raised to 5,000,000 with and Attenborough folded.

Hand #24: Adrian Attenborough raised to 2,400,000 on the button with and Michael Duek defended his big blind with

The flop came and Duek checked. Attenborough bet 1,500,000 and Duek folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	96,200,000 600,000	600,000
Espen Jorstad	80,900,000 -5,700,000	-5,700,000

Adrian Attenborough	59,000,000 9,300,000	9,300,000

Michael Duek	53,000,000 -3,600,000	-3,600,000

Tags: Adrian Attenborough Espen Jorstad Matija Dobric Michael Duek

07-15-2022 16:41 UTC-7

Hands #25-27: Flush Over Flush Sees Dobric Over 100 Million

Christian Zetzsche

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #25: Matthew Su received a walk in the big blind with

Hand #26: Michael Duek raised to 2,400,000 on the button with and the blinds both folded.

Hand #27: Adrian Attenborough raised to 2,400,000 from middle position. Matija Dobric three-bet to 8,000,000 from the hijack. Attenborough called and the flop was . Attenborough checked and Dobric bet 5,500,000.

Attenborough quickly called and checked the turn over to Dobric who bet 10,000,000. Attenborough called again.

With the pot up to 50,000,000 the paired the board on the river. Both players checked. Attenborough showed his jack-high flush with Dobric showing the nut flush and taking down the pot to increase his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	122,700,000 26,500,000	26,500,000
Matthew Su	77,500,000

Michael Duek	55,400,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Adrian Attenborough	35,500,000 -23,500,000	-23,500,000

Tags: Adrian Attenborough Matija Dobric Matthew Su Michael Duek

07-15-2022 16:52 UTC-7

Hands #28-31: Attenborough Chips Up With Aggression

Christian Zetzsche

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Hand #28: Adrian Attenborough opened to 2,400,000 in middle position and earned the blinds as well as the big blind ante with his hand not being disclosed on the stream.

Hand #29: John Eames raised it up to 2,400,000 in the cutoff with the and was called by Espen Jorstad in the big blind, who held the . The flop brought and a bet worth 2,200,000 by Eames claimed the pot without resistance.

Hand #30: Matija Dobric made it 2,400,000 to go with the and Jorstad came along from the small blind as he just called with the . They headed to the flop that brought no betting action. On the turn, Jorstad opted to bet 2,500,000 and Dobric called as the river completed the board.

Jorstad now bet 4,200,000 and Dobric folded to concede the pot.

Hand #31: Dobric raised to 2,400,000 with the and Attenborough called in the big blind with the , which led to the flop. No betting action followed and that led to the turn. Attenborough now bet 4,400,000 and Dobric folded as the Aussie rail went bonkers.

After that, the remaining nine players headed into a scheduled 20-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	115,350,000 -7,350,000	-7,350,000
Espen Jorstad	84,600,000 3,700,000	3,700,000

Matthew Su	77,500,000

Michael Duek	55,400,000
John Eames	46,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Jeffrey Farnes	42,700,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Aaron Duczak	42,700,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
Adrian Attenborough	41,500,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Philippe Souki	14,200,000 -3,600,000	-3,600,000

Tags: Adrian Attenborough Espen Jorstad John Eames Matija Dobric

07-15-2022 16:56 UTC-7

Updated Counts on the First Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Below are the updated counts of the final nine players and their big blinds for the next level. The first level was highlighted by the elimination of Asher Conniff in tenth place. Read more about that hand here!

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Philippe Souki	United Kingdom	14,200,000	9
2	Adrian Attenborough	Australia	41,500,000	28
3	Matija Dobric	Croatia	115,350,000	77
4	Michael Duek	Argentina	55,375,000	37
5	Matthew Su	United States	77,500,000	52
6	John Eames	United Kingdom	46,050,000	31
7	Jeffrey Farnes	United States	42,650,000	28
8	Aaron Duczak	Canada	42,700,000	28
9	Espen Jorstad	Norway	84,600,000	56

Player	Chips	Progress
Matija Dobric	115,350,000
Espen Jorstad	84,600,000

Matthew Su	77,500,000

Michael Duek	55,375,000 -25,000	-25,000
John Eames	46,050,000 -50,000	-50,000
Aaron Duczak	42,700,000
Jeffrey Farnes	42,650,000 -50,000	-50,000

Adrian Attenborough	41,500,000

Philippe Souki	14,200,000