Level: 10
Blinds: 160/320
Ante: 40
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] No-Limit Hold'em BIG $500
Day: 1
Mackoff Gets Caught
Level 10
: 160/320, 40 ante
Jonas "LobyPewis" Mackoff raised to 640 under the gun and "BucketGetter" three-bet to 2,050. Only Mackoff called.
When the flop came 
,Mackoff check-called a bet of 1,615.
The 
was checked through to the 
river. Mackoff fired out a bet of 4,350 and after a long tank, "BucketGetter" found the call. Mackoff showed 
for ace-high and "BucketGetter" was awarded the pot with 
for ace-high bigger kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,400 | 28,615 |
|
|
40,689 | 9,388 |
Top Five Current Leaders
Level 10
: 160/320, 40 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
131,602 | 43,952 |
|
|
123,161 | |
|
|
113,296 | |
|
|
103,223 | 16,600 |
|
98,486 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Kade Surrenders on the River
Level 11
: 200/400, 50 ante
Vanessa "ContainsNuts" Kade raised to 800 in the cutoff and Steven "severeno" Lauson three-bet to 3,200 in the big blind. Kade called.
The flop came 
and Lauson continued for 4,000, which Kade called.
When the 
hit the turn both players checked to see the on the river.
Lauson fired a bet of 6,400 and that was enough for Kade to surrender the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,469 | 44,626 |
|
|
11,670 | -9,429 |
Current Chip Counts and Bust Outs
Level 11
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,020 | 31,225 |
|
|
34,064 | 11,915 |
|
|
27,267 | 6,709 |
|
|
18,620 | -5,351 |
|
|
16,779 | 1,088 |
|
|
6,172 | -7,824 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
Kade's Nines Hold for Double Elimination; Perry Rebuys
Level 12
: 250/500, 60 ante
Jacob "ROOMservice" Perry shoved all-in from the cutoff for 4,724 and "QIGONG" re-shoved for 6,606 on the button before Kade clicked it to 8,448, forcing "DuckFlush" to fold in the big blind.
Jacob "ROOMservice" Perry: 
"QIGONG": 
Vanessa "ContainsNuts" Kade: 
The flop of 
changed nothing as the 
rolled off on the turn, giving Perry a flush draw to go along with his overcard as well as "QIGONG" Picking up an open-ended straight draw. The 
however, paired the board and Kade's nines were good as both her opponents ran out of chips.
Perry hit the rebuy button to try again as "QIGONG" left the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,115 | 10,445 |
|
|
20,000 | 566 |
|
|
Busted |
PN Pod: 2022 WSOP Kicks Off w/ Katie Kopp Win; Guests Peters, Elias, Deeb & Kornuth
Level 12
: 250/500, 60 ante
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and offer thoughts on the early goings at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Guests on this episode include Katie Kopp, who became the first bracelet winner of the summer and captured the inaugural bracelet offered at the new home of the WSOP; both David Peters and Chance Kornuth, who clashed heads-up battling for their respective fourth bracelet; Shaun Deeb, who shares his thoughts on the $25K Fantasy Draft, Mark-Up Police, and more; and finally Darren Elias, who opens up about falling one spot shy of his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour (WPT) title and chats about the upcoming BetMGM Poker Championship from June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino.
Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!
Lauson Eliminates Platt with Kings
Level 12
: 250/500, 60 ante
Jeff "mavsusc" Platt raised to 1,000 in early position and Steven "severeno" Lauson three-bet to 2,500 a couple of spots to his left. the action folded back around to Platt as he jammed for 12,951. Lauson snap-called.
Jeff "mavsusc" Platt:
Steven "severeno" Lauson: 
Platt had run into Lauson's pocket kings and couldn't find an ace as the board ran out 
, eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,878 | 23,409 |
|
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Busted |