Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
On a board of ![]()
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Daniel Moran in the big blind was involved in a hand with a player in the cutoff. Both players checked to see the
turn. Moran checked for a second time and called when his opponent tossed 2,000 into the middle.
The
river saw Moran lead out for 1,500 and receive a quick call. Moran turned over ![]()
for bottom pair, good enough to take down the pot. "Value town!" exclaimed a player not involved in the hand as Moran incorporated his newfound chips into his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
65,000
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65,000 |
What a day June 5, 2022 was for Maziar Keshavarzi, who hails from San Antonio, Texas. The Lone Star State poker player took on the $1,100 no-limit hold'em event at the Wynn Summer Classic and completely obliterated his competition to the tune of a $46,107 payday via a three-way chop with Tyler Cormney, who received $43,346, and Kobi Ribak (3rd place for $29,781).
Although the final two payouts were close, Keshavarzi received the shiny Wynn Resorts replica trophy for winning heads-up play. Anthony Denove, who is from the Los Angeles area, finished in 4th place for $16,560.
The $200,000 guaranteed NLH tournament had 238 entries for a final prize pool of $233,240. Some big name players finished in the money, including Poker Hall of Famer David Oppenheim (10th place for $4,606), Sam Panzica (22nd place for $2,603), and Scott Baumstein (24th place for $2,367).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziar Keshavarzi | $46,107 |
| 2 | Tyler Cormney | $43,346 |
| 3 | Kobi Ribak | $29,781 |
| 4 | Anthony Denove | $16,560 |
| 5 | Kevin Petersen | $12,198 |
| 6 | Charles Phillips | $9,400 |
| 7 | Donavan Dean | $7,557 |
| 8 | Emmanuel McKenzie | $6,274 |
| 9 | Don Dizon | $5,341 |
At the second break, 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan was seen taking his seat and has since gotten off to a decent start.
A player in middle position opened to 2,200 and received calls from Hossein Ensan on the button as well as the small blind player and Hannes Speiser in the big blind to create four-way action.
Both blinds and the preflop raiser checked to Ensan on the ![]()
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flop and he led out for 5,100. That bet alone was enough to force all three opponents out of the hand and send a small pot the German's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000 | |
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Vikenty Shegal ended up getting his 37,300 in from the big blind and was at risk against Grace Rowan in the small blind.
Vikenty Shegal: ![]()
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Grace Rowan: ![]()
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The ![]()
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flop put Shegal way ahead, and the
and
completed the board to confirm his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,600
35,600
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35,600 |
|
|
45,000
43,200
|
43,200 |
With over 50,000 in the middle on a ![]()
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completed board, the big blind checked, and Rob Wazwaz put out a stack of chips on the button to cover his opponent's remaining stack of approximately 20,000.
The big blind player thought for a bit, had the clock called on him, and ultimately put in his remaining chips.
Wazwaz tabled ![]()
to claim the pot and move towards the top of the leaderboard, as his opponent mucked and made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
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Vlada Stojanović opened to 2,000 from middle position and received a single caller in the form of Hannes Speiser out of the big blind.
Speiser check-called a continuation of 1,500 from Stojanović on a flop of ![]()
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.
Action then checked through the
turn to the
river where Speiser took over the betting lead by leading out for 1,500. Stojanović quickly called and was shown ![]()
by Speiser for a pair of kings. Stojanović too held a king but his ![]()
holding gave him the superior kicker and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
43,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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152,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
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||
|
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127,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
89,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
76,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
72,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
57,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
31,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000

The 2022 World Series of Poker has been one that Daniel Negreanu would probably like to forget, especially after the way he was sent to the rail on Friday afternoon in Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
On his second bullet — $500,000 invested in the tournament — he entered Day 2 with less than half his starting stack. But he quickly built it back up and appeared on track to make a run. And then he ran into one of his toughest hands in what has been a frustrating summer for the poker legend.