$3,500 NLH Championship Day 2 | 2022 Wynn Summer Classic

06-27-2022 20:55 UTC-7

54th-62nd Finishers

Brandon Bloom

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

These players received $16,636.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Van Blarcum	Busted

Seth Fischer	Busted
Rafael Moraes	Busted

Steven Rivero	Busted
Andy Park	Busted
Alejandro Gonzalez-Olaechea	Busted
Tobias Schwecht	Busted
Brian Green	Busted

Aaron Massey	Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

06-27-2022 21:09 UTC-7

Romero Shoves on Hong

Brandon Bloom

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Before the blinds went up, Jinho Hong opened to 55,000 from early position, James Romero three-bet to 140,000 in the hijack, and Hong called.

The dealer fanned the flop and Hong check-called for 100,000.

The fell on the turn, Hong checked, and Romero moved all in for approximately 700,000. Hong thought about it briefly but decided to send his cards into the muck to concede the pot to Romero.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jinho Hong	1,450,000 -240,000	-240,000

James Romero	1,230,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: James Romero Jinho Hong

06-27-2022 21:16 UTC-7

PN Podcast: Brian Hastings 17th Player to Win 6th Bracelet; Phil Ivey Makes Run at No. 11

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes highlighting all the recent bracelet winners and even interviews with the likes of Daniel Weinman, Ramsey Stovall, Ali Eslami, and Justin Pechie.

They also talk about Brian Hastings becoming just the 17th player in WSOP history to capture six or more bracelets, as well as Phil Ivey getting everyone excited by making a serious run at his 11th gold bracelet. Additionally, there are highlights from the Wynn $2,200 Mystery Bounty, Neymar Jr. notching his first-ever WSOP cash, and Dan Zack winning his second bracelet of the summer (as well as taking the lead in the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year race).

They also offer a preview of the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget June 24-28 and offer their picks after the final ten nominees were released for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2022.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-27-2022 21:20 UTC-7

Ajayi Flips and Doubles

Brandon Bloom

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adedapo Ajayi moved all in for 500,000 from the hijack and action folded to the big blind who called.

Adedapo Ajayi:
Big Blind:

Ajayi needed to improve and did so right away on the flop. The turn left him just needing to fade a river jack, and the completed the board to confirm his double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adedapo Ajayi	1,045,000 545,000	545,000

Tags: Adedapo Ajayi

06-27-2022 21:21 UTC-7

Karmatckii Finds Heat

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Bin Weng opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andrew Moreno on the button as well as Arsenii Karmatckii out of the big blind.

Action checked through the flop to the turn where Karmatckii checked for a second time. Weng led out for 80,000 which got Moreno to release his hand while Karmatckii made the call.

Karmatckii checked again on the river and then snap called when Weng bet 240,000. Weng confidently tabled but he was beaten to the pot by Karmatckii's better two pair with .

A couple of hands later action folded to Karmatckii on the button and he raised. The small blind player responded with a three-bet to 215,000 and the big blind got out of the way to send the action back to Karmatckii. He, after some thought, announced all in, causing the small blind to go into the tank. After several minutes, the small blind, with 500,000 behind, open folded and Karmatckii showed the table he had been dealt .

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	1,450,000 1,161,000	1,161,000

Bin Weng	800,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Arsenii Karmatckii Bin Weng

06-27-2022 21:35 UTC-7

Ducks Double Moreno

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrew Moreno open shoved 500,000 from the cutoff and Arsenii Karmatckii re-jammed with the bigger stack on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Moreno was officially at risk.

Andrew Moreno:
Arsenii Karmatckii:

"We'll see if you're good at these," joked Moreno prior to the flop. With the board running out , giving Moreno the double, it would appear that Karmatickii is not good "at these".

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	1,200,000 -250,000	-250,000

Andrew Moreno	1,100,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Arsenii Karmatckii

06-27-2022 21:37 UTC-7

Smiljkovic Pips and Ousts

Brandon Bloom

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 60,000 in the hijack, the small blind moved all in for approximately 750,000, and Smiljkovic called.

Small Blind:
Daniel Smiljkovic:

Smiljkovic was in great shape to score a knockout, and the board ran out to confirm the result as his opponent made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	3,350,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic

06-27-2022 21:47 UTC-7

Moreno Applies Pressure

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Andrew Moreno in the small blind was involved in a hand with Michael Rossitto in the big blind. With the board reading Rossitto had a bet of 200,000 in the middle and Moreno had raised all in. Rossitto was deep in the tank, with the other players standing waiting for the table to be broken. After a few minutes, Rossitto reluctantly laid his hand down. "Clock!" joked Bin Weng as Rossitto racked up his remaining stack to move to another table.