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Sunday, September 18, 2022 5:25 PM Local Time
Biggest Stacks
| Greg "Tallgreggor" Snyder | 60,645 | -4,825  |
| Ryan "sychosid" Hohner | 51,010 | 36,010  |
| David "pmtbmusic" Woodley | 48,259 | |
| Jennifer "bella0827" Noone | 44,025 | |
| Michael "mpb724" Bolen | 42,119 | |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 5:18 PM Local Time
Norwegian Gold Part 1: Espen Jorstad's Road to Winning the 2022 WSOP Main Event
Espen Jorstad at the 2022 WSOP Main Event
Before he was Norway's first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, Espen Uhlen Jorstad was a gamer and part-time poker player who cared more about playing video games and partying than he did chasing his dreams and aspirations.
Now a world poker champion, the 34-year-old says he wants to be a good ambassador for the game, encourage a healthy lifestyle, and show his country the positive aspects of professional poker.
PokerNews' Jesse Fullen recently interviewed the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion one-on-one in an intimate conversation that can be heard on the PokerNews podcast.
Drawing on that interview, this two-part series will look at Jorstad's life before and after the $10 million score that made him a household name and catapulted him to the top of Norway's all-time money list according to The Hendon Mob.
Read the full story on PokerNews.com
Sunday, September 18, 2022 5:14 PM Local Time
Gupta Doubles Through Sannino
Blinds: 80/160
Dominick "Slummer1" Sannino opened to 360 in middle position and Vishaal "gupta95" Gupta three-bet to 1,000 as the next player to act. Sannino called.
Sannino checked on the flop of and called a bet of 1,225 from Gupta. Sannino then led out with a bet of 2,345 on the turn and Gupta called.
Sannino checked on the river and Gupta moved all in for 8,525. Sannino called with a bigger stack. Gupta showed an overpair with , which was good against the top pair of Sannino with .
| Vishaal "gupta95" Gupta | 26,430 | 26,430 |
| Dominick ”Slummer1” Sannino | 9,013 | 9,013 |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 4:57 PM Local Time
Another Break
Players are on another five-minute break.
Sunday, September 18, 2022 4:54 PM Local Time
Aces Hold for "albatross" to Double Through Oharra
Blinds: 60/120
Kyle "Kdruck" Draucker opened to 240 in early position and Kevin "Goldwing2534" Oharra flat-called in the small blind. "albatross" then three-bet to 960 from the big blind and Draucker called, while Oharra four-bet jammed as one of the chip leaders.
"albatross" called off with 4,532 and Draucker folded.
"albatross":
Kevin "Goldwing2534" Oharra:
The aces of "albatross" couldn't be cracked as the board ran out for a double through Oharra.
| Kevin ”Goldwing2534” Oharra | 35,770 | 20,770 |
| Kyle "Kdruck" Draucker | 13,590 | 13,590 |
| albatross | 10,024 | 10,024 |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 4:37 PM Local Time
Some Big Stacks
| Greg "Tallgreggor" Snyder | 65,470 | 50,470 |
| David "DBABA" Baba | 46,711 | |
| Kevin "Goldwing2534" Oharra | 43,412 | |
| Eric "powwow" Ethans | 40,378 | |
| Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro | 32,704 | 17,704 |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 4:25 PM Local Time
"DeadMoney88" Rivers Straight to Take from Kalkan
Blinds: 40/80
Kutay "MisterKK" Kalkan opened to 180 from the cutoff and "DeadMoney88" defended from the big blind.
"DeadMoney88" checked on the flop of and Kalkan bet 200. "DeadMoney88" called. "DeadMoney88" checked again on the turn and Kalkan sized up to 365. "DeadMoney88" again called.
"DeadMoney88" checked a third time on the river and Kalkan fired a final bet of 1,695. His opponent called. Kalkan showed for two pair, but it was no good against the of his opponent for a rivered straight.
| DeadMoney88 | 18,416 | |
| Kutay "MisterKK" Kalkan | 11,820 | |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 4:10 PM Local Time
Fives Hold for "BeekMill" to Eliminate Marone
Blinds: 40/80
Ismaray "ismaray16" Reigosa opened to 320 from the cutoff and Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone called on the button. The small blind flatted before "BeekMill" three-bet to 2,020 from the big blind.
Reigosa folded and Marone four-bet jammed a stack of 12,820. The small blind folded and "BeekMill" called with slightly more.
Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone:
"BeekMill":
The fives of "BeekMill" were able to stay ahead as the board ran out for Marone to be eliminated.
| BeekMill | 27,530 | 27,530 |
| Ismaray "ismaray16" Reigosa | 23,100 | 23,100 |
| Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 3:55 PM Local Time
First Break
Players are on their first five-minute break of the tournament.
Sunday, September 18, 2022 3:50 PM Local Time
More Players in the Field
| Levi "lvraiders16" Klump | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Kevin ”Goldwing2534” Oharra | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| John "Printing77" Panish | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Shawn "clairvoyant" Kjetland | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 3:35 PM Local Time
Some Early Entrants
| Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Greg "Tallgreggor" Snyder | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Ryan "sychosid" Hohner | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Patrick "SonicFox" Fox | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Michael "Myapologies" Hauptman | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Sunday, September 18, 2022 3:30 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Event #7: $365 NLH.
Sunday, September 18, 2022 2:16 PM Local Time
Get Ready for Action in Event #7: $365 NLH
The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online schedule continues today with Event #7: $365 NLH, a one-day event that commences at 3:30 p.m. for players located in Nevada and 6:30 p.m. for those in New Jersey.
The $365 buy-in event will kick off with blinds of 25/50 and blind levels increasing every 15 minutes. Players will begin with a starting stack of 15,000 chips and are allowed up to three re-entries.
The one-day event will play down to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the prize pool and a WSOP bracelet. Later today, another bracelet will be awarded in Event #8: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max.
Some of the players who registered Event #7: $365 NLH ahead of start time include Jamie "DanBilzerian" Kerstetter, Ryan "Protential" Laplante and Scott "Rumcake" Ball.
The PokerNews live reporting team is logged in and ready to bring you updates on the action, so stay tuned.