Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:41 AM Local Time
Daniel Wellborn Bags Top Stack at the End of Day 2 in Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day 2 of Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker started with 159 entries, but only 16 players remained after the conclusion of the 25th level. Daniel Wellborn from Fairfax, Virginia, bagged the chip lead with an impressive 8,805,000 stack, worth 147 big blinds.
Wellborn's previous top cash was in the Maryland State Poker Championship for $40,413. Now he has the chance to win $456,889 of the $3,193,320 prize pool, created by the 2,393 entrants, and of course the WSOP gold bracelet.
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wellborn | United States | 8,805,000 | 147 |
| 2 | Leonard August | United States | 5,800,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Joe Cada | United States | 5,645,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Maximiliano Gallardo | Argentina | 5,615,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Thomas Schultz | United States | 5,550,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Leo Soma | France | 4,790,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Ivan Zhechev | Bulgaria | 4,650,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Derek Sudell | United States | 3,700,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Ryan Jones | United States | 3,400,000 | 57 |
| 10 | Tuanyi Mu | China | 3,055,000 | 51 |
Not too far behind Wellborn in chips, rounding out the top five stacks are Leonard August (5,800,000), 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada (5,645,000), Maximiliano Gallardo (5,615,000) and Thomas Schultz ( 5,550,000). two-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang is still in the running too although he is the second-shortest stack with 520,000 chips.
Some other notable players that busted out earlier today were Jeremy Ausmus in 24th place ($17,481), Yaser Al-Keliddar in 30th place ($14,094), James Calderaro in 32nd place ($14,094), Taylor Paur in 43rd place ($9,498), and start-of-the-day big stack Shankar Pillai in 64th ($5,763).
Day 3 could be anyone's game as the final three tables play out. The players return to Level 28 where the blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Join us at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 9th at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas or tune in to PokerNews Live Reporting to follow all of the action..
Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:19 AM Local Time
Seat Draw for Day 3
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Bally's | 1 | 1 | Derek Sudell | United States | 3,700,000 | 62 |
| Bally's | 1 | 2 | Maximiliano Gallardo | Argentina | 5,615,000 | 94 |
| Bally's | 1 | 3 | Ronit Chamani | South Africa | 2,350,000 | 39 |
| Bally's | 1 | 4 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 520,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 1 | 5 | Daniel Wellborn | United States | 8,805,000 | 147 |
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| Bally's | 2 | 1 | Corey Dodd | United States | 1,500,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 2 | 2 | Leonard August | United States | 5,800,000 | 97 |
| Bally's | 2 | 3 | Ryan Jones | United States | 3,400,000 | 57 |
| Bally's | 2 | 4 | Leo Soma | United States | 4,790,000 | 80 |
| Bally's | 2 | 6 | Tianyi Mu | United States | 3,055,000 | 51 |
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| Bally's | 3 | 1 | Joe Cada | United States | 5,645,000 | 94 |
| Bally's | 3 | 2 | Javier Garcirreynaldos | Spain | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| Bally's | 3 | 3 | Ivan Zhechev | Bulgaria | 4,650,000 | 78 |
| Bally's | 3 | 4 | Thomas Schultz | United States | 5,550,000 | 93 |
| Bally's | 3 | 5 | Shawn Daniels | United States | 238,000 | 4 |
| Bally's | 3 | 6 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 1,950,000 | 33 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:08 AM Local Time
Final Chip Counts
| Daniel Wellborn | 8,805,000 | -45,000  |
| Leonard August | 5,800,000 | -1,275,000 |
| Joe Cada | 5,645,000 | -2,155,000 |
| Maximiliano Gallardo | 5,615,000 | 1,915,000  |
| Thomas Schultz | 5,550,000 | 3,675,000 |
| Leo Soma | 4,790,000 | 860,000 |
| Ivan Zhechev | 4,650,000 | -1,100,000 |
| Derek Sudell | 3,700,000 | 2,400,000 |
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,400,000 | 0 |
| Tianyi Mu | 3,055,000 | 1,096,000 |
| Javier Garcirreynaldos | 2,500,000 | -300,000 |
| Ronit Chamani | 2,350,000 | 800,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 1,950,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 1,500,000 | 475,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 520,000 | -2,230,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 238,000 | -1,062,000 |
| Samy Dubonnet | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Zulker | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:07 AM Local Time
Michael Zulker Eliminated in 17th Place ($27,858)
Ryan Jones was under the gun and raised to 180,000. All players folded around to the big blind, Michael Zulker, who pushed all in for around 800,000 and Jones called.
Michael Zulker:
Ryan Jones:
The board came down , and luckily for Jones who couldn't miss all night, he hit a pair of jacks to send Zulker to the rails.
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,400,000 | 200,000 |
| Michael Zulker | 0 | -1,125,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 11:21 PM Local Time
Samy Dubonnet Eliminated in 18th Place ($21,939)
Action was picked up as Ryan Jones made the call of Samy Debonnet's all-in shove.
Samy Debonnet:
Ryan Jones:
Debonnet needed some help but his hand was still live. The flop left him with backdoor flush and straight draws. The turn took those draws off the table, and left Debonnet drawing dead. The board finished with the on the river.
Debonnet was eliminated in 18th place, and will take home a cash of $21,939.
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,200,000 | -100,000 |
| Samy Dubonnet | 0 | -740,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 11:00 PM Local Time
Cada's River Shove Takes Down Monster Pot
Shawn Daniels opened from the button for 170,000. Joe Cada raised to 655,000. Daniels. called.
On the flop, Cada continued for 550,000. Daniels again called.
The turn elicited a barrel of 945,000 from Cada, who again received a call from Daniels.
On the river, Cada moved all in. Daniels took his time with his decision. Muttering mostly to himself, he at one point received a suggestion from Cada.
"You could fold."
"Not very likely but I could I guess," responded Daniels indifferently.
A few moments later, "This is a really stupid spot. I shouldn't even be in it," pondered Daniels, "Should've folded this hand."
After some time and clearly some regret, Daniels made the laydown.
| Joe Cada | 7,800,000 | 5,150,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 1,300,000 | -3,400,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:48 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:40 PM Local Time
Final Three Tables
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 612 | 1 | Derek Sudell | United States | 1,300,000 | 16 |
| 612 | 2 | Maximiliano Gallardo | Argentina | 3,700,000 | 46 |
| 612 | 3 | Ronit Chamani | Israel | 1,550,000 | 19 |
| 612 | 4 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 2,750,000 | 34 |
| 612 | 5 | Daniel Wellborn | United States | 8,850,000 | 111 |
| 612 | 6 | Leonard August | United States | 7,075,000 | 88 |
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| 620 | 1 | Corey Dodd | United States | 1,025,000 | 13 |
| 620 | 2 | Michael Zulker | United States | 1,125,000 | 14 |
| 620 | 3 | Ryan Jones (NC) | United States | 3,300,000 | 41 |
| 620 | 4 | Leo Soma | France | 3,930,000 | 49 |
| 620 | 5 | Samy Dubonnet | France | 740,000 | 9 |
| 620 | 6 | Tianyi Mu | United States | 1,959,000 | 24 |
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| 628 | 1 | Joe Cada | United States | 2,650,000 | 33 |
| 628 | 2 | Javier Garcirreynaldos | Spain | 2,800,000 | 35 |
| 628 | 3 | Ivan Zhechev | Bulgaria | 5,750,000 | 72 |
| 628 | 4 | Thomas Schultz | United States | 1,875,000 | 23 |
| 628 | 5 | Shawn Daniels | United States | 4,700,000 | 59 |
| 628 | 6 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 2,950,000 | 37 |
| Daniel Wellborn | 8,850,000 | 7,050,000 |
| Leonard August | 7,075,000 | -785,000 |
| Ivan Zhechev | 5,750,000 | 710,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 4,700,000 | 1,475,000 |
| Leo Soma | 3,930,000 | -3,575,000 |
| Maximiliano Gallardo | 3,700,000 | -1,155,000 |
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,300,000 | -240,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 2,950,000 | 1,845,000 |
| Javier Garcirreynaldos | 2,800,000 | 1,795,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 2,750,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Joe Cada | 2,650,000 | 1,450,000 |
| Tianyi Mu | 1,959,000 | 1,484,000 |
| Thomas Schultz | 1,875,000 | -325,000 |
| Ronit Chamani | 1,550,000 | -75,000 |
| Derek Sudell | 1,300,000 | -375,000 |
| Michael Zulker | 1,125,000 | -3,627,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 1,025,000 | 250,000 |
| Samy Dubonnet | 740,000 | -1,110,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:30 PM Local Time
Zhechev Scoops Pot
The heads-up action was picked up on the turn with 325,000 already in the middle. The board so far read . Action on the turn was checked by both players.
On the turn, Shawn Daniels led out for 420,000 from the cutoff. Ivan Zhechev took some time, but eventually found the call.
"You're good. Queen high," Daniels told Zhechev after getting called, as he tossed his hand in the muck. With Daniels' hand already in the muck, Zhechev scooped the pot without showing his hand.
| Ivan Zhechev | 5,040,000 | 2,030,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 3,225,000 | -1,325,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 10:19 PM Local Time
Jones Takes Down Pot with All-In Three Bet
Samy Dubonnet opened to 120,000 from the cutoff. The button and small blind got out of the way before Ryan Jones made the call from the big blind.
Dubonnet fired for another 200,000 on the flop. Jones called.
The turn was checked through before Jones fired 150,000 on the river. Dubonnet raised him to 450,000. Jones, with the bigger stack of the two, moved all in. After some consideration, Dubonnet found the fold, mucked his hand, and gave the pot to Jones without a showdown.
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,540,000 | 840,000 |
| Samy Dubonnet | 1,850,000 | 950,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:48 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:33 PM Local Time
Last Break of the Night
The remaining 23 players have just been sent on their last break of the night. Play will resume for two more 1-hour levels before the tournament ends for the day.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:18 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Leo Soma | 7,505,000 | 1,855,000 |
| Leonard August | 5,175,000 | 435,000 |
| James Leonard | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Michael Zulker | 4,752,000 | 602,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 4,550,000 | 2,175,000 |
| Ivan Zhechev | 3,010,000 | 1,585,000 |
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 2,700,000 | -625,000 |
| Thomas Schultz | 2,200,000 | 160,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 2,100,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Wellborn | 1,800,000 | 500,000 |
| Derek Sudell | 1,675,000 | 425,000 |
| Joe Cada | 1,200,000 | -1,475,000 |
| Harry Lodge | 1,075,000 | -140,000 |
| Javier Garcirreynaldos | 1,005,000 | 305,000 |
| Samy Dubonnet | 900,000 | 40,000 |
| Eyyal Altar | 835,000 | 835,000 |
| Corey Dodd | 775,000 | -1,875,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 9:11 PM Local Time
Ausmus Doubles up Tsang
Jeremy Ausmus and Anson Tsang were heads-up preflop in the blinds. Tsang made a bet for 755,000 which was most of his stack and Ausmus shoved over the top. Tsang tossed in his remaining 5,000 chip to call.
Jeremy Ausmus:
Anson Tsang:
Ausmus was slightly ahead until the flop came down , giving Tsang a flush. Ausmus was drawing dead as the turn came a and the river was the .
| Jeremy Ausmus | 2,100,000 | -1,300,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 1,450,000 | -10,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:38 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:35 PM Local Time
Zulker Calls Mu's Bluff
The heads-up action was picked up with 300,000 already in the middle and a flop of having already been dealt.
Michael Zulker, the small blind, led for 175,000. Tianyi Mu made the call from the big blind.
Zulker fired again on the turn, this time for 400,000. Mu again made the call.
On the river, Zulker opted to check. Mu put in 650,000. When Zulker made the call, Mu tapped the table as though to say "Nice Hand," seeming to know he was beat. Zulker turned over , giving him a pair of kings. Mu mucked his hand, and Zulker scooped the big pot.
| Michael Zulker | 4,150,000 | 1,075,000 |
| Tianyi Mu | 475,000 | -1,325,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:15 PM Local Time
Tsang Takes Calderaro Out
James Calderaro was heads-up preflop with two-time bracelet winner, Anson Tang. There was 160,000 in the pot and the flop came down .
Calderaro pushed all in for around 500,000 and Tsang thought for a minute before calling.
James Calderaro:
Anson Tang:
A came on the turn and a on the river, with Tang's pocket eights holding to knock the former WSOP bracelet winner out of the tournament.
| Anson Tsang | 1,460,000 | 740,000 |
| James Calderaro | 0 | -525,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 8:11 PM Local Time
Schultz Flops a Set to Bust Kings, Double Up
Ryan Jones raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Thomas Schultz raised him to 135,000. "You got about a million?" Jones asked to Schultz.
"Eight... Maybe nine... About 950," Schultz replied as he did a quick count of his chips.
Jones, with Schultz well covered, moved all in. Schultz called.
Thomas Schultz:
Ryan Jones:
Schultz, needing help, got it on the flop, giving him a set. The board finished out to give Schultz the full house, good enough to bust Jones' kings and double up.
| Ryan Jones (NC) | 3,325,000 | -350,000 |
| Thomas Schultz | 2,040,000 | 915,000 |
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 7:54 PM Local Time
Sudell's Boat Fills Up on River to Double Up Through Ausmus
The heads-up action was picked up with a flop. Derek Sudell, the big blind, moved all in with 490,000 behind, the effective stack. Jeremy Ausmus, from under the gun, made the call quickly.
Derek Sudell:
Jeremy Ausmus:
Ausmus had hit on his ace, but Sudell had flopped two pair. No hearts on the flop left Ausmus drawing thin.
The turn gave Sudell a full house, but Ausmus still had outs. None came, though, on the river, which locked up the pot and the double up for Sudell.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 3,400,000 | -640,000 |
| Derek Sudell | 1,250,000 | 815,000 |