Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:06 PM Local Time
Ill-Timed 3-Bet By Po
Thomas Newton raised to 225,000 before Kenneth Po re-raised to 800,000.
Newton quickly announced he was all in and Po folded, showing three sevens.
"An ill-timed three-bet by me," Po said.
Thomas Newton | 4,200,000 | 700,000 |
Kenneth Po | 950,000 | -850,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:05 PM Local Time
Po Gets Some From Newton
Kenneth Po raised to 225,000 from under the gun and Thomas Newton called in the small blind. Both players took one.
Newton led out for 250,000 and Po, after some deliberation, called. "Ten," Newton announced, but Po turned over to win the pot.
The next hand, Newton lost some more when he raised to 225,000 and Yuri Dzivielevski re-raised all in. "The Yuri special," Newton said as he folded.
Thomas Newton | 3,500,000 | -850,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 2,600,000 | 475,000 |
Kenneth Po | 1,800,000 | 325,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:59 PM Local Time
Newton Still Setting the Pace
Thomas Newton raised to 175,000 from the button and Kenneth Po called from the big blind. Both players drew one. After the draw, both players checked and Po turned over to take the pot while Newton threw the losing hand away.
A few hands later, Newton raised to 225,000 from under the gun and Roland Israelashvili called from the big blind. Israelashvili stood pat and Newton drew one. After the draw, Israelashvili check-folded when Newton fired 300,000.
Thomas Newton | 4,350,000 | -50,000 |
Maxx Coleman | 2,575,000 | -315,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 2,125,000 | -75,000 |
Kenneth Po | 1,475,000 | 375,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 1,220,000 | -180,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:45 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 150,000
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:45 PM Local Time
Players Getting Shove-Happy
In the last orbit, both Thomas Newton and Yuri Dzivielevski won pots by shoving all in from the small blind and getting the big blind to fold.
Dzivielevski also three-bet an open from Newton to 425,000, and Newton quickly folded. The next hand, Kenneth Po moved all in for around 800,000 but got no callers.
There are still few draws or showdowns to be had, but pre-draw action is getting more aggressive.
Thomas Newton | 4,400,000 | 630,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 2,200,000 | 500,000 |
Kenneth Po | 1,100,000 | 250,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:29 PM Local Time
Newton Takes with Jack-Ten
Maxx Coleman rised to 175,000 from the button and Thomas Newton called from the big blind. Newton drew one and Coleman took two.
After the draw, Newton bet 125,000 and turned over after Coleman called. The jack-ten was good enough for Newton to take the pot and Coleman served the losing hand into the muck.
Thomas Newton | 3,770,000 | 370,000 |
Maxx Coleman | 2,890,000 | -410,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:18 PM Local Time
Draws Few and Far Between
Kenneth Po raised to 200,000 from the cutoff before Maxx Coleman reraised to 600,000 on the button.
Po spent a few minutes in the tank, re-checking his cards and counting out his chips, before he decided to fold.
The next hand, Coleman came in with a raise to 175,000 before folding to an all-in shove by Roland Israelashvili.
Action has slowed considerably since Po's double-up, with no pot advancing to the draw for a significant part of this level.
Maxx Coleman | 3,300,000 | 720,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 1,400,000 | -100,000 |
Kenneth Po | 850,000 | -490,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:03 PM Local Time
Po Sweats a Double
Kenneth Po shoved his last 670,000 from the small blind and Maxx Coleman called from the big blind. Po stood pat and Coleman drew one.
Kenneth Po:
Maxx Coleman: /
Coleman peeled a and Po's eight-seven held to secure the important double.
Maxx Coleman | 2,580,000 | -830,000 |
Kenneth Po | 1,340,000 | 465,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:54 PM Local Time
Dzivielevski Shoves First Hand Back
On the first hand after dinner break, Roland Israelashvili raised to 175,000 from the button and Yuri Dzivielevski called from the big blind. Both players took one.
After the draw, Dzivielevski slowly rearranged his chips and pushed them all in the middle, a bet totaling 1,170,000. Israelashvili asked for a count and started playing with his chips, re-stacking them and cutting out the amount necessary to call.
The WSOP cash king spent nearly five minutes in the tank before he decided to fold as Dzivielevski's Brazilian rail serenaded him with chants of "Vamos."
Yuri Dzivielevski | 1,700,000 | 250,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 1,500,000 | -170,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:45 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 120,000
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:43 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Maxx Coleman | 3,410,000 | 410,000 |
Thomas Newton | 3,400,000 | 490,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 1,670,000 | -480,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 1,450,000 | 35,000 |
Kenneth Po | 875,000 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:47 PM Local Time
Time for Dinner
The remaining five players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Action is expected to resume at approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:44 PM Local Time
Tomas Szwarcberg Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,108)
Maxx Coleman raised to 120,000 from the small blind, then called when big blind Tomas Szwarcberg re-raised all in for 1,100,000.
Coleman stood pat with , while Szwarcberg turned over and took one.
Looking to improve on the draw, Szwarcberg got up from his chair and bent down to slowly peel his last card. He finally revealed a seven, but it was no good against Coleman's hand as he was eliminated in sixth place.
Maxx Coleman | 3,000,000 | 1,010,000 |
Tomas Szwarcberg | 0 | -1,275,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:33 PM Local Time
Szwarcberg Pressures Po
Action has slowed down for the final six players under the bright lights of the featured stage.
Kenneth Po raised to 140,000 from the button and Tomas Szwarcberg called from the big blind. Both players drew one.
Szwarcberg fired 260,000 after the draw and Po considered his options before he folded to give up the pot.
Thomas Newton | 2,910,000 | 410,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 2,150,000 | -50,000 |
Maxx Coleman | 1,990,000 | 65,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 1,415,000 | -135,000 |
Tomas Szwarcberg | 1,275,000 | -25,000 |
Kenneth Po | 1,075,000 | -175,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:16 PM Local Time
Szwarcberg Forced Out Twice
Tomas Szwarcberg raised to 115,000 from early position. On the button, Thomas Newton put in a re-raise to 475,000. Szwarcberg counted out his stack before deciding to fold.
The next hand, Szwarcberg came in with a raise again, this time to 145,000. Again, from the button, Yuri Dzivielevski re-raised, moving all in.
With around 1,300,000 remaining, Szwarcberg considered the decision for a moment before giving up his hand for the second consecutive time.
Thomas Newton | 2,500,000 | -25,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 1,550,000 | -50,000 |
Tomas Szwarcberg | 1,300,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:03 PM Local Time
Coleman and Po Apply Pressure
Maxx Coleman raised to 140,000 from middle position and Yuri Dzivielevski called from the big blind. Both players drew one card. Dzivielevski checked the draw and Coleman bet 300,000, which was too much for Dzivielevski and he threw it in the muck.
A few hands later, Thomas Newton raised to 125,000 from the button. Dzivielevski called from the small blind before Kenneth Po shoved from the big blind for just under 1,000,000. Newton and Dzivielevski got away from it to give Po the pot.
Thomas Newton | 2,525,000 | 25,000 |
Maxx Coleman | 1,925,000 | -375,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 1,600,000 | 0 |
Kenneth Po | 1,250,000 | 130,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 6:55 PM Local Time
Po Makes it a Lot of Chips
"One-fifty. Otherwise known as six chips," Kenneth Po said as he raised from early position. Tomas Szwarcberg called on the button.
Po took one, while Szwarcberg stood pat. After the draw, Po grabbed his remaining stack of chips and announced he was all in for 550,000.
Szwarcberg asked for a count and stared Po down for about a minute before sliding his cards into the muck.
Tomas Szwarcberg | 1,300,000 | 0 |
Kenneth Po | 1,120,000 | 410,000 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 6:44 PM Local Time
Players on the Move
With the start of Level 26, the six remaining players are being moved to one of the feature tables inside the Bally's Event Center.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 6:44 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 90,000
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 6:37 PM Local Time
Po Mis-Clicks
Action folded Kenneth Po in the small blind who announced a raise to 300,000 but only put in 150,000. The dealer made his verbal raise stand and forced him to put in the remaining chips before Maxx Coleman announced he was all in.
"My mistake got you an extra 125,000," Po said as he folded, explaining he was thinking about three times the blind and got mixed up.
"You're not used to having so many chips," Roland Israelashvili joked.
"Roland's right. I've already miscounted my stack three times," Po added.
The next hand, Po made sure there was no confusion about his raise size. "Five chips," he said, putting in 125,000 as Tomas Szwarcberg called on the button.
Both players took one and Po checked. Szwarcberg put out 325,000 and Po went into the tank for about two minutes before folding.
Maxx Coleman | 2,300,000 | 2,094,000 |
Tomas Szwarcberg | 1,300,000 | 200,000 |
Kenneth Po | 710,000 | -90,000 |