Monday, June 20, 2022 8:09 PM Local Time
Ponakovs Over Heath in the Blinds
Aleksejs Ponakovs limped in from the small blind with and Ben Heath checked his option with . The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Ponakovs led out with a bet of 275,000 with the best hand but Heath wasn't going anywhere with a straight and flush draw. The completed the board and Ponakovs fired out another bet of 825,000. Heath paid him off after making a pair on the river and Ponakovs collected the pot.
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 15,625,000 | 625,000  |
| Ben Heath | 4,500,000 | -1,000,000  |
Monday, June 20, 2022 8:03 PM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Monday, June 20, 2022 8:03 PM Local Time
Cards Are in the Air
The cards are back in the air on the feature table with just five players remaining looking for that coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Monday, June 20, 2022 7:10 PM Local Time
Ivey has Momentum
Monday, June 20, 2022 7:07 PM Local Time
Breaking News: Phil Ivey Closing in on Elusive 11th WSOP Bracelet Tonight
Phil Ivey
Only one poker player in history — Phil Hellmuth — has reached the 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet plateau. On Monday, Phil Ivey could join one of poker's most exclusive clubs.
The for-now 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner is currently sitting on a large stack with five players remaining in Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, which slated to play down to a winner tonight.
As it stands, Hellmuth is the record holder with 16 bracelets, followed by Ivey, Johnny Chan, and Doyle Brunson tied at 10.
The $100k was originally scheduled to wrap up with the final table on Tuesday, airing on PokerGO, but PokerGO called an audible and decided to livestream the final table tonight. At the time of publishing, the remaining players were on a dinner break and will come back at 7 p.m. to play it down to a winner, who will receive $1,897,363. Coverage on PokerGO will resume at 8 p.m., along with PokerNews' live reporting updates.
With the blinds at 60,000/120,000, Ivey currently sits at 9,075,000, approximately 75 big blinds, good for second in chips. Aleksejs Ponakovs, an online poker crusher, is the chip leader at 14,450,000 and has been dominating play during Monday's Day 2 session.
$100k Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Stack |
|---|
| 1 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | 14,450,000 |
| 2 | Phil Ivey | 9,075,000 |
| 3 | Ben Heath | 5,825,000 |
| 4 | Michael Moncek | 4,540,000 |
| 5 | Gregory Jensen | 4,200,000 |
Learn More About Ivey's Run and Follow Live Updates Here!
Monday, June 20, 2022 6:02 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The remaining five players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break with the action resuming on the feature table at 7 p.m. local time. The PokerNews updates will restart at 8 p.m. in accordance with the PokerGO live stream.
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 15,000,000 | 550,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 9,100,000 | 25,000 |
| Ben Heath | 5,500,000 | -325,000 |
| Gregory Jensen | 4,200,000 | 0 |
| Michael Moncek | 3,400,000 | -1,140,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 6:01 PM Local Time
Ivey Hits an Ace from Space
Ben Heath opened to 350,000 in the cutoff and Phil Ivey jammed all in for 4,300,000 in the small blind. Gregory Jensen woke up with a monster in the big blind and re-shoved all in, getting Heath to quickly fold.
Phil Ivey:
Gregory Jensen:
Jensen held a commanding lead with his pocket kings and the flop of left it that way. However, the on the turn soared Ivey to the lead and the rail let many gasps. The completed the board and Ivey earned himself a double up in the last hand before the dinner break.
| Phil Ivey | 9,075,000 | 3,225,000 |
| Gregory Jensen | 4,200,000 | -4,700,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:57 PM Local Time
Talal Shakerchi Eliminated in 6th Place ($321,437)
Phil Ivey opened to 325,000 from under the gun and Talal Shakerchi shipped all in for 2,350,000 in the cutoff. Aleksejs Ponakovs just called on the button and the rest of the table folded.
Talal Shakerchi:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:
Shakerchi was in a great position to double up but the flop of gave Ponakovs a set of kings. The on the turn gave Ponakovs quads and Shakerchi was drawing dead to the on the river.
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 14,450,000 | 2,550,000 |
| Talal Shakerchi | 0 | -1,350,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:53 PM Local Time
Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 7th Place ($255,001)
Ben Heath raised from the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski defended the big blind.
The flop came . Heath led for 275,000, Badziakouski raised to 575,000. Heath three-bet jammed all in to force Badziakouski to commit the rest which he did.
Badziakouski had the lead with the top pair. While Heath was pulling for diamonds, holding the .
The turn was a blank but the river turned out to be the end of the line for Badziakouski as the came off to eliminate him.
| Ben Heath | 5,825,000 | 2,825,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 0 | -1,600,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:42 PM Local Time
Ponakovs Pressures Badziakouski
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 300,000 on the button and Mikita Badziakouski defended from the big blind. The flop came and Badziakouski checked. Ponakovs continued with a bet of 200,000 and Badziakouski called.
The turn was the and Badziakouski checked again. Ponakovs fired out another bet of 525,000 and Badziakouski still called. The river was the and Badziakouski checked for the third time. Ponakovs announced all in and Badziakouski was put to the test for his remaining 1,600,000 chips.
"Ooohhhh," Badziakouski let out a sighing noise. "How many time banks do I have?" He asked himself as he grabbed a hold of a bunch of them. Over three minutes passed and Badziakouski used six of his time banks before finally laying his hand down.
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 11,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 1,600,000 | -1,600,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:30 PM Local Time
Schedule Change
There has been a schedule change to the tournament due to the PokerGO live stream. The players will complete this level and then take a dinner break. The cards will go back in the air at 7 p.m. local time with the live stream beginning at 8 p.m. The PokerNews updates will be in accordance with the live stream. They will also be playing down to a winner tonight and giving away a WSOP gold bracelet.
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:20 PM Local Time
Level 19 started
Level: 19
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:20 PM Local Time
Shakerchi Doubles With Big Slick
Talal Shakerchi moved all in from the button for 675,000. Ben Heath called in the big blind.
Talal Shakerchi:
Ben Heath:
The flop came , the rest of the board filled out with ladies as the and came off to secure a double for Shakerchi.
| Ben Heath | 3,000,000 | -675,000 |
| Talal Shakerchi | 1,350,000 | 600,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:15 PM Local Time
Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 9th Place ($181,068); Masashi Oya Eliminated in 8th Place ($210,485)
Nick Petrangelo moved his short stack of 540,000 into the middle from under the gun. Ben Heath just called on his left and Masashi Oya also called in middle position. The rest of the table folded and the flop came .
Heath shoved all in on the flop and Oya called off his last 350,000 chips. All three hands were tabled and it was Heath who was currently in the lead.
Nick Petrangelo:
Masashi Oya:
Ben Heath:
Despite Heath being in the lead, he had plenty of cards to dodge. The on the turn and the on the river were complete bricks and Heath eliminated both players.
Nick Petrangelo eliminated in 9th place| Ben Heath | 3,675,000 | 1,715,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 0 | -540,000 |
| Masashi Oya | 0 | -850,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 5:05 PM Local Time
Final Table Redraw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 750,000 | 6 |
| 2 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 10,800,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 540,000 | 5 |
| 4 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 1,960,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 3,200,000 | 27 |
| 6 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 850,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Michael Moncek | United States | 4,540,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Phil Ivey | United States | 5,850,000 | 49 |
| 9 | Gregory Jensen | United States | 8,900,000 | 74 |
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 10,800,000 | 350,000 |
| Gregory Jensen | 8,900,000 | 50,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 5,850,000 | 0 |
| Michael Moncek | 4,540,000 | -260,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 3,200,000 | -450,000 |
| Ben Heath | 1,960,000 | 880,000 |
| Masashi Oya | 850,000 | 50,000 |
| Talal Shakerchi | 750,000 | -300,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 540,000 | -890,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 4:55 PM Local Time
Brief History of the PokerNews Cup Headed Into This Weekend's $1M GTD!
PN Cup
The $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget is less than a week away and will take place during the annual Grand Poker Series. With a seven-figure guarantee, the event is expected to draw a massive field and be an exciting highlight of the summer.
With just a few days to go before the event, here is a look back at the history of the PokerNews Cup, which has taken place across the world from Australia to Roznadov to New Jersey, and the ten champions who have been crowned so far.
| | YEAR | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL (IN USD) | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) |
|---|
| | 2007 | A$2,800 PokerNews Cup Australia | 428 | $1,066,410 | Dory Zayner | $266,959 |
| | 2008 | A$2,000 PokerNews Cup Australia | 410 | $563,079 | Nali Kaselias | $171,670 |
| | 2008 | $3,353 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open | 175 | $502,233 | Darren Kramer | $140,575 |
| | 2009 | A$2,000 PokerNews Cup Australia | 381 | $661,045 | Con Tsapkounis | $140,537 |
| | 2009 | €1,500 PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria) | 129 | $233,585 | Marc Naalden | $63,094 |
| | 2015 | €250 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov | 689 | $213,004 | Daniel Can | $17,898 |
| | 2016 | €270 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov | 1,082 | $364,833 | Timur Caglan | $67,541 |
| | 2016 | $2,000 PokerNews Cup Borgata | 120 | $222,324 | Ryan Van Sanford | $68,676 |
| | 2017 | €225 PokerNews Cup King's Casino Rozvadov | 617 | $234,684 | Holger Bansner | $28,277 |
| | 2019 | €550 PokerNews Cup Kulata Spring | 141 | $102,136 | Panagiotis Panagiotidis | $20,708 |
Click here for a full history of the PokerNews Cup!
Monday, June 20, 2022 4:53 PM Local Time
Jensen Takes Big From Oya
Action was on the flop of . Masashi Oya bet 450,000 from the cutoff, Mikita Badziakouski called on the button. Gregory Jensen jammed all in from the big blind, Oya called and Badziakouski folded his hand swiftly.
Jensen had the lead as he held the two pair against the of Oya who would need miracle running sevens to win the pot. The turn was the and the river the to give Jensen the big pot and leave Oya short.
| Gregory Jensen | 8,850,000 | 7,135,000 |
| Masashi Oya | 800,000 | -3,000,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 4:48 PM Local Time
Eric Worre Eliminated in 10th Place ($162,623)
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Eric Worre shoved all in for around 700,000 on the button. Ponakovs snap-called and the cards were on their backs.
Eric Worre:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:
The flop came and Ponakovs still held a commanding lead. The on the turn left Worre drawing to three outs and the on the river was not one of them.
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 10,450,000 | 280,000 |
| Eric Worre | 0 | -810,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 4:41 PM Local Time
Main Event Champ Koray Aldemir Bubbles the $100,000 High Roller
Koray Aldemir shoved all in for his two big blind stack from under the gun. Aleksejs Ponakovs re-jammed on his left and everyone else folded.
Koray Aldemir:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:
There was the in the window to look like Aldemir might have yet another life as the flop came to pair the six but also give Ponakovs a broadway draw. The turn was the and the river finally cracked the bubble as the came off to eliminate Aldemir.
| Aleksejs Ponakovs | 10,170,000 | 220,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 0 | -220,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2022 4:37 PM Local Time
Moncek Calls River vs Oya
The board was completed on the river to read . Masashi Oya bet 700,000 from the button. Michael Moncek took a moment before he called in the big blind.
Moncek rolled over the which was the winner as Oya mucked his hand.
| Michael Moncek | 5,950,000 | 1,550,000 |
| Masashi Oya | 3,800,000 | -1,700,000 |