Monday, June 27, 2022 2:54 PM Local Time
Sarnoff Rivers Two Pair, Takes a Huge Lead
Eric Smidinger raised to 2,700,000 from the small blind and Ben Sarnoff called from the big blind. The flop came and Smidinger continued with a bet of 800,000 that the dealer allowed. Sarnoff called and the landed on the turn.
Smidinger counted out another bet of 4,600,000 this time and Sarnoff stuck around to see the on the river. Smidinger pushed out a bet of 5,000,000 and Sarnoff raised to 13,000,000. Smidinger thought for a couple of minutes before making the call. Sarnoff turned over for two pair and Smidinger had to muck his cards.
Ben Sarnoff | 105,000,000 | 23,500,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 23,800,000 | -20,200,000 |
Charles Mitchell | 15,000,000 | -3,500,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 2:42 PM Local Time
Final Three Chip Counts
Ben Sarnoff | 81,500,000 | -2,300,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 44,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
Charles Mitchell | 18,500,000 | -300,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 2:38 PM Local Time
Biagio Morciano Eliminated in 4th Place ($244,664)
Biagio Morciano was the shortest stack at the table and moved all in for 10,600,000 from the cutoff. Eric Smidinger slid out enough chips to call on the button and the blinds folded.
Biagio Morciano:
Eric Smidinger:
It was a fair fight heading to the flop of where Smidinger held on to the lead. The on the turn gave Morciano some more outs but the on the river paired the board and the Italian was eliminated in fourth place.
Eric Smidinger | 40,000,000 | 13,400,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 0 | -8,200,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 2:32 PM Local Time
Mitchell Scores Huge Double Through Morciano
Charles Mitchell opened all in for 9,100,000 from the small blind and Morciano snapped it off.
Charles Mitchell:
Biagio Morciano:
The board ran out to give Mitchell the full double and make the Italian the short stack.
Charles Mitchell | 18,800,000 | 7,300,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 8,200,000 | -13,300,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 2:27 PM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Monday, June 27, 2022 2:27 PM Local Time
Sarnoff Keeps Climbing
Eric Smidinger limped in from the small blind and Ben Sarnoff made it 3,500,000 to go from the big blind. Smidinger called and the dealer spread the flop of . Smidinger checked to Sarnoff who continued with a bet of 3,500,000 and Smidinger quickly folded.
A couple of hands later, Sarnoff raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Biagio Morciano called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Morciano checked again and Sarnoff splashed in a bet of 4,500,000. Morciano instantly folded and Sarnoff scooped another pot.
Ben Sarnoff | 83,800,000 | 5,800,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 26,600,000 | -6,900,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 21,500,000 | 6,000,000 |
Charles Mitchell | 11,500,000 | -11,000,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 2:22 PM Local Time
Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 5th Place ($186,541)
Kathy Liebert moved nearly all in from the hijack for 5,700,000 of her remaining 5,800,000. Ben Sarnoff raised to 11,400,000 from the cutoff. Liebert flicked in her remaining blue chip.
Kathy Liebert:
Ben Sarnoff:
In a cruel twist of fate, Liebert ran her kings into Sarnoff's aces.
The board ran out and Liebert had to settle for fifth place and $186,541 despite coming into the day third in chips.
Ben Sarnoff | 78,000,000 | 14,500,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 0 | -6,300,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:58 PM Local Time
Liebert Left with Crumbs
Eric Smidinger raised to 2,300,000 from the small blind and Kathy Liebert called from the big blind. The flop came and Smidinger led out with a bet of 2,000,000. Liebert went into the tank for nearly two minutes before finally folding.
On the next orbit, Ben Sarnoff opened to 2,000,000 from under the gun and Liebert defended from the big blind. The flop fell and Liebert checked to Sarnoff who slid out a stack of chips.
Liebert was put to the test for her remaining 6,300,000 chips and once again she hit the tank. Liebert thought for over three minutes this time, standing up to look at the board and continuously counting her chips. After numerous questions posed to Sarnoff, she finally threw her cards away.
Ben Sarnoff | 63,500,000 | 100,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 33,500,000 | 4,100,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 6,300,000 | -7,200,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:44 PM Local Time
Mitchell Doubles Up Through Sarnoff
Ben Sarnoff opened for 2,000,000 from the cutoff and Charles Mitchell shoved for 10,000,000. It folded around back to Sarnoff, who asked for a count before muttering "Let's play" and putting the chips in.
Charles Mitchell:
Ben Sarnoff:
Mitchell was flipping as a slight favorite and enjoyed a beautiful flop to go way out in front.
However, the turn provided a river sweat for Mitchell and his rail.
The river was the , giving Mitchell a full house, a full double, and denying the rest of the table a $58,123 pay jump.
Ben Sarnoff | 63,400,000 | -12,100,000 |
Charles Mitchell | 22,500,000 | 12,000,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:36 PM Local Time
Sarnoff Bullying the Table
Ben Sarnoff raised to 2,000,000 from cutoff and Eric Smidinger called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Two more checks and the peeled off on the river. Smidinger checked for the third time and Sarnoff finally tossed in a bet of 3,000,000 which got Smidinger to fold.
On the next hand, Sarnoff opened to 2,000,000 from under the gun and was called by Smidinger and Kathy Liebert in the blinds. The flop fell and the action checked to Sarnoff who continued with a bet of 3,000,000. Smidinger quickly folded while Liebert commented about how much the bet was before flashing the to the rail and the table.
Ben Sarnoff | 75,500,000 | 6,200,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 29,400,000 | -9,500,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 13,500,000 | 3,900,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:15 PM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:01 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The remaining five players are going on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Ben Sarnoff | 69,300,000 | 3,300,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 38,900,000 | 2,900,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 15,500,000 | 3,700,000 |
Charles Mitchell | 10,500,000 | -13,500,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 9,600,000 | -3,700,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:00 PM Local Time
Morciano Moves All In, Chops with Sarnoff
Ben Sarnoff opened from the button for 1,600,000. Biagio Morciano took his time before shoving for 11,200,000 total from the big blind.
Sarnoff said "Now I wish I had ever looked at a GTO chart" and thought for about 90 seconds before making the call.
Biagio Morciano:
Ben Sarnoff:
Both players had ace-eight and when two hearts came on the flop, both players were drawing dead to a chop.
Ben Sarnoff | 66,000,000 | 600,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 11,800,000 | -300,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:00 PM Local Time
TAG TEAM TIME | JUNGLE MAN IS RANDY SAVAGE?! | Day 27 Highlights | WSOP 2022
Day 27 of the 2022 World Series of Poker saw the start of the ever-popular $1,000 Tag Team - with the likes of Veronica Brill, K.L. Cleaton, Ben Spragg, Andrew Neeme, and more all getting involved in the action early on.
Elsewhere, more bracelet winners were crowned as Brazil's Joao Simao celebrated his second piece of WSOP hardware in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix.
Monday, June 27, 2022 1:00 PM Local Time
Smidinger Over 40 Million After Sevens Hold vs. Liebert
Kathy Liebert opened for 2,000,000 from the hijack and Eric Smidinger called.
The flop came and Liebert put out a bet of 2,000,000. Smidinger called.
Both players tapped the table on the turn and once again on the river.
Smidinger turned over and Liebert conceded that it was good.
Eric Smidinger | 42,100,000 | 6,100,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 11,600,000 | -1,700,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 12:51 PM Local Time
Sarnoff Makes a Straight Flush
Biagio Morciano raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and was called by Eric Smidinger on the button and Ben Sarnoff in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Smidinger who bet 1,600,000. Sarnoff called and Morciano got out of the way.
The landed on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Sarnoff checked again and Smidinger quickly checked back. Sarnoff showed for a straight flush and Smidinger was forced to concede.
"I was hoping you had the ace," Sarnoff said to Smidinger.
Ben Sarnoff | 65,400,000 | 10,900,000 |
Eric Smidinger | 36,000,000 | -3,500,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 12,100,000 | -1,600,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 12:43 PM Local Time
Smidinger Raising in the Blinds
Biagio Morciano limped in from the small blind and Eric Smidinger raised to 1,900,000 from the big blind. Morciano called and the dealer fanned the flop of .
Both players checked and the landed on the turn. Morciano checked again and Smidinger tossed in a bet of 1,400,000 which got Morciano to fold.
On the next hand, Smidinger raised to 1,800,000 in the small blind and Kathy Liebert shoved all in for a little over 10,000,000 in the big blind. Smidinger folded and Liebert showed the as she raked in the pot.
Eric Smidinger | 39,500,000 | -3,000,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 13,700,000 | 3,700,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 13,300,000 | -2,500,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 12:34 PM Local Time
Navy Vet Reps Military Charity During WSOP Salute to Warriors Event
Texas native Jimmy Rogers is one of many military veterans competing in the charitable Salute to Warriors bracelet event at the 2022 World Series of Poker, and he's passionate about supporting the troops.
Poker pro Ray Henson, his friend, flew the US Navy vet out to Las Vegas to compete in the $500 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, which kicked off Sunday at Paris. PokerNews caught up with the amateur poker player on the Day 1 dinner break to discuss a charity he runs called Boots for Troops.
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Monday, June 27, 2022 12:32 PM Local Time
Mitchell Gets Paid on the River
Charles Mitchell and Biagio Morciano engaged in a blind-on-blind battle as Mitchell called and Morciano checked.
On the flop, Mitchell checked to Morciano who fired for 1,500,000. Mitchell called.
Both players checked the turn. The came through on the river and Mitchell fired for 2,500,000. Morciano seemed hesitant and appeared to nearly fold before calling.
Mitchell showed for the straight while Morciano showed the for the low end of the straight.
Charles Mitchell | 24,000,000 | 9,200,000 |
Biagio Morciano | 10,000,000 | -7,200,000 |
Monday, June 27, 2022 12:28 PM Local Time
Mitchell Takes Pot from Sarnoff
Ben Sarnoff called from the small blind and Charles Mitchell checked his option.
The flop came and Sarnoff fired a bet of 1,000,000. Mitchell called.
Both players checked the turn and Sarnoff bet 1,500,000 quickly after the river hit the board. Mitchell thought about it for some time before putting out a raise of 4,000,000.
Sarnoff seemed puzzled: "Can you really beat this hand? I can't tell if this is old Mitch or new Mitch." Sarnoff folded and Mitchell was back to nearly 15,000,000.
Ben Sarnoff | 54,500,000 | -1,500,000 |
Charles Mitchell | 14,800,000 | 3,500,000 |