Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:06 PM Local Time
PN Podcast: Brian Hastings 17th Player to Win 6th Bracelet; Phil Ivey Makes Run at No. 11
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes highlighting all the recent bracelet winners and even interviews with the likes of Daniel Weinman, Ramsey Stovall, Ali Eslami, and Justin Pechie.
They also talk about Brian Hastings becoming just the 17th player in WSOP history to capture six or more bracelets, as well as Phil Ivey getting everyone excited by making a serious run at his 11th gold bracelet. Additionally, there are highlights from the Wynn $2,200 Mystery Bounty, Neymar Jr. notching his first-ever WSOP cash, and Dan Zack winning his second bracelet of the summer (as well as taking the lead in the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year race).
They also offer a preview of the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget June 24-28 and offer their picks after the final ten nominees were released for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!
Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:04 PM Local Time
Break
The five remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:03 PM Local Time
Chip Counts in the Break
Alex Foxen | 42,775,000 | -25,000 |
Brandon Steven | 22,600,000 | 0 |
Chris Hunichen | 7,550,000 | -1,000,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 5,925,000 | -200,000 |
Sam Soverel | 5,150,000 | -50,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:02 PM Local Time
Martin Kabrhel Eliminated in 6th Place ($759,362)
First to act, Martin Kabrhel raised to 2,000,000 with , leaving just 150,000 behind. To his left, Brandon Steven clicked it to 4,000,000 with .
Sam Soverel found in the big blind and, with a raise and reraise in front of him, was able to find a fold from his 13 big blind stack. Kabrhel called it off for the few extra chips
The flop wasn't of much help to the Czech motormouth, but the on the turn added a flush draw to his kings. The river was a red card, but it was the to end Kabrhel's bid at a third bracelet in 6th place.
Brandon Steven | 22,600,000 | 3,150,000 |
Sam Soverel | 5,200,000 | -750,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 0 | -2,150,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:56 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Gets Called By Foxen
Martin Kabrhel moved all in for 675,000 second to act and Alex Foxen isolated by three-bet jamming from the small blind, which inspired Chirs Hunichen to fold from the big.
Alex Foxen:
Martin Kabrhel:
Kabrhel took the lead on the flop and he held through the turn and river.
Alex Foxen | 42,800,000 | -1,450,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 2,150,000 | 1,475,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:52 PM Local Time
Soverel Leaves Kabrhel on Fumes
Sam Soverel raised to 2,000,000, leaving himself with just 475,000 behind. To his left, Martin Kabrhel three-bet shoved all in for 3,150,000 and Soverel called it off. Kabrhel had Soverel covered by just 1.5 big blind.
Sam Soverel:
Martin Kabrhel:
The board ran out and Soverel's pocket eights remained best for a double-up.
Sam Soverel | 5,950,000 | 3,475,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 675,000 | -2,675,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:49 PM Local Time
Steven Snap-Folds Ace-Queen
Adrian Mateos opened to 800,000 with the and Alex Foxen three-bet to 1.9 million with the .
Action folded to Brandon Steven in the big blind and he looked down at the . He must not have liked it as he quickly folded, and Mateos followed suit to give Foxen the pot without further resistance.
Alex Foxen | 44,250,000 | 2,800,000 |
Brandon Steven | 19,450,000 | -1,000,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 6,125,000 | -1,600,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:45 PM Local Time
Foxen Over 40 Million
After several raise-and-take-it's, Alex Foxen is now over 40 million and the runaway chipleader. In the last hand, he raised to 3,750,000 in the cutoff with and won another pot.
Alex Foxen | 41,450,000 | 3,950,000 |
Brandon Steven | 20,450,000 | -50,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 8,550,000 | -1,200,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 7,725,000 | -175,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 3,350,000 | -1,850,000 |
Sam Soverel | 2,475,000 | -2,000,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:41 PM Local Time
Mateos Calls With King-High
In a blind-on-blind confrontation between Brandon Steven ( ) and Adrian Mateos ( ), action was checked to the river on a board.
Steven tried to take it with a bet of 700,000 but Mateos was having none of it and correctly called with king-high.
Brandon Steven | 20,500,000 | -1,900,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 7,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:37 PM Local Time
Foxen Ramping It Up
Brandon Steven raised to 900,000 from middle position holding and Alex Foxen three-bet to 2,700,000 on the button with . Steven quickly folded.
Alex Foxen | 37,500,000 | 2,950,000 |
Brandon Steven | 22,400,000 | -1,850,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:34 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Snap-Folds
Martin Kabrhel raised to 800,000 in middle position with . Adrian Mateos picked up on the button and three-bet to 3,500,000.
Kabrhel, perhaps somewhat out of character, snap-folded his hand.
Adrian Mateos | 6,800,000 | 2,775,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 5,200,000 | -1,750,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:26 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Alex Foxen | 34,550,000 | 950,000 |
Brandon Steven | 24,250,000 | -50,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 9,750,000 | -1,000,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 6,950,000 | -200,000 |
Sam Soverel | 4,475,000 | 775,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 4,025,000 | -1,000,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:25 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey Eliminated in 7th Place ($597,381)
Phil Ivey shoved all in for 4,600,000 from middle position. Brandon Steven called one seat over to put the poker legend at risk.
Phil Ivey:
Brandon Steven:
Ivey was dominated and didn't find much to work with on the flop. The on the turn left him drawing to three outs and the on the river sealed his fate.
After finishing runner-up in the $100k earlier, Ivey finished in 7th place this time and received $597,381 for his efforts.
Brandon Steven | 24,300,000 | 4,650,000 |
Phil Ivey | 0 | -4,800,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:17 PM Local Time
Mateos Shoves, Ivey Folds A Pair
Second to act, Adrian Mateos ripped it in for 4,030,000 with and everyone folded to Phil Ivey in the big blind.
Ivey looked down at a pair of fives and, with a stack of 4,800,000 total, opted to fold.
Adrian Mateos | 5,025,000 | 1,025,000 |
Phil Ivey | 4,800,000 | 400,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:14 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Gets It In
In the previous hand, there was a raise and take it for Alex Foxen on the button.
In the next hand, he raised it up with the from the cutoff. Martin Kabrhel three-bet shoved for 5,750,000 from the big blind with and Foxen quickly folded.
Alex Foxen | 33,600,000 | 200,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 7,150,000 | 400,000 |
Sam Soverel | 3,700,000 | -1,375,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:10 PM Local Time
'Big Huni' Up Against the Kings of Mateos
Adrian Mateos raised to 800,000 from the button with the and Alex Foxen called from the small blind holding the . Chris Hunichen then three-bet jammed for 4.78 million with the in the big blind and Mateos isolated by jamming over the top for 8.8 million. Foxen got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
Mateos was ahead but not after the flop came down to pair Hunichen's ace. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Hunichen doubled through Mateos.
Chris Hunichen | 10,750,000 | 5,575,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 4,000,000 | -5,550,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:06 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:06 PM Local Time
2022 WSOP Player of the Week 3: Shaun Deeb Runs Deep in Three Championship Events
Very few in the poker world have the hustle during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) that Shaun Deeb has, which is why Deeb is the latest PokerNews WSOP Player of the Week.
At the halfway point in the series, Deeb has cashed 11 events for a total of $311,064 in earnings. Three of those cashes have been from deep runs in $10,000 buy-in championship events in just the past seven days.
Find out why Deeb is the Player of the Week
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:01 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Alex Foxen | 33,400,000 | 150,000 |
Brandon Steven | 19,650,000 | -50,000 |
Adrian Mateos | 9,550,000 | 0 |
Martin Kabrhel | 6,750,000 | -750,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 5,175,000 | -725,000 |
Sam Soverel | 5,075,000 | -25,000 |
Phil Ivey | 4,400,000 | -800,000 |
Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:00 PM Local Time
Dan Zack Eliminated in 8th Place ($488,095)
Alex Foxen raised to 600,000 in early position and Dan Zack shoved for the third time in a row, this time for 6,250,000 on the button. When the action came back to Foxen, he snap-called to put Zack at risk.
Dan Zack:
Alex Foxen:
The flop came down and Zack paired up to take a sizable lead in the hand. The on the turn gave Foxen some straight outs to go along with the aces he now needed instead, and he drilled the on the river to make a straight and knock out Zack.
With that, Zack was the first casualty of the $250k Super High Roller final table and had to settle for eighth place.
Alex Foxen | 33,250,000 | 6,850,000 |
Dan Zack | 0 | -6,250,000 |