Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:11 PM Local Time
Registration Update
In about ten minutes, players will be headed on a 75-minute dinner break.
There are currently 2,668 entries on the board, with 1,030 remaining players.
Registration has already surpassed the number of entries from last year.
That means late registration will be open until about 8:35 p.m. local time to buy in before dinner ends.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:06 PM Local Time
Defending Champ Adam Still Sitting Pretty in Pre-Dinner Counts
PT Hayes | 285,000 | 5,000 |
Eric Vanderburg | 114,000 | -16,000 |
Jack McClelland | 93,000 | -7,000 |
Kent Buckingham | 90,000 | 22,000 |
Jean-Luc Adam | 85,000 | 22,000 |
James Woods | 85,000 | -20,300 |
Dennis Phillips | 38,000 | 3,000 |
James Ditaranto | 28,000 | 13,000 |
Veronica Daly | 17,000 | -20,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:55 PM Local Time
The Shark Shoves on Shak
Dan Shak opened to 2,500 and only Humberto Brenes called from the big blind.
Brenes open-shoved his short stack on the flop and Shak open-folded pocket kings.
Brenes flashed an and took down the small pot to stay in the running.
Dan Shak | 60,000 | 30,000 |
Humberto Brenes | 12,000 | -10,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:42 PM Local Time
Bond Chooses To Die Another Day On Action Flop
Jeff Bond opened to 3,600 and he found one caller to the flop.
Bond continued for 6,500 but his opponent woke up with a raise to 20,000.
He thought it over before laying it down on the dangerous board.
Bond is still sitting comfortably with more than 70,000.
Jeff Bond | 73,000 | 1,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:34 PM Local Time
Woods Straightens Out a Set
James Woods has run his stack up past 100,000.
It was four-ways to a flop of and James Woods called a bet to see the turn.
His opponent bet again and Woods raised it up. His opponent responded with a shove and Woods snap-called.
Opponent:
James Woods:
Woods held a king-high straight against the set of queens for his opponent. Woods just needed to dodge the board pairing and he did just that on the river as he won a big pot.
James Woods | 105,300 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:22 PM Local Time
Level 8 started
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:17 PM Local Time
Klein Goes Busto Against Hayes
PT Hayes, as he's known by, raised to 4,300 from early position and a player from middle position called. The action was on Bill Klein on the button and he made it 18,000 total. Only Hayes called.
Hayes checked-called the flop to see the turn. Hayes checked again and Klein moved all in about approximately 60,000 and Hayes called with the bigger stack.
Bill Klein:
PT Hayes:
Klein held a pair and a flush draw to the nine, but Hayes already held the king-high flush. The river didn't matter as Klein was drawing dead and his big stack headed two seats to his left to Hayes.
PT Hayes | 280,000 | 280,000 |
Bill Klein | 0 | -117,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:05 PM Local Time
Vanderburg Still Crushing, Buckingham Rising
Eric Vanderburg | 130,000 | 3,900 |
Kent Buckingham | 68,000 | 19,000 |
Veronica Daly | 37,000 | -5,000 |
James Woods | 35,000 | -7,400 |
Dan Shak | 30,000 | -6,000 |
Stan Webb | 25,000 | -41,000 |
Humberto Brenes | 22,000 | -9,000 |
Ed Aulick | 0 | -24,000 |
Sandra Skaggs | 0 | -30,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:00 PM Local Time
It's Cheaper to Believe the Champ
Defending champion Jean-Luc Adam raised to 2,300 from the cutoff and only the big blind called to see the flop.
The big blind check-called a bet of 3,200 and they saw the turn. The big blind check-called a second time, another 3,200 from Adam and the river brought the .
Both players checked this time and Adam showed for jacks and tens to win the pot with two pair.
Jean-Luc Adam | 63,000 | -25,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 5:57 PM Local Time
2022 WSOP Featured Females: Meet Wendeen Eolis, 1st Woman to Ever Cash Main Event
In the mid 1980's, women were considered no factor in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and other than the famous rounder and professional gambler Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston, poker players rarely made headlines in the mainstream press. That all changed when Wendeen Eolis became the first woman to cash at poker's "Big Dance."
In the 1986 WSOP Main Event, Eolis battled some of the best players in the world, including Amarillo Slim, in a field of 141 runners. She was on her way to a 25th-place finish for a $10,000, return on her buy-in, and permanent bragging rights as the first woman in history to cash in the WSOP Main Event.
Eolis attributes her 1986 WSOP performance to a year of poker tutoring from one of the best, a "relatively" conservative game plan, and cooperative cards. She told PokerNews, "Even today, women can win more by bluffing less than men."
Click here to read the full feature on PokerNews!
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 5:34 PM Local Time
McClelland Sitting on a Big Stack, Phillips Rebuys
Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland is in attendance today.
He was a WSOP tournament director in the '80s and a one-time semi-professional bowler.
McClelland also spent much of the early 2000s running the Bellagio poker room and helped usher in the World Poker Tour.
He retired in 2013 and was inducted into the Poker HOF in 2014. McClelland has $385,121 in recorded earnings.
Meanwhile, Dennis Phillips used his reentry and has nearly doubled it since then.
Jack McClelland | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Dennis Phillips | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 5:27 PM Local Time
Level 7 started
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:56 PM Local Time
Break
Players are now headed on another 20-minute break.
The field has swelled to 2,591 players.
Dinner will take place after two more levels of play at approximately 7:30 p.m. and late registration will be available until the end of dinner.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:52 PM Local Time
Klein Claims Another Victim
There was 8,000 in the pot on the flop.
The button shoved for 4,200, the big blind called, and Bill Klein came over the top for 80,000 effective. The big blind folded and the button was at risk.
Button:
Bill Klein:
Klein was already there with his flopped king-high straight, the turn brought some flush outs for the button, but the bricked off on the river and Klein padded his stack some more.
Bill Klein | 117,000 | 31,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:48 PM Local Time
The Shark Lets His Lunch Swim Away
The board was reading and a player shoved for 4,700.
Humberto Brenes made the call with the bigger stack.
Short Stack:
Humberto Brenes:
Brenes was well behind with the smaller flush draw and would need a non-club five to make a straight. The river was no help and the short stack doubled.
Humberto Brenes | 31,000 | -4,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:45 PM Local Time
Woods Rips It In
With the flop showing , James Woods pushed forward his remaining 14,100 but found no takers as he dragged the pot.
Woods showed the table for top pair and open-ended straight draw. He's sitting just over his starting stack.
James Woods | 25,000 | 5,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:43 PM Local Time
Adam and Vanderburg Atop Latest Counts
Eric Vanderburg | 126,100 | 100 |
Jean-Luc Adam | 88,000 | 23,000 |
Bill Klein | 86,000 | -14,000 |
Stan Webb | 66,000 | 8,000 |
Mason Sacks | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Neil Blumenfield | 54,000 | 26,000 |
Veronica Daly | 42,000 | 20,000 |
Dan Shak | 36,000 | 1,000 |
Humberto Brenes | 35,000 | -2,000 |
James Ditaranto | 15,000 | -10,000 |
David Cross | 0 | -39,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:29 PM Local Time
Bond Doesn't Pull the Trigger
Jeff Bond put in 1,800 as the action went four-ways to the flop. The action checked to the button, who shoved for 16,600.
Bond thought it over, eyeing the chip stacks of the players left to act.
He eventually let it go but is still sitting at more than three times his starting stack.
Jeff Bond | 72,000 | 2,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:01 PM Local Time
Woods Ready For Some Action
Actor and poker enthusiast James Woods is in the field.
Woods has more than $370,000 in recorded earnings.
He cashed six different mixed game events at the 2021 WSOP, including an eighth-place finish in the $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-handed for $12,702.
James Woods | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:00 PM Local Time
Level 6 started
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600