Friday, July 1, 2022 8:01 PM Local Time
Christopher Keller Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,009)
Christopher Keller moved all in from under the gun for 1,400,000. Action folded all the way to Rafael Mota in the big blind who called immediately.
Christopher Keller:
Rafael Mota:
Keller watched Mota take the lead when the hit the flop. The turn and river gave Mota the straight to send Keller home.
| Rafael Mota | 3,450,000 | 1,075,000  |
| Christopher Keller | 0 | -1,325,000  |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:50 PM Local Time
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Friday, July 1, 2022 7:48 PM Local Time
Level 35 started
Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:05 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Bally's 2 | 1 | Christopher Keller | United States | 1,325,000 | 2.65 |
| Bally's 2 | 2 | Konstantin Angelov | United States | 7,275,000 | 14.55 |
| Bally's 2 | 3 | Benjamin Miner | United States | 8,875,000 | 17.75 |
| Bally's 2 | 4 | Gregg Merkow | United States | 17,750,000 | 35.5 |
| Bally's 2 | 5 | Guillaume Soumier | France | 19,600,000 | 39.2 |
| Bally's 2 | 6 | Igor Ioffe | United States | 11,375,000 | 22.75 |
| Bally's 2 | 7 | Philippe Pelluault | France | 2,425,000 | 4.85 |
| Bally's 2 | 8 | VIvian Saliba | Brazil | 13,775,000 | 27.55 |
| Bally's 2 | 9 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | 2,375,000 | 4.75 |
| Guillaume Soumier | 19,600,000 | 7,600,000 |
| Gregg Merkow | 17,750,000 | 3,750,000 |
| Vivian Saliba | 13,775,000 | 6,575,000 |
| Igor Ioffe | 11,375,000 | 375,000 |
| Benjamin Miner | 8,875,000 | -25,000 |
| Konstantin Angelov | 7,275,000 | -3,525,000 |
| Philippe Pelluault | 2,425,000 | -1,375,000 |
| Rafael Mota | 2,375,000 | -4,625,000 |
| Christopher Keller | 1,325,000 | 525,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:54 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
Players are on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to play at 7:47 p.m.
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:49 PM Local Time
Justin Bullion Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,020)
Igor Ioffe opened to 1,400,000 from middle position. Action folded to Justin Bullion who moved all in for 1,925,000. Back to Ioffe, he made the call to put Bullion at risk.
Justin Bullion:
Igor Ioffe:
The players saw the hit the board. No one had a flush draw, so Bullion still looked to be in good shape with two pair. The turn and brought Ioffe into the lead with a straight, though, and eliminated Bullion on short of the unofficial final table.
| Igor Ioffe | 11,000,000 | -2,600,000 |
| Justin Bullion | 0 | -1,425,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:49 PM Local Time
2022 WSOP Featured Females: Meet Wendeen Eolis, 1st Woman to Ever Cash Main Event
Wendeen Eolis
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."
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Friday, July 1, 2022 6:38 PM Local Time
Jarryd Godena Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,020)
Jarryd Godena had recently almost tripled up, but he still met his demise when he had potted it to 1,400,000 under-the-gun and been called by the small blind, Gregg Merkow.
The flop came down and they got the rest of Godena's few hundred thousand chips in.
Jarryd Godena:
Gregg Merkow:
It wasn't great news for Godena and the and sealed his fate in 11th, good for $15,020.
| Gregg Merkow | 8,500,000 | 2,300,000 |
| Jarryd Godena | 0 | -3,500,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:33 PM Local Time
Sokchheka Pho Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,964)
Sokchheka Pho entered the pot from middle position before action folded to Konstantin Angelov Angelov. He potted to nearly 3,000,000. Pho called with a short stack and the players flipped their cards over.
Sokchheka Pho:
Konstantin Angelov:
Angelov was jamming to some music in his headphones as he watched the board run out to give him the winner. Pho was eliminated as players get closer to the final table.
"You like that song now," noted Vivian Saliba.
"He was doing that the whole time," said Benjamin Miner.
Angelov kept his head nodding to the beat as he raked the pot.
| Konstantin Angelov | 10,800,000 | 5,100,000 |
| Sokchheka Pho | 0 | -3,900,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:23 PM Local Time
Jonathan Borenstein Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,964)
Jonathan Borenstein was all in on the flop, with 2,800,000 total of his chips committed on with against the of Benjamin Miner.
The turn and river ran out and to give Miner the best of it and busted Borenstein in 13th for $11,964.
| Benjamin Miner | 8,900,000 | 3,900,000 |
| Jonathan Borenstein | 0 | -4,650,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:11 PM Local Time
Merkow Doubles, Brings Keller Low
Action picked up preflop with Gregg Merkow and Christopher Keller trading raises to get all their chips in the middle. Both had similar stacks of just about ten big blinds.
Christopher Keller:
Gregg Merkow:
The flop came out , still overpair versus overpair. The turn brought the , adding a flush draw for Keller. The river fell the , and Merkow's kings held for the full double.
Left with about one big blind, Keller then tripled up and then doubled up in the next few hands to get back some of his chips.
| Gregg Merkow | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 |
| Christopher Keller | 800,000 | -4,300,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 5:56 PM Local Time
Daniel Tordjman Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,608)
Daniel Tordjman raised to 700,000 from early position. Only Igor Ioffe made the call from the big blind.
The flop showed up . Ioffe checked in flow and Tordjman continued for 1,000,000. After some thinking, Ioffe made the call.
The turn was the and Ioffe checked once more. Tordjman went all in for just under the pot, a total of 3,775,000. Ioffe went into the tank, but made the call after about a minute to put Tordjman at risk.
Daniel Tordjman:
Igor Ioffe:
Tordjman was behind against the two pair of Ioffee. The river didn't change anything and Tordjman was eliminated.
| Igor Ioffe | 13,600,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Tordjman | 0 | 0 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 5:41 PM Local Time
Leonard Sande Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,608)
After Leonard Sande just tripled up from 175,000 chips, he got his last 800,000 or so in from the big blind versus the small blind open jam from Guillaume Soumier.
Leonard Sande:
Guillaume Soumier:
The board gave Soumier the win, eliminating Sande in 15th place for $9,608.
| Guillaume Soumier | 12,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Leonard Sande | 0 | -6,800,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 5:36 PM Local Time
Nishant Sharma Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,779)
After Nishant Sharma raised all in over the top of a 700,000 open from Rafael Mota for his last 2,200,000, Mota made the call.
Nishant Sharma:
Rafael Mota:
The board ran out to eliminate Sharma in 16th for $7,779.
| Rafael Mota | 7,000,000 | 6,725,000 |
| Nishant Sharma | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 5:28 PM Local Time
Final Two Table Redraw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 678 | 1 | Guillaume Soumier | France | 11,000,000 | 44 |
| 678 | 2 | Leonard Sande | United States | 950,000 | 3.8 |
| 678 | 3 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | 4,600,000 | 18.4 |
| 678 | 4 | Nishant Sharma | India | 2,300,000 | 9.2 |
| 678 | 5 | Sokchheka Pho | United States | 4,800,000 | 19.2 |
| 678 | 6 | Benjamin Miner | United States | 6,300,000 | 25.2 |
| 678 | 7 | Jonathan Borenstein | United States | 4,200,000 | 16.8 |
| 678 | 8 | Konstatin Angelov | United States | 9,700,000 | 38.8 |
| | | | | | |
| 679 | 1 | Christopher Keller | United States | 2,850,000 | 11.4 |
| 679 | 2 | Gregg Merkow | United States | 1,300,000 | 5.2 |
| 679 | 3 | Igor Ioffe | United States | 10,000,000 | 40 |
| 679 | 4 | VIvian Saliba | Brazil | 6,500,000 | 26 |
| 679 | 5 | Daniel Tordjman | France | 4,325,000 | 17.3 |
| 679 | 6 | Jarryd Godena | Austrailia | 6,275,000 | 25.1 |
| 679 | 7 | Justin Bullion | United States | 3,950,000 | 15.8 |
| 679 | 8 | Philippe Pelluault | France | 5,400,000 | 21.6 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 5:11 PM Local Time
O'Conner Finds a Double, Then Runs Into Saliba
Jonathan Borenstein had got it all in pre-flop from the big blind with against the of Clifford O'Conner, who was the at risk player with his last 1,200,000 on the table.
The board ran out to double O'Connor up through Borenstein who uttered, ''Three times in a row I've had aces lost all in''.
*****
A few hands later, O'Conner raised to 700,000 from early position. Action folded to Vivian Saliba in the big blind who made the call.
The flop showed up . O'Conner bet 1,700,000, leaving about 500,000 behind. Saliba thought for a bit and raised the rest of it. O'Conner called.
Vivian Saliba:
Clifford O'Conner:
O'Conner had aces against Saliba's connected cards. The hit the turn to give Saliba the straight and end O'Conner's tournament.
| Vivian Saliba | 7,200,000 | 3,100,000 |
| Jonathan Borenstein | 4,650,000 | -3,350,000 |
| Clifford O'Conner | 0 | -925,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 4:51 PM Local Time
Saliba Chipping Up
Action started in a three-way pot on the turn with a board showing .
Vivian Saliba bet 500,000 into her two opponents from out of position. Clifford O'Conner called and the third player folded.
The hit on the river, pairing the board. Saliba assembled a stack of over two million and moved them into the pot. O'Conner quickly folded.
| Vivian Saliba | 4,100,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Clifford O'Conner | 925,000 | -2,225,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 4:23 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players are on a 15-minute bteak.
Friday, July 1, 2022 4:20 PM Local Time
Lee Hits the Rail
Aaron Lee had bet pot from the cutoff 550,000 and it folded to the big blind Benjamin Miner, who called.
Lee had a little over 250,000 behind perhaps, it didn't take long for him to put it all in on the flop of . Miner snapped it off.
Aaron Lee:
Benjamin Miner:
Lee was ahead but the hit the turn giving Miner a set and the river didn't change anything.
| Benjamin Miner | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Aaron Lee | 0 | -1,700,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 4:06 PM Local Time
Final Three Tables Redraw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 677 | 1 | Guillaume Soumier | 9,500,000 |
| 677 | 2 | Glen Keogh | 3,200,000 |
| 677 | 3 | Aaron Lee | 1,700,000 |
| 677 | 4 | Greg Merkow | 800,000 |
| 677 | 5 | Rafael Mota | 275,000 |
| 677 | 6 | Benjamin Miner | 4,000,000 |
| 677 | 7 | Tommi Lankinen | 1,700,000 |
| 677 | 8 | Daniel Tordjman | 4,300,000 |
| | | | |
|---|
| 678 | 1 | Philippe Pelluault | 3,800,000 |
| 678 | 2 | Xiaohui Yu | 2,800,000 |
| 678 | 3 | Konstantin Angelov | 5,700,000 |
| 678 | 4 | Peter Ippolito | 1,500,000 |
| 678 | 5 | Justin Bullion | 1,425,000 |
| 678 | 6 | Jonathan Borenstein | 8,000,000 |
| 678 | 7 | Vivian Saliba | 1,600,000 |
| 678 | 8 | Clifford O'Conner | 3,150,000 |
| | | | |
|---|
| 679 | 1 | Jarryd Godena | 3,500,000 |
| 679 | 2 | Christopher Keller | 5,100,000 |
| 679 | 3 | Igor Ioffe | 2,100,000 |
| 679 | 4 | Ren Lin | 1,920,000 |
| 679 | 5 | David Docherty | 2,250,000 |
| 679 | 6 | Leonard Sande | 6,800,000 |
| 679 | 7 | Sokchheka Pho | 3,900,000 |
| 679 | 8 | Nishant Sharma | 2,500,000 |
| Guillaume Soumier | 9,500,000 | -4,500,000 |
| Jonathan Borenstein | 8,000,000 | 3,300,000 |
| Leonard Sande | 6,800,000 | 2,720,000 |
| Konstantin Angelov | 5,700,000 | 4,550,000 |
| Christopher Keller | 5,100,000 | 4,250,000 |
| Daniel Tordjman | 4,300,000 | 4,300,000 |
| Benjamin Miner | 4,000,000 | -300,000 |
| Sokchheka Pho | 3,900,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Philippe Pelluault | 3,800,000 | 2,325,000 |
| Jarryd Godena | 3,500,000 | 2,755,000 |
| Glen Keogh | 3,200,000 | 3,200,000 |
| Clifford O'Conner | 3,150,000 | 2,410,000 |
| Xiaohui Yu | 2,800,000 | 870,000 |
| Nishant Sharma | 2,500,000 | -1,400,000 |
| David Docherty | 2,250,000 | 30,000 |
| Igor Ioffe | 2,100,000 | -4,200,000 |
| Ren Lin | 1,920,000 | 1,075,000 |
| Aaron Lee | 1,700,000 | 0 |
| Tommi Lankinen | 1,700,000 | -550,000 |
| Vivian Saliba | 1,600,000 | -1,700,000 |
| Peter Ippolito | 1,500,000 | -810,000 |
| Justin Bullion | 1,425,000 | 850,000 |
| Greg Merkow | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| Rafael Mota | 275,000 | -1,150,000 |