Saturday, July 2, 2022 9:26 PM Local Time
Izadi Could Not Beat Kings For Okin
After a raise from a player in early position, Hamid Izadi announced all in for 94,000. Action folded to Zach Okin in the big blind and he reshoved over the top. The original raiser folded.
Hamid Izadi:
Zach Okin:
Izadi ran into kings, and after a board, he was eliminated.
Zach Okin | 290,000 | 290,000 |
Hamid Izadi | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 9:24 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
Chris Moorman | 423,000 | 223,000 |
Balakrishna Patur | 355,000 | 195,000 |
Alex Othred | 322,000 | |
David Dowdy | 165,000 | 15,000 |
Tiffany Michelle | 155,000 | -105,000 |
Matt Vaughan | 150,000 | -100,000 |
Francois Pirault | 140,000 | 50,000 |
Yaser Al-Keliddar | 119,000 | |
Daniel Marcus | 110,000 | 20,000 |
Stephen Frakes | 90,000 | -45,000 |
Allyn Shulman | 26,000 | -24,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 9:20 PM Local Time
Yuan's Jacks Deliver Knockout Blow to Soma
Leo Soma open jammed from early position for his final 45,000. He got one caller, Ye Yuan in the cutoff, who had Soma covered.
Leo Soma:
Ye Yuan:
Soma would need considerable help to keep his pursuit of his second bracelet of the summer alive, but that help would never come on the runout, sending Soma to the rail.
Ye Yuan | 180,000 | |
Leo Soma | 0 | -90,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 9:10 PM Local Time
D'Ambrosio Shoves Turn
Jimmy D'Ambrosio was in a four-way pot on a board reading .
D'Ambrosio put out a flop bet of 20,000 and only one opponent called. The turn brought the and the opponent checked.
"Felix, I like you. I'm all in," D'Ambrosio said before putting out a stack of chips. "It's more than 100,000."
The opponent thought for a moment and folded.
An orbit or so earlier, D'Ambrosio challenged table mate Christian Soto to a heads-up battle.
Jimmy D'Ambrosio | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 9:04 PM Local Time
Kenney Unlucky On The Turn
Three players went to the flop. Raul Celaya checked from the blind, the original raiser in late position also checked, and Ebony Kenney bet 15,000 from the button. Celaya snap-called and the last player folded.
It was two players to the turn and this time, after a check from Celaya, Kenney announced all in. Celaya snap-called.
Raul Celaya:
Eboney Kenney:
Celaya found trips fours on the turn, while Kenney made top pair on the flop. The river did not change anything, Kenney lost that pot, and Celaya doubled up.
Raul Celaya | 175,000 | 175,000 |
Ebony Kenney | 65,000 | 65,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:49 PM Local Time
Marchington Doubles Up
Action was picked up as the under-the-gun player called the all-in jam from Nick Marchington for the effective stack of 45,000.
Nick Marchington:
Opponent:
Marchington was ahead with the better pocket pair, and the runout did nothing to change that. He scooped the pot and doubled his stack.
Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:44 PM Local Time
Player of the Year Standings
Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:44 PM Local Time
Moorman Eliminates Maestracci
Clement Maestracci shoved his last 60,000 with and Chris Moorman called with . The best hand just held to the river and Maestracci was eliminated.
Now, Moorman has a big stack but have to fight with a player on this right who also has a big one, Patrick Bowe.
Patrick Bowe | 345,000 | 345,000 |
Chris Moorman | 200,000 | 90,000 |
Clement Maestracci | 0 | -72,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:39 PM Local Time
Margets Saved By The River
Leo Margets raised in the hijack position to 8,000 and the player in the big blind called.
On a flop, Leo Margets bet and her opponent snap check-raised all in. Margets called for her remaining 50,000 and she was at risk.
Leo Margets:
Opponent:
Both players had a pair on the flop, but the turn gave two pair for Margets; opponent. The river finally saved the Spanish player from elimination as she made trip jacks.
Leo Margets | 120,000 | 70,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:38 PM Local Time
Martinez Doubles up with King High
Cedric Seve opened for 8,000 from early position. He got a call from the player to his left before Jesus Martinez reraised to 31,000 from the hijack. Seve made the call while the rest of the table got out of the way.
On the flop, Seve led out for 20,000. Martinez called.
On the turn, Seve again led out, this time for 40,000. Martinez thought briefly before pushing all his chips into the middle, for a raise to 81,000. Seve made the call with Martinez covered.
Jesus Martinez:
Cedric Seve:
Martinez was ahead, but Seve had plenty of outs with a flush draw, open ended straight draw, or he could simply pair his nine, although Martinez did block some of those outs with a flush draw of his own. The hit the felt on the river, and Martinez's king high was still best. He scooped the pot and doubled up.
Jesus Martinez | 282,000 | |
Cedric Seve | 100,000 | -25,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:29 PM Local Time
PN Podcast: Dan "Macho Man" Cates & Alex Foxen Discuss WSOP Bracelet Wins
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 Alex Foxen, Dan Cates, Dash Dudley, and Phil Hui. Connor Richards also conducts an interview with Joey Weissman, winner inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event for $224,236.
They also talk about the recent "Integrity Initiatives" launched by GGPoker and PokerStars in the wake of recent cheating allegations against well-known players; highlight Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra's fifth bracelet victory; update you on current standings in the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year race; and recap ex-pro-gamer Jinho Hong taking down the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 Championship for $696,011.
Finally, they discuss highlights from the high-successful PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, which set the venue record for largest prize pool and saw Gary Gelman conquer a massive field to win the trophy and $202,725 top prize.
Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!
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Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:26 PM Local Time
Bojang Wins Another One
Action was caught with Ismael Bojang, in the blinds, all in before the flop. His opponent was on the button and shoved something like 40,000.
Opponent:
Ismael Bojang:
The board ran and the German was able to knock another player to restart this tourmanent.
Ismael Bojang | 245,000 | 125,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 7:58 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Final Table Alert
Saturday, July 2, 2022 7:06 PM Local Time
Select Chip Counts
Abdullah Alshanti | 175,000 | 175,000 |
David Dowdy | 150,000 | 150,000 |
Stephen Frakes | 135,000 | 135,000 |
Chris Moorman | 110,000 | 0 |
Daniel Marcus | 90,000 | -52,000 |
Leo Soma | 90,000 | -50,000 |
Francois Pirault | 90,000 | 90,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 7:06 PM Local Time
BREAKING: Phil Hellmuth at 2022 WSOP $3,000 NLH Final Table, Chasing 17th Bracelet
Phil Hellmuth has set out to win 24 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets in his lifetime. On Saturday night, he has an opportunity to get one step closer to that lofty but realistic goal.
The "Poker Brat" is one of eight players remaining in Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em at the time of publishing.
Hellmuth currently has 16 bracelets, a record by a wide margin. Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, and Phil Ivey are tied for second place with 10. Should he come out victorious on Saturday night, he'll make it difficult for anyone to catch up over the next decade, and possibly beyond.
The $3,000 NLH Freezeout attracted 1,359 entries and will play down to a winner tonight. That individual will not only take home a shiny gold bracelet, but also $598,173. For the Poker Hall of Famer, it would take him above the $28.5 million mark, according to Hendon Mob.
Follow Hellmuth's Run to #17 Here
Saturday, July 2, 2022 7:01 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
Players are now enjoying a 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, July 2, 2022 6:54 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Count Orange Section (Bally's)
Andrea Rocci | 530,000 | 530,000 |
Andre Marques | 345,000 | 345,000 |
Chung Pham | 340,000 | 340,000 |
Matt Bond | 308,000 | 308,000 |
Bruce Purchase | 290,000 | 290,000 |
Yudhishter Jaswal | 260,000 | 260,000 |
Adrien Delmas | 110,000 | 110,000 |
Ryan Riess | 90,000 | 90,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 6:44 PM Local Time
Bifarella Is Running Good
Samuel Bifarella confessed that a woman just gambled against him, and this explained why he had so much.
According to Bifarella, she opened to 7,500 and he three-bet to 16,500. Then she four-bet to 50,000 and he five-bet jammed for 125,000.
She finally made the call with and the recent WSOP runner-up had . The best hand held good to the river, and Bifarella has the biggest stack of his table.
Samuel Bifarella | 230,000 | 230,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 6:29 PM Local Time
Shulman's Aces Cracked
Allyn Shulman just caught up with PokerNews to report, "I just lost aces against kings, he made a flush!"
She was off to a good start, but with this loss, she's down to 50,000.
Allyn Shulman | 50,000 | -108,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 6:28 PM Local Time
Pair Good For Spragg
A player opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and received a single call from Benjamin Spragg out of the big blind.
Action checked through the flop to the turn where Spragg checked for a second time. His opponent fired off a bet of 7,500 and Spragg called.
Spragg checked for a third time after the river with his opponent following suit. The popular twitch streamer turned over for the flopped pair and the cutoff player, perhaps thinking he could have forced Spragg off of his hand with a more aggressive line, shook his head as he mucked his cards.