Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:42 AM Local Time
Collado Cracks Aces Again
It appears that table 138 is the deadlock for players with a pair of aces as yet another short stack got it in with them and ended up second-best. Armando Collado struck with his versus when the board ran out for Collado to make kings full of tens.
| Armando Collado | 210,000 | 55,000  |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:36 AM Local Time
Salazar Takes From Henson and Aldridge
After Ken Aldridge raised to 4,000 in early position and was called by Ray Henson on the button, Aden Salazar three-bet to 15,000 out of the small blind.
Both opponents called to see a flop of . Salazar led out for 35,000, which sent Aldridge into the tank as he cut down his chips and contemplated his decision.
After about a minute of thought, Aldridge shuffled his cards in his hands, then tossed them into the muck. Henson then also folded, bringing a pot to Salazar that has him right among the chip leaders.
| Aden Salazar | 355,000 | 75,000 |
| Ken Aldridge | 110,000 | -90,000  |
| Ray Henson | 80,000 | 20,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:21 AM Local Time
Assorted Counts in the Field
| Rob Hollink | 280,000 | 130,000 |
| Thi Xoa Nguyen | 210,000 | -50,000 |
| Brandon Adams | 200,000 | 60,000 |
| Eoghan O'Dea | 200,000 | 75,000 |
| Tommy Le | 160,000 | -30,000 |
| David Funkhouser | 160,000 | 30,000 |
| Joshua Pollock | 160,000 | |
| Michelle Chin | 110,000 | 59,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 100,000 | 52,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 90,000 | |
| David "ODB" Baker | 85,000 | 20,500 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 85,000 | 20,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 70,000 | |
| Amnon Filippi | 65,000 | 25,000 |
| Jared Jaffe | 50,000 | |
| Maxi Lehmanski | 30,000 | -60,000 |
| Anton Morgenstern | 0 | -32,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 0 | -75,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:16 AM Local Time
Gonzalez Flattened by Fourie
Matthew Gonzalez just alerted the PokerNews reporting team to a beat he recently took that saw him lose a large portion of his stack.
Gonzalez called a raise from Conrad Fourie preflop, then on a flop, the duo alternated raises until all the money was in the middle for a roughly 200,000 chip pot.
Gonzalez held for a set of sevens, while Fourie held for a pair of kings with a flush draw.
The turn brought a , giving Fourie a full house of jacks full of sevens, with the river changing nothing to send the huge pot to Fourie.
| Conrad Fourie | 186,500 | 100,000 |
| Matthew Gonzales | 165,000 | -110,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:13 AM Local Time
Medarov Soars to a Large Stack
In a preflop four-bet pot to the flop, the opponent of Vasil Medarov already moved all-in in the dark with the covering stack and said "why don't we save the time and get it in already". Once it was on Medarov, he called all-in for 127,900 and tabled the for two pair.
He was up against and remained ahead throughout the turn and river to join the current chip leaders.
| Vasil Medarov | 430,000 | 375,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:08 AM Local Time
Collado Scores a Knockout
Armando Collado raised to 4,000 and a short stack then jammed for 15,000 in the cutoff. Norbert Szecsi called on the button and Collado also came along. The two active players checked down the board and Collado's for a straight won the pot, as the short stack had the and Szecsi briefly showed his .
| Armando Collado | 155,000 | 155,000 |
| Norbert Szecsi | 90,000 | -85,000 |
Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:01 AM Local Time
Level 9 started
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:46 PM Local Time
Final Break of the Day
With 376 players remaining from a field of 634, the last 15-minute break of the day has been called, with tournament staff racing off T-100 chips.
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:44 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts in the Field
| Aden Salazar | 280,000 | 120,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 260,000 | 60,000 |
| Ken Aldridge | 200,000 | 140,000 |
| Tsugunari Toma | 160,000 | -60,000 |
| Kris Burchfield | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Aaron Mermelstein | 134,000 | 134,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 115,000 | 63,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 75,000 | 20,000 |
| Phillip Hui | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Brett Richey | 57,000 | 13,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| Scott Smile | 0 | -48,000 |
| Leonid Yanovski | 0 | -50,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:40 PM Local Time
Kabbaj's Luck Nearly Expires in Big Clash With Franklin
Heads-up to the turn, John Kabbaj bet the pot for more than 91,000 and that sent Ryan Franklin into the tank. He then pushed all-in for 120,000 and Kabbaj called to create a large pot.
Ryan Franklin:
John Kabbaj:
The on the river paired up Franklin and he scored a large double while Cody Rich jumped out of his seat in disgust, apparently saying he had pocket fours.
"There is an expiration date for luck," Dominykas Karmazinas chimed in with regards to Kabbaj, who was sent back to the drawing board.
| Ryan Franklin | 335,000 | 335,000 |
| Cody Rich | 215,000 | 5,000 |
| John Riordan | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Dominykas Karmazinas | 95,000 | -10,000 |
| John Kabbaj | 75,000 | -180,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:31 PM Local Time
Mahmood Scores a Knockout
Heads-up to the turn, Ayaz Mahmood looked up a shorter stack and went into the showdown with for a full house. He only needed to dodge two kings when the opponent flashed the .
The cherry on top followed with the river as the dealer added with a very dry voice" just quads" before pushing over the chips to Mahmood.
| Ayaz Mahmood | 75,000 | 11,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:31 PM Local Time
More New Entrants in Latest Chip Counts
| David Cabrera | 305,000 | 145,000 |
| Ashly Butler | 227,500 | 152,500 |
| Patrick Leonard | 180,000 | 60,000 |
| Nir Cohen | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Matt Stout | 153,000 | 28,000 |
| Esther Taylor | 115,000 | -30,000 |
| Stephen Moreschi | 75,000 | -1,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 65,000 | 10,000 |
| Brian Rast | 62,000 | 62,000 |
| Brian Hastings | 61,000 | 61,000 |
| Nick Guagenti | 60,500 | 60,500 |
| Paul Volpe | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 46,200 | -43,800 |
| Ben Diebold | 23,500 | 23,500 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:20 PM Local Time
Karadas Gets Some Chips Back
After the turn had gone check, check, Konstantin Beylin also checked the on the river while in the small blind. Tarkan Karadas bet 12,000 into a pot of around 35,000 from one seat over and Beylin mulled it over before he came along.
Karadas revealed the for a set of nines and that won the pot as Beylin mucked his cards. "The first pot I won in ages," Karadas bemoaned in table chat while he raked in the pot.
| Konstantin Beylin | 85,000 | 7,000 |
| Tarkan Karadas | 65,000 | -45,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:14 PM Local Time
Plenty of Updated Counts
| Frank Kassela | 330,000 | 88,000 |
| Eduardo Bernal Sanchez | 290,000 | |
| Thi Xoa Nguyen | 260,000 | 90,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 200,000 | 60,000 |
| Tommy Le | 190,000 | 25,000 |
| Tim Seidensticker | 165,000 | -60,000 |
| Florin Haiduc | 150,000 | 34,000 |
| Nino Ullmann | 140,000 | 40,000 |
| Brandon Adams | 140,000 | 20,000 |
| Miltiadis Kyriakides | 140,000 | 0 |
| David Funkhouser | 130,000 | 35,000 |
| Chris Fraser | 130,000 | 40,000 |
| Yuval Bronshtein | 105,000 | -10,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 85,000 | 25,000 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 65,000 | 25,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 60,000 | |
| Artem Maksimov | 55,000 | |
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | 45,000 | |
| Vito Branciforte | 30,000 | -30,000 |
| Kunal Punjwani | 0 | -55,000 |
| Martin Kabrhel | 0 | -54,200 |
| Shaun Deeb | 0 | -27,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:10 PM Local Time
Cheong Chips Up Further
On the tail end of a heads-up pot involving Joseph Cheong, the latter bet the river for 18,000. His sole remaining opponent went into the tank and folded while Cheong then exposed his for a flush.
"Oh, I thought he called, Cheong said while glancing up from his massage before he grabbed the chips and added them to the growing tower.
| Joseph Cheong | 185,000 | 60,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:00 PM Local Time
Some Updated Counts and Eliminations
| Frank Kassela | 242,000 | 166,000 |
| Vivian Saliba | 171,500 | 104,500 |
| Dylan Weisman | 168,000 | 3,000 |
| David Funkhouser | 95,000 | 15,000 |
| David Coleman | 65,000 | -30,000 |
| Scott Blumstein | 63,600 | -6,400 |
| Benny Glaser | 62,000 | |
| Mike Gorodinsky | 60,000 | |
| Martin Kabrhel | 54,200 | -2,800 |
| Eli Elezra | 52,000 | -8,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 0 | -90,000 |
| PJ Cha | 0 | -66,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:55 PM Local Time
Negreanu Eliminated by Valden in Huge Pot
Daniel Negreanu's seat was recently seen empty, with confirmation coming from his former tablemates that he busted in a huge pot with Robert Valden.
As told by the table, Valden raised to 2,000 under the gun and was called by Negreanu to his immediate left, David "ODB" Baker in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.
On a rainbow flop, action was checked to Valden who bet 5,000. Negreanu then raised to 20,000 and the blinds folded.
Valden then made it 69,000 and Negreanu went all in for approximately 130,000. Valden called to put Negreanu at risk.
Valden had , while Negreanu had . The turn and river came , ending Negreanu's night with a set-over-set cooler.
| Robert Valden | 304,000 | 304,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 64,500 | -500 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 0 | -125,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:54 PM Local Time
Laplante Bounces Back With a Triple Up
Following an open raise to 2,500 and two calls, Ryan Laplante moved all-in for the last 13,900 and then saw two bigger stacks behind get their chips in. While everything was happening, Igor Zektser joked around what a setup hand it was as the cards had been turned over while Zak Laikin claimed Zektser would be "labeled as the other player in the hand".
Laplante and his were up against the of Michael Duek and . The board instantly provided aces full and Laplante leaped back into contention while Duek felted the other player.
| Michael Duek | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Zak Laikin | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 42,000 | 600 |
| Igor Zektser | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:50 PM Local Time
Bohlman Chips Back Up
Eric Lescot raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and was called by Scott Bohlman on the button and Tong Li in the big blind. The flop was checked by all and Li check-folded the turn when Lescot bet and Bohlman called.
After the river, both checked and Lescot tabled the for a pair of kings. Bohlman had that beat with the for two pair and won the pot.
| Scott Bohlman | 80,000 | 15,000 |
| Tong Li | 75,000 | |
| Eric Lescot | 50,000 | |
Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:48 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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