Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:59 PM Local Time
Holmes Takes it with River Bet
2021 Main Event runner-up George Holmes made headlines last year as he battled eventual champion Koray Aldemir heads-up while having just one previous cash to his name. The Georgia native would eventually fall but has returned with his eyes on another deep run.
Holmes, on the button, called a raise to 900 from early position. The big blind called as well, giving three-way action to the flop.
On the flop, all three players checked leading to a turn of . The preflop aggressor continued for 1,800. Holmes called while the big blind got out of the way.
On the river, Holmes was checked to, and he fired 6,000 into the pot. His opponent quickly mucked, giving the pot to last year's runner-up.
| George Holmes | 53,300 | -6,700  |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:58 PM Local Time
Winebarger Bets At Every Opportunity
Robert Gussoni opened to 600 from middle position and faced a three-bet to 1,600 from Derek Winebarger in late position. Phil Ivey called out of the small blind as did Gussoni to send the three players to the flop.
Ivey and Gussoni both checked after the flop and Winebarger continued for 2,400. That bet was enough to force Ivey out of the hand but Gussoni was not prepared to fold just yet, instead making the call.
Gussoni checked for a second time on the turn and Winebarger, unwilling to slow down, fired off 6,400. Gussoni gave it some thought before mucking to send a decently sized pot Winebarger's way.
"Good fold," Winebarger commented. "I didn't have a straight flush or a boat but I had something pretty good".
| Derek Winebarger | 69,000 | 69,000  |
| Phil Ivey | 63,000 | 5,000 |
| Robert Gussoni | 58,000 | -2,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:58 PM Local Time
McWhorter Wins a Wild One
With around 4,000 in the middle on a flop, James McWhorter, from early position, checked over to the late-position player who put out a bet.
McWhorter raised to 6,500 and the late-position player re-raised to 15,000. McWhorter went into the tank for just over a minute before shoving for over 40,000.
His opponent snap-folded and McWhorter took his stack to 75,000.
| James McWhorter | 75,000 | 17,900 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:57 PM Local Time
Barr Moves All In
In a pot of roughly 24,000 on a board of , a middle-position player bet 12,000 on the turn. Tom Barr was next to act in the hijack and moved all in for 31,600.
His opponent went into the tank before eventually letting his cards go and the pot was shipped to Barr.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:55 PM Local Time
Joshi Concedes Four-Bet Pot
Apostolos Lanopoulos opened to 800 from under the gun and then Neel Joshi three-bet to 2,400 from middle position. Lanopoulos reraised to 8,100 and Joshi made the call.
Joshi called a bet of 5,500 on the flop before the turn checked through to the river. Lanopoulos bet 18,000 and Joshi gave it up.
| Apostolos Lanopoulos | 93,000 | |
| Neel Joshi | 54,000 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:54 PM Local Time
Running Trips for Anderson Sends Opponent to the Rail
Four players saw a flop of and the action checked to Calvin Anderson in the cutoff who put out a bet of 1,600. Brendan Shiller called on the button before the small blind check-raised all in for 11,500. Anderson made the call and Shiller quickly mucked.
Small Blind:
Calvin Anderson:
The small blind was in the lead with a pair of sevens until the hit the turn, pairing Anderson's ten. The river further improved him to trip tens as his opponent left the table.
| Calvin Anderson | 155,000 | 22,600 |
| Brendan Shiller | 72,400 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:54 PM Local Time
Chip Counts in Paris Black
| Barry Greenstein | 95,000 | 35,000 |
| Conrad Simpson | 91,000 | 9,800 |
| Akeem Stewart | 82,000 | -3,000 |
| Norbert Szecsi | 76,000 | 16,000 |
| Ezequiel Waigel | 75,000 | 15,000 |
| David Tuchman | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 71,000 | 11,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 69,000 | -6,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 68,000 | 8,000 |
| Nick Guagenti | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Marle Spragg | 62,000 | 1,300 |
| Steve Enriquez | 61,000 | 1,000 |
| Johnny Chan | 60,000 | -5,000 |
| John Gallaher | 57,000 | 57,000 |
| Daniel Couzens | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Levi Klump | 50,000 | -10,000 |
| Michael Acevedo | 49,000 | -11,000 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 48,000 | 0 |
| Ki Rector | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Adam Friedman | 42,000 | -18,000 |
| Darren Elias | 37,200 | -22,800 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:40 PM Local Time
Level 2 started
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:20 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. Blinds will be 200/300 with a 300 ante when they return.
Kicking off with a triumphant entrance from the 2022 WSOP Master of Ceremonies, Vince Vaughn, today is expected to have the most stacked field yet.
The action has been heating up with Adrian Mateos taking down a mulitway pot early on, Britney Stout delivering a cooler and Jeremy Ausmus starting off hot with a knockout.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:19 PM Local Time
Peters Takes One Down on Kern, Back to Near Starting Stack
With around 7,000 in the pot on a board, four-time bracelet winner David Peters, from the hijack, put out a bet of 6,000.
Arne Kern, who won the 2018 Millionaire Maker, made a swift laydown.
Peters, who was off to a slow start, is now nearly back at starting stack at the end of the first level.
Brandon Adams and Paul Volpe are also in Bally's Silver, currently on 56,500 and 68,000, respectively.
| Paul Volpe | 68,000 | 8,000 |
| David Peters | 58,500 | 11,500 |
| Brandon Adams | 56,500 | |
| Arne Kern | 52,000 | -500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:18 PM Local Time
Egbert Close To Six-Figures
With 20,000 in the middle on a board of Mark Egbert bet 16,200 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind.
Egbert revealed for two pair, which disgusted the big blind who slammed down . Egbert took the pot and is pushing towards the six-figure mark.
| Mark Egbert | 92,800 | 92,800 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:15 PM Local Time
Baker Gets Some Dough
With 30,000 in the middle on a turn board of , William Baker bet 10,000 from the small blind and was called by the under-the-gun player.
The fell on the river and Baker replicated his turn bet of 10,000. After cycling through their chips for a few seconds the under the gun player made the call. Baker turned over for trips and takes a sizable pot.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:15 PM Local Time
Mullen Flops Two Pair to Bust Kings
Action was picked up after a bet and call of 6,000 on the flop, leading to the on the turn.
Richard Mullen led out for 5,000 from early position. His opponent, the big blind, put in the call. Both players checked the river, leading to a heads-up showdown. The big blind showed , good for an overpair to the board, while Mullen turned over , for a flopped top two, good enough to take the pot.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:13 PM Local Time
Morales Soars Up The Leaderboard
In a four-way pot with roughly 8,000 in the middle, Rolando Morales bet 5,000 from the small blind on a flop of . The big blind called and both the early-position player and the button made the fold.
On the turn Morales bet again, this time to the tune of 10,000 which was called. The completed the board and Morales chose the same sizing of 10,000 and without much thought his opponent made the call.
Morales rolled over for flopped two pair and his opponent stood up and threw down his in frustration as the pot was shipped to Morales.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:13 PM Local Time
2020 Champion in Paris
The 2020 WSOP Main Event champion Damian Salas was spotted in the field in Paris White section. He was on the river with an opponent as the board read .
Salas bet 3,000 into a pot of 3,100 which was enough to get a snap-fold from his opponent and give Salas the pot as he has already chipped up in Level 1.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:13 PM Local Time
Deyra Navigates Four-Way Pot
A player in middle position limped and Ivan Deyra raised to 700 from late position. The player on the button as well as the big blind and initial limper all called to generate a four-way pot heading to the flop.
All players checked through the flop to the turn where the big blind and middle position player once again checked. Deyra led out for 1,100 which was enough to elicit folds from his opponents and send the pot the Frenchman's direction.
| Ivan Deyra | 64,000 | 4,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:10 PM Local Time
Sun Gets it Done on the River
Hao Sun and Weston Pring both put 800 in the middle before the dealer spread a flop of and Sun check-called a bet of 1,000 from Pring.
The hit the turn and both players quickly checked to see the river. Sun fired out a bet of 2,500 and Pring gave it about 20 seconds before letting his hand go.
| Weston Pring | 71,000 | 7,200 |
| Hao Sun | 48,000 | -8,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:06 PM Local Time
More Notables in Bally's Orange
| Andrew Neeme | 60,000 | |
| Joseph Cheong | 60,000 | |
| Nick Schulman | 60,000 | |
| Patrick Curran | 60,000 | |
| David Funkhouser | 60,000 | |
| Benjamin Spragg | 60,000 | |
| David Levy | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:03 PM Local Time
Kitai Flying in Paris Black
| Davidi Kitai | 85,000 | 25,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 75,000 | 15,000 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 75,000 | 10,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 71,000 | 11,000 |
| Johnny Chan | 65,000 | 3,000 |
| Adam Friedman | 60,000 | 1,500 |
| Alex Duvall | 48,000 | -12,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:03 PM Local Time
Stout Delivers Ultimate Cooler, Graber Escapes With Chips
Brittney Stout opened from middle position, Joseph Graber three-bet on her immediate left. Action folded back to Stout who put in the four-bet. Graber responded with a five-bet to 21,600. Stout flatted from out of position.
The flop brought the . Stout checked to Graber, who bet 9,000, to which Stout check-called.
The turn fell the . Stout saw the single 25,000 chip left in Graber's stack and decided to lead out for that amount, putting Graber to a decision for all his chips in level one.
"I said I'd fold these if it happened in level one," said Graber, effectively telling the table his hand.
Eventually, he did fold and showed the face up.
"Show one time," the table pleaded of Stout. She didn't, but she did tell her neighbor she had the aces.
"I didn't want you to fold preflop, that's why I just flatted. I almost put it in on the flop," said Stout.
"My intention was to bet-fold the flop. I don't know if I would have," reflected Graber.
Either way, Stout chipped up big early and Graber escaped the ultimate no-limit cooler with chips behind.
Details of some early action and bet amounts were relayed by Graber, Stout, and others at the table.
| Brittney Stout | 94,000 | 94,000 |
| Joseph Graber | 25,000 | 25,000 |