Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:02 PM Local Time
Kahlenberg Gets Bet Through Smith
Steven Kahlenberg opened from early position and was called by the hijack, cutoff, John Smith in the small blind, and the big blind.
The flop came and it checked over to the hijack who bet 1,600. Smith called and Kahlenberg, after about 30 seconds, made the call as well.
On the turn, Kahlenberg lead out for 4,100. Both the hijack and Smith swiftly folded and Kahlenberg took down the pot.
| Steven Kahlenberg | 65,000 | |
| John Smith | 63,000 | 0  |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:01 PM Local Time
De Silva Goes Runner-Runner
There was 3,000 in the middle on the completed board with the under-the-gun player checking the action to Upeshka De Silva on the button.
De Silva bet 3,500 and was called. He tabled his to show that he had made a full house and his opponent mucked.
| Upeshka De Silva | 48,000 | -12,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:59 PM Local Time
Quick Pots for Badziakouski and Colillas
Mikita Badziakouski opened to 400 from under the gun and was called by Shahid Rameez from early position and Yannick Durand in the big blind.
Badziakouski bet 500 on the flop and both players quickly folded.
A similar hand then played out on Ramon Colillas' table. The Spaniard opened to 600 from middle position and was called by the big blind.
Colillas continued for 500 on the flop and took the pot down.
| Ramon Colillas | 63,000 | 3,000  |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 61,000 | 1,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:56 PM Local Time
Baze Makes Big Raise
Action was caught on the river as the board read . From early position, Daniel Chambers had bet 13,500. Stephen Baze raised to 50,400 which was for most of Chamber's stack. He was in the tank before a tablemate called clock.
The floor came over to administer the countdown, which Chambers disagreed with, saying that he had not had enough time to decide. Eventually the countdown reached zero and the hand was declared dead.
| Stephen Baze | 92,000 | 92,000 |
| Daniel Chambers | 57,000 | 57,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:54 PM Local Time
Mateo's Takes Down Multiway Pot
Preflop action had Adrian Mateos raising to 500 from the big blind and getting called from the cutoff, hijack and Nancy Birnbaum in the small blind.
The flop came down and Birnbaum checked to Mateos who bet 700. The hijack and button folded and Birnbaum called.
The showed up on the turn and Birnbaum check-raised Mateos' 2,200 bet up to 7,000. Mateos called the raise.
On the river was the to pair the board and Birnbaum checked to Mateos, who bet 22,000. Birnbaum went into the tank and studied the board, contemplating calling before deciding to fold. She showed her tough laydown against the four-time bracelet winner, for an ace-high flush.
| Adrian Mateos | 78,500 | 18,500 |
| Nancy Birnbaum | 43,600 | -16,400 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:51 PM Local Time
Ko's Jam Takes it Down
Action was picked up with 10,000 in the pot and a flop of on the table with four players still in the hand. Ryan Ko, the small blind, led out for 4,000. Frank Kassela, in middle position, raised to 9,000.
After a fold from late position, the hijack smooth-called after a minute or so of thought, putting action back on Ko. After a couple minutes in the tank, he put in the reraise to 20,000. Kassela got out of the way while the hijack made the call.
The pair checked through the turn leading to the on the river. Ko moved all in for 25,200 and his opponent snap-folded, giving the pot to Ko. He turned over for the straight. Kassela told him that had the hijack not smooth-called, he probably would have doubled up Ko, sharing that he had folded .
| Ryan Ko | 75,000 | 75,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:50 PM Local Time
Sotiropoulos Lays It Down
Georgios Sotiropoulos opened to 500 from middle position and faced a three-bet to 1,600 from a player in late position. Action folded back around to Sotiropoulos who made the call to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
Sotiropoulos checked to the three-bettor on a flop of and then called when his opponent continued for 1,500.
Action checked through the turn to the board pairing river where Sotiropoulos took over the betting lead, tossing 3,000 into the middle. His opponent thought for a while before choosing to raise to 8,500.
Sotiropoulos did not immediately release his holding but eventually decided on a fold to put a slight dent in his stack.
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 51,000 | -5,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:47 PM Local Time
Spanne Scores Huge Pot
In a pot of roughly 27,000 on a board showing , Joseph Spanne bet 13,000 from the cutoff. The button went deep in the tank contemplating what to do. Eventually the button reluctantly flicked in a chip for the call.
Spanne rolled over for the overpair, which was enough to scoop the large pot.
| Joseph Spanne | 83,000 | 83,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:40 PM Local Time
Set of Sixes for Swift
Jacek Pustula opened opened to 700 from early position and was called by the player in middle position, Anthony Swift in the cutoff, Jesse Greer on the button and the big blind.
Action checked to Swift on the flop and he bet 600. Greer made it 2,400 and only Swift called.
Swift check-called a bet of 4,700 on the turn before action checked through on the river.
Swift tabled his for a flopped set and Greer mucked.
| Anthony Swift | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Jacek Pustula | 61,500 | 1,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:37 PM Local Time
Ausmus Continues Hot Start With a Knockout
Jeremy Ausmus had already been off to a hot start to his Main Event before scoring this knockout.
After there was a raise to 1,500, Ausmus put in a reraise to 7,500 from early position. The late position player moved all in for his remaining 15,000. Action folded back around to Ausmus, who made the snap-call.
Opponent:
Jeremy Ausmus:
Ausmus had his opponent dominated, and the runout was a safe one. Ausmus scooped the pot while his opponent headed for the rail, seemingly in disbelief to have had his tournament run come to an end so soon.
"You ruined him with that flush earlier," a player from across the table said to Ausmus.
"I need to do this on Day 4 or 5, not Day 1," Ausmus commented.
Nevertheless, Ausmus has quickly grown one of the biggest stacks in today's field as he hopes to make a run at Poker's most sought-after bracelet.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 159,000 | 39,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:35 PM Local Time
Prahl Claws Back to Starting Stack After Flopping Trips
The player under the gun opened to 800 and was called by Keith Prahl in late position, Bill Klein in the cutoff, and the big blind.
The flop came and Prahl fired for 1,000 after the initial aggressor checked. Klein called and the big blind made it 4,000. Prahl called and Klein folded.
The hit the turn and Prahl snap-called the big blind's 7,000-chip bet.
Both players quickly tapped the table on the river and Prahl turned over for trip jacks with an ace-kicker.
| Keith Prahl | 59,700 | 59,700 |
| Bill Klein | 59,300 | -8,200 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:32 PM Local Time
Stewart Makes Right Call
Action was picked up on the river with the board showing four clubs, .
Akeem Stewart was on the button and was facing a 12,000 bet into a pot of 18,500 from his opponent in middle position. In the middle of his tank, Stewart pulled out his phone and began to look at it. Several players at the table reacted and told him that he could not do that, including Johnny Chan.
"I have been playing for 40 yards and I have not seen that before," said Chan with a bit of a laugh.
Stewart put his phone away and kept thinking about the decision. Eventually, he called after about another couple of minutes. His opponent indicated good call and showed no club, the . Stewart showed the and gathered the pot.
| Akeem Stewart | 85,000 | 85,000 |
| Johnny Chan | 62,000 | 4,400 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:31 PM Local Time
MacDonald Makes Katz Grimace
With 4,000 in the middle on a flop of Itay Katz in the big blind bet 3,500 and was called by Andrew MacDonald in middle position.
Both players checked the turn, but Katz bet 6,000 on the river. MacDonald took their time before cutting out raising chips and bet 17,000.
Katz did not look happy with the raise and made the fold after some consideration, with the dealer awarding the pot to the proud Prince Edward Island native MacDonald.
| Andrew MacDonald | 80,100 | 80,100 |
| Itay Katz | 53,000 | -9,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:31 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts in Paris Black
| Alan Sternberg | 92,000 | 32,000 |
| Conrad Simpson | 81,200 | 21,200 |
| Haven Werner | 69,000 | 9,000 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 65,000 | 5,000 |
| Weston Pring | 63,800 | 3,800 |
| Marle Spragg | 60,700 | 700 |
| Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 58,200 | -1,800 |
| Johnny Chan | 57,600 | -2,400 |
| Hao Sun | 56,500 | -3,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:28 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts From Bally's Blue
| Dragana Mackelprang | 79,000 | 19,000 |
| Jampa Dothar | 66,000 | 6,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 63,000 | 3,000 |
| Ashley Frank | 63,000 | |
| Phil Ivey | 58,000 | -2,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 57,500 | -2,500 |
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 56,500 | -3,500 |
| Greg Merson | 55,000 | 100 |
| Yuliyan Kolev | 54,000 | -6,000 |
| David Benyamine | 37,000 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:28 PM Local Time
Leonard Double Barrels
In a blind versus blind battle, the flop read and Sundiata Devore checked to Patrick Leonard who fired out a bet of 1,000 into the pot of 2,200. Devore made the call.
The hit the turn and Devore checked to Leonard who fired once again, this time for 2,400 and Devore surrendered the pot.
| Patrick Leonard | 68,000 | 8,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:27 PM Local Time
Ausmus Off to Soaring Start
It's already been a stupendous summer for four time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus. He's enjoyed several deep runs so far this series, including winning his fourth bracelet in Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold-em Six-handed.
The Colorado Native is off to an equally impressive start in this year's Main Event, with already double his starting stack in front of him in Level 1.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 120,000 | 60,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:23 PM Local Time
Familiar Faces And Notable Stacks In Paris White
| Dylan Lemery | 67,000 | 0 |
| Camille Brown | 60,000 | |
| Daniel Neilson | 60,000 | |
| Christian Soto | 60,000 | |
| Jessica Teusl | 60,000 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:21 PM Local Time
Schneider Scoops a Pot
Two players just saw a turn hit and the board read . Joseph Umdenstock checked from out of position, Timo Schneider bet 5,000. Umderstock made the call.
The river landed the and Umdenstock checked once more. Schneider thought about betting for a moment, but decided to check behind.
Umdenstock flipped a lone , but Schneider had the for two pair and the winner.
| Timo Schneider | 66,800 | 66,800 |
| Joseph Umdenstock | 52,000 | 52,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:18 PM Local Time
Desmedt With The Nuts
With 3,500 in the middle on a board of the button bet 6,400 and was raised by Nicholas Desmedt in the hijack to 19,000.
The button was deep in thought before eventually making the call. Desmedt turned over for the nut flush.