Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:10 PM Local Time
Counts From Gold
| George Holmes | 120,000 | -2,000  |
| Ken Aldridge | 117,000 | 17,000  |
| Kevin Malis | 92,000 | 92,000 |
| Ben Yu | 75,000 | -8,000 |
| Brandon Sheils | 62,300 | 62,300 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:08 PM Local Time
Bourdeau Hits River
Ty Bourdeau was facing a decision on the turn as his opponent had moved all in for about 23,000 into a pot of about 35,000.
The board read . After about a minute he called. His opponent had the for trip sevens while Bourdeau had the for the flush draw.
The river came the and his opponent sped out the door in disgust as Bourdeau pumped his fist.
| Ty Bourdeau | 96,000 | 96,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:04 PM Local Time
Saout Enters the Field
Antoine Saout has entered today's starting flight of the Main Event.
The Frenchman has over $8,000,000 in career earnings, including two final tables in previous Main Events.
He finished 3rd in the 2009 Main Event for a cash of $3.479,670, and 5th in the 2017 Main Event for a cash of $2,000,000. His resume also includes a third deep Main Event run, finishing 25th in the 2016 iteration of the event.
| Antoine Saout | 57,000 | 7,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:02 PM Local Time
Chip Counts Across Paris Ballroom
| Brad Moskowitz | 225,800 | 225,800 |
| Ampes Puri | 201,000 | 201,000 |
| Max Herulf | 164,300 | 164,300 |
| David Tuchman | 133,200 | 46,200 |
| Ole Schemion | 129,300 | 29,300 |
| Ebony Kenney | 126,700 | 4,700 |
| Nacho Barbero | 106,000 | 106,000 |
| Ramon Colillas | 76,200 | -800 |
| Jessica Teusl | 30,600 | -1,400 |
| Pete Chen | 26,000 | -34,600 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:58 PM Local Time
Huge Crowds on Day 1d
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:55 PM Local Time
Bilinsky Hammers the River
Chris Bilinsky raised in early positon before the hijack made the call. Zhi Yang was in the cutoff and put in a three-bet to 4,500, which both Bilinsky and the hijack called.
The dealer spread a flop of and the action checked to Yang who continued for 4,100. Both Bilinsky and the hijack stuck around.
The hit the turn and all three players checked to see the on the river.
Bilinsky fired out a healthy-sized bet of 15,000, forcing the hijack out quickly and Yang went into the tank. About a minute passed before Yang pushed his cards forward, surrendering the pot.
| Chris Bilinsky | 125,000 | |
| Zhi Yang | 42,000 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:51 PM Local Time
Hayes Around 250,000 After Delivering Brutal Bustout
PT Hayes opened to 1,600 and was three-bet by his opponent to 5,200. Hayes four-bet to 22,000 and was called.
The flop came and Hayes continued for 60,000. His opponent, with 65,000 behind, moved all in and Hayes threw in the extra red chip.
Opponent:
PT Hayes:
Hayes was very far behind and could only be saved by running hearts.
However, the board ran out to stun the table and give Hayes the huge win and taking his stack to just under 250,000 while his opponent was eliminated, astonished by the blow he had been dealt.
| PT Hayes | 248,000 | 101,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:50 PM Local Time
Magnus Cannot Beat Ladies
A player opened to 1,500 from middle position and was called by the cutoff as well as Nadya Magnus out of the big blind.
Both Magnus and the middle position player checked on a flop of . The cutoff led out for 1,800 and received calls from both of his opponents.
The turn saw Magnus and the middle position player check for a second time. Not dissuaded by getting two callers on the flop, the cutoff pushed a chunkier 5,500 into the middle. It was not enough to shed either of his opponents, however, both of whom called.
Action checked through the river and Magnus showed down . She was beaten to the pot by the middle position player who tabled to scoop the pot and send Magnus down below 50,000.
| Nadya Magnus | 48,000 | 48,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:47 PM Local Time
Top Pair Good for Hachem
The heads-up action was picked up with around 6,500 in the pot and a board of on the table.
Both players checked through the turn card, leading to the river. Joe Hachem, in early position, fired for 4,000. After a minute or so of thought, his opponent, on the button, made the call. Hachem turned over for top pair, and his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
While it may not have been the Day 1 that the 2005 Main Event Champion had been hoping for, with his stack below where it started, he remains in the running.
| Joe Hachem | 36,000 | 11,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:44 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Around Bally's Silver
| Sergio Coutinho | 280,000 | 280,000 |
| Sam Johnson (ASTL) | 257,000 | 9,000 |
| Jorge Veiga | 238,000 | 45,000 |
| Cheryl House | 198,000 | 198,000 |
| Mikal Blomlie | 170,000 | 34,000 |
| Dragana Mackelprang | 160,000 | -21,500 |
| David Peters | 110,000 | 8,000 |
| Jeffrey Hakim | 100,000 | 3,000 |
| Alexis Gavin | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 79,500 | -1,500 |
| Timothy Cavallin | 61,000 | 0 |
| Arne Kern | 58,000 | 16,000 |
| Darryl Ronconi | 55,000 | 37,000 |
| Brandon Adams | 32,000 | -18,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 26,500 | -25,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:43 PM Local Time
Updated Counts In Paris White
| Grant Wang | 189,000 | -1,000 |
| Ebony Kenney | 122,000 | 19,600 |
| Christian Soto | 113,000 | 12,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 85,000 | -5,000 |
| John Racener | 72,000 | -21,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 32,000 | 19,600 |
| Mikki Mase | 23,000 | -27,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:42 PM Local Time
Some Silver Counts
| Sam Johnson (ASTL) | 248,000 | -39,000 |
| Dragana Mackelprang | 181,500 | 8,500 |
| Lexy Gavin | 122,000 | 59,000 |
| David Peters | 102,000 | -5,000 |
| Timothy Cavallin | 61,000 | 61,000 |
| Rio Rodriguez | 7,500 | -12,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:38 PM Local Time
"JohnnyBax" Flashes an Ace on Ten-High Board
There was approximately 15,000 in the middle on the flop and Cliff Josephy, aka "JohnnyBax" fired out 5,500.
His opponent went deep into the blender for two minutes before opting to fold.
Josephy pushed forward his to cards as an offer to show and flipped over the as he dragged the pot.
"The other one is the three of hearts right?" asked his opponent.
Josephy put his hands in the air as if to say "I don't know".
| Cliff Josephy | 55,000 | -19,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:36 PM Local Time
Parisi Chips Up off Mateos
A preflop raise to 1,300 from a player in early position had Adrian Mateos in the cutoff and Michael Parisi in the big blind calling to see a flop. The dealer fanned out and it was checked to Mateos who bet 1,300. The Parisi called and the original raiser folded.
The turn was a and both players checked.
On the river a showed up and once again was checked by both. Parisi flipped over and the ace high was good enough to take the pot as Mateos folded.
| Michael Parisi | 69,000 | |
| Adrian Mateos | 34,000 | -22,200 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:34 PM Local Time
Sternberg's Three-Bet Gets the Job Done
A player raised in early position to 1,500 and the action folded around to Alan Sternberg who put in a three-bet to 5,500. The blinds quickly folded and the original raiser took only a couple of seconds before giving it up.
Sternberg let him know he made a good fold by tabling the and his opponent thanked him as he said, "I was dominated but I had a good hand."
| Weston Pring | 134,400 | 62,000 |
| Alan Sternberg | 132,000 | -17,500 |
| Hao Sun | 36,700 | -33,200 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:33 PM Local Time
Clark Chipping UP
The board read on the river with three players in the hand. The small blind led for 7,300. Scotter Clark called in the big blind. The button then tanked for a while before folding.
The small blind said "you win" to Clark and Clark responded, "I know I win but let's see what you got". But his opponent did not show, Clark showed the anyway and took in his chips as his stack building continues on Day 1d.
| Scotter Clark | 216,000 | 69,300 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:32 PM Local Time
Updates and Eliminations in Paris Black
| Renan Bruschi | 109,000 | -24,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 100,000 | 44,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 97,000 | -28,000 |
| Ramon Colillas | 77,000 | -8,000 |
| Darren Elias | 75,000 | -5,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 37,000 | -35,000 |
| Ezequiel Waigel | 0 | -35,000 |
| Adam Friedman | 0 | -11,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:29 PM Local Time
Zhang Scores Knockout
After a raise to 1,500 and a three bet to 6,500, Min Zhang four bet shoved for over 100,000. She got one caller, who had an effective stack of around 25,000.
Opponent:
Min Zhang:
Zhang connected in a big way on the flop, leaving her opponent drawing thin. The turn and river were of no help to either player, and the pot belonged to Zhang.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:21 PM Local Time
Guimond Makes Broadway
Florian Guimond opened to 1,500 on the button and was called by Dietrich Fast out of the big blind.
Fast checked on a flop of and then called when Guimond continued for 1,300.
Action checked through the turn to the river where Fast checked for a third time. Guimond fired off 5,200 and was snapped off by Fast. Guimond quickly tabled for rivered broadway while Fast mucked to send himself slipping further down the chip counts.
| Florian Guimond | 157,000 | 64,000 |
| Dietrich Fast | 33,000 | -31,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:19 PM Local Time
Grigoryan Shoves on O'Hara
Action was on the flop with it reading . From the small blind, Ian O'Hara check-raised a bet from Hrayr Grigoryan to 17,000 who was in middle position and called.
The turn was the . O'Hara led for 28,500 and Grigoryan did not hesitate to call.
The river was the . O'Hara made a down-sized bet to 15,000. Grigoryan gathered his chips and moved them all forward for a shove to about 65,000 and O'Hara snap-folded.
Grigoryan showed the and gathered the decent pot.
| Hrayr Grigoryan | 198,000 | 198,000 |
| Ian O'Hara | 77,000 | 12,000 |