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2022 53rd Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 to Friday, July 15, 2022

Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed

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  • Buy-in: $5,000
  • Prizepool: $3,487,050
  • Entries: 756
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Friday, July 15, 2022 5:35 PM Local Time
Hendrix Takes One From Turmezey

On a flop of    , Peter Turmezey bet 250,000 under the gun and Adam Hendrix called in the big blind.

The turn was the  . The action went check-check.

The river was the  . Hendrix led for 400,000 and Turmezey folded after a bit of time.

Peter Turmezey9,050,000150,000
Adam Hendrix7,210,000260,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 5:14 PM Local Time
Arani Finds a Massive Double Up

Mo Arani opened the action to 275,000 from the button. Toby Lewis shoved all in from the small blind for roughly 8,000,000, covering both players in the hand. The big blind folded and Arani snap-called for his last 3,970,000 total.

Mo Arani:   
Toby Lewis:   

The board ran out      , hitting the king for Arani and he scored the full double up.

Mo Arani8,100,0004,125,000
Toby Lewis3,600,000-4,700,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 5:04 PM Local Time
Arani Jams Over Turmezey

Mo Arani raised to 250,000 from under the gun. Peter Turmezey three-bet to 675,000 from the button.

Action was back on Arani who thought for a long time before he jammed all in which got Turmezey to snap-fold.

Peter Turmezey8,900,0001,050,000
Mo Arani3,975,0002,025,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 4:44 PM Local Time
Straver Wins Big Pot Off Josephy

Johannes Straver

Cliff Josephy opened the action from under the gun to 240,000. It folded to Johannes Straver on the button who three-bet to 600,000 and Josephy made the call.

The flop came     and Josephy check-called a bet of 375,000 from Straver. On the   turn Josephy elected to lead out for 725,000 and Straver called.

The   completed the board and Josephy checked. Straver took a moment before moving almost all his chips in with a bet of 1,520,000, leaving a single 100,000 chip behind. Josephy went deep in the tank but eventually folded and the big pot was sent to the Dutchman.

Johannes Straver5,300,0003,130,000
Cliff Josephy3,400,000-2,000,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 4:04 PM Local Time
Break Time

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. Play will resume shortly.

Gorilla Gaming
Friday, July 15, 2022 3:59 PM Local Time
Michael Katz Eliminated In 8th Place ($66,638)

Michael Katz

The action folded to Michael Katz who moved all in from the button for roughly 1,500,000 and Adam Hendrix made the call from the big blind.

Michael Katz:   
Adam Hendrix:   

It was a classic flip situation and when the board ran out      , it was the turned set for Hendrix that sent Katz to the rail in 8th place.

Adam Hendrix6,950,0003,500,000
Michael Katz0-2,110,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 3:45 PM Local Time
Straver Shoves the River

With the board completed to read      , Francois Pirault bet 650,000. Johannes Straver took his time before pushing his stack forward for the all in. Pirault quickly folded.

Johannes Straver2,170,000-210,000
Francois Pirault1,950,000-1,300,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 3:36 PM Local Time
Caio Almeida Eliminated In 9th Place ($51,894)

Caio Almeida

The action started when Caio Almeida moved all in from the hijack for 970,000. It folded to Cliff Josephy in the big blind who made the call.

Caio Almeida:   
Cliff Josephy:   

The board ran out      , giving Josephy top pair and eliminated Almeida in 9th place.

Cliff Josephy5,400,0001,050,000
Caio Almeida0-930,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 3:33 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Peter TurmezeyHungary7,850,000
2Francois PiraultFrance3,250,000
3Johannes StraverNetherlands2,380,000
4Caio AlmeidaBrazil930,000
5Mo AraniUnited States1,950,000
6Michael KatzUnited States2,110,000
7Toby LewisUnited Kingdom8,300,000
8Cliff JosephyUnited States4,350,000
9Adam HendrixUnited States3,450,000
Toby Lewis8,300,0001,635,000
Peter Turmezey7,850,000-650,000
Cliff Josephy4,350,000170,000
Adam Hendrix3,450,000-1,690,000
Francois Pirault3,250,000435,000
Johannes Straver2,380,000280,000
Michael Katz2,110,000245,000
Mo Arani1,950,000-450,000
Caio Almeida930,000-930,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 3:24 PM Local Time
Valentin Oberhauser Eliminated In 10th Place ($41,057)

Valentin Oberhauser

The action was picked up when Valentin Oberhauser moved all in for roughly 2,000,000 and was called by Peter Turmezey.

Valentin Oberhauser:   
Peter Turmezey:   

The board ran out       and the jacks of Turmezey held to send Oberhauser out in 10th place.

Peter Turmezey8,500,0001,600,000
Valentin Oberhauser0-2,910,000
Gorilla Gaming
Friday, July 15, 2022 3:01 PM Local Time
Slow Opening Level

The first level of play has been a slow one with many preflop raise and take its, with very few substantial pots as players still sit on the unofficial final table bubble.

Friday, July 15, 2022 2:36 PM Local Time
Straver Takes From The Chip Leader

Johannes Straver

In a pot of roughly 380,000 on a board of     , Peter Turmezey bet 320,000 from the small blind into Johannes Straver in the big blind.

Straver took a moment before moving all in for 1,490,000 and Turmezey went into the tank. After about a minute of thought Turmezey let his hand go and the chips were sent to Straver.

Peter Turmezey6,900,000-620,000
Johannes Straver2,100,000-485,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 2:11 PM Local Time
Oberhauser Doubles

Valentin Oberhauser was all in preflop and ahead with the    against the    of Peter Turmezey.

The flop was gin for Oberhauser as it came     to give him broadway. The turn was the   and the river the   to secure an early double for Oberhauser.

Peter Turmezey7,520,000-1,290,000
Valentin Oberhauser2,910,0001,440,000
Friday, July 15, 2022 2:03 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal

Cards are now in the air as the final ten players battle it out for WSOP gold.

Friday, July 15, 2022 12:55 PM Local Time
Ten Remain In Hunt For WSOP Gold In $5,000 Freezeout; Begins at 2 p.m.

Toby Lewis

After the dust settled on Day 2, only ten players remain in the hunt for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet in Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em. Day 2 saw 153 players return to Bally's gold, all battling it out to make Day 3 and have a chance at the $665,459 first place prize.

Peter Turmezey found a late night surge to bag the chip lead coming in to today with 8,810,000, good for 110 big blinds. The Hungarian won a massive pot on the very last hand of the night when he got kings in against the ace-king of Mike Watson for a 7,000,000 chip pot, eliminating Watson in 11th place.

Final Ten Players

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Peter TurmezeyHungary8,810,000110
2Toby LewisUnited Kingdom6,665,00083
3Adam HendrixUnited States5,140,00064
4Cliff JosephyUnited States4,180,00052
5Francois PiraultFrance2,815,00035
6Johannes StraverNetherlands2,585,00032
7Mo AraniUnited States2,400,00030
8Michael KatzUnited States1,865,00023
9Caio AlmeidaBrazil1,860,00023
10Valentin OberhauserFrance1,470,00018

Other notables who made the final day include two-time bracelet winner Cliff Josephy who is returning with 4,180,000. Josephy was able to chip up slowly throughout the day, but it was the hand against Michael Mizrachi that really gave him a boost when he picked off the bluff of the Grinder, rocketing his stack up the leaderboard. Toby Lewis is returning today in 2nd place with 6,650,000. Lewis found himself at the top of the pack throughout most of the day, winning pot after pot to secure a podium position for the final day.

Blinds will resume at level 26 with a small blind of 40,000 and a big blind of 80,000 with an 80,000 ante. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a dinner break will be added if needed.

Keep it locked to PokerNews for all the updates on this event and more at the WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 15, 2022 12:37 PM Local Time
Get To Know The Main Event Finalists
Friday, July 15, 2022 11:31 AM Local Time
Seat Draw For the Final Day
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
Bally's6761Cliff JosephyUnited States4,180,00052
Bally's6762Peter TurmezeyHungary8,810,000110
Bally's6764Johannes StraverUnited States2,585,00032
Bally's6765Francois PiraultFrance2,815,00035
Bally's6767Valentin OberhauserUnited States1,470,00018
       
Bally's6771Toby LewisUnited Kingdom6,665,00083
Bally's6773Adam HendrixUnited States5,140,00064
Bally's6776Mohammad AraniUnited States2,400,00030
Bally's6777Caio AlmeidaBrazil1,860,00023
Bally's6778Michael KatzUnited States1,865,00023
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