2022 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$966,577
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,678,835
Entries
6,501
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
2,947
Players Left
898

Kade Flops Straight, Gets Three Streets of Value vs. Contreraz

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Vanessa Kade
Vanessa Kade

Angel Contreraz opened for 2,400 from the button and Vanessa Kade called.

Contreraz continued for 5,600 on the {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop and Kade went for the 18,500 raise. Contrerasz called and they went to the turn.

Kade fired for 27,000 more when the {6-Diamonds} graced the turn and Contreraz called once more.

On the {q-Clubs} river, Kade put out 37,000 and Contreraz claimed that was a "call-me bet" but made the call anyway.

Kade tabled {7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for the flopped straight and took down a big pot to soar over 350,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Vanessa Kade
352,000
112,000
112,000
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Angel Contreraz
82,000
-33,000
-33,000

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Haselhorst Rides Ace-King to Huge Double-Up

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was already over 50,000 chips in the pot when the board read {6-Spades}{a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

Dan Haselhorst, sitting in late position, shoved for his final 48,100 chips against his cutoff opponent.

The cutoff deliberated for roughly 90 seconds, puffed out her cheeks, and eventually made the call only to be shown Haselhorst's {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} was indeed the winner.

Haselhorst completed a full double-up and is now sniffing the 150,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Haselhorst
147,000

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Marsala Cruising After Scoring Knockout with Aces

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action picked up with two players all-in before the flop, with Stephen Benkovic putting his final 12,000 chips at risk against Dawn Marsala.

Stephen Benkovic: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}.
Dawn Marsala: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

Benkovic was far behind and needed a lot of help. He picked up a backdoor straight draw and a backdoor flush draw on the {9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop but was drawing dead when the {2-Clubs} hit the turn.

The {j-Hearts} completed the board.

While Marsala is quietly climbing up the leaderboard, Benkovic has been sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Dawn Marsala
175,000
175,000
175,000
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Stephen Benkovic
Busted

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Gumz Spikes Top Set on River to Score Double Knockout

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Fabian Gumz
Fabian Gumz

Things got pretty wild when German pro Fabian Gumz and two other opponents were all-in on the {10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} flop with roughly 120,000 total up for grabs.

Big Blind: {5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Button: {7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Fabian Gumz: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Gumz was behind and looking for a ten or an ace to score a double knockout.

The {7-Clubs} on the turn gave the button additional outs to score the victory but the {a-Hearts} on the river gave Gumz the huge pot and sent both of his opponents packing.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Gumz
153,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

White Gets All-In Preflop with Fives, Scores Huge Double-Up

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Even though both players were well over 50 big blinds deep, that did not stop Patrick White from getting it all in from the cutoff with fives against the hijack.

Patrick White: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Hijack: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The hijack player, who was already upset at White for getting it in with his hand, was set off even further as he failed to improve on the {j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} board.

White scored a huge double up and left his opponent with around 30,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick White
142,000

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Jeff Madsen Gets Opponent to Fold After River Overbet

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jeff Madsen was in early position and he made an initial bet. Three players called, including Niles Lawless on the cutoff and both players in the blinds.

Flop came {a-Spades}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} and Madsen bet 1,200. Only Lawless called to see the {2-Spades} turn.

On the four-flush board, both players checked to the {2-Diamonds} river. This time, Madsen overbet to 14,600.

Lawless quickly folded and Madsen collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Niles Lawless
129,000
129,000
129,000
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Jeff Madsen
90,000
90,000
90,000

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Contreraz Back to Starting Stack After "Two Bad Beats"

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

From the cutoff, Angel Contreraz found himself all-in against Megan Moore (small blind), claiming he had been the recent victim of two bad beats in a row.

Angel Contreras: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Megan Moore: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Contreraz pulled off the old 'stand up like you're leaving' trick to ride his nines to victory on the {3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} board, getting himself back to almost the 50,000-chip starting stack.

Meanwhile, at the same table, Vanessa Kade has amassed one of the biggest stacks in the tournament, already eclipsing a half-million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Vanessa Kade
514,000
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Megan Moore
116,000
-55,000
-55,000
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Angel Contreraz
46,500

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