2022 World Series of Poker

[Online] $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout Encore
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$324,625
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,225,000
Entries
245
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
245
Players Left
1

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,400/2,800

Ante: 280

Jozoff Shoves on Seiver

Level 15 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 240 ante

Scott "ThatsPraxis" Seiver just gave some of the chips he got from taking out Michael "pureplayer11" Cannon and sent them over to Michael "mikejozoff" Jozoff.

Seiver raised to 4,800 from early position and Jozoff re-raised to 14,000. Seiver called as the flop came {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

He checked over to Jozoff, who bet another 12,000. Seiver called, then called another 31,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and Seiver checked over to Jozoff once more. Jozoff shoved all in for 92,394 and Seiver quickly mucked.

Seiver Gives Some Back to Jozoff
Seiver Gives Some Back to Jozoff
Player Chips Progress
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Michael "mikejozoff" Jozoff
211,914
124,210
124,210
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Scott "ThatsPraxis" Seiver
141,446
-72,460
-72,460
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Michael JozoffScott Seiver

Martinelli's Slowplay Works Perfectly

Level 15 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 240 ante
Luke Martinelli
Luke Martinelli

Pierce "Victoria53" Mckellar raised from under the gun and picked up two callers, Luke "lewismurray" Martinelli in the hijack and Michael "usdnd8" Bosco in the big blind.

The three saw a flop of {2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Action checked to Martinelli, who took the betting lead with a bet of 5,500. Bosco folded the big blind, but Mckellar went for the check-raise to 16,500.

Martinelli thought for a bit, but decided to move all in for 41,700 effective, having Mckellar covered by a bit.

Pierce "Victoria53" Mckellar: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Luke "lewismurray" Martinelli: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

In need of a queen or running clubs, Mckellar saw the {k-Diamonds} hit the turn to lose that slim hope and {8-Diamonds} river to make it his elimination official.

Player Chips Progress
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Luke "lewismurray" Martinelli
106,344
10,854
10,854
Profile photo of Michael "USDND8" Bosco us
Michael "USDND8" Bosco
51,474
5,664
5,664
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Pierce "Victoria53" Mckellar
Busted

Tags: Luke "lewismurray" MartinelliMichael "usdnd8" BoscoPierce "Victoria53" Mckellar

Seiver Shoots Cannon Away

Level 15 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 240 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Michael "pureplayer11" Cannon raised to 4,833 in the hijack before Scott "ThatsPraxis" Seiver three-bet to 14,500 in the cutoff. Cannon then shoved for 87,136 and Seiver snapped him off.

Michael "pureplayer11" Cannon: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Scott "ThatsPraxis" Seiver: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Cannon got no help on the {j-Spades}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and Seiver took the pot to climb above 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott "ThatsPraxis" Seiver
213,906
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Michael "pureplayer11" Cannon us
Michael "pureplayer11" Cannon
Busted

Tags: Scott SeiverMichael Cannon

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 240

Hunichen Raises Schulman's River Block

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Hunichen Raises Schulman
Hunichen Raises Schulman

Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen raised from early position and only found one caller, Nick "CashUsKlay" Schulman in the big blind.

The flop showed up {3-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} monotone, and Hunichen continued with a bet of 3,000, which Schulman check-called.

Both players checked the {k-Spades} turn to head to the river.

That final card was the {4-Clubs}. Schulman led for 2,000, which made Hunichen think for a bit. Ultimately, he raised to 13,500 and Schulman let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen
162,115
5,400
5,400
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Nick "CashUsklay" Schulman us
Nick "CashUsklay" Schulman
33,486
-14,905
-14,905
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Chris "2fly2die" HunichenNick "CashUsKlay" Schulman

Huynh Takes Massive Pot Off Speranza

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Kenny Huynh
Kenny Huynh

Kenny "yoppuh" Huynh and Gianluca "InMyHouse" were two of the largest stacks in the tournament before tangling in a pot that would leave Huynh the overwhelming chip leader.

Huynh raised to 4,000 on the button and Speranza called in the small blind. The flop came {4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts} and Huynh bet 7,500.

Speranza called, then called another bet of 21,800 on the {8-Diamonds} turn. The river brought the {q-Diamonds} and Speranza checked for a third time.

Huynh fired out a bet of 50,000 and Speranza called. Huynh showed {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for the flopped set and Speranza mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Kenny "yoppuh" Huynh
380,807
199,684
199,684
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gianluca "Inmyhouse" Speranza it
Gianluca "Inmyhouse" Speranza
91,885
-82,300
-82,300

Tags: Kenny HuynhGianluca Speranza

PN Podcast: Layne Flack's Daughter Talks Poker Hall of Fame, WSOP Main Event Enters End Game

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
PN Podcast
PN Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes a discussion about Phil Hellmuth's lackluster entrance, Vince Vaughn's appearance, and their picks to win.

They also recap recent bracelet winners, including an interview with Young Sik, and discuss Matt Berkey's criticism regarding players like Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler receiving coverage in live updates. Plus, Chris Moneymaker is opening a social poker room in Kentucky, Matt Glantz nabbed the $1M bounty in the WSOP Mystery Bounty event, and how were the bluffs by Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Alejandro Lococo perceived?

Finally, Halie Flack, the daughter of the late, great Layne Flack, gives an exclusive to PokerNews offering her thoughts on her father's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!