Aaron Mermelstein opened to 600,000 in the cutoff and Marco Johnson moved all in for 3,575,000 on the button. Action folded back to Mermelstein who called.
Marco Johnson:
Aaron Mermelstein:
Johnson was pipped and the board ran out to change nothing, sending the two-time bracelet winner to the rail.
Adam Demersseman opened to 650,000 from the cutoff and Damian Salas thought for a minute before ripping all in for 5,500,000 in the big blind. Demersseman quickly called and Salas was at risk
Damian Salas:
Adam Demersseman:
The flop came and Salas was still out front with his pair of sevens. The hit the turn which brought straight and flush chop-outs for both players. It was the on the river giving both players a flush and they chopped the pot.
Heading into one of the most exciting days at the 2022 World Series of Poker, there will be 35 players returning to their seats for Day 7 of Event #70: $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. The cards are scheduled to go in the air at 2 p.m. local time and by the night's end, they will dim the lights on the official final table of the grandest tournament in the world.
One player that is all too familiar with this setting is none other than 2020 WSOP Main Event champion Damian Salas. While 2020 was a different year and many recognize his win with an asterisk, Salas is out to prove that he belongs in the history books. The Argentinian also made the final table in 2017 where he bowed out in seventh place for just over $1.4 million.
Salas will enter the day with a mere 5,800,000 chips, good enough for just under 20 big blinds. Even though he may be an underdog to make the final table at this point, Salas knows that anything is possible and there is nobody else that wants it more than he does.
He will be forced to contend with chip leader Jeffrey Farnes on his right when the day begins. Farnes had an incredible last level on Day 6 and will be returning to a stack of 37,825,000 chips. A couple of the other big stacks heading into the final day before the final table include Brian Kim (33,875,000), Philippe Souki (32,475,000), Karim Rebei (31,475,000), and Espen Jorstad (31,175,000) as the only players over 100 big blinds.
2022 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 6 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Name
Country
Chip Count
Day 6 Big Blinds
1
Jeffrey Farnes
United States
37,825,000
126
2
Brian Kim
United States
33,875,000
113
3
Philippe Souki
United Kingdom
32,475,000
108
4
Karim Rebei
France
31,475,000
105
5
Espen Jorstad
Norway
31,175,000
104
6
Matija Dobric
Croatia
29,550,000
99
7
Adrian Attenborough
Australia
28,625,000
95
8
Andy Taylor
United Kingdom
23,900,000
80
9
Michael Duek
Argentina
22,575,000
75
10
John Eames
United Kingdom
22,450,000
75
There will also be eyes on the last woman standing in the field, Efthymia Litsou. She is making a historic run and just might get her wish if she is able to make it all the way to the end. She bagged up a stack of 15,600,000 after Day 6 and said in her post-game interview that she wished more women played the game. A win for her, or even a final table appearance, should go a long way toward bringing more women to the game loved by millions around the world.
As mentioned above, the action is scheduled to resume at 2 p.m. local time with blinds resuming on Level 32. The blinds will be 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante. There will continue to be a 20-minute break after every two-hour level and a 75-minute dinner break after the third level of the day. There is no time frame for the length of the day; all that matters is reaching the final nine players.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here every step of the way to bring you intense coverage of how the day unfolds so keep it tuned in here to find out who will be making the final table of the 2022 WSOP Main Event.