| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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234,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
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130,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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80,000
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
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61,000
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
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38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
2022 World Series of Poker
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Action was heads up with the the board reading ![]()
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and Aaron Ellis was at risk when he called a shove from his opponent.
Aaron Ellis: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Ellis was ahead with aces and tens and he secured the double when the
brought no help for his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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80,000 | |
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55,000
28,500
|
28,500 |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
The official prize pool has been announced. There were 832 entries generating a prize pool of $349,440, which smashed last year's numbers.
There will be 125 players paid, with a min-cash of $805. First place will take home $65,168.
Play will continue today until the end of Level 17. There are currently 288 players remaining.
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $65,168 | 14-17 | $2,483 |
| 2 | $40,273 | 18-26 | $2,063 |
| 3 | $28,356 | 27-35 | $1,746 |
| 4 | $20,275 | 36-44 | $1,504 |
| 5 | $14,725 | 45-53 | $1,321 |
| 6 | $10,865 | 54-62 | $1,103 |
| 7 | $8,147 | 63-71 | $1,006 |
| 8 | $6,210 | 72-80 | $1,006 |
| 9 | $4,813 | 81-102 | $880 |
| 10-11 | $3,794 | 103-105 | $805 |
| 12-13 | $3,043 |

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the PokerNews office at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They share highlights from the WSOP Press Conference, preview the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget from June 24-28, and remember Todd Terry, who passed away at age 48.
They also discuss bracelet winner Cory Zeidman being indicted for $25M sports betting fraud scheme, Bill Perkins buying art for $15.3 million, preview the first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship headlining ARIA Poker Classic w/ $1M GTD, Andrew Neeme becoming the latest WPT Ambassador, and Mark Davis denying Darren Elias the win in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. A slew of other tournaments crowned winners and are highlighted in this episode including from the 2022 Lodge Championship Series, Triton Madrid, 888poker LIVE Barcelona, RGPS Downstream Casino, and MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship.
Finally, Chad sits down with this week's guest, Billy Hayes, who is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison after being convicted of smuggling hashish. He's planning to play the WSOP Main Event this year, which he talks about after sharing his incredible story with listeners. Plus he gives a glimpse into his new book Midnight Express Epilogue: Train Keeps Rolling.
Arturo Jimenez opened early position for 4,500 and soon was faced with an all-in shove for 30,000 by a middle position player, which he called.
Opponent: ![]()
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Jimenez's opponent had him outkicked until the flop of ![]()
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brought him the lead. The turn
left his opponent drawing only to an Ace and the
river did not provide salvation. Jimenez was awarded the pot of approximately 65,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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128,000
500
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500 |
Niveau: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Luigi Sellitto had an opponent all in and at risk preflop.
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Sellitto held the better ace and improved on the ![]()
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flop. Sellitto just needed to dodge the straight draw and he did just that as the turn
and river
brought no help to his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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63,000
63,000
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63,000 |
Amanda Wheeler raised on the button to 4,000 causing Chris Bean in the big blind to shove all in for about 8,000. The player in the hijack seat moved all in for a few thousand more than Bean. Wheeler called, covering them both.
Chris Bean: ![]()
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hijack: ![]()
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Amanda Wheeler: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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turning Amanda's pocket pair into eights full of tens which was good, knocking out the other two.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
70,200
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70,200 |