The hijack and John Kabbaj on the button moved their chips into the middle preflop.
Hijack:
John Kabbaj:
The flop came which gave the hijack the lead with top set, however, it gave Kabbaj an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn helped no one, but the on the river gave Kabbaj the nuts. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner took a nice pot and eliminated his opponent.
Records continue to fall at the 2022 World Series of Poker as 1,580 entries have been recorded with registration open for another two and a half hours.
This far surpasses the 1,069 entries in the same event last year.
On a flop of , Maurice Hawkins in the big blind called the all-in from the middle position player.
Maurice Hawkins:
Middle Position:
The middle position player stood up and said "I guess it is rebuy time!" when Hawkins revealed he hit a set. The runout was no help for the middle position player and Hawkins stack smashes through the six-figure mark.
which gave the hijack the lead with top set, however, it gave Kabbaj an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn helped no one, but the 
on the river gave Kabbaj the nuts. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner took a nice pot and eliminated his opponent.
and Fitoussi's 
Henry Hull and his opponent got it all in, with Hull at risk. 
for top set of kings and a gutshot straight draw while his opponent showed 
for the nut flush draw and the same straight draw. 