Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's Jour 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-07-13 13:37 UTC-7

Sluzinski's Tens Run Over By Hammermuller's Wheel

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Niveau 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jeff "Boski" Sluzinski raised in the middle position before Konstantin Hammermuller shoved for 550,000 in the small blind. Sluzinski called.

Konstantin Hammermuller:
Jeff Sluzinski:

Sluzinski was looking to dodge the one overcard and the flop looked promising. The hit the turn, giving Hammermuller a gutshot straight draw to go with his ace and the river gave a Hammermuller a wheel to double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Konstantin Hammermuller	1,250,000 765,000	765,000
Jeff Sluzinski	710,000 130,000	130,000

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2022-07-13 12:33 UTC-7

Five-Time WSOP Champion Cunningham Smashes Queen on the Turn to Survive

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Niveau 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a heads-up pot, the flop read and with about 225,000 in the middle, the five-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner was faced with a bet of 60,000 from Ariel Albilia before putting in the check-raise to 180,000.

Albilia took a few seconds before announcing all in and Cunningham snap-called his stack of 380,000.

Allen Cunningham:
Ariel Albilia:

Cunningham flopped a pair but was in trouble against Albilia's top pair. However, the turn gave him the lead with two pair and the river meant he was able to stay at the table to continue the battle for his sixth bracelet.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ariel Albilia	1,590,000 170,000	170,000
Allen Cunningham	985,000 825,000	825,000

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2022-07-13 11:20 UTC-7

Anderson Looks to Capture Third Bracelet as Day 2 of Lucky 7's Begins at 12:00 p.m.

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Day 2 of Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas begins at 12:00 p.m. with just 285 players returning to their seats from a starting field of 6,903.

Two-time WSOP Bracelet winner Calvin Anderson has been having a hot summer as he has had eight previous cashes already in the this 53rd Annual WSOP, including finishing in third place for $49,557 in Event #73: $1,500 Razz. Anderson will be starting the day with 2,280,000 in chips and is looking to capture his third Bracelet.

Alon Messica will be starting the day with an impressive stack of 3,050,000, followed by Joseph Eipayaa (2,875,000), and Xinli Ye (2,800,000) to round the top three.

Other players to keep an eye on throughout Day 2 include Jaspal Brar, Ben Yu, and Poker Hall of Famer Barry Greenstein.

Play will start at Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante and 40-minute blind levels throughout the rest of the event. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels. Play will continue for 17 levels or until just five players remain.

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