2022 World Series of Poker
The button raised to 500 and only Cary Katz came along from the small blind.
Katz check-called 500 on the ![]()
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flop to see the
turn.
The action checked through to the
river and Katz took his time before checking.
The button checked back and Katz showed ![]()
for queens and tens to win.
Three nines were hitching a ride on a board that read ![]()
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with a pot of about 7,500 stewing in the middle.
Action was on Mustapha Kanit in middle position who thought for some time before over-betting the pot to 8,500. Bill Ingram was on the button and said "Well I'm not gonna fold a full house" and tossed in the chips.
Kanit showed the ![]()
which beat Ingram's full house of ![]()
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"Good hit," said Ingram as Kanit gathered the chips.
Jordan Mazer raised to 600 from middle position. On his left, Yolanda Jones raised to 1,200. Kunal Jones made the call on the button, the big blind called, and Mazer called as well to go to a four-way flop.
The dealer put out the ![]()
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. The big blind checked, Mazer led out for 2,300. Jones got out of the way, but Patni raised it up to 9,200.
Action folded to Mazer. "I guess I'm all in," and he put out his 21,000. Patni made the call.
Jordan Mazer: ![]()
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Kunal Patni: ![]()
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Mazer flopped bottom set and needed to avoid a seven or an eight. The turn was the
and the river was the
to secure the full double for Mazer.
"Just like that, he's back!" said Mazer.
Alex Foxen opened from middle position for 500. The hijack put in a reraise to 1,400. Action folded back around to Foxen, who made the call.
Foxen check called a bet of 1,600 on the ![]()
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flop. On the
turn, Foxen opted to lead out for 1,700, getting a call from his opponent.
Foxen sized down a bit, firing 1,000 on the
river. His opponent put in a raise to 4,200. After a minute or so of thought, Foxen put in a three bet to 17,400, well over the size of the pot. His opponent folded, giving the pot to the bracelet winner.
On the last hand before break, a player in late position limped before the hijack made it 1,000. Johan Martinet made it 4,200 from the button and the hijack called.
The flop came ![]()
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and both players checked. The turn brought the
and Martinet made it 3,500. The hijack called.
On the
river, Martinet fired his green chip worth 25,000 into the pot. He was snap-called.
Martinet turned over ![]()
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and raking in a big early pot.
Players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. They will return to blinds of 200/300 with a 300 big blind ante.
Though the field started the day 300 big blinds deep, that did not prevent high-level action from taking place, with early eliminations and big hands. Of note is the fact that Andreas Kniep has already managed to run up a big stack in his bid to make two consecutive deep runs in the WSOP Main Event. Find below highlights from the first two hours of play.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Ian Davis three-bet to 2,400 from the cutoff over a preflop raise by David Sheinin, and Sheinin called to see the ![]()
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flop.
Sheinin checked and Davis put out another 2,500. Sheinin called once more as the
fell on the turn.
Davis bet again and Sheinin quickly folded.
"You have a big pair and I don't. I almost folded the flop," Sheinin said as he flashed ![]()
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