Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Jour 1c | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-07-05 20:58 UTC-7

Roussey Continues to Build Monster Stack on Day 1C

blaisebourgeois

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A low-stacked early position player opened to 1,000 and Quentin Roussey three-bet to 3,000 from late position. The cutoff cold-called and the early-position called as well.

The flop came and it checked around.

On the turn, the early-position player bet 4,000. Roussey raised to 10,500 and the cutoff got out of the way. The early-position player, with just 16,300 chips, went into the tank for about 90 seconds before finally conceding.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Quentin Roussey	262,000 12,000	12,000

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2022-07-05 20:16 UTC-7

Negreanu Gets Paid Back on Three-Year Debt

Calum_Grant

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A wholesome moment just took place on Daniel Negreanu's table.

Arash Shahi from Toronto, Canada was on the rail watching his fellow countryman tackle the Main Event.

At the 2018, Shahi and Negreanu were at the same table in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Event at the Rio All Suite and Casino. According to Shahi, Negreanu paid for Shahi's massage after the latter realized he had no cash on him.

Shahi told Negreanu that'd he pay him back but when Shahi returned from the ATM, Negreanu was gone.

Shahi just told Negreanu the story and passed him a crisp $100 note with Negreanu saying "This is going to be lucky,".

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Negreanu	10,000 -30,000	-30,000

2022-07-05 20:02 UTC-7

Feldman Reaching Chip Lead Status

AndrewK47

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action started when an early-position player opened to 1,100. It folded to Ryan Feldman in the small blind who three-bet to 3,600 and only the initial raiser made the call.

The flop came and both players checked. On the turn Feldman checked again and his opponent bet 3,000 which was called.

The completed the board and both players checked. The early-position player opened for middle-pair and Feldman quickly rolled over for a better pair and the winning hand. Feldman's stack has surpassed the 200,000 mark putting him among some of the largest stacks in the room.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Feldman	203,000 55,000	55,000

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2022-07-05 20:02 UTC-7

Carlsen's King Captured By Queens

jeffmcmillan

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Magnus Carlsen jammed 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Rahul Desirazu in the big blind.

Magnus Carlsen:
Rahul Desirazu:

The board ran out and the world's best chess player was eliminated on Day 1 of the grandest poker tournament in the world.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rahul Desirazu	51,500 51,500	51,500
Magnus Carlsen	Eliminé

Tags: Magnus Carlesn Magnus Carlsen Rahul Desirazu

2022-07-05 19:54 UTC-7

A Dream Come True: Friends Raise Money to Allow Pamela Cooskey to Play Main Event Amid Cancer Battle

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Someone playing in today's 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event field is 52-year-old Pamela Cooskey, originally from Portland Oregon but now living in Georgetown, Texas. She runs Kontenders Poker League in Texas and she is also a manager at Georgetown Poker Club in Texas.

Unfortunately, Cooskey is battling cancer and doctors have given her a grim diagnosis. As a result, many of her friends and fellow players came together to put her in the Main Event.

"She is one of the most upbeat, energetic, and positive people," a friend told PokerNews. "She’s like family to all of us, which is why my partners and I at GPC and the RGS Poker Network decided to raise money to fulfill her dream of playing in the WSOP Main Event!"

Friends raised $13,000 in a matter of hours, which covered her buy-in for the tournament plus other expenses. What's more, poker pro Farid Jattin, who has nearly $6.7 million in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob, donated a coaching session for her just prior to the start of the Main Event.

Regardless of how she does in this tournament, her friends are already planning to host a benefit tournament happening at Georgetown Poker Club on July 16th.

Tags: Pamela Cooskey

2022-07-05 19:50 UTC-7

Robinson Doubles Up Kapalas

Calum_Grant

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was caught on the flop with 3,700 in the pot.

Lukas Robinson check-raised to 4,500 from early position after Georgios Kapalas bet 2,000 from the button. Kapalas then made it 11,000 before he called off his 27,000 stack after Robinson jammed over the top.

Georgios Kapalas:
Lukas Robinson:

Robinson's flush draw was dominated but he still had pair and straight outs to scoop the pot. The secured the hand for Kapalas and the river completed the board.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lukas Robinson	67,000 -23,000	-23,000

2022-07-05 19:48 UTC-7

Sylvia Continues To Dominate

AndrewK47

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a pot of roughly 8,000 on a board of , Jesse Sylvia checked from early position and the button bet 10,000. Sylvia check-raised to 37,000 and the button went deep in the tank.

After several minutes the button begrudgingly folded and another pot was slid to the chip leader.

"Show the naked ace of clubs", said another player at the table as Sylvia smirked and stacked up his large stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jesse Sylvia	265,000 33,000	33,000

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2022-07-05 19:39 UTC-7

Eldridge Gets McAlpin to Call Big River Bet

blaisebourgeois

Niveau 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The board was and David Eldridge, from the hijack, had already fired a bet of 27,500 into a pot of roughly the same size.

Maria McAlpin, in the cutoff, went deep into the tank for several minutes, apologizing to the table on multiple occasions.

Despite staring Eldridge down on multiple occasions after stacking various amounts of chips, McAlpin finally made the call.

Eldridge flipped over for the flush, which had McAlpin shrugging her shoulders.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Eldridge	175,000 175,000	175,000
Maria McAlpin	98,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: David Eldridge Maria McAlpin

2022-07-05 17:22 UTC-7

Eriquezzo Goes Set-Over-Set on the River

blaisebourgeois

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 13,000 already in the middle on a board, the under-the-gun player bet 5,000 and Ryan Eriquezzo called.

On the river, Eriquezzo lead out for 10,000. With 35,000 behind, the under-the-gun player opted to just call and flip over .

Eriquezzo flipped over for a better set, much to the dismay of Mike Matusow, who had already been beaten with a set twice in a row at the same table himself.