Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day. Play will resume shortly. Late registration is now closed. A full count of entries and prize pool will be available soon.
The last level of play saw lots of big pots and bad beats. Mark Lofthouse made quads to double up, John Racener got out of line but found help on the river, and High Stakes cash game player Garrett Adelstein picked up queens and got max value.
Christian Soto opened for 2,000 from middle position and found three callers, including Steven McNally on the button and David Moll in the small blind.
On the 
flop, Moll led with an all-in bet, about 14,000. Soto and all other players folded around to McNally on the button, who decided to make the call with Moll well covered.
David Moll: 
Steven McNally: 
Needing to improve or find some chop outs, Moll saw the 
and 
complete the board and ended his day.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
59,200
|
59,200 |
|
90,000
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
Eliminé |
Preflop action had Michael Chiappetta raising to 2,200 from under the gun and receiving a call from Ugo Faggioli, Jorge Postigo in the small blind and big blind, William Vanes.
The flop came down 
and was checked by the blinds to Chiappetta who bet 5,000 and received calls from the previous three callers.
On the 
turn Postigo and Vanes checked to Chiappetta who bet 12,000. Faggioli called while the players in the blinds folded.
An showed up on the river and had Chiappetta checking to Faggioli who moved all in for around 50,000. Chiappetta sat in the tank for a few minutes before finally deciding to fold while asking if Faggioli hit the flush.
"Yeah, did you have kings?", Faggioli asked.
"I did." Chiappetta answered.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
|
29,000
-79,100
|
-79,100 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
253,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
136,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
136,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
103,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
81,000
26,700
|
26,700 |
|
79,000
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
76,000
52,900
|
52,900 |
|
72,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
|
46,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
41,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Joseph Salvaggi was facing a big river decision as the board read 
. The pot had about 65,000 in it and Salvaggi was under the gun. From the cutoff, Ting-Yi Tsai had forced him all in with a river jam.
Salvaggi told his table that the hand would be the last one before break and with the clock still showing 3 and a half minutes until the break, it meant a long tank was to come. The rest of the table got up and got ready to beat the crowd to break, while still lingering to watch the result of the hand.
Salvaggi told Tsai he was leaning calling at first but had shifted to leaning fold. Eventually, he did indeed fold and Tsai did not oblige the request to show.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
58,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
With about 25,000 in the pot on a 
board, Ricardo Velasco bet 15,000 from early position.
James Nixon, who only had 16,100 behind, went deep into the tank before eventually making the call.
Velasco announced "two pair" and flipped over while Nixon winced and slid his cards into the muck, shipping the rest of his red chips over and leaving just a yellow and a black behind.
With the win, Velasco has crossed over the 100,000-chip mark.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
104,500
22,900
|
22,900 |
|
1,100
-52,100
|
-52,100 |
After skipping out on the long registration line to begin the day, Doug Polk has finally taken his seat at the 2022 WSOP Main Event. Polk has wiggled his way back into the poker scene over the last year or so after announcing his "retirement" from tournament poker back in 2018.
Besides a recent final table finish at the Lodge Poker Club which he is now a part-owner of, Polk's last tournament result came back in 2017. With over $9.5 million in live tournament winnings and highly regarded as one of the best online heads-up players in the world, Polk is certainly a fan favorite among many at the WSOP by attracting a rail already.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
||
The action was picked up on a board 
with more than 14,000 in the middle. Quang Dang checked in the hijack to Joseph Ricupero in the cutoff who bet 10,000. Dang thought about it for a minute and called.
The river fell the and Dang checked again. Ricupero didn't take long to bet 15,000 this time and Dang opted to let it go.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
-14,600
|
-14,600 |
|
|
95,000
43,100
|
43,100 |
Justin Liberto opened to 2,100 and picked up calls from John South on the button and the big blind.
The flop brought 
and Liberto continued for 3,500 after it was checked to him, which was enough to make his two opponents fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
|
93,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Lyor Yiflach opened to 2,100 from the hijack and Christoph Vogelsang called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players tapped the table.
The turn brought the and Yiflach put out a delayed continuation bet of 3,100 and Vogelsang quickly called.
On the 
river, Yiflach put out another bet, this time for 5,000. Vogelsang thought for roughly 45 seconds before making the laydown.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
64,800
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
48,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
