Players are now on their final 20-minute break of the day. One more level will be played before the remaining field will bag for day 3.
Players are busting and stack are building as play continues on Day 2d. Gaelle Baumann sent two players packing just after dinner-break, Bryn Kenney got cheeky with ace-king, and Will Kassouf found a double up.
Frank Funaro opened to 3,500 and only got called by the big blind, who check-called Funaro for 2,500 on a flop .
The turn brought the and both checked. The showed up on the river and after a last check from his opponent, Funaro sent a bet worth 7,000. The big blind didn't take long to fold.
With late registration officially closed for the 2022 WSOP Main Event, the prizepool and payouts have now been announced. There were a total of 8,663 entries, making this the second-largest Main Event in WSOP history.
That created a prizepool of $80,782,475 that will be spread across the final 1,300 players. A min-cash will be worth $15,000 and the winner will be taking home a whopping $10,000,000 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Here is a look at the entire payout list and it can also be viewed by clicking on the 'Payout' tab.
With 20,000 sitting in the middle Robert Trobridge bet 30,000 with a board of showing. His only opponent, Ryutaro Kawase in the hijack, re-raised to 130,000 which more than covered Trobridge's stack. Trobridge went deep into the tank before he finally called and cards were up.
Robert Trowbridge:
Ryutaro Kawase:
Kawase had flopped nines full of queens and Trowbridge thought he was done for until the hit on the river. Both stared at the board in disbelief that Trowbridge hit queens full of kings to get the double up.
Another player told Trowbridge, "You've been so patient all day, you were bound to get one!"
An early position player limped before Will Kassouf raised to 6,000 from the hijack. Action folded to the player in the big blind who shipped his 83,000 in the middle. The limper folded, with 59,000 in his stack, Kassouf had a decision for his tournament life.
"It looks like ace-king. It could be tens. I've got tens beat," Kassouf thought out loud. "If you've got aces or kings, you played it well. You're supposed to four-bet to 15,000 and I'm supposed to ship it. I'd rather ship it than call with this hand. How many players get paid?"
Finally, he made his decision. "In the words of Will Kassouf, if you got it, you got it."
Will Kassouf:
Opponent:
The board ran out , Kassouf's set locked up the full double.
All the chips went in the middle preflop between James Carr, at risk for a remaining stack worth 21,000, and Leonid Yanovski who had made the call for the following showdown:
James Carr:
Leonid Yanovski:
Carr couldn't find any help throughout a board and the pot was sent to Yanovski while Carr hit the rail.
The action was relayed by the table after the fact. Pat Lyons moved all in for 10,500 preflop and was called by Matthias Auer who had him well covered.
Pat Lyons:
Matthias Auer:
The flop came and Lyons was well in front with trip jacks, but when the turn fell the the tables turned on the hand and Lyons was in rough shape. The completed the board and it was the end of the road for Lyons as he exited the tournament.