2022 World Series of Poker

Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
32
Prize
$145,856
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$696,000
Entries
522
Level Info
Level
34
Limits
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
1

Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($63,314)

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

Yueqi Zhu and Ben Ross went heads-up to a flop of {3-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Zhu bet and Ross called.

Zhu bet again on the {10-Hearts} turn before Ross raised. Zhu called to see the river.

Ross bet in the dark before the dealer turned over the {5-Clubs}. Zhu spent a few moments considering the decision.

"You can't win. You took too long," Ross told him before Zhu eventually called.

"Set," Ross announced, turning over {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} to win the pot.

A few hands later, Zhu called a pre-flop raise from Michael Moncek. The flop came {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Zhu check-raised, leaving himself around 300,000 behind.

Moncek called and they got the rest of Zhu's chips in the middle on the {a-Diamonds} turn.

Yueqi Zhu: {k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Michael Moncek: {k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Moncek was ahead with a pair of fives, while Zhu needed to complete a straight draw. The river came the {6-Hearts} and the last remaining bracelet winner in the field was eliminated.

Moncek and Ross are taking a quick break before the start of heads-up play.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Moncek
7,200,000
750,000
750,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Ross us
Ben Ross
5,850,000
1,650,000
1,650,000
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Yueqi Zhu
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben RossMichael MoncekYueqi Zhu

Trips Get Paid for Ross

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante
Ben Ross
Ben Ross

Ben Ross raised on the button and Michael Moncek called in the big blind.

"Any two cards right?" Said Ross.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Moncek check-called a bet.

When the {10-Clubs} paired the turn, Moncek check-called once again.

The {q-Hearts} hit the river and once checked to, Ross fired a third time. Moncek paused for about five seconds and made the call. Ross tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for trip tens and Moncek tapped the table as he said, "nice hand. The river saved me."

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Moncek
6,450,000
-750,000
-750,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Ross us
Ben Ross
4,200,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
2,400,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael MoncekBen Ross

Christoph Kwon Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,178)

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante
Christoph Kwon
Christoph Kwon

Christoph Kwon shoved his last 275,000 in the middle from the button and both Yueqi Zhu and Michael Moncek called from the blinds.

Zhu and Moncek checked as the board came {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{10-Hearts} before Moncek bet the {7-Diamonds} river.

"I guess you have a nine," Zhu said before folding.

Moncek did indeed have a nine, turning over {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for a straight. Kwon showed {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and hit the rail in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Moncek
7,200,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
3,000,000
325,000
325,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Christoph Kwon
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Christoph KwonMichael MoncekYueqi Zhu

Moncek Raises it Away

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Yueqi Zhu raised from the small blind and Michael Moncek called in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Zhu continued with a bet. Moncek put in a raise and that was enough for Zhu to surrender the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Moncek
6,900,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
2,675,000
-625,000
-625,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Ross us
Ben Ross
2,600,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Christoph Kwon us
Christoph Kwon
500,000
-100,000
-100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Yueqi ZhuMichael Moncek

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Ross Calls Down Zhu

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Yueqi Zhu raised from the button and Ben Ross defended his big blind.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Ross check-called a bet. Both players checked the {10-Hearts} turn.

Ross checked again on the {6-Clubs} river and called when Zhu bet.

"Ten," Zhu announced, turning over {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Ross, though, showed {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades} two pair to win the pot.

"Didn't you learn your lesson last time," Ross told the bracelet winner after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Yueqi Zhu
3,500,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ben Ross
1,800,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Yueqi ZhuBen Ross

Moncek Running Away with the Tournament

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Michael Moncek
Michael Moncek

On a flop of {q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} Christoph Kwon bet into Michael Moncek who made the call.

The {q-Clubs} fell on the turn and Kwon check-called Moncek's bet.

The {7-Hearts} hit the river and Kwon checked once again, and Moncek put in a bet. Kwon tanked for some time and made the call. Moncek tabled {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a full house and the dealer pushed him the pot.

The following hand, Yueqi Zhu raised in the small blind and Moncek called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Moncek check-called a bet from Zhu.

The {9-Spades} hit the turn and Moncek checked before Zhu checked back.

When the {3-Hearts} completed the board, Moncek checked once again, and Zhu put in a bet. Moncek instantly splashed in the call and tabled the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, defeating Zhu's {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Moncek
6,800,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
2,900,000
2,550,000
2,550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Christoph Kwon us
Christoph Kwon
1,615,000
-285,000
-285,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ben Ross us
Ben Ross
1,600,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Christoph KwonMichael MoncekYueqi Zhu

Joe McKeehen Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,761)

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Ben Ross raised before Joe McKeehen three-bet from the button, leaving himself around 40,000 behind. Ross put him all in and McKeehen called.

Joe McKeehen: {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Ben Ross: {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

McKeehen stayed ahead as the flop came {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, but Ross hit the {10-Diamonds} on the turn.

"Hold one time," he yelled as the dealer turned over the {k-Hearts} on the river, giving McKeehen a higher pair.

McKeehen doubled up to 1,200,000, but he was all in again the next hand against Michael Moncek.

McKeehen called a three-bet and saw a flop of {9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. Moncek bet, McKeehen raised, and Moncek called. They got the rest of McKeehen's chips in the middle on the {4-Diamonds} turn.

McKeehen had flopped a straight with {j-Spades}{8-Spades}, but Moncek had a higher straight with {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. The {3-Diamonds} on the river was inconsequential, and the 2015 Main Event champ made his exit in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Moncek
4,900,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Ross us
Ben Ross
1,500,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
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Joe McKeehen
Busted

Tags: Ben RossJoe McKeehenMichael Moncek

Zhu Coolers McKeehen

Level 31 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

Joe McKeehen raised the small blind and Yueqi Zhu came along in the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and McKeehen bet before Zhu made the call.

The {6-Spades} hit the turn and McKeehen kept the pressure on putting a bet across the line and Zhu called.

The {7-Spades} landed on the river and McKeehen put in another bet before Zhu raised.

"Really?", McKeehen said annoyed.

Mckeehen made the call and Zhu tabled {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a full house and McKeehen showed the {6-Diamonds} before tossing his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe McKeehen
400,000
-1,370,000
-1,370,000
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Yueqi Zhu
350,000
-2,650,000
-2,650,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joe McKeehenYueqi Zhu