2022 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
$364,899
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,774
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,774
Players Left
158

Fortini's Kings Beat by Aces

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Hayden Fortini
Hayden Fortini

Preflop action had Hayden Fortini raise in middle position to 1,600. He was then reraised by Brad Pratt from Texas to 4,700. Fortini then reraised once more to 9,800 which Pratt smooth-called.

The flop came down {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Fortini check-called Pratt's all in for 20,100.

Brad Pratt: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Hayden Fortini: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

A {4-Clubs} on the turn and an {8-Spades} on the river didn't provide any help to Fortini and Pratt took down the pot with aces and eights for a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Brad Pratt
59,000
59,000
59,000
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Hayden Fortini
46,000
-13,000
-13,000

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Brito Wins Huge All-In, Scores Early Knockout

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Fernando Brito
Fernando Brito

Fernando Brito, who has reached four WSOP final tables, opened from under the gun to 800. The player to his immediate left called and the big blind called.

The flop came {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Brito continued for 2,000. Both players made the call.

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and Brito fired off 5,000. The player in early position called and the big blind moved all in for his last 8,500. While Brito wanted to go all in over the top, he was unable to and was forced to call the 8,500 after a floor ruling. The early position player also called.

On the {a-Spades} river, Brito put his remaining 12,500 chips in the middle and got called.

Big Blind: {q-}{8-}
Fernando Brito: {a-}{q-}
Early Position: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Brito would river a better two pair than his big blind opponent, scoring an early elimination while the early position player was left with less than half of his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Fernando Brito
59,000
59,000
59,000

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Daniels Chipping Up Early

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

In a pot of roughly 3,000 on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts}, Jake Daniels bet out 1,700 after his opponent checked to him and was called.

The turn came the {7-Hearts} and the early position player checked again. Daniels moved all in covering his opponent's 15,000 stack. The opponent folded and the pot was awarded to Daniels.

Player Chips Progress
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Jake Daniels
39,000

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Fortini Scores Early Double-Up

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Hayden Fortini
Hayden Fortini

The player under the gun opened for 1,100 and Hayden Fortini three-bet to 3,300 from the cutoff. Under the gun called and they were heads up.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Fortini continued for 3,500. His opponent called.

On the {6-Diamonds} turn, the under-the-gun player lead for 11,000, Fortini moved all in for his last 22,500 chips, and got called.

Hayden Fortini: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Under the gun: {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

The {5-Diamonds} completed the board and Fortini enjoyed his early double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hayden Fortini
59,000
59,000
59,000

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Daigle Takes Four-Bet Pot Off Platt

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
Jeff Platt
Jeff Platt

Action started when Marshall Daigle opened from under the gun to 300. Middle position called and Jeff Platt three-bet to 1,300 on the button. It folded back to Daigle who four-bet to 2,500 and only Platt made the call.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Daigle continued for 2,200 which was enough to fold out Platt and take down the early pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Marshall Daigle
29,000
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Jeff Platt
22,000

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Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Begins Today

Chad Himmelspach
Chad Himmelspach

The 53rd annual World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas continues with Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. This is a three-day event that will kick off today at 11:00 a.m. PDT.

Chad Himmelspach is the current defending champion, having won $207,877 in last year's event along with his first WSOP bracelet. HImmelspach bested a field of 1,191 entries that ended in an intense three-hour heads-up battle against Stefan Reiser before being crowned as champion.



Players will start the day with a stack of 25,000 in chips and Level 1 blinds will be 100/100 with 100 big blind ante. For Day 1, levels will be 40 minutes, with a 20-minute break every three levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9, at approximately 5:40 p.m. and the players will complete 17 levels before they call it a night and bag their chips for Day 2.

Late registration will be open until the end of the dinner break after Level 9 which should be around 6:55 p.m. if things kick off in time. As this event is a freezeout, reentries will not be possible for players who fail to win their final all-in.

Stay tuned in to PokerNews at 11:00 a.m. today and throughout the rest of the tournament for all of the live updates on the action.

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