Level 21
Level 21 has ended and the 35 remaining players are off on a 60-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 9:40 p.m. local time.
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$574,050
Entries
430
Level
34
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
123
Players Left
14
Level 21
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,113,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
815,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
690,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
||
|
640,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
505,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
440,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
||
|
440,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
406,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
378,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
350,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
|
330,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
330,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
330,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
310,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
305,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
285,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
||
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
260,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
210,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
180,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
170,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
150,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
140,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
140,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
Level: 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000, 3,000 Ante
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000-8,000, 8,000/12,000 Ante
Level 22
Badeucy
Heads-up on the second draw, Jason Su put out a bet and left himself just 10,000 behind. Nicolas Fountotos called and drew two while Su patted.
Fountotos put Su all in and was snap-called. Both players stood pat on the final draw.
Fountotos turned over 
for a seven-five low and a Badugi, besting the 
of Su and securing the knockout as Su became the first player to head to the payout desk after dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
No-Limit Hold'em
Brett Richey was down to 20,000 earlier in the day but had built his stack back up to 150,000 before tangling in a pot with Kevin Thomas.
From the small blind, Richey moved all in with 
and Thomas snap-called from the big blind with 
. Both players hit an ace on the 
flop, but Thomas' king-kicker played as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
Big O
Three players, including Travis Pearson and Tom Schneider, saw a flop of 
. Schneider bet 25,000 and Pearson called all in for less.
Pearson immediately got up from his seat when Schneider turned over 
for the flopped straight. Pearson, with 
, needed help but didn't get it on the turn.
Down to his last card to avoid elimination, the dealer turned over the 
on the river to give Pearson a higher straight. "Oh my God," he said as he sat back down, his tournament saved on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Level 22
Stud 8
Kevin Thomas: 
/
/-folded
William Lahti: /
/-folded
Brad Ruben: 
//
Josh Tabak: /
/
Four players were in the pot on fourth street. Kevin Thomas bet, and was immediately raised by Brad Ruben to his left. William Lahti, Josh Tabak, and Thomas all called.
On fifth street, Thomas checked, Ruben bet again, and all three other players called once more.
On sixth, Thomas checked, Ruben bet, but this time only Tabak called and took the hand to seventh.
On seventh, Ruben moved his last 17,000 in blind and Tabak called.
"Aces up with a missed low and flush draw," said Tabak.
That was good enough to scoop the pot as Tabak missed his low as well.
"I know, I don't deserve to win that pot," said Ruben.
"Floor," yelled another player who mockingly agreed with Ruben.
"Hey lowlife," chimed in Norman Chad.
"Why did I look up when he said that?" laughed Ruben.
"You're over there criticizing, you were just down to the felt," as Chad pointed to his own wall of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
565,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
453,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
402,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
360,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
230,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Level 22
Badeucy
Bradley Ruben bet after taking one on the first draw and William Lahti, who took two, called. Ruben stood pat and bet again.
Lahti once again took two and called before drawing one. Ruben stood pat and bet out for the third time.
Lahti, with only a few chips behind, looked around and started counting the number of players left in the tournament before announcing a raise. Ruben snap-called.
Lahti turned over 
for an eight-low and a Badugi, beating Ruben's 8-7 low and scooping the pot.
"I'm halfway back in business," the former big stack said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
290,000
-163,000
|
-163,000 |
Level 22
Big O
William Flachsbart raised to 38,000 and action folded around to tournament big stack Jorge Walker in the big blind.
"How much is it?" asked Walker as he eyed up Flachsbart's stack. "Alright, raise," which was enough to put Flachsbart all in.
Flachsbart called and cards were on their backs. Flachsbart had 
and was in good shape against the 
of Walker.
The board didn't care, though, and ran out 
to give Walker the jack-high straight and send Flachsbart home.
Just before the hand started, Flachsbart said, "This is the first non-Hold 'Em tournament I've ever played." Making it well into the money of his first dealer's choice tournament earned Flachsbart a hard-earned impressive payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,403,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 22
5-Card Draw High
"This is the only one I haven't played. They didn't have it last year," Jaswinder Lally said holding up the plaque as the game changed to 5-card draw.
He raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Naoya Kihara stuck in a tower of purple 5,000 chips for a re-raise to around 80,000. Lally called to the draw.
"This is a dangerous game," Lally said before announcing he was all in after the draw. Kihara, with 350,000 behind, spent several minutes in the tank, leaning back on his chair and re-checking his cards.
"Sorry guys," he told his tablemates.
Kihara eventually decided to fold and Lally showed him three aces. Kihara claimed to have folded three eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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