2022 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$241,729
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,010,120
Entries
4,786
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
4,786
Players Left
202

Pettitt, Clinkscales Battle for Table Supremacy

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mitch Pettitt and Rex Clinkscales have stacks that tower over the rest of their tablemates at table #48, and they just tangled together in a pot.

A player in middle position opened to 4,000 before Clinkscales called in the cutoff and Pettitt came along on the button.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs} and action checked to Pettitt, who bet 8,000. Only Clinkscales called to see the {9-Diamonds} on the turn.

Clinkscales checked over to Pettitt again, and he assembled a bet of 22,000. This time Clinkscales quickly slid his cards into the muck.

Earlier, Pettitt was involved in a pot with pocket kings against pocket aces where both players flopped a set. Pettitt, though, spiked the last king on the river.

"See that," the player with the cracked aces said pointing to Pettitt's stack, "those should be all my chips."

Player Chips Progress
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Mitch Pettitt
235,000
105,000
105,000
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Rex Clinkscales
150,000
-10,000
-10,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Lococo Delivers Knockout Blow

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo
Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo

Action folded to a player on the button who moved all in for around 20,000. Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo made the call out of the big blind to put his opponent at risk.

Button Player: {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}
Alejandro Lococo: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Lococo had the button player dominated and that did not change on the {q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Spades} flop. The {3-Hearts} turn double paired the board, meaning Lococo's kicker no longer played and the two looked on course for a chop pot. It was not to be, however, as the {k-Hearts} fell on the river, giving Lococo the better two pair and sending his opponent packing.

Player Chips Progress
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Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo
43,500

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Singh Falls Behind, Then Turns a Winner

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Himmat Singh was all in for his last 24,600 from early position and up against button Kyle Miholich, as Miholich took out his phone and began filming the hand.

Himmat Singh: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Kyle Miholich: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Miholich was dominated, but he sprang ahead when the flop came {6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} to give him a pair of queens.

The turn, though, fell the {k-Clubs} and Singh went back into the lead.

"Chick, chick, chick," Miholich began chanting as the {k-Hearts} fell on the river, improving Singh to trips to double up and leave Miholich on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Himmat Singh
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Kyle Miholich
7,000
7,000
7,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Molina Wins Race to Survive

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With action heads-up, a player in middle position bet enough to put Elias Molina from late position all in. Molina, with little hesitation, called off for his tournament life.

Elias Molina: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Middle Position Player: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

It was a classic coinflip, though Molina had a lot more at stake as he was at risk. It did not take long for him to pull ahead, however, after the {2-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{a-Diamonds} paired Molina up. "Hold", a standing Molina said as the {2-Hearts} hit the turn. Molina did in fact manage to hold after the {k-Hearts} improved him to top two pair on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Elias Molina
88,000
88,000
88,000

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"Gambling Mood" Isn't Enough to Take Out Underwood

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Benjamin Underwood, with five WSOP final tables since 2019 on his poker resume, put his last 30,000 in the middle from the cutoff and the original raiser called in the hijack.

Benjamin Underwood: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Cutoff: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Underwood's opponent made a pair of eights on the {5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop before the {5-Diamonds} fell on the turn. The cutoff improved to two pair on the {9-Spades} river, but it wasn't enough to beat Underwood's jacks and fives as he doubled up.

"I was in a gambling mood," the cutoff said following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Underwood
65,000
40,000
40,000

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Nobody Wants to Take Ho Out

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

A player in middle position opened to 2,500 and was three-bet to 9,000 by a late position player. Maria Ho in the cutoff appeared to wake up with a big hand as, despite the action ahead of her, she counted out her chips, contemplating her options. In the end Ho moved all in and received quick folds from both the initial raiser and three-bettor.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
68,000

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Queen-High No Good for Bourgeois

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Blaise Bourgeois raised to 6,000 from late position and received calls from both Hilario Yuriar in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and action checked back to Bourgeois, who bet 6,500. Only Yuriar called to see the {4-Clubs} on the turn.

"I'm going to check your heart draw. I hope you miss it," Bourgeois said as they both checked.

The river came the {10-Clubs} and both players checked again.

"I, unfortunately, don't have an ace," Bourgeois said, turning over {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Yuriar didn't have a heart draw but showed {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Hilario Yuriar
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Blaise Bourgeois
48,500
-41,500
-41,500
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Chip Counts Before Dinner

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Phil Hellmuth has taken his seat in the tournament with a few minutes left before dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Mitch Pettitt
275,000
40,000
40,000
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Andrew Kalvelage
255,000
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Fabrizio Di Santo
180,000
70,000
70,000
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William Lahti
130,000
85,000
85,000
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Jack Oliver
55,000
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Jeremy Ausmus
45,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
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Phil Hellmuth
35,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Walter Pizzi
31,000
9,000
9,000
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James Woods
Busted
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Vanessa Kade
Busted
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Ren Lin
Busted