With 15,000 already in the pot and board showing 
, Ryan Laplante bet 4,000 and found one caller.
The river brought the 
and both players checked.
"You win," his opponent said.
Laplante showed 
and took down a small pot. He has now nearly tripled his starting stack for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
127,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
51,000
-104,000
|
-104,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
With a board reading 
and around 50,000 already in the pot, action was checked to Iskra Astudil in the hijack. He put in a bet of 40,000. His opponent took some time making his decision, carefully studying how much was already in the pot. After a couple minutes, he found the call, and was quickly shown the bad news. Astudil flipped over the nuts, 
, and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
137,500 |
Action began with an early position open to 4,500, which was only called by Aaron Roma in the big blind.
The flop came 
with Roma checking to his opponent who bet 10,000. Roma quickly check-raised to 25,000 and was called.
The 
turn saw both players check to a river of the 
. Roma elected on a sizing of 10,000 which was called.
"Just a seven" Roma announced as he tabled 
for a full-house, good enough to scoop in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Because of the earlier extended break, tournament staff have announced that the break to color up chips will not take place, but the 90-minute dinner break will be moved up to approximately 5:40 at the completion of Level 12.
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the PokerNews office at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They share highlights from the WSOP Press Conference, preview the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget from June 24-28, and remember Todd Terry, who passed away at age 48.
They also discuss bracelet winner Cory Zeidman being indicted for $25M sports betting fraud scheme, Bill Perkins buying art for $15.3 million, preview the first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship headlining ARIA Poker Classic w/ $1M GTD, Andrew Neeme becoming the latest WPT Ambassador, and Mark Davis denying Darren Elias the win in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. A slew of other tournaments crowned winners and are highlighted in this episode including from the 2022 Lodge Championship Series, Triton Madrid, 888poker LIVE Barcelona, RGPS Downstream Casino, and MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship.
Finally, Chad sits down with this week's guest, Billy Hayes, who is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison after being convicted of smuggling hashish. He's planning to play the WSOP Main Event this year, which he talks about after sharing his incredible story with listeners. Plus he gives a glimpse into his new book Midnight Express Epilogue: Train Keeps Rolling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
279,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
|
221,000 | |
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
36,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
|
||
From the button, Tyler Thompson decided to shove for almost 25,000. In the big blind, Cory Skolnik snap-called, with not that many chips behind after his call. Thompson showed 
and was way behind the 
of Skolnik.
The dealer gave a flop 
then suddenly stopped his action. "Do we need the turn and the river?" she said.
Everybody laughed at this, and after the appearance of an on the turn and 
on the river, Thompson was officially eliminated.
After the hand, Skolnik commented, "You know, I felt that he was shoving too wild, and that my hand was not so bad."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
Busted |
With the big blind all-in and at risk for his last 58,000, Michael ''Mike'' Baker had a decision from under the gun, on a 
board. He had bet 4,500 on the turn when checked to and eventually found a call in response to the all-in after going deep into the tank.
Cards were on their backs and his opponent was surprised to find he was behind with 
against Mike's . The river didn't change a thing, moving the North Dakotan up the leaderboard with a little more cushion, while his opponent had to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 |
