Joining the action three ways on the flop of 
with Chris Herrin in the big blind.
Action checked through,
The turn was the 
and action checked to Herrin in the big blind who bet 10,000. Only the small blind called.
The 
was the river and the small blind led out for 16,000. Herrin moved all in for 135,000 and the small blind went into the tank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 |
Pierre Calamusa raised and Matt Glantz announced all in for around 60,000.
Calamusa called with 
and was ahead of the 
held by Glantz, and the flop came with an .
Glantz survived and Calamusa still has plenty of chips. Their table has broken so Calamusa will have to wait before taking another shot at eliminating Glantz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
-130,000
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-130,000 |
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160,000
117,000
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117,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Joining the action four ways on the board of 
action checked to the hijack who moved all in for 40,000. The button went deep into the tank before the clock was called. Eventually, the button and the small blind folded leaving the action on Danny Bigelow in the big blind who snap-called.
Hijack: 
Danny Bigelow: 
Bigelow had flopped the straight while the hijack had two pair. The hijack didn't improve as the turn came the 
and the river was an 
, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Martin Kabrhel moved all in for his final 34,000, "peanuts," as he called it, from the cutoff and was looked up by Kimlong Lav in the big blind.
Martin Kabrhel: 
Kimlong Lav: 
The board ran out 
and Lav hit the ten on the river to eliminate Kabrhel.
"Good luck everyone," he said as he left the table.
At another table, Michael "The Grinder," Mizrachi busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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PokerNews is known throughout the world for our industry-leading live updates for both live and online events. Over the years, we’ve captured memorable hands, many of which have become a part of poker history.
In this column, we will bring you some of the biggest hands as reported in the PokerNews Live Updates from the last couple of weeks in the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Some crazy hands occurred last week, including an Ace from Space for Phil Ivey and one of the worst bad beats you'll ever see in Pot-Limit Omaha.
Action folded to the button who opened for 9,000. Only Pat Lyons made the call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Lyons open-jammed his stack of 32,000. His opponent put some thought in but eventually folded and the chips were sent to Lyons.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Joining the action on the turn the board was 
and Tom Parkes bet 29,000 from early position. His opponent went into the tank before deciding to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
5,000
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5,000 |
At the dinner break on Day 1a of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Josh Arieh was already out thanks to some rough luck, while four previous winners are working on building stacks.
The first session of poker's world championship event kicked off at 11 a.m. PST with the defending champion, Koray Aldemir, announcing "shuffle up and deal." Last year's world champion didn't take his seat to play as he intends to enter the Day 1c flight on Tuesday.
Catch up on all the action early on Day 1a of the Main Event
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
