Event #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-15-2022 17:40 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 19 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	9,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Joao Vieira	6,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Dan Colpoys	5,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Brian Rast	3,200,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Galen Hall	2,700,000 -800,000	-800,000

Fedor Holz	1,900,000 -600,000	-600,000

Sean Perry	1,350,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Brian Rast Dan Colpoys Fedor Holz Galen Hall Joao Vieira Lander Lijo Sean Perry

Level: 19

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

07-15-2022 17:08 UTC-8

Break Time

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining seven players have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day. They will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante.

07-15-2022 17:08 UTC-8

Lijo Takes Big Pot from Perry

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blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Lander Lijo opened for 200,000 from under the gun and Sean Perry called from early position. It folded around to Fedor Holz, who called from the big blind.

The flop came and it checked around to Perry who bet 250,000. Holz folded and Lijo called.

On the turn, Perry continued firing for 300,000. Lijo called once more.

The river brought the and after using a time bank chip, Lijo lead for 625,000. Perry considered and made the call.

Lijo showed the for the nut flush and extended his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	9,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Fedor Holz	2,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Sean Perry	1,675,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Fedor Holz Lander Lijo Sean Perry

07-15-2022 17:05 UTC-8

Vieira Ramps Up Aggression

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Brian Rast opened to 200,000 from early position and was called by Joao Vieira in middle position as well as Sean Perry in the big blind.

Perry checked on a flop of and Rast continued for 250,000. Vieira made the call while Perry folded to setup heads-up action heading to the turn.

Action checked through the turn to the river where Rast led out for 750,000. Vieira burned through several time banks before choosing to raise to 2,350,000. Rast wasted little time in folding to send more chips Vieira's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	6,600,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Brian Rast	5,200,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Brian Rast Joao Vieira Sean Perry

07-15-2022 17:04 UTC-8

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 8th Place ($158,278)

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blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick shoved from the cutoff for his last 355,000 and Sean Perry re-shoved from the button. The blinds folded.

Stephen Chidwick:
Sean Perry:

Chidwick was way behind and didn't improve on the , though he picked up a backdoor flush draw and a backdoor straight draw in the process.

The turn was the , eliminating both of his draws.

The river was the and Chidwick had to settle for eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Perry	2,575,000 275,000	275,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Sean Perry Stephen Chidwick

07-15-2022 16:56 UTC-8

Schedule Change

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Originally, the schedule for today was to play down to five players. However, after some discussion, the tournament director has announced that play will instead continue for at least 12 levels with the option of continuing until a winner is crowned.

07-15-2022 16:53 UTC-8

Alexandros Theologis Eliminated In 9th Place ($124,974)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alexandros Theologis opened to 220,000 from early position and was three-bet to 650,000 by Brian Rast in the cutoff. Action folded back to Theologis who moved all in. Rast snapped it off with the bigger stack to put Theologis at risk.

Alexandros Theologis:
Brian Rast:

Theologis was racing to survive but faced long odds after the flop. The turn left him drawing to two outs but he was unable to find any help on the river, ending his tournament run in 9th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	6,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Alexandros Theologis	Busted

Tags: Alexandros Theologis Brian Rast

07-15-2022 16:49 UTC-8

PN Podcast: Layne Flack's Daughter Talks Poker Hall of Fame, WSOP Main Event Enters End Game

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Chad Holloway

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes a discussion about Phil Hellmuth's lackluster entrance, Vince Vaughn's appearance, and their picks to win.

They also recap recent bracelet winners, including an interview with Young Sik, and discuss Matt Berkey's criticism regarding players like Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler receiving coverage in live updates. Plus, Chris Moneymaker is opening a social poker room in Kentucky, Matt Glantz nabbed the $1M bounty in the WSOP Mystery Bounty event, and how were the bluffs by Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Alejandro Lococo perceived?

Finally, Halie Flack, the daughter of the late, great Layne Flack, gives an exclusive to PokerNews offering her thoughts on her father's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

07-15-2022 16:42 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw (full)

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blaisebourgeois

Level 18 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Table 144	1	Joao Vieira	Portugal	4,900,000	49
Table 144	2	Galen Hall	United States	3,500,000	35
Table 144	3	Fedor Holz	Germany	2,700,000	27
Table 144	4	Lander Lijo	Spain	7,700,000	77
Table 144	5	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	950,000	10
Table 144	6	Alexandros Theologis	Greece	2,150,000	22
Table 144	7	Sean Perry	United States	2,300,000	23
Table 144	8	Dan Colpoys	United States	4,100,000	41
Table 144	9	Brian Rast	United States	4,500,000	45

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	7,700,000
Joao Vieira	4,900,000 250,000	250,000

Brian Rast	4,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Dan Colpoys	4,100,000 100,000	100,000

Galen Hall	3,500,000 200,000	200,000

Fedor Holz	2,700,000 150,000	150,000

Sean Perry	2,300,000 400,000	400,000
Alexandros Theologis	2,150,000 -250,000	-250,000
Stephen Chidwick	950,000 150,000	150,000