2022 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,782,475
Entries
8,663
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
2,993
Players Left
1,299

A Full Orbit With the Defending Champ

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Koray Aldemir knows what it takes to take down the Main Event, he did it last year. You may not have shared a table with him, but we spent an orbit with the champ to give you a glimpse of the action.

Hand #1 (small blind): Action folded all the way to Aldemir. He raised it up to 9,500 from the small blind. Aaron Steury folded the big.

Hand #2 (button): Erikas Laugzemys raises to 5,500 from middle position. Roberto Bendeck three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff, forcing Aldemir and everyone else to fold back to Laugzemys, who made the call.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Spades}. Bendeck bet 12,000 when checked to and Laugzemys made the fold.

Hand #3 (cutoff): Action folded to Roberto Bendeck in the hijack who raised it up to 6,000. Aldemir folded, as did the rest of the table.

Hand #4 (hijack): Aldemir folded, as did the rest of the table until DJ Buckley raised the button to 6,000. Jacob Connelly three-bet to 19,000 from the big blind and Buckley folded.

Hand #5 (middle position): Aldemir folded, as did everyone else until Eric Greenwood raised to 6,000 on the button. For the second hand in a row, Jacob Connely three-bet to 19,000. Greenwood called.

The flop was {5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Connely continued for 17,000 and Greenwood called.

Both players checked the {10-Diamonds} turn. On the {a-Diamonds} river, though, Connely led for 37,000, eliciting a fold from Greenwood.

Hand #6 (utg+2): Aldemir opened to 5,500. For the third hand in a row, Jacob Connely three-bet, this time to 17,000 from his button. Aldemir let it go preflop.

Hand #7 (utg+1): Roberto Bendeck raised to 6,000 from under the gun and the entire table folded.

Hand #8 (utg): Aldemir opened to 5,500 and only found one caller, Erikas Laugzemys on the button.

The flop came out {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Aldemir thought for a bit before continuing for 5,000. Laugzemys wanted nothing to do with it and let his cards go.

Hand #9 (big blind): The entire table folded, giving Aldemir a walk in the big blind.

Bonus hand #10 (sb): Roberto Bendeck opened the button to 6,000. Aldemir three-bet from the small blind to 25,000. Bendeck folded to the champ.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roberto Bendeck us
Roberto Bendeck
470,000
217,500
217,500
Profile photo of Erikas Laugzemys lt
Erikas Laugzemys
404,000
-32,000
-32,000
Profile photo of Nir Cohen us
Nir Cohen
305,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
275,000
19,500
19,500
Defending Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jacob Connelly us
Jacob Connelly
215,000
59,500
59,500
Profile photo of Aaron Steury us
Aaron Steury
166,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
100,000
-25,500
-25,500
Profile photo of Sarah Wasch us
Sarah Wasch
97,500
-187,000
-187,000
Profile photo of Eric Greenwood us
Eric Greenwood
85,500
-47,000
-47,000

Tags: Aaron SteuryDJ BuckleyEric GreenwoodErikas LaugzemysJacob ConnellyJacob ConnelyRoberto Bendeck