The under-the-gun player opened to 3,000 and Bryn Kenney flatted from the small blind.
The flop came and the initial aggressor continued for 2,500. Kenney called.
Both players would tap the table on the turn.
The river brought the and Kenney fired 9,500. His opponent hesitated for about 30 seconds, looked at Kenney, and tossed in a couple of red chips to make the call.
Kenney flipped over to take down the pot as a few players at the table confirmed that Kenney did, in fact, flat ace-king.
Kenney is now one of the bigger stacks in the tournament and possibly the chip leader as he's progressed to 600,000.
The action was relayed after the fact by tablemate Grant Wang. The first hand back from break, Gaelle Baumann opened to 3,000 from under the gun. Next to act elected to call and it folded around to the big blind who shoved for 26,000. Baumann re-jammed, covering her opponents, and the early position player put the rest of their stack in the middle for roughly 40,000.
Big Blind:
Early Position:
Gaelle Baumann:
The board ran out and the queens of Baumann held up for the double knockout and a huge pot.
Daniel Hachem opened to 2,600 from under the gun and was called by Marc Maxey in the cutoff. Edward Grinko three-bet to 13,200 in the big blind and both Hachem and Maxey called.
The flop came and Grinko continued with a bet of 10,000. Hachem called and Maxey also came along for the ride.
The paired the board on the turn and Grinko checked this time. Hachem threw in a bet of 30,000 which put Maxey in the tank for a minute. He eventually decided to fold and Grinko followed suit as Hachem dragged in the pot.
Joseph Bold, who came into today as the third-biggest stack from Day 1d, opened for 2,500 from the cutoff. The button and the small blind called but Justin Lett would three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind. Bold called and the other two players got out of the way.
The flop came and Lett continued for 7,700. Bold called.
The turn brought the and Lett put in a bet of 12,000. Bold called once more.
On the river, Lett shoved for his last 53,400 and Bold snap-called but was met with some harsh news.
Although Bold flopped a full house with his , it wasn't enough as Lett had turned a better full house with his , which left Bold chuckling in astonishment.
Even though Bold missed out on a pot worth nearly 180,000, he is still very much cruising with 227,300 (about 190 big blinds).
Hand #1: Doug Polk limped in from the small blind and Claudio Branco Moreira checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Polk led out with a bet and Branco Moreira quickly folded.
Hand #2: There was a raise to 2,700 from middle position and Polk three-bet to 8,500 on the button. The blinds folded and the initial raiser also let his hand go.
Hand #3: Polk opened to 2,600 in the cutoff and the big blind three-bet to 8,000. Polk called and the dealer fanned the flop of . The big blind checked to Polk who bet 6,000 and the big blind called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. The big blind led out for 10,000 this time and Polk folded.
Hand #4: Tongguang Sun raised to 2,500 in early position and Polk three-bet to 8,000 in the hijack. Sun responded with a four-bet to 21,000 and Polk folded face up.
After losing a couple of hands, Polk opted to take the next four hands off.
Hand #5: Branco Moreira raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Sun, the small blind and Polk in the big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Sun who bet 5,200. The small blind and Polk both folded but Branco Moreira called.
The turn was the and Branco Moreira check-called another bet of 17,000 from Sun. The completed the board and both players tapped the table. Branco Moreira turned over and was awarded the pot.
Three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein was in the action on Day 2d. An early-position player limped in for 1,200 and it folded to Greenstein in the hijack who raised to 5,000 and only the limper made the call.
The flop came and early position checked to Greenstein who bet 5,000, which was enough to fold out his opponent and take down the pot.
After skipping out on the long registration line to begin the day, Doug Polk has finally taken his seat at the 2022 WSOP Main Event. Polk has wiggled his way back into the poker scene over the last year or so after announcing his "retirement" from tournament poker back in 2018.
Besides a recent final table finish at the Lodge Poker Club which he is now a part-owner of, Polk's last tournament result came back in 2017. With over $9.5 million in live tournament winnings and highly regarded as one of the best online heads-up players in the world, Polk is certainly a fan favorite among many at the WSOP by attracting a rail already.
In a pot of roughly 19,000, Garrett Adelstein checked back on the button after being checked to from the cutoff on a flop of .
On the turn the cutoff checked again and Adelstein bet 6,000 which was called. On the river the cutoff checked a third time and Adelstein chose a bet of 11,000, leaving his opponent with only 15,000 behind if he made the call.
The cutoff tanked for a moment but eventually flicked in a chip for the call and Adelstein confidently rolled over . The cutoff mucked and another pot was sent to Hustle Casino Live legend.