2022 World Series of Poker

[Online] $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$288,850
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$1,090,000
Entries
218
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
218
Players Left
1

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Cheong Runs Into Battenfield's Aces

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 160 ante
Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

Charles "CherryHillPD" Hook opened to 3,200 under the gun, Joseph "biueberry" Cheong moved all in for 36,062 in middle position, and Chris "battenfield" Battenfield put his entire stack into the pot on the button, while Hook folded.

Joseph "biueberry" Cheong: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Chris "battenfield" Battenfield: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Diamonds} to improve Battenfield to top set and eliminate Cheong.

Cheong vs. Battenfield
Cheong vs. Battenfield
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charles "CherryHillPD" Hook us
Charles "CherryHillPD" Hook
239,411
9,348
9,348
Profile photo of Chris "battenfield" Battenfield us
Chris "battenfield" Battenfield
86,848
86,848
86,848
Profile photo of Joseph "biueberry" Cheong us
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Ho's Third Barrel Takes Down Pot

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 160 ante

From under the gun, Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho fired for 3,400. Action folded to Norbert "Balkan500" Szecsi in the cutoff, who called. Action then folded to Michael "SammyTwizz" Azzaro in the big blind, who called as well.

With three players in the hand, the flop came {7-}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. After Azzaro checked, Ho continued for 5,785. The other two both called.

The {5-Hearts} turn was checked through, leading to the {6-Clubs} river. Now, Azzaro fired 11,200 into the middle. Ho put in a raise to 45,343, which got snap folds from both opponents, securing her the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Norbert "Balkan500" Szecsi hu
Norbert "Balkan500" Szecsi
197,455
-13,025
-13,025
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho us
Maria "femmeonfelt" Ho
137,101
32,349
32,349
Profile photo of Michael "SammyTwizz" Azzaro
Michael "SammyTwizz" Azzaro
59,260
59,260
59,260

Top Ten Chip Counts

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 160 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charles "CherryHillPD" Hook us
Charles "CherryHillPD" Hook
230,063
-6,550
-6,550
Profile photo of Norbert "Balkan500" Szecsi hu
Norbert "Balkan500" Szecsi
210,480
83,059
83,059
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of insolvent11 us
insolvent11
172,125
71,365
71,365
Profile photo of Jim "Bocaratone" Collopy us
Jim "Bocaratone" Collopy
170,292
58,821
58,821
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph "Invoker99" Cada us
Joseph "Invoker99" Cada
157,904
157,904
157,904
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Adam "PHsGoldShoes" Hendrix us
Adam "PHsGoldShoes" Hendrix
141,694
141,694
141,694
Profile photo of Greg "DustedYou" Merson us
Greg "DustedYou" Merson
140,455
14,395
14,395
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Malibu712 us
Malibu712
139,142
139,142
139,142
Profile photo of Michael "mikejozoff" Jozoff us
Michael "mikejozoff" Jozoff
124,572
26,190
26,190
Profile photo of Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo us
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo
122,000
-7,150
-7,150
WSOP 1X Winner

Pupillo Finds Ace to Oust Morris

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 160 ante

Just before the blinds increased, Nicolai "OrangeEagle" Morris opened to 2,800 on the button, Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo three-bet to 9,000 in the small blind, and Morris then four-bet jammed for 48,992. Pupillo called.

Nicolai "OrangeEagle" Morris: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Morris was in good shape with his cowboys, but the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop vaulted Pupillo ahead. The {4-Diamonds} turn and {10-Spades} river changed nothing, and Morris was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo us
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo
129,150
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nicolai "OrangeEagle" Morris us
Nicolai "OrangeEagle" Morris
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 160

"GOATINTREE" Sends Halverson to Rail with Ace-Jack

Level 12 : 700/1,400, 140 ante

Both players got their stacks in preflop. Mitchell "franzia" Halverson, the big blind, was the at risk player with an effective stack of 37,660. The players' hands were revealed.

Mitchell "franzia" Halverson: {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}
"GOATINTREE": {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The {8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} board provided no help to either player, eliminating Halverson.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of GOATINTREE
GOATINTREE
98,264
98,264
98,264
Profile photo of Mitchell "franzia" Halverson us
Mitchell "franzia" Halverson
Busted

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PN Pod: 2022 WSOP Kicks Off w/ Katie Kopp Win; Guests Peters, Elias, Deeb & Kornuth

Level 12 : 700/1,400, 140 ante
PN Podcast
PN Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and offer thoughts on the early goings at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

Guests on this episode include Katie Kopp, who became the first bracelet winner of the summer and captured the inaugural bracelet offered at the new home of the WSOP; both David Peters and Chance Kornuth, who clashed heads-up battling for their respective fourth bracelet; Shaun Deeb, who shares his thoughts on the $25K Fantasy Draft, Mark-Up Police, and more; and finally Darren Elias, who opens up about falling one spot shy of his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour (WPT) title and chats about the upcoming BetMGM Poker Championship from June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

Prizepool and Payouts

Level 12 : 700/1,400, 140 ante
2022 WSOP Gold Bracelet
2022 WSOP Gold Bracelet

Late registration is now closed and the final numbers are in. There were 218 total entries to create a prize pool of $1,090,000, of which the top 35 finishers will receive a piece.

A min-cash is worth $7,630, but all eyes are on the first-place prize of $288,850 in addition to the WSOP gold bracelet.

PlacePrize
1st$288,850
2nd$168,950
3rd$96,465
4th$74,120
5th$63,220
6th$52,320
7th$39,240
8th$26,160
9th$18,530
10-15th$14,170
16-20th$10,900
21-25th$8,720
26-30th$8,175
31-35th$7,630