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 1c
Entries
1,860
Players Left
1,376

Roussey Continues to Build Monster Stack on Day 1C

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Quentin Roussey
Quentin Roussey

A low-stacked early position player opened to 1,000 and Quentin Roussey three-bet to 3,000 from late position. The cutoff cold-called and the early-position called as well.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and it checked around.

On the {6-Clubs} turn, the early-position player bet 4,000. Roussey raised to 10,500 and the cutoff got out of the way. The early-position player, with just 16,300 chips, went into the tank for about 90 seconds before finally conceding.

Player Chips Progress
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Quentin Roussey
262,000
12,000
12,000

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Negreanu Gets Paid Back on Three-Year Debt

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

A wholesome moment just took place on Daniel Negreanu's table.

Arash Shahi from Toronto, Canada was on the rail watching his fellow countryman tackle the Main Event.

At the 2018, Shahi and Negreanu were at the same table in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Event at the Rio All Suite and Casino. According to Shahi, Negreanu paid for Shahi's massage after the latter realized he had no cash on him.

Shahi told Negreanu that'd he pay him back but when Shahi returned from the ATM, Negreanu was gone.

Shahi just told Negreanu the story and passed him a crisp $100 note with Negreanu saying "This is going to be lucky,".

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Negreanu
10,000
-30,000
-30,000

Feldman Reaching Chip Lead Status

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Ryan Feldman
Ryan Feldman

Action started when an early-position player opened to 1,100. It folded to Ryan Feldman in the small blind who three-bet to 3,600 and only the initial raiser made the call.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and both players checked. On the {j-Diamonds} turn Feldman checked again and his opponent bet 3,000 which was called.

The {9-Hearts} completed the board and both players checked. The early-position player opened {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for middle-pair and Feldman quickly rolled over {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for a better pair and the winning hand. Feldman's stack has surpassed the 200,000 mark putting him among some of the largest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Feldman
203,000
55,000
55,000

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Carlsen's King Captured By Queens

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen jammed 12,000 from the cutoff and was called by Rahul Desirazu in the big blind.

Magnus Carlsen: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Rahul Desirazu: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and the world's best chess player was eliminated on Day 1 of the grandest poker tournament in the world.

Player Chips Progress
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Rahul Desirazu
51,500
51,500
51,500
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Magnus Carlsen
Busted

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A Dream Come True: Friends Raise Money to Allow Pamela Cooskey to Play Main Event Amid Cancer Battle

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Pamela Cooskey
Pamela Cooskey

Someone playing in today's 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event field is 52-year-old Pamela Cooskey, originally from Portland Oregon but now living in Georgetown, Texas. She runs Kontenders Poker League in Texas and she is also a manager at Georgetown Poker Club in Texas.

Unfortunately, Cooskey is battling cancer and doctors have given her a grim diagnosis. As a result, many of her friends and fellow players came together to put her in the Main Event.

"She is one of the most upbeat, energetic, and positive people," a friend told PokerNews. "She��s like family to all of us, which is why my partners and I at GPC and the RGS Poker Network decided to raise money to fulfill her dream of playing in the WSOP Main Event!"

Friends raised $13,000 in a matter of hours, which covered her buy-in for the tournament plus other expenses. What's more, poker pro Farid Jattin, who has nearly $6.7 million in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob, donated a coaching session for her just prior to the start of the Main Event.

Regardless of how she does in this tournament, her friends are already planning to host a benefit tournament happening at Georgetown Poker Club on July 16th.

Pamela Cooskey
Pamela Cooskey arrives at the 2022 WSOP!

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Robinson Doubles Up Kapalas

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Lukas Robinson
Lukas Robinson

Action was caught on the {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop with 3,700 in the pot.

Lukas Robinson check-raised to 4,500 from early position after Georgios Kapalas bet 2,000 from the button. Kapalas then made it 11,000 before he called off his 27,000 stack after Robinson jammed over the top.

Georgios Kapalas: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Lukas Robinson: {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Robinson's flush draw was dominated but he still had pair and straight outs to scoop the pot. The {4-Clubs} secured the hand for Kapalas and the {j-Clubs} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Lukas Robinson
67,000
-23,000
-23,000
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Sylvia Continues To Dominate

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Jesse Sylvia
Jesse Sylvia

In a pot of roughly 8,000 on a board of {10-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, Jesse Sylvia checked from early position and the button bet 10,000. Sylvia check-raised to 37,000 and the button went deep in the tank.

After several minutes the button begrudgingly folded and another pot was slid to the chip leader.

"Show the naked ace of clubs", said another player at the table as Sylvia smirked and stacked up his large stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jesse Sylvia
265,000
33,000
33,000

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Eldridge Gets McAlpin to Call Big River Bet

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
David Eldridge
David Eldridge

The board was {k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs} and David Eldridge, from the hijack, had already fired a bet of 27,500 into a pot of roughly the same size.

Maria McAlpin, in the cutoff, went deep into the tank for several minutes, apologizing to the table on multiple occasions.

Despite staring Eldridge down on multiple occasions after stacking various amounts of chips, McAlpin finally made the call.

Eldridge flipped over {a-Spades}{5-Spades} for the flush, which had McAlpin shrugging her shoulders.

Player Chips Progress
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David Eldridge
175,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Maria McAlpin
98,000
-10,000
-10,000

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Eriquezzo Goes Set-Over-Set on the River

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Ryan Eriquezzo
Ryan Eriquezzo

With 13,000 already in the middle on a {3-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} board, the under-the-gun player bet 5,000 and Ryan Eriquezzo called.

On the {a-Diamonds} river, Eriquezzo lead out for 10,000. With 35,000 behind, the under-the-gun player opted to just call and flip over {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Eriquezzo flipped over {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} for a better set, much to the dismay of Mike Matusow, who had already been beaten with a set twice in a row at the same table himself.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Eriquezzo
120,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Mark Pett
80,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Jake Schwartz
60,000
-1,000
-1,000
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Mike Matusow
41,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 4X Winner

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Fossilman World: Dominion

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

Three players were on a flop that read {6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. From the big blind, Tony Bracy bet 1,400, Greg Raymer called in the cutoff and the small blind called also.

The turn came the {3-Hearts}. Raymer bet 5,000, the small blind called and Bracy departed from the hand.

The river came the {5-Diamonds} to connect straight and flush draws. The small blind led for 11,000 which Raymer called quickly.

The small blind mucked and Raymer did not show as he pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Raymer
98,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Tony Bracy
77,000
-58,000
-58,000

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