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

Martin Scores Another Three-Bet Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin opened the action to 1,000 from early position and it folded to the cutoff who three-bet to 3,200, only Martin made the call.

On a flop of {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} both players checked their option. The turn came the {9-Clubs} and Martin bet out 3,000, which was called.

The {3-Spades} completed the board and Martin sized up to 10,000. His opponent contemplated for a moment but eventually released his hand and the chips were awarded to the GGPoker Pro.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Martin
84,000
3,000
3,000

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Carlsen Attacks, Sarnoff Puts Up Blockade

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen and Ben Sarnoff were heads up and looking at a board of {9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

With about 18,000 in the pot, Carlsen checked from the small blind to see Ben Sarnoff bet 3,200 from the cutoff. Carlsen knows how to put his opponent in "check," and he sprung to life with a "discovered attack" by check-raising to 8,200. Sarnoff made the call.

The river {4-Diamonds} hit the felt and completed the board. Carlsen led for 15,000. Sarnoff thought for about 90 seconds before eventually tossing in the call.

"Good call," said Carlsen, showing {5-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Sarnoff showed {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for flopped two pair and the winner.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Sarnoff
92,000
92,000
92,000
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Magnus Carlsen
36,200
-21,800
-21,800

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Cutshall Flushes Out Theuma

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Wes Cutshall
Wes Cutshall

YouTube poker vlogger Wes Cutshall was seen taking in the last of Corel Theuma's chips and he recapped the hand to PokerNews.

Theuma opened to 900 with {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} from early position and Cutshall called in the big blind with {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

On the {7-}{6-Diamonds}{2-} flop, Cutshall check-called a bet of 1,400 and did the same for 5,100 on the {10-Diamonds} turn.

Cutshall check-jammed for 35,000 after Theuma bet 10,000 on the {k-Diamonds} river. Theuma, who was calling for his tournament life, put in the last of his chips and was shown the bad news that his opponent had rivered a bigger flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Wes Cutshall
110,000
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Corel Theuma
Busted

Smidinger Bests Lopes

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Eric Smidinger
Eric Smidinger

With about 10,000 in the pot on a {10-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{a-Spades} board, Gustavo Lopes, from the button, fired a bet of 5,300.

Eric Smidinger, who won this year's Seniors Event, just called from the small blind.

The river brought the {10-Diamonds} and both players checked it down.

Smidinger turned over {a-Clubs}{2-Spades} and it was good enough to take him back to nearly starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Gustavo Lopes
68,000
8,000
8,000
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Eric Smidinger
57,500
5,500
5,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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Martin Scores Four-Bet Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin

Popular Twitch Streamer and GGPoker Pro Kevin Martin jumped in the action on Day 1c and was involved in a big pot early. The action was picked up when Martin in the hijack called a 6,700 four-bet from his opponent in the cutoff.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Martin check-called a bet of 2,500. On the {10-Diamonds} turn both players checked their option.

The river came the {7-Spades} and Martin led out for 12,000 which was enough to fold out his opponent and take down the early pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Martin
78,000
78,000
78,000

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Ensan Suffers Devastating Early Blow

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

Hossein Ensan opened from under the gun to 600 and was called by Eric Lescot in the hijack. The button three-bet to 2,500 and both Ensan and Lescot called.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and it checked to the button who continued for 2,700. Ensan called and Lescott raised to 6,000. The button folded and Ensan called.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and Lescot beefed it up to 11,000. Ensan decided to raise and flick in his green chip worth 25,000. Lescot instantly moved all in and Ensan immediately folded.

Despite a nice early start to the day, this losing hand dropped the 2019 WSOP Main Event champion down to around 40,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Lescot
94,500
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Hossein Ensan
40,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

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Schwartz Cruelly Denied Large Early Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Jake Schwartz
Jake Schwartz

With 6,000 already in the middle with the board reading {7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, the big blind checked over to Jake Schwartz, who bet 4,000. The big blind called.

The river brought the {9-Spades} and the big blind lead for 10,000. Schwartz, who has reached 10 WSOP final tables, raised to 35,000 and the big blind called.

Schwartz showed {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs} having flopped a straight but was cruelly denied the pot as the big blind had {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}, having made top pair on the turn and making a straight on the river.

Schwartz was quick to snatch the 35,000 chips in front of him, visibly frustrated as he was forced to split the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jake Schwartz
53,000
-7,000
-7,000

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Moses Steals an Opponent's Chips

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
David Moses
David Moses

David Moses, winner of the Crazy Eights event at last year's WSOP, is wearing his customary Grinch hat today as he just took out an opponent on Level 1.

Moses raised to 3,000 from the button before an under-the-gun opponent shoved for his last 23,000. Moses called and tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, having his opponent's {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} dominated.

The {2-Spades}{j-Spades}{8-Spades} flop gave the all-in player a flush draw, but Moses held on through the {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} turn and river to score an early knockout.

"Nice and sweaty for you on the flop," a tablemate said after the hand.

"If he gets there, he gets there," Moses replied.

Player Chips Progress
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David Moses
88,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Rodriguez and "Nala" Collect Nice Pot With Aces

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Daniela Rodriguez
Daniela Rodriguez

Daniela Rodriguez, with her little dog "Nala" on her lap, made what looked like a small four-bet to 13,000 from the hijack over a 7,500 three-bet from her opponent on the button. Her opponent called.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Both players checked. The turn was the {3-Clubs}. Rodriguez check-called a bet of 10,000 from her opponent.

The river came the {5-Diamonds} and her opponent fired 15,000, Rodriguez thought for a while before calling.

Her opponent tabled the {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Rodriguez showed the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and said she had been contemplating raising on the river before deciding just to call.

She gathered the decent pot as she has had a nice start to the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniela Rodriguez
125,000
125,000
125,000

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Stolzenfeld Wins Big Early

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Steven Stolzenfeld
Steven Stolzenfeld

Robert Radziemski raised to 3,100 from the small blind and was called by Steven Stolzenfeld from the hijack.

The flop came {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Radziemski continued for 3,000. Stolzenfeld called, then called another 10,000 bet on the {4-Clubs} turn.

Radziemzki kept betting on the {k-Diamonds} river, firing out a bet of 25,000. Stolzenfeld quickly called as Radziemski turned over pocket queens.

Stolzenfeld, though, showed {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} for trip kings to take down the massive pot and climb above 100,000 just 10 minutes into the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Stolzenfeld
105,000
105,000
105,000
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Robert Radziemski
20,000
20,000
20,000

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