Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-07-01 02:34 UTC-7

Unsal Leads the Way into Day 2 of Event #65: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout

Kirk.brown

Nível 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Day 1 of Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end with 226 players left and a money bubble coming up soon with 204 getting paid.

Leading the way is Onur Unsal with a whopping 1,244,000. He's followed on the leaderboard by Krasimir Yankov (784,000), Niko Koop (741,000), Blake Bohn (738,600), Jarrett Hlavaty (699,000), and Alex Lindop (680,000).

Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Onur Unsal	Turkey	1,244,000	156
2	Joel Micka	United States	829,000	104
3	Krasimir Yankov	Bulgaria	784,000	98
4	Niko Koop	Germany	741,000	93
5	Blake Bohn	United States	738,000	92
6	Jarrett Hlavaty	United States	699,000	87
7	Ali Eslani	United States	683,000	85
8	Dan Wagner	United States	681,000	85
9	Alex Lindop	United Kingdom	680,000	85
10	Timur Margolin	Israel	645,000	81

The tournament attracted a field of 1,359 players, almost doubling that of last year, generating a prize pool of $3,628,530. Plenty of notables took to the felt when play began at 3 p.m. PDT. Phil Hellmuth (349,000), Michael Rocco (390,000), and Alex Foxen (68,000) will all return to play tomorrow. A full list of chip counts and seating assignments will be released shortly.

Not everyone was fortunate enough to make the cut for Day 2. David Peters, Daniel Negreanu, Maria Ho, Justin Bonomo, and Tony Dunst all entered the field but busted before the end of the day.

The 226 players who will contend for the coveted WSOP bracelet return on Friday, July 1st at 2 p.m. PDT in the Bally’s silver section. The schedule calls for 60-minute levels and they will play until only five players remain.

The PokerNews team will be back tomorrow to bring you live updates as they make their way towards the final table.

Tags: Alex Foxen Alex Lindop Blake Bohn Daniel Negreanu David Peters Jarrett Hlava Justin Bonomo Krasimir Yankov Maria Ho Michael Rocco NIko Koop Onur Unsal Phil Hellmuth Tony Dunst

2022-07-01 00:52 UTC-7

Nakache Surging Up The Leaderboard

ChrisBean

Nível 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A PokerNews live reporter arrived at the table on the river with 40,000 in the middle and a board of .

The reporter was reliably informed by Tony Dunst that action was checked through from the flop to the river.

The middle position player bet 13,000 which was called by Eoghan O'Dea in the cutoff. Elie Nakache in the big blind bet 85,000 which garnered a fold from middle position.

The action was on O'Dea who was in the tank for a couple of minutes. The Irishman found a call and to his dismay Nakache turned over for a flopped flush with the worst hand in poker. O'Dea mucks and Nakache started assembling his massive stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Elie Nakache	842,000	487,000
Eoghan O'Dea	31,000	-193,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Eoghan O'Dea Tony Dunst

2022-07-01 00:01 UTC-7

Secilmis Takes Massive Chip Lead

ChrisBean

Nível 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 56,000 in the middle on a flop of , the small blind bet 16,000 and was met with a raise of 42,000 from Ozgur Secilmis in middle position. The small blind made the call.

Both players checked the turn and the landed on the river. Secilmis bet 75,000, nearly half of his remaining stack. The small blind took some time before moving all in, which was snap-called by Secilmis for 181,000.

The small blind looked as white as a sheet when he turned over whilst Secilmis slammed down for the flush to take down the biggest pot of the night and a commanding chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ozgur Secilmis	910,000

Tags: Ozgur Secilmis

2022-06-30 23:26 UTC-7

ClubGG is Offering $18,000 Worth of WSOP Bubble Protection For $49.99

MattHansen

Nível 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Imagine how gutted you would be if you bought into the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event and navigated your way through several days of action only to crash out on the money bubble and having to return empty-handed. Now imagine how elated you would be if that happened but then the folks over at ClubGG gave you back your $10,000 buy-in.

ClubGG's incredible WSOP bubble protection promotion continues with four more events eligible for having their bubble protection. Scores of players were protected in The Housewarming, the Monster Stack, the Millionaire Maker, and the Colossus after signing up for a $49.99 per month ClubGG subscription.

There are many reasons to sign up for a subscription at ClubGG, including being able to win your way into live events worldwide, including the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. But perhaps best of all, being a ClubGG subscriber protects your bubble for the events shown below, which kick off over the weekend.

Event #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event - July 1 to 3
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty - July 2 to 7
Event #70: $10,000 Main Event - July 3 to 17
Event #85: $1,500 The Closer - July 15 to 18

The four remaining bubble-protected WSOP tournaments above are all covered by ClubGG's bubble protection. Finish exactly one place outside the money, find a PokerNews or ClubGG representative at the WSOP, give them a few details, and if you are a ClubGG Platinum member you will receive your first buy-in back as WSOP credit for future events. Players should head to the GGLounge, located between Bally's and Paris, between 2:00 p.m, and 4:00 p.m. Vegas time to claim their prize.

In addition to the WSOP Bubble Protection promotion, ClubGG Platinum members, those who subscribe for $49.99 per month, have unlimited attempts to win their way into live events, including the 2022 WSOP Main Event.

Learn more about the ClubGG WSOP Main Event satellites here

2022-06-30 23:07 UTC-7

Negreanu Nullifies Nines

Kirk.brown

Nível 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Daniel Negreanu went all in preflop and was called by one player, who then tabled

"Oh great, now I'm going to win, you know I'm going to win, right?" Negreanu assured his opponent as he tabled

And just like that the flop of put him way in the lead.

"See, I told ya! I just knew, i think you knew, too!" Negreanu continued as the board completed with to give him a much-needed double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Negreanu	75,000	-10,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

2022-06-30 19:13 UTC-7

Mateos Doubles Through Geilich

ChrisBean

Nível 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

With 6,600 in the middle on a flop of , Adrian Mateos bet 2,400 in the big blind and was called by Ludovic Geilich in the small blind.

The on the turn allowed Mateos to continue the aggression to the tune of 15,000. Geilich made the call.

The river was the and Mateos moved all-in for 39,000. Geilich took his time before making the call. Mateos rolled over for top pair and Geilich grimaced as he showed .

Mateos has now moved above the six-figure mark and has left the Scotsman short.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrian Mateos	117,000	84,000
Ludovic Geilich	14,000	14,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Ludovic Geilich

2022-06-30 19:08 UTC-7

Barstool Nate Takes it Down

Kirk.brown

Nível 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

After a raise preflop, the small blind, big blind, and the cutoff all saw a flop of and action checked through.

Then on the turn, the small blind player bet 5,000 and Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate" called from the big blind, and the cutoff also called.

But on the river , the small blind checked to Nathan, who then fired a bet of 19,000 and both opponents folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eric Nathan "Barstool Nate"	55,000	55,000

Tags: Eric Nathan

2022-06-30 17:51 UTC-7

Rokita Scores Big Double Up By Cracking Aces

ChrisBean

Nível 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The early position player bet 1,200 and was raised by middle position to 3,600. Roland Rokita in the cutoff bet 8,100 which gained a fold from early position, but middle position called.

The flop of allowed Rokita to continue betting for 4,000 and was called by his opponent. The came on the turn and Rokita bet 9,000 once again middle position called.

The on the river double paired the board and Rokita bet 30,000 which was enough to put his opponent all-in who made the call.

Rokita turned over for the full house. His opponent turned over to see their pocket aces cracked and heading out for an early exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Roland Rokita	91,200	91,200

2022-06-30 13:26 UTC-7

Day 1 Coverage Of Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em

ChrisBean

Welcome to Day 1 coverage of Event #65 $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em which will be taking place in the black section of the Paris Ballroom.

For players who have had a difficult summer so far this event could be a vital bankroll boost on the heels of the Main Event. Players start with 40,000 chips, but this is a freezeout, so there will be no second chances.

Defending champion Harvey Mathews is expected to be amongst the field today, but there is no confirmation if he will be dressed as a 1980's WWF Superstar.

Mathews outlasted 720 players and defeated Gabriel Andrade heads-up to win $371,914, the biggest recorded cash of his career and the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet.

Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. local time with 15 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Late registration is available until the end of level nine which will be around 10.55 p.m. local time.

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