Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-07-13 22:29 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Keith Etheridge	14,500,000	3,425,000
Leandro Vlastaris	1,700,000	-2,700,000

Santiago Plante Eliminated in 6th Place ($89,905)

AngeniJaipaul

Nível 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Preflop action had Santiago Plante raising to 1,500,000, leaving just a couple chips behind. Axel Hallay shoved over top and Plante tossed in the rest of his chips to call.

Santiago Plante:
Axel Hallay:

As Plante's rail cheered him on, the board came down . Hallay's pocket nines held to take down the pot and send the friendly Canadian out of the tournament in sixth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Axel Hallay	5,725,000	25,000
Santiago Plante	Eliminado

Tags: Axel Hallay Santiago Plante

2022-07-13 22:20 UTC-7

3 Tables Left in Main Event

Nível 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

2022-07-13 22:12 UTC-7

Loire Doubles Through Chip Leader

Calum_Grant

Nível 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Julien Loire and Sebastien Aube were all-in preflop with the former at risk of elimination.

Julien Loire:
Sebastien Aube:

Loire paired up on the flop and held out to double on the runout.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sebastien Aube	22,000,000	1,000,000
Julien Loire	6,800,000	3,300,000

2022-07-13 21:59 UTC-7

Matt Berkey Eliminated in 7th Place ($68,102)

Calum_Grant

Nível 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Sebastien Aube opened for 500,000 from under the gun before Matt Berkey jammed for 2,150,000. Aube called.

Matt Berkey:
Sebastien Aube:

The flop gave Berkey a gut shot straight draw to go along with his overcard outs. The turn meant left Berkey just drawing to Broadway. The completed the board and the BetMGM Poker ambassador became the latest final table casualty.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sebastien Aube	21,000,000	2,650,000
Matt Berkey	Eliminado

Tags: Matt Berkey Sebastien Aube

2022-07-13 21:54 UTC-7

Playing Down to a Final Table in Main Event!

Nível 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Nível: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

2022-07-13 20:49 UTC-7

Dinner Break Begins

Calum_Grant

Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The seven remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break, with play resuming at 9:45 p.m. PDT.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sebastien Aube	18,350,000	3,150,000
Brian Keith Etheridge	11,075,000	-125,000
Axel Hallay	5,700,000	-3,700,000
Leandro Vlastaris	4,400,000	-1,700,000
Julien Loire	3,500,000	-600,000
Santiago Plante	3,200,000	1,300,000
Matt Berkey	2,200,000	-800,000

2022-07-13 20:33 UTC-7

Berkey Folds Top Pair

Calum_Grant

Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Matt Berkey opened to 500,000 from the hijack and was called by Leandro Vlastaris on the button.

Berkey check-called for 500,000 on the flop and saw the turn. He folded after Vlastaris bet 850,000 and exposed the while doing so.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leandro Vlastaris	6,100,000	1,100,000
Matt Berkey	3,000,000	-1,000,000

2022-07-13 20:21 UTC-7

Ran Koller Eliminated in 8th Place ($52,240)

Calum_Grant

Nível 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Axel Hallay opened to 400,000 before Ran Koller jammed for 2,700,000, Matt Berkey, with the same sized stack, also moved all in. Hallay folded.

Ran Koller:
Matt Berkey:

Both players paired up on the flop but Koller was unable to move ahead on the turn and river. Berkey raked in the pot while Koller headed to the rail.

The very next hand, Julien Loire found a double up through Berkey. Loire had pocket queens and held versus the held by the American.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Julien Loire	4,100,000	1,500,000
Matt Berkey	4,000,000	1,600,000
Ran Koller	Eliminado

Tags: Julien Loire Matt Berkey Ran Koller