Event #85: $1,500 The Closer Dia 1a | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-07-15 16:46 UTC-7

Selected Counts

ChrisBean

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Richard Roberts	356,000
Anne Bui	280,000
Thomas Taylor	238,000
Maria Konnikova	154,000	66,900
Barry Greenstein	117,200	31,400
Kyle Miholich	75,600
Timothy Watts	51,800	-5,400

Nível: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2022-07-15 16:23 UTC-7

Break Time

Nível 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.

2022-07-15 16:22 UTC-7

Walton Doubles Through Negreanu

Nível 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened from early position for 2,500. Adam Walton, in the hijack, reraised to 7,500. Negreanu, after prepping his vlog equipment, moved all in. "I don't really have a good hand for the situation," Walton said as he made the call with the effective stack of 36,600.

Adam Walton:
Daniel Negreanu:

"We're gonna play this flippity dippity," Negreanu said to his vlog as the dealer was about to put out the flop. That flop came , putting Walton ahead. The turn and river changed nothing, and the pot belonged to Walton, doubling his stack through the six-time bracelet winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adam Walton	73,200
Daniel Negreanu	33,000

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2022-07-15 16:02 UTC-7

Vark Gets A Double

ChrisBean

Nível 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

WIth 32,000 in the middle on a flop of , The button bet 10,200 and was met with an all in for 29,400 from Liina Vark in the hijack. The button made the call after a minute of deliberation.

Liina Vark:
Button:

The button was ahead with top pair, but Vark had an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn increased the number of outs for Vark to hit, but it was the landed on the river to give Vark a flush and a double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Liina Vark	90,800	90,800

2022-07-15 16:00 UTC-7

Taylor Folds Kings Full

Nível 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The details of this hand were provided to PokerNews courtesy of Esther Taylor

Four players paid 2,000 to see the flop. Taylor led out for 3,000, and got two callers.

The came on the turn, and Taylor continued for 8,000 and got the same callers, leading to the on the river. Action checked over to the player in the one seat, who moved all in for 15,000. Taylor called with about 15,000 left behind. The third player rejammed to put Taylor all in as well, but she folded face up.

The rejammer had jacks full of kings, while the original jammer had the ace high flush, and was promptly sent to the rail. Taylor had gotten blown off the best hand, but would win a pot a few hands later to get back to starting stack. She is just two days removed from a second-place finish in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha event, for which she took home a cash of $171,787.

"I just want everyone to know how bad I am at Hold'em," she commented jokingly after recapping the hand, "specifically No-Limit."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Esther Taylor	50,000

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Nível: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2022-07-15 15:37 UTC-7

Big Slick Gets The Double For Griffiths

ChrisBean

Nível 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop with Richard Griffiths at risk on the button for 32,900 against the hijack.

RIchard Griffiths:
Hijack:

A classic race, but Griffiths took the lead when the flop of was dealt. The on the remainder of the runout confirmed Griffiths' double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Richard Griffiths	66,000

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Nível: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

2022-07-15 15:36 UTC-7

Ryn Flops Set for Knockout

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Two players paid 8,700 a piece to see the flop. The big blind led out on that flop for 10,000, and earned a call from Martin Ryn in the cutoff. On the turn, the big blind went all in and Ryn snap called to put his opponent at risk.

Big blind:
Martin Ryn:

The big blind was already drawing dead with just ace high against Ryn's set. The river improved the opponents hand to top pair, but it wasn't enough to take the pot, sending him to the rail why Ryn now has one of the biggest stacks in the field.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Martin Ryn	165,000	165,000

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