With 12,300 already in the middle on a board, Mike Matusow fired a bet of 6,000.
Clifford Conners was visibly frustrated and didn't have too many chips behind. After about 90 seconds of deliberation, Conners would finally make a crying call.
Matusow said "You got me" and flipped over . Conners turned over for the second-nut flush and took down an important pot.
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Players are now on their final 20-minute break of the day. Blinds will be 300/600/600 when play continues.
The action is in full force with chip stacks climbing around the room. Ryan Feldman is reaching chip lead potential, Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen hits the rail, and Jesse Sylvia continues to dominate the field.
After a player in early position opened to 1,400, Daniel Negreanu went all in for his final 1,000 chips. The cutoff, button, small blind, and Dennis Wilke from the big blind all came along.
The flop came and everybody checked.
The arrived on the turn and the Wilke put out a bet of 2,300. It folded to the button, who called. The small blind folded.
On the river, Wilke fired for 11,000. The button contemplated for nearly a minute but folded.
Wilke announced that he gave Negreanu a chance and turned over for a pair of fours. However, Negreanu turned over and exclaimed for the table and his vlog "That's why you never play ace-king!"
Wilke scooped the pot and went over 100,000 while Negreanu hit the rail.
Three-way action was on the turn with a pot of about 24,000 in the middle and the board showing . Sean Ragozzini checked the small blind, Jason Somerville checked the big blind and the button thought a while before also checking.
The river was the . Ragozzini led out by tossing forward three 25,000 chips to put the stacks of his two opponents at risk. Somerville had about 38,000 behind and thought for about two minutes before he released his cards slowly. The button had about 27,000 left and checked his cards before making what looked like a somewhat reluctant call.
Ragozzini tabled the nuts with the broadway. The button got up like he was expecting just that and showed his and walked away briskly.
Somerville exclaimed that he folded and was relieved to see that he had made the right lay down.
Lynne Ji opened from under the gun to 1,200 and Jason Koon called from middle-position. The button three-bet to 3,300 and both Ji and Koon made the call.
The flop came , Ji and Koon checked and the button continued for 3,200. Ji folded and Koon check-raised to 11,000. The button put some thought in but eventually mucked his hand and Koon was awarded the pot after late registering in the last level of the day.
The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 13,000 on a flop showing . Farah Galfond bet 8,000 and her opponent in middle position quickly moved all in for roughly 22,000. Galfond snap-called, barely covering her opponent, and the hands were tabled.
Opponent:
Farah Galfond:
The board ran out and , securing the knockout for Galfond and putting her back to a starting stack.
Action folded to the button who limped in for 600 and the small blind completed. Evan Sandberg raised to 2,800 from the big blind and only the button made the call.
Both players checked on a flop of . On the turn Sandberg led out for 2,000 which was called.
The completed the board and Sandberg sized up to 8,500. The button contemplated for a moment but folded his hand and the chips were sent Sandberg's way late on Day 1c.
Action came in hot on the river with the board reading . Shaun Deeb was facing an all in from Jerry Siliverdes who had Deeb covered by a few thousand. The pot was 51,900 and the shove was for 33,700. Deeb had about 5,000 less than that.
Deeb talked it out "I have the worst hand I can call with, but I still want to call," he said. He then tried to get Siliverdes to react, "What are your plans in Vegas if you bust tonight?" which got no reply. "I just know you aren't bluffing," said Deeb.
Eventually after a few more seconds Deeb spiked his chips in for a call. Siliverdes tabled the goods with the . "Oh just quad fives?" said Deeb as he tabled his and just like that he was eliminated in one of the last hands of Day 1c.
After five levels of play, the third starting flight of the 2022 World Series of Poker$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship has concluded.
Day 1c was another star-studded affair with the likes of Todd Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, JJ Liu and Shaun Deeb taking their seats hoping to achieve WSOP glory.
The day saw 1,800 entries with 1,376 players making it through to Day 2abc, which gets underway on Thursday, June 7. Those players will be joining the 1,265 survivors from Day 1a and 1b. This means there will be 2,642 in the field for the first Day 2 flight while the Main Event has attracted 3,580 entries overall.
In the upper echelons of the Day 1c chip counts are Patrick Clarke (397,200), David Eldridge (308,800) and Xuan Liu, (268,200). Clarke has an impressive string of tournament results, cashing for $1,658,895 in total live earnings according to The Hendon Mob.
Clarke, who has bagged the biggest stack so far, has won $293,504 under the WSOP umbrella with his best score coming in 2019. He finished in sixth place for $177,888 in Event #64 $888 Crazy Eights. His next biggest cash came in the 2017 Main Event where he bowed out in 413th for $31,170.
Jason Sommerville (111,200) was another player who was able to pilot over a stack to Day 2abc. Following a hand with GGPoker Qualifier Sean Ragozzini and another player, Somerville correctly laid down two pair and was ecstatic with the fold.
"I really ran it up after that fold. I feel like I can win it now. I didn't punt it off! I had a very good excuse to do so, but I didn't," he told PokerNews.
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Patrick Clarke
Ireland
397,200
497
2
Marcus Stein
United States
336,800
421
3
David Eldridge
United States
308,000
385
4
Xuan Liu
Canada
268,200
335
5
Eric Salazar
United States
267,100
334
6
Mearl Wisehart
United States
266,800
333
7
Jose Lopez
United States
263,600
330
8
Quentin Roussey
France
256,500
321
9
Chris Fraser
United Kingdom
256,400
321
10
Jordyn Miller
United States
248,700
311
No Phil No Party
The 1989 Main Event Champion and 16-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth was expected to play today but announced that he would be entering the crown jewel of the WSOP on Thursday's Day 2. A big entrance is guaranteed to take place but any details still remain a secret.
Plan: play Tues (Day 1), Thurs (Day 2) Sat (3) in @WSOP Main Event. Was hopping in at 9:20 PM, but, my eyes are red… https://t.co/hGYNOnJnbd
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth)
Negreanu Gets Small Main Event Rebate
Notables who made it over the first hurdle include 2015 Main Event winner Joe McKeehen (95,000), PokerStars Ambassador Rafael Moraes (172,800) and Women in Poker Hall of Famer Maria Ho (116,700). 888poker ambassador and Two-time IBO Super Middleweight World Champion Chris Eubank Jr. also bagged and tagged a 42,800 stack
GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu was another stellar name who fell on Day 1c, he was felted on of Level 5 after his ace-king was beaten by the ten-four of Dennis Wilke.
However, it wasn't all doom and gloom for the Canadian. Arash Shahi, also from Canada, was railing the poker superstar and reminded Negreanu that he owed him $100 from four years ago. The pair were playing at the same table in the 2018 WSOP $1,500 Limit Hold'em event and Negreanu spotted Shahi's massage costs after the latter realized he was short on cash. Shahi handed his idol a crisp $100 bill and was delighted about the encounter.
Other big names to be downed on Day 1c included former Main Event Champions Hossein Ensan and Greg Raymer. The likes of Vivian Saliba, Magnus Carlsen, Matt Berkey and Martin Kabrhel also hit the rail following today's proceedings.
As mentioned, the players who survived Day 1a, 1b and 1c will return on Thursday, July 7 for Day 2abc. Day 1d, which begins at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 6 July, is expected to be the biggest starting flight, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews to follow all of the action from the Main Event.