Conrad Simpson was in the tank on the river with the board reading . Georgios Sotiropoulos had bet 15,000 from the big blind and Simspon was in middle position.
"I hate this ****. Alright you know what, it was such a good line I will let you have it" said Simpson and folded.
Sotiropoulos showed just the . "Nooo you have ace-six? Don't show me that!" said Simpson as he bemoaned how bad of a player he was, despite his still decent chip stack.
Mark Lofthouse decided to get it all in with his last 13,000 and Jameson Voll quickly made the call, putting Lofthouse at risk.
Mark Lofthouse:
Jameson Voll:
In this classic flip, Lofthouse was still in the lead with his pocket pair after the flop, but on the turn he was lightyears ahead as Voll was drawing dead,
The river was just overkill as it gave him quads, completely destroying Voll's ace-queen.
"Does that mean I get paid double?"Lofthouse joked as he gathered his new chips.
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Jake Whitt led out with a bet of 16,100 from the big blind. With around 30,000 already in the pot, Daniel Hachem shipped all in on the button and Whitt folded, leaving himself with just over 30,000 chips.
On the next hand, Joshua Meyer opened to 2,700 in early position and Hachem three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff. Meyer called and they went heads-up to a flop of . Meyer checked to Hachem who continued with a bet of 9,000. Meyer check-raised to 31,700 and Hachem was forced to fold.
Mihai Manole opened to 2,300 in the hijack and was called by the button. John Racener re-raised to 9,500 from the big blind which only Manole called. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Racener led out with a bet of 7,300 on the turn and Manole called to see the on the river. Racener sized up another bet of 18,500 this time and Manole eventually called. Racener turned over for trip sevens and was awarded the pot.
In a pot of roughly 19,000, Garrett Adelstein checked back on the button after being checked to from the cutoff on a flop of .
On the turn the cutoff checked again and Adelstein bet 6,000 which was called. On the river the cutoff checked a third time and Adelstein chose a bet of 11,000, leaving his opponent with only 15,000 behind if he made the call.
The cutoff tanked for a moment but eventually flicked in a chip for the call and Adelstein confidently rolled over . The cutoff mucked and another pot was sent to Hustle Casino Live legend.
After skipping out on the long registration line to begin the day, Doug Polk has finally taken his seat at the 2022 WSOP Main Event. Polk has wiggled his way back into the poker scene over the last year or so after announcing his "retirement" from tournament poker back in 2018.
Besides a recent final table finish at the Lodge Poker Club which he is now a part-owner of, Polk's last tournament result came back in 2017. With over $9.5 million in live tournament winnings and highly regarded as one of the best online heads-up players in the world, Polk is certainly a fan favorite among many at the WSOP by attracting a rail already.
Three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein was in the action on Day 2d. An early-position player limped in for 1,200 and it folded to Greenstein in the hijack who raised to 5,000 and only the limper made the call.
The flop came and early position checked to Greenstein who bet 5,000, which was enough to fold out his opponent and take down the pot.
Hand #1: Doug Polk limped in from the small blind and Claudio Branco Moreira checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Polk led out with a bet and Branco Moreira quickly folded.
Hand #2: There was a raise to 2,700 from middle position and Polk three-bet to 8,500 on the button. The blinds folded and the initial raiser also let his hand go.
Hand #3: Polk opened to 2,600 in the cutoff and the big blind three-bet to 8,000. Polk called and the dealer fanned the flop of . The big blind checked to Polk who bet 6,000 and the big blind called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. The big blind led out for 10,000 this time and Polk folded.
Hand #4: Tongguang Sun raised to 2,500 in early position and Polk three-bet to 8,000 in the hijack. Sun responded with a four-bet to 21,000 and Polk folded face up.
After losing a couple of hands, Polk opted to take the next four hands off.
Hand #5: Branco Moreira raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Sun, the small blind and Polk in the big blind. The flop fell and the action checked to Sun who bet 5,200. The small blind and Polk both folded but Branco Moreira called.
The turn was the and Branco Moreira check-called another bet of 17,000 from Sun. The completed the board and both players tapped the table. Branco Moreira turned over and was awarded the pot.