July 11 became as soon as the 42nd day of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas, and it became as soon as but one other day stuffed with high drama, intense poker action, and a some quite ridiculous buffs.
Handiest one player got their hands, or should always that be wrists, on a gold WSOP bracelet and Pei Li became as soon as that player. Li got right here out on high in Tournament #74: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Restrict Omaha to change into a WSOP champion for the basic time moreover reeling in a $190,219 high prize.
Extinct Closing Tablist Lococo Luggage Effective After Six-Bet Bluff on WSOP Valuable Tournament Day 5
An eventful Day 5 of the 2022 World Series of Poker Valuable Tournament saw a field of 380 avid gamers whittled down to lawful 124. The closing avid gamers are all assured $62,500, with the pay jumps on Day 6 coming with 98 ($73,100) after which 89 ($86,000) avid gamers closing.
One title that stands out in opposition to the tip of the counts is Alejandro ‘PapoMC’ Lococo who looks to maintain picked up the attach he left off last year, when he carried out seventh for $1,225,000, and is safely through to Day 6 with a stack of over 10 million.
Tournament #70: $10,000 No-Restrict Lend a hand’em Valuable Tournament Top 10 Chip Counts
Space
Player
Nation
Chips
Effective Blinds
1
James Hobbs
United States
12,505,000
156
2
Efthymia Litsou
United States
11,675,000
146
3
Aaron Mermelstein
United States
10,680,000
134
4
Alejandro Lococo
Argentina
10,020,000
125
5
Gerald Morrell
United States
9,775,000
122
6
Jorge Jou
Panama
9,500,000
119
7
Dingxiang Ong
Singapore
9,500,000
119
8
Philippe Souki
United Kingdom
9,425,000
118
9
Robert Minor
United States
9,160,000
115
Since his deep run last November, Lococo has cashed for over $600,000 including two titles within the Czech Republic earlier this year. Right here on the 2022 WSOP, the Argentinian has cashed in three events thus far nonetheless nothing compared with his deep run on this year’s Valuable Tournament.
Essentially the most peep-catching hand of the day got right here after the dinner ruin, after Lococo tangled with Karim Rebei who had led the closing avid gamers going into dinner.
Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo
You’ll seemingly be ready to be taught the paunchy hand history right here, nonetheless Lococo’s six-bet shove got through in opposition to Rebei and he vaulted up the counts.
Lococo says the significance of this hand can’t be understated, calling it per chance the most essential hand he’s performed in his existence thus far.
“It be no longer my opinion pre-flop to accelerate all-in for 100 giant blinds!” he told PokerNews. “Nonetheless I became as soon as taking part in for loads of hours with this player and there maintain been many factors that went into the decision. I could maybe presumably employ many hours discussing it!”
Did Alejandro Lococo Pull Off Handiest WSOP Valuable Tournament Bluff Since Moneymaker?
Some might maybe presumably moreover judge Lococo might be experiencing déjà vu heading into Day 6 for the second year in a row, nonetheless with a diversified stack measurement compared with last year, the Argentinian says this might maybe presumably be all commerce.
“Final year I started Day 6 with a beneath-practical stack, and this year I maintain powerful extra, so clearly there might be diversified choices and approach, with diversified ranges and open raises.”
Any other critical making one other deep run is, after all, defending champion Koray Aldemir. He spent most of Day 5 beneath the lights of the TV table, nonetheless took it in his mosey eliminating additional than one opponents over the course of the day to procure a wholesome stack.
Aldemir and Lococo are joined in Day 6 by 2020 WSOP Valuable Tournament champion Damian Salas (2,435,000), along with 2018 WSOP closing tablist Antoine Labat.
Dan Smith
A number of avid gamers who won their first bracelets right here on the 2022 WSOP are still in competition for a memorable second, including Espen Jorstad, Andrew Yeh and Dan Smith. Smith nursed his short stack throughout the day, nonetheless with the lend a hand of some neatly timed doubles he remained alive to procure 2,030,000.
“You additional or less lawful maintain to play each hand the come it wants to be performed,” Smith told PokerNews. “The construction of the match does point on the market within reason about a play, and that does lend a hand. Having a short stack right here is extra helpful than in other tournaments.
“I am fully mindful that the in all chance end result is that I’m no longer going to assemble the closing table. Nonetheless, I am having a substantial time and I am attempting to score pleasure from the experience and attain my ultimate, and whatever occurs, occurs.”
Other avid gamers through to Day 6 consist of the last closing women folks within the match Shelby Wells (1,900,000) and Efthymia Litsou (11,675,000). They’ll be joined by bracelet winners Timur Margolin (1,095,000), Andrew Yeh (5,830,000) and Marco Johnson (2,820,000).
Avid gamers falling on Day 5 incorporated Jake Schindler, Ali Imsirovic, five-time bracelet-winners Brian Rast and John Juanda, moreover gentle tenth-articulate WSOP Valuable Tournament finisher Gaelle Baumann.
Having performed five-and-a-half stages on Day 5, play will resume midway through Level 26 (40,000/80,000) at 1 p.m. local time. The match will take articulate within the Bally’s Tournament Center unbiased within the coronary heart of Las Vegas.
Stop tuned to PokerNews for your total updates as they happen as we score that one step closer to crowning a brand modern poker world champion.
The total 2022 WSOP Valuable Tournament updates are right here
The One Extra for One Drop Dream is Quiet On For 41 Avid gamers; Barry Hutter Leads
Barry Hutter
Tournament #71: $1,111 One Extra for One Drop has reached Day 4 and ultimate 41 avid gamers are still seeking this match’s bracelet and the $535,610 in prize money that accompanies the piece of poker jewelry.
Barry Hutter (14,075,000) goes into Day 4 with the chip lead and can adore his chances of securing his second bracelet. Nonetheless, Hutter must navigate his come previous 40 opponents, all of whom maintain reached Day 4 on advantage.
Christina Gollins (14,000,000) carried out Day 3 ultimate one puny blind gradual Hutter within the standings, so will adore her likelihood of glory on this match, as will 2013 WSOP Valuable Tournament champion Ryan Riess (10,425,000) who finds himself within the tip five chip counts when play resumes at 12: 00 p.m. local time on July 12.
Joon Kim (7,575,000), who’s tenth in chips, is the actual other bracelet proprietor within the sphere.
Tournament #71: $1,111 One Extra for One Drop Top 10 Chip Counts
Space
Player
Nation
Chips
Effective Blinds
1
Barry Hutter
United States
14,075,000
94
2
Christina Gollins
United States
14,000,000
93
3
Boris Akopov
United States
12,600,000
84
4
Ryan Riess
United States
10,425,000
70
5
Niklas Warlich
Germany
10,075,000
67
6
Andrew Dubuque
United States
9,575,000
64
7
Mathias Duarte
Uruguay
8,650,000
58
8
Salah Nimer
United States
8,475,000
58
9
Ronnie Ballantyne
United Kingdom
7,800,000
52
10
Joon Kim
United States
7,575,000
51
Will Hutter score the job done within the One Extra for One Drop?
Oulmekki Luggage Up The $777 Lucky 7’s Day 1b Chip Lead
Selim Oulmekki
Day 1b of Tournament #75: $777 Lucky 7’s saw one other 1,818 avid gamers snatch-in nonetheless ultimate 145 of those starters survived a frantic 22 stages of play. Frane’s Selim Oulmekki (2,565,000) no longer ultimate survived nonetheless thrived on Day 1b, bagging up the ultimate stack within the room and of your total match thus far.
Three other avid gamers ended Day 1b with as a minimum two million chips. Kevin Oakes (2,125,000), Armando Figueroa (2,085,000), and Matthew Land (2,010,000) being that trio of large stacked avid gamers.
Bracelet winners Tom Franklin (1,150,000), Carlos Chang (675,000), Daniel Zack (655,000), and John Racener (640,000) are lawful a handful of illustrious grinders to review out for on Day 2.
The third and closing flight commences at 12: 00 p.m. on July 12.
Tournament #75: $777 Lucky 7’s Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
Space
Player
Nation
Chips
Effective Blinds
1
Selim Oulmekki
France
2,565,000
64
2
Kevin Oakes
United States
2,125,000
53
3
Armando Figueroa
United States
2,085,000
52
4
Matthew Land
United States
2,010,000
50
5
Maxwell Young
United States
1,980,000
50
6
Brett Murray
United States
1,925,000
48
7
Tommy Kivela
United States
1,920,000
48
8
Carlos Villamarin
United States
1,830,000
46
9
Gary Armstrong
United States
1,805,000
45
10
Adam Adler
United States
1,800,000
45
Stop tuned to PokerNews for the $777 Lucky 7’s match
Hong Takes a Stable Lead Into the Closing Day of the Hall of Popularity Bounty Tournament
Jinho Hong
Tournament #76: $1,979 Poker Hall of Popularity Bounty became as soon as meant to crown its champion on Day 42 of the 2022 WSOP nonetheless it indubitably modified into apparent that became as soon as never going to happen, so the decision became as soon as made to discontinue the match after the tip of Level 30.
Handiest seven avid gamers reside within the hunt going into the unscheduled Day 3 and it’s miles South Korean Jinho Hong who leads them support into war, doing so with 7,785,000 chips.
The stacks are very shallow going into the closing day’s action, so this match’s champion might maybe presumably be topped within a couple of hours. Hong’s stack is the identical of 39 giant blinds, and second-placed Punnat Punsri (6,280,000) has 31 giant blinds, nonetheless the other five finalists maintain between seven and 15 blinds in their stacks.
Rejoin the action from 2: 00 p.m. local time on July 12.
Tournament #76: $1,979 Hall of Popularity Bounty Chip Counts
Space
Player
Nation
Chips
Effective Blinds
1
Jinho Hong
South Korea
7,785,000
39
2
Punnat Punsri
Thailand
6,280,000
31
3
Daniel Weinman
United States
2,975,000
15
4
Jakob Miegel
Germany
2,825,000
14
5
Yuri Dzivielevski
Brazil
2,700,000
14
6
George Rotariu
Romania
1,905,000
10
7
Pavel Spirins
Latvia
1,430,000
7
Lend a hand onto your hats: right here’s going to be explosive!
Drinan Shines Brightest on Day 1 of the $1,500 NLHE/PLO Blended
Connor Drinan
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Connor Drinan (1,200,000) is the actual person to take care of halt going into Day 2 of Tournament #77: $1,500 Blended No-Restrict Lend a hand’em/Pot-Restrict Omaha. Drinan became as soon as thought to be one of ultimate two avid gamers to fabricate with a seven-figure stack, Vincent Lam (1,070,000) became as soon as the other.
Lam became as soon as eager in a monster-sized pot as the rest of the sphere maintain been bagging up their chips. Lam known as a 3-come all-in with heart pair and a flush scheme in opposition to an underpair and a neatly-behaved flush scheme. The river bricked and Lam soared in opposition to the chip counts’ summit.
Some 151 avid gamers return for Day 2 at 1: 00 p.m. local time on July 12, including Daniel Negreanu (325,000), Anson Tsang (209,000), Scott Davies (207,000), and British grinder Barny Boatman (86,000)
Tournament #77: $1,500 Blended No-Restrict Lend a hand’em/Pot-Restrict Omaha Top 10 Chip Counts
Space
Player
Nation
Chips
Effective Blinds
1
Connor Drinan
United States
1,200,000
200
2
Vincent Lam
Canada
1,070,000
178
3
Zachary Grech
United States
906,000
151
4
Carter Newhof
United States
782,000
130
5
Leonard Sande
United States
624,000
104
6
Vangelis Kaimakamis
Greece
620,000
103
7
Millard Hale
United States
614,000
102
8
Aden Salazar
United States
606,000
101
9
Miltiadis Kyriakides
Austria
569,000
95
10
Mohammad Affaneh
United States
555,000
93
Discover if Drinan can make on his spectacular launch
Jones Takes an Early Lead within the $2,500 No-Restrict Lend a hand’em Tournament
Ben Jones
The last match of Day 42 became as soon as a brand modern addition to the time table: Tournament #78: $2,500 No-Restrict Lend a hand’em. A field of 1,364 sold in and created a $3,034,900 prize pool nonetheless ultimate 257 of the avid gamers who sat down with high hopes will return for Day 2 on July 12.
British giant title Ben Jones (738,000) is in pole position going into Day 2 at 2: 00 p.m. local time on July 12. Jones has loads of spectacular are living ratings on his CV moreover a aesthetic history within the win poker world. Jones maintaining a giant stack spells contaminated news for someone seated with him.
The controversial Bryn Kenney (484,000) bagged up a high five stack, while the likes of Christian Rudolph (381,000), David Miscikowski (296,000), Anatoly Filatov (288,000), David Peters (260,000), and Scott Seiver (223,000) all made it through Day 1 reasonably unscathed.
Tournament #78: $2,500 No-Restrict Lend a hand’em Top 10 Chip Counts
Space
Player
Nation
Chips
Effective Blinds
1
Ben Jones
United Kingdom
738,000
123
2
Ari Oxman
United States
685,000
114
3
Leandro Vlastaris
United States
586,000
98
4
Weiming Aaron Lim
Singapore
518,000
86
5
Bryn Kenney
United States
484,000
81
6
Georgios Kapalas
Greece
464,000
78
7
Axel Hallay
France
464,000
77
8
Sergey Sergeev
Russia
457,000
76
9
Virgile Turchi
France
452,000
75
10
Emmett Rutkowski
United States
450,000
75
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Will Shillibier relies within the UK. He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German, after which studied for a NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism at Sportsbeat in Manchester. He previously worked as a freelance are living reporter, and video presenter for the World Poker Tour.
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4 2022 WSOP Day 4: Scott Seiver & Brad Ruben Derive Bracelet #4
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7 2022 WSOP Day 7: Dan Smith Flying High within the $50K High Roller
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9 2022 WSOP Day 9: Diebold, Schindler, and Moncek Strike Gold
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13 2022 WSOP Day 13: Friedman Makes It Five; Two Other Champs Topped
14 2022 WSOP Day 14: Three Modern Champions; Effective Names Turn Out In Force
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16 2022 WSOP Day 16: The Busiest Day But For Bracelets as Four Awarded
17 2022 WSOP Day 17: Hastings Secures His Sixth WSOP Bracelet
18 2022 WSOP Day 18: MILLIONAIRE MAKER Draws Thousands of Runners
19 2022 WSOP Day 19: Hellmuth Flying High in $10K Deuce-to-Seven
20 2022 WSOP Day 20: Bromfman, Stovall, and ‘PmpknHead’ Stable Bracelets
21 2022 WSOP Day 21: Ivey Denied His 11th WSOP Bracelet
22 2022 WSOP Day 22: $10K Seven Card Stud Hi there-Lo Championship Lastly Concludes!
23 2022 WSOP Day 23: Six Events in Play, One Champion Topped
24 2022 WSOP Day 24: Ivey Luggage a Effective Stack within the $250K Astronomical High Roller
25 2022 WSOP Day 25: Foxen Leads $250okay Astronomical High Roller, First Bracelet for Cyprus
26 2022 WSOP Day 26: HOF Nominee Liebert’s Quiet Got It, How Foxen Received First Bracelet
27 2022 WSOP Day 27: Four Bracelets Awarded as $50K PPC Kicks Off
28 2022 WSOP Day 28: Kenney Leads the $50,000 PPC Tournament
29 2022 WSOP Day 29: Dzivielevski Leads the $50K PPC; Three Bracelets Awarded
30 2022 WSOP Day 30: The Handiest Laid Plans of Mice and Males
31 2022 WSOP Day 31: Cates Topped PPC Champ on a Loopy Day of Action
32 2022 WSOP Day 32: Eli Elezra Wins All every other time, Hellmuth Chasing a Bracelet
33 2022 WSOP Day 33: Phil Hellmuth Denied 17th Bracelet; Jackson, Barbero & Teusl Victorious
34 2022 WSOP Day 34: The Valuable Tournament Shuffles Up and Deals!
35 2022 WSOP Day 35: Any other Massive Day of Valuable Tournament Action
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37 2022 WSOP Day 37: Vaughn Kicks Off Massive Valuable Tournament Flight
38 2022 WSOP Day 38: Gavin Munroe Leads After Day 2abc of the Valuable Tournament
39 2022 WSOP Day 39: Bryn Kenney Among Top Stacks After Day 2nd of Valuable Tournament
40 2022 WSOP Day 40: Valuable Tournament Enters the Money, Six Extinct Champs Quiet In
41 2022 WSOP Day 41: Taylor von Kriegenbergh Leads the Valuable Tournament Into Day 5
42 2022 WSOP Day 42: Intrepid Bluff Puts Lococo Over 10M within the Valuable Tournament
