Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$8,435,280
Entries
20,080
Level
47
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
16,000,000
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Level 47
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end after a massive field of 20,080 ended in just one champion for the WSOP Bracelet and the grand prize of $701,215 out of the prize pool of $8,435,280.
After just over six hours of play with 12 players left to start the day, Henry Acain defeated the field to capture his first World Series of Poker bracelet. He dominated early and was the back and forth chip leader for most of the day.
Event #5: $500 The Housewarming NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Acain | United States | $701,215 |
| 2 | Jared Kingery | United States | $433,255 |
| 3 | Christian Taylor | United States | $326,965 |
| 4 | Orez Mokedi | United States | $248,340 |
| 5 | Jen-Yue Chiang | United States | $189,850 |
| 6 | Darnell White | United States | $146,080 |
| 7 | Jordan Hufty | United States | $113,145 |
| 8 | Erik Carvalho | United States | $88,214 |
| 9 | Isidro Martinez | United States | $69,235 |
| 10 | Yavine Brewer | United States | $54,705 |
Coming in to today, Acain's largest tournament score was for $30,000 in the $400 No Limit Hold'em MonsterStack (Event #68) In the DeepStack Championship Poker Series II, Las Vegas in 2021.
Action of the Day
Acain started the day fourth in chips but struck lightening early on as he chipped up in a multi-way pot against Isidro Martinez and Christian Taylor. He then continued his run up the leaderboard as he eliminated Sridhar Sangannagari in 11th, Yavine Brewer in 10th and Isidro Martinez in ninth propelling his stack to the chip lead.
Taylor regained his lead when they were down to three-handed, but Acain soon turned the tables on Taylor as he won a massive flip for his tournament life with ace-jack with one diamond against king-ten on a ten-high all diamond board.
"Amazing, I feel pretty good about it", said Acain to in his post-game interview. "It's like my dream come true''
Acain started playing poker in 2008. "My skills developed in 2013 and I never looked back after that. I was mainly a cash game player before."
The big moment came when Acain shoved into Kingery's aces with ace-three off but went runner-runner flush to score the victory. "I got so lucky on that one. I knew he got me when he snap called. Poker god is with me"
Congratulations to Henry Acain for winning his first bracelet in Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em.
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Level 47
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Henry Acain has won his first bracelet in Event #5: $500 The Housewarming NLH for a top prize of $701,215.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap and winner's photos.
Level 47
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Henry Acain open-jammed his stack into the big blind of Jared Kingery who could not call fast enough as he picked up a monster.
Jared Kingery: 
Henry Acain: 
The flop looked as clean as it could get for Kingery when it came 
, but when the turn 
and river 
hit it was the runner-runner flush of Acain that won him the gold bracelet and eliminated Kingery in 2nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000,000
408,000,000
|
408,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 47
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Jared Kingery moved all in from the small blind/button for his last 204,000,000. Henry Acain looked at both his cards individually before smirking and making the call.
Jared Kingery: 
Henry Acain: 
Jared Kingery was behind and needed an ace. It came on the flop as the board ran out 
which extended the heads up battle for the bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
592,000,000
-198,000,000
|
-198,000,000 |
|
|
408,000,000
198,000,000
|
198,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level 47
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
Action started when Christian Taylor on the button went all in for his last 38,000,000. Acain called from the small blind as well as Jared Kingery in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Acain quickly bet out 16,000,000 folding out Kingery and the cards were tabled.
Christian Taylor 
Henry Acain: 
The turn came the 
giving more hope to Taylor who picked up a flush draw, but when the completed the board Acain's superior two pair secured him the pot and Christian Taylor was eliminated in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
790,000,000
40,000,000
|
40,000,000 |
|
|
210,000,000
-50,000,000
|
-50,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 47
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 16,000,000 ante
The action picked up when Christian Taylor opened the small big to 32,000,000. Henry Acain three-bet to 119,000,000.
"I like my hand this time" Taylor said before making the call.
The flop was 
, Taylor checked to Acain who shoved all-in for 227,000,000 which was quickly called by Taylor and the hands were revealed.
Henry Acain: 
Christian Taylor: 
It was virtually a flip when Taylor made top pair but Acain had two overs and the nut flush draw.
The turn 
sealed the deal for Acain as Taylor was now drawing dead. The completed the board, skyrocketing Acain's stack to roughly 75% of the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000,000
400,000,000
|
400,000,000 |
|
|
38,000,000
-352,000,000
|
-352,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 47
Blinds: 8,000,000/16,000,000
Ante: 16,000,000
Level 46
: 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000,000 | |
|
|
260,000,000 | |
|
|
||
Level 46
: 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante
The final three are now going on a 15-minute break as they've been three-handed for almost 90 minutes.