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Stairway to Millions 2022

Event #8: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em

David Peters Doubles Through Alex Foxen

Posted January 19, 2022 at 11:17 pm ET by Keegan McCann

David Peters was all-in for his last 113,000, and Alex Foxen called.

Foxen: [KsTc]
Peters: [9d9c]

The board ran out [Jd4c2s9hJs], and Peters’ nines held to double.

Player		Chips	Change
Alex Foxen		530,000	-135,000
David Peters		244,000	113,000

Bill Klein Doubles Through David Peters

Posted January 19, 2022 at 11:15 pm ET by Keegan McCann

Alex Foxen opened to 12,000 from the cutoff, and David Peters called next to act. Jake Schindler was in the small blind and called. Bill Klein was in the big blind and moved all-in for 88,000 total.

Foxen folded, Peters moved all-in over the top, and Schindler folded.

Peters: [6h6c]
Klein: [Ah9s]

The board ran out [QdQh6d9hQs], and Peters flopped a full house, but Klein went runner-runner for a bigger full house to stay alive and double.

Player	Chips	Change
Alex Foxen	665,000	-45,000
Jake Schindler	362,000	-108,000
Bill Klein	206,000	86,000
David Peters	131,000	-69,000

Stairway To Millions Event #8: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em Prize Pool Announced – $1,026,000 to the Winner

Posted January 19, 2022 at 11:11 pm ET by Keegan McCann

The 19-entrant field in Stairway To Millions Event #8: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em has created a prize pool of $1,900,000 that will pay the top three spots.

Stairway To Millions Event #8 Payouts
Place	PGT Points	Prize
1st	400	$1,026,000
2nd	171	$570,000
3rd	91	$304,000

Sam Soverel Eliminated by Alex Foxen

Posted January 19, 2022 at 10:59 pm ET by Keegan McCann

With the board reading [6h4c3h5s] and approximately 80,000 in the middle, Sam Soverel bet 23,000. Alex Foxen was the only other player in the hand and called.

The river [9d] completed the board, and Soverel checked. Foxen used a time extension and moved all-in for 141,000 effective, covering Soverel.

Soverel went into the tank and used all five of his remaining time extensions before he called and tabled [Ad6c] for a pair of sixes.

Foxen tabled [Ac2c] for the turned straight, and Soverel was eliminated.

Player		Chips	Change
Alex Foxen		710,000	295,000
Sam Soverel		Busted	-265,000

Late Entrants

Posted January 19, 2022 at 10:35 pm ET by Keegan McCann

Player	Chips	Change
Stephen Chidwick	200,000	200,000
Cary Katz	200,000	200,000
Sean Perry	200,000	200,000

Level

Level 7

Blinds

3,000 / 6,000

Big Blind Ante

6,000

Jake Schindler Doubles Through David Peters

Posted January 19, 2022 at 10:29 pm ET by Keegan McCann

David Peters opened to 11,000 from middle position, and Jake Schindler called in the big blind.

The flop fell [4s4h2d], and Schindler led for 10,000. Peters called.

The dealer burned and turned the [Js], and Schindler bet 35,000. Peters called.

The river [Ks] completed the board, and Schindler used a time extension before moving all in for 179,500. Peters used a time extension of his own and called tabling [Ad4d] in the process.

Schindler tabled [6h5s] for the flopped straight to double through Peters.

Player	Chips	Change
Nick Petrangelo	670,000	-93,000
Ali Imsirovic	565,000	135,000
Jake Schindler	470,000	351,500
Alex Foxen	415,000	-95,000
Chris Brewer	280,000	8,000
Sam Soverel	265,000	4,000
David Peters	200,000	-145,000
Jason Koon	135,000	-60,000
Bill Klein	120,000	-112,000

Alex Foxen Takes From Bill Klein

Posted January 19, 2022 at 9:57 pm ET by Keegan McCann

Alex Foxen opened to 11,000 from late position, and Bill Klein called next to act in the high-jack.

The flop fell [6h2c2d], and Foxen continued for 10,000. Klein called.

The dealer burned and turned the [5d] and action checked through.

The river [5c] completed the board, and Foxen bet approximately 70,000. Klein quickly mucked, and Foxen took the pot.

Player		Chips	Change
Alex Foxen		510,000	35,000
Bill Klein		232,000	-23,000