Raj Vohra Wins First World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet In $600 Deepstack Event

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Raj Vohra has live tournament scores dating as far back as 2007. The Lake Worth, Florida resident came into the 2022 World Series of Poker with nearly $1.4 million in live cashes in brick-and-mortar casinos, with millions more online as “BadcardsAA”. The former tennis professional hasn’t been playing as many tournaments in recent years, but made the trip to Las Vegas this summer and was rewarded with his first gold bracelet. Vohra defeated a field of 5,715 entries in the $600 no-limit hold’em deepstack event, securing the hardware and the top prize of $335,286.

“It’s a dream come true. It’s the best moment of my life. I’ve waited for so many years, at least 15 years, for this moment, and it’s finally arrived. This is just a blessing, having all my friends and family here, my wife, it doesn’t get any better than this. This is it," Vohra told WSOP reporters after coming out on top. "But this is not the end, this is just the beginning. We got the first one, let’s see how many more we’re gonna get.”

Vohra was also awarded 660 Card Player Player of the Year points for this win. This was his first POY-qualified score of the year, but it alone was enough to move him within reach of the top 400 in the 2022 POY race sponsored by Global Poker.

This fast-paced event played down from a field of more than 5,700 entries to a winner over the course of just two long days. Day 1 saw just 289 players survive. A number of big names made deep runs, including Marle Spragg (79th – $4,1280), seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen (70th – $4,932), bracelet winner Erik Cajelais (30th – $10,385), and bracelet winner and 2021 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian champion Ankush Mandavia (20th – $12,767).

By the time the field combined onto one table, Vohra was in eighth chip position while 2021 World Poker Tour Venetian champion Qing Liu sat atop the leaderboard. Liu added to his stack right away by busting Bohdan Slyvinskyi (10th – $24,883) and Stanislav Snitsar (8th – $40,378).

Vohra surged up the chip counts thanks to a crucial preflop race with seven remaining. He got all-in with pocket tens facing the A-K suited of Junxiu Zhang and flopped a set to double up. Vohra then picked up pocket aces against the A-2 of Ralph Marquez(7th – $52,035) to score his first knockout at the final table.

Zhang, who was left short after racing with Vohra, ultimately fell in sixth place ($67,572). Michael Lin (5th – $88,417) followed her to the rail when his nut flush draw failed to improve against the two pair of Hung Tran, who made boat on the end to take down the pot and narrow the field to four.

Vohra earned his next knockout when his A-8 held against the A-6 of Nicole Limo Greene. The board brought no help to either player and Vohra’s eight played to earn him the pot. Greene took home $116,568 for her fourth-place showing.

The next big confrontation saw Tran bet 28,000,000 after the river holding AQ on a K104AJ board. Liumoved all-in and Tran called, only to be shown the 75 for a backdoor flush for Liu. Tran earned $154,831, while Liu took the chip lead into heads-up play with Vohra.

Vohra was able to battle his way ahead in time for the final hand of the tournament. With blinds of 1,500,000-3,000,000 and a big-blind ante of 3,000,0000, Vohra raised to 7,000,000 on the button with AK. Liu three-bet to 25,000,000 with 88. Vohra moved all-in and Liu quickly called. The board ran out 1074A5 and Vohra made a pair of aces to lock up the pot and the title. Liu was awarded $207,192 for his runner-up showing.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

Photo credit: WSOP / Rachel Kay Miller.

You can follow the 2022 World Series of Poker on Card Player’s series landing page, sponsored by Global Poker, the fastest growing online poker room in the world. Check out the series schedule, as well as event recaps, news, and player interviews.

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