The WSOP Main Event could be a record-setting event. Hopes are high due to the numbers attending the entirety of the World Series of Poker thus far this year. And some predicted an all-time high for the Main.
The three initial starting days indicate that this might not be the case. However, the majority of players want Day 1D. It is also difficult to compare these starting flights to those in years past. Most recent years offered only three starting days, and the 2022 WSOP offers four. And only in the past several years has registration remained open until the start of Day 2; that wasn’t always the case.
As everyone now awaits Day 1D, those with bets on the line and others wanting to see a historic turnout will need to wait a few more days to see the final numbers.
Patience is supposed to be a poker player’s strong suit.
Event 68: $1K NLHE Million Dollar Bounty
Day 2 of this event started with more than 800 players and played down to just 33. Along the way, players earned bounties for eliminating competitors. The top bounty was worth $1M, and Matt Glantz was the player who opened that mystery bounty envelope. Arin Youssefian opened the envelope containing the $500K bounty, and Azim Popatia won $250K.
The tournament will play to a winner on Wednesday.
Event 68: Day 3 of 4
$1K buy-in
NLHE Million Dollar Bounty (1 RE/flight)
Total entries:
14,112
Players remaining:
33
Total prize pool:
$12,559,680
Players paid:
2,060
Minimum payout:
$1,062
Winner payout:
$272,769
Top chip counts:
#1
Michael Smith (Canada) 50.3M
#2
Natalie Hof (Germany) 37.2M
#3
Paul Chauderson (USA) 31.9M
#4
David Timmons (USA) 31M
#5
Jorge Juri (Cuba) 29.6M
Event 69: $10K PLO 8-Handed Championship
Only five players made it to the fourth and final day of this championship. Shiva Dudani led the table, but fourth-in-chips Sean Troha played aggressively to chip up to second. Dudani sent short-stacked Joachim Haraldstad out in fifth place and Tom Hu out in fourth. Troha was again the short stack but doubled through Dudani and then Duek.
Three-handed play went on for hours, with Troha doubling several times through Dudani. It was Dudani that finally busted Duek in third place, but Troha had the chip lead going into heads-up. Dudani simply couldn’t chip up enough to take the lead, and Troha finally busted Dudani in second place.
This was Troha’s first career gold bracelet.
The third of four starting flights – Day 1C – played out at Paris and Bally’s on Tuesday, adding another 1,800 players to the mix. That put the grand total up to 3,945 to that point. Most anticipate that Day 1D will bring the most players into the mix. Even so, registration will remain open until both second days start. That means there won’t be final numbers for the 2022 Main Event until Friday.
Meanwhile, there are 2,641 players qualified for Day 2 so far.
Event 70: Day 1C
$10K buy-in
NLHE World Championship Main Event
Total (not final):
3945 so far
(8569 in 2019, 6650 in 2021)
Total 1A entries:
900
Total 1B entries:
1,245
Total 1C entries:
1,800
Players remaining in 1A:
631
Players remaining in 1B:
634
Players remaining in 1C:
1,376
Total prize pool:
TBD
Players paid:
TBD
Minimum payout:
TBD
Winner payout:
TBD
Overall chip counts:
#1
Patrick Clarke (Ireland) 397,200
#2
Patrick Hagenlocher (USA) 332,800
#3
Cedrric Trevino (USA) 317,800
#4
David Eldridge (USA) 308,000
#5
Wesley Fei (China) 300,000
Today’s Poker Menu
Event 68 plays to and through its final table..
Event 70 plays the third of four starting flights of the Main Event.
