The biggest tournament of the 2022 World Series of Poker is in the history books. It will forever be known as the market for this year’s series, the one that set the barometer for the first WSOP in its new Paris-Bally’s home. And it will be known for encouraging more than 20K entries to create a prize pool that exceeded $8.4M.
Not a bad way to start the 2022 WSOP.
Now that it’s over, we have a winner and his story. And with the WSOP in full swing, let’s see all of the results and happenings from Day 8.
Event 5: $500 NLHE Housewarming
Only one dozen players returned for the final day of the Housewarming event. All of them were guaranteed at least $43,515 each, but the $701K first-place prize was the goal.
It started with action and then the eliminations of Ken Han, Sridhar Sangannagari, and Yavine Brewer. Isidro Martinez departed in ninth place at the final table, at the hands of Henry Acain and amidst a slew of double-ups. Orez Mokedi busted Erik Carvalho, but Christian Taylor eliminated Jordan Hufty. Jared Kingery busted Darnell White in sixth place and Jen-Yue Chiang in fifth. Taylor took out Mokedi.
The final three played for some time until Acain busted Christian Taylor. Heads-up saw Acain start with the chip lead, though Kingery doubled through him. That made Kingery an easier target for Acain, who knocked him out for the win.
Acain called the win a dream come true.
The final fifteen players returned on Tuesday with the intention of playing to a winner. They were all in the money with at least $16,264 in payouts available. Jordan Siegel was the first to grab that sum, followed by Tuan Le, Joao Vieira, Nick Schulman, and Mark Gregorich. Play slowed until short-stacked Felipe Ramos busted, courtesy of Naoya Kihara. Greg Mueller then exited, followed by Jeff Madsen.
A plethora of double-ups allowed hours to pass before another bustout. That one happened when Brian Rast send Anatolii Zyrin out in seventh place and Ohel in sixth. A few hours later, Mike Gorodinsky busted Kihara. Ben Diebold rose to the top and busted Christopher Claasen along the way. Diebold sent Rast out in third place.
Due to the very late hour, the final two players decided to add a day to the tournament and play the heads-up match today.
Event 10: Day 3 of 4
$10K buy-in
Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
Total entries:
123
(93 in 2021, 122 in 2019)
Players remaining:
2
Total prize pool:
$1,146,975
Players paid:
19
Minimum payout:
$16,264
Winner payout:
$299,488
Top chip counts:
#1
Ben Diebold (USA) 5,720,000
#2
Mike Gorodinsky (USA) 1,635,000
3rd place:
Brian Rast (USA) $134,370
4th place:
Christopher Claasen (USA) $98,738
5th place:
Naoya Kihara (Japan) $73,453
6th place:
Randy Ohel (USA) $55,329
Event 11: $600 NLHE Deepstack
They did it. The played out the first NLHE Deepstack of the series in just two days. The structure made it so that the 5,715 entries played for the win in two days.
Day 2 started with 289 players unbagging their chips, all of them well into the money. Eliminations were fast and furious, and the field thinned to just one table last into the night. Two women made that final table, though Junxiu Zhang busted in sixth place, and Nicole Limo Greene exited in fourth. After Hung Tran hit the rail in third, Qing Liu took 103M chips into heads-up play against the 68.3M of Raj Vohra. But it was the latter who steadily chipped up into the lead and took down the title.
Vohra has been a poker pro for many years but took a break during the pandemic. To return and win this event, Vohra called it a dream come true. “It’s the best moment of my life,” he told PokerNews. “This is just a blessing, having all my friends and family here, my wife…it doesn’t get any better than this.”
A few late entries before the start of Day 2 put this event’s entries at 101 and the prize pool past $4.8M. It was only enough to pay the top 16 finishers, though, and that number didn’t include Marius Gierse. Mikita Badziakouski was the first paid player, and those who followed him out the door included Shaun Deeb, Chance Kornuth, Eelis Parssinen, Dan Shak, Koray Aldemir, and Dan Smith.
The final nine gathered at a single table, and double-ups ensued until Brek Schutten busted Sean Winter. David Peters took care of Dario Sammartino, and Punnat Punsri sent Michael Rocco out. Six players finished the day and will compete at the final table today.
The second day of this event played down to just 16 players at two tables. Names like Markholt and McKeehen remain in contention, and it is still anyone’s game.
Event 13: Day 2 of 3
$1,500 buy-in
Limit Hold'em
Total entries:
522
(422 in 2021, 541 in 2019)
Players remaining:
16
Total prize pool:
$696,000
Players paid:
79
Minimum payout:
$2,405
Winner payout:
$145,856
Top chip counts:
#1
Christoph Kwon (USA) 1,695,000
#2
Lee Markholt (USA) 1,405,000
#3
Nick Pupillo (USA) 1,340,000
#4
Joe McKeehen (USA) 1,195,000
#5
Steven Wolansky (USA) 1,180,000
Event 14: $1,500 NLHE 6-Handed
The short-handed No Limit Hold’em event brought in nearly 2400 entries, a number that far surpassed the 1448 in 2021 and 1832 in 2019. The first day of action took players into the money and ended with just 160 remaining.
Event 14: Day 1 of 3
$1,500 buy-in
NLHE 6-Handed (1 RE)
Total entries:
2,392
(1448 in 2021, 1832 in 2019)
Players remaining:
160
Total prize pool:
$3,193,320
Players paid:
359
Minimum payout:
$2,405
Winner payout:
$456,889
Top chip counts:
#1
Fabrice Bigot (France) 1,076,000
#2
Tianyi Mu (USA) 883,000
#3
Shankar Pillai (USA) 849,000
#4
Joe Cada (USA) 846,000
#5
Giuseppe Pizzolato (USA) 802,000
Event 15: $10K Omaha-8 Championship
The final number for this tournament is unknown due to registration remaining open until the start of Day 2, but the board read 180 entries on the first day. That put the prize pool at $1,678,500, but it will grow if more players enter.
Only 108 players survived Day 1, but there will be plenty of time for everyone to figure out their strategies going forward, as this is a four-day tournament.
Event 15: Day 1 of 4
$10K buy-in
Omaha-8 Championship
Total entries:
180 (not final)
(134 in 2021, 183 in 2019)
Players remaining:
108
Total prize pool:
TBD
Players paid:
TBD
Minimum payout:
TBD
Winner payout:
TBD
Top chip counts:
#1
Bryce Yockey (USA) 398,000
#2
Ray Dehkharghani (USA) 350,000
#3
Jesse Klein (USA) 333,000
#4
Bart O'Connell (USA) 295,000
#5
Aditya Prasetyo (USA) 248,000
Today’s Poker Menu
Event 10 still has two players vying for the $10K Dealers Choice Championship title.
Event 12 will play its final table of $50K High Roller from six players to a winner.
Event 13 will try to play from 16 players to one Limit Hold’em winner.
Event 14 will try to play down to a NLHE 6-Handed final table.
Event 15 will complete registration and play forward on this second of four days.
Event 16 will play the first of four $3K NLHE days.
Event 17 has a $2,500 buy-in for the first day of Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.
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