On Saturday night, Dan Smith took home his previously elusive 1st WSOP bracelet and it came during one of the most prestigious tournaments of the 2022 World Series of Poker – the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.

Over three days, Smith outlasted the 64-player field of some of poker's biggest players, including Christoph Vogelsang heads-up to win a $509,717 first-place prize and his maiden bracelet. Also joining Smith and Vogelsang at the final table was Dario Sammartino and Sean Winter.

• 1st- Dan Smith – $509,717
• 2nd – Christoph Vogelsang – $315,029
• 3rd – Dario Sammartino – $193,537
• 4th – Kevin Rabichow – $193,537
• 5th – Sean Winter -$75,045
• 6th – Jonathan Jaffe – $75,045
• 7th – Chance Kornuth – $75,045
• 8th – Dylan Destefano – $75,045

Here is how the finale of the tournament shook out:

Recent WSOP bracelet winners

On Thursday, David Peters snagged his 4th WSOP bracelet after winning the $100,000 High Roller Bounty for $1,166,810. Chance Kornuth ($721,144), Dario Sammartino ($498,686) and the great Phil Ivey ( $133,127) were among the finalists.

Scott Seiver took down his 4th bracelet after winning the $2,500 Freezeout for $320,059. Nick Schulman finished in 6th place for $53,296.

In Event #4, the $1,500 Dealer's Choice, Brad Ruben also took home his 4th WSOP bracelet to win a $126,288 prize after three day sof place. Ben Yu was the most notable player going deep, finishing in 4th place to win $35,793.

What's on tap

There are more than a handful of bracelet events that are still ongoing and more that are getting underway on Thursday.

Event #5 – The Housewarming – Four Day 1 flights combine on Monday with 899 returning players out of epic 20,800 entries.

Event #7 – Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better: Amnon Filippi and Matt Vengrin go heads-up at 3 PM PT for the title, bracelet and a $252,718 first place prize.

Event #8 – $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed – Just 15 players remain in the tournament to start the action on Monday with Chris Brewer holding the chip lead.

Event #9 – $1,500 7 Card Stud: Eight players remain on Day 3 of the $1,500 7-Card Stud, down from an initial field of $329. Alex Livingston holds the chip lead going into the day as the final eight seek out the bracelet and a $103,282 first place prize.

Event #10 – $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed – Joao Vieira leads the $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship with 51 players remaining.

There are also three events getting underway on Monday: the $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack, the $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed, and the $1,500 Limit Hold'em.

Watch the WSOP

WSOP live streaming coverage will resume tonight with the final table of the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller. Poker fans can tune into PokerGo to watch the streaming action with a slight delay. You can subscribe for $14.99 per month or $99 per year.

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