
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.
Sights and sounds from the WSOP
The @WSOP should make a banner of this… pic.twitter.com/7gKRf5TvSi
— Uncle Ron (@UncleRonAA) June 6, 2022
If you plan on playing cash games this summer at the wsop, an important tip to remember is to always have a stop loss. For example I never allow myself to lose more than seven thousand dollars in any 2/5 game.
— Andrew Neeme (@andrewneeme) June 6, 2022
Really bummed I cannot watch the final table of most mix games during @wsop. Why so many big buy in NL tournies? These are boring tank ridden versus chatty and WAY more interesting mix games! #dissapointed
— Wendy Weissman (@Thehammah) June 6, 2022
Let’s normalize tipping all the hardworking people during the @WSOP. Handing somebody $5-$20 for doing a good job can go a long way. It’s not easy to run these series.
— Cre8 (@TristanCre8ive) June 6, 2022
WSOP food seems pretty bad, but Paris eating options are looking decent. And it's cool being able to walk around the strip from here, but RIP Chinatown dinner breaks.
— Matt Waxman (@Matthew_Waxman) June 6, 2022
Big rooms and clean chips also nice.
How is everyone else feeling about the new location?
Daniel’s Day 3 Blog
The latest from the Daniel Negreanu blog where he discusses the strange ending to Day 5
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