A handful of gold bracelets were awarded over the weekend at the 2022 WSOP including one that is more known for his music chops than at the poker table.
Steve Albini, the prolific music producer who helped craft albums from bands such as Nirvana, Pixies and the Breeders, took down the $1,500 HORSE on Friday night to win $196,089 and his second gold bracelet. To win the bracelet, Albini outlasted 773 players over three days to secure the win. Albini’s previous victory came during the 2018 Seven Card Stud event.
Although he has two bracelets to his name, Albini said he still considers poker as a hobby, in comments he made after the match.
“So when I’m playing poker, I try to commit to it. I try to take it seriously. I try to make sure I devote the attention to it that it deserves as an occupation. But it’s only part of my year. I only play tournaments at the World Series of Poker. I play cash games informally in Chicago. It’s a part of my livelihood, but it’s not my profession.”
Other WSOP bracelet winners
$1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em
Justin Pechie came out on top of the $1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em on Sunday morning to win his second WSOP bracelet as well as a $364,899 first place prize. In his path to victory, Pechie outlasted a field of 1,774 players over three days including a field table that included Samuel Bifarella ($365,899), Maxime Parys ($225,506), Kenny Robbins ($121,224), and Steve Zolotow ($90,306).
Pechie’s first bracelet came over a decade ago after he won the 2011 $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout.
$2,500 Mixed Big Bet
Lok Chan is new to the World Series of Poker, but that didn’t stop the 22-year old Hong Kong native from taking down the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet on Saturday night to win the $144,338 first place prize. Chan outlasted a field of 281 entries over three days including Drew Scott heads-up ($89,206).
$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better
Ali Eslami is the winner of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better, after claiming the title on Saturday night, where he won his first WSOP bracelet as well as a $135,260 first-place prize. To get the bracelet he outlasted a field of 471 players over three days. Joinging Eslami at the final table were Chris Papastratis, who he defeated heads-up, as well as Jeff Madsen.
$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Pedro Bromfman is victorious in the $10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship, winning his first WSOP bracelet as well as a $294,616 first place prize. Bromfan outlasted a field of 121 players including a who’s who of big names: Scott Seiver ($182,086), Cary Katz ($131,362), Alex Livingston ($96,104), Yuri Dzivielevski ($71,315), Farzad Bonyadi ($53,687) and Eli Elezra ($41,011).
$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Poker dealer Ramsey Stovall made quick work in the $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, winning $191,268 and his first WSOP bracelet after 15 hours of play.
$1,000 Pot-Limit 6-Max
Early Monday, “PmpknHead” won the 4th Online Bracelet bracelet after 14 hours of play in the $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed.
What’s on tap for Monday?
The red-hot Chad Eveslage leads the final 15 of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship with Shaun Deeb right on his tale. Other notables still alive include Daniel Zack, Todd Brunson, Felipe Ramos and Brian Hastings.
232 players will return for the $1,500 Millionaire Maker as the event enters its third day. Tom Thomas holds the chip when action picks up as the remaining players earn play towards the bracelet and $1,125,189 first-place prize.
Day 3 of Event #39, the $3,000 6-handed Pot-Limit Omaha event gets underway with Leonid Yanovski holding the chip lead among the final 16 players.
New events
Two new bracelet events are part of the schedule today. Getting things going will be the $500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em, starting at 11 AM. Then a big one in the afternoon with the start of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
Watch the WSOP
PokerGo will stream the conclusion of the $10,000 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Championship on Monday. Poker fans can watch all the live and archived coverage on PokerGo for $14.99 per month or $99 per year.
