We’re nearing the end of this year’s series but the action is still strong:
| Buy-in | Event | Prizepool | Entries |
| $2,500 | Event #87: $2,500 Mixed | $1,023,500 | 460 |
| $1,500 | Event #88: $1,500 The Closer – No-Limit Hold’em | $4,713,885 | 3,531 |
| $1,000 | Event #89: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em Presented by GG Poker | $911,360 | 1,024 |
Event #87: $2,500 Mixed
Starting with the smallest stack at 3 left, Bradley Smith found the path to victory to put his hands on his first bracelet and winning $221,733 in the process. His previous best performance was five years ago when he won $87k by finishing third in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
“I think I played every single hand in this tournament to the best of my ability, and there was not any point that I ever gave up for one second, even if I didn’t have a lot of chips. Your mental health is a huge part of the game, just your mentality,” Smith said.
“Throughout my entire life, I’ve just been a very calm and chill person. There’s not many things that get to me. I’m not someone who’s going to raise my voice or if someone says something to me, I don’t usually make a big deal about it or say something back, you know? I just do my thing.”
| Notable finishes | Place | Earnings |
| 🇺🇸 Ari Engel | 16th | $7,969 |
| 🇬🇧 Patrick Leonard | 31st | $6,702 |
Event #88: $1,500 The Closer – No-Limit Hold’em
The event attracted 3,531 entries making up for a $606,810 first prize. Pierre Shum made his first official live cash by taking down the event and gaining a bracelet! He defeated Peter Nigh who takes home $376,420 for his performance.
| Notable finishes | Place | Earnings |
| 🇫🇷 Erwann Pecheux | 45th | $13,030 |
| 🇨🇦 Mike Leah | 163rd | $3,950 |
| 🇺🇸 Sammy Farha | 180th | $3,950 |
| 🇺🇸 Matt Glantz | 185th | $3,950 |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Laplante | 330th | $3,004 |
| 🇺🇸 Joseph Cheong | 374th | $2,628 |
| 🇺🇸 Shaun Deeb | 380th | $2,628 |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Laak | 475th | $2,403 |
Event #89: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em Presented by GG Poker
Here are the official rules for this peculiar event:
The first hand of each flight is played pineapple style where players discard one of their hole cards after the flop and everyone is all-in with 1 player advancing per table, followed by a standard tournament structure played as No-Limit Hold’em. If there is a split on the first hand, play will continue with all existing players being all-in each hand until 1 player remains.
Dong Meng found the miracle path of victory to put his hands on the bracelet and the $160,490 main prize.
The event looks particularly attractive to numerous famous pros who doesn’t hesitate to fire multiple bullets, hoping to get to the top:
| Player | Place | Earnings |
| 🇺🇸 Shaun Deeb | 44th | $3,870 |
| 🇨🇦 Mike Leah | 48th | $3,320 |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Seiver | 54th | $3,320 |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Riess | 79th | $2,300 |
| 🇺🇸 Josh Arieh | 90th | $2,100 |
| 🇨🇦 Daniel Negreanu | 106th | $2,000 |
Event #76: $10,000 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold’em World Championship
Nine started the day and play went all the way down to three players who will all leave with at least $4,000,000.
The top 3 players stayed the same between the start of the day and the end, except for Steven Jones who captured the most chips yesterday:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Big Blinds (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Jones | 238,000,000 | 119 | 39.5 |
| 4 | Adam Walton | 165,500,000 | 83 | 27.5 |
| 5 | Daniel Weinman | 199,000,000 | 100 | 33.0 |
Steven Jones has $245,346 in total live earnings, his best performance to date is a 9th place in 2018’s Colossus for $57k.
Daniel Weinman, second in chips, has $3,7M in live earnings, is the holder of 2022’s event #30 bracelet: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha. His best performance is a win in 2017’s $3,300 + 200 No Limit Hold’em WPT Main Event for $892,433.
Adam Walton (3rd) has 20 WSOP cashes, $989,037 in total live earnings and a $283,072 runner-up performance at the Wynn last year.
The victory is truly up to anyone at this point.
Here are the results from the 4th to 9th place:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Ruslan Prydryk | Ukraine | $2,400,000 |
| 6 | Dean Hutchison | Scotland | $1,850,000 |
| 7 | Toby Lewis | England | $1,425,000 |
| 8 | Juan Maceiras | Spain | $1,125,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Holzner | Italy | $900,000 |
Also in progress
Only four remains in Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Bracelet holder Alexandre Reard will return as the chip leader with more than half of the chips. Will also return: Stephen Chidwick (2nd), AJ Kelsall (3rd) and Justin Liberto with the shortest stack. They were 550 entries in the tournament, making a huge $1,057,663 first prize.
Eighteen players will come back for the end of Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. today to have a chance to win $208,460. Leonard August is in the lead, accompagnied by Todd Brunson (4th) and Chad Eveslage (7th) with another chance for a third bracelet this year.
See you tomorrow to see who’s our new Main Event champion!
Sources: www.wsop.com, www.thehendonmob.com
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