Wednesday, 6th-8th June. 2022 WSOP Day #7-9
Now that the 2022 WSOP is into the swing of things, the bracelets are coming in thick and fast with the last three days of action awarding 6 live bracelets and 2 online.
Among the bigger names to earn themselves some bling were Manig Loeser, Chad Eveslage, and Alex Livingston. The last of these managed to promptly lose his bracelet within 20 minutes of the presentation ceremony.
All eyes were on event #10 where Adam Friedman was in the running to take the event down for an unprecedented fourth time in a row. Friedman won the $10k Dealer’s Choice event in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Unfortunately, he hit the rail before the money bubble broke allowing Ben Diebold to go on to steal the gold a few days later.
The other big news of the last few days has been the outbreak of COVID. Phil Hellmuth and David “ODB” Baker have both gone down with the virus.
There is no vaccine mandate in place this year and those who are vaccinated will be coming to the tail end of their booster’s effective life. Throw in a few new strains of the virus and a game that involves passing cards and chips from person to person, and we can probably expect something a bit rougher than the Rio flu this year.
Please stay safe out there.
New bracelet winners
| FT Date | Event Name | Player Name | Payout |
| Sun, June 5 | [Online] $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout | Manig ”Ohio77” Loeser | $288,850 |
| Sun, June 5 | [Online] No-Limit Hold’em BIG $500 | Norbert Szecsi | $127,153 |
| Mon, June 6 | Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | Amnon Filipp | $252,718 |
| Tue, June 7 | Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | Chad Eveslage | $1,415,610 |
| Tue, June 7 | Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Alex Livingston | $103,282 |
| Wed, June 8 | Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em | Henry Acain | $701,215 |
| Wed, June 8 | Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship | Ben Diebold | $299,488 |
| Wed, June 8 | Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | Raj Vohra | $335,286 |
WSOP coverage on Poker.Org
- COVID starts to appear at the WSOP.
- The first two online bracelets awarded on Sunday.
- The WSOP released details on the the Poker Hall of Fame nominations process.
- Haley Hintze rounds up the first week’s stories from on the ground at the series.
- You can see the action in pictures in our photo gallery.
Previous round ups:
- 2022 WSOP Day #1: the $100k high roller and staff events kick series off.
- 2022 WSOP Days #2-6: First bracelets awarded, color up error delays event.
Featured image source: Haley Hintze
