Monday, 18th June. 2022 WSOP Day #42-51.
The Main Event has dominated the last ten days with its vast field of 8,663 players, the second largest WSOP Main Event ever.
Espen Jorstad was the talented and lucky player who took down the title, the bracelet, and the $10 million first prize. We all watched as the field narrowed, breaking the money bubble on Day 3.
By the time play reached the final three, Espen Jorstad seemed to have the game in the bag. Sure enough, he went on to take the Main Event down.
We are almost done with the series. The last of the bracelets have found their way to players' wrists. All that's left is the Tournament of Champions, the stacking of chairs, and the drawing down of blinds.
New bracelet winners
| FT Date | Event Name | Player Name | Payout |
| Sun, July 10 | [Online] $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Bracelet Championship | Yevgeniy "Kazak132" Minakrin | $238,315 |
| Sun, July 10 | [Online] $7,777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em High Roller | Harry "timexCNT" Lodge | $396,366 |
| Sun, July 10 | Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | Bradley Anderson | $195,565 |
| Mon, July 11 | Event #73: $1,500 Razz | Daniel Strelitz | $115,723 |
| Mon, July 11 | [Online] $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max | Julien Perouse | $324,767 |
| Tue, July 12 | Event #74: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha | Pei Li | $190,219 |
| Tue, July 12 | Event #76: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | Jinho Hong | $276,067 |
| Thu, July 14 | Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop | Mike Allis | $535,610 |
| Thu, July 14 | Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha | Sandeep Pulusani | $277,949 |
| Thu, July 14 | Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em | Sebastien Aube | $499,636 |
| Fri, July 15 | Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's | Gregory Teboul | $777,777 |
| Fri, July 15 | Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship | Julien Martini | $328,906 |
| Fri, July 15 | Event #80: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack | Romans Voitovs | $158,609 |
| Sat, July 16 | [Online] $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver | "BabyLegs" | $125,330 |
| Sat, July 16 | [Online] $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout Encore | Gianluca "inmyhouse" Speranza | $324,625 |
| Sat, July 16 | [Online] $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em Second Chance | Fred "staeks" Li | $159,060 |
| Sat, July 16 | Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | Mo Arani | $665,459 |
| Sat, July 16 | Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | Richard Alsup | $272,065 |
| Sun, July 17 | Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship | Espen Jorstad | $10,000,000 |
| Sun, July 17 | Event #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | Joao Vieira | $1,384,415 |
| Sun, July 17 | Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | Lawrence Brandt | $205,139 |
| Sun, July 17 | Event #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em | Jaspal Brar | $190,731 |
| Mon, July 18 | Event #85: $1,500 The Closer | Minh Nguyen | $536,280 |
| Mon, July 18 | Event #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | Gregory Jensen | $824,649 |
| Mon, July 18 | Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | Michael Wang | $541,604 |
Previous WSOP 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
2022 WSOP Day #7-9: COVID hits the World Series of Poker
2022 WSOP Day #10: cheating accusations overshadow Jake Schindler’s first bracelet win
2022 WSOP Day #11-17: series in full swing, Hellmuth’s return, Friedman’s fifth
2022 WSOP Days #18-22: Hellmuth’s chips go missing, Ivey just misses 11th bracelet
2022 WSOP Days #23-26: High rollers clash in $250k event, Ivey final tables again
2022 WSOP Day #27-33: a storied Ladies Event and the first bracelet for Foxen
2022 WSOP Days #34-41: Main Event is second biggest ever
Detailed coverage
Haley Hintze, our reporter on the ground filed a series of smaller stories as well as her sixth and seventh photo galleries.
Hintze also filed a piece on the emotional journey of Michael “Mickey” Duek, the third-place finish in the Main Event.
The WSOP was also the scene for some more dramatic happenings including being hit by stampedes after rumors of an active shooter spread through the strip. And the WSOP had some questions to answer when a Jack Sparrow impersonator was 86'd from Bally's for bizarre reasons.
Featured image source: Haley Hintze
