The Final Table is Set
2022 WSOP Online
Event #23: $1,500 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 WSOP Online
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$335,500
Entries
244
Entries
244
Players Left
1
Break Time
Players are now on a five-minute break. Play will resume shortly.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,139,767
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
|
1,065,132
261,064
|
261,064 |
|
576,184
260,849
|
260,849 |
|
449,470
316,898
|
316,898 |
|
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|
420,872
-52,200
|
-52,200 |
|
348,240
-323,244
|
-323,244 |
|
307,663
234,083
|
234,083 |
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma Eliminated In 8th Place ($7,347)
Blinds: 17,000/34,000/3,400
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma moved all in for 338,000 in middle position and was called by Evan "ballz222" Sandberg in the small blind.
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma: 
Evan "ballz222" Sandberg: 
The board ran out 
and the pocket queens for Sandberg held to eliminate Yaginuma in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,179,473
114,341
|
114,341 |
|
|
Busted |
Austin "Shady_1" Roberts Eliminated In 7th Place ($9,997)
Blinds: 17,000/34,000/3,400
Austin "Shady_1" Roberts moved all in from early position and was called by the bigger stack of Matthew "booyastink" Wantman in the big blind.
Austin "Shady_1" Roberts: 
Matthew "booyastink" Wantman: 
The board ran out 
and the ace-king held to send Roberts to the rail in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
968,733
519,263
|
519,263 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Orson "borgatcha" Young Eliminated In 6th Place ($13,688)
Blinds: 17,000/34,000/3,400
Orson "borgatcha" Young was all in and at risk against the bigger stack of Evan "ballz222" Sandberg.
Orson "borgatcha" Young: 
Evan "ballz222" Sandberg: 
Young got it in well ahead but when the board ran out 
, it was the pair of aces for Sandberg that scored the pot and eliminated Young in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,411,513
232,040
|
232,040 |
|
|
Busted |
Will "JonSnow14" Clarke Eliminated In 5th Place ($18,754)
Blinds: 17,000/34,000/3,400
Will "JonSnow14" Clarke moved all in from under the gun for roughly 600,000 and was called by Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo on the button.
Will "JonSnow14" Clarke:
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo: 
The board ran out 
and the pair of kings sent Clarke to the exit in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,360,639
220,872
|
220,872 |
|
|
Busted |
Matthew "booyastink" Wantman Eliminated In 4th Place ($25,867)
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/4,000
Matthew "booyastink" Wantman moved all in on the button for close to 500,000 and was called by Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters in the big blind.
Matthew "booyastink" Wantman:
Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters: 
The board ran out 
and the ace-ten for Walters held up to send Wantman out in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,522,348
2,436,264
|
2,436,264 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Evan "ballz222" Sandberg Eliminated In 3rd Place ($35,730)
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/4,000
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo opened to 80,000 on the button and Evan "ballz222" Sandberg moved all in for close to 800,000 in the big blind, which Mercaldo called.
Evan "ballz222" Sandberg:
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo:
The board ran out 
and the flopped set for Mercaldo sent Sandberg out in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,313,652
953,013
|
953,013 |
|
|
Busted |
Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters Eliminated In 2nd Place ($49,150)
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo opened the button to 100,000 and Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters moved all in for 1,300,000, which Mercaldo quickly called.
Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters: 
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo: 
It was a cooler for Walters running into the bigger pair for Mercaldo. The board ran out 
and the pocket eights held up to eliminate Walters in second place. Mercaldo won the tournament and his second career WSOP bracelet.
A full recap will be available shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,880,000
2,566,348
|
2,566,348 |
|
|
Busted |