2022 WSOP Day 29: Dzivielevski Leads the $50K PPC; Three Bracelets Awarded

Yuri Dzivielevski

June 28 was the 29th day of the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at its new home of Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas, and it was another day packed with intense poker across. Three players saw their poker dreams come true when the got their hands on WSOP bracelets, while six other events filled the vast tournament areas and edged closer to crowning champions of their own.

Event #51: $400 Colossus finally has its champion on June 28 when only Paul Hizer remained from the 13,565 players who started the tournament with high hopes. The victory came with a $414,490 cash prize in addition to a gold WSOP bracelet.

James Todd joined the ranks of WSOP bracelet winners by coming out on top of the Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors. Only 21 of the 3,209-field made it through to the final day's action, and it was Todd who was the last man standing, defeating Brett Coltman heads-up to secure the $161,256 top prize in addition to their first bracelet.

The third bracelet of Day 29 of the 2022 WSOP went to Martin "115FTW" Stoyanov got their hands on the fourth and final bracelet awarded on June 28. They triumphed in the Online $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack, outlasting a field of 1,746 before collecting bracelet number one and $132,783 in prize money.

Team Paggeot Are in Charge in the $1K Tag Team Event

Corey Paggeot
Corey Paggeot

Only five teams from the 913 that started Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team remain in the hunt for this event’s bracelet and the $148,067 than comes with that sought-after piece of poker hardware.

Team Paggeot, made up of Corey Paggeot and Jamie Kerstetter are in control going into the final day’s action with a stack of more than 50 big blinds. Team Tsugaru, who has Yutaro Tsugaru and Taichi Ichikawa pulling the strings are the leader’s nearest rivals.

They may be short-stacked but do not write off the chances of Team Leonard (Patrick Leonard and Espen Jorstad), Team Spitale (Franco Spitale and Martin Pochat), or Team Kraemer (Mackenzie Kraemer and John Schiller) because they have all reached this stage on merit.

Cards are back in the air from 4:00 p.m. local time on June 29.

Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team

PlaceTeamsChipsBig Blinds
1Corey Paggeot – Jamie Kerstetter7,975,00053
2Yutaro Tsugaru – Taichi Ichikawa4,900,00033
3Patrick Leonard – Espen Jorstad2,235,00015
4Franco Spitale – Martin Pochat1,850,00012
5Mackenzie Kraemer – John Schiller1,250,0008

Don't miss the finale of the $1,000 Tag Team event

$50,000 Poker Players Championship Field Cut Down to 13

Yuri Dzivielevski
Yuri Dzivielevski

They say 13 is unlucky but the 13 players who remain in Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship certainly do not consider themselves that. This is because they reached the penultimate day of what is arguably the WSOP’s most prestigious tournament.

Brazilian Yuri Dzivielevski (5,645,000) is the man to catch going into Day 4. Dzivielevski is hunting for his third WSOP bracelet but he will be made to work hard for it judging by how strong the field still is despite being whittle from 112 entrants to only 15.

Defending champion Dan Cates (4,995,000) is still in the mix, as are the likes of reigning WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (3,205,000), British mixed game specialists Matthew Ashton (2,250,000) and Benny Glaser (1,210,000), plus five other players who have already struck poker gold at least once in their career.

The players return to the action from 2:00 p.m. local time on June 29 when they play down to a fantastic final five.

Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Bets
1Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil5,645,00035
2Dan CatesUnited States4,995,00031
3Johannes BeckerGermany3,990,00025
4Taylor PaurUnited States3,290,00021
5Koray AldemirGermany3,205,00020
6Naoya KiharaJapan2,830,00018
7Matthew AshtonUnited Kingdom2,250,00014
8Daniel WeinmanUnited States1,805,00011
9Lou GarzaUnited States1,660,00010
10Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom1,210,0008
11Matthew GonzalesUnited States985,0006
12Philip SternheimerUnited Kingdom940,0006
13John RacenerUnited States370,0002

Thins are heating up in the $50K Poker Players Championship

Ypma Is The Man To Catch Going Into Day 3 of the $600 Deepstack

John Ypma
John Ypma

The 60 players who survived Day 2 of Event #57: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em will feel they have one hand on this event’s bracelet after navigating their way through most of the 4,913-strong field. John Ypma will feel that more than most because he entered Day 3 with the envious title of chip leader.

Ypma bagged up 6,660,000 chips at the close of play, and is closely followed by John Ciccarelli (6,635,000) who has less than a small blind fewer chips than the leader.

Plenty of established pros remain in the field, including Nick Marchington (4,415,000), Jon Van Fleet (4,100,000), Jeremy Ausmus (2,850,000), and Craig McCorkell (2,430,000).

The remaining 60 grinders return to their seat from midday on June 29.

Event #57: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1John YpmaUnited States6,660,00066
2John CiccarelliUnited States6,635,00066
3Mike VanierUnited States6,085,00060
4Jonathan HyattUnited States5,200,00052
5Yota MitsuiJapan4,775,00047
6Nick MarchingtonUnited Kingdom4,415,00044
7Patrick TruongUnited States4,330,00043
8Abdullah AlshantiUnited States4,135,00041
9Jon Van FleetUnited States4,100,00041
10Brett ManloveUnited States3,690,00036

Click here for all the $600 Deepstack updates

Crooks On Course For Victory in the $1,500 PLO8 Event

Richard Crooks
Richard Crooks

Day 2 of Event #58: $1,500 pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better saw the 203 players who made it through from a starting field of 1,319 reduced to only 14 over the course of ten levels. Richard Crooks emerged from the Day 2 destruction with a tournament-leading stack of 6,440,000 and will fancy his chances of walking away from this event with his first piece of poker gold.

Peter Neff (6,100,000) will have something to say about that because the American is hot on his fellow countryman’s heels. Then there are the likes of Joey Couden (2,675,000), Jerry Odeen (1,935,000), and Jared Jaffee (875,000) lurking around, looking to add to their bracelet collection.

They all rejoin the action from 2:00 p.m. local time on June 29 and play down to a champion.

Event #58: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Richard CrooksUnited States6,440,000107
2Peter NeffUnited States6,110,000102
3Stuart EastonUnited Kingdom4,325,00072
4Lawrence BrandtUnited States2,980,00050
5Joey CoudenUnited States2,675,00044
6Jerry OdeenSweden1,935,00032
7Robert TanitaUnited States1,670,00028
8Jacob FerroUnited States1,300,00022
9Frank SaleseUnited States1,145,00019
10Alexander OrlovRussia1,100,00018

Love PLO8? Then you'll love these hand histories!

Super Seniors Reaches Day 2 With Grayer in the Lead and Hayes Hot on Her Heels

PT Hayes
PT Hayes

First we has the Seniors event and today we had Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors, which was open to players aged 60-years-young and above. Some 2,669 folks bought in before late registration slammed shut, but only 727 of those players punched their Day 2 tickets.

Angelita Grayer (312,500) finished the day with a late surge to top the chip counts. PT Hayes (289,500) also got off to an impressive start, while the likes of James Woods (175,000), Everett Carlton (106,000), Dennis Phillips (79,400), Dan Shak (79,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland (37,000) are all safely through to Day 2.

That Day 2 commences at 10:00 a.m. on June 29.

Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Angelita GrayerUnited States312,500156
2PT HayesUnited States289,500145
3Laurette ThurberUnited States258,000129
4Yanki KoppelUnited States258,000129
5Yin GuoUnited States252,500127
6Michael RiceUnited States247,500124
7Gregory GengeCanada239,500120
8Kathleen GlivaUnited States230,000115
9Patrick BerminghamIreland222,500111
10Massoud EskandariUnited States221,000110

Stay tuned for the Super Seniors action

Sion Anything But Short Stacked in the $10K Short Deck Event

Elior Sion
Elior Sion

Elior Sion shone brightly on Day 1 of Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em, finishing with 372,000 chips and the title of chip leader. Sion, whose sole bracelet came in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2017, leads the 42 survivors from the 100 entrants. The number of entrants is sure to increase because late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 29.

Others to look out for in our updates on Day 2 include Stephen Chidwick (352,000), Ben Yu (314,100), Anson Tsang (281,500), Chance Kornuth (196,700), David Peters (166,700), Brian Rast (162,900), and Anthony Zinno (135,000) among others.

Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Elior SionUnited Kingdom372,000
2Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom352,000
3Leroy FanIreland335,200
4Ben YuUnited States314,100
5Michael WatsonCanada298,200
6Philip MarsicoUnited States288,300
7Anson TsangHong Kong281,500
8Seongsu KongSouth Korea280,200
9Jonathan DepaUnited States272,600
10Todd IvensUnited States260,800

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