Event #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max
Day 1 Completed
2022 WSOP Online
Event #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 WSOP Online
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$421,800
Entries
162
Entries
162
Players Left
1
Evan "ballz222" Sandberg Scores First WSOP Bracelet in Event #25: $2,000 No- Limit Hold'em 8-Max
On Wednesday, the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued with Event #25: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-max , a tournament that drew 162 players who rebought 66 times. The field resulted in a $421,800 prize pool, and after just over nine hours of play, it was Evan "ballz222" Sandberg who scored the victory to capture a $94,567 top prize and his first gold bracelet.
Sandberg, who defeated Kijoon "standardiu" Park in heads-up play, is California native with over $950,000 in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob. Sandberg is regular in the World Series and his last notable cash was this year in the $ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #49) where he placed 7th for $76,912. His largest live cash to date is from a first-place finish in the $1,600 No Limit Hold'em - Mystery Bounty at the 2021 Wynn Fall Classic for a handsome sum of $293,322. He can now add a shiny new piece of hardware to his trophy case, a WSOP gold bracelet.
Final Table Payouts
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan "ballz222" Sandberg | United States | $94,567 |
| 2 | Kijoon "standardiu" Park | United States | $67,488 |
| 3 | Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger | United States | $48,211 |
| 4 | Tony "Panoramic" Dunst | United States | $34,672 |
| 5 | Krista "Pollux" Gifford | United States | $25,139 |
| 6 | Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey | United States | $18,221 |
| 7 | Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani | United States | $13,286 |
| 8 | Julio "PrsFinest" Clavell | United States | $9,701 |
Final Table Action
Once the bubble burst it took only 25 minutes before the first casualty. The action got off to a hot start when Matt ”Berkey11_S4Y” Berkey moved all in with ace-jack suited and was called by Julio "PrsFinest" Clavell with his pocket queens. Unfortunately for Clavell, an ace appeared on the flop and Berkey’s superior pair held to eliminate Clavell in eighth place.
Twenty minutes later, Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani then moved all in with pocket tens but ran into pocket aces held by Park. Zamani was sent out in seventh place when the board didn’t improve his hand.
A few hands later, it was Berkey who moved all in with ace-seven offsuit and was called by Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger with pocket eights. Although there was a seven on the flop, Berkey couldn’t improve to beat Obinger’s over pair and he was sent to the rail in sixth place.
Short-stacked Krista "Pollux" Gifford found herself in a flip situation with pocket deuces against the queen-jack suited of Park. When the board flopped a jack, Gifford couldn’t find any improvement on the turn or river and was eliminated in fifth place.
Four-handed play went back and forth for a while until Dunst moved all in with queen-seven offsuit and was called by the jack-ten offsuit of Sandberg. The flop gave Sandberg a pair of jacks and the river resulted in a full house which sent Dunst out in fourth place.
A short while later, Obinger got it all in with king-ten offsuit versus Sandberg’s ace-jack. Sandberg was already ahead going into the battle but he paired his jack on the turn and the river bricked to seal his victory and Obinger was sent home in third.
After around thirty minutes of back-and-forth heads-up action, Park moved all in on a five-of-hearts river against Sandberg. Sandberg quickly made the call and his eight-three of hearts was tabled which showed he had made a flush on the river to take down the pot and eliminated Park in second place, awarding himself the coveted bracelet and the first place prize.
This concludes coverage of WSOP.com Event #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max. Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from your favorite events over the rest of the series.
Kijoon "standardiu" Park Eliminated in 2nd Place ($67,488)
After a series of betting back and forth, Kijoon "standardiu" Park moved all in against Evan "ballz222" Sandberg on the 
river and was snap-called by Sandberg.
Sandberg then tabled 
for a rivered flush to take down the pot and eliminated Park in second place for a payout of $67,488.
A full recap of the tournament will be released shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,560,000 | 1,785,530 |
|
Busted |
Break Time
The two remaining players are now on a five minute break and will return to heads-up play shortly.
Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($48,211)
Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger got it all in against Evan "ballz222" Sandberg, putting himself at risk.
Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger: 
Evan "ballz222" Sandberg: 
Sandberg was already ahead preflop, and the board runout of 
pair his jack to seal his victory and eliminated Obinger in third place for a payout of $48,211.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,774,470 | 1,101,866 |
|
Busted |
Tony ”Panoramic” Dunst Eliminated in 4th Place ($34,671)
Tony ”Panoramic” Dunst got it all in against Evan "ballz222" Sandberg, putting himself at risk.
Tony ”Panoramic” Dunst: 
Evan "ballz222" Sandberg: 
Although Dunst was ahead preflop, the runout of 
gave Sandberg a full house to eliminate Dunst in 4th place for a payout of $34,671.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,672,604 | 1,425,247 |
|
Busted |
Krista "Pollux" Gifford Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,139)
Kijoon "standardiu" Park moved all in from the small blind for 1,432,364 and short-stacked Krista "Pollux" Gifford made the call, putting herself at risk.
Krista "Pollux" Gifford: 
Kijoon "standardiu" Park:
The board ran out 
gave Park a pair of jacks on the flop and held the rest of the way to eliminate Gifford in fifth place for a payout of $25,139.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,674,970 | 874,970 |
|
Busted |
Matt "berkey11_S4Y" Berkey Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,221)
Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger opened to 56,000 and Matt "berkey11_S4Y" Berkey raised all in to 381,336 and Obinger called, putting Berkey at risk.
Matt "berkey11_S4Y" Berkey: 
Jason "Jaybangs" Obinger: 
Obinger was ahead of Berkey with his pair of eights, and the board runout of 
held for him and Berkey was eliminated in 6th place for a payout of $18,221.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,311,930 | -138,002 |
|
Busted |
Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,286)
Blinds 14,000/28,000/2,800
Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani and Kijoon "standardiu" Park got it all in preflop, with Zamani at risk.
Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani: 
Kijoon "standardiu" Park:
Park's aces were far ahead of Zamani's tens, and the runout of 
kept it that way and Zamani was eliminated in 7th place for a payout of $13,286.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,037,044 | 237,044 |
|
Busted |
Julio "PrsFinest" Clavell Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,701)
Matt ”Berkey11_S4Y” Berkey open jammed for 267,600 and Julio "PrsFinest" Clavell made the call, putting himself at risk.
Julio "PrsFinest" Clavell: 
Matt ”Berkey11_S4Y” Berkey:
Clavell was ahead going in, but the flop of 
put Berkey in the lead with his two pair of aces and eights. Clavell was drawing dead to a queen or running diamonds but the runout of 
did not do it and he was eliminated in eighth place for a payout of $9,701.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
548,703 | 276,591 |
|
Busted |