Event #26: $3,200 NLH High Roller 6-Max
Day 1 Completed
2022 WSOP Online
Event #26: $3,200 NLH High Roller 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 WSOP Online
Buy-in
$3,200
Prize Pool
$452,960
Entries
149
Entries
149
Players Left
1
Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats Wins First WSOP Bracelet In Event #26: $3,200 NLH High Roller 6-Max ($111,609)
After nearly 12 hours of battle on the virtual felt on Thursday evening, Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats defeated Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith in heads-up play to win the 2022 WSOP Online Event #26: $3,200 NLH High Roller 6-Max for his first WSOP bracelet and the $111,609 top prize.
The event attracted 149 entries including 38 re-entries to create a $452,960 prize pool with the top 18 players collecting at least a $8,606 min-cash.
According to The Hendon Mob, Staats is a Oklahoma native with close to $1.3 Million in live tournament earnings, which includes a career-best score in the 2018 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Little One for One Drop after finishing third for $254,580. Staats has been recording cashes since 2009 and can now finally add a WSOP bracelet to his trophy case.
WSOP Online Bracelet Event #26 Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats | United States | $111,609 |
| 2 | Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith | United States | $79,675 |
| 3 | Brett "Metanemesis" Apter | United States | $56,891 |
| 4 | John "Relevancy" Ripnick | United States | $40,675 |
| 5 | Pete "PeteChen" Chen | Taiwan | $29,034 |
| 6 | David "Bewater" Goodman | United States | $20,745 |
Final Table Action
After the official six-handed final table was set it didn’t take long for an all in to happen. David "Bewater" Goodman moved in with pocket fives and was called by Smith with ace-king. It was a flip situation but when the board ran out with an ace, Goodman was eliminated in sixth place.
A little while later Pete "PeteChen" Chen was all in with ace-seven against the ten-five for John "Relevancy" Ripnick with the bigger stack. The board looked clean for Chen until the river fell a five and Chen was eliminated in fifth place.
Four-handed play went on for some time until Ripnick moved all in with nine-ten and was called by Brett "Metanemesis" Apter with king-queen. The board ran out with two queens and Ripnick was sent to the rail in fourth place.
After over an hour of three-handed battle, Apter was all in with less than two big blinds with ace-deuce against the queen-three for Smith. The flop fanned out a three and when the rest of the board didn’t improve Apter, he was sent out in third place.
Heads-up started with Smith having a slight lead on Staats and the action went back and forth for a while. The final hand saw Staats shove all in with the chip lead holding jack-eight and was snap-called by Smith with ace-queen. When the board ran out with a jack, Smith was sent to the rail in runner-up position and Staats scored the victory and first career bracelet.
That's a wrap here at Event #26: $3,200 NLH High Roller 6-Max. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you full coverage of this series on WSOP.com!
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith Eliminated In 2nd Place ($79,675)
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/8,000
Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats shoved on the button and Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith called for his tournament life in the big blind.
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith: 
Christopher "Pay_Son" Staats: 
When the board ran out 
, it was the flopped jack that eliminated Smith in second place and scored the victory for Staats.
A full recap will be available shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,725,000 | 2,119,240 |
|
Busted |
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter Eliminated In 3rd Place ($56,891)
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/6,000
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith moved all in from the small blind and Brett "Metanemesis" Apter made the call for his last 149,688 in the big blind.
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter: 
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith: 
The board ran out 
and the pair of threes for Smith sent Apter out in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,119,240 | 80,714 |
|
|
1,605,760 | 571,232 |
|
Busted |
Break Time
The final three players are now on another five-minute break. Play will resume shortly.
Chip Count Update
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,038,526 | 3,747 |
|
|
1,034,528 | 596,076 |
|
|
706,946 | -544,459 |
Three-Handed Chip Stacks
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,034,779 | 210,069 |
|
|
1,251,405 | 131,196 |
|
|
438,452 | 227,164 |
John "Relevancy" Ripnick Eliminated In 4th Place ($40,675)
Blinds: 12,000/24,000/2,400
John "Relevancy" Ripnick moved all in on the button and was called by Brett "Metanemesis" Apter in the big blind.
John "Relevancy" Ripnick: 
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter: 
The board ran out 
and the trip queens for Apter sent Ripnick out in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,120,209 | 609,061 |
|
Busted |
Break Time
Players are now on a five-minute break. Play will resume shortly.
Apter Scores The Double Up Off Smith
Blinds: 12,000/24,000/2,400
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith opened to 48,000 from under the gun and Brett "Metanemesis" Apter moved all in for 232,774 on the button. The blinds quickly folded and Smith made the call.
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter: 
Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith:
The board ran out 
and the ace-jack scored the full double up for Apter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,824,710 | -22,302 |
|
|
511,148 | -93,714 |