Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,774
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
158
Players Left
10
10 Players to Battle for Gold Bracelet on Saturday; Samuel Bifarella Leads the Way
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After an exciting ten 60-minute levels of play, the second day of Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas is officially complete.
158 players started Day 2, but only ten remain from the original 1,774 runners. They have all made the unofficial final table and will compete for the iconic World Series of Poker gold bracelet along with an impressive $364,899 top prize.
All players have already secured $24,407 and seven out of 10 will be looking for their first career WSOP bracelet win.
A pair of Frenchmen are at the top, with Samuel Bifarella being the Day 2 chipleader with 10,455,000, while Maxime Parys is not far behind with 8,370,000.
2011 WSOP bracelet winner Justin Pechie is in third with 5,050,000 with another Frenchman, Michel Leibgorin, in fourth with 3,970,000.
Two-time bracelet winner Steve Zolotow is in fifth place with 3,960,000 in chips and will need to survive just one more elimination to make his 22nd career WSOP final table and second of 2022. Zolotow finished fourth in Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em, marking his first final table since 2010.
Rounding out the top-10 are Dwayne Sullivan (3,245,000), David Dibernardi (2,985,000), Kenny Robbins (2,765,000), WSOP bracelet winner Jeremy Wien (2,265,000), and Orson Young (1,235,000).
Day 3 will start in Level 28, with the blinds kicking off at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. All remaining players have at least 12 big blinds, with nine players holding onto at least 22 big blinds, so plenty of exciting poker can be played.
Some of the familiar names that fell in Day 2 include Landon Tice, Jamie Kerstetter, WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson, bracelet winner Barry Shulman, Kevin Schulz, Garry Gates, WSOP Circuit Ring stud Maurice Hawkins, four-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, and 2021 WSOP Main Event Champion Koray Aldemir.
The players will return at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner, taking 15-minute breaks every two 60-minute levels, with a possible dinner break that will be determined on Saturday.
Follow all the updates here on PokerNews through to the conclusion of this event, as well as the rest of the events from the WSOP's new home at the Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,455,000 | 80,000 |
|
8,370,000 | -630,000 |
|
5,050,000 | 160,000 |
|
3,970,000 | -30,000 |
|
3,960,000 | 185,000 |
|
3,245,000 | -200,000 |
|
2,985,000 | 135,000 |
|
2,765,000 | 725,000 |
|
2,265,000 | 165,000 |
|
1,235,000 | -555,000 |
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| TABLE/SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature 1/1 | Samuel Bifarella | France | 10,375,000 | 130 |
| Feature 1/2 | Steve Zolotow | United States | 3,775,000 | 47 |
| Feature 1/3 | Jeremy Wien | United States | 2,100,000 | 26 |
| Feature 1/4 | David Dibernardi | United States | 2,850,000 | 36 |
| Feature 1/5 | Justin Pechie | United States | 4,890,000 | 61 |
| Feature 1/6 | Michel Leibgorin | France | 4,000,000 | 50 |
| Feature 1/7 | Kenny Robbins | United States | 2,040,000 | 26 |
| Feature 1/8 | Orson Young | United States | 1,790,000 | 22 |
| Feature 1/9 | Dwayne Sullivan | United States | 3,445,000 | 43 |
| Feature 1/10 | Maxime Parys | France | 9,000,000 | 113 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,375,000 | |
|
|
9,000,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
|
4,890,000 | -610,000 |
|
|
4,000,000 | -1,300,000 |
|
|
3,775,000 | 975,000 |
|
|
3,445,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
2,850,000 | -1,150,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
2,040,000 | 285,000 |
|
|
1,790,000 | -2,710,000 |
Robert Barry Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,407)
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Preflop action had Samuel Bifarella on the button raising to 175,000. Canada's Robert Barry was in the small blind and re-raised to 540,000 and Bifarella responded by shoving all in and getting the call.
Robert Barry: 
Samuel Bifarella: 
The board ran out 
to give Bifarella a set and send Barry out of the tournament in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,375,000 | 9,075,000 |
|
Busted |
Dustin Crump Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,430)
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Maxime Parys opened from the hijack and Dustin Crump called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Parys continued for 135,000. Crump raised to 275,000 and Parys called.
On the 
turn, Crump continued for 400,000. Parys called.
On the 
river, Crump shoved for his final 900,000. Parys then went into the tank for about four minutes before finally making the call.
Dustin Crump: 
Maxime Parys: 
Crump turned over his two pair like he had won but Parys slowly turned over his, saying he had a six. Crump was visibly disgusted and asked aloud if that was a slowroll.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Euan Mcnicholas Eliminated in 13th Place ($19,430)
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
On the button, Euan Mcnicholas went all in and was quickly called by Justin Pechie in the small blind.
Euan Mcnicholas: 
Justin Pechie: 
The board ran out 
and Pechie's pocket aces held up over Mcnicholas' queens to send the latter out of the tournament in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000 | 1,900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Shawn Quillin Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,647)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Shawn Quillin limped from the small blind and Orson Young raised to around 200,000. Quillin shoved his stack of 1,200,000 and Young called.
Shawn Quillin: 
Orson Young: 
Quillin was given plenty of outs on the 
board but didn't improve when the board ran out 
and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000 | 2,480,000 |
|
Busted |
Sylvain Cisterna Eliminated in 15th Place ($15,647)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Battle of the Frenchmen had Sylvain Cisterna against monster stack Michel Leibgorin. Cisterna raised preflop and got a call from Leibgorin. The flop came down 
and Cisterna moved all in for the rest of his chips which Leibgorin called.
Sylvani Cisterna: 
Michel Leibgorin:
The turn came a 
and the river a 
which didn't help Cisterna's queens against Leibgorin's pair of kings, eliminating him from the tournament in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |