2022 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$241,729
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,010,120
Entries
4,786
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
4,786
Players Left
202

Breaking News: Phil Ivey Closing in on Elusive 11th WSOP Bracelet Tonight

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Only one poker player in history — Phil Hellmuth — has reached the 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet plateau. On Monday, Phil Ivey could join one of poker's most exclusive clubs.

The for-now 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner is currently sitting on a large stack with five players remaining in Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, which slated to play down to a winner tonight.

As it stands, Hellmuth is the record holder with 16 bracelets, followed by Ivey, Johnny Chan, and Doyle Brunson tied at 10.

The $100k was originally scheduled to wrap up with the final table on Tuesday, airing on PokerGO, but PokerGO called an audible and decided to livestream the final table tonight. At the time of publishing, the remaining players were on a dinner break and will come back at 7 p.m. to play it down to a winner, who will receive $1,897,363. Coverage on PokerGO will resume at 8 p.m., along with PokerNews' live reporting updates.

With the blinds at 60,000/120,000, Ivey currently sits at 9,075,000, approximately 75 big blinds, good for second in chips. Aleksejs Ponakovs, an online poker crusher, is the chip leader at 14,450,000 and has been dominating play during Monday's Day 2 session.

$100k Final Table Chip Counts

PlacePlayerChip Stack
1Aleksejs Ponakovs14,450,000
2Phil Ivey9,075,000
3Ben Heath5,825,000
4Michael Moncek4,540,000
5Gregory Jensen4,200,000

Learn More About Ivey's Run and Follow Live Updates Here!