2022 World Series of Poker

Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
$499,636
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,034,900
Entries
1,364
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Berkey and Miscikowski Spearhead Final 22 in Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

WSOP Bracelet
WSOP Bracelet

Welcome to the third and final day of action of Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker, which gets underway at 2 p.m. PDT inside Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

The first two days of play have seen the initial 1,364-entry field whittled down to just 22 players remaining. They're battling it out for the lion's share of the $3,034,900 prize pool, with the WSOP bracelet and $499,636 up top being awarded to the winner.

Leading the lineup is WSOP bracelet winner David Miscikowski, a player that was implicated in the Bryn Kenney RTA/cheating scandal, as part of a stable that allegedly colluded during thousands of online tournaments. The American bagged the biggest stack in Day 2 and finds himself with a 6,050,000 stack.

Hot on his heels, and looking for his first piece of WSOP hardware is Matt Berkey. The BetMGM Poker ambassador was in the upper echelons of the chip counts for most of Day 2 and finished with a stack of 5,430,000. Berkey has notched two third-place finishes in two WSOP events in previous years and will be looking to make his first WSOP final table since 2017.

Thomas MacDonald (3,935,000) rounds out the top three chip stacks and is only a big pot away from catching up with the two front runners. Other notables remaining include Santiago Plante (2,920,000), Kenny Hallaert (1,425,000), and WSOP bracelet winners Ran Koller (2,270,000) and James Gilbert (1,330,000).

Those still in the tournament have locked up a guaranteed payday of $16,860, with the first pay jump coming at 17th place, where the payout increases to $20,585.

Play resumes on Level 26, with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. Levels will increase every 60-minutes and a 15-minute break will take place every two levels. Day 3 will not end until a winner is crowned.

Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIPSBIG BLINDS
1David MiscikowskiUnited States6,085,000101
2Matt BerkeyUnited States5,430,00091
3Thomas MacDonaldUnited Kingdom3,935,00066
4Sebastien AubeCanada3,130,00052
5Nicolas VayssieresFrance3,100,00052
6Luke MartinelliAustralia2,955,00049
7Santiago PlanteCanada2,920,00049
8Ran KollerIsrael2,270,00038
9Julien LoireFrance2,060,00034
10Alexander FarahiUnited States1,905,00032

As always, tick it out with PokerNews to follow the final day of this exciting event.

Seat Draw For Day 3

CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
Bally's6751Dave StefanskiUnited States1,135,00019
Bally's6752Nenad DukicRussia1,150,00019
Bally's6754Sebastien AubeCanada3,130,00052
Bally's6756Matt BerkeyUnited States5,430,00091
Bally's6757Ran KollerIsrael2,270,00038
Bally's6758Nicolas VayssieresFrance3,100,00052
Bally's6759Axel HallayFrance1,745,00029
       
Bally's6741Santiago PlanteCanada2,920,00049
Bally's6742Virgile TurchiFrance1,185,00020
Bally's6743Brien LeeUnited States1,475,00025
Bally's6744Masashi YoshikawaJapan585,00010
Bally's6745David MiscikowskiUnited States6,085,000101
Bally's6746Alexander FarahiUnited States1,905,00032
Bally's6747Leandro VlastarisUnited States1,128,00019
Bally's6749Kenny HallaertBelgium1,425,00024
       
Bally's6731Andjelko AndrejevicUnited States1,300,00022
Bally's6732Jonathan ZarinUnited States995,00017
Bally's6734James GilbertUnited States1,330,00022
Bally's6736Julien LoireFrance2,060,00034
Bally's6737Luke MartinelliAustralia2,955,00049
Bally's6738Brian Keith EtheridgeUnited States495,0008
Bally's6739Thomas MacDonaldUnited Kingdom3,935,00066

Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Started