2022 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,782,475
Entries
8,663
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
4,370
Players Left
3,295

Want for Oneman

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Matthew Wantman
Matthew Wantman

There was a raise from a player in middle position to 1,200 and a call before Matthew Wantman made a three-bet to 7,000 in the small blind. Both players called.

The flop came {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Wantman continued for 6,000. Only the original preflop raiser came along.

The {9-Hearts} on the turn was checked through to see the {8-Hearts} on the river. Wantman tossed out a bet of 13,000 and his opponent snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Wantman
108,000
23,500
23,500

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Schwarmann Scores The Knockout

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Matt Schwarmann opened from early position to 1,500. It folded around to the small blind who moved all in for 7,900 total. Schwarmann took a moment but eventually made the call.

"I'll gamble with you, I have nothing but did some math and think I have to call", said Schwarmann to his opponent.

Opponent: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Matt Schwarmann: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board of {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs} looked clean for the ace-eight until the river fell the {j-Diamonds} and Schwarmann's rivered pair scored the knockout and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Schwarmann
97,000

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Four More Hands Called

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Day 1d will come to a close upon the completion of four more hands. Over 4,300 players have entered the final starting flight and those who survive the next few hands will return on Friday, July 8 at 11 a.m. for Day 2d.

Guagenti Calls For Tournament Life on Last Hand of the Night

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

As everyone was bagging at other tables, action was caught on the river on a board reading {k-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}. Nick Guagenti was in the cutoff and was facing a decision for his tournament life as Ugur Secilmis was under the gun and jammed all in. Guagenti had about 27,000 behind.

He stewed it over as he contemplated if he wanted to put the 27,000 in the bag or make the call. Eventually, he called. Secilmis turned over the stone bluff with the {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} while Guagenti had the {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and bagged up his new chips in excitement.

Player Chips Progress
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Ugur Secilmis
130,000
130,000
130,000
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Nick Guagenti
76,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Ivey Knocked Out In Second-to-Last Hand of the Night

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey stood up and walked out of the room after losing an all in push and the table relayed to PokerNews what happened.

Andrew Touchette raised to 1,300 on the button and Ivey, who was in the small blind, pushed all in for 17,000. Touchette called and the cards were on their backs.

Phil Ivey: {k-}{10-}
Andrew Touchette: {a-}{q-}

The board ran out {a-}{j-}{5-}{10-}{8-} and with no help for Ivey, he was sent out of the tournament just before bagging for the end of the night.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Touchette
68,000
18,400
18,400
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Phil Ivey
Busted
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Official End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

PokerNews and the WSOP will verify Hao Chen's 580,100 stack when Day 2 resumes, as it is by far the largest stack of all surviving players.

Player Chips Progress
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Randal Heeb
339,000
339,000
339,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mathieu His fr
Mathieu His
316,000
316,000
316,000
Profile photo of Joseph Bold gb
Joseph Bold
299,400
299,400
299,400
Profile photo of Bjorn Stoweno de
Bjorn Stoweno
289,000
289,000
289,000
Profile photo of Jared Hyman us
Jared Hyman
285,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Daniel Hachem au
Daniel Hachem
283,700
283,700
283,700
Profile photo of Matthew Wiegman us
Matthew Wiegman
283,300
283,300
283,300
Profile photo of Sergio Coutinho pt
Sergio Coutinho
277,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of David Finkel us
David Finkel
273,500
-2,200
-2,200
Profile photo of Chris Compton us
Chris Compton
272,600
272,600
272,600
Profile photo of Marco Damico it
Marco Damico
270,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Philip Hayes us
Philip Hayes
269,900
269,900
269,900
Profile photo of Taylor von Kriegenbergh us
Taylor von Kriegenbergh
266,300
266,300
266,300
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
262,700
Profile photo of Steve Savio fr
Steve Savio
260,500
260,500
260,500
Profile photo of Shaun Gillian us
Shaun Gillian
259,800
259,800
259,800
Profile photo of Max Herulf se
Max Herulf
258,300
94,000
94,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Noguera fr
Nicolas Noguera
252,400
252,400
252,400
Profile photo of Daniel Vampan us
Daniel Vampan
252,100
252,100
252,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Derek Normand us
Derek Normand
252,000
252,000
252,000
Profile photo of Aleksandar Trajkovski mk
Aleksandar Trajkovski
249,000
249,000
249,000
Profile photo of Ryan Ko us
Ryan Ko
247,600
37,600
37,600
Profile photo of Leandro Bianchini ar
Leandro Bianchini
246,400
246,400
246,400
Profile photo of Jaeyoung Choi kr
Jaeyoung Choi
245,500
245,500
245,500
Profile photo of Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
242,200
242,200
242,200

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Several Main Event Champions Find Bags on Day 1d of the Main Event, Ivey Falls Just Short

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

The final starting flight of the 2022 World Series of Poker $10,000 No-Limit Hold 'em World Championship has officially finished play.

Day 1d had the poker world teeming with excitement, and it absolutely did not disappoint. Thousands of players filled seats across the new home for the series at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. Some 4,481 players sat down today to begin their quest at long-lasting poker glory. Only 3,294 were able to continue that journey by finding a bag for Day 2.

The record number of entrants in the Main Event was set in 2006 when Jamie Gold took all the chips from the other 8,872 players in the field. With late registration open through two levels of each Day 2 on July 7th and 8th, that number could still be bested by Friday.

Vince Vaughn Procession
Vince Vaughn Procession

Vince Vaughn started today’s festivities in a dramatic fashion. With rousing music and fanfare, he entered the Bally's Event Center in an armored Caesar costume; Vaughn unveiled the magnificently decorated 2022 Main Event bracelet before announcing, "Shuffle up and deal!" to get the day started.

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Hao ChenChina580,100725
2Randal HeebUnited States339,000424
3Mathieu HisFrance316,000395
4Joseph BoldUnited Kingdom299,400374
5Bjorn StowenoGermany289,000361
6Jared HymanUnited States285,000356
7Daniel HachemAustralia283,700355
8Matthew WiegmanUnited States283,300354
9Sergio CoutinhoPortugal277,000346
10David FinkelUnited States273,500342

*Chen's stack will be verified once he opens his chip bag on Day 2

Multiple Main Event Champions fired in today’s flight and found bags in their quest to accomplish the rare feat of becoming a multiple-title winner. Koray Aldemir (71,800), Chris Moneymaker (108,000), Greg Merson (103,700), Joe Hachem (21,600), and Johnny Chan (218,800) all navigated the populous Day 1 field and came out on the other side with chips. Chan flopped a full house late in the day to bust an opponent and chip up big.

Chan was delighted with how his Day 1 went. Speaking to PokerNews, Chan said, "It was a wonderful day. That's the best first day in the main event for the last at least 15 years, I have more chips than I ever have in the main event. This the first year, I got over 200,000, I'm very happy. The table was very nice. I got to play with nine different players that I never played poker with before."

Moneymaker ended the day in good spirits. "I'm happy, you know, just getting through Day 1 with a decent stack is what you want," he shared. When asked about players reacting when they see him to this day, he said, "It's kind of crazy; I still get those reactions. It's always nice to have fans and have people rooting for you."

Phil Ivey couldn't get anything going late and unfortunately busted when he three-bet shoved against an opponent's open and his king-ten couldn't improve against his opponent's ace-queen.

Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Many notable names were able to find a bag heading into Day 2. Eli Elezra (127,500), Alan Keating, Mikita Badziakouski, Ben Spragg (78,000), Robert Mizrachi (176,600), Ashley Frank (21,500), Michael Reisman (82,800) and Jeff Sluzinski (42,300) all had their names on bags at the end of play.

Players who met their tournament end on Day 1d include Fedor Holz, Brad Owen, Landon Tice, Allen Kessler, and Brandon Adams.

Players who bagged today will return on Friday, July 8th at 11 a.m, to play their Day 2 separate from the other three starting flights. Stay tuned here at PokerNews as we move from starting flight action into deeper days of the most prestigious poker tournament in the world.

Tags: Alan KeatingAllen KesslerAshley FrankBen SpraggBrad OwenBrandon AdamsChris MoneymakerEli ElezraFedor HolzGreg MersonJamie GoldJeff SluzinskiJoe HachemJohnny ChanKoray AldemirLandon TiceMichael ReismanMikita BadziakouskiParis Las VegasPhil IveyRobert MizrachiVince Vaughn

Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship

Day 1d Completed