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Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
2022 World Series of Poker
Tournament of Champions
Day: 1
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
470
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
463
Players Left
144
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Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
The field is still growing as several notables are trickling in after the dinner break including David Peters, Scott Seiver, Jamie Kerstetter, and Jessica Richards. So far, 450 entries have been recorded and more than 100 players are still eligible to take a shot at the seven-figure prize pool.
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Dan Zack has been a consistent World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year contender since 2017, and he finally got over the hump this year to win the prestigious award.
With two gold bracelets added to his trophy case, the high stakes pro was the top performer this summer. Additionally, the New Jersey native who first became known in the poker world for crushing Live at the Bike games had 14 other cashes in bracelet events, including two other final table appearances.
Zack, who is competing in the Tournament of Champions, the final WSOP event open only to bracelet and Circuit ring winners, spoke with PokerNews on a break to discuss the significance of becoming Player of the Year.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Out of a field of 440 entries, only around 288 players remain and they have been sent into a scheduled 75-minute dinner break. The action will resume at approximately 7:05 pm local time.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Three ways to the 
flop, Blake Whittington bet 1,800 from under the gun. Manig Loeser called from one seat over and the button then raised to 6,000. Both Whittington and Loeser called and they headed to the 
turn.
Whittington check-called another bet worth 6,000 by the button and the 
river was then checked. Whittington turned over the 
and that won the pot. "Ace queen with the ace of diamonds?" Whittington inquired but received no reply.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Steve Foutty raised and Eli Elezra three-bet jammed before Robert Cowen went in the tank behind him.
"You want a count?" Elezra asked as Cowen made a decision.
Cowen eventually re-shoved a smaller stack of 56,500.
Eli Elezra: 
Robert Cowen: 
The flop came 
to give Elezra a pair of kings while also improving Cowen to a set.
"Fair," Elezra said as he saw the flop.
The board finished out 
and Cowen secured a double-up through Elezra.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The seat that formerly belonged to Adam Friedman was now occupied by another player and Michael Asti one seat over was hovering on a large tower of chips. Asti was kind enough to recall the details as to what happened.
According to Asti, he flat-called a three-bet to 3,600 while on the button as the initial raiser and three-bettor Friedman in the cutoff called. On a jack-high flop with two diamonds, Friedman bet 4,000 and Asti raised to 14,000, then called the shove by Friedman.
It was the 
for top set by Asti against the 
of Friedman for the second nut flush draw. Two red cards followed but they were both hearts, sending Friedman to the rail prior to the dinner break.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Phil Hui moved all in for 10,100 on a flop of 
and Joe McKeehen called with a bigger stack.
Phil Hui: 
Joe McKeehen: 
Hui had tens and sevens to be ahead of the open-ended straight draw of McKeehen. The turn gave Hui a boat to have McKeehen drawing dead headed to the 
river to earn Hui a double.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Espen Jorstad, the new World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, despite what the listed payouts are, actually received significantly more compared to runner-up Adrian Attenborough than you might think.
Jorstad, who brilliantly dominated the final table on Friday and Saturday, received a base payout of $10 million. After taxes, if he'd remained in his native land of Norway, he'd be taxed at 28% according to the Norwegian Taxation Act Section 5-50 (1). That comes out to $2,800,000, meaning he'd end up with $7,200,000 after taxes.
But the world champion no longer resides in Norway. Instead, he now lives in the United Kingdom where gambling winnings aren't taxed, even for massive scores such as the WSOP Main Event.
Click here to see a full Main Event final table tax breakdown!
