June 19 was the 20th day of the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas, and it was yet another day filled with action, high-drama, and some substantial paydays.
Three players joined the ever-growing list of WSOP bracelet winners on Day 20. Brazil's Pedro Bromfman almost did not play in Event #38: $10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship but decided to buy-in at the last minute. It turned out to be a fantastic decision because Bromfman was triumphant in this star-studded event, and he is now $294,616 richer and the recipient of a WSOP bracelet as a result.
Poker dealer Ramsey Stovall was the second player to win a bracelet on Day 20 of the 2022 WSOP. Stovall was meant to be at work today but his boss said to come into work on his day off instead, and to "go get 'em" in Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em. Get them he did, emerging victoriously to bank $191,268 and that all-important gold poker hardware.
The third and final bracelet of the day went to "PmpknHead", who came out on top of a 429-strong crowd in the $1,000 PLO 6-Max Online event. It took almost 14 hours for the
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Thomas Tops Millionaire Maker Day 2 Counts
Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em is down to a more manageable 232 players after the conclusion of Day 2. Some 1,700 players rom the 7,961 starting field returned to Bally's and Paris Las Vegas on June 19, but ten levels of action saw almost 1,500 players head to the exits.
Tom Thomas not only survived the slaughter but emerged with a tournament-leading stack of 2,875,000 chips. Thomas held onto the chip lead despite a late surge from Paul Ahn (2,650,000). Ireland Seamus Cahill (2,560,000), Spain's Raul Martinez (2,370,000), and Maxime Chilaud of France (2,250,000) round out the top five.
There are still a handful of WSOP bracelet winners in contention for this event's gold and the $1,125,141 top prize. Elio Fox (1,510,000), Ryan Leng (1,330,000), Raj Vohra (1,040,000), and Michael Mizrachi (850,000) to name four of them.
Day 3 kicks off at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 20 and sees another ten 60-minute levels play out. There should be a clearer picture of who will become the 2022 Millionaire Maker champion once Day 3 is done and dusted.
Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Top 10 Chip Counts
Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Tom Thomas | United States | 2,875,000 | 115 |
2 | Paul Ahn | United States | 2,650,000 | 106 |
3 | Seamus Cahill | Ireland | 2,560,000 | 100 |
4 | Raul Martinez | Spain | 2,370,000 | 95 |
5 | Maxime Chilaud | France | 2,250,000 | 90 |
6 | Harsukhpaul Sangha | United States | 2,200,000 | 90 |
7 | Chen-An Lin | Taiwan | 2,145,000 | 88 |
8 | Tyler Gaston | United States | 2,140,000 | 86 |
9 | Thibault Renard | France | 1,990,000 | 80 |
10 | Alain Bauer | France | 1,950,000 | 78 |
Yanovski Leads the $3K PLO Going Into Day 3
Israel's Leonid Yanovski (5,000,000) is the man to catch going into Day 3 of Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-handed where only 16 of the original 719 players still have high hopes of securing the largest slice of the $1,919,730 prize pool and a coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
There are some players with serious PLO skills among the final 16 players in this tournament. Jamey Hendrickson (3,660,000) finished second in Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed earlier in the series, while Fabian Brandes (2,060,000) was the runner-up in Event #19: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed.
Then you have Jan-Peter Jachtmann (1,130,000), who won the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2012 WSOP.
Everything points to this event coming to a thrilling conclusion, so stay tuned to PokerNews from 2:00 p.m. local time on June 20 as we bring you all the action.
Event #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-handed Top 10 Chip Counts
Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | 5,000,000 | 200 |
2 | Jamey Hendrickson | United States | 3,660,000 | 146 |
3 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 3,320,000 | 133 |
4 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 3,180,000 | 127 |
5 | Sean Winter | United States | 2,590,000 | 104 |
6 | Fabian Brandes | Austria | 2,060,000 | 82 |
7 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | 1,855,000 | 74 |
8 | Thomas Morrison | United States | 1,545,000 | 62 |
9 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | 1,130,000 | 45 |
10 | Amirhossein Shayesteh | United States | 1,000,000 | 40 |
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Champion May Need a Fourth Day; Deeb Second in Chips
A fourth day may be required in Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship thanks, in part, to a two-hour hand-for-hand period when the money bubble refused to burst. The event is scheduled to conclude after Day 3 but the players were warned an additional day may come into play. The money bubble finally popped when Dominik Baud couldn't beat Eric Kurtzman, when the latter filled up on sixth street, and Baud missed his low draw. Baud headed home empty-handed while Kurtzman finished with 873,000 chips, enough for third place right now.
Only 15 of the original 137 players remain in the hunt for this event's bracelet and $324,174 top prize, the lion's share of the $1,277,525 prize pool. It is Chad Eveslage (1,131,000) who leads those surviving players back into battle on June 20, when a champion will be crowned regardless of how long it takes to do so. Five-time WSOP champion Shaun Deeb is hot on Eveslage's heels with a 1,017,000 stack.
Standing between Eveslage and another bumper payday are the likes of Daniel Zack (568,000), Todd Brunson (540,000), Brian Hastings (483,000), John Monnette (271,000), and Daniel Negreanu (162,000) among others.
Play resumes at 3:00 p.m. local time on June 20.
Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Top 10 Chip Counts
Place | Player | Country | Chips |
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1 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 1,131,000 |
2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,017,000 |
3 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 873,000 |
4 | David Funkhouser | United States | 805,000 |
5 | Long Tran | United States | 720,000 |
6 | Daniel ZackUnited States | 568,000 | |
7 | Todd BrunsonUnited States | 540,000 | |
8 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 530,000 |
9 | Brian Hastings | United States | 483,000 |
10 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 428,000 |
Aldemir Going For Gold in the $100,000 Super High Roller
$100,000 buys you a lot of things in this world, but the 52 people who spent $100,000 to enter Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em received 600,000 chips for their investment. Only 23 of those 52 starters punched their Day 2 tickets, including reigning WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (2,390,000).
Aldemir's stack places him third going into Day 2 on June 20. Aldemir's first bullet was a blank, but his second saw him shoot up the table and put himself in contention for what would be a second WSOP bracelet and another seven-figure payday.
Masashi Oya (2,765,000) and Aleksejs Ponakovs (2,490,000) were the only players to bag up more betting tokens than the world champion.
Also in the mix are such luminaries as Ben Heath (2,275,000), GGPoker ambassador Jason Koon (2,230,000), recent bracelet winner Dan Smith (1,560,000), serial tanker Christoph Vogelsang (1,450,000), and a certain Phil Ivey (1,410,000).
Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 20, so expect a handful of superstars to turn up fashionable late and flick in the six-figure buy-in.
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Masashi Oya | Japan | 2,765,000 | 69 |
2nd | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 2,490,000 | 62 |
3rd | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 2,390,000 | 60 |
4th | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 2,275,000 | 57 |
5th | Jason Koon | United States | 2,230,000 | 56 |
6th | Gregory Jensen | United States | 2,150,000 | 54 |
7th | Seth Davies | United States | 1,580,000 | 40 |
8th | Dan Smith | United States | 1,560,000 | 39 |
9th | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,450,000 | 36 |
10th | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,410,000 | 35 |
In this Series
- 1 2022 WSOP Day 1: Hellmuth Noticeable Absentee as WSOP Kicks Off
- 2 2022 WSOP Day 2: First Bracelet Awarded; Ivey Records a Cash
- 3 2022 WSOP Day 3: Peters Wins Gold; Seiver Hunting For Bracelet #4
- 4 2022 WSOP Day 4: Scott Seiver & Brad Ruben Win Bracelet #4
- 5 2022 WSOP Day 5: Smith Bags 25k Heads-Up Title; Housewarming Surpasses Guarantee
- 6 2022 WSOP Day 6: Szecsi Reels in His Third Bracelet; O8 Event Needs Extra Time
- 7 2022 WSOP Day 7: Dan Smith Flying High in the $50K High Roller
- 8 2022 WSOP Day 8: Schutten Leads $50K High Roller Final Six
- 9 2022 WSOP Day 9: Diebold, Schindler, and Moncek Strike Gold
- 10 2022 WSOP Day 10: Bronshtein and Foxen On Course For Bracelets
- 11 2022 WSOP Day 11: Three New Bracelet Winners Crowned, "ElkY" and Ivey Lead $10K Stud
- 12 2022 WSOP Day 12: Two More Bracelets Won; Friedman on Fire in the $10K Stud
- 13 2022 WSOP Day 13: Friedman Makes It Five; Two Other Champs Crowned
- 14 2022 WSOP Day 14: Three New Champions; Big Names Turn Out In Force
- 15 2022 WSOP Day 15: Karakitkov On Course for $50K PLO High Roller Title
- 16 2022 WSOP Day 16: The Busiest Day Yet For Bracelets as Four Awarded
- 17 2022 WSOP Day 17: Hastings Secures His Sixth WSOP Bracelet
- 18 2022 WSOP Day 18: MILLIONAIRE MAKER Draws Thousands of Runners
- 19 2022 WSOP Day 19: Hellmuth Flying High in $10K Deuce-to-Seven
- 20 2022 WSOP Day 20: Bromfman, Stovall, and 'PmpknHead' Secure Bracelets
- 21 2022 WSOP Day 21: Ivey Denied His 11th WSOP Bracelet
- 22 2022 WSOP Day 22: $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship Finally Concludes!
- 23 2022 WSOP Day 23: Six Events in Play, One Champion Crowned
- 24 2022 WSOP Day 24: Ivey Bags a Big Stack in the $250K Super High Roller
- 25 2022 WSOP Day 25: Foxen Leads $250k Super High Roller, First Bracelet for Cyprus
- 26 2022 WSOP Day 26: HOF Nominee Liebert's Still Got It, How Foxen Won First Bracelet
- 27 2022 WSOP Day 27: Four Bracelets Awarded as $50K PPC Kicks Off
- 28 2022 WSOP Day 28: Kenney Leads the $50,000 PPC Event
- 29 2022 WSOP Day 29: Dzivielevski Leads the $50K PPC; Three Bracelets Awarded
- 30 2022 WSOP Day 30: The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
- 31 2022 WSOP Day 31: Cates Crowned PPC Champ on a Crazy Day of Action
- 32 2022 WSOP Day 32: Eli Elezra Wins Again, Hellmuth Chasing a Bracelet
- 33 2022 WSOP Day 33: Phil Hellmuth Denied 17th Bracelet; Jackson, Barbero & Teusl Victorious
- 34 2022 WSOP Day 34: The Main Event Shuffles Up and Deals!
- 35 2022 WSOP Day 35: Another Huge Day of Main Event Action
- 36 2022 WSOP Day 36: Clarke Leads Main Event; Glantz Banks a Milly
- 37 2022 WSOP Day 37: Vaughn Kicks Off Huge Main Event Flight
- 38 2022 WSOP Day 38: Gavin Munroe Leads After Day 2abc of the Main Event
- 39 2022 WSOP Day 39: Bryn Kenney Among Top Stacks After Day 2d of Main Event
- 40 2022 WSOP Day 40: Main Event Enters the Money, Six Former Champs Still In
- 41 2022 WSOP Day 41: Taylor von Kriegenbergh Leads the Main Event Into Day 5
- 42 2022 WSOP Day 42: Audacious Bluff Puts Lococo Over 10M in the Main Event
- 43 2022 WSOP Day 43: Main Event Field Reduced to Only 35
- 44 2022 WSOP Day 44: Main Event Reaches Its Final Table
- 45 2022 WSOP Day 45: Colpoys Claims Chip Lead in the $50K High Roller
- 46 2022 WSOP Day 46: Jorstad Leads the Main Event Final Three; Vieira Claims Second Bracelet
- 47 2022 WSOP Day 47: Jorstad Crowned Main Event Champion as 2022 WSOP Nears End
- 48 2022 WSOP Day 48: Series Begins Wrapping Up; Five Champions Crowned
- 49 2022 WSOP Day 49: Cowen Leads the Tournament of Champions
- 50 2022 WSOP Day 50: Woof Leads Final 16 in the Tournament of Champions