2022 WSOP Main Event Final Table Profile: Philippe Souki

Final Table Profile: Philippe Souki

Starting the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table as the short stack is the United Kingdom’s Philippe Souki, a 33-year-old poker professional residing in London.

Souki, who studied business at Regent’s College, is a fan of football and movies, and like so many learned poker by playing with friends.

"It's a dream come true, of course," he said. "I don't know how I got here, I can't even remember the journey, it's been such a wild ride, but super grateful to be here. I feel blessed. I have a short stack but we'll see what we can do."

Souki was supported by a boisterous UK rail, and he shared his thoughts on their support: "It's a bit much but I can't complain. They're just there because they love me so what can I do? I'm not going to stop them from enjoying themselves."

Prior to his run in the Main Event, Souki had $830,812 in career earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That included a prior career-best $102,214 for finishing fourth in the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em event back in June. As for the WSOP, Souki had seven cashes with $39,067 in earnings.

In November 2021, Souki topped a 688-entry field to win the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Mini Main Event for $73,681. No matter where he finishes in the 2022 WSOP Main Event, Souki will notch a new career-high score, and he said he hopes to use any money to buy a house and travel.

As for his journey in the Main Event, Souki more than doubled his starting stack on Day 1d, and essentially doubled his stack each of the subsequent days into the money. His big jump came between Days 4 and 5 when he went from the middle of the pack to a top ten stack. On Day 6, he held the third largest stack with 35 players remaining, but by the end of the night on Day 7 he had lost a bunch to fall to the short stack.

He will begin the final table with 13.5 million, which is 11 big blinds.

Souki's 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

2022 Main Event Final Table Seating

There will be one hour and 48 minutes remaining in level 38 at blinds of 600,000-1,200,000 with a big blind ante of 1,200,000. All ten survivors will return to their seats at 2 p.m. local time on Friday, July 15, 2022 for the unofficial ten-handed final table.

Once the field is then down to the final nine contenders, they will be on a short break for the official final table pictures before commencing their journey to crown the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion.

2022 Main Event Final Table Payouts

2022 Main Event Final Table Player Stats

^{Stats courtesy of WSOP.com and HendonMob.com.}