After all the drama of Day 47 where players and staff were fearful of an active shooter in Las Vegas, poker was the focus of Day 48 of the 2022 World Series of Poker. No fewer than five players got their hands on a last-minute bracelet, while two other events headed into their final throes.
Lawrence Brandt took down Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. for $205,139 and his second bracelet; Brandt won his first bracelet earlier this summer. Brandt only played this tournament, his first-ever H.O.R.S.E. event, because he stuck around in Las Vegas for the upcoming Tournament of Champions.
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Michael Wang won his second WSOP bracelet by being the last man standing in Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Wang went into the heads-up battle against Colombia's Farid Jattin trailing 5,500,000 to 23,000,000 chips but never gave up. Wang's resilience was rewarded with his second WSOP victory and a cool $541,604.
Canada's Jaspal Brar became a WSOP champion for the first time after he outlasted 1,287 opponents in Event 88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em, the final open live bracelet-awarding tournament of the series. The fast-paced event eventually saw Brar heads-up against Jesse Lonis. The former's pocket queens held against ace-six in the final hand of the event.
The two other bracelets awarded came in the 2022 WSOP's last couple online events. Gianluca Speranza added to his glowing reputation and added $324,625 to his bankroll, by triumphing in the $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout Encore, while "BabyLegs" became the champion of the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver, a result that came with $125,330.
Nguyen Leads as The Closer Needs an Extra Day
Event #85: $1,500 The Closer requires an additional day to crown its champion because Day 2 concluded with 17 players with chips in front of them. Day 2 did not kick off until 5:00 p.m. local time because of all the shenanigans mentioned earlier.
Minh Nguyen leads the final 17 players back to the table at 12:00 p.m. local time on July 18 with 20,275,000 chips in his stack. Mathematicians among you will have worked out this is the equivalent of 41 big blinds.
Michael Liang (19,200,000) is hot on Nguyen's heels, while Chris Moorman (5,475,000) is the only bracelet winner still in contention for this event's WSOP hardware.
Event #85: $1,500 The Closer Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minh Nguyen | United States | 20,275,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Michael Liang | United States | 19,200,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Rudy Cervantes | United States | 16,475,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Daniel Tabello | United States | 14,450,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Zachary Johnson | United States | 12,050,000 | 24 |
| 6 | Madelyn Carr | United States | 9,075,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Tjan Tepeh | United States | 8,975,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 7,700,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Sean Ragozzini | United Kingdom | 6,875,000 | 14 |
| 10 | Vincent Lam | Canada | 6,000,000 | 12 |
Plesuv Grabs Chip Lead in the $10K Six-Max
Only six players remain in Event #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em from a 394-strong field. Forty-five players returned to their seats on Day 3, and now only the final table of six remains in contention for the $824,649 top prize and the all-important bracelet.
Moldova's Pavel Plesuv (5,120,000) goes into the final day holding the chip lead and arguably his best shot at finally securing a gold WSOP bracelet. Plesuv has some incredible results on his poker resume, but victory in this event would be the icing on the cake.
Standing between Plesuv and poker gold are Gregory Jensen (4,740,000), Ali Eslami (3,785,000), Barak Wisbrod (3,205,000), Lucas Foster (2,380,000) and short stack Brock Wilson (2,080,000)
Day 4 gets underway at noon local time on July 18.
Event #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 6,890,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Ali Eslami | United States | 3,785,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Gregory Jensen | United States | 4,740,000 | 47 |
| 4 | Brock Wilson | United States | 2,080,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 3,205,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Lucas Foster | United States | 2,380,000 | 24 |
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
