WSOP 2022 Day 10: Frenchman Soma Scores WSOP Gold
Seven tournaments were in action at some point or another on Day 10 of the 2022 World Series of Poker. This is typical of a WSOP day. There were three new tournaments that started, and the others were in various stages of their playdowns.
It takes a lot to juggle the massive 88-tournament schedule that makes up the WSOP. And as the staff handle that, they prepare for the weekend. That means more players, especially with a big draw like the Monster Stack event on the schedule.
Essentially, Day 10 and its seven events were actually the calm before the storm.
Event 14: $1,500 NLHE 6-Handed
The third and final day of play started with 16 players, but names like Anson Tsang, Mustapha Kanit, and Ronit Chamani fell early in the day. And former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada busted in seventh place on the final table bubble.
Leo Soma of France started the final table by busting Cada and sitting on the chip lead. He busted Ivan Zhechev in sixth, though Maximiliano Gallardo stepped in to bust Derek Sudell in fifth place. Soma ousted Daniel Wellborn in fourth and then Gallardo in third. Soma’s massive stack forced Thomas Schultz to make his move early in the heads-up match. He did so with K-9 of spades on a J-7-6-3 board with two spades. Soma had J-3 for top two, though, and the ten on the river didn’t have a flush for Schultz.
Soma grabbed the first win of the 2022 WSOP for the French.
| Event 14: Day 3 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | NLHE 6-Handed (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 2,392 | (1448 in 2021, 1832 in 2019) |
| Total prize pool: | $3,193,320 | |
| Players paid: | 359 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,405 | |
| Top chip counts: | 1st place: | Leo Soma (France) $456,889 |
| 2nd place: | Thomas Schultz (USA) $282,358 | |
| 3rd place: | Maximiliano Gallardo (Argentina) $203,451 | |
| 4th place: | Daniel Wellborn (USA) $148,171 | |
| 5th place: | Derek Sudell (USA) $109,083 | |
| 6th place: | Ivan Zhechev (Bulgaria) $81,188 |
Leo Soma takes down the $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event to earn $456,889 and his first WSOP bracelet.
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— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 10, 2022
Event 15: $10K Omaha-8 Championship
With four days to play out, some of the pressure was off for Day 3. The 24 of the survivors from the previous day got it going, though players like Jake Shwartz, Johannes Becker, and Phillip Hui were among the first to exit. Connor Drinan followed, as did Kosei Ichinose, Roland Israelashvili, and former chipleader Bryce Yockey. Todd Brunson and Freddy Deeb went home after the dinner break, and Ray Henson followed.
Alex Livingston busted in seventh place, and finally, Bart O’Connell busted in sixth place. The final five then bagged their chips. They will unpack them at the final table today.
| Event 15: Day 3 of 4 | $10K buy-in | Omaha-8 Championship |
| Total entries: | 196 | (134 in 2021, 183 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 5 | |
| Total prize pool: | $1,827,700 | |
| Players paid: | 30 | |
| Minimum payout: | $16,165 | |
| Winner payout: | $440,757 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Yuval Bronshtein (Israel) 4,175,000 |
| #2 | Dustin Dirksen (USA) 3,165,000 | |
| #3 | Daniel Zack (USA) 2,440,000 | |
| #4 | Ray Dehkharghani (USA) 1,695,000 | |
| #5 | Jake Liebeskind (USA) 295,000 |
Event 16: $3K NLHE
Day 2 of this event whittled the field down to just 75, all well into the money with minimum payouts at $7,660. As this is a four-day event, today will need to get down to just the final five.
| Event 16: Day 2 of 4 | $3K buy-in | NLHE (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 1,240 | (0 in 2021, 671 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 75 | |
| Total prize pool: | $3,310,800 | |
| Players paid: | 186 | |
| Minimum payout: | $4,823 | |
| Winner payout: | $558,616 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Alex Foxen (USA) 2,070,000 |
| #2 | Niall Farrell (UK) 1,610,000 | |
| #3 | Michael Marder (USA) 1,595,000 | |
| #4 | Stefan Lehner (Austria) 1,395,000 | |
| #5 | Arnaud Enselme (France) 1,350,000 |
*Actual poker tweet alert*
Made day 3 of the 3k, sitting 2/77 and have somehow managed to draw a 25k final table with 75+ left in a 3k with @WAFoxen @Amadi_17 @FelipeMojave @f3nix35 among others, should be a fun day 😬
VAMOS
— Niall Farrell (@Firaldo87poker) June 10, 2022
Event 17: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
The second of three days brought the field down to just a few tables. Those 17 remaining players include names like John Monnette, Frank Kassella, Jerry Wong, and Galen Hall. Today will determine who will make it all the way to the winner’s circle.
| Event 17: Day 2 of 3 | $2,500 buy-in | Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 309 | (253 in 2021, 296 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 17 | |
| Total prize pool: | $687,525 | |
| Players paid: | 47 | |
| Minimum payout: | $4,026 | |
| Winner payout: | $164,243 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Bariscan Betil (USA) 1,190,000 |
| #2 | Jerry Wong (USA) 1,140,000 | |
| #3 | Andrew Brown (USA) 1,010,000 | |
| #4 | Yehuda Buchalter (USA) 980,000 | |
| #5 | Alejandro Torres (Mexico) 885,000 |
Event 18: $1K NLHE Freezeout
A quick little $1K NLHE popped in to give players one chance – no reentries – to win this one. It started with 2,663 players and ended with 203. The goal today, with the help of an accelerated structure, is to play to a winner. It could be a long day.
| Event 18: Day 1 of 2 | $1K buy-in | NLHE Freezeout |
| Total entries: | 2,663 | (720 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 203 | |
| Total prize pool: | $2,370,070 | |
| Players paid: | 300 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,601 | |
| Winner payout: | $330,057 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | James Little (USA) 765,000 |
| #2 | Lily Lofty (USA) 755,000 | |
| #3 | Thomas Stocker (USA) 720,000 | |
| #4 | Paul Lee (USA) 695,000 | |
| #5 | Jordan Griff (USA) 690,000 |
Event 19: $25K PLO High Roller
The opposite of the previous event’s fast structure, the PLO High Roller gives players four days to find its winner. The event already brought in 196 entries, but registration remains open two levels into Day 2. Today will produce the final numbers and thin the herd.
| Event 19: Day 1 of 4 | $25K buy-in | PLO High Roller (2 RE) |
| Total entries: | 196 (not final) | (85 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 124 | |
| Total prize pool: | TBD | |
| Players paid: | TBD | |
| Minimum payout: | TBD | |
| Winner payout: | TBD | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Jared Bleznick (USA) 601,500 |
| #2 | Chris DeMaci (USA) 586,000 | |
| #3 | Sean Winter (USA) 578,000 | |
| #4 | Frank Crivello (USA) 575,000 | |
| #5 | James Chen (USA) 553,000 |
Event 20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Who doesn’t love a little lowball triple draw? A few hundred people do, actually, as this event recorded 350 entries. Day 2 will bring the surviving 116 back to the tables and try to whittle it down to just one table.
| Event 20: Day 1 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw |
| Total entries: | 350 | (285 in 2021, 467 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 116 | |
| Total prize pool: | $467,250 | |
| Players paid: | 53 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,421 | |
| Winner payout: | $108,250 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Justin Geary (USA) 259,500 |
| #2 | Karl Tretter (USA) 222,000 | |
| #3 | Hasan Kural (USA) 192,500 | |
| #4 | Yufei Zhong (China) 180,500 | |
| #5 | Kevin Gerhart (USA) 178,500 |
Today’s Poker Menu
Event 15 will play its Omaha-8 final table to the end.
Event 16 will play the second of four days of $3K NLHE action..
Event 17 will play down to and through the Mixed Triple Draw Lowball final table.
Event 18 aims to close out this NLHE Freezeout today.
Event 19 brings high-stakes pros back for the second of four days of PLO.
Event 20 hopes to find a final table for Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw fans.
Event 21 will kick off the weekend’s massive Monster Stack NLHE event with the first of two flights.
Event 22 starts at 3pm with the $10K Seven-Card Stud Championship.
The air in wsop convention rooms is 21% oxygen, 10% nitrogen, and 69% COVID.
— Veronica Brill (@Angry_Polak) June 9, 2022
