WSOP 2022 Day 14: Ausmus Wins Fourth WSOP Gold
We’ve been saying for weeks that this 2022 World Series of Poker is the return to normalcy. It is the first year in several that the participation will be free of variables pertaining to vaccine mandates and travel restrictions due to Covid-19.
Not true.
Covid-19 also came to the 2022 WSOP and is having its way with many players. From the first week, Covid-19 has been spreading amongst players, dealers, and probably everyone in the casinos. That means some players, those who are being transparent and responsible, are sitting out of the tournaments until they test negative. This is likely keeping some of the tournament registration numbers lower than they could have been.
Oh, Covid.
Event 21: $1,500 NLHE Monster Stack
It’s getting there. The tournament that started with more than 6K entries played down to just 39 on Monday. Players like Max Steinberg and Jessica Teusl remain in contention.
| Event 21: Day 3 of 5 | $1,500 buy-in | NLHE Monster Stack (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 6,501 | (3520 in 2021, 6035 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 39 | |
| Total prize pool: | $8,678,835 | |
| Players paid: | 976 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,400 | |
| Winner payout: | $966,577 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Yoshiya Agata (Japan) 19,475,000 |
| #2 | Frank Lagodich (USA) 16,450,000 | |
| #3 | Anthony Spinella (USA) 15,850,000 | |
| #4 | Andrej Senic (Austria) 15,375,000 | |
| #5 | Francis Anderson (USA) 15,300,000 |
Event 23: $3K 6-Handed Limit Hold’em
Nine players started the day, but only six made the final table, which happened when Jeremy Ausmus busted Robert Como in seventh place. Ausmus and Michael Rocco were neck-and-neck for the lead, though Gabe Ramos eliminated the first to players from the official final table. All four players traded chips for quite some time, though Rocco finally busted Zachary Grech in fourth place.
Ausmus sent Ramos home in third to take 6.12M chips into heads-up play. Rocco came close to catching his opponent, but Ausmus was on fire and took the title. This was Ausmus’ fourth career bracelet.
| Event 23: Day 3 of 3 | $3K buy-in | 6-Handed Limit Hold’em |
| Total entries: | 213 | (162 in 2021, 193 in 2019) |
| Total prize pool: | $568,710 | |
| Players paid: | 32 | |
| Minimum payout: | $4,939 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Jeremy Ausmus (USA) $142,147 |
| 2nd place: | Michael Rocco (USA) $87,854 | |
| 3rd place: | Gabe Ramos (USA) $59,486 | |
| 4th place: | Zachary Grech (USA) $41,191 | |
| 5th place: | Mike Lancaster (USA) $29,185 | |
| 6th place: | Andrew Kelsall (USA) $21,170 |
Another three-time bracelet winner claims his fourth as Jeremy Ausmus (@jeremyausmus) seals the deal in @WSOP Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Max.
Ausmus's first bracelet came in 2013 at the WSOPE but he's now claimed three bracelets in the last two years, winning two in 2021. pic.twitter.com/BnBJZlouha
— PokerGO Tour (@PokerGOTour) June 14, 2022
Event 24: $1K NLHE Flip & Go
The second and final day of this event eventually set a final table with Natural8 ambassador Pete Chen in the lead and Mike Matusow on the short stack. Chen took out Matusow quickly, and he then eliminated Georgios Sotiropoulos. Tyler Willse busted Zach Cheatum in seventh and helped Christopher Chatman eliminate Austin Apicella in sixth. Chen lost ground, though, and Chatman sent him home in fifth place and then Ian Steinman in fourth.
Chatman was on a roll and busted Willse in third, taking 12M chips into heads-up action. Rafi Elharar put up a fight, but it was a short one, as Chatman couldn’t be stopped. He won his first WSOP bracelet.
| Event 24: Day 2 of 2 | $1K buy-in | Flip & GO NLHE (Unlimited RE) |
| Total entries: | 1,329 | (1240 in 2021) |
| Total prize pool: | $1,182,810 | |
| Players paid: | 157 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,000 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Christopher Chatman (USA) $187,770 |
| 2nd place: | Rafi Elharar (Israel) $116,050 | |
| 3rd place: | Tyler Willse (USA) $85,420 | |
| 4th place: | Ian Steinman (USA) $63,530 | |
| 5th place: | Pete Chen (Taiwan) $47,760 | |
| 6th place: | Austin Apicella (USA) $36,290 | |
| 7th place: | Zach Cheatum (USA) $27,880 | |
| 8th place: | Georgios Sotiropoulos (Greece) $21,660 | |
| 9th place: | Mike Matusow (USA) $17,010 |
After winning his flip, Christopher Chatman went on to top a group of 157 players, coming away with $187,770 and his first gold bracelet.
Chatman becomes the 2nd-ever champion of the @GGPoker $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em.
📸 @MannyDaxwell https://t.co/cfdZ5QTSVJ pic.twitter.com/NRqfTpVBin
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 14, 2022
Event 25: $800 NLHE Deepstack
The fast-paced two-day Deepstack started Day 2 with 240 players still holding chips. But play moved quickly, enough so that the final table was ready to go in little more than 12 hours. Fabrizio Petroni busted in tenth place to set the final table. Rob Wazwaz took control right away and busted the ninth, seventh, and fifth-place finishers. Robert Crow took over the chip lead and busted Sean Legendre in fourth, but Wazwaz climbed again by ousting Terrence Reid in third.
Crow risked his chips with K-3 on an A-9-7-6-2 board, so Wazwaz won with a call holding 603. He claimed his first bracelet, saying that the table was tough, his rail was fun, and his run was pure.
| Event 25: Day 2 of 2 | $800 buy-in | NLHE Deepstack (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 4,062 | (2053 in 2021, 2808 in 2019) |
| Total prize pool: | $358,346 | |
| Players paid: | 610 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,280 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Rob Wazwaz (USA) $358,346 |
| 2nd place: | Robert Crow (USA) $221,399 | |
| 3rd place: | Terence Reid (USA) $166,011 | |
| 4th place: | Sean Legendre (USA) $125,371 | |
| 5th place: | Dov Markowich (Canada) $95,363 | |
| 6th place: | Maxime Duhamel (Canada) $73,064 | |
| 7th place: | Abhinav Iyer (India) $56,388 | |
| 8th place: | Sebastien Clot (France) $43,839 | |
| 9th place: | Liran Betito (Israel) $34,336 |
Pure joy exuded from Rob Wazwaz as the final card hit in Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack. The Jerusalem native was the last man standing in a field of 4,062 entrants, taking home his first gold bracelet and $358,346.
📸 @hayleyocho https://t.co/Fj15G9bfKf pic.twitter.com/ENdeQJWYUF
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 14, 2022
Event 26: $10K Limit Hold’em Championship
It was a surprisingly long day, but they did whittle the field down to just nine players. Chad Eveslage will be going for his second bracelet in as many weeks, while Matthew Schreiber and Joey Couden will each chase their second.
| Event 26: Day 2 of 3 | $10K buy-in | Limit Hold’em Championship |
| Total entries: | 92 | (92 in 2021, 118 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 9 | |
| Total prize pool: | $857,900 | |
| Players paid: | 14 | |
| Minimum payout: | $16,920 | |
| Winner payout: | $245,678 | |
| Final table counts: | #1 | Chad Eveslage (USA) 1,080,000 |
| #2 | Matthew Schreiber (USA) 970,000 | |
| #3 | Joey Couden (USA) 830,000 | |
| #4 | Kyle Dilschneider (USA) 705,000 | |
| #5 | Jonathan Cohen (USA) 605,000 | |
| #6 | Matt Woodward (USA) 530,000 | |
| #7 | Matthew Gonzales (USA) 435,000 | |
| #8 | David Litt (USA) 190,000 | |
| #9 | Amir Shayesteh (USA) 175,000 |
Event 27: $1,500 NLHE Shootout
It was the tournament of SNGs. The field capped at 1,000 players, all tables playing ten-handed. The person who won his or her table won their way to a min-cash. The ten tables will then play today, with the winners of each going on to the final table.
| Event 27: Day 1 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | NLHE Shootout |
| Total entries: | 1,000 | (800 in 2021, 917 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 100 | |
| Total prize pool: | $1,335,000 | |
| Players paid: | 100 | |
| Minimum payout: | $5,835 | |
| Winner payout: | $240,480 | |
| Top chip counts: | all players near 250K |
Event 28: $50K PLO High Roller
More than 100 entries showed that high-stakes is in fashion, as is Pot Limit Omaha. The prize pool exceeded $5M, though the field thinned down to just 36 by the end of the night.
| Event 28: Day 1 of 3 | $50K buy-in | PLO High Roller (2 RE) |
| Total entries: | 106 | (85 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 36 | |
| Total prize pool: | $5,074,750 | |
| Players paid: | 16 | |
| Minimum payout: | $83,960 | |
| Winner payout: | $1,393,816 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Joni Jouhkimainen (Finland) 2,935,000 |
| #2 | Aaron Mermelstein (USA) 2,375,000 | |
| #3 | Scott Seiver (USA) 1,835,000 | |
| #4 | Josh Arieh (USA) 1,825,000 | |
| #5 | Michael Heritsch (USA) 1,795,000 |
Event 29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Another tournament, another record set, this one in the NL 2-7 Lowball Draw category. Hundreds of players wanted in on the action, and the top 66 of them will receive payouts for their work.
| Event 29: Day 1 of 3 | $1,500 buy-in | NL 2-7 Lowball Draw (2 RE) |
| Total entries: | 437 | (272 in 2021, 296 in 2019) |
| Players remaining: | 122 | |
| Total prize pool: | $583,395 | |
| Players paid: | 66 | |
| Minimum payout: | $2,417 | |
| Winner payout: | $127,809 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1 | Ian O’Hara (USA) 294,500 |
| #2 | Brandon Shack-Harris (USA) 235,500 | |
| #3 | Jon Kyte (Norway) 213,500 | |
| #4 | Tom Schneider (USA) 207,500 | |
| #5 | Gabe Paul (USA) 189,500 |
Today’s Poker Menu
Event 21 will play down to a final table and presumably to a winner.
Event 26 will play its final table.
Event 27 will play another round of SNGs to determine the final table of ten.
Event 28 will play down to a final table.
Event 29 will attempt to find its final table.
Event 30 gives a $1K PLO option with eight-handed tables.
Event 31 starts the $10K Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship.
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— Matt Stout (@MattStoutPoker) June 14, 2022
