WSOP 2022 Day 45: Martini Joins Four-Bracelet Club
The 2022 World Series of Poker is coming to and end. The next few days will see crowds lessen. Full-time summer campers are heading home. Many players are simply exhausted after seven weeks of nonstop poker action.
There is an influx of people to the WSOP areas today, though, and they consist of friends and family members of the WSOP Main Event final table players. The day off yesterday provided ample opportunity for those ten men to arrange flights and accommodations for anyone who they want to be on their rail as the action continues.
That action will, in fact, continue today. The final table will begin at 2pm ET, complete with a special “shuffle up and deal” command from Doyle Brunson. There is an intention to play down to just four or five players today – though that will depend upon the speed of play – and those finalists will return tomorrow to play for the win.
There will be some exciting poker on tap today.
Event 70: $10K NLHE Main Event
The ten players still in the Main Event are resting and will return to Bally’s at 2pm on Friday afternoon to play down closer to the $10M first-place prize.
| Event 70 | $10K buy-in | NLHE World Championship Main Event |
| Total entries: | 8,663 | (8569 in 2019, 6650 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 10 | |
| Total prize pool: | $80,782,475 | |
| Players paid: | 1,300 | |
| Minimum payout: | $15,000 | |
| Winner payout: | $10,000,000 | |
| Final table counts: | #1 | Matthew Su (USA) 83.2M |
| #2 | Espen Jorstad (Norway) 83.2M | |
| #3 | Matija Dobric (Croatia) 68.65M | |
| #4 | Aaron Duczak (Canada) 56M | |
| #5 | John Eames (UK) 54.95M | |
| #6 | Adrian Attenborough (Australia) 50.8M | |
| #7 | Michael Duek (USA) 49.775M | |
| #8 | Jeffrey Farnes (USA) 35.35M | |
| #9 | Asher Conniff (USA) 29.4M | |
| #10 | Philippe Souki (UK) 13.5M |
Event 75: $777 Lucky 7s NLHE 7-Handed
Nine players returned for the final day of this event, though only seven would be on the official final table. Chris Farmer led the way, and Rodney Turvin followed. Allen Cunningham was the first to oust a player, though, as he sent Paul de la Soujeole out in ninth place. Braxton Moore followed to the payout cage, and the final table officially began.
Gregory Teboul busted Cunningham in seventh place, and Turvin ousted Kyle Miholich in sixth place and Jed Stewart in fifth. Farmer eliminated James Hughes in fourth, but the Turvin made Farmer the third-place finisher.
Turvin took 183.5M chips into heads-up against Teboul’s 92.5M, but the latter made the right moves and chipped up into the lead. He eventually ousted Turvin in second place, and the Frenchman claimed his first bracelet. Teboul commented, “I feel very, very well because it’s not nothing to win a tournament in Las Vegas. It’s my fifth year here, and this was the good year.”
| Event 75: Day 3 of 3 | $777 buy-in | Lucky 7s NLHE 7-Handed (unlimited RE) |
| Total entries: | 6,903 | (1122 in 2021) |
| Total prize pool: | $3,517,898 | |
| Players paid: | 182 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,246 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Gregory Teboul (France) $777,777 |
| 2nd place: | Rodney Turvin (USA) $400,777 | |
| 3rd place: | Christopher Farmer (USA) $207,777 | |
| 4th place: | Jame Hughes (USA) $154,777 | |
| 5th place: | Jed Stewart (USA) $116,777 | |
| 6th place: | Kyle Miholich (USA) $87,777 | |
| 7th place: | Allen Cunningham (USA) $66,777 |
Gregory Teboul takes down the $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em event to earn $777,777 and his first gold bracelet.https://t.co/AqdCjC6MUQ
📸: @spensersembrat pic.twitter.com/mAbEesjKIb
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 15, 2022
Event 79: $10K Razz Championship
One more than a dozen players came to the last two razz tables on Thursday to play for the win. Brandon Shack-Harris and Brian Hastings were in the lead, followed by Julien Martini.
Action started slowly, but Laith Salem and David Benyamine kicked off the exits, followed by Chance Kornuth and Joao Vieira. That set an unofficial final table of nine with Martini having taken over the lead. Ziya Rahim was the first to go, making the table official. Yueqi Zhu took the opportunity to send Shack-Harris out in eighth, but then play continued for hours without an elimination.
Finally, Martini busted Hastings in seventh place just before the dinner break. Afterward, Martini sent Pescatori out. A long time later, Felipe Ramos hit the rail in fifth place, but Hal Rotholz busted Koray Aldemir and helped Martini eliminate Zhu in third place. Martini took a dominating lead into heads-up and ousted Rotholz in second place.
Martini earned his fourth career bracelet.
| Event 79: Day 3 of 3 | $10K buy-in | Razz Championship |
| Total entries: | 139 | (116 in 2019, 109 in 2021) |
| Total prize pool: | $1,296,175 | |
| Players paid: | 21 | |
| Minimum payout: | $16,597 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Julien Martini (France) $328,906 |
| 2nd place: | Hal Rotholz (USA) $203,281 | |
| 3rd place: | Yueqi Zhu (China) $149,958 | |
| 4th place: | Koray Aldemir (Germany) $111,991 | |
| 5th place: | Felipe Ramos (Brazil) $84,683 | |
| 6th place: | Max Pescatori (Italy) $64,847 | |
| 7th place: | Brian Hastings (USA) $50,295 | |
| 8th place: | Brandon Shack-Harris (USA) $39,561 |
Julien Martini grabs his fourth bracelet after topping a field of 125 entries in Event#79: $10,000 Razz Championship!https://t.co/WWz61RJrJO
📸: Seth Haussler pic.twitter.com/x67kg0t8Cz
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 15, 2022
Event 80: $600 Mixed NLHE-PLO Deepstack
The second day of this fast-structured tournament brought 76 players to the tables but quickly decreased that number. By the first break, only 39 of them remained. As they soon settled into just two tables, the eliminations of players like Giuseppe Maggisano and Daniel Zack reduced the field to just one table. A double-elimination led to the dinner break.
Upon their return, Romans Voitovs busted Jacob Staley in seventh place, Jordan Russell in sixth, and Richard Bai in fifth. He continued the rampage by dispatching Francisco Baruffi to the rail in fourth place, though it was Michael Dobbs who busted Justin Barnum in third. Dobbs had a shot during heads-up, but Voitovs was unstoppable and won the tournament.
| Event 80: Day 2 of 2 | $600 buy-in | Mixed NLHE-PLO Deepstack (2 RE) |
| Total entries: | 2,107 | (1561 in 2021) |
| Total prize pool: | $1,074,570 | |
| Players paid: | 317 | |
| Minimum payout: | $960 | |
| Final table results: | 1st place: | Romans Voitovs (Latvia) $158,609 |
| 2nd place: | Michael Dobbs (USA) $98,026 | |
| 3rd place: | Justin Barnum (USA) $72,544 | |
| 4th place: | Francisco Baruffi (Brazil) $54,172 | |
| 5th place: | Richard Bai (USA) $40,822 | |
| 6th place: | Jordan Russell (USA) $31,046 | |
| 7th place: | Jacob Staley (USA) $23,831 | |
| 8th place: | Andrew Peplinski (USA) $18,464 |
Romans Voitovs wins his first bracelet and $158,609 after defeating 2,107 players in Event#80: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack!https://t.co/6n65FWyHjg
📸: Seth Haussler pic.twitter.com/4WzUlykRyX
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 15, 2022
Event 81: $5K NLHE Freezeout
What started with 153 players thinned down to just a few tables. Eliminations of Michael Mizrachi in 12th and Mike Watson in 11th made way for the unofficial final table to be set. Those 10 players will resume on Friday to play for the win.
| Event 81: Day 2 of 3 | $5K buy-in | NLHE 8-Handed Freezeout |
| Total entries: | 756 | (608 in 2019, 531 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 10 | |
| Total prize pool: | $3,487,050 | |
| Players paid: | 114 | |
| Minimum payout: | $8,021 | |
| Winner payout: | $665,459 | |
| Final table counts: | #1: | Peter Turmezey (Hungary) 8,810,000 |
| #2: | Toby Lewis (UK) 6,665,000 | |
| #3 | Adam Hendrix (USA) 4,180,000 | |
| #4 | Cliff Josephy (USA) 4,180,000 | |
| #5 | Francois Pirault (France) 2,815,000 | |
| #6 | Johannes Straver (USA) 2,585,000 | |
| #7 | Mo Arani (USA) 2,400,000 | |
| #8 | Michael Katz (USA) 1,865,000 | |
| #9 | Caio Almeida (Brazil) 1,860,000 | |
| #10 | Valentin Oberhauser (France) 1,470,000 |
Event 82: $800 NLHE Deepstack
This fast-paced event started with more than 2800 players and worked its way down to just 167 by the end of the night. They will restart on Friday and play until there is only one person standing.
| Event 82: Day 1 of 2 | $800 buy-in | NLHE 8-Handed Deepstack (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 2,812 | (1921 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 167 | |
| Total prize pool: | $1,979,648 | |
| Players paid: | 422 | |
| Minimum payout: | $1,282 | |
| Winner payout: | $272,065 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1: | Justin Lapka (USA) 2,425,000 |
| #2: | Marcelo Giordano Mendes (Brazil) 2,350,000 | |
| #3: | Selim Oulmekki (France) 2,030,000 | |
| #4: | Steve Savio (France) 1,965,000 | |
| #5: | Artem Metalidi (Ukraine) 1,895,000 |
Event 83: $50K NLHE High Roller
The players who had at least $50K left in their bankrolls after this series ponied up to take one more shot at a bracelet. There were only 97 players in the mix, though registration remains open until the start of Day 2. That should bring the total up past 100, set the prize pool, and allow the playdown to the money and the final table.
| Event 83: Day 1 of 3 | $50K buy-in | NLHE High Roller (1 RE) |
| Total entries: | 97 (so far) | (113 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | 32 | |
| Total prize pool: | TBD | |
| Players paid: | TBD | |
| Minimum payout: | TBD | |
| Winner payout: | TBD | |
| Top chip counts: | #1: | Dan Colpoys (USA) 2,835,000 |
| #2: | Fedor Holz (Germany) 2,530,000 | |
| #3: | Stephen Chidwick (UK) 2,100,000 | |
| #4: | Gregory Jensen (USA) 1,895,000 | |
| #5: | Brian Rast (USA) 1,635,000 |
Event 84: $3K HORSE
When everyone seems consumed by Hold’em, the WSOP tosses in one last HORSE mix. A few hundred entries made it a good field with more than $870K available for the top 50 finishers. The tournament paused late into the night with about 179 players remaining.
| Event 84: Day 1 of 3 | $3K buy-in | HORSE |
| Total entries: | 327 | (301 in 2019, 282 in 2021) |
| Players remaining: | ||
| Total prize pool: | $873,090 | |
| Players paid: | 50 | |
| Minimum payout: | $4,800 | |
| Winner payout: | $205,139 | |
| Top chip counts: | #1: | Andre Akkari (Brazil) 262,100 |
| #2: | Greg Dyer (USA) 181,900 | |
| #3: | Joey Couden (USA) 178,100 | |
| #4: | Tomasz Gluszko (Poland) 169,500 | |
| #5: | Jeffrey Taylor (USA) 168,100 |
Today’s Poker Menu
Event 70 starts the final table of the WSOP Main Event.
Event 81 plays the $5K NLHE final table.
Event 82 plays the $800 NLHE Deepstack to and through a final table.
Event 83 continues the $50K NLHE High Roller toward a final table.
Event 84 moves HORSE players on toward a final table.
Event 85 kicks off the $1,500 NLHE Closer with the first of two flights.
Event 86 starts the $10K NLHE 6-Handed Championship.
