2022 WSOP Day 34: The Main Event Shuffles Up and Deals!
Day 34 of the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas saw four events take place including the eagerly anticipated $10,000 Main Event. Two bracelets were awarded, one in a live event and the other in the latest round of online tournaments. Want to know what happened on Day 34? Yes? Then keep on reading.
Young Sik took down Event #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em, a result that came with an impressive $593,985 in addition to the event's gold bracelet. Sik came from behind having started with only ten big blinds when the final five returned to the fray. Sik's comeback was completed when he defeated Cosmin Joldis heads-up to become a WSOP champion.
The Online $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack crowned its champion "Ooohwee213" is that player. Ooohwee213 outlasted 1,508 opponents to turn their $500 investment into a coveted gold WSOP bracelet and a bankroll-boosting $149,729.
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The 2022 WSOP Main Event Kicks Off With 900 players; Trevino Leads
The tournament everyone has been waiting for, Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship finally shuffled up and dealt on Day 34 of the 2022 WSOP. Players piled into the tournament area in droves, with Day 1a attracting 900 players through the doors. After five levels of action, only 631 of those players had chips requiring bagging and tagging.
Popular vlogger Cedrric Trevino finds himself at the top of the Day 1a chip counts with 317,800 betting tokens. Trevino soared to the chip counts' summit after improving to a set of kings on the river to crack his unfortunate opponent's pocket aces. Trevino will be hoping he has not used up all his luck as this potentially record-breaking tournament progresses.
It was a case of beginner's luck for Wesley Fei, a cryptocurrency investor and regular on the Hustler Live cash game stream. Fei only started playing poker six months ago and chose the 2022 WSOP Main Event as his first-ever tournament. What a story it would be if Fei went all the way and took this event down.
The list of Day 1 survivors is littered with stellar names and familiar faces. Chanracy Khun (267,800), and Andrew Moreno (238,200) bagged up top ten stacks. While others including Dylan Linde (166,600), Kevin Gerhart (149,900), Erick Lindgren (125,400), Freddy Deeb (122,200), Daniel Alaei (118,600), and Brian Rast (114,900) all ended Day 1a with a six-figure stack.
Past WSOP Main Event champions Ryan Riess (139,900), Qui Nguyen (74,400), John Cynn (65,000), and Martin Jacobson (64,300) each punched their Day 2ab tickets.
We have to give a special mention to Eric Goldstein who bagged up 91,700 chips. For those of you who are not aware, Goldstein won his 2022 WSOP Main Event seat while he was asleep. Goldstein entered a $80 buy-in all-in satellite on WSOP.com but fell asleep. He awoke to discover he'd secured the satellite's only seat!
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedrric Trevino | United States | 317,800 | 397 |
| 2 | Wesley Fei | United States | 300,000 | 375 |
| 3 | Suhaag Gandikota | United States | 269,700 | 337 |
| 4 | Chanracy Khun | Canada | 267,800 | 335 |
| 5 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 255,800 | 320 |
| 6 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 238,200 | 298 |
| 7 | Yusef Yusufov | United States | 230,000 | 288 |
| 8 | Wendy Bowers | United States | 219,400 | 274 |
| 9 | Kenneth O'Donnell | United States | 217,600 | 272 |
| 10 | Jimmy D'Ambrosio | United States | 213,500 | 267 |
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Figueroa Claims the Day 1b Chip Lead in the Million Dollar Bounty
Armando Figueroa bagged up 3,150,000 chips after the conclusion of the 22nd level on Day 1b of Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty, which are enough for the Day 1b and overall chip lead with two flights remaining.
Some 3,936 players piled into this tournament not least because those who reach Day 2 have the chance to draw a mystery bounty worth up to $1 million! Of those 3,936 starters, only 207 progressed to the second day.
Players such as Dalibor Dula (1,350,000), reigning WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (1,180,000), David "Bakes" Baker (940,000), Ravid Garbi (900,000), and Ryan Laplante (850,000) also progressed into Day 2.
Day 1c shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time on July 4, with the turbo-structured Day 1d kicking off at 7:00 p.m. local time also on July 4.
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Figueroa | United States | 3,150,000 | 79 |
| 2 | Gabriel Moura | Brazil | 2,530,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Freddy Granados | Costa Rica | 2,405,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Fabian Foster | United States | 2,130,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Kyung Lee | United States | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Brian Ray | United States | 2,053,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Kristopher Templeman | United States | 2,050,000 | 51 |
| 8 | Ben Farrell | United Kingdom | 1,950,000 | 49 |
| 9 | Wojciech Barzantny | Austria | 1,945,000 | 49 |
| 10 | Yu Tang | United States | 1,925,000 | 48 |
Discover who draws the $1 million top mystery bounty prize
Duek Leads the Way ad the $10K PLO Championship Reaches Day 3
Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship is down to only 39 players from starting field of 683, with 264 of those returning for Day 2. The second day is in the bag and it is Michael Duek who leads the way with a healthy stack of 4,460,000, or 178 big blinds when play resumes on July 4.
Nine of the surviving players have a chance to add to their bracelet collection. Both Robert Nehorayan (2,105,000) and Jeff Madsen (1,795,000) find themselves in the top ten, while Brandon Adams (1,035,000), John Beauprez (980,000), and Elior Sion (865,000) are in the middle of the pack. Nicholas Baris (770,000), Allan Le (600,000), Ronald Keijzer (590,000), and Patrick Leonard (340,000) have a little more work ahead of them on Day 3.
Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Duek | United States | 4,460,000 | 178 |
| 2 | Shiva Dudani | United States | 3,280,000 | 131 |
| 3 | Tom Hu | United States | 2,315,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Robert Nehorayan | United States | 2,105,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Iakov Onuchin | Russia | 1,950,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 1,795,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Michael Russell | United States | 1,265,000 | 51 |
| 8 | Nitesh Rawtani | United States | 1,155,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Lev Zerkal | Canada | 1,115,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Tesfaldet Tekle | United States | 1,105,000 | 44 |
Stay tuned for all the $10K PLO Championship action
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
