Round 3 of Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Begins at 2 p.m.
The first week of the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas is now in full swing with players from around the world ready to play some cards. There will be 16 players returning to the felt today for Round 3 of Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship with their sights set on winning another two matches.
Phil Ivey has made his return to the WSOP this year and will not only be looking to turn heads in the poker world but also add more gold bracelets to his collection of 10 thus far. Ivey made it through the opening two rounds, defeating Henri Puustinen and Jeremy Ausmus in the process. He will now face Kevin Rabichow in Round 3 with a possible matchup vs John Smith in Round 4.
Other notables making it through to Day 2 include 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir who will take on fellow German Christoph Vogelsang. Chance Kornuth is riding a wave of momentum after his first WPT title and a second-place finish in the first high roller of the series. He will be facing off against Patrick Kennedy while Alex Foxen still looks for his first WSOP bracelet when he takes on Dan Smith.
Live Updated Bracket
Each of the eight winners across the board in Round 3 will lock up at least a min-cash of over $75,000. However, there will be two rounds played today and the field will be whittled down to just four players before the night's end. The opening round matches today will get underway at 2 p.m. local time while Round 4 will take place at 6 p.m.
The final four players will return on Saturday where the semi-finals and finals will take place in a best of one showdown for all the glory. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day so keep it locked here.