2022 WSOP Day 27: Four Bracelets Awarded as $50K PPC Kicks Off
The 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas shows no signs of slowing down; it is speeding up if anything! Day 27 of the 2022 WSOP saw four players get their hands on gold bracelets, and five other events reach various stages of completion. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship was one of those five tournaments. It saw Dan Cates enter the fray dressed in a rather fetching Randy "Macho Man" Savage outfit. Yes, really.
Event #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em also crowned its champion, and Simeon Spasov is that player. Only seven of the 1,977 starters made it through to the fourth and final day's action, and none of them has experienced the joy of becoming a WSOP bracelet winner. That fact changed for Spasov who defeated Mike Watson heads-up to strike poker gold and to bank $527,944 in prize money.
It was bracelet number one for online grinder KT Park who emerged victoriously from Event 52: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed. The victory came with $219,799 after Park navigated his way through a 456-strong field to become a WSOP winner for the first time.
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The bracelets did not stop there because Event #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha concluded with Joao Simao as the only player from 788 starters to have chips in front of them. A star-studded final day ended with Simao celebrating becoming a 2022 WSOP champion, a accolade that came with $686,242 plus bracelet number two.
Finally, for bracelet winners, William "swaggyb" Corvino triumphed in the Online $600 Deepstack Championship. The tournament drew in a crowd of 1,284 who created a $938,520 prize pool. A cool $149,319 of that sum went to Covino who defeated Pavel "easygame1" Plesuv heads-up to become the latest WSOP online champion.
Only Five Remain in the Senior's Championship; Sarnoff Stack 'em High
Ben Sarnoff (55,000,000) leads the final five players in Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Championship where $694,009 awaits the winner. Although Sarnoff hold a commanding lead going into the final day's action, he will not have matters his own way because his final four opponents have reached this stage on merit.
Eric Smidinger (32,800,000) returns in second place while Poker Hall of Fame nominee Kathy Liebert (29,100,000) is the only remaining player to have won a bracelet previously. Biagio Morciano (19,000,000) and Charles Mitchell (7,900,000) make up the remaining players but are not simply there to make up the numbers.
Play resumes at 11:00 a.m. and continues until one player has all the chips in play.
Event #47: $1,000 Seniors Final Five Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Sarnoff | United States | 55,000,000 | 92 |
| 2 | Eric Smidinger | United States | 32,800,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Kathy Liebert | United States | 29,100,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Biagio Morciano | Italy | 19,000,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Charles Mitchell | United States | 7,900,000 | 13 |
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Field Trimmed in the Massive Colossus; Pelon Leads the Final 68
Event #51: $400 Colossus reached Day 3 with only 68 of the 13,565 starters remaining in the hunt for the event's bracelet and the $414,490 first place prize. Frenchman Jordan Pelon (30,350,000) is by far the chip leader with almost double the number of chips than second-placed Francklin Flory (17,375,000), also of France.
Only one former WSOP bracelet winner is among the final 68 player; David Jackson (4,600,000) finds himself towards the bottom of the chip counts. This means the Colossus is all but guaranteed to have a new champion once Day 3 concludes. That Day 3 shuffles up and deals at 10:00 a.m. on June 27, join the PokerNews team then for all the action as the Colossus crowns its champion.
Event #51: $400 Colossus Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pelon | France | 30,350,000 | 76 |
| 2 | Francklin Flory | France | 17,375,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Ari Oxman | United States | 17,200,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Raymond Downing | United States | 17,025,000 | 42 |
| 5 | Frank Jamrow | United States | 15,975,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Alon Butcher Guttman | United States | 14,800,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Hartt Stearns | United States | 14,125,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Anthony Ruttler | United States | 13,850,000 | 35 |
| 9 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 13,525,000 | 34 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Loiacono | United States | 13,175,000 | 33 |
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Bumper Crowd Turns Out on Day 1 of the Salute to Warriors
Some 3,079 players bought into Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors on Day 1 but only 498 of those had chips in front of them that required bagging and tagging when the curtain came down on the opening day's action. Only 16 of those surviving players will head home empty-handed with 482 places paid.
Aryan Oliveira (1,328,000) is all but guaranteed to reach the money places because the Brazilian heads into Day 2 as the chip leader. Jackson Traub (1,077,000), Patrick Pilko (1,057,000), and Gerry Harris (1,024,000) have done their chances of become a WSOP champion the world of good by bagging up seven-figure stacks at the close of play.
Also through to Day 2 with 205,000 chips is GGPoker sponsored pro Nana Sanechika, who returns in 325th place and with a little work to do if she is to achieve poker gold.
Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aryan Oliveira | Brazil | 1,328,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Jackson Traub | United States | 1,077,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Patrick Pilko | United States | 1,057,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Gerry Harris | United States | 1,024,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Susan Faber | United States | 990,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Samitti Eksarunchai | United States | 987,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Manuel Machado | Portugal | 930,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Robert Fauver | United States | 904,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Wilbert Chun | United States | 886,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Austin Srur | United States | 883,000 | 74 |
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Team Phan Lead as the Tag Team Event Progresses to Day 2
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team proved popular with 913 pairings entering the action while late registration was open. Of those hopefuls, only 183 teams made it through 11 levels of action.
Team Phan, made up of Peter Phan and Jeffrey Trina, bagged up a tournament-leading stack of 435,500. That is a considerable lead over Nick Yunis and Reynel Hernandez of Team Yunis who finished their Day 1 with 268,000 chips. Dennis Toms and Jose Giordani of Team Toms ended Day 1 with 246,000 chips.
Noon local time on June 27 is when the Tag Team recommences. Head to PokerNews then for all the action from this unique tournament.
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Stars Turn Out in Force for the $50K PPC; Schwartz Shines Brightest
The tournament every poker pro wants to win, Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, drew in 91 players on Day 1 and only five players fell by the wayside after the completion of six 100-minute levels. Among those who bought in were eight former champions of this event, six members of the Poker Hall of Fame, and five WSOP Players of the Year. Oh, and Daniel Cates dressed, for some reason, as Randy "Macho Man" Savage!
However, it was Luke Schwartz (893,000) who came out on top when time was called on Day 1 proceedings. Schwartz won a large pot against Frenchman Julien Martini to claim the overnight chip lead.
The controversial Bryn Kenney (802,000) is currently second in chips, with Shaun Deeb (718,500), Bryce Yockey (715,000), and Aaron Katz (695,500) rounding out the top five.
Click here for all the chip counts; just look at how stack the field is! Play resumes 2:00 p.m. on June 27 with late registration open for five levels. Will this event top 100 runners for the first time since 2014? It looks likey. Find out via the PokerNews live reporting pages.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 893,000 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 802,000 |
| 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 718,500 |
| 4 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 715,000 |
| 5 | Aaron Katz | United States | 695,500 |
| 6 | David Benyamine | France | 651,000 |
| 7 | Dan Cates | United States | 617,000 |
| 8 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 583,000 |
| 9 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 547,000 |
| 10 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 546,000 |
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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
