Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day 8 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
Day: 8
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 8
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,782,475
Entries
8,663
Entries
10
Players Left
3
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
The 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas is one step closer to crowning a new World Champion. Norway's Espen Jorstad started Day 8 with the most chips and will return as the commanding chipleader when the hunt in the pinnacle live poker event of the year concludes on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Jorstad has two times as many chips as Adrian Attenborough while Michael Duek from Argentina completes an international line-up for the final trio.
Out of a field of 8,663 entries in the second largest WSOP Main Event in history, all three finalists have locked up a large slice of the $80,782,475 prize pool and earn at least $4 million for their efforts. Significant pay jumps await as the runner-up will collect $6 million, and the new world champion walks away with the top prize of $10 million.
Jorstad carefully picked his spots for most of the day once the action resumed with ten contenders still in the mix and ended the night with 298,000,000. That's almost spot on twice as many chips as Attenborough (149,800,000), while Duek, the shortest stack (72,100,000), still has 24 big blinds at his disposal.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Attenborough | Australia | 149,800,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Michael Duek | Argentina | 72,100,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Espen Jorstad | Norway | 298,000,000 | 99 |
There will be 25:20 minutes left in Level 42 at blinds of 1,500,000/3,000,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000,000, Michael Duek will be on the button.
"I feel I played pretty good," chipleader Jorstad said with a chuckle. "I had a couple of spots where I could have played differently, but that's how it is every day. I made no big mistakes. I mean, I didn't play flawlessly, but no one ever does," the Norwegian clarified and added, "I think I played pretty much as good as I could."
For Attenborough, it was certainly a roller-coaster day as the Aussie was on the brink of elimination and last in chips after 60 hands, only to soar to the top of the leaderboard some 50 hands later.
"I was feeling really out of it at the start of the final table," he told PokerNews. "I just thought I was going to get ninth after things didn't go my way. I just thought to myself 'Oh it's not my time' but then I spun it up and suddenly I was like 'Oh, it's my time! I made a few mistakes along the way, but I ran really good."
Attenborough is looking to become the second-ever Australian since Joe Hachem won the WSOP Main Event. He says it's a surreal experience to even be at the final table.
"I definitely don't deserve to be here, but I'm just lucky to have made it this far."
At one point, Attenborough went on break with just six blinds, but he said a level head kept him composed and ready to grind.
"I can only play the cards I got dealt in front of me. I was already coming into today happy if I got tenth. I ran so good to even be here, so I'm here to play. You don't really have a chance to play for $10,000,000, so I'll be as strict as possible. I'm going to be ready to play. I'm going to be here to win."
While Duek may be last in chips when the action resumes, his rail may very well be the loudest as he was supported by boisterous chants throughout the contest in the Thunderdome. Born in Argentina and residing in Florida, more friends and family flew in for this special moment, and the evidence could be heard throughout the entire Bally's Event Center.
"I am here with friends, immediate family, friends I haven't seen in forever, friends I met playing poker and random poker cheering me on. It's been great."
The plan for the bottom stack is rather easy as he will soon be in push-or-fold mode in short-handed play and an increase in blinds on the horizon. He also comes into the final day full of confidence. Having fought back from a short stack on numerous occasions in the late stages, Duek rides on a heater after he finished in third place in Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship less than two weeks ago.
"I am going to try and get some rest, spend time with friends and family, and come out here and do what I do. I am going to try and play as good as I can against these two guys. They're both very good players to keep an eye out for."
Action of the Penultimate Day
The action recommenced with the unofficial final table of ten, but that was soon reduced by one. Recent birthday boy Asher Conniff open-jammed his last 15 big blinds with pocket tens and was looked up by Duek with ace-king. What started as a rather ordinary coin flip let the rails on the main feature table explode when Duek flopped quads in one of the most remarkable runouts in WSOP Main Event history.
Nearly 100 hands followed with numerous all-in showdowns, but the field remained nine-handed nonetheless. That changed when the joint chipleader at the start of the day, Matthew Su, saw his pair of eights crushed by the pocket kings of fellow short-stack Philippe Souki.
It was then Souki who would become the next final table casualty in cruel fashion. He moved all in with aces and was called by the queen-jack suited held by Matija Dobric. Souki made a set on the flop but the Croatian sent Souki to the rail after making Broadway on the turn. Souki was unable to fill up on the river and bowed out in eighth place.
Half an hour later, John Eames slow-played aces and got it in against the ace-king suited of Aaron Duczak, who bricked his nut flush draw to be left with fumes. His last few blinds vanished one hand later when Duek notched up his second elimination of the day.
One hour later, it was all over for Day 6 chipleader Jeffrey Farnes. He had slipped to the bottom of the leaderboard and flat-called a raise with pocket deuces to then shove a six-high flop. Eames called with nine-eight suited for a gutshot straight flush draw and instead spiked running treys to deal the final blow with nine-high like a Brit.
Jorstad then pulled into the top spot and cemented his lead in a big flip against Dobric when ace-queen got there to beat pocket sixes. With one more elimination or the end of the level as the target set for the remainder of the night, the Norwegian lost and restored his comfortable lead before also notching up the final elimination.
As one of the two short stacks, Eames three-bet jammed for 24 big blinds with ace-jack and was snap-called by Jorstad with pocket kings. One jack on the board was not enough for the cash game player from the UK, and Eames had to settle for a consolation prize of $3 million, concluding Day 8 on the spot.
The final three players will return at 2 p.m. local time on July 16th when a new world champion is crowned. Once again, the action will be broadcast on the PokerGO platform, and all PokerNews updates will be based on the delay of the live stream.
Results on Day 8 and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2 | $6,000,000 | ||
| 3 | $4,000,000 | ||
| 4 | John Eames | United Kingdom | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Matija Dobric | Croatia | $2,250,000 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Farnes | United States | $1,750,000 |
| 7 | Aaron Duczak | Canada | $1,350,000 |
| 8 | Philippe Souki | United Kingdom | $1,075,000 |
| 9 | Matthew Su | United States | $850,675 |
| 10 | Asher Conniff | United States | $675,000 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #186: Espen Jorstad raised to 6,000,000 as the first player to act. John Eames jammed it in for 72,000,000 in the big blind and was snap-called by the chipleader.
John Eames: 
Espen Jorstad: 
The 
flop gave Eames more outs, but he bricked the 
turn and 
river. Eames' run ended in fourth place as he collected a payday of $3,000,000 and that also ended Day 8 with Jorstad as the commanding chipleader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,000,000
76,500,000
|
76,500,000 |
|
||
|
149,800,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
||
|
72,100,000
-7,500,000
|
-7,500,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #180: Espen Jorstad limped in from the small blind with 
and Adrian Attenborough checked in the big blind with 
. The 
flop brought a min-bet by Jorstad and Attenborough sent his cards into the muck.
Hand #181: A button raise to 6,000,000 by Jorstad with 
won the blinds and big blind ante.
Hand #182: Jorstad raised to 6,000,000 with 
as the first player to act, scooping the pot uncontested once more.
Hand #183: Michael Duek made it 6,500,000 to go from the button with 
. Jorstad called from the big blind with 
and the flop brought 
. The check by Jorstad triggered a bet worth 6,000,000 by Duek and that won the pot right there.
Hand #184: John Eames opened to 6,000,000 on the button with 
, picking up a call by Attenborough in the big blind with . The 
flop brought no betting action and was swiftly followed by the on the turn. Attenborough led for 4,100,000 and Eames let go.
Hand #185: Adrian Attenborough 
limped in the small blind and Michael Duek 
called. The flop was 
and Duek folded to a continuation bet from Attenborough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
221,500,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
143,800,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
79,600,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
75,000,000
-13,500,000
|
-13,500,000 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #175: Michael Duek made it 6,500,000 to go on the button with 
and earned a call from Espen Jorstad in the big blind from 
. The flop fell and Jorstad checked, Duek continued for 3,000,000 and shut down his opponent right away.
Hand #176: Duek raised it up to 6,500,000 with and Adrian Attenborough came along in the big blind with 
. The 
flop was checked through to the turn and Attenborough checked again. Another check by Duek led to the river and Attenborough won the pot after both players checked.
Hand #177: Jorstad opened to 6,500,000 on the button and Duek called out of the big blind, as they headed to the flop. Duek opted for a bet worth 8,000,000 and Jorstad stuck around to the turn. A larger bet worth 21,000 by Duek followed and Jorstad called to see the 
on the river.
Nearly one minute passed before Duek checked and Jorstad checked back for the former to reveal the . Jorstad had that beat with the 
and recovered most of his previous losses.
Hand #178: Attenborough on the button raised to 6,000,000 with and John Eames called in the big blind with 
. On a flop, Eames check-folded when Attenborough continued for 3,000,000.
Hand #179: Eames limped in from the small blind and Jorstad checked to the 
flop. Both quickly checked to the turn and Eames' bet worth 7,500,000 earned a call from Jorstad. The followed on the river and Eames now checked.
Jorstad checked back and Eames flashed the while Jorstad won the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
211,500,000
39,500,000
|
39,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
143,800,000
17,000,000
|
17,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
88,500,000
-21,000,000
|
-21,000,000 |
|
|
76,100,000
-35,500,000
|
-35,500,000 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #169: John Eames made it 6,000,000 to go as the first player to act with the 
and Espen Jorstad three-bet to 16,500,000 in the cutoff with the . Eames then four-bet jammed for 85,000,000 and Jorstad folded.
Hand #170: Adrian Attenborough opened to 6,000,000 on the button with for Eames to defend the big blind with 
and the flop brought . Eames check-called a min-bet worth 3,000,000 and checked again the on the turn. Attenborough now bet 18,000,000 and the Brit got out of the way.
Hand #171: Michael Duek raised to 6,500,000 with the 
on the button for Eames to flat-call in the small blind. On the flop, Eames elected to check-call a continuation bet worth 6,000,000 and then checked on the turn. Duek checked it back this time and the followed on the river. Both checked and Eames won the pot with the 
for a superior pair.
Hand #172: Jorstad limped in the small blind for Attenborough to raise it up to 10,500,000 with the . The fold by Jorstad followed and the Aussie raked in the pot.
Hand #173: Jorstad min-raised the button to 6,000,000 with the and Attenborough three-bet to 24,000,000 with the in the small blind, forcing another fold from Jorstad.
Hand #174: Attenborough raised the button to 6,000,000 with and collected the blinds and big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,000,000
-31,500,000
|
-31,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
126,800,000
28,500,000
|
28,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
111,600,000
-27,500,000
|
-27,500,000 |
|
|
109,500,000
24,500,000
|
24,500,000 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #168: Matija Dobric raised to 6,000,000 as the first player to act and Espen Jorstad took the better part of two minutes before three-betting to 21,000,000 in the small blind. The four-bet shove of Dobric came within a minute, and Jorstad asked for an exact count before he made the call.
Both sides of the rail went on their feet as the cards were revealed.
Matija Dobric:
Espen Jorstad:
The flop propelled Jorstad into the lead and that didn't change on the turn either. Another blank followed on the river and that sent Dobric to the rail in fifth place while Jorstad soared to the top of the leaderboard.
Dobric's rail kept chanting the first name of the Croatian for several moments before their favorite headed to the bustout interview.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
203,500,000
76,100,000
|
76,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #165: Matija Dobric jammed out of the small blind for 38,600,000 with 
and chip leader Michael Duek in the big blind asked for an exact count with . No call followed and the pot was pushed to the Croatian, which was lauded by his rail with "Matija, Matija" chants.
Hand #166: Espen Jorstad opened the action with a raise to 6,000,000 with and Dobric jammed again, this time for 44,600,000 on the button with 
. While staring towards the other end of the table behind his sunglasses, Jorstad needed around a minute before he sent the cards into the muck.
Hand #167: Dobric min-raised to 6,000,000 in the cutoff with and was called by John Eames in the small blind with . The flop was checked by Eames and Dobric made it 4,000,000 to go. No call by Eames followed thereafter and Dobric collected the third pot in a row.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
139,100,000
-7,500,000
|
-7,500,000 |
|
|
127,400,000
-12,000,000
|
-12,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
98,300,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
85,000,000
-13,500,000
|
-13,500,000 |
|
|
70,100,000
31,500,000
|
31,500,000 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #162: Michael Duek raised to 6,500,000 from the button with . Espen Jorstad three-bet to 29,000,000 from the big blind with . Duek folded.
Hand #163: John Eames raised to 6,000,000 with pocket fives and Adrian Attenborough defended his big blind with . The flop came and Attenborough checked. Eames bet 4,500,000 and Attenborough called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The 
completed the board. Attenborough bet 6,500,000 and Eames folded.
Hand #164: John Eames raised to 6,000,000 with and Matija Dobric defended his big blind . The flop was and Dobric checked. Eames continued for 4,000,000 and Dobric promptly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
146,600,000
-6,500,000
|
-6,500,000 |
|
|
139,400,000
6,500,000
|
6,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
98,300,000
10,500,000
|
10,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,600,000
-9,000,000
|
-9,000,000 |
Level 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Matthew Su entered the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table on Friday with big dreams and a big stack. But he ran into some misfortune and was eliminated in ninth place.
The deep run paid out $850,675, his only live tournament score of any significance. Still, the high-stakes cash game player told PokerNews in his postgame interview that he was "disappointed" to have been just the second player out at the final table.