WSOP Day 16 Recap: Bumper Winning Day as Four Win Bracelets in Vegas

With eight events in the can, half of those eight produced winners on a spectacular day of poker inside Bally’s and Paris in Las Vegas. A new PLO High Roller champion, the winner of no limit and mixed game events and one of the best interviews ever to take place after a live streamed table. It was all there on the 16^th day of action from this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Robert Cowen Wins PLO High Roller for $1.3 million

The final five players played down to a winner inside the Thunderdome at Bally’s as Robert Cowen won $1.3 million and his second WSOP bracelet after beating Dash Dudley to the title heads-up.

After an entertaining early period, it was Jared Bleznick who busted first, cashing for $342,626 in fifth place, giving one of the best post-elimination interviews ever to make it to air as Jeff Platt spoke to the popular player about his ‘passion’ for the game and what it meant to him. We won’t spoil the surprise of what he said, as you can watch the whole final table play out here:

When play resumed, overnight chip leader Veselin Karakitukov was the next player to leave, busting in fourth place for $458,016. After he left, the player who began the day in second place followed him out of the door. Earning $622,861, Lamb missed the heads-up battle, leaving Cowen to crown his victory with his second gold bracelet, celebrating with a raucous rail including British poker players Niall Farrell, Chris Moorman and Ludovic Geilich.

WSOP 2022 Event #28 $50,000 PLO High Roller Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Robert Cowen	United Kingdom	$1,393,816
2nd	Dash Dudley	U.S.A.	$861,442
3rd	Ben Lamb	U.S.A.	$622,861
4th	Veselin Karakitukov	Bulgaria	$458,016
5th	Jared Bleznick	U.S.A.	$342,626
6th	Jason Mercier	U.S.A.	$260,819
7th	Aaron Katz	U.S.A.	$202,103
8th	Scott Seiver	U.S.A.	$159,464

Cohen Comes Back to Beat Dilschneider

Jonathan Cohen came back from a slight heads-up deficit to become the latest debut bracelet winner in Event #26, also known as the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship. Winning the top prize of  $245,678, Cohen battled Kyle Dilschneider after an incredible seven-hour showdown for the title concluded with the brilliant Cohen, who came second in WSOP bracelet eight years finally achieve redemption and ultimately, victory.

With players such as final table chip leader Chad Eveslage (6^th for $44,194), and high stakes poker player Matthew Gonzales (4^th for $107,978) also cashing, it was another popular event on the schedule with a first-time winner celebrating wildly on the rail after finally triumphing.

WSOP 2022 Event #26 $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Jonathan Cohen	U.S.A.	$245,678
2nd	Kyle Dilschneider	U.S.A.	$151,842
3rd	Matthew Schreiber	U.S.A.	$107,978
4th	Matthew Gonzales	U.S.A.	$78,435
5th	Joey Couden	U.S.A.	$58,226
6th	Chad Eveslage	U.S.A.	$44,194
7th	Matt Woodward	U.S.A.	$34,314
8th	Amir Shayesteh	U.S.A.	$27,269
9th	David Litt	U.S.A.	$22,192

Michael Simhai Wins Shootout Finale as Dowdy Drops in Second

The final table of the 10-handed Shootout Event #27 saw former bracelet winner Kevin Song crash out early in ninth place as eight hopefuls then battled for a first-time bracelet win. It was Michael Simhai who won the day as he raced to the title at an entertaining table, prevailing over players such as Ravi Raghavan (4^th for $84,047) and Anant Patel (3^rd for $111,226), both of whom came close to glory.

Simhai’s win saw him take home the $240,480 top prize and the California resident’s first-ever WSOP win, and his third single-table win in three days, crowning an awesome event with 1,000 entries each paying $1,500 to play.

WSOP 2022 Event #27 $1,500 NLHE Shootout Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Michael Simhai	U.S.A.	$240,480
2nd	David Dowdy	U.S.A.	$148,618
3rd	Anant Patel	U.S.A.	$111,226
4th	Ravi Raghavan	U.S.A.	$84,047
5th	Timothy McDermott	U.S.A.	$64,129
6th	Roongsak Griffith	U.S.A.	$49,414
7th	Austin Peck	U.S.A.	$38,455
8th	David Yonnotti	U.S.A.	$30,227
9th	Kevin Song	U.S.A.	$24,001
10th	Derek Sudell	U.S.A.	$19,253

Coleman Turns Newton Upside Down to Win Lowball Bracelet

Maxx Coleman triumphed in Event #29, taking down the latest WSOP bracelet of four to be won on the day, as he came out on top of a top-quality final table. Heading into the final day, Yuri Dzivielevski was holding the lead, but he was overtaken by Maxx Coleman as the latter won his first bracelet against stars such as German soccer player Max Kruse.

Kruse was the first player to bust, losing out in seventh for $14,078 before the exits of Dzivielevski (4^th for $37,379) and WSOP casher extraordinaire Roland Israelashvili (3^rd for $53,828).

WSOP 2022 Event #29 $1,500 NLHE 2-7 Lowball Draw Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Maxx Coleman	U.S.A.	$127,809
2nd	Thomas Newton	U.S.A.	$78,997
3rd	Roland Israelashvili	U.S.A.	$53,828
4th	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	$37,379
5th	Kenneth Po	U.S.A.	$26,464
6th	Tomas Szwarcberg	Mexico	$19,108
7th	Max Kruse	Germany	$14,078

Daniel Weinman Leads Final 10 of PLO 8-Max Event

The final 10 players were reached in Event #30 as Daniel Weinman bagged up 6,420,000 chips in the $1,000-entry PLO eight-handed tournament. On a penultimate day when players like included James Dempsey (29^th), Dylan Weisman (24^th), Cole Ferraro (21^st), and Ryan Laplante (11^th) all came close to bagging up a final day stack, players such as Chino Rheem (4,855,000) and Stephen Song (2,665,000) also made the final 10 players.

With a $255,359 top prize, the player who busts out in 10^th place will only cash for $18,396, so there is a lot of play left in this event. Chino Rheem, who has added big titles to his resume all year so far, will be the favorite when play kicks off, but Weinman will start with the chip lead as players battle for that quarter-million top prize.

WSOP 2022 Event #30 $1,000 PLO Omaha 8-Max Final Table Chipcounts:
Position	Player	Country	Chips
1st	Daniel Weinman	U.S.A.	6,420,000
2nd	Eduardo Bernal Sanchez	Colombia	4,940,000
3rd	Chino Rheem	U.S.A.	4,855,000
4th	Germandio Andoni	U.S.A.	4,555,000
5th	Jamey Hendrickson	U.S.A.	4,495,000
6th	Ruslan Dykshteyn	U.S.A.	3,200,000
7th	Ferenc Deak	Hungary	2,850,000
8th	Stephen Song	U.S.A.	2,665,000
9th	Oliver Weis	Germany	1,610,000
10th	Lautaro Guerra	Spain	1,300,000

Brian Hastings Leads Final Day of Limit Lowball Event

Brian Hastings will shoot for his sixth WSOP bracelet on the final day of Event #31, the $10,000-entry Limit 2-7 Lowball event as chip leader, but he has some amazing, experienced players behind him in the chipcounts. Of the 10, there is no doubt who is going to be the focal point of the start-of-day action, as 16-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth returns to battle for bracelet #17 with 380,000 chips.

Elsewhere in the top 10 chipcounts, Marco Johnson (1,105,000), Andrew Kelsall (540,000), Daniel Zack (535,000), Shaun Deeb (435,000) and Yuval Bronshtein (280,000) will all fight to add another bracelet to their collections, with a total of 33 WSOP bracelets shared among the 10 combatants when play resumes.

WSOP 2022 Event #31 $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Final Day Chipcounts:
Position	Player	Country	Chips
1st	Brian Hastings	U.S.A.	1,365,000
2nd	Eric Wasserson	U.S.A.	1,350,000
3rd	Marco Johnson	U.S.A.	1,105,000
4th	Jordan Siegel	U.S.A.	725,000
5th	Andrew Kelsall	U.S.A.	540,000
6th	Daniel Zack	U.S.A.	535,000
7th	Shaun Deeb	U.S.A.	435,000
8th	Phil Hellmuth	U.S.A.	380,000
9th	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	280,000
10th	Ali Eslami	U.S.A.	170,000

Japanese Player Tamon Nakamura Leads H.O.R.S.E. Event

Tamon Nakamura (311,000) leads the 264 players who survived Day 1 of Event #32, namely the $1,500-entry H.O.R.S.E. event. With an amazing 773 players taking to the felt, the event, which saw less than 600 play the corresponding tournament in 2021, also saw strong performances from German footballer Max Kruse (224,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (189,000), Phil Ivey (105,000), Michael Mizrachi (76,000), Mike Matusow (45,000) and the defending event winner Anthony Zinno (122,000) all make the cut.

Players to fall on Day 1 included 2022 WSOP bracelet winner Alex Livingston, 1998 champ Scotty Nguyen, Maria Ho and Todd Brunson, with Day 2 tomorrow due to put players into the money.

WSOP 2022 Event #32 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Top 10 Chipcounts:
Position	Player	Country	Chips
1st	Tamon Nakamura	Japan	311,000
2nd	Max Kruse	Germany	224,000
3rd	Nathaniel Parenti	U.S.A.	206,500
4th	John Fahmy	U.S.A.	203,350
5th	Natascha Stamm	Germany	202,000
6th	Robert Kearse	Japan	196,500
7th	Dzmitry Urbanovich	Poland	189,000
8th	Eric Rodawig	Japan	180,500
9th	Shirley Rosario	Japan	172,000
10th	Daniel Plonsker	Japan	171,000

The final event of the eight to close was Event #33, the $1,500-entry 6-Max NLHE event. Nino Ullman bagged the big stack of 2,565,000 chips, but they are followed closely by Rayan Chamas (2,500,000) and Vanessa Kade (2,290,000) in second and third.

With players like Dylan Linde (1,910,000) and Taylor Paur (1,660,000) both making the top 10, just 203 players progressed from the 1,350 entries on the day.

WSOP 2022 Event #33 $1,500 6-Max NLHE Top 10 Chipcounts:
Position	Player	Country	Chips
1st	Nino Ullmann	Germany	2,565,000
2nd	Rayan Chamas	Canada	2,500,000
3rd	Vanessa Kade	Canada	2,290,000
4th	Matthew Wantman	U.S.A.	2,170,000
5th	Abbas Heidari	U.S.A.	2,145,000
6th	Viliyan Petleshkov	Bulgaria	2,085,000
7th	Dylan Linde	U.S.A.	1,910,000
8th	Taylor Paur	U.S.A.	1,660,000
9th	Joseph Antar	Australia	1,650,000
10th	Alexandre Moreau	France	1,540,000

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