2022 World Series of Poker

Many projected a record-breaking year for the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event, some even anticipating 10,000 or more players. But when registration officially closed around 4 p.m. on Friday, the 2006 record of 8,773 entries still stood.
With 8,663 entrants, this year's world championship event is officially the second largest in the tournament's 53-year history, slightly higher than the 8,569 of 2019. The winner on July 17 will take home $10 million, with second place receiving $6 million.
Top 10 Largest WSOP Main Events in History
| Year | Entrants | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8,773 | Jamie Gold |
| 2022 | 8,663 | ? |
| 2019 | 8,569 | Hossein Ensan |
| 2018 | 7,874 | John Cynn |
| 2010 | 7,319 | Jonathan Duhamel |
| 2017 | 7,221 | Scott Blumstein |
| 2011 | 6,865 | Pius Heinz |
| 2008 | 6,844 | Peter Eastgate |
| 2016 | 6,737 | Qui Nguyen |
| 2014 | 6,683 | Martin Jacobson |
In a pot with three players involved, the flop showed ![]()
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and Casey Hatmaker bet 3,500 after it was checked to him. Only the player in the big blind called.
A
appeared on the turn and after another check from his opponent, Hatmaker tanked and sent 12,000, which was called once again.
The
hit the river and the big blind took some time before check-calling Hatmaker for a bet worth 26,500, but instantly mucked his cards when Hatmaker showed ![]()
for the full house.
Frank Funaro raised to 3,500 from the hijack and was called by Joshua Lynch on the button. The two players saw a flop of ![]()
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and Funaro continued with a bet of 3,500. Lynch called and the
landed on the turn.
Funaro fired out another bet of 10,000 this time and Lynch still called. The river was the
and Funaro checked. Lynch took the opportunity to make a bet of 15,000 which put Funaro in the tank. After the two engaged in some table talk, Funaro let his cards go and Lynch raked in the pot.
Timothy Dix was gathering a large pot as his ![]()
had held up in a preflop all in vs the ![]()
of his opponent.
The board ran out safely for the aces as it came ![]()
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and the player holding queens was busted while Dix took in even more to his large stack.
Sami Shurbaji opened from the hijack and action folded all the way to the big blind. He three-bet to 15,500. Back on Shurbaji, he went all in for 90,500.
His opponent went deep into the tank. After thinking for about two minutes, he let his cards go and Shurbaji took down the pot without a showdown.

The schedule for the 18th season of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit was released on Wednesday and is comprised of 25 stops with 10 additional stops expected to be announced in the future. The new season will kick off immediately after the 2020 WSOP with a stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from July 20-31.
“The World Series of Poker is back with the Circuit returning in just short of a month,” said WSOP Senior Vice President and Executive Director Ty Stewart. “With record-breaking attendance so far this summer, we expect a huge response to the full-scale return of our regional mid-stakes tour.”
Most WSOP Circuit stops will begin on Thursdays, with the four-day Main Events beginning on the second Friday of the tournament. Each stop is encouraged to add Seniors and Ladies events, where the winners will qualify to participate in the “Tournament of Champions” in Las Vegas. Each stop will offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting as low as $250 with a capstone $1,700 buy-in Main Event.
Additionally, there will be monthly online circuit events scheduled for players on WSOP.com.
The prestigious $1 million freeroll will return featuring a similar format as the 2021-22 season. Beginning with the Choctaw Circuit Event, any official gold ring winners from either the live or online circuit events through May 2023, will qualify for the invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event during the 2023 WSOP tournament in Las Vegas.
According to the table, Yoo Sin Kang opened and got called by Oleg Simanovsky before a third player raised to 7,500, which was called by Kang and Simanovsky.
All the money went in the middle on a flop ![]()
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, with Kang being at risk against Simanovsky while the third player folded pocket queens.
Simanovsky , with ![]()
in his hands, had hit a set while Kang held ![]()
and was in terrible shape for his tournament's life.
However, the rest of the board gave the
and the
to bring trips on the board and give a higher full house to Kang as well as the double up.
The under-the-gun player opened to 3,000 and Bryn Kenney flatted from the small blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and the initial aggressor continued for 2,500. Kenney called.
Both players would tap the table on the
turn.
The river brought the
and Kenney fired 9,500. His opponent hesitated for about 30 seconds, looked at Kenney, and tossed in a couple of red chips to make the call.
Kenney flipped over ![]()
to take down the pot as a few players at the table confirmed that Kenney did, in fact, flat ace-king.
Kenney is now one of the bigger stacks in the tournament and possibly the chip leader as he's progressed to 600,000.
On a flop ![]()
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, Benjamin Spragg checked to Bart Lybaert, who bet 3,000 and Spragg tanked a minute before calling.
The
brought no betting action and a
hit the river. Spragg jammed for 38,500 and Lybaert didn't take long to fold, showing an
. Spragg flipped over ![]()
for two pair before grabbing the pot.