Winner to Be Crowned in Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
After two full days of play, just 26 of the initial 1,359 entries remain in Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker inside Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
The players will return to the felt at 2 p.m. local time to battle it out until one player remains. They're competing for the $598,173 first-place prize as well as a coveted gold bracelet. Those still in the tournament have locked up a payday of at least $20,149.
Looking to further his all-time leading bracelet record is Phil Hellmuth, who bagged a top a five stack on Day 2. The 'Poker Brat' is in a great position to capture bracelet number 17, but faces a field full of talented poker players.
Bracelet winners David Jackson, Julien Martini, Justin Saliba, and Renan Bruschi are still in with a shot at adding a piece of WSOP hardware to their collections.
However, all will need to spin up their stacks to close the gap with Day 2 chip leader Keiji Ito, who piloted over a 6,360,000 stack. That's good for 80 big blinds, 20 more than second in chips Richard Scardina.
Play resumes on Level 26 with the blinds at 40,000/80,000/80,000 and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. Due to Day 3 beginning earlier than was scheduled, dinner break timing will be confirmed when announced.
Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiji Ito | Japan | 6,360,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Richard Scardina | United States | 4,835,000 | 60 |
| 3 | David Jackson | United States | 4,700,000 | 59 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Lo | Hong Kong | 4,585,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 3,290,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Timothy Sullivan | United States | 2,615,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Neel Joshi | India | 2,215,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Samy Dubonnet | France | 2,045,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Chad Brewer | United States | 1,975,000 | 25 |
| 10 | Onur Unsal | Turkey | 1,875,000 | 23 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide coverage of Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em until a champion is crowned.
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, Julien Martini was all-in for his tournament life and was up against Phil Hellmuth. 
completed the board and Martini's tournament was over. 
allowed Petrone to bet 200,000 and Jackson quickly folded. 
completed the board and Ventura headed to the exit.
flop from the small blind and big blind rescpetively. 
was not a pretty sight for Scardina as Dubonnet was on a flush draw and Bohn picked up a gutshot draw. However, the remaining runout of 
was safe for Scardina, sending two players to the rail.
flop but Jackson was way in front with top pair/top kicker and a flush draw. The 
completed the board sending Aerts to the rail.
