David Jackson opened to 600,000 from under the gun before Renan Bruschi made it 1,050,000 from middle position. Jackson jammed as the big stack and was snap-called.
Renan Bruschi:
David Jackson:
Bruschi was on the right side of it until the flop gave Jackson a set of kings. The turn was a brick and the river confirmed Bruschi's elimination.
The five remaining players have now moved on to the feature table inside Bally's Event Center.
Jeffrey Lo raised to 800,000 from the button before Timothy Sullivan stuck his last 2,600,000 in the middle from the small blind. David Jackson got out of the way while Lo snap-called.
Timothy Sullivan:
Jeffrey Lo:
The flop gave Lo a pair of tens and left Sullivan looking to go runner-runner. The turn came the and Sullivan was already drawing dead as the fell on the river.
David Jackson shoved from the button and Phil Hellmuth quickly stuck his last 4,300,000 in the middle from the small blind.
Phil Hellmuth:
David Jackson:
Hellmuth remained safe on the flop as he went to the rail, looking away from the table. The on the turn gave Jackson straight and flush draws, but Hellmuth survived when the fell on the river.
"Yes," he yelled as he ran across the stage while pumping his fist.
Justin Saliba raised to 4,000,000 on the button and left 450,000 behind. David Jackson called from the big blind with both players getting their stacks in the middle on the flop.
Justin Saliba:
David Jackson;
Jackson was ahead with a pair of kings and was delighted that his opponent didn't have a spade. The turn and river marked the end of Saliba's tournament and Jackson further extended his commanding chip lead.
David Jackson topped the 1,359-entry field to claim his second WSOP bracelet and the $598,173 up top.
He denied Phil Hellmuth his 17th bracelet following a swift heads-up duel.
Jackson earned his first WSOP bracelet after taking down Event #25: $777 LUCKY SEVENS as part of the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events. Jackson made it through a field of 2,014 entries to win the bracelet and a $194,178 cash. He defeated Dumitru "DDimancescu" Pora during heads-up play, sending the Romanian pro home with $140,394.
After three full days of play, David Jackson was crowned the winner of the 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em inside Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
The now two-time WSOP bracelet winner beat Phil Hellmuth in heads-up play to secure the $598,173 first-place prize. Hellmuth, who was close to extending his bracelet collection to 17, walked away with a $369,698 payday.
Jackson earned his first WSOP bracelet after taking down Event #25: $777 LUCKY SEVENS as part of the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events. Jackson made it through a field of 2,014 entries to win the bracelet and $194,178.
The $3,000 Freezeout attracted 1,359 entries which generated a $3,628,530 prize pool. The likes of Daniel Negreanu, Maria Ho and Justin Bonomo all contributed to the prize kitty but found themselves on the wrong side of the rail after being dispatched on Day 1.
Notables who fell on Day 2 included reigning WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir and 2019 Main Event winner Hossein Ensan. The polarizing Martin Kabrhel also bowed out at this stage.
Day 3 began with 26 players remaining, and that rapidly became ten. Julien Martini's aces were cracked by Hellmuth in the early going, which helped propel Hellmuth to a deeper run.
Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
David Jackson
United States
$598,173
2
Phil Hellmuth
United States
$369,698
3
Jeffrey Lo
Hong Kong
$266,559
4
Justin Saliba
United States
$194,525
5
Timothy Sullivan
United States
$143,699
6
Renan Bruschi
Brazil
$107,472
7
Onur Unsal
Turkey
$81,390
8
Richard Scardina
United States
$62,423
9
Anton Wigg
Sweden
$48,494
Winner’s Reaction
"I was just in my zone, honestly. I felt like I was going to win. I knew I was going to win. I felt like it was meant for me," said the newly crowned champion minutes after his tremendous victory.
"I'm just in awe. I'm just happy. I'm happy, but it's just hard to process right now," Jackson told PokerNews. "This one [second bracelet] the feeling, it definitely feels much better. The online one was like a 700 or 777 event. So there were a lot of people, but it was an easier field. This one was a tougher field," he added.
Jackson started with a healthy chip lead but soon made it level, but Jackson wasn't concerned about any resurgence from the Poker Brat. "I just played my game. I stayed calm and just continued on."
Final Table Recap
The unofficial final table of ten quickly became the official final table of nine. Day 2 chip leader Keiji Ito moved all in with Jackson and Anton Wigg calling. Jackson folded out Wigg and dispatched Ito with his rivered set of sevens.
Wigg then followed Ito out the door soon after. He ended up being on the wrong end of a classic race against Justin Saliba. Wigg’s ace-king could not leapfrog his opponent’s pocket queens, and he became the first official final table casualty. The next departure would come from Richard Scardina. His four-bet jam was snap-called by Jeffrey Lo’spocket aces, and they managed to hold to bring the tournament to seven-handed play.
Onur Unsal finished the event in seventh place. He emptied the clip on the river, but ran into Jackson’s flush. Unsal just had queen-high but netted $62,423. Renan Bruschi suffered the baddest beat of the final table. He called Jackson’s four-bet shove with pocket aces while his opponent had pocket kings. Jackson found a king on the flop to sail into the lead, and the turn and river were kind to Jackson.
The final five players moved onto the feature table inside Bally’s Event Center and it didn’t take long for Timothy Sullivan to leave it. Saliba had left Sullivan short the hand before with Lo finishing the job off with his superior ace.
Hellmuth was the next player all in and at risk, he got it in with a pair of nines and held versus the suited ace-five of Jackson just before the break. When the players returned, Saliba got his stack into the middle on the flop after committing most of his chips preflop. He was called by Jackson, who secured another elimination after his top pair remained best.
Heads-up play began with Jackson having a four-to-one chip lead against Hellmuth and they were level soon after with Hellmuth raking in a sizeable pot with pocket aces. Jackson widened the gap yet again and eventually sealed the victory after he rivered Broadway to beat Hellmuth’s ace-high.
Congratulations to David Jackson on winning his second WSOP bracelet!