Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,628,530
Entries
1,359
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
26
Players Left
1
Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
After three full days of play, David Jackson was crowned the winner of the 2022 World Series of Poker Event #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’s pocket 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.
Three-handed play lasted for around 45 minutes. Lo moved all in on the turn and found himself up against the trip sevens held by Jackson.
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!
Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
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.
Full recap to follow shortly.
Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth limped in before David Jackson announced he was all in. Hellmuth paused for a moment before calling for his last 9,500,000.
Phil Hellmuth: 
David Jackson: 
Hellmuth was a slight favorite to double up as the flop came 
. The 
on the turn opened up a straight draw for Jackson, which he completed on the 
river.
Hellmuth went over to embrace his rail, including Mike Matusow and Brandon Cantu, as his quest for bracelet No. 17 fell one spot short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,300,000
16,300,000
|
16,300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth limped in from the button and David Jackson checked. Jackson check-called a bet of 1,000,000 on the 
flop.
The 
turn checked through. Jackson bet 3,400,000 on the 
river and was called. Hellmuth tabled his 
and it was good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000,000
-6,300,000
|
-6,300,000 |
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16,460,000
6,460,000
|
6,460,000 |
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Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
David Jackson raised to 1,200,000 before Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 4,000,000. Jackson called and they saw a flop of 
.
Hellmuth checked and Jackson put out 2,000,000. Hellmuth called as the 
fell on the turn.
Hellmuth checked again as Jackson announced he was all in. Hellmuth quickly tossed his cards into the muck as Jackson re-opened a big lead in this heads-up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,300,000
8,800,000
|
8,800,000 |
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10,000,000
-8,800,000
|
-8,800,000 |
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Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth called a pre-flop raise of 1,200,000 and another bet of 1,000,000 on a flop of 
.
Both players checked the turn before Jackson bet 3,800,000 on the 
river.
Hellmuth snap-called as Jackson turned over 
for a rivered flush to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,500,000
7,100,000
|
7,100,000 |
|
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18,800,000
-7,200,000
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-7,200,000 |
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Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth limped in from the button before David Jackson raised to 2,000,000. Hellmuth called.
Jackson continued for 1,000,000 on the 
flop and then sized up to 4,500,000 on the turn.
"Good bet," said Hellmuth as he returned his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
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26,000,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
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Level: 35
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level 34
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
David Jackson raised to 1,000,000, then called when Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 2,500,000. Both players checked the 
flop.
The turn came the and Hellmuth checked again. Jackson put out 3,000,000 and Hellmuth called after some deliberation.
Hellmuth checked once more on the 
river before Jackson bet 5,000,000. Hellmuth snap-called with 
, while Jackson showed 
for a bluff as Hellmuth closed the gap in the heads-up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,600,000
-12,900,000
|
-12,900,000 |
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26,700,000
12,900,000
|
12,900,000 |
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