Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem

The 2022 WSOP Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em booked 2,663 entrants, a $2,370,070 prize pool, with 400 players paid.

After 15 hours of play, 35-year-old Chicago native Bryan Schultz took down the title for his maiden WSOP bracelet and the grand prize of $330,057.

WSOP 2022 Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results

Winner's Reaction

Before today, Schultz's biggest result was winning a circuit ring title in 2011 for $111,000. The Chicago native was asked by PokerNews what he expected today going into Day 2 and he said, ''I mean, winning a bracelet seemed so far away. I didn't even think it was possible''.

''This is way better'' said Schultz when asked how today feels versus the circuit ring win.

The 35-year-old ex-pat was questioned on his cool and calm demeanour going into action today. Schultz said he was ''really tuned in. I feel like I was prepared, so I was ready for all the spots that came at me. I wasn't nervous''.

To his lifestyle, living in Colombia and mostly grinding online mid-stakes tournaments, Schultz said he'd been out there for six years.

''It's cheaper, the cost of living. People are nice. Weather is good''.

Schultz will return to South America with over $330,000 in winnings, but more importantly, of course, the gold bracelet.

Day 2 Recap

Final table play started with Kevin Legerski's king-seven falling to Young Sik Eum's king-queen to send him out in ninth place. Mike Holtz was next to go, losing with ace-nine to Schultz's pocket jacks and exiting in eighth place.

Schultz then had a huge double with ace-king versus the ace-ten of Rubin, before Tony Dam busted in seventh to Schultz, where once again pocket jacks held up against ace-seven. Schultz then flipped it with ace-queen against pocket nines and eliminated Robert Hofer in sixth.

Momentum paused after Schultz doubled Eum up with fours running into sevens before Nick Palma was busted by Eum's turned nut straight in fifth. Schultz then got Harry Rubin to commit his stack with top pair against Schultz's over-pair to send Rubin out in fourth.

Eum then eliminated Angela Jordison in third after getting it all-in preflop and getting help on the river with an ace from space.

When they got heads-up, they traded stacks, but once Schultz got the chip lead, he didn't relinquish it, eventually busting Young Sik Eum when his ace-queen held up against Eum's jack-deuce.

That concludes events from today's WSOP. We will be back tomorrow with all the updates from Bally's and Paris for the latest events. Stay here at PokerNews for all the action.

Bryan Schultz put Eum all-in preflop and the latter called.

Young Sik Eum:   
Bryan Schultz:   

      was a clean a board as Eum could hope for as he doubled.

Bryan Schultz	33,000,000	-13,000,000
Young Sik Eum	15,000,000	8,800,000

Young Sik Eum raised on the button, and Bryan Schultz called.

The flop came     and Schultz checked to Eum, who then bet 2,000,000 and Schultz called.

On the   turn, Schultz check-called again when Eum bet 6,000,000.

On the   river, both players checked.

Schultz then turned over    for top pair, leading to a muck from Eum, and swelled Schultz's stack to over 38,000,000

Bryan Schultz	38,260,000	14,760,000
Young Sik Eum	15,000,000	-17,000,000

After an open of 800,000 from Bryan Schultz, Harry Rubin called from the small blind and Young Sik Eun folded his big blind.

The flop of     brought in a check from Rubin, who then called when Schultz bet 900,000.

When the   fell on the turn, Schultz bet 2,200,000 after Rubin checked again. This time Rubin jammed for approximately 5,500,000 and Schultz didn't take long to call.

Harry Rubin:   
Bryan Schultz:   

The   river didn't change a thing, and Rubin exited in 4th, good for $113,532.

Bryan Schultz	23,500,000	7,500,000
Harry Rubin	0	-6,500,000

Bryan Schultz jammed his button covering both small and big blinds. Young Sik Eum called in the big blind.

Young Sik Eum:   
Bryan Schultz:   

The board ran out       to double up Eum.

In the following hand, Eum made it 1,200,000 from the small blind and Angela Jordison called.

On the     flop, Eum shipped in his 10,150,000, and ultimately, Jordison folded.

Bryan Schultz	16,000,000	-3,500,000
Young Sik Eum	13,300,000	5,300,000
Harry Rubin	6,500,000	500,000

Robert Hofer jammed all in from the button and Bryan Schultz called. The big blind folded and they were off to the races.

Robert Hofer:   
Bryan Schultz:   

Schultz is running pure at the moment, and he hit his queen on the       run out and sent Hofer to the cage, good for $65,326.

Bryan Schultz	19,500,000	0
Robert Hofer	0	-3,100,000

With action folding to the small blind in Young Sik Eum, he jammed to put the big blind Angela Jordison all-in and she snap called flipping over none other than pocket rockets.

Angela Jordison:   
Young Sik Eum:   

Jordison doubled on the clean       board

Angela Jordison	11,500,000	8,500,000
Young Sik Eum	8,000,000	-5,500,000

Nick Palma jammed from the button for 2,900,000 and Robert Hofer called from the small blind. The big blind folded and cards were flipped.

Nick Palma:   
Robert Hofer:   

The       board ran out to river Palma a ten and double him up through Hofer.

Nick Palma	6,100,000	3,100,000
Robert Hofer	3,100,000	-3,600,000

After Nick Palma opened to 625,000 from early position, Harry Rubin and Young Sik Eum called from the small and big blind, respectively.

When checked to, Palma continued on the     flop for 800,000. Rubin called, and Eum folded.

On the   turn, the action went check-check.

The   river was once again checked by Rubin, to which Palma decided to fire 1,500,000 chips. It didn't take too long for Rubin to call and table    and Palma mucked.

Harry Rubin	16,350,000	3,850,000
Nick Palma	3,000,000	-3,500,000