Aleksejs Ponakovs The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #42: $100,000 High Roller NLH ended one day sooner than anticipated as the $5,998,500 prizepool was divvied up between the top ten of the 62 total entries with the $1,897,363 grand prize going to Latvia’s Aleksejs Ponakovs .
Ponakovs won his second WSOP bracelet, with his first one coming online in November, making the latest one his first live bracelet. Prior to the victory, Ponakovs had amassed over $1.4 million in career live earnings according to The Hendon Mob, with a near-million score coming just a month ago in May at the Triton Poker Series Madrid .
Ponakovs also notably has a 33rd-place finish from the 2013 WSOP Main Event on his resume, meaning that he has been on the felt for some time, but has just now started his surge in winnings. The first player to ever win a bracelet from Latvia in November, he now adds another to the Latvian bracelet tally.
Ponakovs was on cloud nine following the win, “I’m really pleased to finally get the bracelet. There is for sure some good stuff happening right now in my head. I will realize later [as it sinks in].”
He was boosted by his boisterous rail who made roosters a theme due to the flashy shirt of Ponakov, which the rail copied.
“At first I was really laughing about it, but it really helped in the end,” he said. He also added that the poker world will be seeing a lot more of him soon: “I am getting better and better in life. I am coming for more events.” 2022 WSOP Event #42 Final Payouts
1st Aleksejs Ponakovs Latvia $1,897,363 2nd Phil Ivey United States $1,172,659 3rd Ben Heath United Kingdom $805,024 4th Gregory Jensen United States $571,896 5th Micahel Moncek United States $420,944 6th Talal Shakerchi United Kingdom $321,437 7th Mikita Badziakouski Belarus $255,001 8th Masashi Oya Japan $210,485 9th Nick Petrangelo United States $181,068 10th Eric Worre United States $162,623 Global Poker PokerStars Play Road to the Bracelet
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