Who Won Events 16-20 at the 2022 World Series of Poker?

The 2022 World Series of Poker is dozens of events into the action, so if you’re up to date on the last five winners in Events 11-15, then we’ve got the next five players who have captured gold. Who won events 16-20 at the 2022 World Series of Poker?

Stefan Lehner Wins Event #16 for $558,000

Austrian player Stefan Lehner proved that the World Series of Poker is not just about cheering on Phil Ivey in the latest $100,000-entry Super High Roller event, but about every winner, especially those who capture gold for the first time. Winning his first bracelet for a score of $558,616, Lehner beat Toby Boas heads-up to with others such as Alex Foxen and overnight chip leader David Miscikowski both unable to reach the summit.

Just nine final table players reached the promised land and fought for the title, and after players such as Davide Suriano (9^th for $44,785) and Joey Weissman (7th for $75,282) busted out, Alex Foxen made it to fifth place, losing out to Miscicowki’s ace-six having moved all-in with king-eight off-suit.

Foxen is one of the best players yet to win a World Series bracelet and cashed for $133,300. His conqueror Miscikowski busted a short time later in fourth place for $180,795. After Nathan Russler lost his stack in third place for $248,298, Boas went into heads-up poker with the lead, but Lehner came back from 3:1 down in chips to win the bracelet and over half a million dollars, also becoming the first Austrian winner this series.

Dominick Sarle Wins Event #17 for $164,243

The next event in the 2022 WSOP was Event #17, which was won by Dominick Sarle. He went one better than in an online WSOP event last year, this time winning the $2,500-entry Mixed Triple Draw event. The final table contained players such as John Monnette (4^th for $46,294) and Daniel Strelitz (3^rd for $67,820).

After Philip Eisman busted in seventh place for $16,833, the first place to go at the seven-handed final table, two former bracelet winners followed him in the form of Alex Epstein (6^th for $23,052) and Matthew Schreiber (5^th for $32,033).

Sarle’s tournament really kicked in when he busted John Monnette but eventually went into heads-up against Jerry Wong down in chips by two to one. Sarle retook the lead heads-up and won a crucial hand in A-5 Triple Draw to win his first WSOP bracelet, as well as claiming the top prize of $164,243.

Bryan Schultz Wins First Bracelet in Event #18 for $330,000

“The final day was an epic one, taking 15 hours to complete.”

Bryan Schultz took down Event #18 on the schedule, otherwise known as the $1,000 No Limit hold’em Freezeout event, winning over $330,000 in the process. At a final table where no-one had vast experience of winning major titles, Schultz beat Young Sik Eum heads up for the win.

After the opening $500-entry Casinos Employees event saw a female winner in Katie Kopp, Angela Jordison was the next female player to come close to eclipsing this achievement. Falling short in third place, Jordison fell to a river card too, meaning she cashed out for a spectacular amount of $151,544, but losing to Schultz, she helped him get the victory.

Overall, 2,663 took part in the tournament, with just 400 of those players reaching the money places. The final day was an epic one, taking 15 hours to complete and changing the final table players’ lives, with a huge return on their $1,000 tournament entry fee.

Tong Li Wins Event #19 for $1.4 million

A fun-filled final day in Event #19, the $25,000-entry PLO High Roller event, saw Tong Li win his first gold bracelet at the expense of both Scott Ball (5^th for $342,590) and Josh Arieh (3^rd for $644,365) as the 2021 WSOP Player of the Year (Arieh) and 2021 NLHE POY (Ball) couldn’t quite seal a remarkable victory. For Arieh, however, this cash of over $644,000 represented yet another strong showing and last year’s winner may well be favorite to make a run in this year’s POY race.

Fabian Brandes of Austria had the chip lead coming into play, but he fell short and although six of the final eight players were from the United States, it was the Chinese player Li who sealed the deal in style.

In the final hand, Li’s rivered full house was more than good enough to beat Brandes’ hand and the Shanghai-based player won him an incredible top prize of over $1.4 million and of course the much-coveted gold WSOP bracelet – the first of his career to date.

Denis Nesteranko Wins Event #20 for $108,000

Denis Nesterenko won the 20^th WSOP bracelet of the summer after claiming victory in the $1,500-entry Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw event. Nesterenko beat Von Altizer heads-up after the female player had come into the final table with the chip lead.

When British mixed game player Benny Glaser busted in sixth place, winning $14,947, Nesterenko made hay and climbed up the leaderboard. In the end, the Russian went into the final heads-up with a slight lead, but never let it go as Altizer was beaten, cashing for $66,910, while Nesterenko won the $108,250 top prize and his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet.