Dominick Sarle captured his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet by overcoming a field of 309 entries in the 2022 WSOP $2,500 mixed triple draw lowball event. The 29-year-old Long Beach, New York resident earned $164,243 for the win after outlasting a tough final table that featured four bracelet winners, including four-time WSOP event winner John Monnette (4th – $46,294).
This was the largest recorded tournament cash of the 29-year-old’s career, and his first recorded title. The online-focused Sarle now has just over $300,000 in cashes, with his largest previous score being the $57,856 he earned as the runner-up in a 2021 WSOP Online $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event.
Sarle also secured 720 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion of this event. This was his first POY-qualified score of 2022.
Sarle came into the third and final day of this event in sixth place among the 17 remaining players, with Bariscan Betil leading and 2016 WSOP main event eighth-place finisher Jerry Wong in second chip position.
A number of notable players fell as the field was narrowed to the official six-handed final table, including two-time bracelet winner Steve Zolotow (17th – $7,565), bracelet winner and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event champion Galen Hall (15th – $7,565), bracelet winner Ralph Perry (14th – $7,565), three-time bracelet winner Frank Kassela (10th – $9,638), and bracelet winner Andrew Brown (9th – $12,584).
Sarle came into the final table in the middle of the pack, while Wong had moved into the lead. He added to that advantage by knocking out 2019 WSOP 410,000 short deck champion Alex Epstein in sixth place ($23,052). 2017 WSOP $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. winner Matthew Schreiber was the next to fall. He got the last of his chips in with 8-4-3-2 before the final draw in deuce-to-seven triple draw. He was up against a 7-6-3-2 for Monnette. Schrieber drew up a king, which lost to the jack low that Monnette completed on the end. He earned $32,033 for his fifth-place showing.
Monnette fell to the bottom of the chip counts during four-handed action. he double up twice to climb out of the danger zone before the final four went on a scheduled break. After action resumed, Monnette lost a big pot when he ran into the 7-5-4-3-2 of Sarle while playing triple draw deuce-to-seven. Shortly after that he got all-in after the second draw playing the same game. Sarle stood pat with a 9-7 low. Monnette drew one and revealed that he had hit a jack. He earned $46,294 for his 77th career cash in a bracelet event. The four-time bracelet winner now has nearly $3.3 million in lifetime tournament scores.
Bracelet winner and 2017 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic main event champion Daniel Strelitz was the next to hit the rail. He got all-in before the first draw playing ace-to-five lowball. Sarle called to put him at risk, taking three, one, and then none. Strelitz drew two at first, then patted the rest of the way with an eight low. Sarle rolled over a seven low on the end to take down the pot and narrow the field to the final two. Strelitz earned $67,820 for his third-place showing. He now has more than $5.1 million in career cashes to his name.
Heads-up started with Wong holding roughly a 2:1 chip lead. Sarle was able to battle his way into the lead early, and more or less never looked back from there. The final hand took place in a round of ace-to-five lowball. Wong raised before the first draw and Sarle called. Both players drew two cards and Sarle bet. Wong called and then each player drew one. Sarle bet again and Wong raised all-in. Sarle called and took one. Wong rolled over 9-7-6-5-4 after standing pat. Sarle revealed 6-5-2-A, which meant that he would have to hit a 9,8,7,4, or 3. He drew up the 7
to take down the pot and the title, sending Wong home with $101,514. Wong now has more than $5.3 million in tournament earnings over his career.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Dominick Sarle | $164,243 | 720 |
| 2 | Jerry Wong | $101,514 | 600 |
| 3 | Daniel Strelitz | $67,820 | 480 |
| 4 | John Monnette | $46,294 | 360 |
| 5 | Matthew Schreiber | $32,033 | 300 |
| 6 | Alex Epstein | $23,052 | 240 |
Winner photo credit: WSOP / Spenser Sembrat.
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