The floors of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas have been thick with action as the 2024 World Series of Poker had another monster day. Yesterday four bracelet winners mounted the podium and today another three joined them.
Maksim Pisarenko earned the semi-affectionate nickname “the Phoenix” from his tablemates after doubling up a few too many times in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. The event had a few phoenix-like resurrections of its own, eventually dragging into an unscheduled fifth day with Pisarenko and Mike Leah playing heads up. Pisarenko did eventually win, beating a star-studded final table to take down the event for $399,988.
First time bracelet winner Erlend Melsom took down Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. Usually a PLO player, he did admit he might play a bit more hold’em after his $523,195 victory.
Last, but not least George Alexander ended a fifteen-year quest for a bracelet after winning Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship.
On top of these three final tables, the WSOP was abuzz with six other events battling it out across both the Horseshoe and Paris.
Greg Raymer Busts Seniors Event
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship initially attracted 7,954 entries for a prize pool of $6,999,520. Just 208 of those players made it to Day 2 and now just 26 players remain.
Marc Wolpert (17,900,000) leads what remains of the field. He is closely followed by Andrew Bradshaw (14,700,000) and Shawn Stuart (12,275,000).
Several notable players who cashed on Day 3 include Tamas Lendvai (28th – $23,077), Matt Salsberg (38th -$18,860), Greg Raymer (40th – $18,860), and the husband and wife duo Jennifer Frankenstein (79th – $9,057) and Brian Harris (93rd – $6,565).
Day 4 will start at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 22, when the event will play until just five players remain in the action.
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship End of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Wolpert | United States | 17,900,000 | 72 |
| 2 | Andrew Bradshaw | United Kingdom | 14,700,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Shawn Stuart | United States | 12,275,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Khang Pham | United States | 10,000,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Ahmed Amin | United States | 9,400,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Renmei Liu | Canada | 8,850,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Ray Devita | Canada | 8,525,000 | 34 |
| 8 | William Byrnes | United States | 8,525,000 | 34 |
| 9 | Lavern Fross | United States | 8,125,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Manfred Frick | Germany | 7,650,000 | 31 |
Turbo Nguyen In Tight Race At Top Of Six-handed Event
Event #52: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed ended with the top two stacks barely separated with a gap of just two big blinds. Turbo Nguyen tops the board with 2,700,000 in chips while Lucas Blanco follows in second with a stack of 2,645,000. The pair are the top stacks with 37 remaining in an event that originally had a field of 817 entries. This turnout generated a prize pool of $3,762,800 and put $656,747 up top for first.
The day’s action saw Pete Chen become the bubble boy when he lost a brutal cooler. He joined several big names who failed to cash today including Josh Arieh, Andrew Lichtenberger, and Main Event champions Jack Sinclair and Joe McKeehen.
Among the survivors are notables like Georgios Sotiropoulos, Jake Schwartz, David Coleman, and Dong Chen all of whom are 25k Fantasy players.
Day 3 will begin at 12 p.m. local time on June 22 and will end when the field is down to five players.
Event #52: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turbo Nguyen | United States | 2,700,000 | 108 |
| 2 | Lucas Blanco | Spain | 2,645,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | 2,190,000 | 88 |
| 4 | Yang Zhang | China | 2,170,000 | 87 |
| 5 | Nenad Dukic | Serbia | 2,100,000 | 84 |
| 6 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 1,800,005 | 72 |
| 7 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 1,690,000 | 68 |
| 8 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 1,580,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Kharlin Sued | United States | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Jose Latorre | Spain | 1,545,000 | 62 |
Adam Friedman Chases Yet Another Mixed Game Bracelet
Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix got 379 players to pony up for a test of their all-round poker skills. With nine variants to play, the event attracted the best mixed game players out there.
Among them Adam Friedman stands out. Sitting at second in chips after Day 2, Friedman currently has five bracelets, three of which are from mixed-game events. The other two are from stud events.
Ashish Gupta leads the remaining field of 16 and has a significant chip lead on Freidman, but is sure to be watching his back.
Some other big names who remain in contention include Yuri Dzivielevski (1,361,000), Day 1 chip leader Richard Ashby (750,000), and 2021 Main Event winner Koray Aldemir (552,000).
The remaining players will return on June 22 at 1 p.m. local time for Day 3.
Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix End Of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | 2,629,000 |
| 2 | Adam Friedman | United States | 1,814,000 |
| 3 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 1,538,000 |
| 4 | Warwick Mirzikinian | Australia | 1,420,000 |
| 5 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 1,361,000 |
| 6 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 1,337,000 |
| 7 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 1,007,000 |
| 8 | Nicholas Julia | United States | 809,000 |
| 9 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | 750,000 |
| 10 | Phillip Hui | United States | 700,000 |
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Two Main Event Champs Have Bagged In Millionaire Maker Day 1a
2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada and 2014 Main Event champion Martin Jacobson both had chips in their stack at the end of Day 1a of Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold’em.
The event hit 2,802 entries on this, the first of three Day 1s. The 2023 event attracted a record 10,430 entries, so it remains to be seen if this year can beat that mark. So far, the prize pool is at $3,740,670 but that will continue to grow over the next two days.
A total of 596 players bagged Day 1a, led by Ori Elul (673,500) at the top of the chip leaderboards. He is followed by Muaaz Gani in second with 615,000 in his stack and Philip Verel in third with 573,000. Other notables who made it to Day 2 are Landon Tice (308,500), Barny Boatman (183,000), and Dan Shak (53,500).
Day 1b starts at 10 a.m. local time on June 22.
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold’em End Of Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chipstack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ori Elul | Austria | 673,500 | 269 |
| 2 | Muaaz Gani | United States | 615,000 | 246 |
| 3 | Philip Verel | United States | 573,000 | 229 |
| 4 | Justin Belforti | United States | 453,500 | 181 |
| 5 | Michael Hauptman | United States | 366,000 | 146 |
| 6 | Shiina Okamoto | Japan | 365,500 | 146 |
| 7 | Luis Dorneles | Brazil | 360,000 | 144 |
| 8 | Liran Betito | Israel | 334,500 | 134 |
| 9 | Felix Rabas | Austria | 330,000 | 132 |
| 10 | Roman Korenev | Russia | 329,500 | 132 |
Last Minute Entry From Phil Ivey In $250k High Roller
Sean Winter heads up Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em after the Day 1 action came to a close. Winter has had a few deep runs this series. He is at the top of a list of 45 names with a bag for Day 2.
Because late registration continues until the end of level 10 (two levels into Day 2) there is still time for the current field of 58 entries (from 51 unique players) and the prize pool of $14,442,000 to grow still further.
With such a high buy-in, the tournament field is a catalog of top-tier poker talent. Among the top ten chip counts are Adrian Mateos, Jonathan Jaffe, Leon Sturm, and Chance Kornuth. Further down the roster are great players like Bryn Kenney, Justin Bonomo, Isaac Haxton, Jason Koon, Viktor Blom, Daniel Negreanu, Jeremy Ausmus, and defending champion Chris Brewer.
At the last minute, even Phil Ivey bought in, though he was a bit too late to take his seat. However, he will be ready to join the action first thing on June 22 when play gets back underway at 12 p.m. local time.
Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em End Of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Winter | United States | 4,475,000 | 149 |
| 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 4,210,000 | 140 |
| 3 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 3,935,000 | 131 |
| 4 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 3,395,000 | 113 |
| 5 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 3,020,000 | 101 |
| 6 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 2,960,000 | 99 |
| 7 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,830,000 | 94 |
| 8 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 2,720,000 | 91 |
| 9 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 2,690,000 | 90 |
| 10 | Justin Saliba | United States | 2,670,000 | 89 |
Deeb and Eveslage Take Big Stacks Into Mixed Triple Draw Day 2
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw kicked off today, attracting 371 entries for a prize pool of $825,475. Players battled it out in three variants of triple draw lowball poker — ace to five, deuce to seven, and badugi.
At the end of the day, 103 players bagged, the top 56 of which will cash.
Among the survivors Ryan Ko (343,000) leads a field that still includes Ari Engel (181,000), Carol Fuchs (153,000), Roland Israelashvili (135,000), and Allen Kessler (135,000). Notably, Shaun Deeb (254,000) and Chad Eveslage (243,000) are in the top ten going into Day 2.
The survivors return on June 22 at 1:00 p.m. local time for Day 2.
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw End Of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Ko | United States | 343,000 |
| 2 | Mark Roland | United States | 317,000 |
| 3 | Masayoshi Tanaka | Japan | 304,000 |
| 4 | Gary Benson | Australia | 280,000 |
| 5 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 275,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 267,000 |
| 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 254,000 |
| 8 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 252,000 |
| 9 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 243,000 |
| 10 | Kenta Shimotsu | Japan | 240,000 |
What to Expect on Day 25 of the 2024 WSOP
June 22 is the 25th day of the 2024 WSOP.
After the welter of the last two day, Day 5 is expected to be relatively calm. There is one bracelet event scheduled to play down to a winner for June 22 and only one new event kicking off — Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo.
Mixed games fans have a lot to look forward to with Adam Friedman chasing his sixth WSOP bracelet in second place out of sixteen in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed). This event will play down to a winner.
Mixed game players will also want to keep an eye on Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi) which is playing out the second of three days of play.
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold’em will play its second of three Day 1 flights, chasing the record field set by last year’s Millionaire Maker.
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship and Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em will both be playing down to their final five.
The biggest event of the day, and the one on which most eyes will be locked, is
Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. The tournament has already attracted the cream of poker royalty, and with late registration continuing into Day 2, you can expect even more to join.
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