It’s hard to believe, but it’s Day 50 of the 2024 World Series of Poker and we’re all but done. Of course, there’s still the matter of who will win the enormous $10 million first prize in the record-breaking Main Event, where 10,112 players are down to just three.
You can read the latest news from the Big One here, but before the confetti guns get fired and the winner poses for a photo they’ll remember their whole life, there are a couple more events to round up, and a few more which will play to a winner today in the shadow of the crowded rails and TV cameras of the Main Stage.
UK’s Jamie Walden wins $1,979 Hall of Fame event
It’s not been a bad series for players from the United Kingdom, with British players locking up wins in the $500 Kickoff, the $25K Heads-Up Championship, the $1,500 Seven Card Stud and more. Jamie Walden added his name to that list with victory in event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em.
The win brings Walden his first WSOP bracelet and a prize of $313,370 after his defeat of Naseen Salem ($208,919). Some big names including Adam Hendrix (4th, $106,598), Ankit Ahuja (5th, $77,787) and Martin Finger (6th, $57,594) came close but in the end it was Walden who took the win, bolstering his lifetime tournament earnings to $477K.
Xixiang Luo rides to second win of the summer in $25K HORSE
Having won the Mixed Double Board Bomb Pot event earlier this summer, China’s Xixiang Luo scored his best ever live cash of $725,796 in the final mixed game event of the series, the $25,000 Limit HORSE High Roller.
A final table stacked with talent, including Michael Moncek (3rd, $336,442), Phil Ivey (4th, $239,850) and Scott Seiver (6th, $131,719), ultimately came down to a two-hour heads-up duel between Luo and Albert Daher of the Lebanon. Daher held the short stack throughout but displayed admirable persistence, surviving multiple all-ins before Luo managed to put him away during a round of limit hold’em. Dahar takes an impressive $483,866 for his runner-up finish.
Coming up on Day #50
In addition to the crowning of poker’s new world Champion, the final day of the 2024 WSOP will also see three more bracelets awarded.
The $777 Lucky 7s NLH played all the way down to 5 yesterday, leaving an all-American group to fight this one out. Duc Nguyen has a commanding chip lead, his 119M more than double that of Michael Liang in second place. All players have at least $105,777 locked up with first place guaranteeing $777,777. See what they did there?
The 6-handed $3K PLO event has also played down to the sharp end, with Oklahoma’s Andrew Watson leading the final 17 when they return for the final day. Shaun Deeb, Alex Livingston, Martin Zamani and Alex Foxen are among those still in the chase to win a bracelet this summer, as well as the $390,621 top prize.
Those looking to make the most of their last day at the 2024 WSOP will be heading for the $1,000 Super Turbo NLH. 20-minute levels are in place to make sure this one is done in one day, and the 10am start won't hurt either.
Finally, the WSOP’s traditional closing act - the aptly-named $1,500 Closer - will charge its way through however many 30-minute levels it takes to trim the field down to a single winner from the 361 which begin the day. Recent High Roller champion Jared Bleznick is up there in the chip counts and looking to end the series in style.
And don’t forget, for those who are already missing the action this coming weekend there will be two online events taking place, the $1,000 PKO Fight Night on Saturday at 3:30pm, and the $888 Crazy 8s Encore at the same time on Sunday.
Bracelet winners
- Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion – Asher Conniff (USA)
- Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em – Jose Garcia (USA)
- Event #3: $500 Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout – Daniel Willis (UK)
- Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) – James Chen (USA)
- Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions - Malcolm Trayner (Australia)
- Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship – Darius Samual (UK)
- Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice – John Hennigan (USA)
- Event #8: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha (8-Handed) - Bryce Yockey (USA)
- Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Nick Guagenti (USA)
- Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship - Scott Seiver (USA)
- Event #11: $1,500 Badugi - David Prociak (USA)
- Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em - Simeon Spasov (Bulgaria)
- Event #13: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship - Robert Mizrachi (USA)
- Event #14: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em - Thibault Perissat (France)
- Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better - Caleb Furth (USA)
- Event #16: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Brent Hart (USA)
- Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack - TJ Murphy (USA)
- Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha - Dylan Weisman (USA)
- Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship - John Racener (USA)
- Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em - Stephen Winters (USA)
- Event #21: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) - Brek Schutten (USA)
- Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed) - Aaron Cummings (USA)
- Event #23: Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em - Dan Sepiol (USA)
- Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship - Sean Troha (USA)
- Event #25: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Daniel Vampan (USA)
- Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Nick Schulman (USA)
- Event #27: $1,500 Big O - Michael Christ (USA)
- Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em - Evan Benton (USA)
- Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) - Phil Ivey (USA)
- Event #30: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack - Alen Bakovic (Canada)
- Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Nicholas Seward (USA)
- Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud - Richard Ashby (UK)
- Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack (8-Handed) - Alex Manzano (Chile)
- Event #34: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout - Antonio Galiana (Spain)
- Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Phillip Hui (USA)
- Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed) – Timur Margolin (Israel)
- Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship – John Fauver (USA)
- Event #38: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em - Pedro Neves (Portugal)
- Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Sergio Aido (Spain)
- Event #40: $1,500 Razz – Scott Seiver (USA)
- Event #41: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot - Xixiang Luo (China)
- Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship - James Obst (Australia)
- Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo 8; Omaha Hi-Lo 8; Big O - Magnus Edengren (Sweden)
- Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Jared Kingery (USA)
- Event #45: $10,000 HORSE Championship - Maksim Pisarenko (Russia)
- Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship - Khang Pham (USA)
- Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em - Chris Hunichen (USA)
- Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) - Chris Vitch (USA)
- Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em - Erlend Melsom (Norway)
- Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship - George Alexander (USA)
- Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout - Peter Park (USA)
- Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em – Mostafa Haidary (Australia)
- Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed - Yuri Dzivielevski (Brazil)
- Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em - Franco Spitale (Argentina)
- Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller – Santhosh Suvarna (India)
- Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (2-7, A-5, Badugi) – Patrick Moulder (USA)
- Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em – Frank Funaro (USA)
- Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship - Daniel Negreanu (Canada)
- Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em - Sean Jazayeri (USA)
- Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Paolo Boi (Italy)
- Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better - Dario Sammartino (Italy)
- Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship - Hector Berry (UK)
- Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw - David Funkhouser (USA)
- Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack - Chris Moen (USA)
- Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em - Mark Checkwicz (USA)
- Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship - Elie Nakache (France)
- Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em - Ben Collins (UK)
- Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Colin Robinson (USA)
- Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better - Nikolay Fal (Russia)
- Event #70: $400 Colossus - Martin Alcaide (Bulgaria)
- Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship - Shiina Okamoto (Japan)
- Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship - Scott Seiver (USA)
- Event #73: $25,000 Hit Roller Pot-Limit Omaha - David Eldridge (USA)
- Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship - Arash Ghaneian (USA)
- Event #75: $1,000 TAG TEAM No-Limit Hold'em - Jimmy Setna & Jason James (Canada)
- Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Matthew Lambrecht (USA)
- Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet (6-Handed) - Wing Liu (Hong Kong/UK)
- Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event - Georgios Skarparis (Cyprus)
- Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha - Daniel Perkusic (Germany)
- Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration - No-Limit Hold'em - Francis Anderson (USA)
- Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Aditya Agarwal (India)
- Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mix (6-Handed) - Garth Yettick (USA)
- Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em - Carsten Heidemann (Germany)
- Event #85: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker - Chance Kornuth (USA)
- Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha - Sascha Wilhelm (Germany)
- Event #87: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Matthew Alsante (USA)
- Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship - Calvin Anderson (USA)
- Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha - Joseph Sanders (USA)
- Event #91: $3,000 HORSE (8-Handed) - Gary Bolden (USA)
- Event #92: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Holdem - Jared Bleznick (USA)
- Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship (6-Handed) - Michael Rocco (USA)
- Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em - Jamie Walden (UK)
- Event #96: $25,000 High Roller HORSE - Xixiang Luo (China)
