Tuesday, July 9, 2024 2:17 AM Local Time
Donovan and Friedman Bag Big After Day 2d of the $10,000 Main Event Championship
Today ends day 2d of the WSOP 2024 Event #81: $10,000 Main Event. A total of 3,823 players occupied the seats at the beginning of the day with a total of 562 new entrants for the day. With these numbers combined with the other flights, this brought the total number of entrants into the main to 10,112, which now holds the record for the biggest main event ever.
A total prize pool of $94,041,600 was collected and will be divided among the final 1,517 players. Each one of those lucky few will receive a minimum of $15,000. When the field is reduced to just nine players, each one of them will be guaranteed $1,000,000, but all eyes are firmly placed on the whopping $10,000,000 to first place and the illustrious WSOP Main Event championship bracelet.
WSOP 2024 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | 81-125 | $100,000 |
| 2 | $6,000,000 | 126-134 | $85,000 |
| 3 | $4,000,000 | 135-162 | $70,000 |
| 4 | $3,000,000 | 163-224 | $60,000 |
| 5 | $2,500,000 | 225-287 | $50,000 |
| 6 | $2,000,000 | 288-311 | $45,000 |
| 7 | $1,500,000 | 312-350 | $45,000 |
| 8 | $1,250,000 | 351-413 | $40,000 |
| 9 | $1,000,000 | 414-476 | $37,500 |
| 10-11 | $800,000 | 477-539 | $35,000 |
| 12-13 | $600,000 | 540-602 | $32,500 |
| 14-17 | $450,400 | 603-665 | $30,000 |
| 18-26 | $350,000 | 666-764 | $27,500 |
| 27-35 | $300,000 | 765-863 | $25,000 |
| 36-44 | $250,000 | 864-950 | $22,500 |
| 45-53 | $200,000 | 951-1,008 | $20,000 |
| 54-62 | $160,000 | 1,009-1,250 | $17,500 |
| 63-71 | $140,000 | 1,251-1,517 | $15,000 |
| 72-80 | $120,000 | | |
The day began with the legendary Jack Binion unveiling the 2024 WSOP championship bracelet, custom-made from over 400 grams of 10-karat yellow gold. The bracelet also contains 2,253 precious stones, including almost 2,000 diamonds. This year's design also includes a removable golden face plate intended to serve as a card protector.
Jack Binion presented the WSOP Main Event bracelet and announced shuffle up and deal!
Circling the top of the field is Donovan Dean, who ended his day with 639,500. A poker staple of the south and midwestern areas of the country, Dean spent much of the latter half of the day near the top of the chip counts. With two WSOPC rings to his name and $1,307,953 in lifetime earnings, Dean's poker aspirations have been and will continue to be set high. "Was aiming for over 700,000. Had 506,000 after the second break, but I fell short. Can't complain too much, I guess." Dean's bag for the day brings him ever closer to his first WSOP bracelet.
Sitting behind him in the counts is five-time WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman, who sits with 581,000. Very few players alive possess a WSOP resume as decorated as the Ohio-born poker player, whose skill, experience, and patience rewarded him greatly with a stack worth over 200 big blinds. "It feels like a new tournament from here on out," Friedman said when asked about the overall strategy for the following days. No stranger to main event deep runs, Friedman has cashed this event five times, with his first ever live cash being his 43rd place finish in the 2005 Main Event for $235,390. With 20 years of poker knowledge at his disposal, this pro looks to capitalize on his big stack and, in his own words, "break even for the summer."
Five-time WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman ended up as one of the biggest stacks in the room
Others that found their way to bags included Aram Zobian (401,500), Ari Engel (334,500), David "ODB" Baker (329,000), Phil Ivey (283,500), and Brian Rast (229,000). Each one is looking to cash in the biggest tournament of the summer. To do that and more, they must navigate many obstacles and pitfalls as the tournament progresses.
Cody Daniels ended up making Day 3 for the second year in a row. "The first deep run was obviously special, but this one I didn't think I would make. I showed up to the WSOP only to play the Colossus, and to show up and make it here is still special." As compared to last year's bag of 82,000, Daniels put 310,500 into the bag at night's end. Daniels ended up in 635th place last year and will be looking to top that finish, starting with his bag here tonight.
Looking for his second WSOP Main Event cash, Cody Daniels ended his day with 310,500
"Survive and advance" is a helpful piece of advice from the 2013 champion Ryan Riess (103,500). He is one of a four-player contingent of Main Event champions who made it through the day. Among them are 2015 champion Joe McKeehen (309,500), last year's champion Daniel Weinman (229,500), and 1998 champion Scotty Nguyen (206,000). Each of them is still in the hunt and looking to achieve what has not been done in 27 years since Stu Ungar won the main event again.
Defending champion Daniel Weinman is still in the hunt to go back to back
Joe Cada will not be adding a third main event final table or second main event title to his resume this year. Huck Seed's time in this event was short-lived as the 1996 champion made what was a first appearance in a tournament this summer. Chris Hunichen will not be adding any main event success to his already quite successful summer. They all fell throughout the day and joined the rail with players like Dario Sammartino, Jessica Teusl, Christian Harder, Allen Kessler, Jake Schwartz, as well as hundreds of others that fell throughout the day. Their hopes for a main event title will have to wait until next year as the final survivors return tomorrow, July 9th, at 12:00 p.m.
Play will resume at Level 11 in The Horseshoe, where blinds are 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. The 1,713 survivors at the conclusion of Day 2d will combine with the 1,549 survivors of Day 2abc for the first time this tournament. Levels will last two hours each, with a dinner break set to happen after Level 13. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action in the coming days leading to the next Main Event champion!
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 1:02 AM Local Time
Assorted End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Donovan Dean | 639,500 | -500  |
| Shuyang Han | 604,000 | 34,000  |
| Emilien Pitavy | 589,000 | -31,000 |
| Adam Friedman | 581,000 | -81,000 |
| Stephen Song | 577,000 | 414,900 |
| Long Long | 488,500 | -36,500 |
| George Yutuc | 475,000 | 0 |
| Domenico Micillo | 463,500 | 218,600 |
| Tomoki Terashima | 460,000 | -25,000 |
| David Harmon | 457,000 | 7,000 |
| Peng Shan | 412,000 | 298,400 |
| Catalin Pop | 406,000 | 36,000 |
| Aram Zobian | 401,500 | -68,500 |
| Zephyr Peling | 400,500 | 120,500 |
| Brian Luo | 395,500 | 275,800 |
| Christopher Frank | 392,000 | 102,000 |
| Noah Andrew | 390,500 | 169,100 |
| Stanislav Petriv | 374,000 | 336,400 |
| Gregory Brown | 372,000 | 254,300 |
| Ren Lin | 372,000 | -3,000 |
| David Levy | 371,000 | 239,000 |
| Han Feng | 363,500 | 363,500 |
| Maksym Lavrov | 357,000 | 219,600 |
| Oliver Fink | 336,500 | 336,500 |
| Ari Engel | 334,500 | 199,500 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 329,500 | 69,500 |
| Alexandros Kolonias | 326,000 | 16,500 |
| Joshua Schoonover | 323,000 | 0 |
| Zachary Gergen | 322,000 | 165,700 |
| Jose Ferre | 321,000 | 321,000 |
| Cody Daniels | 310,500 | 21,500 |
| Matthew Cosentino | 310,000 | 264,500 |
| Joe Mckeehen | 309,500 | 109,500 |
| Tony Sinishtaj | 305,500 | 142,500 |
| Benjamin Luber | 295,500 | 24,500 |
| Landon Tice | 292,000 | 166,000 |
| Eliott Kessas | 291,500 | 175,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 283,500 | 53,500 |
| Terrance Reid | 281,000 | 65,000 |
| Stanley Lee | 272,500 | 69,500 |
| Kenneth Kim | 262,500 | 103,200 |
| Michael Bailey | 261,000 | 52,000 |
| Eric Mizrachi | 257,000 | 157,000 |
| Andrew Yeh | 255,000 | 55,000 |
| Ky Nguyen | 254,500 | -54,500 |
| Kasey Mills | 252,500 | -52,500 |
| Jimmy Nguyen | 248,000 | 108,000 |
| Daniel Weinman | 229,500 | 79,500 |
| Brian Rast | 229,000 | 59,000 |
| Ana Marquez | 224,000 | 74,000 |
| Zac Matson | 221,500 | 221,500 |
| Thomas Morrison | 218,500 | 175,200 |
| Kyle Miholich | 215,000 | 95,000 |
| Nenad Medic | 210,000 | -10,000 |
| Miles Barnum | 208,000 | 5,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 206,000 | 78,000 |
| Steve Wazwaz | 200,000 | 41,000 |
| Tom Dwan | 187,000 | 34,000 |
| Noam Fliegelman | 170,500 | 76,400 |
| Melanie Weisner | 169,000 | 24,000 |
| Martin Staszko | 167,000 | 87,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 158,500 | 8,500 |
| Olga Iermolcheva | 155,000 | 35,000 |
| Frank Cucchiara | 137,000 | 39,000 |
| Xuan Liu | 135,000 | 5,000 |
| Ebony Kenney | 131,000 | -100,000 |
| David Goodman | 129,000 | 129,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 126,500 | 61,500 |
| Kenny Nguyen | 126,000 | 0 |
| Allen Cunningham | 123,500 | 51,500 |
| Darren Elias | 118,500 | 8,500 |
| Jeremy Saderne | 109,000 | -3,000 |
| Eric Nathan | 108,500 | -1,500 |
| Blaise Bourgeois | 104,500 | 35,500 |
| Ryan Riess | 103,500 | -11,500 |
| Stephen Winters | 95,000 | -68,800 |
| Conrad Simpson | 86,500 | -3,500 |
| Men Nguyen | 55,000 | 15,000 |
| Casey Carroll | 53,500 | 2,500 |
| Bobby Noel | 53,000 | -20,000 |
| Krista Farrell | 49,000 | -61,800 |
| Cherish Andrews | 42,000 | -70,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 31,000 | -1,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:56 AM Local Time
Day 2d Complete
All hands at the tables are now completed and players are bagging up their chips.
A recap of the day's action will follow shortly.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:43 AM Local Time
Dean Takes a Late One From Uvaydov
The completed double paired board read . Donovan Dean bet 80,000 form the button into a pot of around 120,000. David Uvaydov was under the gun and folded after a few moments.
Dean took the pot as he threatens the chip lead late in the night.
| Donovan Dean | 640,000 | 60,000 |
| David Uvaydov | 123,000 | -9,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:40 AM Local Time
Final Five Hands
The tournament director has announced that five more hands will be played before the survivors bag up their chips for the night.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:37 AM Local Time
Yoshida Moves Up the Leaderboard
Anson Tsang raised from under the gun and Yutaka Yoshida made it 13,000 from the button. Tsang called.
On the flop, Tsang check-called a bet of 11,000 from Yoshida.
A landed on the turn and Tsang checked out, then was faced with another bet after Yoshida fired 22,000. Tsang thought for a while then let his hand go.
| Yutaka Yoshida | 270,000 | 185,200 |
| Anson Tsang | 150,000 | -75,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:36 AM Local Time
Pitavy Makes an Incredible Hero Call to Join Ranks of Chip Leaders
Around 60,000 was already in the pot as Emilien Pitavy and an opponent saw the turn on a board of .
The button then bet 34,000 and Pitavy called in the cutoff. The river was the and the cutoff bet another 77,000.
Pitavy took a minute before he called once more, opening up for just ace-high. His opponent mucked and Pitavy took the massive pot to climb up past 600,000.
| Emilien Pitavy | 620,000 | 548,400 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:34 AM Local Time
Harmon Busts a Player
David Harmon raised to 4,000 from early position, and a player in middle position called. Then a player in the hijack three-bet all in for 65,000. Once it folded back to Harmon, he made the call, and the middle position player folded.
Hijack:
David Harmon:
Harmon had his opponent dominated with ace-queen. Once the board ran out, it did not improve the hijacks hand, and he was eliminated.
| David Harmon | 450,000 | 93,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:33 AM Local Time
Elias Sniffs Out a Bluff
Darren Elias was heads-up from under the gun against a lone opponent in the big blind on a completed board of with several thousand already in the middle.
The player in the big blind bet 11,000 and Elias went deep into the tank. Elias eventually put calling chips in front of his opponent, who showed .
Elias tabled and collected the pot with his ace.
| Renzo Monteiro | 421,000 | 371,400 |
| Darren Elias | 110,000 | 50,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:22 AM Local Time
Davis Finds Flush vs Foxen
Action came in at the end of the hand as the board read . The pot had about 35,000 in it and Mark Davis fired 32,000 from the hijack.
Kristen Foxen was on the button. She thought for several moments before eventually calling. Davis tabled the for a flush and Foxen mucked.
| Kristen Foxen | 185,000 | -15,000 |
| Mark Davis | 137,000 | 45,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:18 AM Local Time
Barstool Nate Gets an Unlucky River
Eric "Barstool Nate" Nathan raised to 4,000 from middle position, before a player in the hijack three-bet to 11,000. Once it folded back to Nathan, he made the call.
The flop came and both players checked to the turn.
After the hit the turn, Nathan bet out 10,000 which was called by the player in the hijack.
The river was the and Nathan checked to his opponent who bet 25,000. Nathan quickly flicked in a chip to call and was shown for two pair.
Nathan showed before tossing his cards in the muck.
| Eric Nathan | 110,000 | 110,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:15 AM Local Time
Velasco Gets Paid by Parys
Maxime Parys raised to 4,000 in middle position, Carlos Velasco three-bet to 11,000 in the hijack, and Parys called.
Both players checked the flop and Parys also checked the turn. Velasco then bet 13,000 and Parys called.
The river was the and Velasco bet 30,000. Parys took a minute before calling as Velasco turned over . Parys mucked and Velasco took down the pot.
| Carlos Velasco | 290,000 | 166,500 |
| Maxime Parys | 180,000 | 97,700 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:11 AM Local Time
Noori Nixes Two
Michael Noori and two other players were already all in preflop, with Noori having both of his opponents covered.
Early position:
Button:
Michael Noori:
The flop gave Noori a bit of sweat, but the runout kept him best with aces and he scooped the large pot while sending both his opponents to the rail.
"First time I've been over six figures!" Noori said as he collected the pot.
| Michael Noori | 180,000 | 145,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:04 AM Local Time
Luber Hooks An Elimination
A player moved all in for 29,500 from late position and on the button Benjamin Luber called to put him at risk.
Opponent:
Benjamin Luber:
The board ran out and the fours full of jacks was good enough for Luber to take down the pot.
| Benjamin Luber | 271,000 | 129,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:03 AM Local Time
Melone Shoves the River in Lengthy Pot
Heads-up on a flop of and around 35,000 in the pot, a player in the small blind bet 21,000 and Michael Melone called in the cutoff.
The turn was the and the small blind checked to Melone who bet 26,500. His opponent called and checked again on the river.
Melone took several minutes before he moved all in for 45,000. "I guess you had to go all in at that point, huh," his opponent said as he then tanked for nearly five minutes.
He eventually folded and Melone took down the pot without a showdown.
| Michael Melone | 190,000 | 49,900 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:02 AM Local Time
Big Hold For Yunis
Nick Yunis was all in preflop in a big flip situation.
Nick Yunis:
James Pogson:
The board ran out to give Yunis the double and get his chips back from earlier pots lost to Pogson.
| Nick Yunis | 254,000 | 141,000 |
| James Pogson | 99,000 | -36,000 |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 12:02 AM Local Time
Life Outside Poker: Jungleman Dishes on Game of Gold, Tom Dwan Debts
Jungleman Life Outside Poker
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.
Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.
This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
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Monday, July 8, 2024 11:59 PM Local Time
Robertson Doubles with Kings
Action was picked up with Tass Robertson all in for 48,000, and player in the hijack putting him at risk.
Tass Robertson:
Hijack:
Robertson was in great shape for the double up with his pocket kings. Once the board ran out Robertson kings were still best, to give him the double up.
Monday, July 8, 2024 11:55 PM Local Time
Stewart Fires Twice
A player opened to 4,500 from early position and in the hijack, Scott Stewart three-bet to 12,000 which his opponent called.
The flop rolled out and the early position player check-called a bet of 9,000 from Stewart.
On the turn, the early position player checked once more over to Stewart who sized up to 28,000. His opponent looked down at his chips and counted them out before ultimately deciding to fold his hand.
The start of day chip leader and 6-time WSOPC ring winner took down the pot.
| Scott Stewart | 248,000 | -13,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2024 11:53 PM Local Time
Check in on Other Red Big Stacks
| Donovan Dean | 580,000 | 100,000 |
| Long Long | 525,000 | 175,000 |
| Nazar Buhaiov | 496,000 | 6,000 |
| Tomoki Terashima | 485,000 | 320,200 |
| Chad Lousberg | 375,000 | 185,000 |
| Catalin Pop | 370,000 | -90,000 |