WSOP 2024 Day 20 – Bracelets, Monsters and Bomb Pots

Yesterday was already the third Sunday of the 2024 World Series of Poker and it didn’t disappoint, with bracelets aplenty and thousands of players turning out for new and old events alike.

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Phil Hellmuth (courtesy of WSOP)

As we reported earlier today, Sergio Aido broke his WSOP duck with a career-best score, taking down Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-handed) for a whopping $2,026,506.

That was followed by Scott Seiver bagging his second bracelet of 2024 and his sixth overall in Event #40: $1,500 Razz. Seiver now joins the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, Chris Ferguson and Layne Flack on the all-time bracelet list.

Monster Stack, Monster Numbers

The third and final starting flight of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em pulled in another 3648 entries, taking the total number of entries to 8,703 of whom 2,831 survive for today’s day 2 session.

Leading the way with the only 1million+ stack is day 1b chip leader Changfeng Fan with some well-known names among the top 100, including Brian Yoon, Ryan Leng, Faraz Yaka and Jeremy Ausmus.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count 
1Changfeng FanUSA1,403,500 
2Ryan SullivanUSA915,000 
3Chi-Feng LiJapan855,000 
4Maxim ParysFrance765,000 
5Cristian TuicaUSA728,500 
6Hung NguyenUSA665,000 
7Julien-Millard FeralFrance651,500 
8John O’SheaIreland609,500 
9Joshua HeinzlUSA591,500 
10Michael EstesUSA585,500 

New Poker Variant Attracts 1300 Players

Sometimes a new event comes along that doesn’t usually see the light of day outside of cash games and yesterday it was the turn of Event #41: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit/Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot.

Often played as a fun hand at dealer changeovers, the WSOP tournament version attracted 1312 entries and is already down to just 16 players who will vie for the $270,820 top prize.

Leading the way is the Chinese duo of Xixiang Luo and Quan Zhou, with Daniel Hachem – son of 2005 WSOP Main Event champion “Aussie” Joe Hachem – sandwiched between them.

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Daniel Hachem (courtesy of WSOP)

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count 
1Xixiang LuoChina4,265,000 
2Daniel HachemAustralia4,065,000 
3Quan ZhouChina3,875,000 
4David FunkhouserUSA2,735,000 
5Marcos ExterkotterBrazil2,550,000 
6William KoppUSA2,075,000 
7Robert CoteUSA1,900,000 
8Aaron FrankUSA1,760,000 
9Joseph DulaneyUSA1,740,000 
10Dejuante AlexanderUSA1,550,000 
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 Cream of the Crop in Seven-Card Stud

As expected, Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship attracted a wealth of talent, the game being one of the most-played variants in the history of poker.

Only 11 players remain of the 107 who set out two days ago and yesterday saw the money bubble burst when Cheryl Denzik fell in 18th spot.  By the end of the day, Mike Lang had stretched out a healthy chip lead, but his chasers include nine bracelet holders.

Remaining Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Mike LangUSA1,189,000
2Paul VolpeUSA923,000
3Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil801,000
4James ObstAustralia732,000
5Yuval BronshteinIsrael650,000
6Jason DalyUSA602,000
7Juha HelppiFinland586,000
8Kane KalasUSA414,000
9Andre AkkariBrazil406,000
10Robert MizrachiUSA231,000
11Alex LivingstonCanada192,000

Four-Card Fun as Deeb and Hellmuth Play Mixed Omaha

Day 1 of Event #43: $1,500 Mixed Omaha got underway with Shaun Deeb and Phil Hellmuth among the 854 entries, both among the 215 players who bagged a stack for day 2.

The money bubble will strike sometime today with 129 players receiving a payday, and for those who haven’t played Mixed Omaha, it involves rounds of PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, & Big O (8-Handed).

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Dylan LambeUSA317,000
2Joshua AdcockUSA309,500
3Grantel GibbsUSA301,500
4Jonathan CohenUSA296,500
5Anthony MoyersUSA271,500
6Allyn ShulmanUSA267,000
7Samantha PerrymanUSA263,500
8Daniel AntonUSA262,500
9James ChenUSA259,500
10Aleksey FilatovUSA253,500

Today will also see Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em and Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship added to the playing halls at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

We’ll be back tomorrow with all the very best of the 2024 WSOP action, so be sure to check in!

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