WSOP 2024 Day 28 – Daniel Negreanu dumps Phil Hellmuth from PPC to Line Up Gold Bracelet Run

Phil Hellmuth’s hopes of an 18th WSOP gold were shattered last night by Daniel Negreanu, the legends dueling in the most prestigious event of all at the WSOP with Kid Poker ousting the Poker Brat.

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Phil Hellmuth (courtesy of WSOP)

Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship

The $50k PPC is named the Players Championship for a reason, considered the ultimate test of skill and attracting the crème de la crème of poker’s elite.

Hellmuth came into day 2 after a late  night playing online and another near miss in his bid to extend his WSOP bracelet record…

However, Daniel Negreanu had other ideas, and a “tag-team” effort in Stud Hi-Lo saw the Poker Brat’s PPC run end in 30th spot last night…

Phil Hellmuth: 3♠ 5♠ / 8♠ 9♦ A♣ K♥ / 9♣

Daniel Negreanu: 4♥ 3♦ / 2♠ 10♥ 10♣ Q♣ / 7♦

John David Rogers: A♥ 5♥ / 4♦ 6♦ 3♥ 10♦ / 9♠

Rogers took the low and Negreanu took the high to send Hellmuth to the rail.

Negreanu finished the day in 7th place in the chase for the $1,178,703 top prize, with Phil Ivey still in the mix on 14th spot and Gus Hansen also alive in 26th place. Aussie pro James Obst once again leads the way with only 29 players remaining.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1James ObstAustralia1,961,000
2Jeremy AusmusUSA1,839,000
3Johannes BeckerGermany1,764,000
4Jared BleznickUSA1,546,000
5David BenyamineUSA1,531,000
6Joao VieiraPortugal1,428,000
7Daniel NegreanuCanada1,341,000
8Michael MizrachiUSA1,329,000
9Bryce YockeyUSA1,255,000
10Hal RotholzUSA1,055,000

There may have been no gold bracelets awarded yesterday, but there was more than enough action to keep players, fans and journos busy.

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Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em

Only 315 players remain from the 10,939 who started out on the $1500 Milly Maker, 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson, English online crusher Chris Moorman, Argentine favourite Maria Lampropoulos, and Mustapha “Mustacchione” Kanit all made it to the paid spots and an end of day bag.

Top 10 Chip Counts 

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Sebastien SigouinCanada2,615,000
2Connor RashUSA2,550,000
3Jeremy SurinachFrance2,550,000
4Jason SagleCanada2,385,000
5Timur MargolinIsrael2,320,000
6Vitalijs ZavorotnijsLatvia2,305,000
7Gabriel SchroederBrazil2,295,000
8Jason HickeyUSA2,240,000
9Sasha GuerinUSA2,170,000
10Rudy CervantesUSA2,160,000

Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em

A record-breaking 3362 entries appeared for the $1k Super Seniors, among them Frenchman Bruno Fitoussi, three-time WSOP champ Sammy Farha, and 1995 WSOP Main Event champ, Dan Harrington.

Harrington’s numerous books on poker helped many find their footing in the game, although his nickname “Action Dan” is a somewhat sarcastic take on his safety-first approach.

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Dan Harrington (courtesy of WSOP)

975 players from an initial 3362 entries remain, with 505 set to cash today and a very healthy $358,045 up top for the eventual winner.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1David GoodkinUSA349,500
2Paul RungeUSA275,000
3Robert NolenUSA264,000
4Nicholas BennettUSA258,000
5Ron FetschUSA243,000
6Bruno FitoussiFrance236,000
7Edward HarrisUSA234,000
8Thomas McDonaldUSA234,000
9Mark EbnerUSA233,500
10Kevin O’DonnellUSA231,000

Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em

2015 Main Event champ Joe McKeehen is well in the mix after day 1 of the $3k NLH, but 2006 champ Jamie Gold will have to reenter today after busting out last night.

With 1441 entries so far, the prizepool stands at over $4million. Husband and wife duo Alex and Kristen Foxen both bagged a stack while Yanfeng Wang bagged yet another day 1 lead.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Yanfeng WangUSA369,000
2Jose FerreiraBrazil369,000
3Daniel GagneCanada363,000
4Yan LiChina347,500
5Stephen KehoeUSA333,000
6Homan MohammadiGermany324,500
7Ramaswamy PylooreUSA306,500
8Brian BarkerUSA298,000
9Darius SamualUK290,000
10Carl ShawUK283,000

Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)

Robert Mizrachi leads the 189 players who made it through day 1, the $1,128,075 prizepool set to be shared among the top 77 players from an initial 507 entry field and $222,703 up top.

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Robert Mizrachi (courtesy of WSOP)

2005 Main Event champ Joe Hachem and WSOP commentator Norman Chad both made it through to day 2, but Shaun Deeb and Patrick Leonard were among those who missed out.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Joseph ShammasUSA266,000
2Chad EveslageUSA259,000
3Robert MizrachiUSA258,500
4Venkata TayiUSA250,500
5Ziya RahimUSA246,000
6Kevin ChanceUSA227,500
7Takehiko NakajimaJapan217,000
8Gary BensonAustralia213,000
9Jose FerroColombia212,500
10Terrence HastooUSA205,500

Starting today we can add Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship and Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed) to the mix.

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