WSOP 2024 Day 9 – Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey Run Deep As Simeon Spasov Takes Second Gold

The bracelet hunt continued yesterday at the WSOP in Vegas, but it wasn’t to be gold for either Daniel Negreanu or Phil Ivey, the famous duo running deep but coming up short. Meanwhile, Simeon Spasov grabbed his second gold bracelet. 

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We’ll get to the game’s legends in a moment, but first up we had a gold bracelet celebration, and it was a second for Bulgarian Simeon Spasov…

Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Spasov was among the 17 players who made it through to the final day from 2,526 entries, all seeking as big a chunk as possible of the $3,372,210 prizepool.

In 2022 Spasov took down a $2k NLHE bracelet event, seeing off Michael “Sir Watts” Watson heads-up. That final table was “much harder” Spasov explained, after ousting John Henry Gordon for his second WSOP title. The final hand played out as follows:

Gordon: A♠ 7♣

Spasov: 8♥ 6♥

With Gordon the pre-flop aggressor in the big blind, he continued on the flop of…

Flop: A♥ 10♣ J♥

… but when a third heart appeared, his check raise jam was instacalled…

Turn: 10♥

River: 3♦

That river brick was enough to give Spasov the title and sparked instant celebrations with his rail…

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Simeon SpasovBulgaria$439,815
2John Henry GordonUnited States$293,218
3Chih FanTaiwan$210,645
4Steve YeaSouth Korea$152,995
5Mark DubeUnited States$112,362
6Daniel PalauSpain$83,452
7Joseph Brum PachecoBrazil$62,687

Event #13: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship 

This is one of the most coveted $10k Championship titles and you could tell from the field that poker’s greatest players all wanted it badly.

As we reported yesterday, Daniel Negreanu saw off Phil Hellmuth but a day later he had another Phil at table, this time the incomparable Phil Ivey. And the pair seemed in great mood as they posed for the cameras…

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(Photo Credit: WSOP/Hayley Hochstetler)

Ivey fell first from the 11 who returned for day 3, and then he was followed to the rail by Negreanu in 10th spot, Stud Hi-Lo hands accounting for both of them.

By the time 1am came around, three weary men were still battling away, at times even involving the crowd in the decision over which poker variant to play next. They will return today with  $144,431 sewn up and the bracelet and $333,045 up top.

End of Day 3 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count 
1Robert MizrachiUnited States3,620,000 
2Michael MartinelliUnited States3,290,000 
3Ryutaro SuzukiJapan1,555,000 
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Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 

192 players were whittled down to just 14 after day 2, with Caleb Furth holding twice as many chips as his nearest rival.

Mike Holtz and Andreas Fröhli are among the chasers for the $265,361 top prize.

Top 5 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips 
1Caleb FurthUnited States7,450,000 
2Andrew PatersonCanada3,980,000 
3Walter ChambersUnited States3,870,000 
4Andreas FröhliUnited States2,815,000 
5Jonathan LewisUnited States2,435,000 

Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Brian Rast, Erik Seidel and Sam Soverel are among the 41 players left in this star-heavy field, all chasing a share of the $3,785,800 prizepool.

Reigning Player of the Year Ian Matakis will also be looking to add to his gold collection following last year’s great showing.

Top 5 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips 
1Shant MarashlianUnited States2,785,000 
2Anthony CiercoFrance2,275,000 
3Mark TarichUnited States2,255,000 
4Nate SilverUnited States1,885,000 
5Brent HartUnited States1,750,000 

With multiple events reaching crunch time simultaneously, and several more set to kick off today, we’ll have more than enough action to bring you tomorrow, so be sure to check in!

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