Frank Funaro Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in $10k Super Turbo Bounty
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Two WSOP gold bracelet winners collided in a heads-up match that lasted just eight hands, one of whom added another bracelet to their mantle. Frank Funaro defeated Shota Nakanishi on Day 2 to take down Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, earning $612,997 and his second WSOP bracelet. Nakanishi fell short in second place but still earned himself $408,658 for his efforts.
$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Funaro | United States | $612,997 |
| 2 | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | $408,658 |
| 3 | Michael Rocco | United States | $282,983 |
| 4 | Oliver Weis | Germany | $199,342 |
| 5 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | $142,892 |
| 6 | Steve Buell | United States | $104,261 |
| 7 | Antoine Saout | France | $77,460 |
| 8 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | $58,616 |
| 9 | Aaron Johnson (MN) | United States | $45,195 |
Winner's Reaction
Frank Funaro was already an accomplished player before this tournament, having won an online bracelet in 2022 and finishing in fifth place at the 2022 WPT World Championship for $1,301,000. “But this is my best poker moment,” Funaro said moments after he took his new bracelet in his hands for the first time. “I feel like I've been close in a lot of these, and it feels really good to finally get one done,” he added.
Because of its structure, the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty, with its 20-minute levels, required skill and a bit of luck to win. Funaro managed to take advantage of all the components.
“I tried to embrace the madness and got really lucky,” he explained. “I was short, I rounded it up, and then I was short again. It was a swinging Super Turbo. The table was full of professionals; it wasn't the easiest final table. But luck was on my side. There were a lot of tough spots, and they all went my way. And I thought I played relatively well, all things considered. I'm very grateful.”
Funaro entered the final day sixth in chips of the remaining nine players. He managed to get things started by winning a massive flip to get himself back in the mix, then found plenty of dream double up spots after that, often having his opponents dominated preflop.
It’s difficult to run deep in a tournament of this magnitude as this event attracted plenty of household names, including Phil Hellmuth, who looked poised to defend his title. Hellmuth’s tournament run came to an end, exiting in 15th place for $28,463.
Funaro gave us a look ahead at what’s next for him this summer. “I’m going to the Millionaire Maker right now! Next week, my girlfriend and my brother are coming, so we'll do something next week.” Overwhelmed with emotions, Funaro does not plan on slowing down now and will look to add a third WSOP bracelet to his shelf in the coming weeks.
Tournament's Action
Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em attracted 486 entries totaling up to a prize pool of a whopping $4,519,800. Plenty of notables entered the field including Josh Arieh, David Peters, Erik Seidel, Julien Sitbon, Joe Cada and Nacho Barbero, all of whom fell short of the money.
The bubble burst on Day 1 with Steve Buell scoring a double knockout with pocket aces, eliminating Carl Noris and Juha Helppi. Then Day 1 saw some headliners make deep runs include Martin Jacobson (19th - $23,266), Alan Sternberg (22nd - $23,266), Dario Sammartino (28th - $19,407) and Daniel Sepiol (31st - $19,407)
Day 1 finished halfway through Level 29 with nine players making the final table. Day 1 play came to a halt with Aliaksei Boika earning two double ups in the span of five hands to catapult into the chip lead with 5,360,000 chips, 34 big blinds. Ludovic Geilich was responsible for doubling up Boika, and was left looking to navigate an eight big blind final table short stack. Oliver Weis and Antoine Saout rounded out the top three.
Day 2 resumed at 2 p.m. with the final table action being streamed. Aaron Johnson (MN) was the first to be eliminated from the final nine (9th - $45,195) after he lost a flip to Michael Rocco. He was followed by Ludovic Geilich (8th - $58,616) and by two-time WSOP Main Event finalist Antoine Saout, who ran twice into aces to finish in seventh place for $77,460.
Among multiples double-ups, Steve Buell was next to follow at the payout desk, losing with tens against Oliver Weis's ace-king (sixth Place - $104,261). Aliaksei Boika wasn't more fortunate as when he was one card away from doubling up, Rocco was lucky enough to hit a straight flush on the river to send him to the rail in fifth place for $142,892.
But this straight flush didn't help much Rocco in his quest for the gold bracelet, because after Weis' elimination (4th - $199,342) in a three-way all-in situation, he was eliminated as well by Nakanishi. For the second time this summer, Rocco finished in third place in a WSOP event and won $282,983.
Once heads-up, Funaro had a big disadvantage in chips but still managed to come back in just a few hands to win his second WSOP bracelet.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage of this event. Stay tuned for continued coverage of the 2024 WSOP by following our live updates from all tournaments here.
In this Series
- 1 Dong Meng Wins Second Bracelet & $200,000 in WSOP Tournament of Champions
- 2 Jose Garcia Wins Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em for $79,134
- 3 Asher Conniff Wins First Bracelet in Event 1: $5,000 Champions Reunion for $408,468
- 4 Daniel Willis Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Event #3: $500 Kickoff NLHE
- 5 James Chen Wins WSOP Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo ($209,350)
- 6 Darius Samual's 50% Bankroll Risk Pays Off in WSOP $25K Heads-Up Championship
- 7 Mixed Game Legend John Hennigan Wins Seventh Bracelet at 2024 WSOP
- 8 Bryce Yockey BLASTS 25K Fantasy Draft Price After $5K PLO Bracelet Win
- 9 "I'm Only Here to Win Bracelets," says Nick Guagenti as He Captures His Second
- 10 Malcolm Trayner Made a Millionaire in WSOP Mystery Millions
- 11 Great Scott! Seiver Adds to Legacy with Fifth WSOP Bracelet
- 12 David Prociak Conquers The $1,500 Badugi for His Second Bracelet and $129,676
- 13 Simeon Spasov Wins $1,500 6-Max to Claim Second Bracelet for $439,815!
- 14 Robert Mizrachi Joins Brother on Five WSOP Bracelets After $10,000 Dealer's Choice Victory
- 15 20 Years in the Making: TJ Murphy Becomes a WSOP Champion
- 16 Caleb Furth Captures Maiden Bracelet in Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better for $265,361
- 17 Dylan Weisman Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
- 18 Brent Hart Rises From Pack to Win Event #16: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em
- 19 John Racener Spins Shortest Stack Up to WSOP Gold in LHE Championship
- 20 Aaron Cummings Wins His First Bracelet In Lowball Triple Draw Event
- 21 "Feeling Vindicated": Brek Schutten Wins WSOP $25,000 High Roller for $1,405,641
- 22 Sean Troha Completes Hat Trick in $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
- 23 Huge Comeback Inspires Daniel Sepiol to First Bracelet in $1,500 Shootout
- 24 Daniel Vampan Claims First Bracelet and $148,635 in $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Max
- 25 Stephen Winters Defeats 20,647 Players to Win $300 Gladiators of Poker ($401,210)
- 26 Nick Schulman Wins Fifth WSOP Bracelet in $25K High Roller ($1,667,842)
- 27 Gruneberg & Bonnacci Capture First WSOP Pennsylvania Online Bracelets of the Summer
- 28 Evan Benton Goes From Poker Beginner to WSOP Bracelet Winner
- 29 Michael Christ "Gets Lucky" On His Way to Winning Event #27: $1,500 Big O
- 30 Alen Bakovic Laughs His Way to the WSOP Event #30 $600 PLO/NLH Mix Title
- 31 Nicholas Seward Wins His First WSOP Bracelet in $3,000 6-Handed for $516,135
- 32 Phil Ivey Wins His 11th WSOP Bracelet in $10K 2-7 Triple Draw Championship
- 33 Richard Ashby Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in Same Stud Event
- 34 Alex Manzano Ascends to Win Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack
- 35 Antonio Galiana’s Big Bluff Propels Him To First Bracelet in Event #34
- 36 Another Comeback, Another Bracelet For Phillip Hui In $1.5k H.O.R.S.E.
- 37 Timur Margolin Wins Third Bracelet in Event #36: $800 NLHE Deepstack for $342,551
- 38 John Fauver Wins The First Ever $10k Big O Championship For $681,998
- 39 Sergio Aido Wins 2024 WSOP $50,000 NLHE High Roller ($2,026,506)
- 40 Two Bracelets in Two Weeks: Scott Seiver Wins Sixth WSOP Gold in $1,500 Razz
- 41 James Obst Captures Second WSOP Bracelet in $10K Stud
- 42 Xixiang Luo Wins First-Ever WSOP NLHE/PLO Bomb Pot Mix Event
- 43 Magnus Edengren Gets His Crowning Moment in $1,500 Mixed Omaha
- 44 Kingery's Ransom: Longshoreman Ships $2K No-Limit Hold’em for $410,359
- 45 "It Was My Time": Chris Hunichen Captures First Bracelet & $2.8M in $100K High Roller
- 46 Peter Park Wins First Bracelet and $240,724 in Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty!
- 47 Dominant Performance: Pedro Neves Crushes On Way to WSOP Monster Stack Bracelet
- 48 Extra Special Day for Christopher Vitch As He Wins Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
- 49 Mostafa Haidary Tears Through the Final Four to Win Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
- 50 Third Time's the Charm: Patrick Moulder Captures First Bracelet and $177,045 in $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw
- 51 Frank Funaro Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in $10k Super Turbo Bounty
- 52 Dario Sammartino Wins First Bracelet in Event #61: $2,500 Stud 8/Omaha 8 for $222,703
- 53 Sean Jazayeri Claims First Bracelet in Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
- 54 We Want the Funk! David Funkhouser Wins First Bracelet in $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball
- 55 Paolo Boi Stages Impressive Comeback to Win Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em ($676,900)
- 56 Daniel Negreanu Wins 7th WSOP Bracelet in $50,000 Poker Players Championship
