2024 WSOP Day 6: Seiver Puts Himself in Contention for a Fifth Bracelet

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Jun 03, 2024 5 min read Last updated Jun 07, 2024

June 2 was the sixth day of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and it was another busy day for everyone involved. Two events awarded their bracelets to worthy winners, a star-studded cast in the $10K Omaha Hi-Lo was whittled to a more manageable number, and the second-ever badugi event got underway.

Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha was one of the events that dished out its coveted gold bracelet, and a cool $606,654 top prize. Only 11 of the 733 entrants returned for Day 3, and Bryce Yockey came out on top, defeating Farid Jattin heads-up to secure their second bracelet and a huge payout.

Nick Guagenti bagged a bracelet, the second of their career, plus $121,074 in prize money after coming out on top in Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed). Six of the 434 starters made it to the final day's play, and Guagenti closed out the tournament.

Mystery Millions Reaches Day 2; Jesse Rockowitz Bags Big on Day 1d

Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions has completed all four its flights, and 393 survivors from a colossal field of 7,609 remain. The unofficial attendance for this remarkable event is 18,418, with the WSOP confirming the exact number and the prize pool at the start of Day 2.

Adrian Puccio bagged up the Day 1d chip lead, finishing the night with 3,360,000 chips, the only Day 1d player accumulate over three million chips. Jesse Rockowitz is second in the flight's chip counts with 2,600,000. Rockowitz won a bracelet in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event in 2010, and finished third in last year's Monster Stack for $541,376, so he knows how to navigate his way around large fields.

Others in the top ten include $25K Fantasy Draft picks Dong Chen (2,215,000) and Adam Hendrix (2,060,000), while fellow draftees Scott Ball (1,745,000) and Justin Liberto (1,685,000) are inside the top 20.

The aforementioned Puccio is the player going into Day 2 with the overall chip lead and will fancy their chance of WSOP glory. The previous flights' leaders, Antonio Galiana (3,230,000), Pete Chen (3,150,000), and Bradley Coultas (2,730,000) occupy the spots below the leader.

A whole host of bracelet winners and $25K Fantasy Draft selections are among the Day 2 contingent, making for a potentially thrilling penultimate day in this event, which should see at least two players made into millionaires by the champion is crowned.

Day 2 shuffles up and deals at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 3. The aim is to play 17 levels of 40 minutes or until only five players remain, whichever happens first.

Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts

Seiver Third in Chips in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low

Day 2 of Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship saw the field cut down to 26 by the time the tournament director called time on proceedings. Sami Saad El-Dein bagged the most chips, bagging and tagging a tournament-leading 1,350,000, but some legitimate superstars are in the chasing pack.

Jared Bleznick (1,200,000) is second in chips as he hunts his first gold bracelet, while Scott Seiver occupies third place with 1,055,000 chips, the only other player with a seven-figure stack. Seiver, a pick in the $25K Fantasy Draft, has four WSOP bracelets on his wrist. Seiver won his first bracelet in 2008 before enduring a ten-year gap before his next one. He bagged his third in 2019, and captured number four in 2022.

Other $25K Fantasy Draft players still in the hunt include Calvin Anderson, Shaun Deeb, and Jake Schwartz, who all return in the top ten. Lower down the chip counts, you find Robert Mizrachi, recent seven-time bracelet winner John Hennigan, the United Kingdom's Benny Glaser, Ray Henson, and Dario Sammartino.

Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 3 with the plan to play down to five players.

Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Top 10 Chip Counts

Wagganer Climbs to an Early Lead in the $1,500 Badugi

Joseph Wagganer secured an early chip lead in Event #11: $1,500 Badugi, as the 487 crowd was reduced to 139 over the course of 15 levels on Day 1. Wagganer has five cashes in WSOP event, all of which are non-hold'em. However, his deepest run ended in a 16th place finish. Although there's plenty of poker still to be played in this event, Wagganer must be confident about improving on his best-ever finish.

Unfortunately for Wagganer, beating his previous best will not be an easy task because he has some top pros breathing down his neck. Bracelet winners Hanh Tran, Jerry Wong, and Frank Kassela, bagged up the top 10 stacks, while recent addition to the two-time bracelet winner club Nick Guagenti returns to the action in 15th place.

Other notables safely through at the first time of asking include Alex Livingston, Kevin Gerhart, Yuri Dzivielevski, Daniel Zack, Michael Moncek, and Chris Brewer.

Day 2 kicks off at 1:00 p.m. local time and continues for ten-hour-long levels. Once those are over, we should have a clearer picture of who will become the Badugi champion.

Event #11: $1,500 Badugi Top 10 Chip Counts

What is Happening on Day 7 of the 2024 WSOP?

Day 7 of the 2024 WSOP sees the series pick up the pace, with five events running on June 3.

Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions kicks things off on Day 7 before the star-studded Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better enters its penultimate day. Event #11: $1,500 Badugi goes into its Day 2, and two more events shuffle up and deal.

A huge turn-out is expected in Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Brazil's Rafael Reis won this event in 2023, outlasting 2,453 opponent on his way to banking $465,501 and his first piece of WSOP hardware.

If you want to catch a glimpse of some legitimate poker superstars, you must check out Event #13: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship (6-handed). Chad Eveslage came out on top last year, scooping $311,428.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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