Summer Saved! Alex Livingston Claims Second Bracelet and $390,621 in Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed!
The final day of Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas crowned Alex Livingston as the champion, now a two-time bracelet winner. On top of the prestigious achievement of winning the most coveted trophy in all of poker, Livingston will also take home first-place prize money totaling $390,621.
After defeating Francisco Benitez in a strenuous heads-up match, Livingston now stands atop a start-studded field of 844 entrants who came together to create a prize pool worth a staggering $2,253,480.
Livingston is already an accomplished pro, but this one is extra special to him.
“This was basically my last chance so it’s definitely awesome to do it…”
Since he won his first bracelet in a Stud event, he was asked how it felt to win in PLO.
“I really do love all the games, like the 10-game, 9-game mix, and H.O.R.S.E. are my best formats, but its really nice to win one in PLO because its probably the game I’ve played the most hands in, and to get one done here really feels good.”
In regards to the grueling heads-up duel with Benitez, he had this to say.
“He said this was his second-ever live PLO tournament, so I don’t know why he gave me that information, but it made me want to play as much post-flop as possible so I just would limp a lot of buttons and see where the action played out on the later streets, and it wound up working in my favor.”
“This truly was a summer saver.”
Livingston later dedicated the bracelet victory to the late Matthew Parry, who he called "a friend of mine, and as fierce a competitor as you could find in the poker world."
Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Livingston | Canada | $390,621 |
| 2 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | $260,403 |
| 3 | Martin Zamani | United States | $177,114 |
| 4 | Andrew Watson | United States | $122,746 |
| 5 | Hokyiu Lee | Honk Kong | $86,709 |
| 6 | Christopher Roth | United States | $62,457 |
| 7 | Tolga Demirel | Turkey | $45,892 |
The final day saw 17 of some of the best PLO players the WSOP had to offer such as bracelet winners Dylan Weisman, Shaun Deeb, Ari Engel, Ronald Keijzer, and Alex Foxen all took the felt earlier today.
The action started relatively fast as Zachary Reinbold, Murilo Milhomem, Oswin Ziegelbecker, and Shai Elbaz all found the rail in the first level for a payout of $20,595 in 17th, 16th, 15th, and 14th, respectively.
Deeb then exited in 13th for the same payout, and the remaining 12 players were reseated at the final two tables. PLO savant Weisman met his end during this time when he fell to Hokyiu Lee, who flopped a straight against Weisman’s two pair. The straight held on the river, and Weisman hit the rail in 11th place for $26,34.
The action slowed down at that point as the two tables of five players both were guilty of stalling, causing the floor to hold them at a soft hand-for-hand. This slow play only ended once German pro Keijzer exited in ninth to secure the remaing players the ~$8,000 payjump.
As soon as that happened, the action picked back up as short-stacked Alex Foxen (9th - $34,411) fell to Benitez, and then Ari Engel fell to Martin Zamani in eighth to send the surviving players to the final table.
Final Table Action
Going into the final table, Zamani came in with a massive lead with 50 more big blinds than Benitez, who entered in second place. Zamani then managed to have nearly 100% VPIP (Voluntarily Put [chips] in Pot) as he was involved in almost every hand.
He used this large chip stack to his advantage and proceeded to take out Tolga Demirel in seventh, Christopher Roth in sixth, and Hokyiu Lee in fifth. But Benitez ended his reign of terror when the two got it all in on the flop in a massive pot. Benitez at risk with an overpair and flush draw, and Zamani with two pair. The turn immediately brought in the flush for Benitez, and the river failed to give Zamani a boat, awarding a giant pot to Benitez to emerge as the new chip leader.
Benitez then went on to knock out Day 2 chip leader Andrew Watson when his flopped two pair trumped Watson’s ace-high holding to send him out in fourth place.
Livingston confidently navigated his way through the final table, taking down pots here and there but avoiding confrontation with the big stacks. That changed when he clashed with Zamani in a big pot. The two got it all in on the flop, with Livingston holding a set against Zamani’s straight draw. Zamani wound up hitting his straight on the turn, but Livingston made quads on the river to send him out in third place in dramatic fashion.
Livingston and Benitez then entered their epic heads-up battle that would ensue over the next several hours, even though Benitez started with a 2:1 chip lead. After three hours and forty-forty minutes of chip-trading, the two finally got it all in for the last time, with Benitez at risk. Livingston flopped a dream with a straight and flush draw, drilled the flush on the turn, and faded a board pairing on the river to close out the win while Benitez exited as the runner-up. Livingston celebrated emphatically with his rail as he held up the gold bracelet to notch another achievement on his belt.
With this win, the PokerNews coverage of this event ends. As the 2024 WSOP wraps up, we want to thank you for all of the support during this summer, and stay tuned during the rest of the year, as many exciting things are happening in poker!
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
- 57 Ben Collins' All Ins Were Unbeatable in Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors
- 58 Heads-Up Masterclass Propels Elie Nakache to $10K PLO Championship Title
- 59 Determined Scott Seiver Captures 3rd 2024 Bracelet by Winning $10k No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
- 60 Runner-Up No More: Shiina Okamoto Wins Ladies' Event With Fierce Determination and Confidence
- 61 WPT Announcer Tony Dunst Wins Third World Series of Poker Bracelet
- 62 David Eldridge Overcomes the Odds to Claim Second Bracelet in $25k PLO High Roller ($2,246,728)
- 63 VAMOS! Martin Alcaide Claims First Bracelet and $501,250 in Event #70: $400 Colossus
- 64 Matthew Lambrecht Wins $10,000 Mystery Bounty for First WSOP Bracelet
- 65 Team Setna is "On Cloud 9" as the Duo Take Down Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold’em
- 66 Wing Po Liu Flies High To Win Second Bracelet for $209,942
- 67 Nine Years After Near Tragedy, Arash Ghaneian Wins Second Bracelet in $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship
- 68 First Cash, First Bracelet as Daniel Perkusic Dominates $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
- 69 Georgios Skarparis Wins Mini Main Event After a Promise to His Student ($554,925)
- 70 Francis Anderson Wins 2024 WSOP $800 Independence Day Celebration ($501,040)
- 71 Dominating Final Table Performance Sees Aditya Agarwal Take Down Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em ($189,661)
- 72 Chance Kornuth Flips His Way to Fourth Bracelet in Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold'em
- 73 Matthew Alsante Triumphs Over the Pros in $5K 8-Handed No Limit Hold'em ($785,486)
- 74 It’s a Poker Fairytale For Carsten Heidemann, Winner of Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold’em
- 75 2024 WSOP Online: Watson Becomes Poker's 10th Triple Crown Winner; Prociak Claims Third Bracelet
- 76 Sascha Wilhelm Scores Biggest Career Win in $1k Mystery Bounty PLO
- 77 “This Bracelet is Worth Three”: Calvin Anderson Joins Five-Timer Club
- 78 Joseph Sanders Claims First Bracelet and $269,530 in $1.5k 6-Max PLO
- 79 Jared Bleznick Captures First Bracelet in $50k No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
- 80 Career-Best Score and First WSOP Bracelet for $3K HORSE Winner Gary Bolden
- 81 Inaugural $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship A Huge Success as Clement Richez Wins $1,041,989
- 82 Michael Rocco Caps Off Career Summer by Capturing First Bracelet
- 83 Xixiang Luo Doubles Up with Second Bracelet of the Summer in Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E.
- 84 Michael Liang Turns the Tables in Heads-Up to Win $777 Lucky 7's for $777,777
- 85 Summer Saved! Alex Livingston Claims Second Bracelet and $390,621 in Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed!
- 86 Jonathan Tamayo Wins Record-Breaking 2024 WSOP Main Event ($10,000,000)
- 87 Aneris Adomkevicius Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Event #99: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
- 88 Ching Da Wu Conquers The $1,500 Closer at the 2024 WSOP
- 89 Kyle “BluffNTuff” Lorenz & William “mortyc137” Nunley Win Final WSOP Pennsylvania Online Bracelets
