Inaugural $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship A Huge Success as Clement Richez Wins $1,041,989
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It was a French takeover at the end of the 2024 World Series of Poker. Shouts of "Allez!" reverberated around a cavernous Horseshoe as Clement Richez was draped in "Le Tricolore" flag of France while his rail chanted his name moments after he conquered 3,177 runners in Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em to win the massive first place prize of $1,041,989.
"I'm shaking all over," Richez said afterward to French media, describing the emotion of his win: "I didn't think this would give me so many emotions. I was on the verge of crying during the winner's photo, and I'll probably cry after this because I need to release all the pressure."
Prior to this seven-figure payout, the French pro's biggest career score had been $188,000 when he finished 50th in last year's Main Event, where he spent a decent amount of time on feature tables to make a bit of a name for himself than with his distinctive tattoos and memorable fearless play.
But despite the visible emotion coming out of him afterward, Richez says he was steely and focused throughout the tournament. "I was very focused and didn't feel any doubt. I did not even check what first-place money was. I was just playing hand by hand and trying to play well."
![Clement Richez](https://pnimg.net/w/articles-attachments/1/669/6079bc08c5.jpg)
And play well he did, as he entered the day fourth in chips and remained one of the big stacks through the day, where he would then reach his first career final table.
"My first final table was already a dream; the more players went down, and then suddenly I was heading up. It was even more of a dream. It's amazing; every poker player dreams of having a bracelet. It was not even my goal, but once I won, I realized that all this time, it was my goal."
Richez was sure to shout out his fellow Frenchmen as well as part of this late French takeover at the WSOP. "The dream is not over yet; it continues because Malo Latinois plays in the final table of the Main Event tomorrow, so if he wins, it would be crazy," he added as a teaser for tomorrow's Main Event extravaganza. Not to mention, Alexandre Reard, who had just won a big pot in the $10,000 6-Max Championship to take the chip lead there as Richez watched on following his win.
One final thing that made it special for Richez was that his wife could witness it. She arrived in Vegas from France just in time to watch the final table and share in his win. The two shared an emotional embrace following his winner's pictures and interview.
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$3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Clement Richez | France | $1,041,989 |
2 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | $694,714 |
3 | Alec Torelli | United States | $517,525 |
4 | Dong Chen | China | $388,519 |
5 | David Uvaydov | United States | $293,950 |
6 | Taylor Black | United States | $224,152 |
7 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | $172,285 |
8 | Boris Kuzmanovic | Croatia | $133,479 |
9 | David Brehme | United Kingdom | $104,248 |
Action of the Day
The record field of 3,117 was the largest ever recorded for a $3,000 tournament, and the day began with plenty of action. The 17 who started the day converged on the unofficial final table of ten in just two hours, right as the first break hit.
The day began with plenty of action as the 17 who started the day converged on the unofficial final table of ten in just two hours right as the first break hit.
From there, the action would be speedy at first as Stefan Dimitrov and David Brehme quickly departed within the first few minutes to bring the table down to eight. At eight-handed play, there would be some dynamic changes with big all-ins that flipped the chip counts, most notably between Adam Owen and Alec Torelli.
Owen's downward momentum would be stymied when he hit a much-needed river card to bust Boris Kuzmanovic to boost himself back up into contention and bring the field down to six where start of day chip leader Taylor Black would meet his demise after he was unable to really get anything going at the final table.
David Uvaydov more than tripled his previous career-best score with a fifth-place finish for $293,950 as he fell victim to Torelli. Dong Chen was the next to go in fourth as he was able to ladder up his short stack into a fourth-place finish after being short for much of the final table.
Three-handed play began with three relatively even deep stacks. Torelli made some aggressive plays as he had the chip lead at the start of it, but ultimately, he lost a few pots and then went out to Owen when his straight flush draw could not get there. This result became the second-best of Torelli's poker career, only behind his 11th-place finish in the Main Event last year.
Heads-up play began with Owen holding the chip lead after taking out Torelli, but Richez quickly took control, winning multiple pots in a row through showdown and forcing folds. After about an hour, he had Owen down to around 15 big blinds, where the Brit would double once to climb close again but then lose the second time, asking a few hands later to confirm the Frenchman as the bracelet winner.
![Adam Owen](https://pnimg.net/w/articles-attachments/1/669/607bb2ef3a.jpg)
It was a somewhat bitter pill for Owen to swallow despite the large monetary score. It was the second time he had been runner-up for his first bracelet at this WSOP, as he was denied second place in Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud, both times entering as the heads-up chip leader. But regardless, this result is good for the third-largest cash of his career.
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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