2024 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$240,724
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,761,850
Entries
2,110
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,110
Players Left
1

Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Peter Park Wins First Bracelet and $240,724 in Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Peter Park
Peter Park

After a 16-hour marathon day of poker, a champion has been crowned in Event # 51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas in the form of Peter Park. Park has officially won the grand prize of $240,724, and his first WSOP bracelet by defeating Mark Dube heads up.

Park overcame a field of 2,110 players in this freezeout to claim his share of the $1,761,850 prize pool, while Dube took home $160,474 for his runner-up finish.

Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Peter ParkUnited States$240,724
2Mark DubeUnited States$160,474
3Adria DiazSpain$117,451
4Qing LiuUnited States$86,821
5Jungyang LinChina$64,828
6Jose RodriguezUnited States$48,899
7Zhigang YangCanada$37,264
8Julio NovoUnited States$28,693
9Joe KuetherUnited States$22,326

PokerNews caught up with him just after he won. "Oh, I’m still coming to reality…It’s a very big deal for me,” The new bracelet winner said, still trying to process what just happened.

According to The Hendon Mob, this is his career-best score, as his previous was from taking down a Hustler Casino Employee Appreciation event for $101,181 back in 2019.

“I used to play full time, but then I found a job I really like, around two years ago. I work at an aviation company in Dallas, which means that I don't have as much time for live tournaments anymore, but I still play online every day.”

Park explained that this could be why he had an advantage in a turbo structure, as most online tournaments use the same format.

With 20-minute levels throughout the day, the action promised to be fast-paced and it was from the start. Park said he was lucky enough to score several bounties early on, which allowed him to play a lot more loose and aggressive.

Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

A lot of notable names took their shot in this event, like Koray Aldemir, Ryan Leng, Joe Cada, Adam Hendrix, Ryan Riess, and Jesse Lonis, just to name a few. They all eventually fell to the wayside as the turbo structure turned the event into a virtual shove-fest where players had to win scores of flips to make it deep.

The field was rapidly shrinking throughout the day and before the players knew it, they were at the final three tables, then the final two, then the final within just a few levels’ span.

Coming into the final table, it was Qing Liu as the frontrunner with 6,000,000 more chips than Adria Diaz in second. Liu had just come off of a hot run as he busted multiple players in rapid succession to amass a giant stack.

Qing Liu
Qing Liu

Once at the final table, the action still had no brakes as Liu claimed another victim in the form of Thomas Moore, who exited in tenth place. A few orbits later is when Park started to chip up, first by picking up pocket aces to bust Zhigang Yang in seventh, and then picked up aces once again to bust Jose Rodriguez in sixth.

Mark Dube
Mark Dube

Dube, who at that point had played fairly passively as he quietly laddered, came alive once it got to five-handed play. First, he knocked out Jungyang Lin in fifth place then he scored a massive double through Li and then finished him off in fourth soon after. At one point, Dube looked poised to take home the bracelet after eliminating Diaz in third place, but Park had other plans. The two players got it all in on a flop of ten, ten, three, with Dube holding a three, but Park held trip tens. Park only improved to a full house on the river and a majority of Dube’s stack was shipped across the table. It was only one or two hands later that the two players got it all in for the bracelet, and Park won the hand to emerge as the winner.

Well, that does it for the PokerNews coverage of this event, but make sure to stay tuned as you will find all of the 2024 WSOP updates right here!

Tags: Adam HendrixAdria DiazJesse LonisJoe CadaJoe KuetherJose RodriguezJulio NovoJungyang LinKoray AldemirMark DubePeter ParkQing LiuRyan LengRyan RiessThomas MooreZhigang Yang

Mark Dube Eliminated in 2nd Place ($160,474)

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Mark Dube
Mark Dube

Mark Dube opened to 2,400,000 on the button and Peter Park called in the big blind.

Park checked following the 10310 flop. Dube continued for 2,000,000 only for Park to respond with a raise to 5,000,000. After some thought, Dube moved all in and Park called for his remaining chips.

Peter Park: 109 All in
Mark Dube: K3

Park had flopped trips and improved to a boat on the remaining 69 runout to leave Dube with crumbs.

A couple of hands later, Dube moved all in for 2,400,000 on the button with Park putting him at risk.

Mark Dube: Q4 All in
Peter Park: A3

Park was marginally ahead and remained so after the board completed 88663 to eliminate Dube in second place.

Stay tuned for a full tournament recap to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Park us
Peter Park
52,750,000
31,750,000
31,750,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
Busted

Tags: Mark DubePeter Park

Level: 39

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

Adria Diaz Eliminated in 3rd Place ($117,451)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Adria Diaz
Adria Diaz

Adria Diaz moved all in from the small blind and was snapped off by Mark Dube in the big blind.

Adria Diaz: AK All in
Mark Dube: AJ

Diaz was in good shape to double but was unable to maintain his lead on the 5Q8J9 runout to send him packing in 3rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
30,000,000
12,000,000
12,000,000
Peter Park us
Peter Park
21,000,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Adria Diaz es
Adria Diaz
Busted

Tags: Adria DiazMark Dube

Park's Turn to Double

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Mark Dube moved all in out of the small blind, and Peter Park quickly called off for his remaining 11,100,000 in the big blind.

Peter Park: AJ All in
Mark Dube: Q9

Dube was behind, that was until the flop came 1089. The 7 turn improved Park to a straight, however, with the 5 river further improving him to a flush to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Park us
Peter Park
23,200,000
8,200,000
8,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
18,000,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000
Adria Diaz es
Adria Diaz
11,000,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000

Tags: Mark DubePeter Park

Diaz Gets a Double

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Peter Park opened to 2,000,000 on the button and then called off after Adria Diaz moved all in for 6,500,000 out of the small blind.

Adria Diaz: 99 All in
Peter Park: 98

Diaz was comfortably ahead but the 1079 flop did give Park a straight draw. It did not come in on either the 3 turn or 7 river to hand Diaz a full double, evening out the chip stacks in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
22,000,000
-12,600,000
-12,600,000
Adria Diaz es
Adria Diaz
15,000,000
7,000,000
7,000,000
Peter Park us
Peter Park
15,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adria DiazPeter Park

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Qing Liu Eliminated in 4th Place ($86,821)

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Qing Liu
Qing Liu

Mark Dube moved all in preflop and Qing Liu made the call for less to put his tournament life on the line.

Qing Liu: A2 All in
Mark Dube: A5

Liu would need some help to stay alive, but the flop of 5Q6 was not his friend as it gave Dube a pair of fives and the nut flush draw. The turn 3 gave Liu three outs to a four, but the river came the 2 to send him home in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
22,800,000
7,800,000
7,800,000
Qing Liu us
Qing Liu
Busted

Tags: Mark DubeQing Liu