Song Leads Final 464 Players Heading into Day 5 of $10,000 Main Event
The stakes are beginning to heat up here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as just 464 players of the original 10,112 remain in Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold’em World Championship. They will all be competing for the most prestigious bracelet of the year in addition to the $10,000,000 first-place prize, which is the result of a massive $94,041,600 prize pool.
Leading the way is no-limit hold'em tournament specialist Stephen Song, who bagged 4,745,000 last night. Hot on his tail, however, is four-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos, who ended Day 4 with 4,500,000.
Song is no stranger to running deep in large-field events, having over $6,000,000 in live-tournament earnings, including a bracelet win in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event back in 2019. More recently, Song won the WPT Prime Championship for a career-best cash of $712,650 in 2022.
Start of Day 5 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Song | United States | 4,745,000 | 190 |
| 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 4,500,000 | 180 |
| 3 | Will Berry | United States | 4,465,000 | 179 |
| 4 | Aloisio Dourado | Brazil | 4,335,000 | 173 |
| 5 | Biao Ding | China | 4,265,000 | 171 |
| 6 | Malo Latinois | United States | 4,130,000 | 165 |
| 7 | Luis Vazquez | United States | 4,055,000 | 162 |
| 8 | Nazar Buhaiov | United Kingdom | 3,875,000 | 155 |
| 9 | Kevin Theodore | United States | 3,760,000 | 150 |
| 10 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | 3,665,000 | 147 |
Lucas Reeves and Christian Stratmeyer were the unfortunate "bubble boys" yesterday after being the only two players eliminated out of the six who were all in during hand-for-hand play on the stone bubble. Due to the double elimination, they were both awarded half of a min-cash ($7,500 each) while the rest of the field celebrated at having locked up a minimum of $15,000 for their efforts.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | 36-44 | $250,000 |
| 2 | $6,000,000 | 45-53 | $200,000 |
| 3 | $4,000,000 | 54-62 | $160,000 |
| 4 | $3,000,000 | 63-71 | $140,000 |
| 5 | $2,500,000 | 72-80 | $120,000 |
| 6 | $2,000,000 | 81-125 | $100,000 |
| 7 | $1,500,000 | 126-134 | $85,000 |
| 8 | $1,250,000 | 135-162 | $70,000 |
| 9 | $1,000,000 | 163-224 | $60,000 |
| 10-11 | $800,000 | 225-287 | $50,000 |
| 12-13 | $600,000 | 289-350 | $45,000 |
| 14-17 | $450,400 | 351-413 | $40,000 |
| 18-26 | $350,000 | 414-464 | $37,500 |
| 27-35 | $300,000 |
With so much on the line, it's no surprise that many of poker's top talents are still in contention. Among them are Jesse Lonis (2,520,000), John Hennigan (2,150,000), Alex Livingston (1,795,000), Nacho Barbero (1,620,000), Kristen Foxen (1,320,000), and the always remarkable Phil Ivey — who will have some work to do with his below-average 650,000.
A new Main Event Champion will be crowned as the last remaining champions fell short on Day 4. Defending champion Daniel Weinman made his exit shortly after the money bubble burst, while Joe McKeehen (who was the last champion standing) fell late in the day after losing a flip against Jeffrey Copeland.
Other notables who fell short on Day 4 include Daniel Negreanu, Koray Aldemir, Cody Daniel, Santhosh Suvarna, Ari Engel, and Tom Dwan — who was busted after getting all in with a set and losing to a rivered flush by Jans Arends.
The action will get back underway at noon local time on Level 21, which features 10,000/25,000 blinds with a 25,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to last two hours each and players will be sent on 20-minute breaks after every level. An extended 75-minute dinner break will be held after Level 23 and play will end for the day at the conclusion of Level 25.
With just over four percent of the field remaining, every decision will have a compounding effect as players try to navigate their way through pay jumps and to the eventual final table. Be sure to keep it with PokerNews as we will continue to bring you all the action as it unfolds in the 2024 WSOP Main Event!