2024 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♦3♠
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$94,041,600
Entries
10,112
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
915
Players Left
620
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Knee Gets Paid and Eliminates Opponent

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Bruce Knee in the hijack and the player in the cutoff.

With about 20,000 in the pot and the board reading 6♣10♥2♥K♣2♣, Knee fired out a bet large enough to put the cutoff all in, who had roughly 26,000 behind.

After taking some time to think about it, the cutoff put in the call and saw the bad news when Knee tabled the winner with K♠10♠ for two pair, kings and tens. The cutoff mucked his hand and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Bruce Knee us
Bruce Knee 		112,000
31,000
 31,000

Tags: Bruce Knee

Kanakopoulos Takes the Rest of Taylor's Chips

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Orestis Kanakopoulos raised on the button and Esther Taylor shoved for approximately 5,000 from the big blind. Kanakopoulos called to put Taylor at risk and hands were revealed.

Esther Taylor: J♦J♣All in
Orestis Kanakopoulos: A♠8♠

Taylor was ahead and remained ahead on the 10♣8♣3♣ flop and 9♥ turn; however, the A♦ river improved Kanakopoulos to two pair and Taylor was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Orestis Kanakopoulos gr
Orestis Kanakopoulos 		61,000
-9,000
 -9,000
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor 		Busted

Tags: Esther TaylorOrestis Kanakopoulos

Nigh Sends Karnofsky Out

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Harlan Karnofsky raised from early position and was three-bet to 3,300 by Peter Nigh in middle position. Action folded back around to Karnofsky, who four-bet to 8,600.

Undeterred, Nigh put in a five-bet, which was enough to put Karnofsky all in for approximately 33,000 total. Karnofsky quickly called and hands were revealed.

Harlan Karnofsky: A♥K♣All in
Peter Nigh: A♦A♣

It was the worst scenario for Karnofsky, and the J♥K♥9♣8♠2♠ wasn't enough — eliminating the early chip leader from contention.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Nigh us
Peter Nigh 		113,000
113,000
 113,000
Harlan Karnofsky us
Harlan Karnofsky 		Busted

Tags: Harlan KarnofskyPeter Nigh

Tays Calls to Eliminate Nazarian

Jeff McMillan
Jeff McMillan
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The flop read 4♠10♦4♦. From middle position, James Tays bet 4,300. Armond Nazarian was in early position and raised all in for 28,500.

Tays thought for a while before he called.

Armond Nazarian: 9♣9♦ All in
James Tays: Q♠Q♥

"I need help," said Nazarain to the Commerce film crew filming him when he saw the queens. The turn was the 7♥ and the river the 2♦ to provide no such help as he was eliminated and then asked to conduct an exit interview by the cameraman for his bust out in Level 3 as he answered several questions about his experience.

Player Chips Progress
James Tays us
James Tays 		76,000
38,000
 38,000
Armond Nazarian us
Armond Nazarian
Busted

Tags: James Tays

Pessoa Snaps Off Nunez

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Guilherme Pessoa
Guilherme Pessoa

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦J♣K♦, David Nunez bet 2,200 from under the gun and Guilherme Pessoa called in the small blind.

The turn was the Q♣ and Nunez bet 5,000. Pessoa then raised to 13,500, Nunez moved all in for around 32,000, and Pessoa snap called.

Nunez showed K♣Q♠ for two pair, but Pessoa had A♥10♦ for the nut straight. Nunez needed to fill up on the river to stay alive but missed the J♥ as he headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Guilherme Pessoa
Guilherme Pessoa
110,000
110,000
 110,000
David Nunez
David Nunez 		Busted

Tags: David NunezGuilherme Pessoa

Lunn Turns the Nuts, Stacks Hayes

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a 9♦5♠3♠ flop with 6,600 in the middle.

Phillip Hayes moved all in from the button for his final 6,000 chips. Cameron Paradiso called from early position and Tyler Lunn called in the hijack.

The 7♠ turn rolled off and Lunn fired 7,000. Paradiso mucked and Lunn had Hayes drawing dead.

Phillip Hayes: 3♦2♦ All in
Tyler Lunn: A♠9♠

The meaningless A♦ river hit the felt and Hayes was eliminated while Lunn chipped up to over 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Lunn us
Tyler Lunn 		73,400
Cameron Paradiso us
Cameron Paradiso
54,100
Phillip Hayes us
Phillip Hayes 		Busted

Tags: Cameron ParadisoPhillip HayesTyler Lunn

Added Insult to Injury for England

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kyna England us
Kyna England 		Busted

Tags: Kyna England

Brutal Cooler Sends Merk to the Rail

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Abby Merk
Abby Merk

Abby Merk raised from the cutoff, receiving calls from David Williamson on the button and Assaf Zeharia, in the big blind.

The 10♣7♥4♦ flop saw the action check to Merk, who continued for 800. Both opponents called.

The 8♦ turn saw Zeharia check. Merk bet again, this time for 2,500. Williamson put in a raise to 6,000 and Zeharia called. The action was back on Merk who bumped it up to 18,000. Williamson stepped aside and Zeharia moved all in.

Merk went deep into the tank, eventually making the call for her tournament life.

Abby Merk: 6♥5♥ All in
Assaf Zeharia: J♣9♣

Both players had turned a straight, but Zeharia had the superior of the two holdings. The K♣ river couldn't save Merk and she was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Assaf Zeharia il
Assaf Zeharia 		154,500
154,500
 154,500
David Williamson us
David Williamson 		81,000
-12,300
 -12,300
Abby Merk us
Abby Merk 		Busted

Tags: Abby MerkAssaf ZehariaDavid Williamson

Preflop Cooler Goes in Wilson's Favor

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with 22,000 in the middle on a rainbow 8♠3♣2♥ flop.

Hermilo Garza Villareal fired 7,500 from middle position and Dallas Wilson made the call in the cutoff.

Villareal moved all in for 23,100 on the J♥ turn and Wilson made the call.

Hermilo Garza Villareal: Q♠Q♥ All in
Dallas Wilson: K♥K♣

The river 9♥ rolled off completing the knockout for Wilson and giving him a big stack as Level 2 winds down.

Player Chips Progress
Dallas Wilson us
Dallas Wilson 		126,400
Hermilo Garza Villareal mx
Hermilo Garza Villareal 		Busted

Tags: Dallas WilsonHermilo Garza Villareal

England Falls to Dempsey

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Kyna England
Kyna England

As the players at her former table recounted, Kyna England was all in preflop with AxQx and up against James Dempsey who had her covered with KxKx.

England failed to improve while Dempsey ultimately made a set of kings on the turn to send England to the rail and continue to add chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey 		147,000
15,000
 15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kyna England us
Kyna England 		Busted

Tags: James DempseyKyna England

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