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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Talbot Bombs the Turn

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Parker Talbot raised to 400 first to act and was called by Harlan Karnofsky in the cutoff and the player in the big blind.

Action checked to Talbot on the J♣2♣K♥ flop and he continued for 200. Karnofsky folded and the big blind called.

The 3♥ fell on the turn and it was again checked to Talbot, who sized up for 2,400. This time his opponent folded and Talbot dragged the pot.

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Harlan Karnofsky 		119,500
-500
 -500
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Parker Talbot 		61,000
1,000
 1,000
PokerStars

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Boatman Gets Aggressive on the River

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The pot stood at approximately 4,900 with two players looking at a full board of 7♠6♦9♣4♥10♣.

The big blind led out for 2,300. Barny Boatman, on the button, quickly put in a raise to 10,000, sending his opponent into the tank. The big blind thought for some time before pitching his cards into the muck, allowing Boatman to claim this pot without a showdown.

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Barny Boatman 		68,000
4,500
 4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
PokerStars

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Manikos Raises Big on the River

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a limped pot, David Manikos and an opponent checked the K♦J♠Q♠ flop before the small blind led out for 300 on the 4♠ turn.

Manikos then raised to 900 and his opponent called. The river was the A♥ and Manikos bet 1,400.

The small blind raised to 6,000 and Manikos came back with a reraise to 18,000. His opponent quickly folded and Manikos took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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David Manikos 		67,000

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Pridgen Gets Paid on the River

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Josh Pridgen on the button and the player in the big blind.

With a little over 5,000 in the pot and the board reading 2♦A♠10♠3♥10♦, the big blind check-called a bet of 5,000 from Pridgen.

Pridgen tabled 3x3x for a full house, threes full of tens, to chip up early on.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Pridgen 		67,000
67,000
 67,000

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Squire Takes Four-Bet Pot

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 600. Brock Squire three-bet to 2,000 from the cutoff before under the gun four-bet to 3,800. Squire made the call.

Squire led into his opponent for 4,400 on K♥Q♥7♣ and under the gun made the call.

Action went check-check on the 6♦ turn and J♣ river and Squire tabled A♣K♦ for the winner.

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Brock Squire 		66,800
66,800
 66,800

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Two Champs Share a Table

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In the sea of faces on Day 1a of the Main Event, two past champions find themselves seated at the same table in the Horseshoe Silver section.

Qui Nguyen, the 2016 Main Event champion, is in Seat 6 on Table #655, while 2012 champion Greg Merson sat down in Seat 9.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Merson 		60,000
60,000
 60,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Qui Nguyen 		60,000
60,000
 60,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

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Gonzalez Shows the Goods

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three ways on a flop of 7♦10♥4♣, Fernando Gonzalez checked from middle position and the player in the hijack bet 3,200. The cutoff called and Gonzalez then check-raised to 15,700.

Both his opponents folded in turn and Gonzalez said, "Should I show the bluff?" as he turned over 10♦10♠ for top set as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Fernando Gonzalez 		68,000
8,000
 8,000
Commerce Casino & Hotel

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Fisher Cracks Top Set

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ben Fisher opened the action with a raise to 600 from the hijack. Marcos Dos Santos three-bet to 2,000 which both the big blind and Fisher called.

Dos Santos continued for 2,000 on Q♥K♣5♣ and the big blind and Fisher called.

Dos Santos sized-up to 5,000 on the 10♦ turn. Only Fisher made the call.

The 4♣ river rolled off and Dos Santos fired 10,000 before Fisher raised to 25,000. His opponent called and Fisher showed 10♣6♣ for the flush and the winner. Dos Santos showed K♥K♦ before mucking.

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Ben Fisher
91,000
91,000
 91,000
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Marcos Dos Santos
22,000
22,000
 22,000

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