2024 World Series of Poker

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

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
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 1d
Entries
5,014
Players Left
3,823

Four More Hands

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The clock has been paused with 10:00 remaining in Level 5, and the floor has announced that each table will be playing four more hands before players bag and tag for the night.

Ahuja Spikes the River

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Ankit Ahuja
Ankit Ahuja

Ankit Ahuja opened from under the gun to 1,200 and the cutoff three-bet to 4,000. Once the action got back to Ahuja, he called.

On the 947 flop, Ahuja check-called a bet of 4,500.

The 3 turn and K river went check-check and the cutoff showed QQ, but Ahuja had the winner with AK after he paired his king.

"I'm surprised you checked back the turn," said Ahuja to his tablemate.

Player Chips Progress
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Ankit Ahuja
75,000
-11,000
-11,000

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Volpe and Hui Chip Up Late

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 1,300 and Paul Volpe called on the button. The flop fell K6A and Volpe called the 1,500 continuation-bet of his opponent.

The J turn slowed down the cutoff as he checked, and he subsequently folded when Volpe bet 4,200 chips.

On an adjacent table, Loni Hui bet 2,500 from the small blind on a board of AKJ6. Her opponent in the big blind called, and then also called for the same amount on the 9 river.

Hui tabled AJ for two pair and her opponent mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Loni Hui
112,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Paul Volpe
63,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Sinclair Loses a Pot at the End of the Day

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

Jack Sinclair raised to 1,200 from early position and was called by a player in middle position.

The 1077 flop saw Sinclair put out a bet of 1,500 and his opponent call.

Both players checked the A on the turn to see the 5 appear on the river. Sinclair check-called a bet of 3,000 from his opponent and was shown AK for two pair, which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jack Sinclair
95,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

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Keating Chips Up at End of the Night

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Alex Keating
Alex Keating

Alex Keating raised to 1,500 in late position and the player in the big blind defended.

The flop came 728 and the big blind check-called a bet of 3,000 from Keating.

The turn landed the 4 and the big blind check-called again, this time for 8,000.

The Q river went check-check and Keating tabled JJ, besting the 1010 of the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Keating
67,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Play Concluded

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
WSOP 2024 Bracelet
WSOP 2024 Bracelet

Play has concluded in a record-breaking Day 1D. Those who have bagged will return Monday, July 8 at 12 p.m. local time for Day 2D. Below are some highlights from the final level of play.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for chip counts and full recap of the day.

End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Scott Stewart
370,200
370,200
370,200
Profile photo of David Miller us
David Miller
332,200
332,200
332,200
Profile photo of Jeff Beckley us
Jeff Beckley
312,000
Profile photo of Victor Fryda fr
Victor Fryda
310,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Michael Danley us
Michael Danley
295,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Ruslan Nazarenko ua
Ruslan Nazarenko
282,800
282,800
282,800
Profile photo of Jayphong Nguyen us
Jayphong Nguyen
280,700
280,700
280,700
Profile photo of Endrit Geci gb
Endrit Geci
267,500
267,500
267,500
Profile photo of Dau Ly us
Dau Ly
261,500
261,500
261,500
Profile photo of Mark Evangelista us
Mark Evangelista
259,300
259,300
259,300
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Americ Stiller
257,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Michael Englert us
Michael Englert
252,600
252,600
252,600
Profile photo of Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
252,100
12,100
12,100
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Albert Luna us
Albert Luna
250,700
250,700
250,700
Profile photo of Joseph Carden us
Joseph Carden
247,000
247,000
247,000
Profile photo of Jack Roser us
Jack Roser
246,600
-3,400
-3,400
Profile photo of Ryan Gianquitti us
Ryan Gianquitti
246,400
246,400
246,400
Profile photo of Adam Kharman au
Adam Kharman
246,000
246,000
246,000
Profile photo of Domenico Micillo gb
Domenico Micillo
244,900
244,900
244,900
Profile photo of Francisco Paniagua mx
Francisco Paniagua
243,100
243,100
243,100
Profile photo of Eric Medved us
Eric Medved
242,000
242,000
242,000
Profile photo of Rémy Murcia fr
Rémy Murcia
241,300
9,300
9,300
Profile photo of Zachary Matson us
Zachary Matson
241,000
241,000
241,000
Profile photo of Brandon Barlow us
Brandon Barlow
239,800
239,800
239,800
Profile photo of Shachar Haran il
Shachar Haran
239,500
74,500
74,500

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More End of Day 1d Chip Counts

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Scott Isaacs
184,200
184,199
184,199
Profile photo of Matthew Rogers us
Matthew Rogers
175,600
175,599
175,599
Profile photo of Brandon Lula
Brandon Lula
158,000
Profile photo of Kevin Kanda us
Kevin Kanda
131,400
131,399
131,399
Profile photo of Jacques Der Megreditchian
Jacques Der Megreditchian
126,900
126,900
126,900
Profile photo of Walter Stukel us
Walter Stukel
99,000
98,999
98,999
Profile photo of Kenny "SuperTuan" Nguyen us
Kenny "SuperTuan" Nguyen
86,000
85,999
85,999
Profile photo of Andrew Wall us
Andrew Wall
73,400
73,399
73,399
Profile photo of William Burke ca
William Burke
67,800
67,799
67,799
Profile photo of Tom Siddle us
Tom Siddle
61,000
60,999
60,999
Profile photo of Jacob Eliosoff us
Jacob Eliosoff
60,200
60,199
60,199
Profile photo of Brian Klish us
Brian Klish
51,900
51,899
51,899
Profile photo of Pierce McKellar us
Pierce McKellar
36,900
36,899
36,899
Profile photo of Jeffrey Zigulis us
Jeffrey Zigulis
36,300
36,299
36,299
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
32,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Nelson Moni-Sanchez mx
Nelson Moni-Sanchez
32,700
Profile photo of John Keller us
John Keller
32,600
Profile photo of Serefdursun Anar tr
Serefdursun Anar
32,600
Profile photo of Cuba Levenberry us
Cuba Levenberry
32,600
Profile photo of Alexis Andre fr
Alexis Andre
32,500
Profile photo of Casey Sandretto us
Casey Sandretto
32,500
Profile photo of Kenneth Duchsherer us
Kenneth Duchsherer
32,500
Profile photo of Brian P Cook us
Brian P Cook
32,500
Profile photo of Matthew Sesso us
Matthew Sesso
32,500
Profile photo of Patrick Lenihan us
Patrick Lenihan
32,400

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Second-Biggest WSOP Main Event in History So Far Emerges After Record Turnout on Day 1d

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Aram Zobian among the big stacks after Day 1d
Aram Zobian among the big stacks after Day 1d

The crown jewel of the 2024 World Series of Poker welcomed poker enthusiasts from near and far to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for what has traditionally been the busiest flight of the elusive WSOP $10,000 Main Event. After the previous three flights had been coming up short of last year's record-breaking attendance figures, Day 1d more than made up for it, becoming the record Main Event flight for entries.

Some 5,014 entries were recorded to put the flagship tournament on track to nearly match the 2023 numbers throughout the four Day 1 fights. With late registration still open for the first two levels on both Day 2s, the 10,043 unique players from one year ago may still be reached. One thing is already certain: The 2024 WSOP Main Event is the second-largest in history thus far, with more than 9,200 entries, and the next two days will tell if five figures will be reached once more.

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Scott StewartUnited States370,200463
2David MillerUnited States332,200415
3Jeff BeckleyUnited States312,000390
4Victor FrydaFrance310,000388
5Michael DanleyUnited States295,000369
6Ruslan NazarenkoUnited Kingdom282,800354
7Jayphong NguyenUnited States280,700351
8Endrit GeciUnited States267,500334
9Dau LyUnited States261,500327
10Mark EvangelistaUnited States259,300324

When it came to bagging and tagging for Day 1d, Scott Stewart emerged among the biggest stacks across the three tournament areas in play. Seven years ago in 2017, Stewart was one of the fan favorites as he made it all the way to 13th place for a payday of $535,000, he enjoyed a very successful day at the tables to bag up 370,200 to find himself among the chip leaders.

Jeffrey Beckley made it through with 312,000 while other notables with big stacks include Brian Hastings (252,100), Aram Zobian (231,400), Anson Tsang (205,900), Pedro Marques (190,000), and Phil Ivey (153,500). Zobian is no stranger to a deep run in the WSOP Main Event as he finished sixth back in 2018 for $1,800,000. He spent most of the day on the same table as John Juanda (96,000) and Triple Crown Winner Davidi Kitai (81,600).

Bestselling writer and poker aficionado Maria Konnikova delivered the shuffle up and deal in the Horseshoe Event Center for the "single most exciting day of the year" for poker players from all over the world.

"I mean, this is incredible. And every single year I have to pinch myself and say, you get to play in a $10,000 buy-in tournament and you get to compete and you get to have this dream. And how many people get to be there? So no matter what happens, please have fun, and the number two piece of advice which I'm giving to myself in my head all the time is - please do not punt."

During the final tournament break, Konnikova added; "I saw some of the hands from the other days and you should not go broke there. I think people don't realize how deep the tournament is. When I speak with other people, I always tell them, the only hand you should get it in preflop with in level one is pocket aces and I don't want to hear anything else. ”

The Freezeout format and the history of the WSOP makes the tournament so special for Konnikova, as it only gives everyone one shot at glory every year. She described her day as up and down without any major confrontation that would eventually lead to a small profit with 74,400 in the bag.

Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Among the former champions, Martin Jacobson entered the fray today. Ten years ago, the Swede etched his name into the history books of the WSOP when he topped a field of 6,683 entries to claim the top prize of $10,000,000. He has done the first step and advanced with 117,800 after somewhat of a roller coaster ride, bumping fists with several opponents right upon bagging and tagging.

"You know, you just gotta survive day by day, kind of take one day at a time. And I know it sounds cliche, but it's really what it is." Said Jacobson.

It was an eventful day for Jacobson as he peaked at two and a half times the starting stack, picking up pocket kings six or seven times. One of those times brought a major setback as even another king on the board was not enough to beat pocket queens. So far, he cashed three times during the 2024 WSOP without any earth-shattering results.

"I had a few deep runs, but, nothing major. So, I'm about break even. Which, you know, it's bittersweet. Better than being back down. But still, I'll say it could be another 11 million coming your way at the end of the Main Event."

Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Further WSOP Main Event winners to advance from Day 1d were the WSOP Europe Main Event winners Jack Sinclair (128,400) and Alexandros Kolonias (183,400), Joe McKeehen (121,300), defending champion Daniel Weinman (55,600), as well as Joe Cada (32,800).

Throughout the five levels of 120 minutes each, hundreds of hopes to become the next Main Event champion were crushed and that also included some of the biggest names in poker. Chance Kornuth exited in level two after his set was run down by a straight. He was joined on the rail by the likes of Sean Winter, Ludovic Geilich, Jeff Madsen, Pierre Calamusa, Jason Koon, David Williams, Dan Sepiol, Vanessa Kade, and online legend Viktor "Isildur1" Blom to name all but a few.

Nicholas Rigby and his "dirty diaper" made the headlines in the WSOP Main Event before, but he didn't make it out of Day 1 this time. In a three-way all-in, his pocket jacks came up third-best against pocket queens and pocket tens to send the jovial American to the rail in the fourth level.

The final numbers for the 2024 WSOP Main Event will be set in the following two days when all survivors of the four starting days return to their seats at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 2abc will recommence at noon local time on Sunday, July 7, 2024 with initial blinds of 400/800 and a big blind ante of 800.

The late registration will be open for the first two 120-minute levels and the same scenario repeats one day later for Day 2d, after which the official numbers are known. Hundreds of poker enthusiasts from all over the world are expected to take advantage of the late registration period in the most-prestigious live poker event of the year with the deepest structure.

Stay tuned right here on PokerNews for all of the action from Las Vegas in the next two weeks as another World Champion will be crowned on July 17, 2024.

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasAnson TsangAram ZobianBrian HastingsDaniel WeinmanDavidi KitaiJack SinclairJoe CadaJoe McKeehenJohn JuandaMaria KonnikovaMartin JacobsonPhil IveyScott Stewart