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 5
Entries
464
Players Left
160

Boat Nearly Doubles Up Lightbourne

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Iaron Lightbourne
Iaron Lightbourne

Iaron Lightbourne opened on the button and then called a three-bet from Dong Lee out of the big blind.

Lee checked following the 10A4 flop before calling a 200,000 bet from Lighbourne.

The A turn saw Lee check again, prompting Lightbourne to fire off 225,000. Once more, Lee called.

Lee checked one last time after the river came K. Lightbourne pushed almost his entire stack into the middle, representing a bet of 1,100,000 while leaving himself just 50,000 behind. That sent Lee deep into the tank but he emerged having decided on a call. Lightbourne flipped over A4 for the full house to earn a near full double up that left Lee with dust.

Player Chips Progress
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
3,450,000
1,650,000
1,650,000
Dong Lee us
Dong Lee
60,000
-1,345,000
-1,345,000

Tags: Dong LeeIaron Lightbourne

Ponakovs Snaps Off Weng

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Bin Weng raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 200,000 in the cutoff.

Weng asked the dealer how much Ponakovs' raise was for and the dealer went to toss him the all-in chip. "I said how much is it," Weng said to a round of laughs from the table.

The dealer confirmed Ponakovs' raise before Weng moved all in for real this time, shoving his last 700,000 into the middle. Ponakovs snap-called.

Bin Weng: A7 All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: AK

Weng found himself dominated as the A65 flop gave both players top pair. The rest of the board came 6Q and Ponakovs' king-kicker played to send Weng to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
3,100,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBin Weng

Feng Puts Pettinella in the Blender

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Han Feng
Han Feng

Michael Pettinella opened to 60,000 from early positon before Andrew Hanna three-bet to 180,000 from middle position. Han Ming Feng called from the small blind and Petttinella also came along.

The 872 flop checked through to the 6 turn, where Feng led out for 200,000. Only Pettinella called.

The 2 completed the board, and Feng began counting out his stack. After some thinking time, he sized up to 650,000, leaving around 60,000 behind.

Pettinella went deep into the tank, immediately informing the table that he may need a minute.

"Sick spot bro," said Pettinella as he stood up from his chair. More time passed and Pettinella continued his attempt to get a read, asking Feng if he would show if Pettinella folded.

Feng remained stoic, taking a swig out of his drink can.

The drink sounded empty, which Petinnella picked up on.

"There's not even anything in there."

Pettinella then offered Feng his glass dice card protector and offered him to roll it. Feng remained as still as a statue.

Pettinella continued to mull over his options, extending his apologies to the table and would have no objections if anyone called the clock.

"Nice hand," said Pettinella as he threw his cards into the muck, awarding the pot to Feng, who also returned his cards to the dealer after the hand played out.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Hanna us
Andrew Hanna
3,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
Han Ming Feng us
Han Ming Feng
1,700,000
980,000
980,000
Michael Pettinella us
Michael Pettinella
1,400,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Andrew HannaHan Ming FengMichael Pettinella

Galper Spikes an Ace to Bust Ivey

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey's run in the Main Event just came to an end at the hands of Zakhar Galper, and the table filled in the details.

According to a player at the table, Galper raised before Ivey jammed for 400,000 with two jacks. Galper called with AxQx and the flop came Kx9x9x. The A fell on the turn to give Galper the lead with two pair, and Ivey couldn't hit his two-outer on the river to stay alive as the 11-time bracelet winner was sent to the rail.

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey
Player Chips Progress
Zakhar Galper il
Zakhar Galper
2,000,000
350,000
350,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
Busted
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Zakhar GalperPhil Ivey

Mateos Out with Deuces

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

After loosing most of his stack in a previous bad beat, Adrian Mateos was all in for 255,000 from middle position and was called by James Tian to his direct left.

Adrian Mateos: 22All in
James Tian: 77

The 85JAQ runout didn't improve Mateos, and his time in the main event came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
James Tian us
James Tian
830,000
360,000
360,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Adrian MateosJames Tian

Nagami's Bigger Ace Takes Out Little

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little was on the button and got his last 500,000 in the middle against Kyosuke Nagami in the small blind.

Jonathan Little: AxQx All in
Kyosuke Nagami: AK

Little was dominated as the 988 flop left open the possibility of a chop. The 6 turn was no help, while the 2 fell on the river to mark the end of Little's Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Kyosuke Nagami jp
Kyosuke Nagami
2,500,000
1,875,000
1,875,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
Busted

Tags: Jonathan LittleKyosuke Nagami

Reid Uses One Time; Two-Time Finalist Saout Eliminated

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Antoine Saout
Antoine Saout

The action folded to Jim Reid in the small blind and he pushed all-in for Antoine Saout to call with the covering stack from the big blind.

Jim Reid: 33 All in
Antoine Saout: KQ

Reid asked for low cards but then asked for clubs on the QJ5 flop. That came with the 2 turn to leave Saout drawing dead to win the pot, as the 2 river paired the board. Reid asked for 405,000 and Saout was left with 120,000.

One hand later, Saout jammed for 120,000 in the small blind and Diogo Veiga called in the big blind.

Antoine Saout: Q7 All in
Diogo Veiga: AJ

The 9421010 board missed both players and ace-jack dealt the final blow. Saout had reached the WSOP Main Event final table in Las Vegas including a third place for $3,479,669 in 2009.

Reid then declared he had used his one time, to which Oren Haziza replied "oh, you get a new one tomorrow".

"You get a one time every day? I didn't know that ... you learn something every day," Reid finished the conversation.

Player Chips Progress
Abdullah Al-Shanti gb
Abdullah Al-Shanti
2,050,000
150,000
150,000
Oren Haziza ca
Oren Haziza
1,975,000
-125,000
-125,000
Casey Stewart us
Casey Stewart
1,600,000
-225,000
-225,000
Isaac Kempton us
Isaac Kempton
1,400,000
150,000
150,000
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
875,000
-150,000
-150,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
James Reid ca
James Reid
840,000
300,000
300,000
Diogo Veiga pt
Diogo Veiga
570,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
Busted

Tags: Antoine SaoutDiogo VeigaJim ReidOren Haziza

Michas Shoves Into Reid's Aces

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
James Reid
James Reid

James Reid raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Diogo Veiga called on the button. Alexandros Michas then moved all in for 700,000 in the big blind, Reid called, and Veiga folded.

Alexandros Michas: 55 All in
James Reid: AA

Reid has woken up with aces to leave Michas at serious risk of elimination, and no help was forthcoming on the 8Q7J4 as Michas was sent to the rail.

"I had sevens," Veiga said, admitting he would've hit a set to win the pot had he played.

Player Chips Progress
James Reid ca
James Reid
1,600,000
760,000
760,000
Diogo Veiga pt
Diogo Veiga
500,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexandros Michas gr
Alexandros Michas
Busted

Tags: Alexandros MichasDiogo VeigaJames Reid

Angelov Takes a Massive Pot with Aces

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Boris Angelov
Boris Angelov

"It might be the biggest pot of the tournament so far," a player told PokerNews, looking at the 2,000,000 chip pot and the 38102 board he had in front of him.

According to this player, the cutoff opened preflop, Jacob Thibodeau on the button three-bet to 200,000, and Boris Angelov in the big blind four-bet to 550,000. Thibodeau called, then on the flop, he called a continuation bet of 500,000.

On the turn, Angelov bet 750,000 and Thibodeau called once more to see the 10 river, where Angelov moved all-in for approximately 2,000,000.

Thibodeau went deep into the tank, and after more than five minutes, he still couldn't make a decision. But when another player called the clock, Thibodeau made the call with JxJx. However Angelov had AA and scooped this massive pot. Thibodeau was covered, so he was eliminated in 300st place for $45,000.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Angelov bg
Boris Angelov
6,800,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
Jacob Thibodeau us
Jacob Thibodeau
Busted
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Jacob ThibodeauBoris Angelov

Foxen Flops a Set to Bust Yan

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen

Kristen Foxen opened to 60,000 from early position and received calls from Hai Pham on the button as well as Yingge Yan in the big blind.

Action checked to Pham following the 29A flop and he bet 110,000. Yan responded by moving all in for 270,000. Foxen called while Pham, after some consideration, chose to get out of the way.

Yingge Yan: A10 All in
Kristen Foxen: AA

The case ace had made its way onto the flop to leave Yan drawing dead as the dealer quickly completed the board with QJ to hand Foxen a sizable pot as her strong Day 5 continues.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
2,900,000
800,000
800,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Hai Pham us
Hai Pham
1,400,000
-500,000
-500,000
Yingge Yan us
Yingge Yan
Busted

Tags: Hai PhamKristen FoxenYingge Yan