Amsellem Leads the Way in the WSOPE Event #15: €550 NLH Closer
The penultimate day of the 2024 WSOPE will see yet another bracelet being awarded. Jacob Amsellem has topped a field of 58 players and is looking to notch a first bracelet win of his career. He will be looking to kick on and use his big stack to his advantage when play resumes at 2 p.m. local time at Kings Resort in Rozvadov. The 473 entrants generated a prizepool of €222,310.
He is the only player in the field to have bagged a seven figure stack, totalling 1,000,000. He leads De Han Kim who sits in second place with 669,500. Kim will be looking to add another deep run of this series, having finished 4th in the €1,000 NLH Turbo Freezeout and 9th in the €1,100 NLH Turbo Bounty Hunter. Kim will be looking to go one step further and secure the victory.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Place | Country | Prize | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Amsellem | France | 1,000,000 | 125 |
| 2 | De Han Kim | South Korea | 669,500 | 84 |
| 3 | Ib Poulsen | Denmark | 398,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | 378,500 | 47 |
| 5 | Ran Shahar | Israel | 340,500 | 43 |
| 6 | Michele Tocci | Italy | 337,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Tiberiu Tirca | Romania | 334,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Nolan Curatolo | Italy | 328,500 | 41 |
| 9 | Musa Jusaj | Kosovo | 328,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Bogdan Roman | Romania | 316,000 | 40 |
Ib Poulsen sits in 3rd place with 398,000 and is looking for his best ever career cash as well as a coveted gold bracelet. Martin Kabrhel is behind him in 4th. He will be looking to add another bracelet to his collection having won the €50,000 NLH Diamond High Roller during this series. All three of his previous bracelet wins have come at this venue.
WSOPE Closer Payouts
| Place | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | €44,000 |
| 2 | €28,800 |
| 3 | €19,300 |
| 4 | €13,300 |
| 5 | €9,400 |
| 6 | €6,750 |
| 7 | €5,030 |
| 8 | €3,825 |
| 9 | €2,990 |
| 10-11 | €2,400 |
| 12-15 | €1,985 |
| 16-23 | €1,690 |
| 24-31 | €1,481 |
| 32-39 | €1,340 |
| 40-58 | €1,275 |
Action will resume in Level 19 with the blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. Levels are 30 minutes each and the tournament will be played to its conclusion today. The field is guaranteed a min cash of €1,275 for their efforts.
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