Another incredible day of poker is in the bag at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Four players got their hands on bracelets on Day 17, including Phil Ivey, who secured the 11th WSOP victory of his long and illustrious career. When a player of Ivey’s stature wins a bracelet it, rightly, dominates the headlines. However, much more occurred in “Sin City” aside from Ivey’s awesome victory. Keep reading to find out what went down today.
Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship finally crowned its worth winner after the tournament spilled over into an unscheduled fourth day. Day 3 ended with Danny Wong leading Jason Mercier and Phil Ivey battling it out for the $347,440 top prize and the event’s bracelet. Ivey eventually came out on top, securing the 11th WSOP bracelet of his career, edging ahead of the late Doyle Brunson, Erik Seidel, and Johnny Chan, and closing the gap on 17-time champion Phil Hellmuth.
Nicholas Seward got their hands on the bracelet and $516,135 top prize in Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed. David Coleman entered the final day with over three-times as many chips as any of his five opponents yet he couldn’t progress deeper than fourth place. Seward defeated Konstantyn Holskyi heads-up to claim his first bracelet.
Day 2 of Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud ended with only nine players in the hunt for the title, and with Michael Noori leading them back into battle. Those nine players returned to their seats this afternoon, and it was British pro Richard Ashby who came out on top. Their reward? $113,725 and their second bracelet and his second in Stud events.
The fourth bracelet of a busy Day 17 is adorning the wrist of Alex Manzano, the champion of Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed). Ninety-five of the 2,402 entrants returned to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on June 13 to conclude the tournament, and it was Manzano who was the last man standing.
$2,500 NLHE Freezeout Reaches Its Final Day; Antonio Galiana Leads
Day 2 of Event #34: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout ended with only 13 players bagging up chips, with nobody tagging more chips than Spain’s Antonio Galiana. The Spaniard returns on Day 3 with a 90 big blind stack, 39 big blinds more than Patrick Leonard in second and 56 more than third-placed Romain Lewis.
Finland’s Juha Helppi is searching for a third career bracelet, Brett Apter wants to get his hands on his second, while Jeremy Ausmus has the opportunity to capture what will be a seventh piece of WSOP hardware. Ausmus’ fellow $25K Fantasy Draft pick Josh Reichard returns as the shortest stack.
Day 3 will continue until a champion is crowned. The day starts at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 14, and PokerNews is where you’ll find all of the updates.
Event #34: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Galiana | Spain | 8,990,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 5,090,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Romain Lewis | France | 4,390,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Connor Belcher | United States | 3,690,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 3,610,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Johan Guilbert | France | 3,320,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Brett Apter | United States | 2,690,000 | 27 |
| 8 | David Goodman | United States | 2,020,000 | 20 |
| 9 | Dinesh Alt | Austria | 1,890,000 | 19 |
| 10 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,690,000 | 17 |
The $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. is at the Final Hurdle: Who Will Ride It Home to Victory?
Only 23 players remain in Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. with the tournament galloping down the final furlong. Although Bryan Jolly is the chip leader going into Day 3, and by some distance, it is the man in 16th place that everyone has eyes on.
Yuri Dzivielevski endured a rollercoaster Day 2, peaking at almost one millions chips before dropping to below 200,000. Dzivielevski, the reigning champion of this event, recovered and bagged up 690,000 chips as the curtain came down on Day 2.
Bracelet winners still in contention for the title are Phillip Hui (who is also a $25K Fantasy Draft pick), Daniel Strelitz, and veteran John Cernuto.
The players return to the tables from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 14, with every intention of playing down to a winner. Will Dzivielevski retain his title? Stay with PokerNews to find out.
Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Jolly | United States | 3,045,000 |
| 2 | Xixiang Luo | China | 1,425,000 |
| 3 | Christian Gonzalez | United States | 1,365,000 |
| 4 | Tyler Schwecke | United States | 1,345,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Mayoh | Australia | 1,220,000 |
| 6 | Phillip Hui | United States | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Kevin Cote | United States | 1,075,000 |
| 8 | Thanhlong Nguyen | United States | 955,000 |
| 9 | David Avina | United States | 905,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | 880,000 |
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Huge Field of 4,278 More Than Decimated in the $800 NLHE DeepStack
Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack 8-Handed sprawled across more than 500 tables at one stage, with 4,278 players buying in and creating a $3,011,712 prize pool. However, only 259 of those starters had chips requiring bagging up once the 22nd level of play concluded.
Joey Couden weathered the Day 1 storm the best, turning his 40,000 starting stack into a tournament-leading pile of 3,280,000, good for 109 big blinds at the restart. Only Gj Hu with 3,000,000 chips got within touching distance of Couden.
The 259 survivors area mixture of seasoned pros and wannabe champions. Among them are Martin Zamani, Brandon Sheils, and Chris Brewer. Timur Margolin, Adam Hendrix, Ari Engel, and Vanessa Kade also have stacks placing them in the top half of the chip counts.
All the returning players are guaranteed at least $2,203. Anyone reaching the final table will take home $32,288, with the eventual champion banking an impressive $342,551 and a WSOP bracelet.
A champion is scheduled to be crowned in this event during its Day 2, which is one of the reasons Day 2 commences at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 14. Return to PokerNews then to see who comes out on top in this event.
Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Couden | United States | 3,280,000 | 109 |
| 2 | Gj Hu | United States | 3,000,000 | 100 |
| 3 | Martin Zamani | United States | 2,100,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Fabian Rolli | Switzerland | 2,075,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Christopher Taylor | Canada | 1,860,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Joshua Frazer James | Canada | 1,805,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Charles Revil | France | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Agharzi Babayev | Azerbaijan | 1,745,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Turbo Nguyen | United States | 1,530,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Brandon Sheils | United Kingdom | 1,530,000 | 51 |
Big Names Galore Enter the $10K Big O
The latest big buy-in specialist tournament, Event #37: Big O Championship, drew in 320 players on the first of its three days, and 120 punched their Day 2 tickets at the first time of asking. Both numbers should grow because late registration remains for the first two levels of Day 2.
$25K Fantasy Draft selection and one-time bracelet winner Wing Po Liu climbed to the top of the chip counts over the course of eight hour-long levels. Liu was the only survivor with over 500,000 chips in his stack.
A whole host of stars and familiar faces will join Liu on Day 2. Dylan Weisman returns with the second-largest stack, with the likes of Ryan Hughes, Farid Jattin, Yuval Bronshtein, David Williams, and Christian Harder occupying top ten spots.
Others hoping to become the Big O champion of the world for 2024 include Matt Glantz, Freddy Deeb, Mike Matusow, Adam Friedman, Chad Eveslage, Sean Winter, Erick Lindgren, Nick Guagenti, Nick Schulman, and Hall of Famer Brian Rast.
Return to our live reporting pages from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 14 to see how this star-studded event pans out.
Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Po Liu | Vietnam | 583,500 | 195 |
| 2 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 447,000 | 149 |
| 3 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 419,500 | 140 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 417,500 | 139 |
| 5 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 406,000 | 135 |
| 6 | Shiva Dudani | United States | 360,500 | 120 |
| 7 | David Williams | United States | 358,000 | 119 |
| 8 | Tim Seidensticker | United States | 349,000 | 116 |
| 9 | Christian Harder | United States | 323,500 | 108 |
| 10 | Cary Aronson | United States | 309,500 | 103 |
What to Expect on Day 18 of the 2024 WSOP
PokerNews will be on the ground again on Day 18 of the 2024 WSOP, reporting on two players reeling in gold bracelets. Someone will become the champion of Event #34: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout, and Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. will also wrap up. There should also be a winner in Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack despite there being 259 players going into Day 2.
The star-studded Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship will edge closer to crowning its champion as Day 2 takes place on June 14.
June 14 is also the day three more events shuffle up and deal. First, we have Day 1a of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack, and event that saw Braxton Dunaway outlast 8,316 opponents on his way to collecting $1,162,681 last summer.
We then bring you all the action from the biggest buy-in tournament of the series thus far: Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed). You don’t need telling that this event will be packed from top to bottom with elite poker talent. Leon Sturm is the reigning champion, having played his way through a field of 124 players and banking $1,546,024.
Rounding off the day is Event #40: $1,500 Razz, the first Razz event of the 2024 WSOP. David “ODB” Baker emerged victoriously in 2023 despite being down to two big bets at one stage.