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Welcome again to our day by day recap of the 2024 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, which has now reached Day 36! July 2 noticed two extra bracelets discover new houses, one other six occasions play out, and Alex Foxen get beneath Phil Hellmuth’s pores and skin!
David Eldridge received the primary bracelet awarded on Day 36 after he defeated Brian Rast heads-up in Occasion #73: $25,000 Excessive Curler Pot-Restrict Omaha (8-Handed). Eldridge grew to become a two-time WSOP bracelet winner together with his victory whereas denying Rast what would have been a seventh WSOP win.
The second bracelet of the night time discovered its solution to Martin Alcaide, who will endlessly be often known as the champion of Occasion #70: $400 Colossus No-Restrict Maintain’em. Alcaide got here out on high of a 19,337-strong crowd to show his $400 preliminary funding right into a cool $501,250 and, after all, the all-important WSOP bracelet.
A 3rd bracelet was scheduled to be received, however Occasion #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship ended with Richard Sklar and Arash Ghaneian intently matched concerning chip stacks. The heads-up duo performed for an extra half-hour, however determined to pause proceedings because the clock struck 2:00 a.m. native time. They’re going to return on July 3 at 1:00 p.m. native time to conclude this occasion.
Group Perez Comes Out on High After Day 2 of the $1K Tag Group
What began as a jovial event, one the place gamers sported matching shirts and comedy hats has turn out to be extra critical with the bracelet and six-figure high prize being inside touching distance. Occasion #75: $1,000 Tag Group No-Restrict Maintain’em whittled the sphere right down to solely 22 groups from a beginning subject of 1,437.
Group Perez, comprising Joan Perez and Javier Rodriguez, bagged up the Day 2 chip lead. The Spaniards completed the penultimate day with 3,730,000 chips, roughly 14 huge blinds greater than Group Hopkins (Joshua Hopkins and Charles Honkonen), and nearly 40 greater than Group Corridor (Sheraton Corridor and Malcolm Trayner).
Lurking in the midst of the pack is Group Wheeler (1,150,000), with Jason Wheeler and Anthony Nardi ready to pounce and make a cost up the chip counts.
The third and last day of this thrilling event kicks off at 11:00 p.m. native time on July 3.
Occasion #75: $1,000 Tag Group No-Restrict Maintain’em High 10 Chip Counts
Tauan Naves Leads as $10,000 Thriller Bounty Reaches Last Desk
Occasion #76: $10,000 Thriller Bounty No-Restrict Maintain’em has reached its nine-handed last desk, and it’s Brazilian Tauan Naves (16,300,000) who holds the chip benefit going into the ultimate day’s play.
Naves clinched the chip lead on the penultimate hand of the night time after appropriately calling Damarjai Davenport‘s (10,000,000) river shove with two pair. Regardless of shedding that pot, Davenport is second in chips on the restart.
Robert Heidorn (1,975,000) returns to the desk seventh in chips, having already banked a considerable revenue on this occasion no matter the place he finishes on the last desk. Heidorn opened greater than 12 thriller bounty chests at present, together with one price $75,000 and one other price $100,000!
The chip chief’s fellow Brazilian, Felipe Ketzer, was the fortunate recipient of the $250,000 jackpot thriller bounty.
The 9 finalists sit down at 1:00 p.m. native time on July 3, when they’ll play right down to a champion.
Occasion #76: $10,000 Thriller Bounty No-Restrict Maintain’em Chip Counts
Wing Liu and Alex Foxen Neck-and-Neck within the $2,500 Combined Large Wager
Solely 19 gamers stay in rivalry for the $209,942 high prize in Occasion #77: $2,500 Combined Large Wager Occasion. Hong Kong’s Wing Liu (2,387,000) leads them again into battle for the third and last day’s play on July 3, intently adopted by Alex Foxen (2,243,000).
Foxen eradicated 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth late into Day 2, in a hand that had the “Poker Brat” steaming. Throughout a spherical of No-Restrict 2-7 Single Draw, Hellmuth three-bet jammed excessive of Foxen’s opening elevate earlier than standing pat together with his ten-seven. Foxen took one and peeled an eight for an eight-seven, sending Hellmuth into an expletive-heavy tirade, and a sarcastic “Good name, Alex” as he exited in direction of the payout desk.
Becoming a member of Liu and Foxen on Day 3 are the likes of Allan Le (1,500,000), Xixiang Luo (1,370,000), Chris Klodnicki (1,053,000), Denis Strebkov (842,000), Andres Korn (420,000), Lawrence Brandt (273,000), and Kane Kalas (267,000).
The 19 bracelet hopefuls return to the motion from 1:00 p.m. native time, with the plan to play right down to a winner.
Occasion #77: $2,500 Combined Large Wager Occasion High 10 Chip Counts
Paawan Bansal Luggage Event Main Stack within the Mini Principal Occasion
Some 6,093 gamers purchased into Occasion #78: $1,000 Mini Principal Occasion No Restrict Maintain’em, however solely 486 of these starters discovered a bag on the finish of the twenty second degree. India’s Paawan Bansal (2,825,000) soared into an early lead as he goals to greatest his runner-up end within the $1,500 Nearer occasion in the course of the 2018 WSOP.
Bansal is certainly one of 4 gamers who bagged up greater than 2,500,000 chips on the shut of play. Jamie Dwan (2,700,000), James Carroll (2,700,000), and Connor Rash (2,505,000) are the opposite three.
With a high prize in extra of $550,000, the Mini Principal Occasion attracted some Goliath’s of the poker world, with many progressing to the second day’s play. The 2019 WSOP Principal Occasion finalist Nick Marchington (1,370,000), Landon Tice (965,000), Ismael Bojang (950,000), Craig McCorkell (560,000), Alexandros Kolonias (545,000), and Stoyan Madanzhiev (260,000) are only a handful of names to look out for on Day 2.
Talking of which, Day 2 kicks off at 11:00 a.m. native time on July 3, with efforts to whittle the sphere right down to the ultimate 5.
Occasion #78: $1,000 Mini Principal Occasion No-Restrict Maintain’em High 10 Chip Counts
Jason Mercier Claims Day 1 Chip Lead within the $50K PLO
Occasion #79: $50,000 Excessive Curler Pot-Restrict Omaha (8-Handed) acquired off to an explosive begin with the 133 starters decreased to solely 61 over the course of 12 ranges. Each numbers ought to improve as a result of late registration stays open for the primary degree of Day 2, however reaching final yr’s attendance of 200 appears a bit out of attain.
Nonetheless, there may be already greater than $6 million within the prize pool, and a bunch of poker superstars are vying for the lion’s share of it. Jason Mercier (1,575,000) finds himself on the high of the chip counts going into Day 2, intently adopted by PLO specialist Jared Bleznick (1,470,000), with current $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler champion Santhosh Suvarna (1,360,000) barely additional behind.
Unsurprisingly for an occasion with such a considerable buy-in, the Day 1 survivors are a mixture of $25K Fantasy Draft picks, bracelet winners, and seasoned professionals.
Michael Moncek (1,290,000) and Bryce Yockey (1,135,000) bagged up high ten stacks, with the likes of David Benyamine (980,000), Jim Collopy (800,000), Isaac Haxton (665,000), Joao Vieira (645,000), Dylan Smith (640,000), reigning champion Jesse Lonis (600,000), and Scott Seiver (585,000) nonetheless within the combine. Seiver is in search of his fourth bracelet of the 2024 WSOP!
Day 2 shuffles up and offers at 1:00 p.m. native time, with gamers capable of register or re-enter in the course of the first 40-minute degree.
Occasion #79: $50,000 Excessive Curler Pot-Restrict Omaha High 10 Chip Counts
What to Anticipate on Day 37 of the 2024 WSOP
The thirty seventh day of the 2024 WSOP would be the most fun as a result of it’s when the eagerly anticipated $10,000 WSOP Principal Occasion shuffles up and deal for the primary time. The primary of 4 beginning flights begins at 12:00 p.m. native time, and PokerNews is readily available to carry you all of the motion.
Day 37 will see Occasion #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hello-Lo 8 or Higher Championship lastly crown its champion, with Occasion #75: $1,000 Tag Group No-Restrict Maintain’em anticipated to do the identical. Occasion #76: $10,000 Thriller Bounty No-Restrict Maintain’em may also dish out its bracelet, with Occasion #77: $2,500 Combined Large Wager Occasion set to conclude, which means 4 bracelets shall be received on July 3.
Whereas the Principal Occasion will get underway and 4 bracelets discover new houses, Day 2 of Occasion #78: $1,000 Mini Principal Occasion No-Restrict Maintain’em will see its subject lower to solely 5 hopefuls, with the star-studded Occasion #79: $50,000 Excessive Curler Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion considerably decreasing the variety of its rivals.
Along with the Principal Occasion, Occasion #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Restrict Maintain’em kicks off. This two-day affair has two flights, so PokerNews’ conventional protection will begin on Day 2.
