The 2024 World Collection of Poker $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker no-limit maintain’em occasion attracted a huge area of 20,647 entries throughout its 4 beginning flights, making this the fifth-largest turnout for any stay occasion in WSOP historical past. Because of this, the occasion simply surpassed the $3 million assure to create a prize pool of practically $5.1 million. Six days after the match kicked off at Horseshoe Las Vegas, that sprawling sea of contenders was lastly whittled right down to a single champion: Stephen Winters. The Lyons, Colorado resident earned $401,210 and his first gold bracelet for the win.
“I suppose that is for the little guys,” Winters advised WSOP reporters after closing out the victory. “I simply play just a few small tournaments annually, so it was thrilling simply to be related for as soon as.”
The highest 2,763 finishers earned a share of the prize pool on this occasion, with a min-cash of $600. The payouts hit 5 figures for the highest 44, whereas Winters was one in all simply 5 gamers to stroll away with a six-figure rating on this match.
Take a look at the highest 5 stay WSOP bracelet occasions (by area measurement):
Occasion
Entries
Prize Pool
Champion
High Prize
2019 Large 50 $500 NLH
28,371
$13,509,435
Femi Fashakin
$1,147,449
2023 Gladiators of Poker $300 NLH
23,088
$5,679,648
Jason Simon
$499,852
2015 Colossus $565 NLH
22,374
$11,187,000
Twine Garcia
$638,880
2016 Colossus $565 NLH
21,613
$10,806,500
Benjamin Keeline
$1,000,000
2024 Gladiators of Poker $300 NLH
20,647
$5,079,162
Stephen Winters
$401,210
The ultimate day of this occasion started with 14 gamers remaining and Winters in a digital five-way tie for the chip lead. Winters had taken sole possession of the highest spot by the point the official ultimate desk of 9 was set.
Winters knocked out Caleb Levesque (ninth – $41,337) to increase his benefit. Simon Britton then gained a flip towards Jordan Johnson (eighth – $52,590) to slim the sphere to seven.
Steve Foutty bowed out in seventh place ($67,320) earlier than Winters acquired concerned in a preflop race with pocket sevens towards the A-Okay of Sung Pil Kim, who had doubled by way of him a bit earlier on the ultimate desk. Winters then landed the knockout blow on Kim, who earned $86,710 for his sixth-place exhibiting.
James Morgan’s (fifth – $112,350) Okay-Q was unable to outrun the pocket eights of Quang Vu. Winters then gained a three-way all-in with A-Q holding towards the A-J of Brandon Herrick and A-5 of Vu. Herrick cashed for $146,450 because the fourth-place finisher.
Vu quickly adopted when his pocket fives have been outflopped by Winters’ A-8 suited. Winters held by way of the river to remove Vu in third place ($192,030).
It took just one hand for Winters to shut out the win. Britton referred to as all-in on a Q
10
9J
board with J
10. Winter revealed the Okay9 for a turned straight. The Q on the tip was no assist to Britton, who completed second for $253,300.
Here’s a take a look at the payouts awarded on the ultimate desk:
Place
Participant
Earnings
1
Stephen Winters
$401,210
2
Simon Britton
$253,300
3
Quang Vu
$192,030
4
Brendon Herrick
$146,450
5
James Morgan
$12,350
6
Sung Pil Kim
$86,710
7
Steve Foutty
$67,320
8
Jordan Johnson
$52,590
9
Caleb Levesque
$41,337
Go to the Card Participant 2024 World Collection of Poker web page for schedules, information, interviews, and the most recent occasion outcomes. WSOP protection sponsored by World Poker.
Picture credit score: WSOP / Hayley Hochstetler.
