Eric Wasserson has come painfully near securing his first World Sequence of Poker gold bracelet on a number of events over time, with seven top-five finishes that embrace two-runner-up showings. Lastly, the longtime blended video games common has damaged by way of, taking down the 2024 WSOP Paradise $25,000 sellers selection championship for his first bracelet and the highest prize of $353,340.
This was the second-largest match rating but for Wasserson, trailing solely the $545,772 he earned with a third-place end within the 2016 WSOP $50,000 Poker Gamers Championship. The Narberth, Pennsylvania native now has almost $2.9 million in recorded scores to his identify.
This victory additionally got here with 420 Card Participant Participant of the 12 months factors. This was Wasserson’s second final-table end of 2024, having additionally positioned fifth within the $10,000 stud eight-or-better championship for $88,686 and 325 factors again in July.
This occasion drew 49 complete entries, leading to a prize pool of greater than $1.2 million that was paid out among the many prime seven finishers. The cash bubble burst on day 2, with four-time bracelet winner and 17-time WSOP Circuit champion Ari Engel eradicated in eighth place.
Bracelet winner Nacho Barbero (seventh – $60,040) was the primary to fall inside the cash, together with his J-9 low working into the 9-7 low of five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser throughout a spherical of no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw. Regardless of scoring that knockout, Glaser was finally the subsequent to hit the rail (sixth – $79,370). He was brief and bought all-in in a spherical of stud eight-or-better. He was scooped by the seven-high straight and 6 low of three-time bracelet winner Mike Gorodinsky.
5-handed motion continued for some time late on day 2. Two-time bracelet winner John Racener finally bowed out in fifth place ($107,000 ) when he was unable to come back from behind towards the highest two pair of Gorodinsky in pot-limit Omaha.
Motion was halted on day 2 with 4 contenders remaining and Wasserson within the lead. 2022 WSOP Participant of the 12 months and three-time bracelet winner Daniel Zack was the primary knockout of the ultimate day. He bought all-in with 9-6-2 dealing with the pat J-9-8-6-2 of Gorodinsky in a spherical of no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball. Zack’s first card was a 4 to maintain his hopes alive, however a Q on the tip noticed him bust in fourth place ($144,230).
Gorodinsky’s run on this occasion got here to an finish when his A
Q
62 was unable to finest the ten10
77
of six-time bracelet winner and 2021 WSOP POY award winner Josh Arieh. Gorodisnky’s final 5 or so large blinds went in preflop and Arieh flopped a set of sevens. He then turned a full home to lock up the pot, sending Gorodisnky to the payout desk to gather $194,430.
The ultimate heads-up showdown for the bracelet started with Wasserson holding 4,250,000 to Arieh’s 3,100,000. The lead modified arms briefly, however Wasserson was in a position to take down a well timed pot in no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw to leap again out in entrance. Within the last hand, Arieh limped on the button in no-limit maintain’em with AQ. Wasserson shoved for simply over seven large blinds efficient with QJ and Arieh shortly known as. The board got here down Okay32J2 and Wasserson made jacks and deuces to take down the pot and the title. Arieh earned $262,090 because the runner-up, rising his profession earnings to greater than $13.7 million within the course of.
Here’s a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk:
Place
Participant
Earnings
POY Factors
1
Eric Wasserson
$353,340
420
2
Josh Arieh
$262,090
350
3
Mike Gorodinsky
$194,430
280
4
Daniel Zack
$144,230
210
5
John Racener
$107,000
175
6
Benny Glaser
$79,370
140
7
Jose Barbero
$60,040
105
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