John Fauver Wins The First Ever $10k Big O Championship For $681,998

For the primary time ever, the WSOP ran a $10,000 Large O Championship. This Omaha variant noticed the first-ever official occasion final yr with the $1,500 Large O which bought 1,458 entries and was gained by Scott Abrams.

This yr noticed the return of that occasion and the addition of a $10,000 Large O Championship occasion which bought 332 entrants to create a prize pool of $3,087,600. This ensured that the ultimate 50 gamers within the occasion would get a payout of $20,306 whereas first place would take dwelling a prize of $681,998.

In any case was stated and executed, it was John Fauver who grew to become the inaugural winner of the occasion for his first ever WSOP bracelet.

“It’s fairly cool that that is the primary time this match has ever run,” the brand new champion stated beaming. “It actually doesn’t even really feel actual but. Ask me tomorrow if it has set in.”

Ultimate Desk Outcomes

Winner’s Response

Fauver’s Hendon Mob previous to this win in the present day sat at $251,061. With this latest money and title added to his burgeoning resume, his lifetime complete now sits at $933,014 and nears the $1 million mark. “It’s very nice,” he continued to speak about what to do with the brand new money “it’s a pleasant home.”

The West Virginia native primarily focuses on all five-card variants of poker. “I like five-card, since you get to gamble. Everybody has a shot, and normally it’s a very enjoyable recreation. Excessive or split-pot.”

“I used to be quick the entire time, and I used to be simply making an attempt to outlive,” Fauver talked about on the ultimate desk play. When four-handed started he was by far the shortest stack. “I discovered a pair spots, the place the playing cards fell good for me. Saved me at a playable stack after which it simply saved understanding for me.”

Fauver now stands alone because the one and solely champion of the $10,000 Large O occasion.

Ultimate Day Motion

The ultimate day noticed motion fly fairly shortly out the gate because it took underneath 4 hours to go from 19 to eight gamers left. Bracelet winners fell like Adam Friedman (18th-$25,340), Ryan Hughes (Seventeenth-$25,340), and Anson Tsang (14th-$30,800).

The ultimate participant to fall earlier than the ultimate desk was set was French bracelet winner David Benyamine. He and Farid Jattin each flopped a queen-high straight and bought it in on the flop, however the flip introduced Jattin a flush and he took a monstrous chip lead into the ultimate desk, whereas the old fashioned poker legend completed in ninth place for $48,582.

Ultimate Desk Motion

Danny Wong has had fairly the summer season on the WSOP 2024. Somewhat over every week in the past, he made the $1,500 2-7 triple draw closing desk and only a few days in the past, he completed runner-up within the $10,000 2-7 triple draw championship to Phil Ivey, who gained his eleventh bracelet.

Wong got here into the ultimate desk because the shortest stack, however managed to hold round and survived by means of some quartering and doubling. His closing chips went into the middle when his ace-king-ten-seven-two, couldn’t enhance in opposition to Jattin’s king-ten-ten-seven-two and the WSOP bracelet winner exited the match in eighth place for $62,985.

After that, the tempo of eliminations picked up considerably. Subsequent to go was Michael Rocco, who’s run got here to an finish in seventh place. Rocco had a tough begin to the ultimate desk after a large all-in confrontation with John Fauver noticed him go from quartering to quartered. Rocco had bought his ace-ten-eight-four-three all in in opposition to Nitesh Rawtani’s ace-king-four-four-three, and the board seemed good for Rocco till the river paired up Rawtani’s king to have him scoop. Rocco provides one other closing desk to his 2024 WSOP resume and he collected $83,359 for his efforts.

Inside a few palms, Alfred Atamian was all in and in danger in opposition to Jattin. Atamian held aces with eights and a six preflop in opposition to Jattin’s kings with a ten-nine-five. He was in prime form to double up on the expense of the chip chief Jattin, however the flop gave Jattin kings filled with sevens and the river improved him even additional to quads. Jattin took one other stack so as to add to his huge chip lead and Atamian ended his run in sixth place for $112,573.

Dylan Weisman has already had a major WSOP already, profitable his second bracelet, in the present day he added one other WSOP closing desk to his already stacked resume. His deep run got here to an finish additionally by the hands of Jattin as he bought in his closing chips with prime pair, prime kicker on a ten-high board in opposition to Jattin’s full wrap. The complete wrap got here dwelling on the flip and Jattin took the pot whereas Weisman collected $155,065 for his fifth place end.

At this level, Jattin held 60% of the chips in play whereas Calvin Anderson, Nitesh Rawtani, and Fauver held the opposite 40% between the three of them. Simply when it seemed like Jattin was going to increase his lead, Fauver doubled up by means of him 4 occasions, whereas additionally taking sizable pots off of him. Ultimately it was Fauver who held the chip lead and Jattin who fell to the shortest stack whereas Rawtani and Anderson crammed up the center of the pack.

Ultimately the time got here for Jattin as he drifted even additional down the counts. He defended his large blind with eight-six-four-three-two and flopped a pair of sixes to go together with in opposition to Anderson who held ace-king-ten-four-three to flop second pair. The flip ten introduced Anderson three tens to lock up the pot and Anderson rose as much as second in chips whereas Jattin, only one week after his runner-up end within the $5,000 PLO occasion, took dwelling $217,783 for his fourth place end.

After that, the chip breakdown noticed Fauver in entrance, Rawtani in second and Anderson in third. A large pot noticed a shift within the backside of the chip counts as Anderson overtook the second place spot whereas Rawtani fell to the underside. Anderson and Rawtani clashed as soon as extra, this time the gamers getting all in earlier than the flop, with Anderson holding ace-queen-jack-five-four and Rawtani holding ace-jack-ten-seven-two. The flop put Rawtani means in entrance with backside two and a flush draw, however the runout got here favorable to Anderson as he made a greater two pair and low to scoop Rawtani and finish his run in third place for $311,737.

The heads-up match started with Fauver holding a slight lead over Anderson, however it shortly grew into 2:1 then a 3:1 lead as Fauver placed on most stress. The ultimate hand got here shortly within the heads-up match as Anderson bought in his closing chips with aces and a gutshot in opposition to Fauver’s prime set. The flip gave Anderson the gutter to place him within the lead, however the river paired the board as soon as extra to provide Fauver kings full and the 2 rivals shook palms as Fauver was topped champion whereas the two-time WSOP bracelet winner Anderson was eradicated in second place for $454,688.