After months of anticipation the 2024 World Collection of Poker lastly kicked off in Las Vegas and the summer season poker shindig had none apart from fan favorite Daniel Negreanu there on day one…Â
The WSOP begins! https://t.co/O5teovbsYb
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) Might 28, 2024
Negreanu wasn’t the one well-known face to seem because the fifty fifth annual operating of the WSOP received underway – the present was opened by considered one of DNeg’s’ personal faves, Golden Knights ice hockey star Jon Marchessault.
Marchessault was joined by legendary @WSOP Major Occasion champions to commemorate the event.
Daniel Negreanu was additionally all-in on the ceremonial begin to the the fifty fifth annual #WSOP ✨@ParisVegas | @HorseshoeVegas pic.twitter.com/z71hUPeBFv
— Caesars Leisure (@CaesarsEnt) Might 28, 2024
That wasn’t the tip of it. A treasure trove of former Major Occasion champs took to the stage – see should you can identify all of them! (A touch: your author wanted some google assist!)
It wasn’t all photograph alternatives on the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas for the beginning of seven weeks of motion, there was poker being performed on the opening day too.
Admittedly, a piece of that was being performed by some very well-known faces certainly, a Champions Reunion occasion bumping the standard On line casino Workers event down a spot within the schedule.
Occasion #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion (NLHE)
One other quiz should you’re within the temper – which 12 months did the next gamers win their Major Occasion title: Greg Raymer, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Weinman, Berry Johnston, Espen Jorstad, Tom McEvoy, Koray Aldemir, Ryan Riess and Scott Blumstein.
These poker greats have been among the many casualties on day one, a bounty on their head of a treasured $10k Major Occasion entry. Not all the large names fell, nonetheless…
Dan Harrington, Greg Merson, Jamie Gold and Johnny Chan all made it safely by, the latter cracking Chris Moneymaker’s kings for a spot of Major occasion regicide…
Perhaps I ought to of stayed residence https://t.co/aZ6rCog4rD
— Chris Moneymaker ╠(@CMONEYMAKER) Might 29, 2024
For these struggling to make out the playing cards, the hand ran out as follows:
Chris Moneymaker: Ok♥Ok♦Johnny Chan: A♥Ok♣
Flop: 7♣Q♥A♣
Flip: 3♥
River: 10♦
By the tip of play for the day, Qui Nguyen topped the chip counts within the chase for the $408,468 prime prize, whereas Daniel Negreanu additionally made it by to day two.
