Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$3,331,328
Entries
4,732
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
310
Players Left
1
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Action has concluded in Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack and TJ Murphy has emerged victorious, earning his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, along with a hefty payout of $368,977.
Murphy came into the final table as the chip leader and never looked backed, knocking off six out of his eight tablemates at the nine-handed final table. Murphy's dominating performance came to an end when he defeated Raymond Mancini in a short heads-up duel.
PokerNews caught up with Murphy after the win where he described the moment as "ridiculous, euphoric, on top of the world."
When asked about his future plans for the summer, Murphy mentioned, "I'd like to maybe come out again, but we'll see how things work out. I was looking at maybe doing a second trip. I can afford the main (event) now, so I might do that. I'm playing well and running well, obviously, so it would be a shame for it to go to waste."
$800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Murphy | United States | $368,977 |
| 2 | Raymond Mancini | United States | $246,031 |
| 3 | Tao Chu | Taiwan | $183,237 |
| 4 | Vernon Barruga | United States | $137,551 |
| 5 | Hai Nguyen | United States | $104,079 |
| 6 | Dimitre Dimitrov | United States | $79,385 |
| 7 | Yuvaraj Rai | United States | $61,042 |
| 8 | Michael Wills | United States | $47,320 |
| 9 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | $36,986 |
Murphy navigated through a mammoth field of 4,732 runners on his way to victory. The tournament took place over two days at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and generated a whopping prize pool of $3,331,328.
Day 2 Action
Only 310 players returned for Day 2, those of which included bracelet winners James Calderaro, Shaun Deeb, Rafael Reis, who were all on the hunt for another piece of gold.
The tournament's structure set a quick pace, with many bustouts occurring within the first few levels of the day. Only 136 players made it through to the first break.
Calderaro came into the day as the chip leader and made a deep run before losing a flip and finishing 63rd ($5,893). Deeb had a volatile day, which saw his chip stack fluctuating and got knocked out right before the first break in 138th ($3,276). Reis was in search of his second bracelet, but fell short, finishing in 75th ($5,020). Harry Lodge was also in pursuit of his second bracelet, having made it all the way to the final table before placing ninth.
Murphy flew under the radar for most of the day until he started heating up during the final two tables. His road to the final table started with winning two timely flips to knock out back-to-back opponents in 15th and 14th place.
Shortly thereafter, Murphy was involved in a huge hand where he was all-in and at risk, which proved to be a significant turning point for him. Murphy got it all-in preflop with ace-jack versus ace-queen and managed to find a jack on the flop to double up. This was the hand that fueled his momentum heading into the final table.
Final Table Action
Murphy came into the final table with a sizable chip lead, sitting with 49,950,000, with his next closest opponent having 29,000,000. The first two players got eliminated relatively quickly and play was down to seven-handed, with Murphy still in the lead.
This is when he began knocking out his competitors one by one, going on to eliminate all six of his remaining tablemates. Despite his commanding run, it wasn't all smooth sailing for Murphy, who ran into some slight hiccups along the way.
Once play was five-handed, this is when Murphy really turned up the heat, finishing off opponents quickly and expanding his chip lead in the process. The only one who came close to him in the counts was Mancini, who he would go on to play heads-up.
To begin heads-up action, Murphy started with roughly 120,000,000 to Mancini's 70,000,000. The tournament director placed the gold bracelet on the table, and that is when reality began to sink in.
"I don't want to see it," mentioned Murphy, staying focused on the task at hand.
Murphy didn't let off the gas, and after a short battle, he found himself all-in on the river, having Mancini covered. Mancini flicked in the call and got the bad news when Murphy excitedly turned over his hand, showing a queen-high straight. Mancini tabled his cards, revealing a lower, ten-high straight.
"Not bad for my fifth WSOP tournament, huh?" Murphy belted out after the final hand wrapped up.
Murphy shook the dealer's hand afterward and said, "Thanks for that ten, dude, thanks for that ten," referring to the ten of hearts that was dealt on the turn.
Murphy took a moment to soak in the glory, and to reach out to family and friends, notifying them of his epic accomplishment. After playing poker for nearly 20 years, his dream of becoming a WSOP champion and winning a gold bracelet became a reality.
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Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
TJ Murphy has won Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack, along with the first-place prize of $368,977.
Stay tuned for the full winner's recap that will be posted soon.
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
TJ Murphy raised to 5,000,000 on the button and Raymond Mancini called in the big blind. The flop came 8?Q?9?, and both players checked.
On the 10? turn, Mancini check-called a bet of 7,000,000.
The river brought the 7?, and Mancini checked again. Murphy moved all in, putting Mancini at risk, who had about 40,000,000 behind.
Mancini made the call and Murphy quickly tabled A?J?, for a straight and Mancini showed 10?6?, for a lower straight.
Mancini's impressive tournament run has come to an end with a runner-up finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
189,280,000
94,280,000
|
94,280,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
TJ Murphy limped in from the button before Tao Chu called from the small blind and Raymond Mancini checked from the big blind.
The flop came 9?5?3?, Chu and Mancini both checked before Murphy bet 3,000,000. Chu then check raised all in for approximately 14,300,000, Mancini folded and Murphy made the call.
Tao Chu: 8?5? 
TJ Murphy: 9?8?
The turn was the 6? and the river was the Q?, eliminating Chu in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000,000
14,000,000
|
14,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Raymond Mancini raised to 5,000,000 on the button, TJ Murphy made the call from the small blind before Vernon Barruga three bet all in for approximately 7,200,000 out of the big blind. Both players made the call, Barruga was all in and at risk.
The board ran out J?10?4?10?7?, with Murphy and Mancini checking on every street.
Vernon Barruga: A?9?
Raymond Mancini: 8x8x
TJ Murphy: K?J?
Murphy was the winner when the cards got shown, sending Barruga to the rail in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,000,000
-10,000,000
|
-10,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Hai Nguyen only had 200,000 left in chips behind after posting the big blind and ante. Raymond Mancini limped under the gun, TJ Murphy called, and Tao Chu called. Nguyen went all in for his remaining chips and all three opponents called.
Everyone checked the 4?Q?7? and did the same when the K? peeled. One last time, everyone tapped the table when the 4? came.
Murphy declared a King and showed K?8? and all the live opponents mucked, leaving Nguyen to show a losing J?9?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000,000
21,000,000
|
21,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
52,000,000
16,000,000
|
16,000,000 |
|
|
15,000,000
-13,000,000
|
-13,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Dimitre Dimitrov went all in blind from under the gun for 1,800,000 which was slightly less than one big blind. Raymond Mancini limped in from middle position, TJ Murphy called from the small blind and Vernon Barruga checked his option from the big blind.
Action checked all the way through to the river with a board reading A?2?3?A?K?.
Murphy showed 4?3? for a pair, which was good enough to win the pot and eliminate Dimitre who held J?9?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
TJ Murphy hasn't been able to stay ahead of a short stack for the past hour. He doubled up Dimitre Dimitrov's 8?8? despite flopping a queen with Q?9?. Vernon Barruga also tripled up with K?8? when he rivered Broadway against Murphy.
Shortly after, Murphy could be seen mucking his hand on a K?J?8?K? board, saying, "Ah, I'm done with it; I shouldn't have called preflop. Gotta have a little fun. I want to win but I've got to have some fun..."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000,000
-14,000,000
|
-14,000,000 |
|
|
28,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
16,200,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |
|
|
9,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
8,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
TJ Murphy raised to 3,000,000 from middle position, Tao Chu made the call from the small blind. Hai Nguyen who had under five big blinds to start the hand put his remaining chips in the middle, he was all in and at risk against both opponents.
The flop came 9?5?4? Chu checked, Murphy bet 4,000,000, and Chu folded. The two remaining players tabled their cards.
Hai Nguyen: 6?4?
TJ Murphy: Q?Q?
The turn was the 7? giving Nguyen additional outs.
The river was the miracle 8? giving Nguyen a straight. One could say Nguyen has alligator blood as he remains hanging around in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000,000
-4,000,000
|
-4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,000,000
-6,500,000
|
-6,500,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
-17,000,000
|
-17,000,000 |