2024 World Series of Poker

Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣9♠
Prize
$554,925
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,361,840
Entries
6,076
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
5
Players Left
1
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Chip Leaders Collide

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis limped in from the small blind and called a raise of 10,000,000 from Kyle Williamson in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10?8?8? and Skarparis check-called 10,000,000 from Williamson.

When the 9? hit the turn, Skarparis checked once again and Williamson fired 9,500,000. Skarparis stuck around with a call.

The 9? paired the board on the river and both players tapped the table. Skarparis tabled 10?6? for top pair on the flop and Williamson mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Skarparis cy
Georgios Skarparis 		217,000,000
42,000,000
 42,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kyle Williamson us
Kyle Williamson 		74,000,000
-43,500,000
 -43,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Georgios SkarparisKyle Williamson

Skarparis Utilizing his Big Stack

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis has been slowing adding to his massive chip lead. Skarparis raised from under the gun to 8,000,000 and Mikhail Zavoloka called from the big blind. The flop came out with Q?K?10? and both players checked.

On the turn Q? Zavoloka made a move and bet out 7,000,000 and Skarparis did not take long before announcing, "all in", which would be effective 33,000,000. Zavoloka made the fold after contemplating for a few minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Skarparis cy
Georgios Skarparis 		175,000,000
38,300,000
 38,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka 		33,000,000
-29,900,000
 -29,900,000

Tags: Georgios SkarparisMikhail Zavoloka

Level: 43

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

Big Double for Zavoloka

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Mikhail Zavoloka
Mikhail Zavoloka

Kyle Williamson opened 6,000,000 in the cutoff and Mikhail Zavoloka jammed on the button. Alexandre Barbaranelli asked for a count but ended up folding after being told it was 24,700,000. Williamson made the call and both hands were tabled.

Mikhail Zavoloka: 9?9? All in
Kyle Williamson: A?5?

The 9?7?6? flop gave Zavoloka top set, and Williamson flopped a gutshot straight draw. The 3? turn gave Williamson a double gutshot straight draw as he called for a four but the Q? river was safe for Zavoloka as he pulled in the double.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Skarparis cy
Georgios Skarparis 		136,700,000
-7,000,000
 -7,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kyle Williamson us
Kyle Williamson 		117,500,000
-21,500,000
 -21,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka 		62,900,000
37,400,000
 37,400,000
Alexandre Barbaranelli it
Alexandre Barbaranelli 		52,000,000
-3,800,000
 -3,800,000

Tags: Alexandre BarbaranelliKyle WilliamsonMikhail Zavoloka

No Showdown for Zavoloka

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Kyle Williamson limped the small blind and Mikhail Zavoloka checked his option.

Both players checked to the Q?J?5?A? turn, where Williamson led for 3,000,000 and Zavoloka made the call.

When the 9? completed the board on the river, Williamson checked and Zavoloka stacked up a bet of 8,200,000 and pushed it across the line. Williamson wasted little time tossing his cards toward the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Williamson us
Kyle Williamson 		139,000,000
-7,300,000
 -7,300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Mikhail Zavoloka ru
Mikhail Zavoloka 		25,500,000
5,300,000
 5,300,000

Tags: Kyle WilliamsonMikhail Zavoloka

Dirk Bruns Eliminated in 5th Place ($158,191)

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Dirk Bruns
Dirk Bruns

The action was immediate with three of the five players being short stacked. Alexandre Barbaranelli moved all in from under the gun for 36,800,000 and Dirk Bruns called from the big blind with the lesser stack of 17,500,000.

Dirk Bruns: A?K? All in
Alexandre Barbaranelli: 8?8?

The board ran out with no save for Bruns 4?4?J?7?9? and he was eliminated and Barbaranelli added to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Barbaranelli it
Alexandre Barbaranelli 		55,800,000
19,000,000
 19,000,000
Dirk Bruns de
Dirk Bruns 		Busted

Tags: Alexandre BarbaranelliDirk Bruns

Level: 42

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

Five Players Battle for First Bracelet in Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Georgios Skarparis
Georgios Skarparis

The third and final day of Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at 2 p.m. today at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with just five players still in contention, from the 6,076 entries, who are all vying for the top prize of $554,925 from the total prize pool of $5,361,840.

Kyle Williamson leads the pack with 146,300,000 chips, but Georgios Skarparis is only one big blind behind him with a total of 143,700,000. Together, they hold eighty percent of the total chips in play, with Alexandre Barbaranelli a distant third, starting the day with 36,800,000.

Kyle Williamson
Kyle Williamson

With all five remaining players never having earned a bracelet, the excitement is palpable as we are guaranteed to witness a first-time winner today!

Final Five Seat Draw & Chip Counts

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Kyle WilliamsonUnited States146,300,00049
2Mikhail ZavolokaRussian Federation20,200,0007
3Dirk BrunsGermany17,500,0006
4Alexandre BarbaranelliItaly36,800,00012
5Georgios SkarparisCyprus143,700,00048

All five players have locked up a prize of $158,191 but all eyes are on the grand prize of $554,925 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1  $554,925
2  $369,994
3  $276,695
4  $208,444
5  $158,191
6Joshua PragerUnited States$120,950
7Kaihung HuUnited States$93,171
8Stefan WidmerSwitzerland$72,316
9Hunter FreyUnited States$56,557

Day 3 begins at 2 p.m. local time on July 4 in the Horseshoe Event Center with 20 minutes and 15 seconds remaining in Level 42, and blinds of 1,500,000/3,000,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000,000.

As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be at the table to provide full coverage of the battle. So be sure to stay tuned as they battle for the WSOP glory in Las Vegas.

Tags: Alexandre BarbaranelliDirk BrunsGeorgios SkarparisHunter FreyJoshua PragerKaihung HuKyle WilliamsonMikhail ZavolokaStefan Widmer