2024 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 2abc
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$94,041,600
Entries
10,112
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 2abc
Entries
3,349
Players Left
1,549

Straight Flush Over Full House for Manderlier

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Laurent Manderlier at previous event
Laurent Manderlier at previous event

The under-the-gun player opened 5,000 and Laurent Manderlier called in the hijack before Charles Shaverdians came along in the small blind.

The flop came J?3?2? and the action checked to Manderlier tossed a bet of 6,000 across the line. Shaverdians check-raised to 20,000, forcing the under-the-gun player out, while Manderlier made the call.

The 2? fell on the turn and both players checked to see the 5? on the river. Shaverdians led for 65,000 and Manderlier jammed for 120,000. Shaverdians called to see the bad news as he saw his top full house with JxJx was no good as Manderlier showed 6?4? for a straight flush. He was left with just 1,000 in chips and was busted shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Laurent Manderlier
300,000
187,700
187,700
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Charles Shaverdians
Busted

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Not to Be For Moneymaker in 2024

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

The flop read 7?4?4?. From the hijack, Soenke Jahn bet 2,500. Chris Moneymaker was in the small blind and raised to 7,500. Jahn three-bet to 13,000 and Moneymaker quickly four-bet piled all in for 25,000. Jahn took a few moments before he called to put Moneymaker at risk.

Chris Moneymaker: Q?9? All in
Soenke Jahn: A?7?

Moneymaker was looking for a diamond as the turn was the J? and the river the 4?. Jahn pounded the table and let out a "yes!" in celebration as the 2003 Main Event champ was forced to walk away as there will not be a deep run for him in this edition of the biggest poker tournament of the year.

Player Chips Progress
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Soenke Jahn
105,000
105,000
105,000
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Chris Moneymaker
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Kim Gets Depaulo to Call Off on the Flop

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
John Kim
John Kim

Heads-up on a flop of Q?8?3?, Ryan Depaulo bet 7,000 from the cutoff before John Kim raised to 35,000 under the gun. Depaulo called for his last 33,500.

Ryan Depaulo: 10?10? All in
John Kim: A?Q?

Kim was ahead with his flopped pair of queens and improved to two pair as the board ran out 9?A?, sending Depaulo to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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John Kim
270,000
173,800
173,800
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Ryan Depaulo
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Trofimov Raises Big on the River

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dragos Trofimov
Dragos Trofimov

Dragos Trofimov and Shundan Xiao built a pot of around 30,000 as they went heads-up to the 9?6?5? flop. Xiao then led out for 5,000 from the small blind, Trofimov raised to 17,000 on the button, and Xiao called.

Both players checked the 10? turn and the J? fell on the river. Xiao then bet 25,000.

Trofimov spent more than a minute pondering the decision before he raised to 90,000. Xiao instantly mucked her cards and Trofimov took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dragos Trofimov
220,000
130,000
130,000
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Shundan Xiao
120,000
7,100
7,100

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Marder Dodges Bullets; Busts Next Hand

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Michael Marder
Michael Marder

Michael Marder opened 3,000 under the gun and Benjamin Pollak put in a three-bet to 7,000 from a couple of spots to his left. The action folded back around to Marder and he thought about it for a few moments before saving his remaining 13,000. Pollak let him know it was a good fold by flashing A?A?.

The following hand, Pollak opened 3,500 and Veerab Zakarian called in the cutoff before Marder defended the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of 6?5?4? and Marder jammed his last 8,000. Pollak quickly got out of the way and Zakarian snap-called.

Michael Marder: A?3? All in
Veerab Zakarian: 8?7?

Marder flopped an open-ended straight draw but Zakarian had already flopped the nut straight. The K? turn and 2? river improved him to a flush as Marder left the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Pollak
146,000
-39,000
-39,000
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Veerab Zakarian
130,000
92,200
92,200
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Michael Marder
Busted

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Schoenberg Flips One to the Rail, Selbst Lays Down a Pair

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jeremy Schoenberg
Jeremy Schoenberg

Vanessa Selbst raised to 3,500 under the gun before Jeremy Schoenberg three-bet to 10,500 in the cutoff. The small blind then moved all in for 31,500.

Selbst went into the tank for around a minute before she folded, but Schoenberg snap-called.

All-In Player: J?J? All in
Jeremy Schoenberg: A?K?

"It's a classic," the at-risk player said, but he wound up on the wrong side of the coin flip after the board ran out 7?A?3?5?3? to send him to the rail.

"I had you beat pre-flop," Selbst told Schoenberg after the hand, saying she folded two tens.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Schoenberg
110,000
40,000
40,000
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Vanessa Selbst
65,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Lisawad's Over-Bet Gets Paid

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Pakinai Lisawad
Pakinai Lisawad

The pot amounted to 40,000 when Georgina Vuksanovic checked from the small blind to Pakinai Lisawad in early position on a completed board of Q?K?Q?3?2?. Lisawad then tossed 50,000 chips in the middle.

Vuksanovic thought out loud for a minute or so before finding a call. Lisawad tabled A?Q? for trip queens and Vuksanovic mucked her cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Pakinai Lisawad
260,000
78,300
78,300
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Georgina Vuksanovic
178,000
-22,000
-22,000
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Dumitru-Adrian Pora
160,000
5,000
5,000
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Margarita Stoycheva
150,000
-8,000
-8,000
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David Haas
15,000
-10,000
-10,000

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Livschitz Runs Into Surinach's Aces

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Victoria Livschitz
Victoria Livschitz

Soon after returning from dinner break, Victoria Livschitz got her last 70,000 in from middle position as Jeremy Surinach put her at risk in the cutoff.

Victoria Livschitz: A?K? All in
Jeremy Surinach: A?A?

Surinach had woken up with aces to leave Livschitz at serious risk of elimination. The board ran out 5?8?3?10?10? and Livschitz found no help as she was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Surinach
170,000
118,800
118,800
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Victoria Livschitz
Busted

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Zhou Catches Galfond Bluffing

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Phil Galfond and Hao Zhou were heads-up on a flop of 5?4?Q? with several thousand already in the middle.

Zhou check-called a 4,500 bet from Galfond and then check-called a 21,000 bet from Galfond on the 9? turn.

The K? completed the board and Zhou checked a final time. Galfond cut out a bet of 70,000 and placed it into the middle — sending Zhou deep into the tank.

Zhou eventually put in a call and Galfond tabled 2?2?. Zhou let out a sigh of relief and tabled A?A? for a pair of aces to take down the large pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Hao Zhou
365,000
296,300
296,300
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Phil Galfond
155,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Hao ZhouPhil Galfond

Zhou Shows the Bluff

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Quan Zhou
Quan Zhou

A player opened under the gun and Brian Altman called from a few spots to his left before Quan Zhou three-bet 10,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded but Altman made the call.

Both players checked to the Q?J?5?7?9? river, where Zhou checked once again. Altman dropped 7,000 across the line and Zhou wasted no time check-jamming for more than 60,000. Altman's cards flung into the muck.

Zhou whipped over A?K? for ace-high as he pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Quan Zhou
95,500
-44,500
-44,500
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Brian Altman
59,000
11,100
11,100

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