2024 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
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 3
Entries
3,617
Players Left
1,529

Atkinson's Aces Down Kwatra's Ladies

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joshua Atkinson
Joshua Atkinson

Josh Atkinson raised to 9,000 from early position and Anuj Kwatra called next to act. Jesse Capps, who won his way into the 2024 WSOP Main Event by winning a Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) tournament earlier this year, came along from the cutoff and the player on the button called as well.

Both blinds folded and it was four-way action to a flop of 8?10?8?. Atkinson checked, Kwatra bet 15,000, and both Capps and the button folded. Atkinson then grabbed a stack of green T25,000 chips and put them into the middle. Kwatra had 99,000 behind and thought long and hard before calling off.

Anuj Kwatra: Q?Q? All in
Josh Atkinson: A?A?

Kwatra was behind with pocket queens and watched helplessly as the 7? appeared on the turn followed by the J? on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Atkinson
750,000
492,000
492,000
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Jesse Capps
340,000
-13,000
-13,000
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Anuj Kwatra
Busted

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Tang Takes One Out

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Danny Tang
Danny Tang

The action was picked up on a turn of 6?3?2?K?. The player in the big blind had put in 30,000 chips in a pot of 45,000, which Tang raised to 95,000.

The big blind then shoved all in for 168,400. Tang asked for a count and thought for a few minutes before calling it off.

Big blind: K?Q? All in
Danny Tang: A?A?

"I wasn't trying to slowroll you," Tang apologized after seeing the cards. Meanwhile, the 9? river could not save the big blind as he exited from the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
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Danny Tang
570,000
298,500
298,500

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Badulin Holds In Three-Way All-In

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alexey Badulin
Alexey Badulin

Alexey Badulin got 173,500 chips in the middle preflop against Fernando Rodriguez, who had a slightly covering stack, and Logan Moon, who was shorter.

Logan Moon: J?J? All in
Alexey Badulin: A?A? All in
Fernando Rodriguez: K?K?

The board ran out an uneventful 7?6?4?9?8? to let Badulin's aces hold as he raked in the pot of 100 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Mir Kohyar Gaskari
520,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Alexey Badulin
420,000
378,000
378,000
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Paulina Loeliger
300,000
-145,000
-145,000
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Fernando Rodriguez (US)
32,500
-177,000
-177,000
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Logan Moon
Busted

Tags: Alexey BadulinFernando RodriguezLogan Moon

Second Break

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Players in the field are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.

Here's a look at some of the highlights from the last level:

Play will resume on Level 13, which features 2,000/4,000 blinds with a 4,000 big blind ante.

No ROI for 2023 Main Event Bubble Jeppe Bisgaard

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jeppe Bisgaard
Jeppe Bisgaard

At last year's Main Event, Jeppe Bisgaard was one of three individuals eliminated on the bubble after running kings into aces. Although he fell short of the money, Bisgaard did receive his buy-in back as part of a three-way chop of two min cashes in addition to securing a seat in this year's edition after winning a blind all in with the two other players who bubbled. He was, however, unable to parlay that into a cash to bring his total return on investment across the two tournaments to exactly $0.

Jayphong Nguyen opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Patsy Altomari in the cutoff as well as Adam Nattress on the button. Bisgaard then moved all in for his last 29,000 out of the small blind. Nguyen responded by raising to 55,000, forcing the two other players out of the hand.

Jeppe Bisgaard: Q?J? All in
Jayphong Nguyen: K?K?

Bisgaard had run his short stack directly into a premium holding and was not even offered a sweat on the 3?7?2?4?A? runout as his main event came to a premature end. Should the Dane choose to take another shot next year, he will have to pony up $10,000 just like everyone else

Player Chips Progress
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Jayphong Nguyen
450,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Adam Nattress
175,000
25,000
25,000
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Patsy Altomari
140,000
-15,500
-15,500
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Jeppe Bisgaard
Busted

Tags: Adam NattressJayphong NguyenJeppe BisgaardPatsy Altomari

Matusow Folds to Galipienso's Pressure After Lengthy Tank

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow and Adrian Garcia Galipienso were heads-up on a board of J?10?3?4? with a sizable pot already in the middle.

Matusow was in the big blind and checked to Galipienso, who bet 55,000. Matusow called.

The 8? completed the board and Matusow checked again — prompting Galipienso to shove, which was enough to put Matusow all in for approximately 120,000.

Matusow went deep into the tank and riffled his chips as he contemplated his decision for his tournament life.

"They always say go with your gut," Matusow said.

Eventually, the clock was called on Matusow and one of the floor staff informed him he had 30 seconds to act.

Matusow laid his hand down with about five seconds to go and Galipienso was sent the pot.

"I should have went with my gut," Matusow said. "If you're wrong, you just move onto the next tournament."

Matusow was eliminated shortly after the hand occurred.

Adrian Garcia Galipienso
Adrian Garcia Galipienso
Chips
Chips
Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Garcia Galipienso
415,000
415,000
415,000
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Mike Matusow
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

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Break Time

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Main Event Bracelet
Main Event Bracelet

Players in the field have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Here's a look at some highlights from the last two hours of play:

Players will return on Level 12, which features blinds of 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big-blind ante.

Zhou Cracks Mcmahon's Aces

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Quan Zhou
Quan Zhou

There were around 75,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4?6?J?9? when Joseph Mcmahon checked to Quan Zhou, who fired a bet of 19,500. Mcmahon called.

On the flush-completing 3? river, Mcmahon checked again and was then faced a bigger bet of 100,000 from Zhou. Mcmahon thought for some time before he dropped in the call.

Zhou tabled J?J?, and Mcmahon gave up the pot. As Zhou was raking in the chips, Mcmahon showed A?A?.

On the same table, Loni Hui is up to around 850,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Loni Hui
850,000
306,000
306,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Quan Zhou
340,000
107,000
107,000
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Joseph Mcmahon
65,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Joseph McmahonLoni HuiQuan Zhou

Dwan Forces Out Two

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

There was a three-way pot going on as the board read Q?8?7?3?. The pot had around 43,000 in it. Tom Dwan was in middle position and took some time before acting. Eventually he bet 32,000. Bradley Mercer called in the big blind and an early position player with the shortest stack came along as well with the call to build the pot even more.

The river came the 9?. Dwan was again deliberate with his action as he stood up to assess both stacks of his opponents, with the early position player having about 42,000 effective. After over a minute, Dwan fired 65,000.

Mercer quickly folded and so did the early position player and Dwan took down the chunky pot.
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Shortly afterwards, Dwan eliminated the same early position player when he shoved for about 62,000 with A?K? and Dwan's QxQx held up in the run out.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Dwan
376,000
189,000
189,000
GTO Wizard
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Bradley Mercer
370,000
-12,000
-12,000

Tags: Bradley MercerTom Dwan

Negreanu Rivers Opponent Out

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

The player under the gun had gone all in for just 6,500 chips and was looked up by Daniel Negreanu on the button.

Under the gun: A?4? All in
Daniel Negreanu: A?J?

Negreanu was rooting for a chop on the 6?6?K? board and was elated when his opponent paired up on the 4? turn.

The J? then came on the river. "Oh shit," said Negreanu as he raked in the pot and eliminated his opponent.

After the hand, Negreanu and the knocked-out player took a picture together, with the latter leaving in seemingly good spirits.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Negreanu
211,000
118,000
118,000
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Dillon Ott
Busted
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Katie Lindsay
Busted
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Antonio Vargas
Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu