Can you believe that the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has already spent a week inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas? It seems those who say time flies when you’re having fun are correct. There was plenty of fun to be had on Day 7 of the 2024 WSOP, with five events in full swing, including an all-star worthy cast in the $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship.
No bracelets were awarded on the seventh day of the series. However, two lucky grinders became instant millionaires in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty, and three events played down to their final two tables or less, setting up Day 8 to be awash with bracelet winners.
$10K Dealer’s Choice Attracts One of the Most Stacked Fields Ever
Tournaments that bring the upper echelons of the poker fraternity to the tables tend to have a high buy-in and are played in a mixed game format. Event #13: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship ticked both those boxes, and boy did the superstars turn out in force. The 124 entrants in this tournament read like a who’s who of the poker world. Even after those players were whittled to 68 over the course of nine levels, the field is still ridiculously stacked.
George Alexander bagged up the chip lead right at the death, finding a set of threes in a Pot-Limit Omaha hand against Frenchman David Benyamine. Alexander is one of four players who crammed more than 200,000 chips into their overnight bag; Brian Brunner, Michael Martinelli, and Erick Lindgren being the others.
Looking down the chips counts reveals a whole host of stellar names. Nick Schulman, Maxx Coleman, Daniel Zack, Robert Mizrachi, and the legendary Phil Ivey will return to their seats with a top 10 stack.
Below them, but still in the hunt, are such luminaries as Daniel Negreanu, Marco Johnson, Bryce Yockey, Jerry Wong, Patrick Leonard, Nick Guagenti, Dan Shak, David “Bakes” Baker, and Matt Glantz. The field is so stacked that we feel guilty not listing every player who progressed to Day 2, so make sure you check out the official chip counts for this event.
Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 4. If you can make it to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, find tables 659 to 675 if you want to watch this event in the flesh. Those who aren’t in Sin City can follow PokerNews‘ live updates from start to finish.
Event #13: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Alexander | United States | 277,000 |
| 2 | Brian Brunner | United States | 246,000 |
| 3 | Michael Martinelli | United States | 234,500 |
| 4 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 217,000 |
| 5 | Nick Schulman | United States | 184,000 |
| 6 | Yingui Li | China | 180,000 |
| 7 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 179,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Zack | United States | 177,000 |
| 9 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 173,000 |
| 10 | Phil Ivey | United States | 171,500 |
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Only 18 of the 18,409 Starters Remain in the Mystery Millions; Jake Brown Leads
June 3 was a day to remember for Jake Brown. He not only bagged up a tournament-leading stack of 76,525,000 chips in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions, but he also pulled a $250,000 mystery bounty. No doubt, brown will sleep well tonight.
A staggering $5,523,000 worth of mystery bounties were waiting to be won, including two worth $1,000,000. Valentyn Shabelnyk captured the first seven-figure haul, with DJ Buckley pulling the second massive prize later in the day.
By the time the 39th level of the tournament ended, only 18 players from the 18,409 who started this event with high hopes had chips requiring bagging and tagging. As mentioned, Brown is the man to catch, followed by Carson Richards and Michael Miller rounding out the top three.
Pei Li and short-stack Alex Ziskin are the only players in the field who already have a bracelet.
Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 4, continuing until a champion is crowned. The average stack is hovering around 20 big blinds, so expect the action to be explosive from the moment the tournament director mutters shuffle up and deal.
Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Brown | United States | 76,525,000 | 38 |
| 2 | Carson Richards | United States | 74,650,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Michael Miller | United States | 68,425,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Christopher Battenfield | United States | 59,650,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Eugene Tito | United States | 55,200,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Jefferson James | United States | 49,000,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Pei Li | Canada | 48,825,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Kyle Mizell | United States | 48,625,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Christopher Castellan | United States | 41,300,000 | 21 |
| 10 | Oshri Azran | United States | 40,475,000 | 20 |
Scott Seiver Leads the Fantastic Four in the $10K Omaha Hi-Lo Championship
Twenty-six players returned for the penultimate day of Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, and only four of those returnees remain in contention for this event’s bracelet and $426,744 top prize.
Scott Seiver is the man out in front, although his lead over Jonathan Cohen is negligible. Regardless, Seiver goes into Day 4 as the chip leader and in pole position to reel in what will be his fifth WSOP bracelet.
Calvin Anderson, who like Seiver is a $25K Fantasy Draft pick, returns in third place as he hunts his fifth piece of WSOP hardware. Paul Zappulla completes the field, and is the only remaining player without some poker gold from the WSOP.
Several superstar players went deep in this event but came u short. Seven-time bracelet winner John Hennigan crashed out in 17th, with Robert Mizrachi busting in 14th. Benny Glaser, arguably one of the best non-hold’em players of all time, reached the final table but came unstuck in a hand against Seiver that resulted in the British pro being eliminated in sixth place.
The cards are back in the air from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 4, with this event playing down to its champion.
Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Seiver | United States | 3,945,000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Cohen | Canada | 3,670,000 |
| 3 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 2,515,000 |
| 4 | Paul Zappulla | united States | 1,695,000 |
The $1,500 Badugi Reaches Day 3 With 10 Players Remaining
Those reading this article who are in the know regarding online poker will recognize the name at the top of the chip counts in Event #11: $1,500 Badugi. Norway’s Tobias Leknes, known at the virtual felt as “Senkel92,” is one of the best mixed game players on the planet, and his ability showed on Day 2 of this live event.
It took ten hours to reduce the 139 returning players to only ten, and what a ten they are. David Prociak, Brandon Cantu, and Matt Grapenthien already have bracelets and will fight it out alongside the likes of David Stamm and Day 1 chip leader Joseph Wagganer.
Of course, the ball is currently in Leknes’s court, and anyone who follows major online poker festivals knows all too well that he knows how to close out prestigious events. Return to PokerNews from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 4 to discover if the Norwegian can get the job done in the live arena.
Event #11: $1,500 Badugi End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | 2,225,000 |
| 2 | David Prociak | United States | 2,175,000 |
| 3 | Brandon Cantu | United States | 1,825,000 |
| 4 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 1,575,000 |
| 5 | Edward Yam | Hong Kong | 1,330,000 |
| 6 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 980,000 |
| 7 | David Stamm | United States | 765,000 |
| 8 | Joseph Wagganer | United States | 540,000 |
| 9 | Yuya Murata | Japan | 415,000 |
| 10 | Laurent A Boublil | United States | 355,000 |
Huge Field of 2,526 Turns Out for the $1,500 NLHE 6-Max
A record-breaking field of 2,526 players turned out for Day 1 of Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, but only 197 of them remained after 17 levels of intense, short-handed action.
China’s Quan Zhou claimed the overnight chip lead as Day 1 was drawing to a close, but he has the likes of John Gordon and Michael Miller tugging at his coattails.
All 197 returning players are in the money, with the bubble bursting on Day 1. Each is guaranteed $3,387 at this stage, with a final table appearance boosting that payout to $83,452. The champion takes home $439,815.
Joining Zhou, Gordon, and Miller into Day 2 are players such as Steve Yea, Mark Dube, Alex Foxen, Brett Shaffer, David Pham, Jessica Teusl, and Chance Kornuth.
This event resumes at the early time of 11:00 a.m. local time on June 4, and the plan is to complete ten hour-long levels before calling it a night. Of course, PokerNews will have all of the action from start to finish.
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | COuntry | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quan Zhou | China | 966,000 | 121 |
| 2 | John Gordon | United States | 942,000 | 118 |
| 3 | Michael Miller | United States | 867,000 | 108 |
| 4 | Matthew Dodd | United States | 752,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | 722,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Steve Yea | South Korea | 720,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Brandon Eisen | United States | 705,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Jorge Rivera | United States | 682,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Mark Dube | United States | 672,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Clement Van Driessche | France | 655,000 | 82 |
What is Happening on Day 8 of the 2024 WSOP?
Day 8 of the 2024 WSOP takes place on June 4, and it is the busiest day yet. Five in-play events continue with another three entering the mix!
Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions will crown its champion and pay that winner an impressive $1,000,000 for their efforts. Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship will also conclude, as will Event #11: $1,500 Badugi.
Day 2 of Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em is set to play ten one-hour levels, with Day 2 of Event #13: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship playing eight more levels, four of which are 60-minutes long before extending to 90-minutes until the tournament ends.
At 10:00 a.m. local time, Event #14: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em shuffles up and deal. The action will be fast and furious throughout because only one day is scheduled and the levels last a mere 20 minutes throughout! Last year, Gabriel Schroeder topped a 2,854-strong field and scooped $228,632.
Two hours later, at 12:00 p.m. local time, Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better begins. Day 1 sees 15 40-minute levels or the field reduced to 15% whichever is later; players are permitted to make two re-entries.
Last but not least is a new addition to the 2024 WSOP schedule, Event #16: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed. Expect the big guns to turn out in force for this tournament; they’ll lock horns over ten 60-minute levels on Day 1.