Who Will Crowned as the 2024 WSOP Main Event Champion?
The final day of a scintillating 2024 World Series of Poker has arrived and all eyes of the poker world will be set firmly on the conclusion of the record-breaking 2024 WSOP Main Event at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. For the second year in a row, the crown jewel of the summer reached five-figure attendance, but only three players out of the gargantuan 10,112-entry field remain.
Two Americans will aim to keep the elusive WSOP Main Event bracelet on home soil as of 2 p.m. local time but leading the way is Swedish poker pro Niklas Astedt, who is widely considered the best online MTT player of all time under his legendary moniker of "Lena900". Astedt enters the final day with 223,000,000 in chips, which is good for 74 big blinds.
Jonathan Tamayo went from seventh in chips at the start of the final table to second in chips with 197,000,000, whereas Day 8 chip leader Jordan Griff follows close behind in third place with 187,000,000.
Final Three in the 2024 WSOP Main Event
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 223,000,000 | 74 |
| 2 | Jordan Griff | United States | 187,000,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Jonathan Tamayo | United States | 197,000,000 | 66 |
So far, a total of 161 hands have been completed and this figure has all but reached last year's 164 total hands from nine hopefuls to a winner. Astedt did the lion's share of the work on the first part of the final table as he scored four eliminations, while Tamayo and Griff each scored one knockout. Only twelve big blinds separates the trio and the poker community will follow closely today to find out whether or not online crusher Astedt can finish the job, supported by a boisterous Scandinavian rail.
Tamayo's rail yesterday included the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen and four-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche, while Griff also had a very vocal support in the Thunderdome as well.
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The final three players will return to the grandest of stages in live poker at 2 p.m. local time to play down to a winner inside of the Horseshoe Event Center. Only a few hands will be played in Level 42 at blinds of 1,500,000/3,000,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000,000, as there are just 17:40 minutes remaining.
Whether or not the chips will be flying in similar fashion as last year's short-lived final day remains to be seen. The three hopefuls have all locked up at least $4 million for their efforts and each pay jump is worth seven figures as the biggest slice of the $94,041,600 prize pool will be awarded today.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2 | $6,000,000 | ||
| 3 | $4,000,000 | ||
| 4 | Jason Sagle | Canada | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | $2,500,000 |
| 6 | Andres Gonzalez | Spain | $2,000,000 |
| 7 | Brian Kim | United States | $1,500,000 |
| 8 | Joe Serock | United States | $1,250,000 |
| 9 | Malo Latinois | France | $1,000,000 |
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