Daniel Negreanu secured his first recorded live tournament title in August 1997. Now, over 27 years later, with $53.3 million in career earnings, the 50-year-old Poker Hall of Famer claimed his 47th victory by winning event no. 6 at the 2024 PokerGO Tour Pot-Limit Omaha Series II.

The seven-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner triumphed over a field of 104 players in the $10,100 buy-in, earning $265,000. He also earned 265 PGT points, moving into second place in the season-long standings with 1,998 points, trailing only Jeremy Ausmus, who leads with 2,501 points from 24 cashes, including a final-table appearance in this event.

“I thought I played incredibly well,” Negreanu told PokerGO reporters after coming out on top. “There were a couple of key spots where I had to go for it and did against Foxen, and did, and they worked out. Other than that, I ran good, and that’s what it takes to win the tournament.”

The event’s $1,040,000 prize pool was distributed among the top 15 finishers. Notable players who made deep runs included two-time Super High Roller Bowl champion Isaac Haxton (15th), two-time bracelet winner Ben Lamb (14th), bracelet winner Joni Jouhkimainen (13th), three-time World Poker Tour champion Chino Rheem (9th), Sean Winter (8th), and 2023 Super High Roller Bowl: Pot-Limit Omaha champion Jared Bleznick (7th).

Bracelet winner Alex Foxen entered the final day as the chip leader with six players remaining. He added to his lead when he flopped a top set of kings against Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero’s pocket aces. Barbero finished sixth, earning $52,000, his third cash of the series and ninth final-table finish of the year, placing him 25th in the POY standings.

Five-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman was next to exit, with his double-suited pocket jacks falling to Negreanu’s double-suited pocket sevens in a blinds battle. Schulman got his chips in ahead preflop, but Negreanu made a straight on the turn, eliminating Schulman in fifth place for $67,600, pushing his career earnings over $20.6 million.

Ausmus finished fourth after jamming with A♣ K♣ 8♠ 3♣ against Negreanu’s K♦ J♣ 10♠ 7♠. Negreanu made trip jacks, knocking out Ausmus. This strong performance extended Ausmus’ lead in the PGT standings and placed him fifth on the POY leaderboard.

Matthew Wantman, who had won event no. 3, cashed for the fifth time in six tournaments at the series. He moved all-in with K♥ J♣ 9♥ 8♠ on a Q♦ J♠ 6♦ flop but was called by Negreanu’s A♠ Q♠ 6♥ 2♠. The turn gave Negreanu a full house, eliminating Wantman in third place for $119,600, bringing his series total to $424,300.

Negreanu started heads-up play with 9,700,000 to Foxen’s 3,300,000 and quickly converted his lead into a victory. The final hand saw Foxen raise with A♦ 10♣ 7♦ 4♥, and Negreanu called with A♥ Q♣ 6♣ 2♠. The flop of Q♠ Q♥ 10♥ gave Negreanu trip queens, and the A♣ on the turn improved his hand to a full house. Foxen made tens full of aces on the river but couldn’t escape Negreanu’s trap. Foxen finished as the runner-up, earning $171,600, his 16th final-table appearance of 2024. He now ranks 18th in the POY standings with 4,505 points and over $42 million in earnings.

Elias Gutierrez has achieved his top five live tournament scores, with the two largest coming in just the past week. Gutierrez first secured a career-high payday of $417,570 by winning a $25,000 buy-in event at the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus festival. Five days later, he triumphed in another $25,000 buy-in event at the same festival, adding $390,200 to his earnings.

These two victories have boosted Gutierrez’s total live tournament earnings by $807,770, bringing his lifetime winnings to nearly $1.6 million. In the first win, Elias Gutierrez outlasted a field of 57 entries, and in the second, he topped a field of 50. Each victory earned him 420 Player of the Year (POY) points, pushing him just outside the top 600 in the 2024 POY race presented by Global Poker.

The prize pool for the second event was $1,200,500, shared among the top seven finishers. Notable players who cashed include World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) main event champion Simone Andrian (7th – $63,000), recent $20,000 high roller winner Ognyan Dimov (6th – $81,000), back-to-back EPT Barcelona €100,000 high roller champion Kayhan Mokri (5th – $102,000), and 2023 WSOP Paradise $25,000 high roller champion Samuel Mullur (4th – $132,100).

In the final stages, Elias Gutierrez won a pivotal all-in with A-4 against Hassan Nashar’s A-Q suited, making a straight on the turn to eliminate Nashar in third place ($174,100) and carry a commanding lead into heads-up play against Teun Mulder. Elias Gutierrez quickly converted his 4:1 chip advantage to win the title. In the final hand, Gutierrez’s J-6 paired the flop to beat Mulder’s 5-2, knocking Mulder out in second place ($258,100). This finish raised Mulder’s career earnings to over $8.7 million.

EPT Cyprus $25,000 Super High Roller Warm Up Final Table results:

The MSPT returned to FireKeepers Casino for the final time this season to host the Season 15 Michigan Poker State Championship, and the turnout was another mouth dropper.

Nick Murray wins the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) main event held at Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan, which also served as the Michigan State Poker Championship. With major bragging rights on the line, Murray emerged as the champion, taking home an impressive $295,494. This was by far the largest win for the Belmont, Michigan resident, whose previous top cash was in the four-figure range.

“This is a dream come true, my previous best cash before this was $8,700 so I’m feeling on top of the world,” said Murray to reporters after the win. He continued, “I literally flipped a quarter to come here, and I ran it up so I couldn’t be happier.”

Reflecting on his victory, Murray added, “Coming in first out of 2,819 players is a lot to process, but I’ve worked hard on my game for years. Being called a champion means so much to me.”

Final Table Action:

Once the final table was set, the action quickly heated up. A three-way all-in resulted in MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz exiting early, marking his record 20th final table appearance on the tour.

Shortly after WazWaz’s departure, Mike Iacovone lost a key race to fellow Hall of Famer Josh Reichard, who then eliminated Tim Capretta with a hand of pocket nines.

With six players remaining, Reichard and Nicola DiTrapani controlled over half of the chips in play. The two big stacks clashed in a pivotal hand, with DiTrapani rivering a set of kings to seize a commanding lead, leaving Reichard at the bottom of the chip counts. Though Reichard briefly rallied, he eventually ran his pocket nines into Murray’s pocket queens and exited in sixth place with $86,609, propelling him to the top of both the 2024 ICON standings and Player of the Year race.

Dapreesch Scates, who had caught an early triple-up, saw his momentum stall and finished in fifth place for $108,261.

When four players remained, discussions of an ICM (Independent Chip Model) chop surfaced but were quickly shut down by Murray, who wanted to play for the title. Shortly after, Amir Kamari got his chips in with ace-queen but was outdrawn by David Evans, finishing in fourth for $140,739.

As the final three players continued battling, another ICM chop was agreed upon, with the title still in play. The action ramped up, and Evans was the next to exit in third place for $212,849. In the heads-up showdown, DiTrapani finished as runner-up, earning $295,492, while Murray secured the victory and the title.

The 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus kicked off in spectacular fashion with the $1,100 buy-in Eureka Poker Tour no-limit hold’em main event, drawing a staggering 2,803 entries. This created a prize pool of nearly $2.7 million.

After six starting flights and three days of combined-field action, Leo Worthington-Leese from the UK emerged victorious. The Brighton resident claimed $314,030 for his efforts, marking the second-largest score of his career. His biggest payday remains the $425,272 he earned for a third-place finish at the 2023 EPT Monte-Carlo main event. With this latest win, his total live tournament earnings now exceed $1.5 million.

A total of 418 players made it into the money, with notable finishes from poker pros such as Victoria Livschitz (81st), 2020 WSOP Online main event champion Stoyan Madanzhiev (64th), two-time bracelet winners Alexandre Reard (53rd), Michael Wang (51st), Martin Zamani (39th), Marle Spragg (35th), and WPT/EPT champion Andrey Pateychuk (14th).

The final day saw eight players vying for the title, with Yuan Xu leading the pack and Leo Worthington-Leese starting in sixth place. However, he was just a few big blinds away from the top three.

The first elimination came when Alexey Badulin’s A-J fell to Aleksandr Razinkov’s pocket tens, sending Badulin out in eighth place ($46,600). Frederick Anastasiades then knocked out Recep Aydemir in seventh ($60,850) after his A-9 bested Aydemir’s pocket fours.

Guoliang Wei was eliminated in sixth place ($78,770) after losing to Samuel Fournier’s A-J. Fournier then found pocket aces and took out Xu in fifth ($101,390) after Xu’s pocket nines couldn’t hold up.

Razinkov was the next to fall, finishing in fourth place ($132,120) after his K-3 lost to Anastasiades’ A-9, which made two pair by the river.

With three players remaining, a deal was made to divide the remaining prize money, leaving $79,957 and the trophy for the eventual winner. In the next key hand, Worthington-Leese’s 10-9 cracked Fournier’s pocket fives after Worthington-Leese flopped a nine and turned a ten. Fournier exited with $237,051.

In the penultimate hand, Worthington-Leese’s pocket queens held up against Anastasiades’ pocket sevens, leaving Anastasiades with just a few big blinds.

The final hand saw Anastasiades shove with K-2 suited, only to be called by Worthington-Leese’s J-3. A seven-high straight on the river sealed the victory for Leo Worthington-Leese, eliminating Anastasiades in second place with $248,479.

$1,100 Eureka Cyprus Main Event Final Table Results

The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship attracted an impressive 768 entries, surpassing the event’s €5 million guarantee and generating a prize pool worth over $8 million USD.

Simone Andrian claimed the largest portion of the prize, winning his third WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $1,443,000 after a hard-fought heads-up battle. This marked the Italian player’s first seven-figure payout, eclipsing his previous best of $177,650 from winning the 2021 WSOP Europe €1,650 six-max no-limit hold’em event—his first bracelet win. He secured his second bracelet just over a month ago in the 2024 WSOP Online International $800 deepstack event, adding $156,230 to his earnings. With this latest victory, Andrian’s career winnings now exceed $2.9 million, nearly half of which comes from this triumph.

The tournament featured two starting flights and four additional days of combined action at Kings Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The top 116 players made the money, with notable deep runs from prominent players like 2024 WSOP main event third-place finisher Niklas Astedt (98th), Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom (48th), WPT champion David Dongwoo Ko (44th), bracelet and WPT champion Dietrich Fast (42nd), six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (34th), Sirzat Hissou (26th), and three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang (10th).

The final day saw Simone Andrian leading with six players left. Enrico Camosci, a bracelet winner and high-stakes regular, was the first to be eliminated. Short-stacked, Camosci moved all-in with A♦J♦ but lost to Urmo Velvelt’s pocket eights, finishing in sixth place for $240,870, bringing his career earnings to nearly $4.8 million.

David Hochheim exited in fifth place ($329,670) after his A-4 was dominated by Andrian’s pocket queens, which held on a king-high board. Mariusz Golinski’s run ended in fourth place ($460,650) when his A♦J♠ lost to Andrian’s A♣Q♦.

Three-handed play began with Ran Ilani as the shortest stack, but he managed several double-ups before losing a critical preflop race with A-K against Velvelt’s pocket queens, exiting in third place with $654,900—his biggest score to date.

Velvelt took a slight lead into heads-up play with 40,375,000 chips to Andrian’s 36,425,000. The two exchanged the lead multiple times during a grueling three-hour showdown. Andrian regained control after winning a key pot with top pair, eventually building a 4:1 chip advantage. In the final hand, Andrian’s pocket tens held up against Velvelt’s A♥10♠, securing the title when the board ran out 9♠6♦2♠7♣K♥. Velvelt took home $947,940 as the runner-up, marking his largest career score.

Final Table Results

Marius Schneider delivered an electrifying finish at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe, securing his first-ever bracelet in Event #15: €550 Closer at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. Schneider’s impressive performance earned him a career-best prize of €44,000, as he triumphed in a challenging heads-up duel against Romania’s Tiberiu Tirca, who walked away with €28,800—also a personal record.

The second and final day of Event #15 at the World Series of Poker Europe saw 58 players return to King’s Resort Rozvadov, all guaranteed at least a min-cash. Marius Schneider came into the day with just 16 big blinds, making him one of the shorter stacks in the field.

Several notable players fell short of the final table, including two-time bracelet winners Ilija Savevski (55th) and Wing Po Liu (53rd), and bracelet winner Sergiu Covrig (17th).

Among the final nine, Martin Kabrhel was the only player with prior WSOP victories, fresh off winning his third bracelet in the €50,000 high roller event. Kabrhel exited in eighth place (€4,246) after his pair and flush draw failed to overcome Tiberiu Tirca’s top pair. Kabrhel’s career earnings now exceed $12.8 million after yet another strong showing at WSOPE.

Marius Schneider began his surge by winning a crucial flip with Q-J suited against Ron Jeda’s pocket nines, eliminating Jeda in seventh place (€5,583). Musa Jusaj followed in sixth place (€7,493) when his A-10 couldn’t crack Ran Shahar’s pocket tens.

Despite knocking out Jusaj, Shahar soon found himself eliminated in fifth place (€10,434). Holding top pair on a five-high board, he got all-in against Schneider’s bottom pair and straight draw. The turn completed Schneider’s straight, and he held on to send Shahar to the rail.

De Han Kim was the next to go, finishing fourth (€10,434) after his A-10 lost to Schneider’s J-7 suited when a seven hit the turn, giving Schneider the winning hand.

Ib Poulsen shoved with Q-10 from the button, only to run into Tirca’s A-10. With neither player improving, Poulsen finished in third place (€21,423), setting up a heads-up showdown between Tirca and Schneider.

Tirca began heads-up play with a slight chip lead, 6.4 million to Schneider’s 5.6 million, but the decisive hand came after about an hour of play. Tirca limped in with K♦6♠, and Schneider raised to 900,000 from the big blind with A♥K♣. Tirca shoved, and Schneider called all-in. The board ran out A♣5♥2♦5♣2♣, doubling Schneider into a commanding lead.

With just a few big blinds left, Tirca shoved the next hand with 8♦3♦ against Schneider’s K♠4♥. The board ran K♦10♣8♥7♣Q♥, securing Schneider the title and bracelet, while Tirca finished runner-up, earning €31,968.

Final Table Results

The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe is in the final stretch. The 15-event series kicked off on Sept. 24, and will conclude later this week on Oct. 9. The marquee €5 million guaranteed €10,350 no-limit hold’em main event is currently ongoing, with just over 100 contenders remaining from the 768 that entered.

While that tournament continues its march towards deciding a champion, another much brisker affair played out elsewhere inside the tournament area at Kings Resort Rozvadov. The €1,000 no-limit hold’em turbo freezeout drew 152 entries, and took just a single day to narrow that field down to a winner.

When the dust settled, Zewei Ding was the only participant left standing. The Chinese player earned his first WSOP gold bracelet, the top prize of $39,240, and 288 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was Ding’s first-ever WSOP cash.

The top 24 finishers earned a share of the $156,510 prize pool in this event, with notables like bracelet winner Bernd Gleissner (23rd) and Or Nezer (19th) among those that ran deep.

Ding was almost left on fumes early at the final table. He got all-in with pocket kings against the pocket aces of Dirk Schumacher, who then hit top set on a AClub SuitQSpade SuitJClub Suit flop. The turn brought the 10Heart Suit to give Ding the broadway straight and the lead. The 6Heart Suit on the end changed nothing and Schumacher was eliminated in 10th place ($2,922).

Ding scored a double-knockout of Maximilian Huber (9th – $3,296) and Erik van Hulst (8th – $3,894) to narrow the field to seven. His next elimination came when his ADiamond Suit5Heart Suit beat the ASpade Suit4Club Suit of De Han Kim, with four diamonds on the board giving him the ace-high flush. Kim earned $11,597 for his strong showing. This was his second final table of the series, having also placed ninth in the turbo bounty event just a few days earlier.

The final two knockouts were made with premium hands for Ding. His A-k held against the A-2 of Gal Naim (3rd – $16,799) to set a heads-up clash against Stepan Khachaturyan. Just a handful of deals after that, Ding limped from the button with KHeart SuitKDiamond Suit and called the shove of Khachaturyan, who held 5Club Suit3Spade Suit. The board came down KSpade Suit7Spade Suit5Diamond Suit10Club Suit3Diamond Suit and Ding’s top set of kings secured him the pot and the title. Khachaturyan walked away with $25,230 as the runner-up.

Event #14: €1,000 NLH Turbo Freezeout Final Table Results

France’s Patrick Bueno first made his mark at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2001, when he finished 36th in the Main Event, taking home $30,000. Now, more than 23 years later, Bueno has finally claimed his first WSOP gold bracelet, cementing his place among poker’s elite.

Patrick Bueno triumphed over a competitive field of 90 entries in the 2024 WSOP Europe €2,000 buy-in eight-game mix event, earning $48,174 along with the coveted bracelet. This victory marked his third cash of the series, following his 17th-place finish in the €550 pot-limit Omaha event and 65th-place showing in the €1,350 mini Main Event.

The tournament, which took place from Oct. 2-3, saw the top 14 finishers make the money. Among the notable deep runs were WSOP Europe €5,000 pot-limit Omaha bracelet winner Dennis Weiss (14th), two-time bracelet winner Ilija Savevski (11th), 2023 North American Poker Tour Las Vegas Main Event champion Sami Bechahed (4th), and three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang (3rd).

Bueno’s road to victory featured several key knockouts. During a round of pot-limit Omaha, he eliminated Bechahed after flopping fives full of deuces, crushing Bechahed’s pocket queens with ace-high hearts. Bechahed failed to hit a queen on the turn or river and exited with $14,541 for his fourth-place finish. Bueno then took down Tsang during a round of stud eight-or-better, making a flush on seventh street to defeat Tsang’s aces up. Neither player had a qualifying low, leaving Tsang to collect $20,813 for his third-place effort.

The heads-up battle saw Patrick Bueno enter with a commanding 14:1 chip lead over Germany’s Daniel Habl. It wasn’t long before Bueno converted his lead into victory. The final hand played out during a round of deuce-to-seven triple draw lowball. Habl stood pat with Q-8-6-4-3 heading into the final draw, while Bueno was drawing two with 7-3-2. Bueno improved to 8-7-6-4-2, winning the pot and securing the title. Habl settled for $31,080 as the runner-up.

With this win, Patrick Bueno not only secures his first WSOP bracelet but also solidifies his legacy in the world of poker.

WSOPE Event #10: €2,000 8-Game Final Table Results:

Another year, another victory at the World Series of Poker Europe for Ermanno Di Nicola.

Just 11 months after claiming the 2023 WSOP Europe €550 Colossus event for $222,971, the Italian pro triumphed again, this time in the 2024 €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max event. Ermanno Di Nicola topped a field of 351 entries to capture his second career gold bracelet, securing the first-place prize of $123,488. This win pushed his career earnings past the $813,000 mark.

Di Nicola’s victory places him in elite company, as only the third Italian in poker history to win multiple bracelets, joining four-time WSOP champion Max Pescatori and Alessandro Pichierri, who coincidentally won his second bracelet on the same day as Di Nicola.

This marked Di Nicola’s first final table of 2024, and the 600 Card Player Player of the Year points he earned moved him into the top 1,400 of the overall standings presented by Global Poker.

The two-day event at King’s Resort Rozvadov, Czech Republic, saw 89 players return for Day 2 with Di Nicola leading the charge. The top 53 finishers made the money, including notable bracelet winners like Or Nezer (53rd), Wing Liu (51st), Ran Koller (49th), Tobias Peters (48th), Ilija Savevski (44th), Lukas Pazma (35th), Fabio Peluso (23rd), Timur Margolin (18th), and 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event champion Maria Lampropulos (10th).

As the final table formed, Rachid El Yaacoubi took the chip lead. Axel Bayout was the first to fall, finishing sixth for $16,206 when his A-8 couldn’t outrun Traian Stanciu’s pocket queens. Amiel Gamliel followed in fifth place, earning $22,644 when his A-8 was dominated by Di Nicola’s A-Q.

Next, Di Nicola found pocket queens once more, this time busting Stanciu, who held pocket jacks. Stanciu took home $32,523 for his fourth-place finish.

In a pivotal hand, Di Nicola made a flush on the turn against El Yaacoubi’s top pair, sending El Yaacoubi out in third place for $59,441.

Heads-up play began with Di Nicola holding a commanding 11 million to Dohang Na’s 3 million. The gap only widened until the final hand, where Na shoved with A♣6♥ and Di Nicola snapped him off with pocket kings. Na flopped a pair and a flush draw, but Di Nicola’s kings held, sealing the victory. Na settled for the runner-up prize of $83,861, while Di Nicola claimed his second WSOP bracelet and the title of champion.

WSOPE €1,650 NLH 6-Max Final Table Results

Frederic Marechal entered the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €1,350 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event as the clear chip leader. At one point during heads-up play, he held a commanding 3:1 chip lead over Christopher Campisano. However, as is often the case in poker, things took a dramatic turn. Christopher Campisano mounted a comeback, securing multiple double-ups to seize the lead and ultimately claim victory. The Italian player earned a career-best $236,819 payday and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

The event attracted 1,286 entries across four starting flights, coming just short of surpassing the €1.5 million guaranteed prize pool. A total of 195 players made the money, with rapid eliminations near the bubble leading to several players splitting a min-cash.

Notable players who cashed included three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang (148th), pot-limit Omaha bracelet winner Vivian Saliba (90th), bracelet winners Tobias Peters (69th) and Stephen Nahm (25th), Florian Duta (23rd), and recent PLO event finalist Alen Sabic (18th).

The final day began with eight players, and Marechal holding over a third of the total chips in play. Despite not being involved in the early eliminations of Luc Ramos (8th – $34,466), Luigi Pignataro (7th – $41,792), or Frederik Thiemer (6th – $52,004), Marechal maintained his lead through the first break.

He gained momentum by winning a crucial preflop coin flip with K-Q against the pocket jacks of Andreas Krause (5th – $66,545), flopping a pair of kings and later rivering a flush to narrow the field to four.

Christopher Campisano then picked up pocket aces, calling an all-in from Xiaohua Yang, who had three-bet shoved with K-J after Marechal’s under-the-gun raise. Marechal folded, and Campisano’s aces held up, eliminating Yang in fourth place for $87,302.

Three-handed play saw Dimitrios Anastasakis briefly take the lead, but a key all-in hand with K-Q against Marechal’s A-7 proved costly. Anastasakis was left with a short stack after an ace-high board and was soon eliminated by Marechal, earning $117,494 for third place.

Christopher Campisano entered heads-up play with 74,200,000 chips against Marechal’s 54,400,000. Early in the match, Marechal won a sizable pot after rivering top pair, but Campisano staged a comeback. He doubled up with Q♥6♥ against A♦5♣ and then held on with A♦J♣ against K♠6♠. A major hand saw Campisano’s top pair of jacks hold against Marechal’s open-ended straight draw, shifting the momentum in his favor with a 2:1 chip lead.

In the final hand, Campisano shoved with K♦9♦ from the button, and Marechal called with A♦3♣. The board ran out Q♦6♦2♠K♥3♦, giving Campisano a flush and sealing his victory.

Marechal finished as the runner-up, earning $161,561, his largest live tournament cash to date.

Final Table Results