Scott Seiver recorded a truly historic victory at the 2024 World Series of Poker on Sunday, June 30. The 39-year-old poker pro based out of Las Vegas took down the prestigious $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball championship for his third bracelet of the series and seventh overall. He also earned $411,041 in prize money to bring his career total to more than $26.8 million.

Scott Seiver is just the seventh player in poker history to have won three bracelets in a single year, joining Puggy Pearson (1973), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Ivey (2002), Jeffrey Lisandro (2009), and George Danzer (2014). Seiver is the first to have achieved the incredible feat in nearly a decade.

This title run also saw Seiver join an exclusive group of only 11 players who have seven or more career bracelets to their name.

“I mean, I’m on cloud nine right now. I couldn’t be more excited. I thought I would do big things this summer, but I mean obviously you can never dream something like this. But, I think I’m going to get more. I really do,” Seiver told Card Player after coming out on top.

After winning his second bracelet earlier this summer, Seiver said that his impending eligibility for the Poker Hall of Fame (he turns 40 next year) inspired a particular focus on success in this year’s WSOP Player of the Year race.

“It’s always been something in the back of my mind, and as I’ve gotten older and more people I know have gotten in, I realized that a lot of my life I’ve dedicated to this game and this profession, and it would mean a lot to me to show that I’ve left my mark on this field,” said Seiver when asked about those comments. “So, I thought by coming out here this summer and really just reminding people that I am someone that came through poker.”

The highest buy-in no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw event has long been considered one of the most coveted titles by top players in the game. When asked about securing a historic win in this particular tournament, Seiver offered, “It means everything to me. I was really devastated when I got second in this two years ago. I’ve always wanted this bracelet so much. This final table was unbelievably difficult. From two tables down, everyone was tremendous and honestly, that makes it even more special. I am good at this game, but I am not like world-class great. Getting to play with Jason Mercier, Billy Baxter… these are people that have won this tournament 10 times or whatever. It was very special.”

Seiver also secured 840 Card Player Player of the Year points with this win, enough to move him within reach of the top 50 in the 2024 POY standings presented by Global Poker. He also locked up 411 PokerGO Tour points, which were enough to move him into 12th place on the season-long leaderboard. He has also taken over the lead in the aforementioned WSOP POY race, edging out six-time bracelet winner Jeremey Ausmus, who also made the final table of this event.

This tournament drew 186 entries, creating a prize pool of $1,729,800 that was split amongst the top 28 finishers. Essentially every player that cashed would qualify as a big name, with five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski (17th), seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter (14th), six-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier (9th), and six-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (8th) being just some of the many notables that ran deep.

Aaron Kupin was the first to be knocked out at the official final table, with his pat 10-9 being outdrawn by Ausmus, who drew one to make a 9-8. Kupin was awarded $51,661 as the seventh-place finisher.

Mike Watson, who began the third and final day as the chip leader with nine remaining, ultimately finished sixth for $68,672. The Canadian World Poker Tour champion and two-time European Poker Tour main event winner had his pat jack outrun by the 78-7-6-2 draw of David Lin, who hit a 10 to score the knockout.

Two-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Jennifer Harman was the next to fall. She got all-in with a 9-4-3-2 up against a pat 10-7-5-3-2 for Seiver and a pat 10-9-7-6-4 for Jonathan Krela. Harman was unable to improve on the draw and was sent to the rail in fifth place ($93,615).

Harman was soon joined by Ausmus, who check-called all-in after the draw with 10-9-7-4-2. Krela had the best of it with 9-8-4-3-2, which meant Ausmus’ run ended in fourth place ($130,794). This was Ausmus’ sixth final-table finish of the series and 13th overall on the year. He now sits in eighth place in the Card Player Player of the Year race, second in the WSOP standings, and second in the PGT rankings.

Lin got his short stack all-in with 9-8-7-3 leading the 10-7-6-2 of Seiver. Both players paired, but Lin’s pair of nines were higher than Seiver’s sixes. Lin headed home with a career-best score of $187,177 as the third-place finisher.

Heads-up play began with Krela holding 6,500,000 to Seiver’s 4,685,000. It didn’t take long for Seiver to edge his way in front. Krela was able to regain the lead briefly, but Seiver was ahead when the final hand of the tournament was dealt.

Scott Seiver raised on the button to 250,000 and Krela three-bet to 800,000. Seiver called and both players drew one. Krela moved all-in for 4,350,000 with a 10-8-6-4-2 and Seiver thought it over for a while before making the call with a 9-7-6-5-2.

Krela cashed for $274,217 as the runner-up. This was by far the largest tournament payday yet for the Canadian.

Final Table Results

After more than a decade without a win at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), poker legend Daniel Negreanu has finally secured his seventh WSOP gold bracelet. This victory is especially significant for the 49-year-old Poker Hall of Fame member, as it came in one of the toughest and most prestigious tournaments: the World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship. The Canadian pro outlasted a field of 89 entries in the nine-game mixed event to earn $1,178,703 and the coveted bracelet.

“This is the tournament,” said Negreanu after coming out on top. “This is the one where all the best players show up. The structures are very long. It’s a real grind and to stay, meant to be sharp for five days. When you win this tournament, you earn it and there’s no fluking the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.”

With this win, Negreanu became just the 10th player in poker history to have won seven or more World Series of Poker bracelets.

“I got to be honest, having six was kind of embarrassing for me, really,” Negreanu told when asked about finally capturing his seventh. “It’s just like I’ve played so many tournaments and I only have six and [Phil] Ivey has 11 and all this stuff, and I’m like, ‘Whoa, I have too many second-place finishes.’ So this feels like it changes things up. Maybe now I’ll just go on a run and win a couple more before the series is over.”

Reflecting on his performance, Negreanu said, “I don’t think I’ve ever played better. I talk about playing above the rim… if you want to be elite, you have to play above the rim. There were some critical razz pots I handled well. I know I played top-notch and executed my strategy really well.”

Before this victory, Negreanu’s last bracelet came at the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe in a €25,000 high roller event. It was 3,899 days between that win and this one. He now has two bracelets in mixed games (this and the 2003 S.H.O.E.) and five in hold’em events. His first bracelet was in the 1998 $2,000 pot-limit Omaha event, followed by the $2,000 limit hold’em in both 2004 and 2008. His first no-limit hold’em bracelet came in the 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific main event, and later that year he won the high roller event.

Negreanu now has $52,972,918 in career tournament earnings, ranking him seventh on poker’s all-time money list. Over $22.5 million of that total has been earned at the WSOP.

This was Negreanu’s third title and 11th final-table finish of 2024. The 816 Card Player Player of the Year points he earned moved him into 13th place in the 2024 POY standings presented by Global Poker. Negreanu is chasing his third POY title, having won in 2004 and 2013.

Negreanu also earned 700 PokerGO Tour points for the win. With 1,645 total points, he is now the top-ranked player on that high-stakes leaderboard.

The 89-entry turnout for this prestigious event created a prize pool of $4,249,750. The top 14 finishers made the money, including notable players like two-time bracelet winner Maxx Coleman (14th), four-time bracelet winner Phil Hui (13th), five-time bracelet winner and three-time champion of this event Michael Mizrachi (12th), two-time bracelet winner James Obst (11th), three-time bracelet winner Joao Vieira (9th), and bracelet winner Johannes Becker (8th).

Phil Ivey was the first to be knocked out at the official final table of seven, earning $158,719. The 11-time bracelet winner was eliminated in no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw. The 47-year-old Poker Hall of Famer now has $45,874,407 in career earnings.

Six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus soon followed Ivey, earning $200,896 after being eliminated in Omaha eight-or-better by Chris Brewer and David Benyamine.

The final day of play began with Brewer in the lead and Negreanu in second. The first two eliminations came quickly. Benyamine finished fifth, earning $265,054, and Dylan Smith, finishing fourth, took home $363,914.

Three-handed play lasted a few hours, with Brewer eventually being eliminated in third place, earning $519,158. This brought his career earnings to nearly $24.6 million.

Heads-up play began with Yockey holding 15,750,000 to Negreanu’s 10,950,000. The two battled for over three hours with multiple lead changes. Negreanu was all-in and at risk in pot-limit Omaha but managed a crucial double-up with a river deuce giving him trips.

The final hand also came in pot-limit Omaha. Negreanu raised with ADiamond SuitQSpade SuitJClub Suit7Spade Suit and Yockey called with 9Club Suit6Spade Suit3Spade Suit2Club Suit. The flop brought 10Club Suit7Club Suit7Heart Suit. Yockey check-raised to 3,550,000 and Negreanu moved all-in. Yockey called but was drawing dead after the turn brought the QHeart Suit, giving Negreanu sevens full. Yockey finished as runner-up, earning $768,467, the largest score of his career.

WSOP $50K Poker Players Championship Final Table Results

Patrick Moulder is the latest player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet. The Las Vegas resident emerged victorious in the 2024 WSOP $2,500 mixed triple draw lowball event, securing the top prize of $177,045 and a coveted bracelet.

This win marks Moulder’s largest live tournament score to date. Earlier in this year’s series, he also recorded his second and third-largest paydays: $41,281 for finishing eighth in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship event and $35,838 for placing ninth in the $10,000 Omaha eight-or-better championship. With these successes, Moulder’s career tournament earnings now exceed $319,000.

The mixed triple draw lowball event featured a rotation of deuce-to-seven triple draw lowball, ace-to-five triple draw lowball, and badugi. It attracted 371 entries, with the top 56 finishers sharing a prize pool of $825,475.

Patrick Moulder began the final day with the chip lead and maintained it heading into the final table, although the stack sizes were close and several players were in strong contention. Shaun Deeb entered the final table as the shortest stack but quickly tripled up to stay in the game. After several double-ups, Anthony Hu became the first final table casualty, his stack decimated by Benny Chan in a hand of 2-7 triple draw.

After Hu’s elimination, Chan took a strong lead, surpassing Moulder. However, Moulder regained ground by making a wheel to knock out Deeb in sixth place. Matthew Smith was the next to go, finishing in fifth.

Chad Eveslage had a roller coaster of a final table, starting mid-pack, climbing near the top, then being whittled down after losing two badugi hands to Yuebin Guo. Despite several double-ups, Eveslage eventually exited in fourth place when Patrick Moulder took the last of his chips in a four-bet ace-to-five triple draw hand.

Final Table Results

The poker world watched with bated breath as Phil Hellmuth, the all-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet leader, made it to the final four players in the $1,500 mixed Omaha eight-or-better event at the 2024 WSOP. The Poker Hall of Famer came tantalizingly close to securing his record-extending 18th victory but ultimately finished in fourth place. The player who ended Hellmuth’s run was Magnus Edengren. The Swede earned $196,970 and his first bracelet by winning the final hand in this event, which featured a rotation of limit Omaha eight-or-better, pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better, and Big O (five-card pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better).

This victory marked the largest live tournament score of Edengren’s career, far surpassing the $28,891 he earned for a 12th-place finish in the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better championship event just over a week earlier. In between these two accomplishments, Magnus Edengren also made the money in the inaugural $10,000 Big O championship.

Among the 128 players who shared the $1,140,090 prize pool were several notable names, including bracelet winners Michael Rodrigues (21st), Filippos Stavrakis (18th), Derek Raymond (17th), six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (16th), and two-time bracelet winner Nathan Gamble (14th).

As the final table of eight was set, James Juvancic held the lead, with Magnus Edengren in second and Hellmuth in the middle of the pack. Stephen Hubbard (8th – $19,009), Ying Chu (7th – $25,100), and Dylan Lambe (6th – $33,748) were the first to be eliminated.

Edengren continued to accumulate chips, winning a significant all-in with A♠ A♦ K♠ 8♠ against the A♣ 7♠ 5♦ 2♠ of Joshua Adcock, who finished 5th for $46,187.

A similar scenario led to Hellmuth’s exit from the final table. Edengren raised to 350,000 on the button with A♥ A♣ K♣ 10♣, and Hellmuth three-bet to 1,160,000 with A♠ 9♦ 2♠ 2♦. Edengren called, and the flop came J♥ J♠ 8♠, giving Hellmuth a nut flush draw and backdoor low possibilities. Hellmuth moved all-in for his last 735,000, and Edengren called with his overpair. The 5♦ on the turn gave Hellmuth a nut low draw and a second flush draw, but the 8♥ on the river bricked all of his outs, sending him home with $64,324 for his fourth-place finish. This marked his 206th cash in a bracelet event, with over $17.9 million of his $26.8 million career tournament earnings coming from WSOP events.

The final three played on until after midnight, with Edengren leading into the unscheduled Day 4. Juvancic was the first to fall when play resumed, getting all-in with the nut straight against Edengren’s same straight in a hand of Big O. Despite holding backdoor flush possibilities, Edengren made his clubs on the river, eliminating Juvancic in third place for $91,132.

Entering heads-up play with a more than 5:1 chip lead, Edengren quickly converted his advantage into a win. After a flop of 10♠ 7♥ 3♠ in Big O, Edengren bet the pot with A♣ K♠ 10♦ 9♠ 9♦ for a pair and a king-high flush draw. Seidensticker re-potted with Q♠ Q♥ 7♣ 3♥ 2♠ for an overpair, bottom two pair, a queen-high flush draw, a backdoor heart draw, and the only low draw. Edengren moved all-in and Seidensticker called. The K♦ on the turn improved Edengren to kings and tens, giving him the best high hand. The river 2♣ locked up the entire pot for Edengren.

Tim Seidensticker earned $131,308 as the runner-up, marking his largest career tournament score.

$1,500 Mixed Omaha Final Table Results

The $10,000 buy-in Big O championship debuted at the 2024 World Series of Poker, attracting 332 entries in its inaugural event. After three days of intense five-card pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better action, John Fauver emerged victorious as the first-ever champion. The West Virginian took home $681,998 and his first gold bracelet.

Before this victory, Fauver’s best performance was a seventh-place finish in a $15,000 buy-in event at this year’s PokerGO Tour PLO Series, earning him $49,800. With his latest win at the WSOP, Fauver’s total tournament earnings now exceed $881,000. John Fauver also earned 682 PokerGO Tour points, moving him up to seventh place on the PGT season-long leaderboard.

The event’s third and final day started with 19 players, each guaranteed at least $25,430. Notable players who cashed included four-time bracelet winner Mike Matusow (31st), two-time bracelet winners Yuval Bronshtein (30th) and Justin Saliba (28th), Matt Glantz (24th), five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman (18th), three-time bracelet winners Ryan Hughes (17th) and Anson Tsang (14th), bracelet winner David Benyamine (9th), Danny Wong (8th), Michael Rocco (7th), and two-time bracelet winner Dylan Weisman (5th).

Farid Jattin, who finished second in the $5,000 pot-limit Omaha event earlier this summer, secured fourth place for $217,783 in this tournament. This result, his fifth final-table finish of 2024, also earned him 600 POY points, boosting him to 16th place in the rankings.

Four-time bracelet winner Calvin Anderson eliminated Nitesh Rawtani (3rd – $311,747) to enter heads-up play with 8,425,000 chips against Fauver’s 11,500,000. Fauver extended his lead before the final hand.

In the decisive hand, Fauver limped from the button with K♥ K♦ Q♠ J♥ 4♣, and Anderson raised to 600,000 with A♥ A♦ A♣ 10♥ 6♦ from the big blind. Fauver called, and the flop came K♠ 9♦ 7♥. Anderson bet the pot, and Fauver moved all-in with his set of kings. Anderson called, improving to a ten-high straight on the 8♥ turn, with additional outs to a flush and a low. However, the river brought the 8♦, giving John Fauver kings full of eights and the win.

Anderson, the runner-up, earned $454,668, bringing his lifetime tournament earnings to over $6.7 million.

Final Table Results

Phillip Hui has joined the prestigious ranks of players with four or more bracelets won at the World Series of Poker. The poker pro Phillip Hui based out of Florida defeated a field of 835 entries in the 2024 WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, overcoming a sizable heads-up chip disadvantage to take home the gold and the top prize of $193,545.

Phillip Hui became just the 72nd player in poker history to have earned as many titles at the WSOP. Hui first triumphed at the WSOP in 2014, taking down the $3,000 Omaha eight-or-better event for $158,361. Five years later he emerged victorious in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, earning nearly $1.1 million while adding his name to the Chip Reese memorial trophy. His third bracelet came in a $1,5000 pot-limit Omaha event in 2022, with $311,782 added to his haul. He now has nearly $2.6 million in winnings in bracelet events, which accounts for the majority of his $4.2 million in overall scores.

While 126 players made the money in this event, only 23 advanced to day 3 with a shot at the title. Joining Hui in that group were four-time bracelet winner and defending champion Yuri Dzivielevski (19th), three-time bracelet winner ‘Miami’ John Cernuto (12th), and two-time bracelet winner Daniel Strelitz (7th).

Hui was quite short early in six-handed action, but managed to battle back and overtake the lead in time for heads-up play. Daniel Mayoh of the United Kingdom knocked out David Avina (3rd – $89,485) to enter heads-up with 9,900,000 to Hui’s 10,900,000. Hui pulled away out of the gate, only for Mayoh to go on a run that resulted in a lead as large as 10:1 at its height.

Hui managed a crucial double up in stud, making trip sevens to best tens up. This kickstarted a run that saw him pull even and then retake the lead. The final hand of the tournament came in a round of stud eight-or-better. The chips got in on third street, with final boards of:

Hui – (9Spade Suit9Club Suit)QHeart SuitJHeart Suit10Club SuitAHeart Suit(QDiamond Suit)
Mayoh – (QSpade Suit9Diamond Suit)ASpade Suit5Spade Suit10Spade Suit7Club Suit3Heart Suit

Mayoh picked up the nut flush draw on fifth, but was unable to improve any further. Hui’s queens and nines earned him the pot and the title, while Mayoh was awarded $129,052 as the runner-up.

Final table Results:

Two World Series of Poker bracelets were awarded, both going to players earning their second titles at the series. Shortly before Bryce Yockey won the $5,000 pot-limit Omaha event, Nick Guagenti secured victory in the $1,500 limit hold’em tournament, earning $121,074 and the prestigious bracelet.

Guagenti’s first bracelet win came in 2020, when he triumphed in a $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event during the WSOP Online, earning $305,433. The Westerville, Ohio native now boasts two bracelets and over $2.7 million in recorded tournament earnings.

Out of the 67 players who made the money in this event, only six advanced to the final day of play. Nick Guagenti led the field when play resumed. Bradley Carter was the first to be eliminated, falling victim to a flush-over-flush against two-time bracelet winner Juha Helppi.

Guagenti knocked out short stack Qinghai Pan in fifth place ($26,807), entering four-handed play with the lead, but was soon overtaken by Joseph Brodsky. Guagenti regained the top spot in time for the next elimination. Helppi folded on the turn in a hand against Guagenti and was left with a minimal stack. He was eliminated in the next hand, when his K-4 ran into George Chen’s K-J. Neither player improved, and Helppi was out in fourth place ($37,880), bringing his career tournament earnings to over $7.6 million.

Chen was next to go, getting the last of his short stack in on a double paired board with an overpair. Nick Guagenti had turned jacks full of fives with K-J suited, sending Chen to the rail in third place ($54,708).

Heads-up play began with Guagenti holding a 7:3 chip lead over Brodsky. After several hours of battle, Guagenti pulled away in time for the final hand. Brodsky called all-in from the big blind with 8♠4♠ and was dominated by Guagenti’s Q♥8♦. The board came A♥Q♠6♣7♦J♥, sealing the tournament for Guagenti. Brodsky’s runner-up finish earned him $80,717, increasing his career tournament earnings to $121,158.

Final Table Results

Daniel Willis triumphed over a field of 3,485 entries in event no. 3 at the 2024 World Series of Poker, the $500 kickoff no-limit hold’em freezeout. The businessman and former online poker pro from Swindon, England earned $175,578 and his first gold bracelet by emerging as the last player standing.

Daniel Willis is the Founder & CEO of Amplifyd, which is described on its website as, “a premier auction house for influential artists and music brands to sell their collections, unique collectibles, and experiences.”

Alongside the prize money and the gold bracelet, Willis secured 600 Card Player Player of the Year points for his victory.

This win marked Willis’ largest live tournament score to date, far surpassing the $10,756 he earned for a seventh-place finish in a $600 buy-in event at the 2019 Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza.

The strong turnout for this freezeout event generated a prize pool of $1,442,960, which was distributed among the top 523 finishers. Notable players who made deep runs included 2013 WSOP main event champion Ryan Riess (63rd), two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson (47th), and six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (16th).

The final day started with eight players, with Willis in the lead. David Niedringhaus (8th – $22,022) was the first to be eliminated after his A-Q lost to Steven Borella’s K-J. John Marino was next, finishing seventh ($28,501) when his pocket sevens were bested by Shawn Smith’s pocket tens.

Daniel Sherer went out in sixth place ($37,194) after his K-Q couldn’t overcome Michael Wang’s pocket tens, which improved to a full house. Yoshinori Funayama finished fifth ($48,938) after his J-8 fell to Willis’ pocket kings.

Steven Borella was eliminated in fourth place ($64,920) when his K-2 lost to Willis’ pocket aces. Shortly after, Shawn Smith’s pocket deuces couldn’t hold against Wang’s A-10, sending Smith out in third place ($86,820).

Heads-up play began with Wang holding 45,000,000 chips to Willis’ 42,300,000. Wang initially extended his lead but lost a significant pot when his top pair, top kicker lost to Willis’ turned flush. This hand shifted the momentum, giving Willis a nearly 4:1 chip lead.

The final hand saw Daniel Willis raise to 2.5X from the button with J♥9♥. Wang called with A♦5♠ and the flop came A♣J♣10♥. Wang checked his top pair, and Willis checked behind with middle pair. The 7♣ turn prompted Wang to bet two-thirds of the pot, and Willis called. The river brought the J♠, giving Willis trips. Wang checked, and Willis moved all-in. After several minutes of contemplation, Wang called with his remaining 12 big blinds, only to see Willis’ trips, securing Willis the pot and the title.

Michael Wang earned $117,046 as the runner-up, bringing his career earnings to over $6.4 million, narrowly missing his third career bracelet.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

David Dongwoo Ko emerged victorious at the 2024 World Poker Tour Montreal $3,500 CAD no-limit hold’em main event held at the Playground Poker Club in Quebec. The 23-year-old poker pro from Burnaby, British Columbia triumphed over a field of 882 entrants to claim his first WPT title and the top prize of $319,217 USD.

This victory marks Ko’s largest tournament win to date, surpassing the $50,800 he earned for winning a £450 World Series of Poker International Circuit event. Now a three-time WSOPC ring winner, Ko’s total recorded tournament earnings approach $400,000 following this significant win.

“I really wanted to prove to myself and to the world that I can compete in these higher level tournaments, and today I think I did,” Ko told WPT reporters. “Being a WPT Champion is something that will last forever, so that just by itself means a lot.”

Ko faced more than just his fellow competitors at the final table; he also had to endure a two-hour delay caused by a storm-induced power outage. Play eventually resumed at 11:00 PM local time.

The event featured three starting flights and three additional days of play. The top 111 finishers shared a $2,071,642 USD prize pool, with six-figure payouts for the top four finishers. Notable deep runs included Mike Leah (57th), Xuan Liu (54th), WPT commentator Tony Dunst (34th), and three-time WPT champion Eric Afriat (19th).

Ko began the final day as the chip leader with six players remaining. The first three eliminations happened in rapid succession during the early stages of six-handed play. Charles Kassin finished sixth ($65,326) after his pocket queens fell to Tommy Nguyen’s pocket kings. Shortly after, Tamer Alkamli’s pocket queens lost a preflop coin flip against Ko’s A-K, placing Alkamli in fifth ($85,878).

Rayan Chamas, known online as ‘Beriuzy’, was the next to exit, finishing fourth ($113,770) after his K-7 failed to improve against Ko’s A-9.

Three-handed play extended for several hours before the aforementioned power outage delayed the action. Once resumed, Ko maintained his lead, and it took over four hours for the next elimination. Nguyen, who finished third ($150,470), got all-in with Q-3 suited against Ko’s A-10, and Ko’s trip tens held.

Entering heads-up play with a roughly 3:2 chip lead over Dan Stavila, Ko eventually secured the title. The final hand saw Ko limping from the button with K♣3♣ and Stavila raising to 1,800,000 with Q♣6♣. Ko called, and the flop revealed 10♣8♣2♠, giving both players flush draws. The turn brought the 9♣, completing both flushes. After a series of bets and a check-raise all-in from Stavila, Ko snap-called, winning with a higher flush. Stavila finished as the runner-up, earning $205,520.