Here are the newly completed events:
| Buy-in | Event | Prizepool | Entries |
| $50,000 | Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | $4,727,250 | 99 |
| $3,000 | Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem | $4,632,450 | 1,735 |
| $1,500 | Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | $1,116,060 | 836 |
| $1,500 | Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em | $2,971,710 | 2,226 |
Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Brian Rast is our winner for the PPC for $1,324,747! The American pro bracelet collection has now six items, ranking him 11th in the bracelet race, right behind Shaun Deeb who is still hunting hard. This wins also makes Rast tie Michael Mizrachi in winning this event three times (2011, 2016, 2023).
Here are the final results of the final table:| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Rast | United States | $1,324,747 |
| 2 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $818,756 |
| 3 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | $573,679 |
| 4 | James Obst | Australia | $411,824 |
| 5 | Kristopher Tong | United States | $303,071 |
| 6 | Phil Ivey | United States | $228,793 |
| 7 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | $177,294 |
Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
After four days of play, the gold bracelet finally went to China’s Yang Zhang for $717,879. It’s the first bracelet for Zhang but he is a regular of the World Series nonetheless with 28 cashes, all this despite not playing these last 3 years because of COVID. It’s by far the best performance for the player but still he’s now close from $3M in total live earnings.
Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Brazil’s Yuri Dzivielevski just won this third bracelet yesterday for $207,688. His previous bracelets were Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS on GGPoker.com in 2020 and Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better in 2019. The Brazilian defeated bracelet holder Randy Ohel ($128,356) in the heads-up.
“It helps a lot, believe me,” Dzivielevski said about the various chants of his rail. “It gives an extra power that I cannot explain. It’s pretty special to have all this rail like, I don’t know, maybe 50 people rooting for you is, of course, it’s pretty special. I’m feeling very loved for all this crowd. Pretty happy.”
Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Pengfei Wang is the winner for $270,700 of the 2,226 entries Super Turbo event. Easy game for the American who just played his first live tournament ever!
“So excited! Yeah, so it’s actually my first time. It’s my first tournament ever. We sometimes play some private games and sometimes at the casino in Los Angeles for fun. We mostly play cash games; I don’t really have tournament experience. This time, it was a lot of good luck.”
In progress
Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship has 42 remaining players out of its 731 entries, making up for a big $1,3M first prize. In the lead is Dimitar Danchev immediately followed by Sam Soverel.
Event #51: $1,000 TAG TEAM No-Limit Hold’em started with 1,282 teams, 252 are still playing, lead Mark Evangelista and his unknown teammate. $95,331 will go to the top team.
Here is a list of the notables finishes for the completed events:
| Player | Place | Earnings | Event |
| 🇳🇴 Espen Jorstad | 21st | $25,168 | Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem |
| 🇨🇦 Daniel Negreanu | 54th | $12,530 | Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem |
| 🇺🇸 Matt Berkey | 104th | $6,939 | Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem |
| 🇫🇷 Romain Lewis | 24th | $9,817 | Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇨🇦 Xuan Liu | 122nd | $2,444 | Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇩🇪 Dominik Nitsche | 166th | $2,028 | Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| 🇺🇸 Chance Kornuth | 333rd | $1,505 | Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
See you tomorrow for more WSOP stories!
Sources: www.wsop.com, www.thehendonmob.com
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