2024 WSOP Day 5: Massive Field in Mystery Millions; Yockey Eyes Second Title
On Day five of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, two more players joined the roster of bracelet-winners — one for the seventh time and one for the first.
John Hennigan's seventh bracelet came at the star-studded final table of Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice, while Darius Samual risked it all — or half of it — to earn his bracelet in the Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
Elsewhere at the series, the first $10,000 championship of the series kicked off, the Mystery Millions passed 10,000 entries, and Bryce Yockey is in pole position with eleven players left in the $5,000 PLO.
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Day 1c Of The Mystery Millions Nearly Doubles Field Size
Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions saw another 5,290 entries join the 5,519 players who had already entered. This brings the number of entries up to 10,809 entries and the prize pool up to $4,665,460.
Last year's Mystery Millions hit 18,188 entries after getting 8,067 on Day 1d. It is a close thing, but this year's event looks on track to just about beat 2023's numbers.
Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Galiana | Spain | 3,230,000 |
| 2 | Justin Geronsin | United States | 2,705,000 |
| 3 | Femi Fashakin | United States | 2,600,000 |
| 4 | Christopher Lewis | United States | 2,540,000 |
| 5 | Simon Levy | United States | 2,470,000 |
| 6 | David Kim | United States | 2,370,000 |
| 7 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 2,230,000 |
| 8 | Brandon Huynh | United States | 2,055,000 |
| 9 | Champie Douglas | United States | 1,945,000 |
| 10 | Calvin Le | United States | 1,900,000 |
Notables among the 268 players who survived Day 1c are David "ODB" Baker (1,630,000), Eric Wasserson (1,500,000), Lawrence Brandt (1,500,000), Christopher Vitch (795,000), Mike Leah (670,000), and 2007 WSOP Main Event champion Jerry Yang (555,000).
Day 1d begins at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 2. Day 2 starts at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 3, when PokerNews's traditional live-coverage of this event will start. There are currently 789 players (and counting) with a Day 2 stack.
Bryce Yockey Leads Final 11 In $5k PLO Event
Eleven players remain after Day 2 of Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed). Leading the pack is Bryce Yockey (6,530,000) in his stack. Aditya Sadhu (5,825,000) is close behind in second.
The 11 players who have made it to Day 3 represent all that is left of a field of 733 entries. The prize pool of $3,371,000 has generated a first-place prize of $606,654 for first.
Day 3 will start at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 2. The returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of at least $36,526.
Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 6,530,000 |
| 2 | Aditya Sadhu | United States | 5,825,000 |
| 3 | Farid Jattin | Columbia | 5,510,000 |
| 4 | Jason Berilgen | United States | 3,640,000 |
| 5 | Zachary Schwartz | United States | 3,240,000 |
| 6 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 2,995,000 |
| 7 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 2,740,000 |
| 8 | Paul Radcliffe | United States | 2,265,000 |
| 9 | Brian Rast | United States | 2,065,000 |
| 10 | Gabriel Andrade | Equador | 1,500,000 |
Six Players Remain In Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day 2 of Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) ended with just six players left.
The event attracted 443 players and a prize pool of $591,405, of which $121,074 is earmarked for whoever among the remaining players takes first place. At the moment, the most likely candidate is chip leader Nick Guagenti (2,800,000) who has a commanding chip lead going into Day 3.
Day 3 will play down to a winner starting at 1 p.m. local time on June 2 in the Horseshoe Event Center. The blinds will be 25,000/50,000.
Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 2,800,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Brodsky | United States | 1,885,000 |
| 3 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 1,845,000 |
| =4 | George Chen | United States | 1,645,000 |
| =4 | Bradley Carter | United States | 1,645,000 |
| 6 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 1,285,000 |
Scott Seiver Leads $10k Omaha H/L Event
Only one new event started on Day 5 of the 2024 World Series of Poker, it was Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed).
There were 171 entries on Day 1 of which 104 found a bag. As a result, the prize pool currently stands at $1,590,300.
Scott Seiver leads the field with 296,500 in chips. He is closely followed by Matt Glantz (285,000) in second.
The prize and entry numbers are still provisional as late registration continues until Day 2 starts at 1 p.m. local time on June 2.
Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Seiver | United States | 296,500 | 99 |
| 2 | Matt Glantz | United States | 285,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Steven Loube | United States | 257,500 | 86 |
| 4 | Chino Rheem | United States | 248,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Robert Yass | United States | 243,000 | 81 |
| 6 | Patrick Moulder | United States | 238,500 | 80 |
| 7 | Ray Henson | United States | 233,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Jeffery Stepaniuk | Canada | 209,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Christopher Logue | United States | 195,000 | 65 |
| 10 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 188,000 | 63 |
What Is Happening on Day 6 of the 2024 WSOP?
June 2 will be Day 6 of the 2024 World Series of Poker. You can expect one new event to kick off and two to finish.
The new starter is Event #11: $1,500 Badugi — only the second WSOP badugi event ever — which starts at 2 p.m. local time.
Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) and Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) are scheduled to play down to a winner on Day 6. These events will restart at 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. respectively.
The other ongoing action on Day 6 of the series will be Day 1d of the Mystery Millions and Day 2 of Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed). The Mystery Millions in particular is expected to be a big one, taking up a ton of floor space for its final Day 1 flight.
As always, you can follow the day's action — and that of the whole WSOP — on PokerNews.
