Pair of Former WSOP Player of the Year Winners Battle Heads-Up for 4th Gold Bracelet
Event #10: $10,000 Paradise Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise officially concluded Saturday night. The one-day event, held with a turbo-style structure and 20-minute levels, featured plenty of action right from the start at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
The event attracted 200 entrants and created a prize pool of $2,000,000. Thirty players made the money, with a minimum cash of $20,860, but all eyes were on the grand prize of $393,250. That top prize was claimed by 2015 WSOP Player of the Year Mike Gorodinsky, who triumphed over 2022 WSOP POY Daniel Zack in heads-up play.
Gorodinsky cemented his legacy even further with his fourth WSOP bracelet, and in turn, denied Zack his fourth bracelet. With the victory, Gorodinsky solidifies his place among poker’s elite, bringing his career tournament earnings to just shy of $5 million.
Gorodinsky steadily built his stack throughout the day, but once at the final table, he began to steamroll his opponents, eliminating four of the final six players. Reflecting on the victory, he shared, "It's a PLO tournament, I play a lot, so I'm familiar with the fact that rushes happen fast, and the rush happened in my favor this time, which was cool."
When asked about the turbo structure, he jokingly remarked, "For me, I like it. The faster, the better. I like it when the worse players have a better chance, so here I am at the top."