| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kartik Ved | India | 2,610,000 | 13 |
| 2 | Edward Ochana | United States | 14,135,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Shant Marashlian | United States | 2,665,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Alexander Queen | United States | 8,865,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Brent Hart | United States | 8,345,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 2,900,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Taylor Black | United States | 1,635,000 | 8 |
Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Started
Seven men enter the arena. One man leaves. This is Day 4 of the World Series of Poker, Event #16: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Play resumes today at 4 p.m. in the Horseshoe Events Center under the bright lights and the chips will fly.
Our chip leader Eddie Ochana knocked out Krasimir Yankov in 8th place at the end of last night's play to cushion his chip lead to 14,135,000.
Second in chips with 8,865,000 is Alexander Queen, who gained a large portion of those from Brent Hart in a big 5,700,000 pot earlier in the day. Later, he cracked the aces of Adam Saven to send Saven home in a 9th place elimination.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Eddie Ochana | United States | 14,135,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Alexander Queen | United States | 8,865,000 | 44 |
| 3 | Brent Hart | United States | 8,345,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 2,900,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Shant Marashlian | United States | 2,665,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Kartik Ved | India | 2,610,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Taylor Black | United States | 1,635,000 | 8 |
Yesterday saw plenty of wild action, but one hand in particular sent the internet into a frenzy: the elimination of Poker Hall of Fame legend Erik Seidel, who turned a queen-high flushed but lost to a one-out straight flush on the river.
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $660,284 |
| 2 | $440,202 |
| 3 | $309,128 |
| 4 | $220,373 |
| 5 | $159,517 |
| 6 | $117,271 |
| 7 | $87,582 |
Play resumes today with 13 minutes and 30 seconds left in Level 29, with blinds set at 80,000-160,000 and a 160,000 big blind ante. The remaining seven players are guaranteed at least $87,582. However, the coveted gold bracelet for first place comes with the top prize of $660,284.
Today's final table will be streamed on a 30-minute delay on PokerGO. Our coverage will be delayed 30 minutes to match.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for the thrilling finale to this saga and more from the 2024 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Play has resumed for the final seven in this event. Our coverage will be delayed up to one hour to match the coverage on PokerGO.
Level: 29
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
In the 835th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by poker pros Shaun Deeb and Josh Arieh, who fill in as special co-hosts at Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is happening now!
Hear about how Fortnite helped them form Team Lucky alongside Matt Glantz and reigning WSOP Main Event champ Daniel Weinman, Arieh's Poker Stake venture, and their thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including Scott Seiver's chances of getting in after he recently won his fifth gold bracelet.
They also weigh in on two hot topics from this week in poker — whether or not phones, spurred by solver software debates, and excessive masking should be allowed at poker tables.
Speaking of gold, Malcolm Trayner captured his first WSOP bracelet in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions for $1,000,000, while two other players scored million-dollar bounties. Unfortunately, their reactions were a bit subdued, much to the dismay of many in the poker community.
That said, two other players had boisterous celebrations when they pulled six-figure bounties. See them all in the latest episode as well as a winner interview with Trayner.
Finally, learn about other bracelet winners such as David Prociak and Simeon Spasov, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league, and see Jack Binion walk the halls of the Horseshoe and reminisce about 55 years of the WSOP!
Eddie Ochana raised in early position to 320,000 with A♠7♦, and was called by Alexander Queen, who held A♦3♦. Action folded to Daniyal Gheba in the big blind.
Gheba, who began the day with 2,900,000, peeked down at A♣K♣. With the pot at 1,040,000 million, Gheba announced an all-in bet, which quickly forced folds from Ochana and Queen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,735,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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8,145,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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3,620,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Taylor Black opened all-in 
to 1,475,000 with A♠8♠ in late position and the action folded around to Shant Marashlian in the small blind. Marashlian looked down at A♦9♠ and opted to reshove to isolate his opponent. The big blind folded.
The board came 4♣Q♥9♥6♠5♣ improving Marashlian to a pair and eliminating Black in 7th place with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
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Busted | |
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is making a move that will change the online poker game in the US with the launch of WSOP Online, a new platform that will bring players from three states together.
Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey are already competing against each other on WSOP.com, while those in Michigan have a separate single-state site. But that is changing with the trio of states being merged together on one online poker site ahead of the 2024 WSOP. Pennsylvania's WSOP site will not be part of the shared liquidity deal.
On top of the merger news, the WSOP has announced 30 online bracelet events this summer on the new WSOP Online.
