Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$6,392,000
Entries
272
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
12
Players Left
1
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Another bracelet winner will be crowned later today at the 2024 World Series of Poker as the finale for Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at 12 p.m. local time inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
In pole position for the $1.4 million first-place prize is Brandon Wilson, who ended Day 1 and Day 2 as the chip leader. Wilson is one of eight players who have yet to taste victory under the WSOP umbrella but he's got plenty of experience in closing out High Rollers.
The Texas resident has taken down $25,000 and $50,000 buy-in events in the last 12 months, making up a bulk of his $1,474,494 in live tournament earnings. He can effectively double that figure should he reign supreme over the 11 players standing in his way.
His closest rival is Stoyan Madanzhiev, the 2020 WSOP Online Main Event winner. Mandanzhiev was the recipient of a gift from Alex Foxen late last night that aided the Bulgarian's rise to the upper echelons of the counts.
Michael Rocco rounds out the top three and is the only other player with a 70 big blind or above stack. The American came close to ending his bracelet pursuit at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe last November. He notched a runner-up finish in the GGMIllion$ High Roller before putting in a deep run in the record-breaking WSOP-E Main Event. Rocco finished in fifth, bringing his European vacation earnings around the €750,000 mark.
Final Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 6,130,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 6,000,000 | 75 |
| 3 | Michael Rocco | United States | 5,590,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Brek Schutten | United States | 4,305,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Chongxian Yang | China | 3,695,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 3,635,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | 3,575,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 3,070,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Tyler Stafman | United States | 2,265,000 | 28 |
| 10 | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | United States | 1,230,000 | 15 |
| 11 | Eli Berg | United States | 760,000 | 10 |
| 12 | Justin Saliba | United States | 720,000 | 9 |
These 12 players are the survivors from a field of 272 runners, generating a prize pool of $6,392,000. They are all guaranteed $79,084, with the winner taking home $1,405,641.
The High Roller resumes at 12 p.m. local time and will play down to a winner. The field will start play on Level 19, where the blinds are 40,000/80,000/80,000. The action will take place in the Horseshoe Event Center on the feature tables
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Level: 19
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Cards are now in the air and the final day has begun!
Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Kevin Rabichow raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Justin Saliba three-bet to 500,000 from the button, leaving himself just 20,000 back. Both blinds folded, Rabichow moved all in, and Saliba paused for a few beats before calling off.
Justin Saliba: K♥Q♥ 
Kevin Rabichow: 5♠5♥
It was a flip but not after the flop came down 9♥5♦A♥ to give Rabichow a set. The A♦ turn left Saliba drawing dead and he took his leave in 12th place after the meaningless 10♠ was dropped on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,295,000
720,000
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720,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded to Eli Berg in the cutoff, he used up two time banks before preserving his short stack with a fold. Chongxian Yang got a walk in the big blind.
The following hand, Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Berg went into the tank once more, using another two time banks. Like the hand before, he folded. The action folded to Brandon Wilson in the big blind, and he called.
The 10♦7♥3♠ flop checked through to the A♠ turn. Wilson check-called for 300,000.
On the 7♣ river, Wilson checked before his opponent jammed for 770,000.
"I can't fold," said Wilson, who put in calling chips.
Von Kriegenbergh tabled A♥Q♣, besting Wilson's A♦9♥ for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,900,000
1,230,000
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1,230,000 |
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4,265,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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3,695,000 | |
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3,070,000 | |
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2,500,000
1,270,000
|
1,270,000 |
|
760,000 | |
Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened to 160,000 from the button and Masashi Oya defended his big blind.
Oya check-called bets of 150,000 and 300,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read J♠J♣3♠6♦4♦.
Oya checked for a third time, prompting Von Kriegenbergh to move all in for 1,730,000.
Oya used up four time banks before laying his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,150,000
650,000
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650,000 |
|
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2,415,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
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Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ognyan Dimov raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Tyler Stafman called from the big blind. Both players checked the 5♠3♦6♥ flop and the 8♦ appeared on the turn.
Stafman bet 250,000, Dimov called, and the Q♦ completed the board on the river.
Stafman bet again, this time 500,000, and Dimov quickly called. Stafman tabled the 10♠10♣ and it was good as Dimov sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000
1,135,000
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1,135,000 |
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2,000,000
1,635,000
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1,635,000 |
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Level 19
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Eli Berg jammed for 760,000 from under the gun and folded out the table.
The following hand, Masashi Oya opened to 180,000 from under the gun before Brandon Wilson three-bet to 480,000 from the button. Oya pushed for 2,500,000 and was snap-called.
Masashi Oya: A♦Q♠
Brandon Wilson: Q♦Q♥
Wilson remained ahead on the K♦10♦10♣ flop, while Oya had a gutshot to Broadway. The 5♠ turn was a brick, and Oya began leaving his seat.
"Ooooof," said Oya as the J♥ river completed his straight. He sat back down, with a new stack above 5,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,200,000
2,785,000
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2,785,000 |
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2,100,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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960,000
200,000
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200,000 |
