Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em (7-Handed)
Day 1b Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em (7-Handed)
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$777
Prize Pool
$4,302,218
Entries
6,292
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
1,559
Players Left
77
Day 1b of Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em here at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is done and dusted, with the 1,559 entrants who headed to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today reduced to a much more manageable 77. Brazilian Victor Dermendjian (2,820,000) kept his chip count updated throughout the day with the PokerNews MyStack feature, and his name was at the top of the official overnight counts.
Dermendjian cashed in the $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack 8-Handed event earlier in the series and looks to be ending the campaign on a high note.
Dominick Sarle (2,150,000) was the only other Day 1b player to finish with over two million chips, although Brandon Hamlet (1,975,000) came close.
End of Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Dermendjian | Brazil | 2,820,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Dominick Sarle | United States | 2,150,000 | 54 |
| 3 | Brandon Hamlet | United States | 1,975,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Jason Daly | United States | 1,770,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 1,725,000 | 43 |
| 6 | Shawn Daniels | United States | 1,600,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Anastasia Knapp | United States | 1,455,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Anthony Ruttler | United States | 1,450,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Seth Fischer | United States | 1,425,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Dan Heimiller | United States | 1,420,000 | 36 |
Five bracelet winners bagged up top ten chip stacks on Day 1b. Jason Daly (1,770,000) is the best-placed of them, closely followed by Jason Wheeler (1,725,000). Wheeler has racked up an astonishing 20 cashes, including online events, at the 2024 WSOP, including a sixth-place finish in the Tag Team event and an 18th-place finish in the Millionaire Maker.
Shawn Daniels (1,600,000) and Dan Heimiller (1,420,000) and the previously mentioned Sarle are the other bracelet winners in the overnight top ten.
Further down the counts, but still through to Day 2, are players like Maurice Hawkins (1,390,000), Avi Cohen (945,000), and Dejaunte Alexander (245,000), although the latter is one of the shortest stacks.
Day 1c shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. local time on July 15, with those entrants playing 22 levels, each lasting 30 minutes. A 20-minute break is scheduled every four levels, with an extended 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 17 (≈ 7 p.m.).
PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2, so why not use MyStack to update your chip count if you are playing the third and final flight of the $777 Lucky 7's?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,820,000 | |
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2,150,000 | |
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1,975,000 | |
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1,770,000 | |
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1,725,000 | |
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1,600,000 | |
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1,455,000 | |
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1,450,000 | |
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1,425,000 | |
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1,420,000 | |
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1,410,000
870,000
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870,000 |
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1,390,000 | |
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1,325,000 | |
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1,300,000 | |
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1,285,000 | |
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1,255,000 | |
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1,220,000 | |
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1,195,000 | |
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1,150,000 | |
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1,130,000 | |
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1,110,000 | |
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1,080,000 | |
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1,065,000 | |
|
995,000 | |
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|
975,000 | |
Busted
Table 187Seat 7
2,820,000
485,000
810,000
280,000
Table 155Seat 2
326,000
24,000
Table 180Seat 1
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In 2003, the game of poker changed forever after Chris Moneymaker topped a field of 839 players to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $2.5 million. By doing so, the Moneymaker effect ignited the “Poker Boom,” which saw the tournament field triple the following year.
The 2004 Main Event was the last to be held at the birthplace of the WSOP – Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. The venue was packed to the rafters with 2,576 players entering that year’s tournament, and with the ESPN cameras capturing all the action several poker players made a name for themselves that year including young guns David Williams and Josh Arieh, while 1995 WSOP Main Event champ Dan Harrington made history by following up his third-place finish in the 2003 WSOP Main Event by placing fourth in 2004 for $1.5 million.
However, when the dust settled it was a patent attorney from Connecticut by the name of Greg Raymer winning the whole thing for a smooth $5 million and a gold bracelet. While attempting to defend his title in 2005, which doubled from the year prior by attracting 5,619 players, Raymer proved his win was no fluke by making another deep run, ultimately falling in 25th place for $304,680.
It’s been 20 years since Raymer’s victory, but he hasn’t slowed down as he’s continued to play poker all across the globe. In recognition of Raymer’s anniversary, PokerNews caught up with the champ, who will be at the 2024 WSOP!
308,000
Table 180Seat 1
