Yang Lei open-ripped his 425,000-chip stack into the middle from under the gun. Daniel Chase called in the hijack and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Yang Lei: K♥6♥
Daniel Chase: A♦10♦
The board ran out 10♣8♣3♦7♥Q♣ and Lei could not improve as he patted the tabled and headed off to the rail.
Adam Hendrix raised to 200,000 from under the gun and was called by Jack McClelland in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 5♠8♦5♥, McClelland went all in for roughly 450,000, Hendrix called and the small blind folded.
Jack McClelland: 6♥6♠
Adam Hendrix: 8♣8♥
The 7♣ turn and Q♣ river did not give McClelland the help he needed. McClelland was the last hall of fame bounty claimed in Event #95. It was quite an impressive run for the former poker tournament director and cardroom manager. Everyone in the room with the possible exception of Hendrix was sad to see him head to the payout desk.
Adam Hendrix opened the action with a raise to 240,000 from the cutoff. David Simon moved all in from the big blind for 1,200,000 and Hendrix made the call.
David Simon: 5♥5♠
Adam Hendrix: A♣J♥
A classic flip, the dealer put out 6♣K♥9♠A♠9♦ and Hendrix caught his Ace on the turn to send Simon packing, and chip up to over 4,000,000.
Daniel Chase moved all in from the hijack for 680,000. Jamie Walden called the jam on the button before Naseem Salem reraised all in for 3,200,000. Walden got out of the way and Chase was in trouble.
Daniel Chase: A♣10♦
Jamie Walden: A♠K♠
The board ran out K♦7♣J♦8♥10♥ and Chase was sent packing.
Event #95 of the 2024 World Series of Poker, the $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, has concluded its action-packed day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The final nine players have bagged their chips and are gearing up for a well-deserved rest after a grueling 12-hour session.
Leading the pack is David Stamm, boasting a commanding stack of 6,350,000 chips. Stamm, with over $1.5 million in poker earnings, has made impressive runs this year, including notable finishes such as a fifth-place finish in Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em and a fourth-place finish in Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
Final Table Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
David Stamm
United States
6,350,000
25
2
Naseem Salem
United States
6,125,000
25
3
Jamie Walden
United Kingdom
5,875,000
24
4
Adam Hendrix
United States
4,475,000
18
5
Christopher Stevenson
United States
3,100,000
12
6
Ankit Ahuja
India
2,975,000
12
7
Akinobu Maeda
Japan
1,825,000
7
8
Martin Finger
Germany
1,800,000
7
9
Henrik Juncker
Denmark
1,150,000
5
In second place sits Naseem Salem, known to friends as “Nick the Businessman,” with 6,125,000 chips. Salem banked $154,194 for a deep run in the 2007 WSOP Main Event. Finishing second or better will result in him reeling in a new career-best prize.
Jamie Walden, third in chips with 5,875,000, has racked up 14 live cashes since the start of 2023, including three final tables and an outright victory. Walden looks all but guaranteed a new career-high score.
Adam Hendrix follows closely with 4,475,000 chips, accompanied by his girlfriend Catalina Gajardo, highlighting his extensive global poker experience and playful demeanor. Hendrix is an American poker player with over $6.5 million in career earnings. He was picked this year for the $25K Fantasy Poker Draft and is on Team Wilson.
Christopher Stevenson, with 3,100,000 chips, represents Colorado and aims to make his mark in what his his first World Series cash.
Ankit Ahuja, with 2,975,000 chips, brings international flair from India, backed by significant live tournament successes, including a career-best win in Cyprus worth $362,365. Ahuja has $2.75 million in live cashes, ranking him fourth on India's all-time money list.
Akinobu Maeda from Japan returns with 1,825,000 chips after a strong showing this summer that has seen him enjoy six WSOP cashes, while Martin Finger of Germany, a previous WSOP bracelet winner, enters with 1,800,000 chips, determined to add to his impressive tournament earnings of $8.1 million.
Henrik Juncker of Denmark rounds out the final table with 1,150,000 chips. Juncker ran deep in the Colossus this year, finishing in 11th place.
These final nine emerged from a field of 1,119 competitors, which included poker legends carrying bounties matching their Hall of Fame induction years.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$313,370
2
$208,919
3
$148,183
4
$106,598
5
$77,787
6
$57,594
7
$43,275
8
$33,006
9
$25,559
The original field of Hall of Famers included some fantastic legends of the game such as Johnny Chan, Billy Baxter, Barry Greenstein, Scotty Nguyen, Barbara Enright, Tom McEvoy, Phil Hellmuth, Berry Johnston and Eli Elezra with each one holding a bounty on their head equaling the year they were inducted.
Three Hall of Fame members made their way to Day 2, with Mori Eskandanifinishing in 55th place for a win of $5,880. The beneficiary of his bounty was Daniel Chase, who locked up a lovely prize of $2,018.
Mori Eskandani
The second legend to fall was Erik Seidel who finished in 17th place for $13,031 and his bounty went to Akinobu Maeda, who profited $2,010.
Erik Seidel
Thirdly, the mighty Jack McClelland was the last bounty standing and he went out in 15th place for $13,031. Adam Hendrix stole his bounty for $2,014.
Oshri Lahmani was the last person eliminated before the final table, which was moved onto the feature table in the Horseshoe Event Center. Lahmani’s game ended when his pocket nines crashed into David Stamm’s aggression during a blind-on-blind interaction.
Jose Paz-Gutierrez from Bolivia is also a successful mixed game player and departed in tenth place.
The action resumes Tuesday at noon local time at the Horseshoe Event Center, on Level 32. Blinds are 125,000/250,000, and the big blind ante is 250,000.
Stay tuned for more updates from PokerNews as the WSOP in Las Vegas nears its thrilling conclusion.
