Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
After ten levels of play at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em has wrapped up for the night with many big names finding a bag for Day 2.
With 1,441 entries on Day 1, It was Yanfeng Wang of China and Jose Ferreira who tied for the chip lead with 369,000 each. All those entrants created a prize pool that currently stands at $4,320,000. This figure is expected to grow, as late registration is open until the end of the second level on Day 2 (~2:15 p.m.), which kicks off at noon local time on Tuesday, June 25.
Bagging one of the biggest stacks in the room was 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen with 203,000 in chips, enough for a place in the top 10 percent of the overnight counts. Since winning the Main Event for $7,683,346, McKeehen has claimed two more gold bracelets: one in a Limit Championship event in 2017 and another from a High Roller online. With over $20,000,000 in live tournament earnings, McKeehen won’t be fazed by the payouts from this event and is certainly a player no one will want at their table on Day 2.
Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yanfeng Wang | United States | 369,000 | 185 |
2 | Jose Ferreira | Brazil | 369,000 | 185 |
3 | Daniel Gagne | Canada | 363,000 | 182 |
4 | Yan Li | China | 347,500 | 174 |
5 | Stephen Kehoe | United States | 333,000 | 167 |
6 | Homan Mohammadi | Germany | 324,500 | 162 |
7 | Ramaswamy Pyloore | United States | 306,500 | 153 |
8 | Brian Barker | United States | 298,000 | 149 |
9 | Darius Samual | United Kingdom | 290,000 | 145 |
10 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 283,000 | 142 |
Another bracelet winner to maneuver her way to bagging a big stack was Jessica Teusl of Austria with 221,000 in chips. Teusl won her bracelet and achieved a career-high score of $166,975 in 2022 from a Ladies Championship event. Just two weeks prior to her bracelet win that same year, she finished eighth in the Monster Stack Event, securing her first-ever six-figure score. She will have the chance to top that if she manages to make a deep run in this event over the next few days.
Some other notables who made it through include Bill Klein, Brad Ruben, Brandon Sheils, Kristen Foxen, Benjamin Spragg, David Coleman, and Faraz Jaka.
A few notables who didn’t manage to bag up a stack were Bin Weng, David Peters, and 2006 Main Event winner Jamie Gold. However, all these players and more still have a chance to be crowned champion of this prestigious event as one reentry is allowed. Reentries and late registration remain open until the end of Level 12 on Tuesday (~2:15 p.m.).
Day 2 gets underway at noon local time on June 25, with blinds starting at 1,000/2,000 and a big blind ante of 2,000. The plan is to play through ten more 60-minute levels before the remaining players bag up their chips again before the start of the third day of play.
Stay tuned for all the excitement as the PokerNews live reporting team covers Day 2, along with our comprehensive summer-long coverage of the 2024 WSOP at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Day 1 of the tournament is complete.
A recap of the day's action will follow shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yanfeng Wang |
369,000
369,000
|
369,000 |
|
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Jose Ferreira
|
369,000
369,000
|
369,000 |
|
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Daniel Gagne |
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
Yan Li |
347,500
347,500
|
347,500 |
Stephen Kehoe |
333,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
Homan Mohammadi |
324,500
324,500
|
324,500 |
Philippe Bouchard | 309,500 | |
Ramaswamy Pyloore |
306,500
306,500
|
306,500 |
Brian Barker |
298,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
Darius Samual |
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
Carl Shaw |
283,000
283,000
|
283,000 |
|
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John Perry |
282,500
137,500
|
137,500 |
Ardit Kurshumi |
282,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
Axel Hallay |
281,500
281,500
|
281,500 |
Joey Weissman |
276,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
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Patrick Clarke |
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Donovan Dean |
269,000
269,000
|
269,000 |
Joel Vanetten |
265,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Zong Chi He |
264,500
264,500
|
264,500 |
Lukas Hafner |
264,500
264,500
|
264,500 |
Guy Pariente |
263,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
Jon Mcneill
|
259,500
259,500
|
259,500 |
Dustin Goldklang |
253,500
253,500
|
253,500 |
Joseph Carden |
253,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
Nenad Dukic |
252,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
The tournament director has announced that four more hands will be played. The survivors will then bag up their chips ready for Day 2.
Four players had seen a flop of 4♥2♥3♣ which was checked to Monika Zukowicz on the button, who fired 4,500. Only the big blind called.
An 8♠ appeared on the turn and after the big blind check, Zukowicz bet 11,000. The big blind quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Monika Zukowicz |
135,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Yita Choong raised to 3,200 from early position and was three-bet to 9,000 by a player in the hijack. Choong called and they headed to the flop.
Choong check-called a bet of 6,000 on the 3♣J♥2♦ flop.
The Q♠ turn was checked by Choong. His opponent put out a bet of 22,000, and after just a few moments, Choong folded his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yita Choong |
74,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Jeff Lennon raised from under the gun to 3,500 and got a call from the button. The big blind then three-bet to 17,000, and only Lennon called.
The flop came 5♥5♣8♥ and the big blind continued for 13,000. Lennon then raised to 33,000, which got the big blind to reluctantly fold.
"Do you want to see it or not?" asked Lennon to the table.
The answer seemed to be yes as Lennon tabled 10♠9♠ for a complete bluff.
"It's getting late," remarked Lennon as he was pushed the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Lennon |
245,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Christina Read opened the button to 3,500 and Matt Affleck called out of the big blind.
Both checked the 6♠J♠7♥ flop and Affleck led out for 4,000 on the 5♣ turn. Read called.
Affleck fired another bet of 17,000 on the 3♣ river, and Read let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Affleck |
85,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Christina Read |
70,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |