The 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Las Vegas $1,7000 NLH Main Event had a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000, and drew a total of 669 players, resulting in $1,013,535 in the final prizepool. In the end, the prize pool was distributed among the top 101 players, with Guiseppe Pantaleo taking home $192,831 in prize money and the gold ring.
This was the third WSOPC ring for the Las Vegas resident, who originally hails from Germany, with his previous two coming in online events. The 2018 WSOP $1,000 tag team event champion now has over $2.2 million in live tournament earnings after this latest victory.
Event #16 $1,700 NLH Main Event WSOP Circuit Final Table
1 – Giuseppe Pantaleo – $192,831
2 – Peter Hengsakul – $119,182
3 – Jonah Labranche – $87,689
4 – Mario Colavita – $65,271
5 – Harvey Alegado – $49,158
6 – Baurzhan Akimov – $37,466
7 – Kevin Calenzo – $28,900
8 – Blaise Ingoglia – $22,565
9 – Nicholas Marchington – $17,838
Event #16 $1,700 NLH Main Event WSOP Circuit Final Day
The event featured three starting flights followed by two additional days of play. The final day started with 12 players battling for the title, with Pantaleo having a significant chip lead. But he would lose and gain chips throughout the day. Pantaleo wasn’t the only player with a chip lead, as he found himself in a near tie for the chip lead with the runner-up Peter Hengsakul.
Peter Hengsakul showed his dominance in the final table by eliminating the first two players. Hengsakul won two preflop coin flips against Nicholas Marchington, who finished 9th for $17,838, and Baise Ingoglia, who finished in 8th place and earned $22,565.
Mario Colavita eliminated the two-time ring winner Kevin Calenzo. Calenzo was eliminated in 7th place and received $28,900. Baurzhan Asimov’s tournament journey came to an end due to a preflop cooler situation. His pocket jacks had no match with Hengsakul’s pocket kings. Asimov finished in 6th place and earned $37,466.
Pocket Kings might have helped Hengsakul, but it didn’t help Harvey Alegado. Alegado’s Pocket Kings were unable to withstand Jonah Labranche’s A-8. Labranche’s A-8 later improved to a pair of aces on the turn. Alegado finished in 5th place for $49,158. Hengsakul’s A-Q hand won against Colavita’s Pocket threes, resulting in Colavita finishing in 4th place and earning $65,271.
During three-handed play, Pantaleo experienced fluctuations in his chip stack but managed to regain the lead just before the third elimination. Pantaleo’s K-J hand won against Labranche’s K-6 suit. Labranche was eliminated in 3rd place for $87,689.
By the heads-up, Pantaleo had a significant chip lead over Hengsakul. Pantaleo began the heads-up match with a chip lead of 14,000,000 compared to Hengsakul’s 6,000,000. On the final hand, Hengsakul went all-in with Js-10h against Pantaleo’s Ad-7h. The community card showed Q♠ 4♥2♣ 9♥ Q♣, giving Pantaleo an ace-high hand. Pantaleo won the final hand and the prize money, while Hengsakul was the runner-up and earned $119,182.
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