Eric Yanovsky Wins $400 Monster Stack Opening Event of 2024 WPT Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Open 

The 2024 World Poker Tour Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Open kicked off with 22-year-old Eric Yanovsky, winning the $400 Monster Stack event for a career-best payday of $261,920. Yanovsky also added a Seminole Hard Rock trophy to his poker resume.

The $400 buy-in opening saw a massive turnout of 6,480 entrants, pushing the $2 million GTD to $2,138,400. After five days of poker action and eight starting flights, 650 players advanced to Day 2 to collect a payday.

The young gun defeated Omar Morillo in heads-up play. Morillo earned a career-high $173,000 for his runner-up finish. Another amateur player, Rafael Sosa Lopez, earned $129,000 for placing on the podium.

$400 Monster Stack WPT Seminole RROP Final Table Payouts

Yucel “Mad Turk” Eminoglu Wins GUKPT Midi Main Event

Poker veteran Yucel Eminoglu won the £560 2024 GUKPT Grand Final Midi Main Event, adding the GUKPT trophy and the top prize of £26,330 to his accolades. It marked Eminoglu’s third poker title of 2024. Earlier this year, he competed for a WSOP bracelet but fell short in Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors NLH. The poker veteran now boasts over $1.8 million in live poker earnings.

The £560 buy-in event drew 247 entrants, with 29 players sharing the £118,560 prize pool. Tony Phillips, the winner of the 2009 GUKPT Newcastle Main Event, fell short of reaching heads-up play but secured £13,630 for his third-place finish.

Adam Bonham, a consistent grinder in the GUKPT, came close to victory again. After narrowly missing the title in the 2023 GUKPT £2,000 Grand Final, he faced another setback. Despite his strong performance at the final table, he was unable to overcome Eminoglu in heads-up play. Bonham’s king-queen of hearts was outmatched by Eminoglu’s ace-deuce, as an ace appeared on the board. Bonham earned £19,690 for his runner-up finish..

2024 GUKPT Midi Main Event Final Table Payouts

Eero Abbey Wins €3,000 MCOP Main Event

Finland’s Eero Abbey emerged victorious in the €3,000 buy-in Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) Main Event, banking a career-best €203,800 and securing his second-ever poker title, following his win in the WSOP Circuit Tallinn non-ring event.

The €3,000 buy-in MCOP Main Event attracted 427 players, generating a total prize pool of €1,150,765. As the massive field narrowed down, only the top 63 players cashed.

Several notable pros ran deep, with some making it to the final table, including the recent EPT Monte Carlo Main Event champion, Derk Van Luijk. Van Luijk couldn’t advance beyond 5th place but walked away with an impressive €57,193. The heads-up play stage set after Netherlands’ Erik van den Berg finished in 3rd place for a career-high €96,894.

Abbey continued his poker success in 2024 by defeating Dutch player Jeroen Kalthof in heads-up play, adding the MCOP Main Event title to his achievements. Kalthof earned a six-figure payout of €135,675 for his runner-up finish.

MCOP Main Event Final Table Payouts

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Vivian Saliba Claims Her First WSOP Bracelet in Pot-Limit Omaha

The spotlight is currently on Brazilian poker pro Vivian Saliba, who etched her name into poker history by winning the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €2,000 buy-in PLO event. The only female entrant in this PLO tournament, she overcame a star-studded field of 229 entrants and bested Germany’s Markus Anheier in heads-up to claim her maiden WSOP bracelet and the €91,400 top prize.

This victory marked her fifth final table in a WSOP bracelet event and pushed her live earnings beyond the $1 million mark. Her biggest tournament cash to date remains the $308,888, which came from her fourth-place finish in the 2019 WSOP Crazy Eights (Event #64), which had a field of 10,185 entries.

2024 WSOPE Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha Final Results

Katie Swift Nearly Makes History at GUKPT Luton Main Event

Katie Swift, a Grosvenor Poker pro from England, came very close to becoming the first female champion of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) main event but her dream was dashed by Seb Crane. The latter won the title, denying Swift her shot at making history at the GUKPT Luton Main Event.

Swift, who had previously reached three GUKPT Main Event final tables, made her way into the top 33, then to the final table before clashing in heads-up against Seb Crane. Despite her best efforts, she lost the heads-up battle to Seb Crane but still took home a hefty £49,300 ($65,083).

Swift has been a consistent force, with this being her third final table appearance and biggest score of 2024. She now has $538,386 in live tournament earnings. Her biggest live score to date remains the $125,500, which came from her 7th place finish in 2017 in the £ 5,000 + 300 NLH event at partypoker MILLIONS Live.

2024 GUKPT Luton Main Event Final Table Results

Jia-Chi Lee Triumphs at U Series of Poker Hai Phong

Taiwan’s Jia-Chi Lee continued her winning streak by claiming the Women’s Event title at the U Series of Poker Hai Phong. She emerged victorious from a 27-entry field, securing VN₫ 70,104,000 ($2,848). This win marked her fourth title of 2024, adding to her rapidly growing resume with career earnings nearing $200,000. Lee is fast becoming a name to watch on the international poker scene.

Reflecting on Lee’s previous wins this year, her victories include taking down the Daily Deep Stack 66 for $3,126 at the 2024 6Bet Poker Club Recurring Tournaments, winning the Lady Dragon event for $7,509 at RDPT Jeju 2024, clinching the Poker Queen (Event #21) title for $2,361 at the 16th Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT), and capturing the NT$6,000 No Limit Hold’em – Run It Twice #18 for $2,228 at USOP Taiwan 2024 in Taipei City.

Phoebe Yan Wins the Ladies Australian Championship at WPT Australia

Australia’s Phoebe Yan claimed victory in the Ladies Australian Championship during the 2024 WPT Australia festival. Outlasting a competitive field of 72 entries, Yan walked away with over AU$15,120 and a $6,000 package to the WPT Ladies Championship.

This win was her second title of the year, following her victory in the 8-Max Freezeout Shot Clock (Event #8) at Kings Room Signature Series where she overcame a field of 62 entries to earn $ 4,545. She has now $55,135 in live earnings on her rapidly growing resume.

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