Calvin Anderson triumphed in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #88:$10,000 Eight game mix championship to secure his fifth career gold bracelet and the top prize of $413,446. With this victory, Anderson is now among the 41 players in WSOP history to have won five or more bracelets.
Unfolding on Day 47 of the WSOP 2024, the event featured eight of the most popular poker variants. Event #88: $10k buy-in Eight Game Mix event drew a field of 189 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,757,000. With only 29 players taking a share from the prize pool, the top 4 players walked away with six-figure scores each.
Several WSOP bracelet winners entered the event to add another bracelet to their name, including four-time bracelet winner Ben Yu (27th), two-time bracelet winner Chris Brewer (16th), five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman (11th), five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski (10th), three-time WPT Champion and bracelet winner Gus Hansen (8th), Andres Korn (7th), Tom Koral (6th), two-time EPT winner Mike Watson (4th), and Ali Eslami (3rd). Here is a final table recap of the WSOP Event 88 – $10k Eight Game Mix Championship.
WSOP 2024 Event – 88: $10,000 Eight Game Mix Final Table Recap and Winnings
| Rank | Player | Prize |
| 1st | Calvin Anderson | $413,446 |
| 2nd | Dai Ishibashi | $271,351 |
| 3rd | Ali Eslami | $182,938 |
| 4th | Mike Watson | $126,780 |
| 5th | Paul Gunness | $90,389 |
| 6th | Tom Koral | $66,353 |
Only 22 players returned to Day 3, with Calvin Anderson holding the lowest chip stacks. Anderson flourishes his chip stack on Day 3 and becomes the Chip Leader to kick off his third and final table appearance this summer.
He secured a 3rd place finish in Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better Championship and a runner-up position in Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship. But the third time, he successfully captured his fifth bracelet.
Anderson eliminated Ali Eslami in a Seven-Card Stud event, sending him out in 3rd place for $182,938. Anderson began the heads-up play by holding a 2:1 chip lead over Dai Ishibashi.
Ishibashi gave tough competition to Anderson, but he needed to get premium hands to double up against the chip leader. The final hand of the tournament came out in Pot-Limit Omaha.
From the button, Ishibashi raised with 9♤-7◇-4◇-2♤, while Anderson 3-bet raised with A♧-K◇-Q◇-9♧. Ishibashi called the raise, and the flop came out 8♡-5♤-J◇. Ishibashi, who desperately needed a double up to stay alive, moved all-in, hoping to improve his card on the turn and river.
The turn card was 8♧, and the river card was 5◇, ending Ishibashi’s deep run, taking his career-best payout of $271,351.
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