The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) continues to crown new champions and award hefty cash prizes. USA’s Matthew Lambrecht and Bulgaria’s Martin Alcaide were the latest bracelet winners crowned at the ongoing series. From Team India, the WSOP 2024 Super High Roller champion Santhosh Suvarna is making waves in Event #79: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER Pot-Limit Omaha as he has advanced to Day 3 of the event, making his chances for the second bracelet at the ongoing series. Here is a quick recap.
Matthew Lambrecht Wins Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty NLH To Claim His First Bracelet
Mystery bounty mania continues at the ongoing 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em was one of the latest events to conclude. The $10,000 buy-in version of this increasingly popular format drew an impressive 965 entries, creating a final prize pool of $8,974,500. The largest chunk ultimately went to USA’s Matthew Lambrecht, who earned a career-best $1,018,933 and his first WSOP bracelet. Lambrecht finally overcame his compatriot Damarjai Davenport heads-up who walked away with $678,707 for his efforts.
This event paid out the top 145 finishers and among them were plenty of big names, including India’s WSOP 2024 Super High Roller champion Santhosh Suvarna (39th – $28,132), six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (20th – $40,684), 2017 Poker Players Championship winner Elior Sion (18th – $40,684), 2013 WSOP main event runner-up Jay Farber (15th – $50,186), two-time bracelet winnerChristopher Brewer (12th – $50,186), four-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos (11th – $62,942), and 2010 Aussie Millions $100,000 buy-in champion Dan Shak (10th – $62,942) who bubbled the final table.
Nice players came back for the third and final day of Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em with Brazil’s Tauan Naves in the lead and Lambrecht being in a virtual tie for second place. Naves extended his lead by busting William Jia (9th – $80,238). Lambrecht then busted Robert Heidorn (8th – $103,942) with his Ac Kc holding against the As 8s of Heidorn.
Lambrecht scored his next knockout of the day when Vladimir Minko got all-in with pocket tens against his A-7. Lambrecht hit two pairs with sevens and aces, busting Minko in fifth place ($248,174). He continued his momentum and then busted Simas Karaliunas, who won the $1,000 mystery bounty online event earlier this series for his maiden bracelet. Karaliunas shoved with A-9 trailing A-K for Lambrecht. The board brought four spades, giving Lambrecht the nut flush. Karaliunas earned a hefty $341,963 as the fourth-place finisher, the largest score yet for the Lithuanian player.
Later, Lambrecht sent Naves packing in third place ($478,247). Naves had A-5, which was unable to overcome the A-Q of a surging Lambrecht, who flopped top pair and held from there.
Heads-up saw Lambrecht holding 41,000,000 to Davenport’s 16,000,000. Davenport’s stack came down to 5,400,000 before the final hand was dealt. He finally shoved with Jh 9s and Lambrecht called with Kd 9c. The board brought Ac Qd 2d 5d 5h and Davenport was eliminated in second place ($678,707) – his largest tournament score.
India’s WSOP 2024 Super High Roller Champion Santhosh Suvarna Finishes Deep
Fresh off his historic victory for $5,415,152 in the $250,000 Super High Roller, Santhosh Suvarna made a significant impact, finishing 39th for $28,132, marking his third cash of the 2024 World Series of Poker. His first score had come in Event #21: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) where he placed 13th for $79,084, which was then followed by his Super High Roller victory on June 23, Sunday.
Meanwhile, Suvarna is chasing his second WSOP 2024 bracelet. He has made it to the final day of Event #79: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER Pot-Limit Omaha of the WSOP 2024. The Indian businessman and high-stakes regular holds a stack of 4,850,000, the lowest stack among the remaining five players out of the 187 field. Each of the remaining five players is assured at least $503,085 but they will be eyeing the top $2,100,325 prize.
Given Suvarna’s exceptional skills and strategic prowess, he stands a strong chance to chip up and capture his second bracelet. We wish him best of luck in this high-stakes competition.
Chip Counts of Remaining 5 Players:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Santhosh Suvarna | 4,850,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Danny Tang | 20,725,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Daniel Perkusic | 12,150,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Jim Collopy | 5,100,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Ronald Keijzer | 13,275,000 | 44 |
WSOP 2024 Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1 | Matthew Lambrecht | $1,018,933 |
| 2 | Damarjai Davenport | $678,707 |
| 3 | Tauan Naves | $478,247 |
| 4 | Simas Karaliunas | $341,963 |
| 5 | Vladimir Minko | $248,174 |
| 6 | Eshaan Bhalla | $182,846 |
| 7 | Andrei Konopelko | $136,792 |
| 8 | Robert Heidorn | $103,942 |
| 9 | William Jia | $80,238 |
Bulgaria’s Martin Alcaide Claims First Bracelet and $501,250 in The Colossus
Among other players who etched their name in poker history was Martin Alcaide. Primarily an online poker player, the Spanish-born Bulgarian overcame a massive field of 10,143 entries to earn $501,240 and his first gold bracelet. He made his way to the top through the largest WSOP fields ever recorded, put on a stellar performance on the final day, and closed it by defeating Singapore’s Yujian Eugen Zhou heads-up. Eugen was awarded an impressive $325,640 for his commendable second place.
This event featured three starting flights and three more days. The top 2,296 finishes secured a piece of the $5,940,883 prize pool. 2004 WSOP main event winner Greg Raymer (56th), seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen (27th), and Matt Glantz (19th) were the notables to run deep in this event.
The final day began with 92 players in contention, with Alcaide inside the top 20. By the time the field combined onto a single table, he had moved into the chip lead. Alcaide put on a poker masterclass on the final table, busting Trevor Brown (8th), Ricardo Andino (6th) to reach a heads-up duel against Singapore’s Yujian Eugen Zhou, who held 395,000,000 to Alcaide’s 377,000,000 stack in the final duel.
Alcaide won a chunky pot and took a sizable lead. In the final hand, he moved all-in with 7s 7d and Zhou called with 5h 5d. The board ran out Qs Jd 9h 6s Js and Alcaide’s higher pair held to win him the coveted pot and the title. Zhou walked away with $325,640 as the runner-up finisher.
Avneesh Munjal Headlines Team India’s Scorecard
While Alcaide stole the show, Team India also made a significant impact in the Colossus. Nine talented Indian players secured cash finishes, with Mumbai’s Avneesh Munjal leading the charge, with a 57th-place finish for a $9,740 – his second and the highest score at the WSOP 2024.
Eight other Indians to cash in this particular event were Abhishek Paul (120th for $4,140), Anju Abrol (214th for $3,560), Paawan Bansal (282nd for $3,080), Gaurav Sood (511th for $1,840), WSOP bracelet winner Kartik Ved (622nd for $1,490), WSOP Circuit ring winner Ashish Ahuja (844th for $1,230), Gaurav Chauhan (1,094th for $1,050), and Uday Kwatra (1,923rd, $840).
Event #70: $400 Colossus Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Martin Alcaide | $501,250 |
| 2 | Yujian Eugen Zhou | $325,640 |
| 3 | Brooks Floyd | $247,030 |
| 4 | Joel Vanetten | $188,510 |
| 5 | Ricky Andino | $144,700 |
| 6 | Bohdan Slyvinskyi | $111,740 |
| 7 | Caleb Powell | $86,800 |
| 8 | Trevor Brown | $67,840 |
| 9 | Nicholas Richards | $53,354 |
| 10 | Joshua Welch | $42,200 |
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