The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2024 is running full steam with thrilling action and big wins. Two more winners were crowned yesterday, with Bulgaria’s Simeon Spasov winning his second bracelet and Robert Mizrachi earning his fifth bracelet to join his brother Michael on five WSOP bracelets. Of the two, Spasov was the biggest winner of the day. He seized victory in Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em after beating a record-breaking field of 2,526 players to secure his second WSOP gold bracelet and a hefty $439,815.
With this win, Spasov took his live tournament earnings to more than $2.2 million while becoming just the third player from his country to have won multiple WSOP bracelets. Joining him in this prestigious list are the likes of Boris Kolev and Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev. Spasov has won two titles so far this year, including a victory in March when he won a $2,200 buy-in event at the Merit Poker Carmen Series of $149,600. He now sits in 45th place in the 2024 POY race standings of Global Poker.
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Recap
This event ran over the course of three days at Horseshoe Las Vegas and collected $3,372,210 in the final prize pool. The top 379 finishers earned a share of the prize pool, with several notables running deep in the event, including Landon Tice (29th), Quan Zhou (28th for $17,858), Curt Kohlberg (19th for $22,417), Daniel Buzgon (14th for $28,480), Tommy Nguyen (12th for $28,480), Jeremy Joseph (11th for $36,616), Francisco Vasquez (9th for $47,633), and Anthony Marquez (8th for $47,633).
By the time the final table was reached, John Henry Gordon had taken the lead while Spasov was in the middle of the pack. Gordon knocked out short stack Joseph Brumpacheco (7th for $62,687) to extend his lead.
Spasov scored the next elimination, with his A-Q winning against the pocket nines of Daniel Palau (6th for $83,452). Up next, Mark Dube got his last few chips in with 9-4 suited against pocket kings of Gordon. Dube was drawing dead by the turn and was knocked out in 5th place ($112,362).
Chih Fan’s run ended when his K-8 was unable to beat the pocket sevens of Gordon. Neither player go the help from the board and Fan was busted in 4th place ($152,995). Steve Yea then pitted his A-9 against the A-K of Gordon. A ten-high runout changed nothing and Yea was eliminated in 3rd place ($210,645).
Heads-up began with a 3:2 chip advantage for Gordon. Spasov overtook the lead but Gordon was able to fight his way back into the lead. The tables turned once again as Spasov was able to battle his way back into the lead and was ahead of the final hand of the tournament. Finally, Spasov limped from the button with 8h 6h for 800,000 and Gordon raised to 2,300,000 with As 7c. Spasov called and the flop opened Ah Jh 10c. Gordon bet 2,500,000 with the top pair and Spasov made the call with his flush draw. The 10h on the turn saw a check from Gordon. Spasov bet 4,200,000 with his flush and Gordon check-raised all-in for 17,000,000, which Spasov called. The 3d appeared on the river, giving Spasov the coveted pot and title.
India’s Gaurav Sood Finishes 176th For $3,387
India’s Gaurav Sood made a strong impression in his debut WSOP event. The young talent from the country progressed to Day 2 with a short stack and did well finishing 176th for $3,387 in prize money. This was by far the second cash by an Indian at the ongoing WSOP series. Prior to Sood, it was Sriharsha Doddapaneni who finished 432nd for $3,470 (INR 2.90 Lakhs) in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions.
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts
| 1 | Simeon Spasov | $439,815 |
| 2 | John Henry Gordon | $293,218 |
| 3 | Steve Yea | $210,645 |
| 4 | Chih Fan | $152,995 |
| 5 | Mark Dube | $112,362 |
| 6 | Daniel Palau | $83,452 |
| 7 | Joseph Brum Pacheco | $62,687 |
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