The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2024 continues with thrilling action and epic wins. Day 13 of the series saw two more bracelet winners, with Sean Troha winning his third bracelet in in Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship and Daniel Sepiol clinching his first bracelet in Event #23: $1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold’em. Here is a quick recap of victories on Day 13!
Sean Troha Completes Wins Third Bracelet in $10K Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Sean Troha is now a three-time WSOP champion after his latest victory at the 2024 World Series of Poker. He won his first WSOP bracelet in 2022 for winning the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship. In 2023, he secured his second bracelet in the $1,500 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event. Just a couple weeks into the WSOP 2024, Troha has already managed to clinch his third career bracelet. He overcame a competitive field of 259 entries in Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, winning $536,713 and clinching his third WSOP gold bracelet in consecutive years.
This event generated a prize pool of $2,408,700. The top 39 finishers made the money, with five-time bracelet winner Scott Seiver (24th), ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey (23rd), bracelet winner Alex Foxen (16th) & bracelet winner Jonathan Cohen (11th) being big names to run deep.
Troha was in second chip position at the unofficial final table of nine, trailing only 2023 WSOP mystery millions champion Tyler Brown, who extended his lead by busting Joshua Thibodaux in ninth place ($43,065). He was followed by Mexico’s Luis Velador and four-time bracelet winner Brad Ruben falling in 8th and 7th places respectively. The next to fall were Tsz Shing (6th), Robert Tanita (5th), and Brazil’s four-time WSOP bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski (4th).
Shortly after the dinner break, two-time bracelet winner Joao Simao from Brazil exited in 3rd place for $247,874. Heads-up play began with Brown holding more than a 2:1 chip lead over Troha. After closing the gap a bit, Troha took down a big pot with a flopped king-high straight to take the chip lead.
Finally, Brown got it in with As Qs 10c 6c against the Ks Kc Qd 3d. The board ran out Kd 10d 2s 2d 9s, giving Troha a winning full house to win the title. Brown cashed for $357,807 as the runner-up finisher.
Final Table Payouts (USD)
| 1 | Sean Troha | $536,713 |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | $357,807 |
| 3 | Joao Simao | $247,874 |
| 4 | Yuri Dzivielevski | $175,321 |
| 5 | Robert Tanita | $126,662 |
| 6 | Tsz Shing | $93,512 |
| 7 | Brad Ruben | $70,585 |
| 8 | Luis Velador | $54,499 |
| 9 | Joshua Thibodaux | $43,065 |
Daniel Sepiol Wins His First Bracelet in Event #23: $1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold’em for $305,489
Daniel Sepiol emerged victorious in Event #23: $1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold’em after defying the odds and battling back from a massive chip disadvantage during heads-up play to take home the $305,849 first prize and his maiden WSOP bracelet. Sepiol overcame Filipino rising star Robert Natividad heads-up which saw the player collect a career-high $203,889 for his runner-up finish.
Bracelet winner Vitor Dzivielevski (15th), three-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Brad Albrinck (13th), and $25,000 heads-up championship winner Darius Samual (10th) all fell short of the final table.
Natividad scored the first two knockouts of the day, eliminating Aaron Pinson (9th for $28,577) and two-time bracelet winner Scott Ball (8th for $36,385) to enter the final seven with the chip lead.
Eliminations continued, with Sean Ragozzini (7th for $46,948) and Richard Dixon (6th for $61,380) becoming the next players to fall. Strelitz then ran pocket jacks into the pocket queens of Sepiol. Sepiol’s pocket queens held up, sending Strelitz to the rail with $81,298 for his fifth-place finish.
Ausmus was soon all-in with A-9 suited against the Q-6 suited of Sepiol, who flopped a flush draw and then turned a pair. Ausmus didn’t improve on the river and was eliminated in fourth place ($109,071).
James Davidson was the clear short stack during three-handed play. He secured a double up, but was soon all-in with A-10 against the A-Q suited of Natividad. Both players paired their ace, and Davidson’s kicker problems continued through the river. He earned $148,196 for his third place finish.
Natividad entered heads-up with 27,000,000 to Sepiol 11,500,000. While he further extended his lead in the early going, Sepiol began to mount after having his big bluff picked off.
At the start of heads-up play, Natividad held an over two-to-one chip advantage but soon extended that after he picked off Sepiol’s bluff with third pair. Sepiol found himself at a seventeen-to-one chip disadvantage. However, Sepiol’s tactical brilliance turned the tide, overcoming a huge chip disadvantage to claim the title.
On the final hand, Natividad limped in from the button with Ah 9h and Sepiol checked his option with Qs 10s. The flop opened Qc 8s 7h. Sepiol checked his top pair and Natividad bet half pot. Sepiol check-raised from 750,000 to 2,300,000. Natividad three-bet to 3,900,000. Sepiol four-bet click back to 5,500,000. Natividad moved all-in for 16,300,000 and Sepiol called. The Js on the turn and 7s on the river kept Sepiol ahead to earn him the pot and the title. Natividad secured $203,889 as the runner-up.
India’s Sriharsha Doddapaneni Finishes 26th for $6,243
A total of 1,534 players entered the tournament, building a prize pool of $2,047,890. The top 160 players were paid out with a min cash worth $6,243. Among the deep runners was India’s Sriharsha Doddapaneni who finished 26th, earning $6,243 (INR 5.21 Lakhs). This marked his second cash of the ongoing series following his 432nd finish for $3,470 in Event #5: $1K Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em.
Final Table Payouts (USD)
| 1 | Daniel Sepiol | $305,849 |
| 2 | Robert Natividad | $203,889 |
| 3 | James Davidson | $148,196 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | $109,071 |
| 5 | Daniel Strelitz | $81,298 |
| 6 | Richard Dixon | $61,380 |
| 7 | Sean Ragozzini | $46,948 |
| 8 | Scott Ball | $36,385 |
| 9 | Aaron Pinson | $28,577 |
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