2024 WSOP Day 5: Massive Field in Mystery Millions; Yockey Eyes Second Title

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On Day five of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, two more players joined the roster of bracelet-winners �� one for the seventh time and one for the first.

John Hennigan's seventh bracelet came at the star-studded final table of Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice, while Darius Samual risked it all �� or half of it?�� to earn his bracelet in the Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.

Elsewhere at the series, the first $10,000 championship of the series kicked off, the Mystery Millions passed 10,000 entries, and Bryce Yockey is in pole position with eleven players left in the $5,000 PLO.

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Day 1c Of The Mystery Millions Nearly Doubles Field Size

David "ODB" Baker
David "ODB" Baker survived Day 1c of the Mystery Millions.

Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions saw another 5,290 entries join the 5,519 players who had already entered. This brings the number of entries up to 10,809 entries and the prize pool up to $4,665,460.

Last year's Mystery Millions hit 18,188 entries after getting 8,067 on Day 1d. It is a close thing, but this year's event looks on track to just about beat 2023's numbers.

Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Antonio GalianaSpain3,230,000
2Justin GeronsinUnited States2,705,000
3Femi FashakinUnited States2,600,000
4Christopher LewisUnited States2,540,000
5Simon LevyUnited States2,470,000
6David KimUnited States2,370,000
7Chuanshu ChenChina2,230,000
8Brandon HuynhUnited States2,055,000
9Champie DouglasUnited States1,945,000
10Calvin LeUnited States1,900,000

Notables among the 268 players who survived Day 1c are David "ODB" Baker (1,630,000), Eric Wasserson (1,500,000), Lawrence Brandt (1,500,000), Christopher Vitch (795,000), Mike Leah (670,000), and 2007 WSOP Main Event champion Jerry Yang (555,000).

Day 1d begins at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 2. Day 2 starts at 11:00 a.m. local time on June 3, when PokerNews's traditional live-coverage of this event will start. There are currently 789 players (and counting) with a Day 2 stack.

Bryce Yockey Leads Final 11 In $5k PLO Event

Bryce Yockey
Bryce Yockey leads the final eleven.

Eleven players remain after Day 2 of Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed). Leading the pack is Bryce Yockey (6,530,000) in his stack. Aditya Sadhu (5,825,000) is close behind in second.

The 11 players who have made it to Day 3 represent all that is left of a field of 733 entries. The prize pool of $3,371,000 has generated a first-place prize of $606,654 for first.

Day 3 will start at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 2. The returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of at least $36,526.

Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Bryce YockeyUnited States6,530,000
2Aditya SadhuUnited States5,825,000
3Farid JattinColumbia5,510,000
4Jason BerilgenUnited States3,640,000
5Zachary SchwartzUnited States3,240,000
6Joao SimaoBrazil2,995,000
7Naoya KiharaJapan2,740,000
8Paul RadcliffeUnited States2,265,000
9Brian RastUnited States2,065,000
10Gabriel AndradeEquador1,500,000

Follow Updates of the $5,000 PLO Day 3

Six Players Remain In Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

Nick Guagenti
Nick Guagenti leads the final six in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event.

Day 2 of Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) ended with just six players left.

The event attracted 443 players and a prize pool of $591,405, of which $121,074 is earmarked for whoever among the remaining players takes first place. At the moment, the most likely candidate is chip leader Nick Guagenti (2,800,000) who has a commanding chip lead going into Day 3.

Day 3 will play down to a winner starting at 1 p.m. local time on June 2 in the Horseshoe Event Center. The blinds will be 25,000/50,000.

Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1Nick GuagentiUnited States2,800,000
2Joseph BrodskyUnited States1,885,000
3Qinghai PanUnited States1,845,000
=4George ChenUnited States1,645,000
=4Bradley CarterUnited States1,645,000
6Juha HelppiFinland1,285,000

Who Will Win $1,500 Limit Hold'em?

Scott Seiver Leads $10k Omaha H/L Event

Scott Seiver

Only one new event started on Day 5 of the 2024 World Series of Poker, it was Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed).

There were 171 entries on Day 1 of which 104 found a bag. As a result, the prize pool currently stands at $1,590,300.

Scott Seiver leads the field with 296,500 in chips. He is closely followed by Matt Glantz (285,000) in second.
The prize and entry numbers are still provisional as late registration continues until Day 2 starts at 1 p.m. local time on June 2.

Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Scott SeiverUnited States296,50099
2Matt GlantzUnited States285,00095
3Steven LoubeUnited States257,50086
4Chino RheemUnited States248,00083
5Robert YassUnited States243,00081
6Patrick MoulderUnited States238,50080
7Ray HensonUnited States233,00078
8Jeffery StepaniukCanada209,00070
9Christopher LogueUnited States195,00065
10Damjan RadanovUnited States188,00063

Big Names, Big Money in $10,000 O8 Championship

What Is Happening on Day 6 of the 2024 WSOP?

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June 2 will be Day 6 of the 2024 World Series of Poker. You can expect one new event to kick off and two to finish.

The new starter is Event #11: $1,500 Badugi ��?only the second WSOP badugi event ever �� which starts at 2 p.m. local time.

Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) and Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) are scheduled to play down to a winner on Day 6. These events will restart at 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. respectively.

The other ongoing action on Day 6 of the series will be Day 1d of the Mystery Millions and Day 2 of Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed). The Mystery Millions in particular is expected to be a big one, taking up a ton of floor space for its final Day 1 flight.

As always, you can follow the day's action ��?and that of the whole WSOP �� on PokerNews.

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