WSOP 2024: Italy at full throttle in the Bomb with Sammartino, Brandi and Alioto

We fly with the blues at WSOP 2024.

Dario Sammartino, Iacopo Brandihttps://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/iacopo-brandi/ And Dario Alioto taking the double pass in $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed): access to day 2 and already reached the prize zone.

Incredible field quality in $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed), featuring Viktor Blom in command, Sergio Aido second in the count and Adrian Mateos ready to deliver the decisive blow.

Two bracelets awarded during the night and let’s see in detail.

Blue trident in the Bomb

The absolute debut of the $1,500 Mixed Double Board Bomb Pot, at the WSOP 2024, did not disappoint expectations: neither for the numbers nor for the spectacle. But above all he speaks Italian in the upper area of ​​the count, thanks to the masterful performance of Dario Sammartino. The player from Campania secures fourth place towards day 2 with 549,000 units.

The leader of the race is Dong Chen who runs away with 940,000 pieces. But the blue patrol is not limited only to MadGenius87 and so, here are two other heavy names that we will find in the game; Iacopo Brandi bagged 156,000 and reached the halfway point, while Dario Alioto, taking small steps with 88,000 chips, looked forward to the second day with confidence.

We were talking about the crackling numbers of this event#41. 1,312 responded present, for a net prize pool of $1,751,520, with 197 “In the Money” positions. The bubble has already burst given that 167 pass through to day 2 and with the certainty of having at least $3,011 in their pocket, compared to 270,820 bucks destined for the champion.

The top 10

1 Dong Chen China 940,000
2 Gabriel Schroeder Brazil 640,000
3 David Callaghan Ireland 638,000
4 Dario Sammartino Italy 549,000
5 David Dongwoo Ko Canada 320,000
6 Shaun Deeb United States 301,000
7 Ian Matakis United States 206,000
8 Michael Wang United States 124,000
9 Patrick Leonard United Kingdom 117,000
10 Benny Glaser United Kingdom 115,000

Isildur1 puts the turbo on

Endless emotions in the $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed), at the WSOP 2024, for an absurd field heading into the last day of competition, with 13 phenomena still in the running. In front of everyone, Viktor Blom dictates the pace: “Isildur1” puts the arrow at 9,670,000 chips and hopes for a coup.

But between him and victory there are many hot names who can change the script. Starting with Sergio Aido who follows the Swede at 8.8 million, with Jonathan Jaffe who accumulates 5.1 million pieces. Then pay attention to the usual Martin Kabrhel: the Czech starts from fourth place, with 4.3 million and dreams of the treble of bracelets.

Adrian Mateos tries to blend into the fray with 3.5 million and behind him is Chance Kornuth with 3.3 million. Artur Martirosian hopes for a comeback with 1.6 million. In all, 177 paying participants took part in the High Roller, for a prize pool of $8,451,750. The prize zone is reserved for 27 positions, with the minimum cash of $101,724 and a first coin of $2,026,506. Everyone has 106,810 bucks in their pockets.

The official count

1 Viktor Blom Sweden 9,670,000
2 Sergio Aido Spain 8,800,000
3 Jonathan Jaffe USA 5,135,000
4 Martin Kabrhel Czech Rep. 4,380,000
5 Jesse Lonis USA 4,230,000
6 Leon Sturm Germany 3,895,000
7 Adrian Mateos Spain 3,585,000
8 Chance Kornuth USA 3,385,000
9 Johannes Straver Netherlands 2,865,000
10 Morten Klein USA 2,210,000
11 Robert Salaburu USA 1,920,000
12 Artur Martirosian Russia 1,660,000
13 Bruce Buffer USA 1,365,000

Three of a kind for Timur

Timur Margolin joins the select club of players who can boast at least three World Series victories. The Israeli player confirmed himself as uncatchable on the final day of the $800 NLHE Deepstack and after defeating the competition, he secured the third bracelet of his career and the first coin of 342,551 dollars.

Nine took their places at the final table of event #36, with Jeremy Chen giving up in ninth place, while Michael Allen completed his run on the bottom step of the podium. The final duel pits Timur Margolin against Agharazi Babayev, with the azzero taking second place for 228,321 grand.

The payout of the final table

John Fauver dictates the law in the Championship

The $10,000 Big O Championship, at the WSOP 2024, ends with John Fauver’s first career high in the event. A success achieved on a final day reserved for 19 players, against a total of 332 paying players. The new champion, in addition to the bracelet, also receives the first coin of 661,998 dollars.

The latest to surrender to his excessive power is none other than Calvin Anderson. The four-time WSOP champion immediately raises the white flag in heads up and consoles himself with 454 thousand dollars. Third place for Nitesh Rawtani, with Farid Jattin out at the foot of the podium and Michael Rocco eliminated in seventh place

The payout of the final table

1 John Fauver United States $681,998
2 Calvin Anderson United States $454,668
3 Nitesh Rawtani United States $311,737
4 Farid Jattin Columbia $217,783
5 Dylan Weisman United States $155,065
6 Alfred Atamian United States $112,573
7 Michael Rocco United States $83,359
8 Danny Wong United States $62,985