2024 WSOP Latest First Time Winners: Chris Hunichen, Pedro Neves, Magnus Edengren, Jared Kingery, Maksim Pisarenko

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More gold bracelets being snatched up at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with the annual festival into the halfway mark at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Resorts. Among the recently minted were players taking it to the limit for the first time. Have a read down below.

Latest 2024 WSOP Winners

Chris Hunichen Long Awaited Victory at Event #47: $100K High Roller

Chris Hunichen at 2024 WSOP
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112 entries brought the prize pool to $10,836,000 for the2024 WSOP Event #47: $100K High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Championship.Only 17 places from the field would be part of the payout in a tournament that went on for three days of exciting poker.

Only 6 players returned for the final table on Day 3, and of the six players it was onlyChris Hunichen and starting day chip leaderViktor Blom,who didn’t have any WSOP bracelets. The other pros on the final table had impressive records with the likes of Latvian proAleksejs Ponakovswith 2 bracelets and 30+ cashes;Justin Saliba,who had 2 WSOP bracelets and 70+ cashes;Chance Kornuthwith 3 bracelets and 90+ cashes; andJeremy Ausmuswith 6 bracelets and over 130 cashes.

In fact, future Poker Hall of FamerJeremey Ausmuswas eyed as the favorite to bag his 7th WSOP Bracelet in the final heads-up vs Hunichen. However, the poker gods favoredHunichen in the final hand when Hunichen pushed all-in on a flop of 9h5s2d, flopping top pair with his 9d7d. Ausmus, however, had him dominated with a JsJdoverpair. The turn was the Kc.

Hunchen breathed a heavy sigh, saying “I can’t believe I’m going to get second in another on these fucking tournaments man,” he said to his rail. But then a 9c appeared on the river, giving him a winning trips. His rail went wild, being one of the loudest final tables of the 2024 WSOP so far. Hunichen shared the victory with his rail, saying that their energy helped in getting in the heads of the other guys. “Anything to throw them f their game is a huge thing for me.”

“No one’s ever due in poker, but I feel like I was due,” Hunichen toldPokerNewsin a winner’s interview. “And I’ve been in this position a couple times, got unlucky, a couple seconds. It was my time.

Chris Hunichen at 2024 WSOP
Chris Hunichen – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Hunichen’s close calls included a runner-up finish in a 2022 online $25,000 High Roller worth $1.3 million and third place at the 2022 $250,000 Super High Roller for $1.9 million.

Finally, he made it all the way as a champion in the$100K High Roller, taking home his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet and a huge $2,838,389 payout.

Ausmusearned $1,892,260 for his runner-up finish while Swedish online poker sensation Blom finished third for $1,311,091. Hunichenwent to social media and dedicated the win to his late father, and promised that his upcoming annual Fourth of July party may yet be the biggest of them all.

Pedro Neves Uses His Monster Stack To Win A Bracelet

Pedro Neves at 2024 WSOP
Pedro Neves – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Pedro Nevesof Portugal started Day 4 ofEvent #38 $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’emwith a less than average stack of around 19 big blinds with 62 players still competing out of 8,703 entries. At one point of the first level of that day, he was even down to less than 6 big blinds, but somehow crawled his way from the bottom by doubling up through the likes ofFederico CastaingandNoel Eicher.

Day 4 continued on, and when it was down to the final 19 players, Neves reeled in a monster pot of 90,000,000 chips winning a set vs set showdown overJonas Christensen. He grew his stack even more when he eliminated bothFausto ValdezandAlex Abariotesin one hand.

On Day 5, seven players made up the final table with nearly 40% of the chips going to chip leader Neves,who had almost twice the stack of the second in chips,Aaron Johnson. He still had to eliminate his last six opponents on Day 5 to claim his first-ever WSOP bracelet, and he managed to do so, keeping his chip lead until the end.

The magical moment came during the final heads-up play when Neveslimped at the button, then snap-called when Johnsonmoved all in for 63,400,000.Johnsonshowed Ac2s versus the suited AdKd of Neves.The flop came 3d4d7c giving Johnson a straight draw and Neves a flush draw. The 5s turn completed Johnson’s wheel straight, bringing cheers from his rail. But it was the supporters from the rail of Neves that eventually erupted as a 6d gave Neves the flush, the first place prize of $1,098,220 and his first WSOP bracelet.

Pedro Neves wins bracelet at 2024 WSOP
Pedro Neves – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Johnsontook second place for $732,329. Despite having one of the shortest stacks at the beginning of the final day,Jerry Mahermade it to a respectable third place for $550,920.

Among the top finishers from Asia was India’s Paawan Bansal, who earned $46,448 for a 45th place finish. Japanese playersJuto MisakaandKosei Ichinosefinished 97th and 100th respectively with 1,307 players making it in the money.

Magnus Edengren Finally Bags First WSOP Bracelet

WSOP 2024 Event #43: Mixed Omahaadded an unscheduled Day 4 to the tournament after a grueling Day 3, where the battle between 22 hopefuls couldn’t determine a winner. The final casualty on Day 3 was none other than Phil Hellmuth, who had to settle for fourth place and $64,324.

Phil Hellmuth at 2024 WSOP
Phil Helmuth – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Only 3 players came back to the final table with Sweden’sMagnus Edengrenreturning as the chip leader with 10,500,000, joined byJames Juvancic(6,275,000) andTim Seidensticker(5,010,000), both of the USA.

It took only 35 minutes of action to crown a winner. Out of a field of 853 entries, it was Edengren who defeated Juvancicand Seidenstickerin quick succession to earn his first WSOP Bracelet and the first for Sweden in the WSOP 2024 bracelet tally.

Magnus Edengren at 2024 WSOP
Magnus Edengren- Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Edengren had made three small WSOP cashes in 2013 and 2018, and added two cashes more this 2024 by making a deep run at the earlier Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship where he finished in 12th place for $28,891 and cashed 35th in Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship for $20,306.

Of course, the biggest moment for Endengren was a the six figure $196,970 payout and his first WSOP bracelet. Seidenstickercashed in $131,308 for second place while Juvancicgot paid $91,132 for third.

Edengren prefers playing the Omaha variants and looks to continue his success with his time in Vegas. In an interview with media, Edengren shared,

“Just four cards for me. If there are any of those tournaments while I am in Las Vegas, I will play them,” he says.

Fei Chu at 2024 WSOP
Fei Chu – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Notable cashes among the Asian players in this event includeFei Chuof China, who made the final table and busted 7th place for payout of $25,100. India’sJay Harwood cashed $6,286 at 29th and Thailand star Punnat Punsri took home $5,346 for 35th place.

Hold’em

Jared Kingery at 2024 WSOP
Jared Kingery – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

1,561 players competed for their share of a $2,778,580 prize pool in theWSOP 2024 Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em.The tournament took on three intense days of battle and a global showdown on the ten-handed final table with players representing the United States (4) (Spain (3), India (2) and Romania (1).

The final table started with Spain’sJavier Gomez(7,450,000) with a slight chip lead over Indian players Kavin Shah(7,100,000) andYasheel Doddananvar(6,375,000) who were second and third in chips respectively.

Yasheel Doddanavar at 2024 WSOP
Yasheel Doddanavar – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

A lot of back and forth action saw some changes in the standings, but in the end it wasJared Kingerywho defeatedJavier Gomezin the final heads-up hand. Both players hit their top Ace on the turn, but the Queen of Kingery outplayed the Jack kicker of Gomez to notch him first first ever WSOP bracelet and a payout of $410,359. Gomez settled for a $273,581 for his runner-up finish.

The closestJared Kingeryever finished was as the runner-up in the 2022 WSOP ofEvent #5: $500 The Housewarming, which was the tournament that commemorated the WSOP’s move to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

For Asia, Doddanavar finished 6th for a $79,676 prize while Shah finished 7th for $60,317. Deeper down the rung, Chinese bracelet holder Qiang Xu finished 42nd for $10,272 and James Chen of Taiwan finished 48th to take home $8,739.

Maksim Pisarenko of Russia Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Maksim Pisarenko at 2024 WSOP
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Only 181 players signed up to the2024 WSOP Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. It may be a low turn-out for players, but there are only a few in the world who would compete in a multi-discipline poker tournament that involved a deep knowledge of Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud and Eight or Better (Stud Hi/Lo).

It wasn’t an easy task for Russia’s Pisarenko,who admitted he was intimidated by the final table that seated such poker greats as WSOP bracelet winnersBenny Glaser, Steve Zolotow, Lawrence BrandtandMike Leah.Those 4 players have 10 WSOP Bracelets among them with Glaserholding 5 for himself.

At the final heads-up,Pisarenko and Leahwent to battle for over three hours withPisarenkoeventually winning to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $399,988 prize for the champion.Leah claimed $266,658 for his runner-up finish.Brandt, Zolotow and Glaserfinished 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.

*Article by JJ Duque

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