Tournament officials announced the prize pool for this event.
There were 532 total entries, generating a prize pool of $5,320,000. The top 75 players will finish in the money, while the champion earns $807,430.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $807,430 | 9 | $100,880 |
| 2 | $622,340 | 10 | $70,930 |
| 3 | $479,890 | 11-12 | $58,310 |
| 4 | $370,040 | 13-16 | $48,060 |
| 5 | $285,340 | 17-22 | $39,620 |
| 6 | $220,030 | 23-32 | $32,660 |
| 7 | $169,660 | 33-48 | $26,920 |
| 8 | $130,830 | 49-75 | $22,190 |
Danny Tang slammed in his last 62,000 from under the gun as action folded to Sergio Aido on the button.
"King-queen suited?" Tang asked him as Aido called. The blinds got out of the way.
Danny Tang: A♠5♠ 
Sergio Aido: Q♥J♥
"Oh no," Tang said as the flop came J♦10♣8♠ to give Aido the lead with a pair of jacks. The J♣ fell on the turn to give Aido trips.
"I'm dead," Tang said as the K♥ completed the board to send him to the rail.
At another table, Scott Seiver was all in for 80,000 and up against Eric Wasserson.
Scott Seiver: 4♦4♣
Eric Wasserson: 7♦7♠
"I thought I had sixes," Seiver said as the flop came K♣10♠6♣. The 7♥ fell on the turn to give Wasserson a set and Seiver was already drawing dead by the 6♥ river and on his way to the exit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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260,000
99,000
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99,000 |
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240,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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Farid Jattin opened the hijack to 13,000 before Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 30,000 from the button. With the action back on Jattin, he four-bet jammed for 85,000 effective as the covering stack, and Hellmuth slid the remainder of his chips forward in his patented two-handed fashion.
Phil Hellmuth: J♠J♦
Farid Jattin: 9♠9♥
Hellmuth had Jattin dominated and it stayed that way as the board ran out A♥A♦2♥10♦3♥ and Hellmuth got the full double early.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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430,000
94,000
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94,000 |
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185,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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The 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise is entering its final days, but one player will leave the Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas with a special memory as the $10,000 GGMillion$ NLH Championship helps close out the festival with Day 2 today at 6 p.m. local time.
A total of 395 players have entered the field so far, with the Day 1d flight still ongoing. Just 91 players secured their tickets into Day 2 in the first two flights. Danilo Velasevic is the current chip leader with 993,000, followed by Aaron Olechnowicz (896,000), Brazilian bracelet winner Joao Simao (794,000), Main Event finalist Boris Angelov (752,000), and three-time bracelet winner Jim Collopy (719,000).
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazar Buhaiov | Ukraine | 1,061,000 | 177 |
| 2 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 993,000 | 166 |
| 3 | Aaron Olechnowicz | Mexico | 896,000 | 149 |
| 4 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 794,000 | 132 |
| 5 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 752,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Jim Collopy | United States | 719,000 | 120 |
| 7 | Brandon Meister | United States | 718,000 | 120 |
| 8 | Carlos Ribeiro | Brazil | 668,000 | 111 |
| 9 | Weiran Pu | China | 648,000 | 108 |
| 10 | Gaspare Sposato | Italy | 639,000 | 107 |
Other players returning for Day 2 include $5,000 Deepstack champion Lei Yu (616,000), Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (568,000), Farid Jattin (524,000), and Alexandra Botez (519,000). Among the short stacks are Jesse Lonis (193,000), Felipe Ramos (192,000), Ole Schemion (175,000), and Jason Koon (174,000).
The action picks up on Level 13 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Late registration remains open for the first level of the day. The schedule calls for eight 40-minute levels today, with play concluding around 11:30 p.m. All surviving players then return tomorrow at 10 a.m. to play down to a champion.
The palm trees, sandy beaches, and majestic seas of Paradise Island will soon be relegated to a photo album, but first, there is a WSOP gold bracelet to hand out. Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates.
