Niveau 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen opened to 2,000,000 from the hijack and action folded to Diogo Coelho in the big blind. He took his time before three-betting to 7,500,000. Foxen called to set up the 16,500,000 pot.
Coelho continued for 4,100,000 on the Q♦9♣4♦ flop and was called. The turn brought in the 8♥ turn and Coelho sized up to 7,500,000 and again Foxen called.
With nearly 40,000,000 in the middle heading to the 7♠ river, Coelho slowed down and checked. Foxen quickly checked behind.
Coelho's A♦K♦ was no good as Foxen found her three-outer and took in the pot with A♠Q♠.
Niveau 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Niklas Astedt
Diogo Coelho raised to 2,000,000 in early position and Kristen Foxen called on the button. The flop fell 8♦10♣6♠ and was checked by both. Coelho then bet 2,200,000 on the 8♠ turn and Foxen called.
The 5♣ river was knuckled down again, and Foxen's A♥Q♥ was the better ace-high at showdown, winning from Coelho's A♠2♠.
The next hand, Joe Serock raised his button to 2,100,000 and Niklas Astedt defended his big blind. Astedt checked the 2♠7♣3♣ flop, after which Serock bet 1,400,000. Astedt called and the 6♠ turn rolled off.
Astedt decided to lead out for 3,500,000 and received an instant fold from Serock, resulting in Astedt taking over the tournament chip lead from his opponent.
Niveau 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
It folded to Kristen Foxen in the small blind. She raised to 3,500,000 and Joe Serock gave up his big blind
One hand later, Niklas Astedt raised to 2,000,000 under the gun and Serock three-bet to 9,000,000 in the small blind. Astedt quickly let it go as Serock regained the chips he had lost in the previous hand.
On the next deal, Diogo Coelho opened the action with a raise to 2,000,000 as first to act. Yegor Moroz called in the seat next over and so did Niklas Astedt in the big blind.
The flop saw Q♥J♣Q♠ hit the table. The action checked to Moroz, who bet 2,000,000. Astedt instantly folded but Coelho stuck around and called to see the A♦ turn.
The preflop raiser checked again, and this time Moroz checked back. On the subsequent A♥ river, both players checked again. Coelho tabled K♣10♠ for a turned straight but lost against the J♠J♥ of Moroz, who had flopped a boat.
Kristen Foxen made it 1,600,000 to go in middle position. Joe Serock three-bet to 5,500,000 in the seat next to her. Foxen quickly folded after which Serock showed the 5♦
The next hand, Yegor Moroz made it 3,000,000 from the small blind with K♠Q♦ and Brian Kim defended his big blind to the Q♥Q♣8♠ flop. Moroz bet 1,800,000 with his trips and Kim called.
Moroz bet 6,800,000 on the 10♠ turn. Kim spent several minutes in the tank before folding A♠J♦, eliciting an eruption of cheers from Moroz's rail.
Kristen Foxen raised to 1,600,000 as first to act and was called by Joe Serock in the seat next to her. Andres Gonzalez also came along in the big blind before the dealer spread a flop of Q♣9♣A♠.
The action was checked to Serock, who bet 1,500,000. Gonzalez called while Foxen got out of the way. The 4♦ came on the turn and Serock bet 6,400,000 after another check from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez instantly folded 10♣6♣ as Serock won the pot holding A♥K♠ to extend his chip lead.
Kristen Foxen limped in from the small blind and Joe Serock checked his option in the big blind. Foxen then placed the minimum bet of 800,000 on the 6♥6♣Q♥ flop and was called by Serock.
The 10♦ appeared on the turn and slowed down Foxen as she opted to check. Serock bet 2,000,000 and Foxen called for the 8♣ river to complete the board.
Foxen checked once more, after which Serock put in a pot-sized bet of 8,000,000 chips. Foxen went into the tank for several minutes until she found a fold and conceded to pot to Serock.
Christian Zetzsche
Malo Latinois leads the final 18 players
One and a half weeks ago, the 2024 World Series of Poker was gearing up for the crown jewel of the festival at the Paris and Horseshoe Casino Las Vegas. What followed in the days after turned into a record-breaking affair as more than 10,000 players entered the fray in the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event for the second year in a row. From a field of 10,112 players, only 18 hopefuls remain and they have their eyes set on the final table in two days from now.
At 2 p.m. local time, these 18 contenders will be back in their seats on the feature tables inside the Horseshoe Las Vegas Event Center to try and make it one step further in the biggest WSOP Main Event of all times with the largest slices of the $94,041,600 prize pool still up for grabs.
French poker player Malo Latinois will return as the chip leader with a stack of 61,300,000 and he will be joined by fellow countryman Malcolm Franchi (45,900,000). Both will hope they can follow into the footsteps of Antoine Saout, Antoine Labat and Benjamin Pollak in recent history to reach the final nine.
Another European card shark sits in second place as Diogo Coelho of Portugal is in second advanced with 51,500,000, though he is only a fraction of a big blind ahead of Canada's Jason Sagle (51,400,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 8
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Malo Latinois
France
61,300,000
77
2
Diogo Coelho
Portugal
51,500,000
64
3
Jason Sagle
Canada
51,400,000
64
4
Niklas Astedt
Sweden
50,000,000
63
5
Kristen Foxen
Canada
47,400,000
59
6
Joe Serock
United States
46,300,000
58
7
Malcolm Franchi
France
45,900,000
57
8
Jason James
Canada
45,800,000
57
9
Brian Kim
United States
42,400,000
53
10
Jessie Bryant
United States
27,600,000
35
Arguably the two biggest names still in contention are Swedish online poker legend Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (50,000,000) and Kristen Foxen (47,400,000). Astedt is one of the winningest players in the online arena and it would be no surprise to see him go all the way whereas Foxen is the last woman still in contention. She has already earned four WSOP gold bracelets to her name and this deep run further cements her status as one of the most successful female poker players of all time.
Canadian player Jason James could repeat an unusual road to WSOP glory here in Las Vegas. Two years ago, Espen Jorstad won the Tag Team event alongside Patrick Leonard and captured the Main Event bracelet thereafter. Earlier in the 2024 WSOP, James took down the Tag Team with Jimmy Setna and brings a stack of 45,800,000 into Day 8.
Furthermore, the two WSOP bracelet winners Joe Serock (46,300,000) and Brian Kim (42,400,000) can also be found in the overnight top ten as well. Two years ago, Kim made it all the way to 23rd place in the Main Event and he has already bettered this accomplishment now.
Brian Kim
One can certainly expect a rowdy rail in the Horseshoe Event Center today for Jessie Bryant (27,600,000) Gabriel Moura (24,600,000), and Yegor Moroz (24,500,000), as they all had a very vocal support in the previous days.
Also still in contention are Jonathan Tamayo (18,400,000), Andres Gonzalez (14,900,000), Gerardo Hernandez (13,400,000), Boris Angelov and Jordan Griff (both have 8,300,000). The latter two have the exact same stack heading into Day 8 and will hope to make the imminent pay jump of more than $100,000 with the next elimination.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$10,000,000
8
$1,250,000
2
$6,000,000
9
$1,000,000
3
$4,000,000
10-11
$800,000
4
$3,000,000
12-13
$600,000
5
$2,500,000
14-17
$450,400
6
$2,000,000
18
$350,000
7
$1,500,000
As previously mentioned, the 18 remaining players return at 2 p.m. and there are 1 hour and 18 minutes remaining in Level 36 with blinds of 400,000-800,000 and an 800,000 big blind ante. Day 8 will cut the field in half in pursuit of determining the final nine players. The eventual champion can look forward to a payday of $10,000,000, the unique WSOP Main Event gold bracelet, and the title of world champion when the final table concludes on July 17.
The action of all remaining three tournament days will be broadcast on the PokerGO platform and all PokerNews updates will be published according to the security delay to not spoil any of the action. Stay tuned right here to find out who will stay in contention to take down the biggest WSOP Main Event in history.
