Niveau 42
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Shannon Elizabeth Life Outside Poker
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American Pie, in which she played the iconic role of Nadia. Elizabeth talked about her roles in films like Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, playing poker with the cast of That '70s Show, finishing third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and taking part in Phil Hellmuth's 2024 WSOP Main Event entrance.
Elizabeth also spoke about her conservation efforts in South Africa through the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, including caring for and providing a sanctuary for a blind black rhino named Munu.
Niveau 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Jungleman Life Outside Poker
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcastWinning the Game of Life.
Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.
Connor Richards
Shannon Elizabeth Life Outside Poker
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American Pie, in which she played the iconic role of Nadia. Elizabeth talked about her roles in films like Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, playing poker with the cast of That '70s Show, finishing third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and taking part in Phil Hellmuth's 2024 WSOP Main Event entrance.
Elizabeth also spoke about her conservation efforts in South Africa through the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, including caring for and providing a sanctuary for a blind black rhino named Munu.
In the 847th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Connor Richards come to you from Level 9 Studio to preview the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table. Who is at the final table of nine? How did they get there? And who do they think will win? Find out here.
Plus, hear how Kristen Foxen fell just short of becoming only the second woman in WSOP history to make the Main Event final table, including her much-discussed final hand. Speaking of big hands, Adrian Mateos suffered back-to-back big hands before bowing out on Day 5. Sometimes poker can be cruel, and his fate is evidence of that.
On a positive note, Patrik Antonius became the 2024 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame. The online and cash game legend became just the fifth European to be inducted, and he was on-site at the WSOP to accept the honor. See pictures and a video of the Finnish pro accepting his Poker Hall of Fame trophy.
Finally, hear about recent WSOP gold bracelet winners including Jared Bleznick, Gary Bolden, Joseph Sanders, and Calvin Anderson; Jeremy Ausmus tying Phil Hellmuth's WSOP final table record; and other winners from Venetian and Wynn. Oh, and learn about recent WSOP Online bracelet winners such as Mike Watson, David Prociak, and Mo Nuwwarah.
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice weekly during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
From a field of 10,112, just nine players remain in with a chance of being crowned the winner of the largest WSOP Main Event in history.
When play resumes at 2 p.m. PDT under the lights in the Horseshoe Event Center, each player knows they are just eight eliminations away from poker immortality.
2024 WSOP Main Event Final Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Boris Angelov
Bulgaria
52,900,000
33
2
Malo Latinois
France
25,500,000
16
3
Brian Kim
United States
94,600,000
59
4
Niklas Astedt
Sweden
94,200,000
59
5
Joe Serock
United States
83,600,000
52
6
Jordan Griff
United States
143,700,000
90
7
Jonathan Tamayo
United States
26,700,000
17
8
Andres Gonzalez
Spain
18,300,000
11
9
Jason Sagle
Canada
67,300,000
42
Since the turn of the century, eight players have gone wire-to-wire at the Main Event final table. That will be the aim of chip leader Jordan Griff, who told PokerNews it was a dream come true even to make it to the final table.
"Everyone who watches poker growing up in the Moneymaker era or watching the TV programs, you want to be at the final table," he said. "And to do it this year with the largest field — it's just it's a dream come true."
Jordan Griff
Griff will be under pressure from the chasing pack of Brian Kim, Niklas Astedt and Joe Serock who are all experienced enough competitors to use their 50+ big blind stacks to full effect.
Kim finished 23rd in the Main Event two years ago, with tournament cashes in the last year in London, Montenegro, Jeju and Monte Carlo on the prestigious Triton High Roller Poker Series. Serock is an equally capable competitor. A former WPT Player of the Year, he and Kim are the only players at the final table who have previously won WSOP bracelets.
Niklas Astedt
Meanwhile, Astedt needs no introduction — the online grinder has over $48 million in online earnings according to PokerStake (formerly PocketFives) — and his pivot to the live felt has already garnered him plaudits and an added $3 million.
Behind them comes Jason Sagle, a self-admitted "feel" player whose return to the felt has paid dividends, with Boris Angelov hoping to add WSOP glory to the success he's achieved on the European Poker Tour.
Short stacks can spring surprises at the Main Event final table and despite starting the day with fewer than 20 big blinds, Jonathan Tamayo told PokerNews upon making the final table that he'd work with the 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen, a close friend, to devise a final table strategy.
Malo Latinois is only the sixth French player to make the Main Event final table and the first since Antoine Labat in 2018. Could he surpass the third-place finishes recorded by both Antoine Saout in 2009 and Benjamin Pollak in 2017?
Bringing up the rear is Spaniard Andres Gonzalez. No player has ever gone from last to winning the WSOP Main Event — Jerry Yang and Martin Jacobson both did it from eighth in chips — but could Gonzalez rewrite the history books?
Action will pick back up with 51:20 left in Level 39 with blinds of 800,000/1,600,000/1,600,000. The plan for Day 9 is to play down to four players with TV breaks throughout play and no extended breaks.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize (in USD)
1
$10,000,000
2
$6,000,000
3
$4,000,000
4
$3,000,000
5
$2,500,000
6
$2,000,000
7
$1,500,000
8
$1,250,000
9
$1,000,000
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team provide continued coverage of the record-breaking 2024 WSOP Main Event. Be sure to check out the live reporting hub in the meantime.
