The Last Winners of WSOP 2024

Aditya Agarwal

Except for Santosh Suvarna, not many Indian players can claim to be WSOP bracelet holders. This all changed at the WSOP 2024, when another Indian joined their ranks.

Aditya Agarwal was both masterful enough and lucky enough to take down Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, which saw 1,424 entries and a $1,253,120 prize pool. Thanks to this win, he secured his first bracelet and a $189,661 prize.

Agarwal was cheered on by three fellow Indians who were over the Moon because of his victory:

“They’re more than my friends; they’re my students. I would like to give a shout-out to them. They have definitely helped me be the player I am. This feels good. It’s been a rough summer. So this definitely feels good. I’ve been a professional, I think, for twenty years now. I’ll be turning forty this year, and I’ve played in the World Series every year since I was twenty-one!”

Photo Credit: Rachel Kay Winter

Carsten Heidemann

When something finally happens after you’ve dreamt about it for so long, there’s no other word to describe it but awesome; and when a couple of these moments get stacked together simultaneously, it will send you flying to the Moon and back again.

Something like that happened when German recreationalplayer Carsten Heidemann won Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold’em, with 6,628 registered entries and a $3,380,280 prize pool.

Not only did Heidemann take his first bracelet and a $343,010 prize — he also played his first ever WSOP and first ever live series, and made his first ITM in live event and his biggest score:

“Today I can say: ‘Lucky me!'”. For a professional, $600 is nothing special; for me, a $600 buy-in is not too much, but is already the upper limit of what I can play. I am most excited because I can come back to play the Main Event again next year. I will be able to do so with a very good friend who could not play this year’s record-breaking event.”

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Chance Kornuth

One of the most popular and loved US professionals, Chance Kornuth, managed to make history twice in one event at WSOP 2024.

Firstly, he won his fourth WSOP bracelet when he took down Event #85: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em Presented by GGPoker. The event had 1,088 registered entries and a prize pool of $957,440. For this win, Kornuth took home a $155,446 prize.

Secondly, Kornuth made one of Daniel Negreanu’s WSOP 2024 predictions come true: “Chance wins a big field smaller buy in NLH event”:

After the win, Kornuth shared:

“I’ve made a pile of final tables without a ‘W’. So even though it’s a smaller one, it feels incredible.” 

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Clement Richez

Every win is loaded with emotions but for some players victory can end up being almost too unbelievable to deal with.

French player Clement Richez lived through this when he won Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes No-Limit Hold’em Championship, which had 3,177 entries and a $8,482,590 prize pool. This victory also marked his career best cash of $1,041,989.

Clement was so shocked by the win so much so that he was shaking uncontrollably and having difficulty expressing his emotions:

“I didn’t think this would give me so many emotions. I was on the verge of crying during the winner’s photo, and I’ll probably cry after this because I need to release all the pressure. [But during the event] I was very focused and didn’t feel any doubt. I did not even check what first-place money was. I was just playing hand by hand and trying to play well.”

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Jamie Walden

When the poker gods are on your side, even a lack of sleep can’t stop you on your way to victory. Englishmen Jamie Walden was obviously the gods’ favorite when he won Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em and took the $313,370 prize. The event saw a total of 1,119 registered entries and a $1,970,906 prize pool.

Of course, Jaime was thrilled after the win, but it wasn’t some rollercoaster of emotions:

“I’m feeling exhausted to be honest. Well, I’m feeling amazing. I slept badly last night, and I kept waking up dreaming of poker hands. I only slept four hours or so I think.”

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Alex Livingston

When WSOP bracelet holder, Canadian Alex Livingston, registered for Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed), with 844 entries and a $2,253,480 prize pool, he was ready to end his WSOP journey.

So, the ensuing victory and $390,621 prize were absolutely unexpected.

Alex was amused by his result, commenting:

“This was basically my last chance so it’s definitely awesome to do it… This truly was a summer saver. I really do love all the games, like the 10-game, 9-game mix, and H.O.R.S.E. are my best formats, but it’s really nice to win one in PLO because it’s probably the game I’ve played the most hands in, and to get one done here really feels good.”

Photo Credit: Rachel Kay Winter

Aneris Adomkevicius

July 18^th, 2024 became a prideful day for Lithuania when its poker player Aneris Adomkevicius became the only Lithuanian to ever snag a WSOP 2024 bracelet.

Adomkevicius won Event #99: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em, which saw a total of 1,544 entries and a $1,358,720 prize pool. For his triumph, Adomkevicius also took home a $201,355 prize.

Adomkevicius, whose photo is also the main picture of this article, met his victory quite emotionally:

“It feels blissful, and it’s the best feeling. I feel very blessed and grateful for the opportunity I had. I tried to play my best and was fortunate. I have been playing for over 15 years, both live and online. I try to go to Vegas every possibility I can.”

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Remaining Winners Of WSOP 2024

Event	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Prize
Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mix (6-Handed)	494	$659,490	Garth Yettick		$131,061
Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha	4,280	$3,766,400	Sascha Wilhelm		$282,290
Event #87: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)	1,041	$4,788,600	Matthew Alsante		$785,486
Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mix (6-Handed)	189	$1,757,700	Calvin Anderson		$413,446
Event #90: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed)	1,304	$1,740,840	Joseph Sanders		$269,530
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)	357	$953,190	Gary Bolden		$206,321
Event #92: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Holdem	178	$8,499,500	Jared Bleznick		$2,037,947
Event #93: $777 Lucky 7s No-Limit Hold’em	6,292	$4,302,218	Michael Liang		$777,777
Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship (6-Handed)	502	$4,668,600	Michael Rocco		$924,922
Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E.	120	$2,820,000	Xixiang Luo		$725,796
Event #98: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em – The Closer	3,215	$4,292,025	Ching Da Wu		$525,500