Ten Remain in WSOP Tournament of Champions w/ $200,000 Up Top
May 24, 20242 min readLast updated Jun 04, 2024
The first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet event of the summer continued today at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles with Day 2 of the Tournament of Champions and wrapped up with just ten players remaining in the fight for the remaining $1 million freeroll prize pool.
Each returning player is guaranteed a payday of at least $9,700, but all eyes are on the $200,000 and WSOP bracelet up top for the eventual champion.
Those who bagged on Day 2 include Arkansas’ Richard Gebhart, Pennsylvania’s Lavern Wasson, California’s Cody Bell and Houston firefighter Scott Dulaney, who last summer won the $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack for his first bracelet and $194,155.
WSOP Tournament of Champions Feature Table Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gebhart | 3,165,000 | 63 | |
| 2 | Lavern Wasson | 2,775,000 | 56 | |
| 3 | Cody Bell | 1,790,000 | 36 | |
| 4 | John West | 1,630,000 | 33 | |
| 5 | Scott Dulaney | 1,555,000 | 31 | |
| 6 | Alan Merdita | 1,235,000 | 25 |
After an eventful Day 1 that drew 559 bracelet and Circuit ring winners, Day 2 saw the money bubble burst and plenty of streamed highlights.
Those highlights included a near triple up for four-time ring winner Albert Gorelik as his Big Slick cracked the kings of seven-time ring winner Michael McNicholas and the queens of online crusher Chris Moorman in a dramatic hand.
2024 WSOP Circuit Los Angeles – Tournament of Champions, $1M GTD [Day 2]
Moorman’s stack took a big hit but the British online wizard stayed alive before being eliminated just a few spots off the final table toward the end of the night.
Other players who made late runs into Day 2 include Kyler Scheriger, Mike Peters, Georgios Tsouloftas, Darrell Gaudette and Day 1 big stack Jim Collopy.
Day 3 will get underway on May 24 and will continue with 60-minute levels with blinds starting back up at 25,000/50,000/50,000.
Day 3 will play down to a winner, who will win $200,000 in freeroll prize money and be the first WSOP bracelet winner of the summer.
While you wait for Day 3 of the Tournament of Champions, read about the upcoming 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas and check out PokerNews’ staff predictions.
WSOP Tournament of Champions Final Table Payouts
| PLACE | PAYOUT (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | |
| 2 | $120,000 | |
| 3 | $87,000 | |
| 4 | $63,000 | |
| 5 | $46,000 | |
| 6 | $35,000 | |
| 7 | $26,000 | |
| 8 | $20,000 | |
| 9 | $16,000 |
WSOP Tournament of Champions Stream Schedule
| DATE | EVENT | TIME (PT) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | Tournament of Champions Day 3 | 5 p.m. |
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