Finishes: Colors & Stains
GGPoker hosted the 2024 WSOP Online, which included 33 bracelet events. This year's festival of online poker -- under the 👍 WSOP brand -- attracted over 131,000 entrants all over the world (minus the US!). A total ofR$86.1 million were paid 👍 out over 33 events during the last month.
Of course, everyone was waiting for the outcome of the prestigious WSOP Online 👍 Main Event. TheR$5,000 buy-in affair was spread out over nine starting flights. In total, 4,984 entrants bought into the Main 👍 Event with their eye on the bling and a mountain of cash. The total prize pool wasR$23,674,000 and only the 👍 top 500 places earned a cut of the lucrative prize pool.
The Main Event final table of nine included Simon Mattsson, 👍 Kannapong Thanarattrakul, Feng Zhao, Samuel Vousden, Istvan Briski, Yanfei Chi, Jordan Spurlin, Oliver Sprason, and Tim Rutherford. Italy's Gabriele Re 👍 bubbled the final table in tenth place. American pro Joe Cheong busted in 11th place.
Canada's Tim Rutherford was the first 👍 player to bust at the final table, and he earnedR$279,357 for a ninth-place finish.
Oliver Sprason from the UK bowed out 👍 next in eighth place, which paid outR$372,529.
