Chris Moneymaker is having one among his greatest years but on the dwell event circuit in 2024. The 48-year-old earned his second title and fourth final-table end of the yr on Wednesday, Aug. 7, taking down the Enjoy Poker Tour $1,650 buy-in $1,000,000 assured most important occasion at Punta del Este. The 2003 World Series of Poker most important occasion winner earned $179,770 for this newest victory, which can carry his profession earnings to greater than $7.5 million.
In addition to the cash and the title, Moneymaker was additionally awarded 840 Card Player Player of the Year factors. He will climb to 59th place within the 2024 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.
Earlier this yr Moneymaker completed sixth in a Moneymaker Poker Tour $500 thriller bounty occasion earlier than taking down a $25,000 buy-in on the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro pageant for $903,000.
A couple of days faraway from that win, Moneymaker positioned third in a $40,000 buy-in thriller bounty occasion on the similar sequence for one more $311,000.
The Enjoy Poker Tour most important occasion attracted 657 whole entries, with the highest 83 finishers incomes a share of the prize cash. By the time the ultimate desk was set, Moneymaker had climbed to 3rd chip place behind solely Oscar Alache and Gaspar Fernandez.
Moneymaker survived to the ultimate six after which received a giant pot with a turned straight to maneuver into second place on the leaderboard. He then knocked out Bartolo Belluscio (sixth – $36,260) to proceed his climb. The subsequent large all-in noticed Moneymaker’s A-J maintain towards the A-2 of Gaspar Fernandez (fifth – $45,315) to slender the sector to 4.
Oscar Alache obtained all-in with A-Ok main the Q-10 of Francisco Benitez. The flop gave Benitez queens and tens, however Alache turned an ace-high straight to regain the lead. The river introduced one other ten, although, giving Benitez tens stuffed with queens for the win. Alache earned $59,125 because the fourth-place finisher.
Gonzalo Jose misplaced a flip with Ok-Q towards the pocket threes of Moneymaker. Neither participant related with the eight-high runout and Jose was kncoked out in third place ($81,230).
Heads-up play started with Moneymaker holding 11,100,000 to the 8,625,000 if Benitez. He was in a position to lengthen that lead even additional in time for the ultimate hand of the occasion. Benitez min-raised to 400,000 from the button with 9
5
and Moneymaker referred to as with Ok5
. The flop got here down 1054 and Moneymaker checked with center pair. Benitez wager 250,000 and Moneymaker referred to as. The flip introduced the Ok and Moneymaker checked along with his kings and fives. Benitez wager 650,000 and Moneymaker check-raised to 1,400,000. Benitez referred to as and the river was the 4. Moneymaker moved all-in and Benitez referred to as off his final 3,500,000. With that the occasion concluded, with Benitez incomes $126,020 because the runner-up.
Here is a have a look at the payouts awarded on the remaining desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Chris Moneymaker | $179,770 |
| 2 | Francisco Benitez | $126,020 |
| 3 | Gonzalo Jose | $81,230 |
| 4 | Oscar Alache | $59,125 |
| 5 | Gaspar Fernandez | $45,315 |
| 6 | Bartolo Belluscio | $36,260 |
| 7 | Marcelo Caceres | $30,050 |
| 8 | Pablo Andreu | $23,930 |
| 9 | Mario Niciforio | $17,970 |
Winner picture through ACR Poker.
