Hellmuth Denied 18th World Series of Poker Bracelet While Johannes Straver Wins First

All eyes have been on all-time World Series of Poker title chief Phil Hellmuth as he entered the ultimate desk of the 2024 WSOP Paradise $10,000 GGMillion$ no-limit maintain’em championship with a shot at capturing his record-extending 18th gold bracelet. In the tip the Poker Hall of Famer was eradicated in eighth place, incomes $130,830 however falling brief of including to his {hardware} assortment.

The bracelet for this occasion was finally awarded to Johannes Straver of the Netherlands. It was the primary for the Dutch participant, who additionally walked away with a career-best rating of $807,430 because the champion.

This victory got here roughly two-and-a-half years after Straver fell one spot brief of a bracelet on the 2022 WSOP in Las Vegas. That deep run got here in a $5,000 eight-max NLH freezeout, with Straver incomes $411,279 because the runner-up. With this newest massive payday, his profession earnings now sit at greater than $4.3 million.

Straver additionally earned 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year factors for taking down this event. This was his first title and fifth final-table end of the yr. With 2,929 factors in whole, he now sits in a hundred and fifteenth place within the 2024 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.

This event attracted 532 entries, constructing a prize pool of $5,320,000 which was paid out among the many high 75 finishers. Plenty of massive names ran deep, together with two-time bracelet winner Jesse Lonis (twenty sixth), World Poker Tour champion Taylor von Kriegenbergh (twenty fourth), bracelet winner Joey Weissman (twenty third), 2020 WSOP Online primary occasion winner Stoyan Madanzhiev (twentieth), bracelet winner Noah Schwartz (18th), bracelet winner Young Eum (twelfth), MMA fighter Colby Covington (tenth), and, of course, Hellmuth (eighth).

Hellmuth’s last hand noticed him defend his massive blind with J10 going through a min-raise from Fabian Niederreiter within the hijack and a name from Jon Vallinas within the cutoff. The flop got here down 982 and Hellmuth checked darkish. The different two checked behind and the 9 hit the flip. Hellmuth led out for 800,000 and Niederreiter folded. Vallinas known as and the A accomplished the board. Hellmuth’s straight draw had bricked out. He elected to shove for two,500,000 and Vallinas went into the tank earlier than calling with AJ for aces and nines with a jack kicker. Hellmuth now has greater than $27.1 million in recorded earnings to his identify, with the bulk ($18.3 million) coming from his success in WSOP occasions.

It’s the tip of the street for Phil Hellmuth in Event #12: $10K GGMillion$ NLH Championship. He cashes $130,830! #GG #wsopPARADISE #Poker pic.twitter.com/eSnhiaAEza

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) December 19, 2024

Vallinas then proceeded to eradicate Rui Neves (seventh – $169,660) and Abdelhakim Zoufri (sixth – $220,030) to slim the sphere to 5. France’s Arthur Conan outflopped the pocket kings of Wookuk Lee with A-9 suited, flopping two pair and holding to ship Lee dwelling in fifth place ($285,340).

Conan was the following to hit the rail, together with his A7 unable to beat the A8 of Vallinas regardless of flopping the nut flush draw. Neither participant improved any additional on the flip or river and Vallinas’ superior facet card performed. Conan earned $370,040 for his fourth-place displaying.

Niederreiter slid to the underside of the chip counts as three-handed motion continued. He finally acquired his previous couple of massive blinds in with 103 going through Ok9 for Straver. Niederreiter flopped center pair after J102 rolled off, however the Q flip gave Straver a straight and a lock on the hand. The A was a mere formality. Niederreiter was awarded $479,890 because the third-place finisher.

With that, Straver took greater than a 2:1 chip lead into heads-up play. In the ultimate hand, Vallinas limped in for 1,000,000 whole with 98 on the button. Straver raised to 4,000,000 from the large blind with OkJ and Vallinas known as. The flop got here down 832 and Straver guess 3,500,000 together with his overcards and flush draw. Vallinas shoved for 19,000,000 together with his high pair and Straver known as. The flip was the Q, leaving Vallinas drawing useless. After the 4 got here on the tip, the Spanish participant headed to the payout desk to gather his career-best rating of $622,340.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk: