The 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise $25,000 buy-in tremendous foremost occasion sported a large $50,000,000 assure, the most important in event poker historical past. On Dec. 16, registration formally closed with 1,978 complete entries. That meant that the highest 297 finishers made the cash, with the min-cash set at $50,000. The prime eight finishers will stroll away with seven-figure paydays, with the eventual champion set to earn $6,000,000.
Day 2 concluded with 207 gamers remaining within the stay subject, with 90 having already made the cash from the net flights held for this occasion. There have been 1,124 entries made throughout the 4 stay beginning flights, and one other 254 day 2 late registrants. With 600 on-line gamers, that introduced the entire to 1,978.
Action concluded on day 2 with the elimination of 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth on the $50,000 cash bubble. The 60-year-old Poker Hall of Famer was eradicated by high-stakes livestream star Alan Keating. Hellmuth acquired all-in preflop for his previous couple of large blinds with A
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3 of Paulius Vaitiekunas and seven6 of Keating. Hellmuth was the one one in danger, together with his opponents checking it down by a Q5210
7 runout. Keating confirmed his rivered pair of sevens to take the pot and convey the day to an in depth. He ended the evening with a wholesome stack of 4,350,000.
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We’re formally In The Money within the First Ever Record-Breaking $50M GTD WSOP SUPER MAIN EVENT! #wsopPARADISE
Phil Hellmuth eradicated on the STONE BUBBLE! #gg pic.twitter.com/OJ4UWG1zgh
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) December 17, 2024
Hellmuth received’t be including to his lead on the all-time bracelet checklist on this occasion, or rising his $27,029,980 in profession earnings. While his likelihood at this title has handed, there are almost 300 gamers nonetheless in with a shot on the {hardware} and multi-million-dollar prime prize.
According to chip counts from WSOP+, Gytis Lazauninkas bagged up the general lead with 15,430,000. Plenty of large names are among the many prime stacks heading into day 3, together with high-roller common Juan Pardo (10,740,000) two-time bracelet winner Chris Klodnicki (9,450,000), bracelet Winner Liv Boeree (8,275,000), bracelet winner Joseph Cheong (8,270,000), bracelet winner Roman Hrabec (7,740,000), WPT champion Matthew Wantman (7,700,000), two-time bracelet winner David Peters (7,485,000), bracelet winner Chris Hunichen (6,925,000), and four-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos (6,555,000).
Here is a take a look at the complete payouts for the highest 297 finishers:
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $6,000,000 |
| 2 | $4,600,000 |
| 3 | $3,600,000 |
| 4 | $2,800,000 |
| 5 | $2,100,000 |
| 6 | $1,650,000 |
| 7 | $1,300,000 |
| 8 | $1,000,000 |
| 9 | $750,000 |
| 10 | $500,000 |
| 11-12 | $370,150 |
| 13-16 | $295,000 |
| 17-22 | $230,600 |
| 23-32 | $180,300 |
| 33-48 | $140,900 |
| 49-75 | $110,200 |
| 76-118 | $86,100 |
| 119-188 | $67,300 |
| 189-297 | $50,000 |
