The 2024 World Series of Poker $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker no-limit maintain’em occasion attracted a huge area of 20,647 entries throughout its 4 beginning flights, making this the fifth-largest turnout for any stay occasion in WSOP historical past. As a end result, the occasion simply surpassed the $3 million assure to create a prize pool of almost $5.1 million. Six days after the match kicked off at Horseshoe Las Vegas, that sprawling sea of contenders was lastly whittled all the way down to a single champion: Stephen Winters. The Lyons, Colorado resident earned $401,210 and his first gold bracelet for the win.
“I guess this is for the little guys,” Winters instructed WSOP reporters after closing out the victory. “I just play a few small tournaments each year, so it was exciting just to be relevant for once.”
The prime 2,763 finishers earned a share of the prize pool on this occasion, with a min-cash of $600. The payouts hit 5 figures for the highest 44, whereas Winters was one of simply 5 gamers to stroll away with a six-figure rating on this match.
Check out the highest 5 stay WSOP bracelet occasions (by area measurement):
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Champion | Top Prize |
| 2019 Big 50 $500 NLH | 28,371 | $13,509,435 | Femi Fashakin | $1,147,449 |
| 2023 Gladiators of Poker $300 NLH | 23,088 | $5,679,648 | Jason Simon | $499,852 |
| 2015 Colossus $565 NLH | 22,374 | $11,187,000 | Cord Garcia | $638,880 |
| 2016 Colossus $565 NLH | 21,613 | $10,806,500 | Benjamin Keeline | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 Gladiators of Poker $300 NLH | 20,647 | $5,079,162 | Stephen Winters | $401,210 |
The closing day of this occasion started with 14 gamers remaining and Winters in a digital five-way tie for the chip lead. Winters had taken sole possession of the highest spot by the point the official closing desk of 9 was set.
Winters knocked out Caleb Levesque (ninth – $41,337) to increase his benefit. Simon Britton then received a flip in opposition to Jordan Johnson (eighth – $52,590) to slender the sector to seven.
Steve Foutty bowed out in seventh place ($67,320) earlier than Winters bought concerned in a preflop race with pocket sevens in opposition to the A-Okay of Sung Pil Kim, who had doubled via him a bit earlier on the closing desk. Winters then landed the knockout blow on Kim, who earned $86,710 for his sixth-place exhibiting.
James Morgan’s (fifth – $112,350) Okay-Q was unable to outrun the pocket eights of Quang Vu. Winters then received a three-way all-in with A-Q holding in opposition to the A-J of Brandon Herrick and A-5 of Vu. Herrick cashed for $146,450 because the fourth-place finisher.
Vu quickly adopted when his pocket fives had been outflopped by Winters’ A-8 suited. Winters held via the river to remove Vu in third place ($192,030).
It took just one hand for Winters to shut out the win. Britton referred to as all-in on a Q
10
9J
board with J
10. Winter revealed the Okay9 for a turned straight. The Q on the top was no assist to Britton, who completed second for $253,300.
Here is a take a look at the payouts awarded on the closing desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Stephen Winters | $401,210 |
| 2 | Simon Britton | $253,300 |
| 3 | Quang Vu | $192,030 |
| 4 | Brendon Herrick | $146,450 |
| 5 | James Morgan | $12,350 |
| 6 | Sung Pil Kim | $86,710 |
| 7 | Steve Foutty | $67,320 |
| 8 | Jordan Johnson | $52,590 |
| 9 | Caleb Levesque | $41,337 |
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