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