2024 World Series of Poker Paradise

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2024 World Series of Poker Paradise
Location Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas
DatesDecember 6 - 19
Champion
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yinan Zhou
  2023

The 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise was the second edition of the poker festival organized by the World Series of Poker. It was held from December 6-19 at Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas.

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There were 15 bracelet events, culminating in the $25,000 Super Main Event which featured a $50 million guaranteed prize pool, the largest in poker history. The series also partnered with the Triton Poker Series and held the $1,000,000 Triton Millon and $100,000 Triton Main Event. [1]

Event Schedule

Alex Foxen won his third WSOP bracelet in Event 7 Alex Foxen 2019.jpg
Alex Foxen won his third WSOP bracelet in Event 7
Stephen Chidwick won his second WSOP bracelet in Event 8 Stephen Chidwick 2018.jpg
Stephen Chidwick won his second WSOP bracelet in Event 8
Nick Schulman won his 6th WSOP bracelet in Event 15 Nick Schulman 2018.jpg
Nick Schulman won his 6th WSOP bracelet in Event 15

Source: [2]

Online event.
#EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeRunner-up
1$2,500 Mini Main Event2,031 Flag of Lebanon.svg Jeffrey Hakim (1/1)$575,050 Flag of Belarus.svg Alina Paliahoshka
2 [3] $500,000 Triton Million Invitational96 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Lococo (1/1)$12,070,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Heath (0/1)
3$100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller88 Flag of Spain.svg Lautaro Guerra (1/1)$2,126,770 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Tollerene
4$2,500 GGMasters Online Championship813 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Machado (1/1)$432,624 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Pateychuk
5$25,000 Dealers Choice Championship49 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Wasserson (1/1)$353,340 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Arieh (0/6)
6$5,000 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em363 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lei Yu (1/1)$293,050 Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaz Zerjav
7$100,000 Triton Main Event182 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Foxen (2/3)$3,850,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Joao Vieira (0/3)
8$50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Chidwick (1/2)$1,357,080 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Wang
9$25,000 Super Main Event1,978 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yinan Zhou (1/1)$6,000,000 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Aziz
10$10,000 Paradise Pot-Limit Omaha200 Flag of Russia.svg Mike Gorodinsky (1/4)$393,250 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Zack (0/3)
11$2,500 Mystery Millions Online2,185 Flag of France.svg Axel Bayout (1/1)$532,042 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Lin
12$10,000 GGMillion$ Championship532 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johannes Straver (1/1)$807,430 Flag of Spain.svg Jon Vallinas
13$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller130 Flag of Germany.svg Tom Fuchs (1/1)$1,292,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Moonho Seo
14Super Saver $1M Invitational487 Flag of Brazil.svg Pablo Brito Silva (1/1)$200,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Belcher
15$5,000 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Turbo238 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Schulman (2/6)$145,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Lin

Super Main Event

The $25,000 Super Main Event began on December 12 with the first of four starting flights. There were also three starting flights held online on GGPoker.

The event had a $50,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and drew 1,978 total entries. The top 297 players made the money, with the champion earning $6,000,000.

Yinan Zhou, a 24-year-old from China, won his first WSOP bracelet and became the first WSOP Main Event champion based in Asia. Marcelo Aziz of Brazil, who qualified for the event in an online freeroll, finished as the runner-up for $4,600,000. [4]

Michael Addamo began the final table as chip leader before finishing in sixth place Michael Addamo 2017 (2).jpg
Michael Addamo began the final table as chip leader before finishing in sixth place

Final Table

NameNumber of chips
(percentage of total)
WSOP
Bracelets
WSOP
Cashes*
WSOP
Earnings*
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo 196,800,000 (20.4%)443$6,802,352
Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Nguyen143,100,000 (14.8%)08$51,626
Flag of Italy.svg Mustapha Kanit 141,200,000 (14.6%)042$1,344,742
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liv Boeree 111,400,000 (11.6%)128$424,741
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Aziz105,500,000 (10.9%)032$123,954
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yinan Zhou88,000,000 (9.1%)017$186,288
Flag of Belarus.svg Vadzim Lipauka66,300,000 (6.9%)034$171,754
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo 63,400,000 (6.6%)369$16,060,363
Flag of Germany.svg Georg Lehmann48,400,000 (5.0%)07$63,791

*Career statistics before the 2024 Super Main Event

Justin Bonomo finished in seventh place in the Super Main Event Justin Bonomo 2018.jpg
Justin Bonomo finished in seventh place in the Super Main Event

Final Table results

PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yinan Zhou$6,000,000
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Aziz$4,600,000
3rd Flag of Italy.svg Mustapha Kanit $3,600,000
4th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liv Boeree $2,800,000
5th Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Nguyen$2,100,000
6th Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Addamo $1,650,000
7th Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bonomo $1,300,000
8th Flag of Belarus.svg Vadzim Lipauka$1,000,000
9th Flag of Germany.svg Georg Lehmann$750,000

References

  1. Holden, Dominic (July 17, 2024). "WSOP® PARADISE RETURNS WITH A $50 MILLION GUARANTEED SUPER MAIN EVENT". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. "2024 WSOP Paradise schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. "Triton Poker Series | The Bahamas Invitational 2024". paradisemillion.triton-series.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. Richards, Connor (December 21, 2024). "24-Year-Old Bluffs Poker's Toughest Opponent to Win WSOP Super Main for $6M". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.