The final table has been set for the big conclusion of the 2024 WPT World Championship tomorrow. From nearly 3,000 players who started five days ago, it’s gotten down to the final six, who’ll reconvene tomorrow to crown the winner.
There is a lot at stake, as the last man standing will pick up $3,138,900. The first person to leave the final table will pocket “just” $665,000, so there is quite a big gap between those five spots.
The biggest story of the event is certainly Chris Moorman, an extremely accomplished player and a WPT champion who had already final-tabled this tournament last year. He’ll be looking to improve on his fourth-place finish from 2023 and, if he has anything to say about it, win the whole thing.
Moorman will be starting the day second in chips, behind only Edward Pak. Ryan Yu is the official short stack of tomorrow’s final table, while the remaining three players are fairly close in chips.
| Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Edward Pak | 66,200,000 | 83 bb |
| Chris Moorman | 60,800,000 | 76 bb |
| Scott Stewart | 40,800,000 | 51 bb |
| Christian Roberts | 28,600,000 | 36 bb |
| Robert Sherwood | 25,600,000 | 32 bb |
| Ryan Yu | 17,200,000 | 22 bb |
Long Road Down to Six Players
The penultimate day of the WPT World Championship started with 16 players, with the plan to play down to the final six, no matter how long it took. And it took a while.
Nobody was in a rush to part with their chips, so although we needed to see only ten eliminations to wrap up the day, the play lasted for over nine hours.
The first person to be rid of his hopes of becoming a WPT champion was San Kim. Following him to the rail a bit later was Andrea Dato, a man who knows what it feels like to claim a champion’s title, but it wasn’t in the cards for him this time around.
Dato, finishing in 15th, as well as Jeremy Wien and A.J. Kelsall, who busted in 14th and 15th, all picked up $215,000. Fabian Gumz, a WPT Prime Champion, fell next, but he made an important pay jump to take home $255,000.
Brian Yoon was the next to go, picking up the identical amount, followed by Joshua Lisberg. Lisberg’s 10th-place finish earned him $310,000, and with his departure, it was time for the unofficial final table of nine.
The Final Stretch
The remaining nine players gathered around one table, the seat draw was done, they took their group photos, and it was the action time once again.
But the action was not fast and furious this time around. Everyone was threading lightly, carefully navigating pots and trying to outlast other players and ladder up.
It took a while before the first player was finally eliminated. This unpleasant honor went to Jonathan Willis, who also took home $310,000 for his great performance in this event. However, his luck ran out just when he needed it the most as his flopped middle pair failed to hold up against the flush draw of his opponent.
After his exit, things slowed down again, and it took a while before Anže Šmajd was eventually sent to the rail at the hands of none other than Chris Moorman. As a consolation, Šmajd takes home $400,000 for his 8th place finish.
Shortly after, Mykhailo Lendel collided with Scott Stewart. Lendel was on a very short stack and tried to make something happen with [invalid notations]Kd9s]/pcn], but he ran into Stewart’s pocket queens, and that was the end of the road for him. As the last player to be eliminated today, Lendel picks up $515,000.
An Epic Final Table Ahead
Tomorrow will be a great day for all poker fans. The remaining six players are coming back to play down to the champion, with the final table kicking off at 4:00 pm. In addition to the trophy, these are the prizes they’ll be battling for:
- $3,138,900
- $2,075,000
- $1,550,000
- $1,150,000
- $875,000
- $665,000
The eyes of the poker world will certainly be on Chris Moorman, who’s already made an amazing accomplishment with back-to-back WPT World Championship final tables. But can he go all the way this time around?
Other players have already made it very clear that they won’t make it an easy job, as Moorman had a very swingy day today, starting with a big stack but having to deal with some serious swings along the way.
Whatever happens, it will be an epic final table that will produce a worthy winner, and it will be a real treat to watch these six players add a chapter to poker history!
