WSOP Report
After 12 days of action the 55th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event has reached its Final Table of nine players. Jordan Griff, Brian Kim, Niklas Astedt, Joe Serock, Jason Sagle, Boris Angelov, Jonathan Tamayo, Malo Latinois and Andres Gonzalez are looking to etch their names in poker history by claiming victory over the record-setting field of 10,112 entrants for this year’s 2024 Main Event – the largest field in live tournament poker history.
On Tuesday, July 16, the nine players will take to the “Mothership” stage inside the Horseshoe Events Center for the final showdown in the undisputed world championship of poker, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship, also known as the Main Event. The first-place winner will take home $10,000,000 in prize money and the richest trophy in sports, the WSOP Main Event bracelet.
Considered the richest trophy in sports, the 2024 WSOP Main Event bracelet was custom-made by Jostens from approximately 445 grams of 10-karat yellow gold with 2,253 various precious gemstones, including 1,948 round genuine diamonds, 230 black onyx stones, and 75 genuine red rubies to accentuate the suits. Special to this year’s design is a removable golden face plate in the center of the bracelet that serves as a card protector.
2024 WSOP Main Event Final Table Chip Counts:
Jordan Griff (Schaumburg, Illinois, United States) – 163,700,000 Chips
Jordan Griff, 30, is the chip leader heading into the Final Table, and owns three career WSOP cashes. The Schaumburg, Illinois native’s previous best WSOP finish was 40th in Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em in the 2023 WSOP. Griff also finished ninth in the 2023 WSOP Circuit Event #11: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at Thunder Valley Casino in Northern California. He currently reside in Scottsdale, Arizona and earned a degree in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University.
Brian Kim (Diamond Bar, California, United States) – 94,600,000 Chips
A native of Diamond Bar, California, Brian Kim, 34, has one WSOP bracelet under his belt after winning a WSOP Online High Roller event in 2022. Later that summer, Kim went on to finish 23rdin the Main Event, earning $323,100 in winnings. Including the 2024 Main Event, Kim has 11 career cashes at the WSOP. Kim attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and resides in Sydney, Australia.
Niklas Astedt (Goteborg, Sweden) – 94,200,000 Chips
Niklas Astedt is regarded as one of the greatest online poker players in the world. Astedt, 33, has recorded more than $48 million in online cashes across all online poker rooms. The 2024 WSOP Main Event will mark Astedt’s third career cash in the event and he has 60 career WSOP cashes. The Sweden native is still seeking his first WSOP bracelet
Joe Serock (Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States) – 83,600,000, Chips
Joe Serock enters the Final Table with the fourth-most chips. The Albuquerque, New Mexico native owns one career WSOP Bracelet, winning WSOP Online Event #7: $500 PLO 8-Max in 2023 and is New Mexico’s all-time leader in live poker earnings, surpassing $4 million in winnings. Serock, 36, began playing poker in 2004 and currently resides in San Diego, California. He has 98 WSOP cashes to his name in his career.
Jason Sagle (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) – 67,300,000 Chips
Jason Sagle, aka “Big Bird,” hails from Sudbury, Ontario and is searching for his first-ever WSOP bracelet, along with his best finish in an event in the series. He finished in 23rd in the WSOP Main Event in 2004. Sagle, 48, is married with three children.
Boris Angelov (Sofia, Bulgaria) – 52,900,000 Chips
Boris Angelov, a native of Bulgaria, entered Day 8 tied for 17th place in chip count (8,300,000) out of 18 total players but made it into the final nine. Angelov, 27, has earned just over $900,000 in total live poker winnings. He has a degree in finance from the University of Bocconi and has 12 career WSOP cashes.
Jonathan Tamayo (Humble, Texas, United States) – 26,700,000 Chips
Jonathan Tamayo, 38, is an accomplished poker player from Humble, Texas who has amassed more than $2 million in live poker earnings and has 63 WSOP cashes to go along with four WSOP Circuit rings. His previous best WSOP Main Event finish came in 2009, when he finished in 21st, earning $352,000. Tamayo is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in hotel management and is an avid golfer. He currently resides in his hometown of Humble, Texas.
Malo Latinois (Rennes, France) – 25,500,000 Chips
Malo Latinois, hailing from Rennes, France, entered Day 8 of the Main Event as the chip leader, with a 61,300,000 chip count. His first official cash in live poker came in 2022. With less than $100,000 in live poker tournament winnings, Latinois, 28, is set for his biggest cash to date. Latinois currently resides in Liffre, France.
Andres Gonzalez (Cartagena, Spain) – 18,300,000 Chips
Andres Gonzalez, 30, from Cartagena, Spain, entered Day 8 of the Main Event with 14,900,000 chips, which ranked 15th out of 18 remaining players. He has 31 career WSOP poker cashes and began playing poker in 2014. Gonzalez’s previous best WSOP cash happened earlier this summer, when he finished third in Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout.
