Longtime poker tournament player Scott Stewart of California has captured a victory in the 2024 WPT World Championship Event, taking home a career high $2,563,900 for the win.
Let’s give a big congratulations to the new @WPT World Champion! Scott Stewart (@YaBoyStu) claimed the title and $2,563,900 in prize money! pic.twitter.com/OTszhdM4qy
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 22, 2024
Affectionately known as ‘YaBoyStu’ when playing online, Scott now moves into the Top 400 all-time live poker tournament cash prize winners — nearly doubling his total to $5.5 million thanks to his record setting performance in the $10,400 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event.
Rob Sherwood of England, who won his entry into the championship tournament via a $1,100 buy-in satellite, finished in second place and collected an even $2,200,000 upon making a three-way deal that included Eddie Pak (3rd place for $2,000,000).
Award winning poker pro Chris Moorman placed fourth for the second consecutive year and is now $1,150,000 richer as a result of his repeated final table appearance at Wynn Las Vegas
WPT World Championship: Other Side Events
We’ve already recapped action from the first half of the 2024 WPT World Championship, so here are results from the second half, which has just concluded.
Alaskan Adam Hendrix earned a career high live poker tournament score over the weekend. Adam received $629,000 upon outlasting the entire field (1,570 entries) in the $3,000 buy-in, $3M Guaranteed NLHE Championship event.
Congratulations Adam Hendrix on your win in the @WPT $3K NLH event on December 21st. Defeating a field of 1,570 players, Adam earned $629,000! Well done! pic.twitter.com/9Ud0h15MHb
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 22, 2024
In other high stakes poker action this past week, Travis Egbert of California won the largest cash prize of his career as well. Travis picked up a win in the $25,000 WPT Alpha 8 marquee tournament on Friday, December 19th.
Travis Egbert wins the $25K @WPT Alpha 8!
Congratulations Travis on your success over the 111 player field, winning $684,684! pic.twitter.com/xjFpI8lkCw
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 20, 2024
Travis now sits within the Top 1,000 all-time United States live tournament cash prize winners thanks to the win, according to The Hendon Mob poker database.
Elsewhere, poker coach Zak Vankeuren is now the reigning WPT Prime champion.
The @WPT Prime Championship has a new reigning champion! Congratulations Zak Vankeuren (@ZakVankeuren) on your win over the 9,670 player field, winning $1,151,959 and a seat into the 2025 WPT World Championship! pic.twitter.com/M4lOwfbB55
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 16, 2024
Zak was the recipient of exactly $1,151,959 after getting through an enormous field of 9,670 entries.
Chase Bricker found a passport into the ClubWPT Gold $5 million Freeroll Invitational, and parlayed that into a $1.1 million winner’s circle finish.
Chase Bricker drew his lucky seat into the @ClubWPTGold $5 Million Dollar Freeroll when he arrived @WynnLasVegas and found a golden passport in the McLaren drum!
Chase capitalized on this opportunity, winning $1,114,000!
Congratulations Chase on the victory! pic.twitter.com/l5OuryYRWb
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 16, 2024
Best of all, Chase was able to claim the million dollar plus payout without having to buy-in due to the freeroll tournament’s “no entry fee” format.
More Than 30 Additional Tournaments at the 2024 WPT World Championship Festival
The past three weeks have displayed a truly amazing representation of massive, live poker tournament festivals that the World Poker Tour and Wynn Las Vegas has become accustomed to.
In all, there was easily eight figures of total prize pool earnings won by thousands of poker players from all over the world.
Below are the final results for the side events that wrapped up during the second half of the 2024 WPT World Championship in Sin City.
2024 WPT World Championship Side Event Winners (Dec 15th-22nd)
Sunday, December 15th, marked the beginning of the final week of this year’s blockbuster live poker festival held at the Wynn Poker Room in Las Vegas.
Jannick Schoeb was the last player remaining at the end of the $1,100 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha tournament, and was awarded with $69,030 as the top prize.
Jannick Schoeb earned the win along with $69,030 for his victory in the @WPT $1,100 5-Card PLO. Well done Jannick and congratulations! pic.twitter.com/wXsJM8YkwS
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 15, 2024
Tirza Sanders of Arizona had her most successful live tournament to date.
The @WPT Ladies Champion has been crowned! Congratulations Tirza Sanders on your $90,432 win over the 485 player Ladies Championship! Well done! pic.twitter.com/Td8d6BOfNh
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 16, 2024
On December 16th, Sanders climbed to the #1 spot in the 2024 WPT Ladies Championship with a victory worth over $90,000.
Mixed Games were next on the live poker tournament menu at Wynn Las Vegas.
Mir Gaskari won the @WPT $600 TORSE tournament on December 15th for $26,654. Congratulations Mir on your win over the 221 player field! pic.twitter.com/hEyDWBmOD6
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 17, 2024
Mir Gaskari made his trip from California count with a $26,654 award for besting 221 players in the $600 TORSE tournament. Notably (or perhaps not so notably?) our founder Robbie Strazynski finished in 36th place.
Scottsdale poker player Anthony Arvidson finished 1st in the ‘BIG O’ tournament.
Anthony Arvidson won the @WPT Big O tournament for $56,777. Nicely done Anthony and congratulations! pic.twitter.com/02TYKVG1Ix
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 17, 2024
Anthony’s $56,777 payday is the best of his career so far.
Canadian Patrick Quinn was victorious in the $1,100 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold’em WPT event on December 16th. The win was good for nearly $66,000.
Congratulations Patrick Quinn, winner of the $1,100 NLH @WPT Event on December 16th. Patrick earned $65,957 for the win over the 456 player field. pic.twitter.com/xpoojbSaEW
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 18, 2024
Mexican poker rounder Bernardo Crespo capped off a successful 2024 calendar year by taking first place in the $1,600 WPT Turbo Bounty event.
The $1,600 @WPT Turbo Bounty winner was Bernardo Crespo for $42,553 + $5,500 in bounties. Nicely done Bernardo and congratulations! pic.twitter.com/bOCLqC32xv
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 18, 2024
After the dust had settled, Crespo had accumulated more than $48,000 between his placement prize and bounties.
North Carolina’s Gabriel Ramos negotiated a 3-way final table deal in the $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha tournament.
Gabriel Ramos is the winner of the @WPT $1,100 PLO, topping a field of 386 entries, earning $61,000 via a 3-way deal. Congratulations Gabriel on the pic.twitter.com/eVSWmKpKSm
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 18, 2024
Gabriel picked up exactly $61,000 for his PLO win.
Nicolaos Angelou of Greece won a total of $51,383 in the December 18th Turbo Bounty event at the 2024 WPT World Championship.
Congratulations to the @WPT Turbo bounty winner, Nikolaos Angelou Konstas, good for $47,383 + $4K in bounties. Nicely done Nikolaos! pic.twitter.com/KLvsGFSDpW
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 19, 2024
Pennsylvanian Matthew Sabia was awarded with the best live poker tournament score ever in his young career on Wednesday night.
Matthew Sabia won the $3K @WPT NLH PKO for $92,056 + $69,500 in bounties for total event earnings of $161,556. Congratulations Matthew on your victory! pic.twitter.com/uuH99z8G42
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 19, 2024
The $161,556 payout was the result of Matthew’s win in the $3,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold’em PKO tournament inside the Wynn Las Vegas poker room.
Tamas Hartman of Florida was next to enjoy a moment as a newly crowned WPT tournament winner.
Tamas Hartman won the $600 @WPT single day event for $21,493. Congratulations Tamas! pic.twitter.com/f1oFfKdWvZ
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 19, 2024
The $600 buy-in NLHE single day tournament resulted in a $21,493 win for Tamas, and put him over the $100k mark in all-time live tournament cashes.
Nick Guagenti of Ohio received $38,963 once all was said and done in the Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better event on Thursday.
Congratulations to the winner of the @WPT $1,100 PLO-8 Event. Nicholas Guagenti was joined by 212 players but he emerged on top, good for $38,963! Well done Nicholas! pic.twitter.com/XVylxe9vo6
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 19, 2024
Friday afternoon, Glenn Gillam beat a highly competitive field of 939 entries in the $1,100 buy-in Seniors tournament.
Congratulations Glenn Gillam on your victory in the $1,100 @WPT Seniors Championship. Glen defeated a of field of 939 players, winning $112,117. Well done Mr. Gillam! pic.twitter.com/UvlYj5UJES
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 21, 2024
Glenn added $112,117 to his poker bankroll with the victory.
Players from the United States continued to enjoy success at the 2024 WPT World Championship going into the weekend, as Jay Jesse won $43,216 at the end of another single day NLHE event.
Jay Jesse topped the 371 player field to win the @WPT $800 NLH single day event for $43,216. Nicely done Jay and congratulations! pic.twitter.com/biT8Pw12rA
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 21, 2024
Chinese high roller Ren Lin rolled to a $180,000 cashout upon winning the NLHE 6-max event early Saturday morning.
Ren Lin won the @WPT $3K 6-Max on December 20th for $180,000. Congratulations Mr. Lin on the victory! pic.twitter.com/Nm4vlH9do4
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 21, 2024
Meanwhile, it was Martin McCloskey who won the smaller, $600 buy-in 6-max tournament for $33,989.
Topping a field of 411 players, Martin McCloskey won the @WPT $600 NLH 6-Max for $33,989. Congratulations Martin on the win! pic.twitter.com/lR4t2dxYbz
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 22, 2024
Another veteran poker player who’s had massive success both online and live — Jim Collopy — found a way to earn one more six-figure score on Sunday afternoon.
James Collopy won $209,628 for his win in the $10K @WPT PLO event. Congratulations Jim on your victory! pic.twitter.com/exHq8qhqM8
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 23, 2024
Collopy entered the $10,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha championship and finished first for $209,628.
YouTube Poker sensation, leading vlogger, and Lodge Poker Club co-owner Brad Owen is quickly approaching $1 million in career live tournament prize money thanks to his performance over the weekend.
Last night I got my first big tournament win. After busting all of the big NL tournaments that I was looking forward to playing, including the $25k twice, I was feeling dejected. I came home. Amber sensed I was feeling down, she gave me a big hug and said, “You’ll get a win… pic.twitter.com/TrMJsaLKUa
— Brad Owen (@TheBradOwen) December 21, 2024
Brad achieved a 1st place score of $60,500 in the 2024 WPT Championship HORSE event — astonishingly in only his third ever time competing in the 5-variant poker discipline!
Saturday’s live poker tournament action concluded with Dylan Smith outlasting close to 100 opponents in the ‘Big Bet Mix’ event — collecting $29,670.
On December 21st, Dylan Smith defeated 96 players, taking home $29,670 for his win in the $1,100 @WPT Big Bet Mix. Well done Dylan and congratulations! pic.twitter.com/9OqEYDnMN4
— Wynn Poker Room (@WynnPoker) December 23, 2024
WPT Looking Forward to 2025 Tournament Festivals
World Poker Tour CEO Adam Pliska was delighted with the success of this year’s marquee live poker tournament festival in Las Vegas.
“I would like to offer a huge thank you to all the players and Wynn staff that made the third annual WPT World Championship an event to remember,” said Pliska after a new WPT World champion was crowned.
The WPT is scheduled to make over a dozen tour stops in 2025.
Season 23 of the World Poker Tour will officially begin on February 14th, 2025, with the WPT Prime Cambodia live tournament festival.
To find out more about how you can qualify for a live WPT tournament, or to consult the Season 23 schedule, visit the official website of the World Poker Tour.
