Racener and Arieh Lead Star-Studded Final Table of $1,500 Eight-Game Mix
Event #83: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix attracted 494 total entrants here at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Only seven players remain going into the third and final day.
Two-time bracelet winner John Racener sits atop the counts with a commanding lead over the rest of the field after bagging 3,929,000 chips by the end of Day 2. Racener has more than double the chips of any of his six remaining opponents except for his closest competitor Josh Arieh, who bagged 2,732,000 and will be chasing his seventh WSOP bracelet in this event.
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Racener | United States | 3,929,000 |
| 2 | Josh Arieh | United States | 2,732,000 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,893,000 |
| 4 | Marco Johnson | United States | 1,228,000 |
| 5 | Garth Yettick | United States | 1,217,000 |
| 6 | Xiaochuan Zhang | China | 740,000 |
| 7 | John Cernuto | United States | 640,000 |
Other bracelet winners still in the mix include John Cernuto, Marco Johnson and Maxx Coleman. Xiaochuan Zhang and Garth Yettick will have their work cut out for them as they seek to capture their first bracelet while their five other opponents already have a total of 14 bracelet wins between them.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $131,061 |
| 2 | $85,667 |
| 3 | $57,249 |
| 4 | $39,135 |
| 5 | $27,379 |
| 6 | $19,614 |
| 7 | $14,397 |
The final seven players have all locked up at least $14,397 but all eyes are on the WSOP gold bracelet and top prize of $131,061. The action is set to resume at 2:00 p.m. local time at Level 27. Levels will be 60 minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break after every two levels with a possible dinner break to be determined later today.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.