The tournament, which featured 17 starting flights and a $5,000 buy-in, saw 6,146 total entries including many of the biggest names in poker. You can see a full replay of the final table here or keep reading for a recap:
Dietrich’s Final Table Run
Dietrich began the final table third in chips with a 57bb stack. He wasn’t involved in any of the early eliminations as play gradually went from 9-handed to 4-handed.
With 4 players remaining, we saw potentially one of the worst bad beats in sa88 poker history.
Evgenii Akimov jammed all-in for 20bb on the Button with 6c 4s. Isaac Baron called from the Small Blind with Kc Kd. Baron looked to be in great shape for the double-up after flopping top set on Ks Jc 7c. However, the turn 5c gave Akimov plenty of outs and the river 8d sealed Baron’s fate as his flopped set lost to a straight.
With play 3-handed, Akimov once again found himself jamming with 6s 4d on the Button. Rui Ferreira called in the Big Blind at risk with Ah Kd. The board ran out As Ks 3d 5s 3s giving Akimov a runner-runner flush to beat Ferreira’s top pair.
Heads Up Play Begins
Heads Up play began with Akimov holding a 5:1 chip advantage over Dietrich. However, this lead evaporated as Dietrich doubled up with his Pocket Fives holding vs Ace-King. He then made a Broadway straight vs two pair to take the chip lead.
The final hand saw Akimov limp from the Button with 9c 5d. Dietrich checked back with 8h 2s. The players were 7bb effective to start the hand with Dietrich holding a roughly 6:1 chip lead.
The flop came Kc 8c 6s and Dietrich checked. Akimov bet 1bb with his gutshot straight draw. Dietrich called with his middle pair and the turn came the 3h. Akimov went all-in for a slight overbet of around 1.2x pot. Dietrich made the call and the river came the 3d to secure the win for Dietrich.
With the win, Dietrich was crowned the 2024 WSOP Online International Main Event champion, taking home a bracelet and $4,021,012 top prize, the largest single prize ever awarded in online poker.
Final Table Results
- Moritz Dietrich ($4,021,012)
- Evgenii Akimov ($3,099,896)
- Rui Ferreira ($2,390,418)
- Isaac Baron ($1,843,337)
- Diogo Coelho ($1,421,478)
- Ilya Anatski ($1,096,180)
- Hai Pan ($845,342)
- Benjamin Rolle ($651,921)
- Audrius Stakelis ($502,771)
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