After three days of poker on the Commerce On line casino in Los Angeles, Dong Meng grew to become the primary World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner of the summer time as he took down the Match of Champions for $200,000 and his second bracelet.
The $1 million freeroll occasion was open to bracelet and Circuit ring winners from the 2023-24 season. There have been 559 bracelet winners across the nation who made the trek to Commerce and eight survived for the streamed closing desk on Day 3.
Meng, who gained final 12 months’s $1,000 Flip & Go for $160,490 after defeating heads-up opponent Wesley Fei, had one other profitable heads-up battle as he bested WSOPC Grand Victoria Seniors Occasion winner Kevin Will.
“It means loads,” he mentioned in a winner’s interview. “Having two bracelets, particularly no-limit bracelets in a consecutive 12 months I believe is superb. I am not an expert participant, I am an beginner.”
Others on the closing desk included two-time ring winner Rick Gebhart (4th – $63,000), on-line bracelet winner Cody Bell (fifth – $46,000) and Houston firefighter and bracelet winner Scott Dulaney (seventh – $26,000).
Learn About Day 2 of the Match of Champions
WSOP Match of Champions Ultimate Desk Outcomes
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dong Meng | United States | $200,000 | |
| 2 | Kevin Will | United States | $120,000 | |
| 3 | Nathan Wasson | United States | $87,000 | |
| 4 | Rick Gebhart | United States | $63,000 | |
| 5 | Cody Bell | United States | $46,000 | |
| 6 | Ramon Kropmanns | Brazil | $35,000 | |
| 7 | Scott Dulaney | United States | $26,000 | |
| 8 | Alan Merdita | United States | $20,000 | |
| 9 | John West | United States | $16,000 |
After the post-stream eliminations of Albert Gorelik and John West on the finish of Day 2, eight gamers returned for Day 3 with all eight gamers searching for a career-best money of $200,000.
Alan Merdita was the primary to go on the closing desk as he ran pocket kings into the slow-played pocket aces of Bell. Dulaney was subsequent out in seventh place for $26,000 as his high pair was out-kicked by Meng.
Following the eliminations of Bell and Brazil’s Ramon Kropmanns and, Gebhart fell in fourth place for $63,000 earlier than Nathan Wasson ran pocket deuces into the queens of Meng to exit in third place for $87,000.
The elimination gave Meng a dominant chip lead over Will, who managed to double earlier than a deadly blow the place he jammed king-five and bumped into Meng’s ace-queen.
Whereas many gamers have been upset in regards to the Match of Champions being held away from the World Collection, Meng mentioned he loved the expertise.
“I’d simply say I actually get pleasure from taking part in at Commerce, I believe you guys have first-class workers and sellers and the entire expertise has been superb.”
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