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Both Negreanu and Imsirovic fell short on their way to the gold bracelet.
The first champion of this year's WSOP has been crowned after Brian Green outlasted a 203-entry-strong field in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty (Event #2) . Green beat Ali Imsirovic heads-up to claim the bracelet and the $345,669 coming with it.
Even though Green was not the most accomplished player in the final six, Daniel Negreanu (6th; $52,099), three-time bracelet winner Loren Klein (4th; $100,775) and young high-roller Imsirovic (2nd; $213,644) all had to settle as he was unstoppable this time.
Final Table Results |
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Place
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Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
| 1 | Brian Green | United States | $345,669 |
| 2 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | $213,644 |
| 3 | Asher Conniff | United States | $145,097 |
| 4 | Loren Klein | United States | $100,775 |
| 5 | Ping Liu | United States | $71,614 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $52,099 |
| 7 | Martijn Gerrits | The Netherlands | $38,823 |
| 8 | Zachary Clark | United States | $29,650 |
| 9 | Cary Katz | United States | $23,224 |
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Final day recap
Green was able to double up early on, after calling Klein's all-in with king-jack in a blind-on-blind situation. On the 29th blind-level (60K-120K/120K), Negreanu shoved all-in from the button, with ace-jack and was in a good shape against Klein's queen-jack. However, the latter was lucky enough to hit a queen on the turn to bust Daniel. The long-time pro busted in 6th place for $52K. He was followed by Ping Liu (5th; $71,614), Klein and Asher Conniff (3rd; $145,097).
Imsirovic started the heads-up from behind but was able to even the stacks. He was in great shape when going all-in in the final hand, holding kings against the ace-nine of Green's but the latter managed to river trip nines and close out the tournament.
The $500 Casino Employees Event reached its final six, with Isaac Hanson as the chip leader. Isaac will return to the table with a 5,550,000 stack, which equals to 45 big blinds. The winner in this event will take home $62,345, while $9,776 is already guaranteed for all of the remaining six.
Final table chip counts
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Final Table
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Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Jeffrey Fast | Canada | 1,190,000 | 10 |
| 2 | Isaac Hanson | United States | 5,550,000 | 46 |
| 3 | Jorge Ruiz | United States | 4,820,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Jesse Kertland | United States | 1,620,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Nicholas Haynes | United States | 2,725,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Adam Lamers | Canada | 1,490,000 | 12 |
The first flight in the BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event #3) generated a massive field of 6,148 entries. The field has already got down to 1,620 entries. The current chip leader is Cosimo Bisogno, with 932,000. There are several well-known faces, who advanced to Day2, meaning they have a great shot at the $1 million+ top prize.
Household names with the likes of Shaun Deeb, Mike Del Vecchio, Greg Raymer, Muskan Sethi, and Andrea Buonocore are still in. The play continues later today.