WSOP 2024: Sergio Aido Takes Down Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em for $2,026,506

Sergio Aido won World Series of Poker Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) for $2,026,506 and his first WSOP bracelet. Aido Beat Chance Kornuth in a heads-up, who earned $1,351,000 for his second-place finish.

Aido is second in Spain’s all-time money list with $19,186,552 earned in live MTTs. This win was also Aido’s most significant win in live MTTs. His previous most significant score came in 2019 when he won €100,000 No Limit Hold’em EPT Super High Roller event for $1,771,337.

The event had 177 entries, which generated a prize pool of $8,451,750 with 27 players in the money, a min-cash of $101,724, and a huge $2,026,506 for the winner. This event attracted many well-known players like Adrian Mateos, Martin Kabrhel, Mikita Badziakouski, Viktor Blom, Chance Kornuth, and Sergio Aido.

Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Serigo Aido	Spain	$2,026,506
2	Chance Kornuth	United States	$1,351,000
3	Viktor Blom	Sweden	$951,727
4	Adrian Mateos	Spain	$681,554
5	Jesse Lonis	United States	$496,293
6	Jonathan Jaffe	Netherlands	$367,577
7	Johannes Straver	United States	$276,987
8	Bruce Buffer	United States	$212,423
9	Leon Sturm	Germany	$165,849

The Final Table

Going into the final table, we had diversified stacks, with Bruce Buffer being a shorty with eight big blinds and Sergio Aido sitting on 83 big blinds.

Leon Sturm was the first one to be eliminated when Aido opened from HJ Sturm went all-in, and Aido called. Sturm was in big trouble as he had K♣J♣ vs K♦K♠; the board ran Q♦10♥8♦6♣4♥, giving Sturm some hope on the flop, but the turn and the river didn’t offer any help, and he was out in ninth place for $165,849.

UFC fight announcer Bruce Buffer was a nice surprise at the final table, but his run was over when he opened from UTG, got shoved on by Jonathan Jaffe, and Buffer called. Buffer had A♥K♥ vs. K♠K♦, the board ran 10♦9♣6♦8♥2♣, and Buffer was out in eighth place for $212,423.

Johannes Straver was all-in from HJ and Aido called from BTN. Straver had Q♠J♥ vs. A♦J♠, the board ran 9♥A♥A♠2♥8♠, giving Aido trips, and eliminating Straver in seventh place for $276,987.

Jaffe was next to hit the exit after he opened from UTG, got 3-bet by Aido, Jaffe pushed all-in, and Aido called. Jaffe had A♠4♠ vs. K♣K♠; the board was 3♠J♦2♥10♦6♠. There were no aces of fives to help Jaffe, so he was out in sixth place for $367,577.

Fifth place and $496,293 was reserved for Jesse Lonis when he called in BB an SB shove from Viktor Blom vs. BTN open from Kornuth. Lonis was in a good spot with A♣J♣ vs. Blom’s J♠10♠; the board ran 8♥8♠5♠10♦10♣, giving Blom runner-runner full house.

Spanish MTT star Adrian Mateos was out when he shoved from SB and got called by Aido in BB. Mateos had Q♦8♦ vs. Aido’s K♠7♠; the board ran 4♥7♥6♣7♦8♠, leaving Mateos drawing dead on the turn. Mateos was eliminated in fourth place for $681,554.

The poker legend Viktor Blom, also known as Isildur, was eliminated in third place after he opened from BTN, and Kornuth called from BB. The flop was 7♦4♣5♠, Kornuth led, Blom raised. Kornuth took a few moments to think and went all-in, and Bloom snap-called. Blom had 7♠4♠ and was dominated vs. Kornuth’s 7♣5♣. The turn was Q♠, and Bloom picked up some equity, getting the flush draw, but the river was 10♣, and Bloom was out in third place for $951,727.

The Heads-Up

Going into the heads-up, both players had similar stack sizes, but Aido had a slight lead over Kornuth.

Aido won the tournament when Kornuth opened from BTN, and Aido defended in BB. The flop was 9♦6♦6♣, Kournuth c-bet, Aido check-raised, and Kornuth called. The turn was 2♣, Aido bet, and Kornuth called again. The river was 3♥; after a long tank, Aido went all-in to put Kornuth into a long tank and eventually called. Aido showed 9♠6♠ flopping a full-house vs Kornuth’s two-pair J♣9♣. Kornuth was eliminated in second place for $1,351,000.

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