Jonathan Tamayo Wins 2024 WSOP Main Event: Record-Breaking $10 Million Champion

Jonathan Tamayo won the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event, taking home the biggest prize in poker history worth $10 million. The 38-year-old from Texas defeated a record-breaking field of 10,112 players from around the world to win the championship bracelet and the title of world champion.

The tournament created history with the largest live poker prize pool ever, totaling $94,041,600 in cash prizes. Tamayo entered the final table in seventh place and played an intense heads-up match against runner-up Jordan Griff that lasted exactly 65 hands before deciding the champion.

The winning hand happened when Tamayo held 8 of diamonds and 3 of spades for two pair, while Griff had 9-6 offsuit with just top pair. This final hand gave Tamayo the victory and secured his place in poker history as the 2024 World Series of Poker champion.

The final table earned huge prize money, with Tamayo winning $10 million, Jordan Griff taking $6 million for second place, Sweden’s Niklas Astedt winning $4 million for third, Canada’s Jason Sagle earning $3 million for fourth, and Bulgaria’s Boris Angelov collecting $2.5 million for fifth place.

Tamayo’s win made him the second American champion in a row after Daniel Weinman won the 2023 Main Event, which had ended a four-year streak of international winners. The 2024 WSOP took place from May 28 to July 17 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, with the Main Event finishing on July 17.

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