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2024 World Series of Poker

Event #98: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$525,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,292,025
Entries
3,215
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
814
Players Left
84

Daniel Rezaei Leads The Closer After Day 1a

Daniel Rezaei
Daniel Rezaei

The first flight of the penultimate tournament of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Event #98: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em, is done and dusted, with 84 of the 814 entrants progressing to Day 2. Leading the way right now is Austria's Daniel Rezaei (1,830,000), a serial crusher with over $7 million in live and online poker tournament earnings.

Rezaei is usually seen competing in High Roller and Super High Roller events, but the lure of a WSOP bracelet proved too strong for him to turn down. He came close to capturing some poker gold in 2022, finishing second in, ironically, The Closer's $400 online edition. What he would give to go one place deeper in this live event!

End of Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Daniel RezaeiAustria1,830,00092
2Robert NemeskerikissUnited States1,435,00072
3Kazuhiko YotsushikaJapan1,335,00067
4Valentino KonakchevBulgaria1,295,00065
5Gianluca CedoliaCanada1,280,00064
6Mauricio RamirezCosta Rica1,240,00062
7Rohit KwatraUnited States1,195,00060
8Bradley KingUnited States1,085,00054
9Jacob PowersUnited States1,060,00053
10Miguel LopesPortugal950,00048

Nine of the top ten turned their 50,000 starting stacks into seven figures, including second-placed Robert Nemeskerikiss (1,435,000) and Japan's Kazuhiko Yotsushika (1,335,000).

A trio of bracelet winners lurk outside the top ten. Jaspal Brar (820,000), Daniel Smiljkovic (805,000), and $25K Fantasy Draft picks Yuval Bronshtein (720,000) and Brian Hastings (630,000).

Others who found themselves among the 84 survivors include Andrew Moreno (540,000), Kenny Hallaert (530,000), Marco Johnson (370,000), Ryan Riess (335,000), Brock Wilson (305,000), and Ryan Laplante (175,000).

Although Day 1a started at 4 p.m. local time, anyone wanting to enter Day 1b needs to be present and correct at the earlier hour of 12 p.m. local time on July 16. Day 1b players will grind out the same 20 levels, each lasting 30 minutes, with 15-minute breaks every four completed levels.

PokerNews traditional coverage starts on Day 2, so why not use MyStack to update your chip counts if you are entering Day 1b?

Tags: Andrew MorenoBradley KingBrian HastingsBrock WilsonDaniel RezaeiDaniel SmilijkovicGianluca CedoliaIsaac EscobarJacob PowersJaspal BrarKazuhiko YotsushikaKenny HallaertMarco JohnsonMiguel LopesRobert NemeskerikissRohit KwatraRyan LaplanteRyan RiessValentino KonakchevYuval Bronshtein