Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day 3 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$8,974,500
Entries
965
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Matthew Lambrecht clinched his maiden World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and his first seven-figure score in Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em for $1,018,933 — a career-best. Lambrecht overcame his compatriot Damarjai Davenport heads up, who banked $678,707 for his efforts.
A total of 965 entries were recorded which generated a prize pool of $8,974,500, and eclipsed the 568 that played last year's edition of the event.
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Lambrecht | United States | $1,018,933 |
| 2 | Damarjai Davenport | United States | $678,707 |
| 3 | Tauan Naves | Brazil | $478,247 |
| 4 | Simas Karaliunas | Lithuania | $341,963 |
| 5 | Vladimir Minko | Russian Federation | $248,174 |
| 6 | Eshaan Bhalla | United States | $182,846 |
| 7 | Andrei Konopelko | Belarus | $136,792 |
| 8 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | $103,942 |
| 9 | William Jia | Australia | $80,238 |
Winner's Reaction
"I feel great," were Lambrecht's first words as he spoke with PokerNews. "I recently just had my biggest score so this is another one, so it's like, certainly. Maybe I'll play more of the bigger stuff later this year or next year, like the $25ks or something," replied Lambrecht when he was asked about how the money would change his poker world.
Lambrecht, who already won two WSOP rings in his career, was then asked if he preferred the Mystery Bounty format or different poker variants. "I like it. I've done very well in Mystery Bounties, whether or not that's just luck but I think it's good, you know. It kinda mixes things up, no complaints. There's still a huge prize pool."
"I think I might have pulled four today and maybe four yesterday. I think the biggest I got was a $25,000 at the end just now," replied Lambrecht on the bounties he collected.
Lastly, Lambrecht was asked what's next for him at the WSOP. "Umm, Main Event. Let's do it! I'll probably play Day 1c".
Final Table's Action
Nine players came back on Day 3 for the final table of Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed). However, dreams of success quickly disappeared for William Jia, who lost a flip to the chip leader Tauan Naves in the first minutes of the day to finish in ninth place for $80,238.
Robert Heidorn was more fortunate at first as he doubled up, but after he moved all in once again with ace-eight, he ran into Matthew Lambrecht's ace-king and was eliminated. He won $103,942 for eighth place, plus at least $200,000 in mystery bounties. Moments after his elimination, Andrei Konopelko was sent to the rail as well by Naves’ kings (7th - $136,792).
At the same time, Eshaan Bhalla came back from short stack to big stack by winning a big flip. The same situation occurred to Damarjai Davenport, who saw his stack decrease during the first levels before doubling up with kings against Bhalla.
Bhalla was next to double, and he was imitated by Lambrecht who found aces at the perfect time to win the chip lead pot against Naves.
After this new double up, Naves, Vladimir Minko, and Bhalla were all short-stacked. But out of these three, Bhalla was first to fall (6th - $182,849) while Minko survived thanks to quads to reach the next break. However, he didn't last long after the restart, as his tens got cracked by Lambrecht's two pair (5th - $248,174).
These two eliminations benefited Naves, who doubled up twice and reached a new pay jump after Simas Karaliunas' elimination in fourth place for $341,963. Despite having the loudest rail of the final table, Naves' tournament eventually came to an end in third place for $478,247 when he ran ace-five against Lambrecht's ace-queen.
Thanks to this last hand, Lambrecht started the last duel with more than twice Davenport's stack. Although Davenport doubled up once, Lambrecht continued extending his lead. Ultimately, cards went on their backs one last time and Lambrecht was crowned the winner of this $10,000 Mystery Bounty.
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Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Damarjai Davenport shoved all in for 5,400,000, and Matthew Lambrecht made the call.
Damarjai Davenport: J?9? 
Matthew Lambrecht: K?9?
Davenport was dominated and needed to find a lot of help from the board in order to stay alive and keep the heads-up match going. On the other hand, Lambrecht was just five cards away from his first bracelet.
The 2?A?Q? flop offered no help to Davenport, and his situation got worse as the 5? turn removed some outs as Lambrecht improved to a flush draw.
Davenport had one more shot at survival but found no help as the 5? river completed the board, which eliminated him in second.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000,000
12,050,000
|
12,050,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Matthew Lambrecht on the button announced "all-in". "This is the time" someone in the rail said to Davenport. Davenport recognized his friend, showed him his cards and called, finding himself at risk for 5,575,000.
Damarjai Davenport:?A?K??
Matthew Lambrecht:?Q?6?
Supported by his friend, Davenport found the right cards at the right moment and doubled up on?4?3?3?3?10?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,950,000
-5,650,000
|
-5,650,000 |
|
|
||
|
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11,950,000
5,650,000
|
5,650,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Damarjai Davenport on the button jammed for 5,900,000 and he was called by Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind.
Damarjai Davenport:?K?5?
Matthew Lambrecht:?K?10?
The dealer fanned a board of 8?3?Q?8?A? and nobody saw at first that Davenport and Lambrecht were splitting the pot. Both players eventually realized that, so they took their chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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51,600,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
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6,300,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Damarjai Davenport limped in and Matthew Lambrecht shoved. Davenport called off his stack of around 9,000.000.
Damarjai Davenport: A?7?
Matthew Lambrecht: A?6?
Lambrecht was behind but had a chance to win the tournament if he could come out on top in the hand.
However, the honors were split as the runout of 10?8?J?J?Q? meant they both chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000,000 | |
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9,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Matthew Lambrecht limped in and Damarjai Davenport checked his option from the big blind.
The flop fell Q?3?4? and Davenport led out for 800,000, and Lambrecht called.
A Q? landed on the turn and again Davenport chose the 800,000-chip sizing for a bet, which Lambrecht called.
On the 2? river, Davenport fired a third bet of 800,000, and Lambrecht called.
Davenport tabled 3?2?, but Lambrecht had the winner with 6?6?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
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|
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8,500,000
-3,500,000
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-3,500,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Damarjai Davenport limped from the button so Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind only had to check his option to find a flop of 9?6?4? where he led out for 800,000. Davenport called.
On the 10? turn, Lambrecht fired a second barrel of 2,000,000. Davenport called once again.
The?Q? completed the board, but both players checked. First player to reveal his cards, Lambrecht showed 8?2?. Davenport had 9?7? and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
|
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14,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
The last 15-20 hands have been relatively quiet but Matthew Lambrecht has been winning more pots than his opponent and holds an almost four-to-one chip lead.
In the last hand, Damarjai Davenport limped in and Lambrecht checked his option.
On the A?8?10? flop, Lambrecht check-called a bet of 600,000 from Davenport.
Both players then checked to showdown on the 3?K? runout and Lambrecht took it down with Q?8? for a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
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12,000,000
-4,900,000
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-4,900,000 |