Aaron Cummings Wins First Lowball Bracelet of 2024 World Series of PokerMontana Resident Bests 574 Entries In $1,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball Event To Earn $146,516 and His First Bracelet |
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The first standalone lowball bracelet of the 2024 World Series of Poker was earned by Aaron Cummings. The Montana resident bested a field of 574 entries in the $1,500 deuce-to-seven triple draw lowball tournament to earn $146,516 and his first piece of WSOP hardware.
Prior to this victory, Cummings top tournament result was a $34,979 win in the 2010 Fall Poker Round Up $500 buy-in main event at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Oregon. Now, he is a bracelet winner with $230,000 in total earnings to his name.
In addition to the hardware and the money, Cummings also secured 840 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. He’s now within striking range of the top 400 in the 2024 POY standings presented by Global Poker.
The $766,290 prize pool for this event was split amongst the top 87 finishers, with Cummings being the only player to walk away with a six-figure payout. Plenty of accomplished players made it down to the final few tables, including three-time bracelet winners David ‘Bakes’ Baker (22nd) and ‘Miami’ John Cernuto (19th), Amnon Filippi (14th), Jon Turner (12th), and Danny Wong (7th).
Nine-time WSOP Circuit ring winner and 2017 Global Casino Championship bracelet winner Sean Yu was knocked out in fifth place ($30,800) when he ended up with a Q-8-7-5-3 against a J-8-5-3-2 for Alexander Wilkinson. Heather Alcorn soon followed, with her 8-6-5-3-2 bested by an 8-5-4-3-2 of Wilkonson. Alcorn earned $43,984 as the fourth-place finisher.
Wilkinson’s run ended in third place. In his final hand he got all-in after the first draw and found himself with 6-5-4-3 facing the 7-4-3-2 of Cummings heading into the final draw. Cummings drew bad with a 7 for a pair, but Wilkinson drew even worse. His 7 on the end made him a straight, which saw him sent to the rail with $64,256.
Cummings entered heads-up play with 8,925,000 to Yuichi Kanai’s 5,425,000. After a strong start to the match, Kanai managed to edge into the lead. He was soon trailing again, though, and eventually slid down into the danger zone. In the final hand, the chips went in after the third draw. Cummings bet and Kanai called all-in with 10-8-7-5-3. Cummings showed 8-6-4-3-2 for the win. Kanai was awarded $95,981 as the runner-up finisher.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Aaron Cummings | $146,516 | 840 |
| 2 | Yuichi Kanai | $95,981 | 700 |
| 3 | Alexander Wilkinson | $64,256 | 560 |
| 4 | Heather Alcorn | $43,984 | 420 |
| 5 | Sean H. Yu | $30,800 | 350 |
| 6 | Tony Lazar | $22,075 | 280 |
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