Elie Nakache Wins 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha ChampionshipFrench Player Tops Field of 811 Entries To Earn $1,320,945 and His First Bracelet |
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Pot-Limit Omaha has seen spike in popularity on the poker tournament scene in recent years. This year’s World Series of Poker $10,000 PLO championship event drew a massive field of 811 entries, up from 731 in 2023 and 683 in 2022. As a result of the strong turnout, this event ended up with a $7,542,300 prize pool. France’s Elie Nakache emerged victorious from the sea of four-card enthusiasts, earning $1,320,945 and his first bracelet for the win.
This was Nakache’s first seven-figure tournament score. In fact, prior to this event, he had never recorded a six-figure cash on the circuit. He now has nearly $1.5 million in lifetime earnings after this breakthrough performance.
In addition to the money and the hardware, Nakache also scored 2,280 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was enough to move him into 62rd place in the 2024 POY standings presented by Global Poker.
The 1,100 PokerGO Tour points Nakache earned as the champion saw him climb to sixth place on that leaderboard.
This event took four days to wrap up. The huge turnout meant that the top 122 players made the money, with a $20,099 min-cash and six-figures or more for the final nine. Notables that ran deep included bracelet winner Stephen Chidwick (17th), bracelet winner and recent Poker Players Championship fifth-place finisher David Benyamine (8th), and bracelet winner Eelis Parssinen (6th).
The final day began with just five players remaining, with 2019 World Poker Tour bestbet Bounty Scramble champion Joshua Adkins in the lead and Nakache in second chip position.
Oshri Lahmani (5th – $315,098) was the first to fall on the final day, with Manh Nguyen following in fourth place ($436,751). Adkins sent Nguyen packing with aces and fours, entering three-handed play with a healthy lead as a result.
Flush over flush ended Jonathan Bowers’ run in third place, with his ten-high diamonds drawing dead against Adkins’ ace-high diamonds. Bowers earned $615,251 as the third-place finisher.
Heads-up play began with Adkins holding more than a 3:1 chip lead over Nakache. The first pot went Nackache’s way, as did most that followed during the final battle for the bracelet. He made a full house in a big pot to overtake the chip lead, and then managed to stretch his advantage in time for the final hand of the event. Adkins raised to 900,000 from the button with A
A
KQ and Nakache defended his blind with 85
43
. The flop came down 642 to give Nakache a six-high straight. He checked and Adkins bet 600,000. Nakache check-raised to 2,000,000 and Adkins called with his overpair and two nut backdoor flush draws. The K turn saw Nakache bet 3,500,000. Adkins called and the 10 completed the board. Nakache moved all-in and Adkins made the call for his last 9,500,000. Adkins earned a career-best $880,621 as the runner-up.
Here is a look at the payouts and rankings points awarded at the final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points | PGT Points |
| 1 | Elie Nakache | $1,320,945 | 2280 | 1100 |
| 2 | Joshua Adkins | $880,621 | 1900 | 881 |
| 3 | Jonathan Bowers | $615,251 | 1520 | 615 |
| 4 | Manh Nguyen | $436,751 | 1140 | 437 |
| 5 | Oshri Lahmani | $315,098 | 950 | 315 |
| 6 | Krzysztof Magott | $231,101 | 760 | 231 |
| 7 | Eelis Parssinen | $172,355 | 570 | 172 |
| 8 | David Benyamine | $130,748 | 380 | 131 |
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