India’s Aditya Agarwal has won his first WSOP bracelet after topping a field of 1,424 entries in Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em.
In today’s poker landscape, re-entry events are the preference for most poker rooms, both live and online, but the freezeout will always remain a staple of the game.
The field of 1,424 built a prize pool of $1,253,120 to fight over, with the biggest share of $189,661 going to the champion Aditya Agarwal.
The Indian was well-supported with a rowdy rail who followed his final table journey all the way into the early hours.
“They’re more than my friends; they’re my students. I would like to give a shout-out to them. They have definitely helped me be the player I am. This feels good. It’s been a rough summer. So this definitely feels good.”
He also told reporters that this maiden bracelet win comes after two decades of life as a professional player.
“I’ve been a professional, I think, for twenty years now. I’ll be turning forty this year, and I’ve played in the World Series every year since I was twenty-one.”
Final Action
With the WSOP 2024 Main Event in full swing, there were not as many eyes on this smaller event.
But that’s not to say there weren’t any big names in the field because it was a perfect wind down event for those who busted early from the “Big One”.
Chance Kornuth was one of the big favourites after starting the last Day in third place. But it wasn’t to be as his stack dwindled to nought and he exited in 32nd place with a $5,546 prize.
By the time that the final table was set, everyone was guaranteed at least a prize of $12,639, but all eyes were on the top cash of $189,661.
Nick Kocman and Lucas Regier were the first to leave after only a few hands when they were forced to jam sub-par holdings.
Robert Macri didn’t last much longer after shoving junking into the pocket kings of Aditya Agarwal. Tengqi Zhan went the very next hand, also paying off his Indian rival.
Frank Lagodich, a man with $2,658,614 in live tournament winnings and a WSOPC ring, was noted as possibly the toughest player at the table.
He survived Day 1d of the Main Event and hopped into this field while he waits for Day 2. This was also his third WSOP final table.
But even for the more gifted of players hands still go wrong, and after a river hero call saw his opponent flip over a straight he headed to the rail in sixth place.
Agarwal and Brit Jesse Wigan knocked out the next two players. Americans Alexander Holtz and Suhail Khan left the table to leave only three contenders remaining.
Wigan didn’t manage to keep up the pace with Agarwal’s rampage and after the Indian sent him packing, the heads-up match was a non-event with Augusto Hagen having no chance.
After only a few hands, Aditya Agarwal was the champion.
Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize(USD) |
| 1 | Aditya Agarwal | India | $189,661 |
| 2 | Augusto Hagen | Argentina | $126,424 |
| 3 | Jesse Wigan | United Kingdom | $90,584 |
| 4 | Suhail Khan | United States | $65,731 |
| 5 | Alexander Holtz | United States | $48,313 |
| 6 | Frank Lagodich | United States | $35,975 |
| 7 | Tengqi Zhan | China | $27,143 |
| 8 | Robert Macri | United States | $20,754 |
| 9 | Lucas Regier | United States | $16,085 |
| 10 | Nick Kocman | United States | $12,639 |
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