{"id":7256,"date":"2024-06-03T05:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T05:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/daniel-willis-wins-wsop-500-kickoff-event-3-for-175578\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T05:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T05:03:43","slug":"daniel-willis-wins-wsop-500-kickoff-event-3-for-175578","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/daniel-willis-wins-wsop-500-kickoff-event-3-for-175578\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Willis Wins WSOP $500 Kickoff, Event #3, for $175,578"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Daniel Willis won the $500 kickoff no-limit hold\u2019em freezeout, event # 3 at the 2024 World Series of Poker. He outplayed 3,485 entries, earning $175,578 and his first gold bracelet.<\/p>\n<p>Willis, the Founder &#038; CEO of Amplifyd, described his company as \u201ca premier auction house for influential artists and music brands to sell their collections, unique collectibles, and experiences\u201d on its website.<\/p>\n<p>The event saw a strong turnout, building a prize pool of $1,442,960, distributed among the top 523 finishers. Notable players who went deep included 2013 WSOP main event champion Ryan Riess (63rd), two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson (47th), and six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (16th).<\/p>\n<p>In the heads-up play, Willis and Michael Wang started nearly even in chips, with Wang holding 45,000,000 and Willis 42,300,000. Wang initially extended his lead but soon lost a big pot to Willis\u2019 turned flush. This hand shifted the momentum, giving Willis a nearly 4:1 chip lead.<\/p>\n<p>The final hand began with Willis raising from the button with J<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2665.png\" alt=\"\u2665\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">9<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2665.png\" alt=\"\u2665\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">, and Wang called with A<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2666.png\" alt=\"\u2666\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">5<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">. 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