{"id":7565,"date":"2024-07-18T05:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T05:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/18\/jonathan-tamayo-wins-2024-world-series-of-poker-main-event\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T05:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T05:33:01","slug":"jonathan-tamayo-wins-2024-world-series-of-poker-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/18\/jonathan-tamayo-wins-2024-world-series-of-poker-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Tamayo Wins 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jonathan Tamayo, a 38-year-old professional poker player from Humble, Texas, has won the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, pocketing a staggering $10 million and securing his first gold bracelet. The event, which saw a record-breaking 10,112 entries<\/a>, concluded after two weeks of intense competition.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying that this win is a huge milestone in his poker career. With previous tournament earnings of $2.3 million from 187 recorded cashes, this victory brings Tamayo\u2019s total earnings to over $12.3 million. Reflecting on his achievement, Tamayo said, \u201cJoe McKeehen told me that this tournament\u2019s impossible to win. And then, when the field size is bigger, you feel like it\u2019s even more impossible to win. But, you just sit down on day 1, you\u2019re just like, \u2018Okay, eventually I\u2019m going to bust this tournament. It\u2019s not going to be pretty, I\u2019m not going to feel great and you\u2019re going to go on with your life and mentally prepare yourself for it.\u2019 I just can\u2019t believe I did not bust the main event.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The victory was made even more special with the presence of his friend Joe McKeehen, the 2015 WSOP Main Event winner<\/a>. McKeehen, along with four-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche, supported Tamayo throughout the final stages of the tournament. \u201cJoe and Dom helped. If they weren\u2019t here, I\u2019d likely do not win this tournament,\u201d Tamayo admitted. \u201cI might be out eighth, I might be out seventh\u2026 I might win this tournament, but a whole other bunch of good things would actually would\u2019ve had to happen for that to happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This win also adds to Tamayo\u2019s collection of four WSOP Circuit rings. His previous best performance in the WSOP Main Event was a 21st-place finish in 2009, earning him $352,832. He also achieved a top-100 finish in 2015, placing 78th. \u201cIf you get one deep run, chances are that\u2019s the one deep run,\u201d<\/em> Tamayo said. \u201cI can\u2019t believe I was able to get two, to get a second chance, and actually close it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Tamayo\u2019s victory continues the trend of American winners at the WSOP Main Event, following Daniel Weinman\u2019s win in 2023. Before that, champions hailed from various countries, including Norway\u2019s Espen Jorstad in 2022, Germany\u2019s Koray Aldemir in 2021, Iran\u2019s Hossein Ensan in 2019, and Argentina\u2019s Damian Salas in 2020.<\/p>\n

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