Overview

• Jesse Yaginuma overcame a 9:1 chip deficit against James Carroll to capture the $1,255,180 top prize and his first live WSOP gold bracelet in the $1,500 Millionaire Maker event.
• ClubWPT Gold awarded Yaginuma an additional $1 million bonus from its Gold Rush ticket promotion, making him the second summer qualifier to earn the prize.
• The WSOP has launched an investigation into chip-dumping allegations after players and commentators flagged several hands from the final table as suspicious.
• Earlier in the week, Robert Wells, Craig Savage and Sebastiaan de Jonge each claimed their first WSOP bracelets by winning the $3,000 Nine Game Mix, the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout and the Battle of the Ages events.
• The $50,000 Poker Players Championship drew 107 entries for a prize pool exceeding $5.1 million, with Daniel Negreanu defending his title as play advances into Day 2.