Jordan Griff found a very rich silver lining in Las Vegas.
The former Illinois poker player earned $6 million after finishing second place Wednesday night at the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. The world champion is 38-year-old Texas player Jonathan Tamayo, who earns $10,000,000 and a gold bracelet for the victory.
Griff was eliminated around 9 p.m. Peoria time when he called all-in with top pair on the board against Tamayo's flopped two pair. Griff's hand did not improve on the turn or river, and Tamayo leaped into the arms of his supporters as the new world champion.
Griff, 30, had the most chips heading into the final table of the world's most prestigious poker tournament on Tuesday. He survived to Wednesday's final three along with eventual champion Tamayo, and third-place finisher 33-year-old Swedish online pro Niklas Astedt, who earned $4,000,000 for his finish.
"I'm ecstatic with the results and happy I came this far and try better next year," Griff said in a postgame interview posted @pokerorg on X.com. "It's the dream. It's everything I ever wanted. I'm amazed in myself the calmness I had on the final table, and the way I played the last three days. I'm just extremely proud of myself."
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Who won the 2024 WSOP Main Event?
Texas poker pro Jonathan Tamayo won $10,000,000 and the title as world champion of no-limit hold-em poker by winning the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. The $10,000 buy-in WSOP Main Event attracted a record 10,112 players, surpassing the previous record of 10,043 set last year.
How did the 2024 WSOP Main Event final table finish?
Here are the players who made the 2024 WSOP Main Event final table, listed with finish and payouts.
- Jonathan Tamayo, Humble, Texas, $10,000,000
- Jordan Griff, Schaumburg, Illinois, $6,000,000
- Niklas Astedt, Sweden, $4,000,000
- Jason Sagle, Canada, $3,000,000
- Boris Angelov, Bulgaria, $2,500,000
- Andres Gonzalez, Spain, $2,000,000
- Brian Kim, Walnut, California, $1,500,000
- Joe Serock, Las Vegas, $1,250,000
- Malo Latinois, France, $1,000,000
Who is Jordan Griff?
Jordan Griff is from the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg and now is a resident of Arizona who works as a data and analytics supply chain manager, according to CardPlayer.com. He was one of 34 players from Illinois to finish in the money in the main event and the first final Illinoisan to make the final table since Chicago's Kevin Maahs in 2019.
Griff started playing poker at age 21 in college, according to PokerNews. He came into the 2024 WSOP Main Event with $47,192 in previous live tournament earnings, according to the online poker database Hendon Mob.
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