The 2024 WSOP Main Event is down to three players
16 July 2024(PRESS RELEASE) -- After eight hours of play, the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table is down to its final three players, all seeking to make poker history by topping the largest Main Event field the series has ever seen. Niklas Astedt, Jonathan Tamayo and Jordan Griff will take to the felt one last time and play until a new champion is crowned tomorrow, 17 July.
The 2024 World Champion will take home $10,000,000 in earnings and the WSOP Main Event bracelet, custom-made by Jostens. The bracelet features approximately 445 grams of 10-karat yellow gold with 2,253 various precious gemstones, including 1,948 round genuine diamonds, 230 black onyx stones, and 75 genuine red rubies to accentuate the suits. Unique to this year’s design is a removable golden face plate in the bracelet's center that serves as a card protector.
The final four will take the Main Event stage inside Horseshoe Events Center at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 July. For WSOP Main Event coverage, please visit WSOP.com or tune into PokerGO.com for exclusive livestream coverage of the Main Event.
2024 WSOP Main Event Final Four Chip Counts
Niklas Astedt (Goteborg, Sweden) – 223,000,000 Chips
Niklas Astedt is regarded as one of the greatest online poker players in the world. Astedt, 33, has recorded over $48M in online cashes across all online poker rooms. The 2024 WSOP Main Event will mark Astedt’s third career cash in the event and he has 60 career WSOP cashes. The Sweden native is still seeking his first WSOP bracelet.
Jonathan Tamayo (Humble, Texas, United States) – 197,000,000 Chips
Jonathan Tamayo, 38, is an accomplished poker player from Humble, Texas who has amassed more than $2 million in live poker earnings and has 63 WSOP cashes to go along with four WSOP Circuit rings. His previous best WSOP Main Event finish came in 2009, when he finished in 21st, earning $352,000. Tamayo is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in hotel management and is an avid golfer. He currently resides in his hometown of Humble, Texas.
Jordan Griff (Schaumburg, Illinois, United States) – 187,000,000 Chips
Jordan Griff, 30, is the chip leader heading into the Final Table, and owns three career WSOP cashes. The Schaumburg, Illinois native’s previous best WSOP finish was 40th in Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em in the 2023 WSOP. Griff also finished ninth in the 2023 WSOP Circuit Event #11: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at Thunder Valley Casino in Northern California. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona and earned a degree in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University.