The 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise had several big events wrap up down the stretch at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, but only one cost precisely zero dollars to enter. The Super Saver Invitational sported a $1 million guarantee, with players only able to participate if they met one of the following criteria: they were a bracelet winner who played the $25,000 buy-in Super Main Event, they purchased a $100,000 early bird package, or were a GGPoker package winner.
There were ultimately 487 who took a seat with a shot at the seven-figure prize pool, with Brazilian poker pro Pablo Brito Silva being the one to come away with the $200,000 top prize. The 35-year-old now has more than $3.8 million in career tournament earnings, with his largest score being the $1,000,000 he earned as the champion of the 2020 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS South America $10,300 main event.
Silva also earned his first WSOP gold bracelet as the champion. Prior to this, his best finish in a bracelet event was fifth place in the $100 buy-in ‘Opener’ during the 2020 WSOP Online festival.
This was a two-day affair, with the money bubble bursting on day 1. The top 85 finishers cashed, with the minimum payout coming in at $3,200. The final day began with just 24 players still in contention. Big names that ran deep included bracelet winner Chris Hunichen (20th), bracelet winner Xing He (16th), bracelet winner and two-time Super High Roller Bowl winner Timothy Adams (13th), bracelet winner Michele Lawson (8th), 2017 Super High Roller Bowl winner Christoph Vogelsang (7th), and bracelet winner Michael Malm (5th).
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Player | Earnings |
1 | Pablo Brito Silva | $200,000 |
2 | Matthew Belcher | $116,200 |
3 | Matas Cikinas | $71,900 |
4 | Benjamin Miner | $58,200 |
5 | Michael Malm | $48,500 |
6 | Jovan Kenjic | $38,800 |
7 | Christoph Vogelsang | $29,100 |
8 | Michele Lawson | $19,400 |
9 | Neil Warren | $16,400 |
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