Celebrate Team LearnWPT's 2024 WSOP Summer Success!
T.J. Murphy WSOP Bracelet Winner: 📸 Rachel Kay Winter
Thousands of poker players have descended on the Las Vegas Strip for 7 weeks of summer poker action during the 2024 World Series of Poker looking to win a prestigious WSOP Bracelet (and some cash too) including LearnWPT Students and Instructors!
During the 2023 WSOP summer action we got to sweat 10 final tables, see another LearnWPT Student take down their 1st Gold Bracelet, and celebrate the over $1Million in cashes!
So how is Team LearnWPT doing so far in 2024 (hint - it's ANOTHER WSOP Gold Bracelet) ...
🎉 WSOP Weeks 1-2 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 3 Successes
👏 Success Around Town
📌️️ FREE Tournament Prep Episode & Tips
👀 Our Ones To Look Out For
Check back regularly for new successes to celebrate!
Are you a LearnWPT Student playing any WSOP events or tournaments around town this summer? If yes, we want to hear from you! Share your successes with us at [email protected].
WSOP Week 3 Achievements
Andrew Lichtenberger WSOP: 📸 Omar Sader
➧ Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger cashed in the WSOP $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #47: $100,000 High Roller
- Placed: 12th out of 112
- Won: $209,346
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit
- Placed: 121st out of 1,561
- Won: $4,462
- Tournament Results
🔥 Johan has 9 total cashes including 6 WSOP!!
➧ Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the WSOP $1,000 6-Max Online No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Online Event #8: $1,000 6-Max
- Placed: 144th out of 1,233
- Won: $1,886
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP Online $1,000 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Online Event #8: $1,000 6-Max
- Placed: 234th out of 1,233
- Won: $1,665
- Tournament Results
Adrian Naggy WSOP: 📸 Hayley Hochstetler
➧ Instructor Adrian Naggy cashed in the $1,500 WSOP MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #38: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
- Placed: 60th out of 8,703
- Won: $21,025
- Tournament Results
🌡️ Adrian cashed twice so far!
➧ Instructor Michael "Gags30" Gagliano cashed in the WSOP $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #38: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
- Placed: 417th out of 8,703
- Won: $4,880
- Tournament Results
🔥 Gags cashed 3 times so far!
➧ Student Jed Dyrek cashed in the WSOP $800 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #36: $800 Deepstack 8-Handed
- Placed: 557th out of 4,248
- Won: $1,601
- Tournament Results
🌡️ Jed also took 3rd in a $250 WSOP daily - Let's keep it going!
➧ Instructor Michael "Gags30" Gagliano cashed in the WSOP $1,500 Limit H.O.R.S.E. Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #35: $1,500 Limit H.O.R.S.E.
- Placed: 71st out of 8,703
- Won: $3,417
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP Online $400 Ultra Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Online Event #6: $400 Ultra Deepstack
- Placed: 138rd out of 2,238
- Won: $1,128
- Tournament Results
WSOP Week 2 Achievements
T.J. Murphy WSOP Bracelet Winner: 📸 Rachel Kay Winter
Week 2 of the WSOP brought our 1st WSOP Bracelet of the Series!
Long-time LearnWPT Student Timothy "T.J." Murphy took home his first WSOP Bracelet outlasting a huge field of 4,732 runners and banked an impressive $368,977 for the win.
T.J. roared into the Final Table as the chip leader and showed zero fear while using his huge stack to eliminate 6 of the 8 remaining players on his way to victory. Entering heads up play with a big chip advantage, it only took a few hands for T.J. to finish it out.
@LearnWPT @tonydunsttv @Gags30poker @NickBinger @AdrianLearnWPT FINAL TABLE!!! pic.twitter.com/OyOsNsd4K0
— T.J. Murphy (@TJMurphy_5) June 7, 2024
T.J. puts in the work everyday on LearnWPT.com and we are so happy to see it paying off! He’s submitted hundreds of hands to our Ask A Pro forum for analysis and trains constantly on the WPT GTO Trainer. Most people don't get to see all of the work and study a Student puts in behind the scenes, they just see the result. T.J. worked hard for this and his dominating performance showed it 👏.
🏆 LearnWPT Student T.J. Murphy WON the WSOP Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament!
- WSOP 2024 Event #17: $800 Deepstack Event
- Placed: 🥇 1st out of 4,732
- Won: $368,977
- Tournament Results
- Read about T.J.'s dominating Final Table performance
Congratulations T.J. on Winning Your 1st WSOP Bracelet 🥂
➧ Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed Event
- Placed: 177th out of 1230
- Won: $6,015
- Tournament Results
🌡️ Brian cashed twice so far!
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed Event
- Placed: 165th out of 1230
- Won: $6,015
- Tournament Results
Brian Altman WPT One Drop Wynn: 📸 Drew Amato
➧ Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger cashed in the WSOP $25K High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #21: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed
- Placed: 22nd out of 272
- Won: $64,249
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the WSOP Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #17: $800 Deepstack Event
- Placed: 184th out of 4,732
- Won: $2,895
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the WSOP Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #17: $800 Deepstack Event
- Placed: 184th out of 4,732
- Won: $2,895
- Tournament Results
WSOP Week 1 Achievements
Johan Schultz-Pedersen WSOP: 📸 Alec Rome
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #16: $5,000 Freezeout 8-Handed
- Placed: 43rd out of 660
- Won: $15,430
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Michael "Gags30" Gagliano cashed in the WSOP $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #16: $5,000 Freezeout 8-Handed
- Placed: 80th out of 660
- Won: $9,964
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2024 Event #15: $1,000 Mystery Millions
- Placed: 1,855th out of 18,409
- Won: $1,320
- Tournament Results
Team LearnWPT Success Around Town
➧ Instructor Adrian Naggy Final Tabled the MGM Grand Grand Stack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- MGM Grand Las Vegas: $400 Summer Series Grand Stack
- Placed: 9th out of 506
- Won: $3,255
- Tournament Results
🥈 Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen took 2nd in the Wynn $1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- The Wynn Summer Classic: $1,100 Turbo
- Placed: 2nd out of 184
- Won: $35,257
- Tournament Results
➧ Student Sandy Tabin took 4th in the MSPT $1,600 Venetian No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event: Venetian Las Vegas
- Placed: 4th out of 696
- Won: $66,270
- Tournament Results
Sandy is straight off his WPT Montreal $600 buy-in 1st place win for $19,941 - Let's keep it going!
➧ Student John Goodell took 44th in the Wynn $1,600 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- The Wynn Summer Classic: $1,600 Seniors
- Placed: 44th out of 459
- Won: $3,778
- Tournament Results
🥈 Student Bryant Morrison took 2nd in the Venetian $1,100 Ultimate Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- Venetian DeepStack Event #19: $1,100 Ultimate Bounty
- Placed: 2nd out of 129
- Won: $19,247
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the Wynn $3,000 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- The Wynn Summer Classic: $3,000 6-Max
- Placed: 30th out of 284
- Won: $6,785
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the Wynn $1,600 Century PKO No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- The Wynn Summer Classic: $1,600 Century PKO
- Placed: 102nd out of 2,034
- Won: $3,215
- Tournament Results
Tournament Series Tips With Team LearnWPT
Huge Tournament Series like the World Series of Poker and WPT World Championships at Wynn Las Vegas bring excitement and tons of opportunity. To make the most of these gigantic fields and massive prize pools, it's important to plan ahead for the unique challenges that you may encounter.
Watch this LearnWPT Strategy Episode to hear firsthand from LearnWPT Instructors Tony Dunst, Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger, and Johan Schultz-Pedersen about how they prepare for peak performance during a long series.
Normally for LearnWPT Members only, you can now watch the full Strategy Episode and get valuable poker strategies for preparing your mind and body to execute under pressure and maintain energy from the first hand to the final showdown, plus great insights on exploiting opponents.
Working away from the table is the only way to improve your game. That's why we host LIVE Webinars and Study Streams for our Members to interact with Team LearnWPT and work on their games.
During the 2023 WSOP Members spent time with LearnWPT Instructors Eric "Rizen" Lynch and Michael Gagliano talking all things WSOP including:
- Considerations for Large Field Tournaments
- Key Adjustments for Making Deep Runs
- Answering Questions
- WSOP Schedule Review
- Click here for a preview
Join LearnWPT.com for just $5 your 1st month to watch the full Webinar as well as our 6-part Study Sessions leading up to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
Ones To Look Out For...
We'll be keeping a close eye on these LearnWPT Students and tracking their performance during the Summer Season. Here are the players that we’ll be keeping tabs on in Vegas!!
➧ LearnWPT Student Tamar "Tammy" Abraham
2023 WSOP Bracelet Win: 📸 Alicia Skillman
In the 2023 WSOP Ladies Championship Tammy secured her place in the record books as the victor of the largest Ladies Event field in poker history, earned an impressive $192,167 for the win, and took home her 1st Gold Bracelet!
➧ LearnWPT Student Tommy Reeves
2023 WSOP Final Table: 📸 Matthew Berglund
In the 2023 WSOP Tommy Final Tabled the $300 buy-in Gladiators event, the 2nd largest live tournament field in poker history, outlasting 23,088 runners. Tommy was able to turn his $300 buy-in into a score of $46,051!
➧ LearnWPT Student Sergio Braga
2023 WSOP Final Table: 📸 Pokernews Photography
Sergio cashed in four Bracelet events during the 2023 WSOP including 5th place in the $1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Tournament outlasting 566 players taking home $34,255.
➧ LearnWPT Student Bryant Morrison
With a WSOP Circuit Ring under his belt, Bryant outlasted a huge field of 8,180 players placing 29th in the 2023 WSOP $1,000 WSOP Senior event and took home $24,390 for his efforts.
➧ LearnWPT Student Scott and Lisa Roberts
The couple that plays together, stays together, at least that’s the case for long-time LearnWPT Students Scott and Lisa Roberts. This poker poker couple have been married 40 years and are affectionately known as Team Roberts.
With Scott's 3 Rings and Lisa's 2 Rings, Team Roberts have amassed a total of 5 WSOP Circuit rings, over $470K in combined tournament winnings, and are traveling the world playing the game they love!
P.S. During the 2023 WSOP Lisa cashed 4 times, Scott cashed twice including taking home 2nd in a Wynn Summer Classic event.
Are You Playing The WSOP 2024 This Summer?
If you are a member of the LearnWPT Family in Las Vegas for the Summer Tournament Season we want to hear from YOU!
Share your success at the table and tag us on social media or email [email protected] and we will highlight your achievement (and you could win some cool LearnWPT SWAG).
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Good luck and good playing,
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