Both players lost money at the WSOP, but Becker lost less, so he is the big winner of one of the most talked about prop bets in years.
The prop bet of the year perhaps did not quite live up to the hype, but it ended with a Jeremy Becker win.
The crossbook between two of the game’s brightest young stars, aided by Daniel Negreanu and Matt Berkey, ended with both players losing money this summer.
But Becker lost less, meaning he won the bet.
For those that bet on the @Jbex2417 vs @LandonTice matchup this summer, if you bet on Jeremy Becker you won… because he lost less.
One event left, Landon is out, Jeremy is still in with 3x the average
If you bet the crossbook it’s at about $50k and counting
Both clearly…
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 18, 2024
Becker lost $40,532 over 90 entries, with his biggest score being $20,803. Tice lost $88,879 over 86 entries and his biggest score was $29,353. You can see how it unfolded in more detail over at poker.org.
It was a stark reminder of the reality of tournament poker, especially in large elite fields like the World Series of Poker. Most players return from the WSOP down money and tournament poker is mostly downswings (with occasional upswings that put everyone in the black).
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