Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions Jour 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-01 01:28 UTC-7

Flurry of Action Highlights Day 1a of Mystery Millions

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Francis Anderson leads the way after Day 1a of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions, amassing a stack of 2,750,000 chips at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

A total of 2,023 entries created an opening day prize pool of $1,800,470. The final 304 players standing received at least a min-cash of $1,062.

Anderson built his stack late in the night when his aces held to climb up the leaderboard. From there, the American pro only added to his stack to lead the remaining 102 players into Day 2. Anderson will be looking to add to his resume, which includes more than $2,000,000 in live cashes.

Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Francis Anderson	United States	2,750,000	69
2	Bohdan Slyvinskyi	United States	2,310,000	58
3	David Gonia	United States	2,245,000	56
4	Dan Colpoys	United States	2,000,000	50
5	Mattias Hansen	Denmark	1,950,000	49
6	Justin Wright	United States	1,925,000	48
7	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	1,550,000	39
8	Darin Utley	United States	1,440,000	36
9	Jimmy D'Ambrosio	United States	1,415,000	35
10	Tyson Rampersad	Canada	1,370,000	34

Fellow Americans Bohdan Slyvinskyi, David Gonia and Dan Colpoys find themselves in the top three stacks as the only players above the 2,000,000 chip mark.

Other notable players bagging at the end of the night include Matt Glantz, Alex Livingston, Daniel Weinman, Maria Konnikova and Ludovic Geilich.

Day 1a Action

The day began with WNBA star Kelsey Plum kicking off play, and Plum later took her seat in the field, looking to add a WSOP bracelet to her new WNBA Championship ring. Unfortunately, her day did not last long after running into Yong Chen’s full house.

Other notable entries who failed to complete the day included comedian Jim Jefferies, along with Dan Shak, Farah Galfond, Lexy Gavin-Mather, Barry Shulman, Josh Arieh and Vanessa Kade. This list also featured a pair of WSOP Main Event Champions in Ryan Riess and Jamie Gold.

The bubble burst rather quickly late in Level 17, and eliminations were fast and furious afterwards. Players have three more chances to qualify for Day 2, as the final three flights will be played beginning June 1. All remaining players will then combine for Day 2, with the mystery bounties in play and the guaranteed top prize of $1,000,000 at stake.

The PokerNews team will continue to follow the event until the mystery bounties are claimed, and a new champion is crowned.

Tags: Alex Livingston Barry Shulman Dan Colpoys Dan Shack Daniel Weinman Farah Galfond Francis Anderson Jamie Gold Jim Jeffries Josh Arieh Kelsey Plum Lexy Gavin Lonny Harwood Ludovic Geilich Maria Konnikova Matt Glantz Ryan Reiss Vanessa Kade Yong Chen

2023-05-31 23:31 UTC-7

Aces Hold in Massive Pot for Anderson

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Niveau 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 3♣3♦K♥6♠. The players were heads up and about 150,000 was in the middle. Francis Anderson bet 95,000 from late position and his opponent in the small blind called.

The small blind checked and Anderson announced all in, covering his opponent's stack of roughly 400,000. The small blind was clearly put on a difficult decision but in the end reluctantly put in the call.

Small Blind: K♣7♠
Francis Anderson: A♠A♦

The river was an inconsequential 4♦. Anderson's overpair was enough to beat the small blind's top pair and propel his stack to 1,250,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Francis Anderson	1,250,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

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2023-05-31 22:16 UTC-7

Livingston's Pocket Pair Holds

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Niveau 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Facing an all-in from the cutoff, Alex Livingston immediately slid his chips into the middle leaving the hands heads up after the rest of the table folded.

Cutoff: A♥K♥
Alex Livingston: 5♦5♥

Livingston's pocket pair was in the lead and faced no danger on the J♥9♣2♠3♣10♣ runout. Livingston wished his opponent well while raking in the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Livingston	540,000 110,000	110,000

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2023-05-31 18:17 UTC-7

Glantz Gaining Ground

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Niveau 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After a raise from early position and a call from the small blind, Matt Glantz came along in the big blind to see the A♣7♣4♠ flop.

The small blind's bet of 10,000 was called by Glantz, while the early position player folded. Another 10,000 bet from the small blind followed the 6♣ turn, with Glantz taking a moment before sliding out a raise to 35,000.

The small blind did not take long to fold, giving Glantz a nice pot to add to his growing stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matt Glantz	275,000 24,000	24,000

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2023-05-31 16:32 UTC-7

Plum Plummets to Short Stack

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With 28,000 in the middle, the board read K♦7♠K♣J♥.

Yong Chen was sitting in the big blind and decided to bet 13,000 for Kelsey Plum to make the call from the hijack.

The A♣ completed the board and Chen looked at his cards again before betting 10,000 for Plum to call immediately. Chen tabled the A♥K♠ for the flopped trip kings and the rivered full house.

Plum mucked, leaving her with a mere 5,000 after playing her first hand of the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yong Chen	122,000 122,000	122,000
Kelsey Plum	5,000 -35,000	-35,000

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2023-05-31 11:01 UTC-7

Gold Builds Early Stack

Niveau 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jamie Gold has built a healthy stack early in the tournament. He was under the gun against an opponent in the cutoff to the 9♠7♠6♠ flop.

Gold bet 600 stating, "Well, I have to bet, the cameras are here."

The cutoff reraised to 2,000, Gold reraised to 5,200 and the cutoff raised all in. Gold snap-called with a flush, showing K♠5♠ while the cutoff held 8♠5♥ for a flopped straight with straight flush redraw.

The cutoff failed to complete his straight flush and Gold chipped up while scoring the early knockout.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jamie Gold	60,000 60,000	60,000

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2023-05-31 08:57 UTC-7

Big Field Expected in Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions

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The first bounty event of the 2023 World Series of Poker begins at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions.

A large field is expected across four opening flights, as the event continues to grow after last year’s field of 14,112 players created a total prize pool of $12,559,680. Quincy Borland outlasted the field last year to claim the first-place prize of $750,120 to go with the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet. This year, first place will be guaranteed $1,000,000!

The biggest winner of last year’s event was Matt Glantz, who opened the $1,000,000 bounty in addition to earning $20,730 for his 42nd place finish. Multiple million-dollar bounties could be in play this year, with all players surviving into Day 2 eligible for the mystery prizes.

Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. local time and players begin Day 1a with 40,000 chips. Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante and levels for all opening flights are 30 minutes, with a 20-minute break at the conclusion of every 4 levels. A 75-minute dinner break is also on the schedule, expected to be around 7:00 p.m. The day consists of 22 levels of play and late registration closes after Level 12.

Three more starting flights will follow the same format on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with all survivors returning for Day 2 on Sunday, June 4th. Players are limited to one reentry per flight, but that means a determined bounty hunter could fire as many as eight bullets in this event.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of this exciting event as we begin the road to the lucky million-dollar bounties and crowning another champion at the World Series Of Poker.

Tags: Matt Glantz Quincy Borland