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

2023-06-02 00:59 UTC-7

Shaun Davis Bags Big Stack on Day 1b of the 2023 WSOP Mystery Millions

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

Day 1b of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas attracted 2,957 runners, which along with Day 1a’s 2,023, brought the total field up to 4,980 entries with two flights still to go.

After 22 levels of play, 146 players had chips requiring bagging and tagging. Shaun Davis bagged the chip lead with 2,475,000.

Tal Avivi (2,380,000) and Joseph Dornish (2,250,000) were the only other players finishing Day 1b with more than two million chips, although Leo Soma (1,805,000), Daniyal Gheba (1,800,000), and Jon Gisler (1,760,000) can also be very pleased with the start they've made in this event.

End of Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Shaun Davis	United States	2,475,000	62
2	Tal Avivi	Israel	2,380,000	60
3	Joseph Dornish	United States	2,250,000	56
4	Leo Soma	France	1,805,000	45
5	Daniyal Gheba	United States	1,800,000	45
6	Jon Gisler	United States	1,760,000	44
7	Roberto Bianchi	United States	1,735,000	43
8	Cody Brinn	United States	1,710,000	43
9	Jorge Hou	Panama	1,700,000	43
10	Deborah Hinton	United States	1,653,000	41

Martin Jacobson, Andrew Moreno, and Benny Glaser also made it through from Day 1b.

Jacobson, who won the WSOP Main Event in 2014, soared up the chip counts during Level 17. He got his stack into the middle of the table with pocket kings against two players, one who held pocket tens and the other aces. A king on the river allowed Jacobson to score a double knockout and chip up to over 800,000.

Unfortunately, not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to bust on Day 1b were Jesse Sylvia, Ryan Depaulo, Quincy Borland, Samuel Ju, Rittie Chuaprasert, and Noel Eicher just to name a few. Those players have the opportunity to buy into the upcoming flights.

Day 1c of the Mystery Millions kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on June 2, while Day 1d will take place at the same time on June 3. The surviving players from all Day 1 flights then return for Day 2 action on June 4, which is when the mystery bounties come into play, including at least one worth a cool $1,000,000.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions.

2023-06-01 21:30 UTC-7

Martin Jacobson is King!

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sweden's Martin Jacobson, the winner of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, raised to 20,000 from middle position and the player to his left three-bet to 52,000. Action folded to the player in the big blind and they jammed for approximately 150,000.

Jacobson responded by moving all in over the top for 340,000 and then the three-bettor called off for right around 300,000.

Martin Jacobson: K♥K♦
Late-Position Player: A♦A♣
Big Blind: 10♦10♠

All three players held big pocket pairs, and none of them improved on the 4♥8♥9♠ flop.

The 9♥ turn gave Jacobson the only flush draw, but he didn't hit it. Instead, the dealer put out the K♠ on the river to fill him up and give him the double knockout.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Jacobson	800,000 765,000	765,000

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2023-06-01 13:24 UTC-7

Double KO for Dula

KaleGozer

Niveau 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Czech Republic's Dalibor Dula, a 2021 bracelet winner, received a healthy boost to his stack in the early stages of the day after knocking out two birds with one stone.

With the cards already on their backs, the board ran out 8♠6♣3♠8♠Q♣ and Dula had K♠2♠ in front of him for a flush. His opponents, holding 9♣7♣ and J♣J♠ respectively, couldn't match it and both made their way out of the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dalibor Dula	155,000 155,000	155,000

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2023-06-01 11:08 UTC-7

Montgomery Playing Solid

Niveau 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

The action started early for Scott Montgomery, who sat in the cutoff and went to the flop with five players.

The flop came down 9♥4♣Q♣ and the action started as the under the gun player bet out 1,000. Everyone folded except Montgomery, who called to see the turn.

The turn was the 4♦ which checked through and the river brought the 9♠.

Under the gun checked and Montgomery came out firing with a 1,000 bet and the under the gun player called, then mucked, after he saw Montgomery's K♣9♣ for a full house.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Montgomery	35,500 35,500	35,500

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2023-06-01 10:38 UTC-7

Palma Starting off Hot

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Starting off on a good note, Nicholas Palma played a big pot versus Craig Varnell.

PokerNews caught up with the action on the turn with 5,000 already in the pot and the board showed 7x8x3xKx.

Palma led out 5,000 and received a call. The river brought another Kx and Palma led again, this time for 10,000 and Varnell thought for a minute and made the call. Palma showed AxAx and Varnell mucked his hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nicholas Palma	55,000 55,000	55,000

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2023-06-01 09:01 UTC-7

A Bumper Crowd Expected for Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1b

Day 1b of the first mystery bounty event of the 2023 World Series of Poker, Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions, is here and is guaranteed to provide plenty of entertainment at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

With three flights remaining, the field will only continue growing, as Day 1a saw 2,023 entrants compete, with 102 making it to Day 2. With the all-important mystery bounties kicking in on Day 2, players are hoping to build a big stack so they are in a position to acquire bounties in the latter days. The potential value of those bounties is huge, especially when considering that with enough entries, two $1,000,000 bounties will be up for grabs, along with a guaranteed $1,000,000 for first place.

There have already been some big names join in the event, such as WNBA Champion Kelsey Plum, renowned Australian Comedian Jim Jefferies, and 2006 WSOP Main Event winner Jamie Gold. Day 1b will continue that trend, growing in size and notoriety.

Anyone wanting to make a charge at the overall chip lead needs to finish Day 1b with more than 2,750,000 chips, the impressive total Francis Anderson crammed into an overnight chip bag on Day 1a.

Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. local time and players begin Day 1b with 40,000 chips. Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. The levels for all opening flights are 30 minutes, with a 20-minute break at the conclusion of every four levels. Expected around 7 p.m. is a 75-minute dinner break allowing players to relax for a while before the event resumes. The day consists of 22 levels of play and late registration closes after Level 12.

Two more starting flights take place on June 2 and June 3, with all survivors returning for Day 2 on June 4th. Although players are limited to one reentry per flight, determined players could continue registering for a total of six bullets over the next three days.

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

Tags: Jamie Gold Kelsey Plum Jim Jefferies Francis Anderson