Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Jour 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-23 09:00 UTC-7

Event #53: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ?

MaximeTaldir

A much-anticipated tournament of the 2023 World Series of Poker is here, and it's none other than Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em tournament. A massive $1,000,000 is guaranteed for the winner of this tournament, meaning that one player will become a millionaire at the end of the event.

This lucky runner will follow Yuliyan Kolev, the reigning champion, into WSOP history. Last year, the Bulgarian beat a field of 7,961 entrants, winning a massive prize of $1,125,189. At the same time, he added a second bracelet to his list of wins just a few months after he got his first one online.

2022 $1,500 Millionaire Maker Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Yuliyan Kolev	Bulgaria	$1,125,141
2nd	Oren Rosen	Israel	$695,390
3rd	Tyler Gaston	United States	$522,705
4th	Yita Choong	Australia	$395,545
5th	Dominic Brazier	United States	$301,346
6th	Stanley Weng	United States	$231,145
7th	Alen Tenorio	Brazil	$178,515
8th	Bastien Joly	France	$138,821
9th	Nick Marchington	United Kingdom	$108,704
10th	Raul Martinez	Spain	$85,718

The road to the million will be long, as this tournament is a five-day event.

Action begins today at 10 a.m. with Day 1a at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Players will start with 25,000 chips and play 11 levels. They'll have 20-minute breaks every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8. The structure will be the same on Saturday, June 24, for Day 1b. On those two flights, players will have eight levels to reentry, with on reentry allowed per Day.

All players qualified for Day 2 will gather on Sunday to play ten more levels before Day 3 on Monday and Day 4 on Tuesday. In the end, the five remaining players will come back on Wednesday for Day 5 and fight until a champion is crowned.

Keep it locked here as the PokerNews live reporting team will update you throughout the tournament.

Tags: Alen Tenorio Bastien Joly Dominic Brazier Nick Marchington Oren Rosen Raul Martinez Stanley Weng Tyler Gaston Yita Choong Yuliyan Kolev

2023-06-23 10:20 UTC-7

Pirault Makes The First Elimination

MaximeTaldir

Niveau 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

While Jamie Gold showed aces on the table behind him, François Pirault opened to 300 from the button and was raised by the small blind to 800. The player in the big blind called, and Pirault did too.

On the flop 5♠A♣6♠, the small blind checked, allowing the big blind to bet a massive 3,200. Pirault was the only one to call.

The 4♣ landed on the turn. The big blind bet another 7,200 on this card and Pirault made the call once again.

The river card was the 2♦. The player in the big blind moved all in for his remaining 14,000 chips. Pirault took some time and called with A♠6♣ for two pair, the winning hand, as his opponent showed AxJx.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
François Pirault	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jamie Gold	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: François Pirault

2023-06-23 13:02 UTC-7

Straight on the River for Hawkins

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

In a heads-up pot, the board already showed 4♠6♦5♠6♥ when Maurice Hawkins bet 700 and his opponent called.

The 3♣ completed the board and this time Hawkins sent 5,400 in the middle. His opponent quickly called, showing K♠K♣, only to see the bad news with 2♠2♦ in Hawkins' hand for the straight.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Maurice Hawkins	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

2023-06-23 13:17 UTC-7

Herzali Loses One

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

In a heads-up pot with around 5,000 in the middle, the board was 4♥6♠4♠8♠ when Sarah Herzali tanked in the hijack before betting 2,100. Her opponent called in the cutoff.

The 5♠ river brought another spade on the board and this time both players checked. The cutoff tabled J♠10♠ for the flush and Herzali quickly mucked her hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sarah Herzali	54,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Sarah Herzali

2023-06-23 14:23 UTC-7

Solis Takes on Shylko

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko raised under the gun and got called by Rick Solis in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop showed Q♠3♣7♦. Solis and the big blind checked before Shylko bet 1,300, which only Solis called.

The A♠ appeared on the turn. Solis checked and after some time in the tank, Shylko bet 3,300, only for Solis to raise to 10,300.

Shylko folded revealing to the table he had Q♥.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aliaksandr Shylko	47,000 47,000	47,000
Rick Solis	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Rick Solis

2023-06-23 16:16 UTC-7

Laplante's Stack Growing

MaximeTaldir

Niveau 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

At Katie Lindsay's table, the player under the gun opened to 1,200 and got called three times: by Ryan Laplante in early position, by the cutoff, and by the big blind.

On 5♦9♣7♠, the first two players to act checked to Laplante, who bet 5,000. The cutoff called, and all other players in the pot folded.

The 8♠ landed on the turn, and this time, it was the cutoff who bet 7,000. Laplante checked and called to see the Q♦ on the river. He checked once again on this last street, and the cutoff checked back.

"Set," said Laplante, revealing 5♣5♠. Hearing that, the cutoff threw his cards into the muck and saw the pot going into Laplante's hands.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Laplante	80,000 56,000	56,000

Katie Lindsay	36,000 36,000	36,000
Timothée Scotti	36,000 36,000	36,000

2023-06-23 17:25 UTC-7

Kings for Saderne

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The under the gun opened to 1,600 and Jeremy Saderne three-bet to 4,500 two seats over. It folded to the small blind who decided to four-bet to 13,000, with less than 10,000 chips left behind. It folded back to Saderne who jammed with a higher stack and his opponent called:

Small Blind: A♥Q♥
Jeremy Saderne: K♠K♣

Saderne was in good shape to bust his opponent and win another pot, which he did after the dealer showed a board 8♦5♦4♠3♦6♠.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jeremy Saderne	124,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Jeremy Saderne

2023-06-23 18:35 UTC-7

Shylko Takes From Catzman

MaximeTaldir

Niveau 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

From the cutoff, the 2023 PSPC Winner Aliaksandr Shylko opened to 2,000. He was called by Gaston Catzman in the small blind and the big blind.

On the flop 8♣8♥9♣, Shylko continued with a bet of 1,800 after the blinds checked. Catzman was the only one to call. On the turn 9♥, the Argentinian player called once again when Shylko bet another 3,000.

But the action slowed down on the river K♠, with Shylko checking back with A♠3♦. It turned out to be the winning hand, as Catzman flipped over J♥10♥.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aliaksandr Shylko	66,000 19,000	19,000
Gaston Catzman	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Gaston Catzman

2023-06-23 19:41 UTC-7

"Bucket List Event": Moneymaker Makes WSOP $50k Poker Players Championship Debut

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Niveau 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Twenty years after his defining victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event that ignited the Poker Boom, Chris Moneymaker came to Las Vegas looking to further his already cemented status as one of the most important figures in poker history.

Only 27 years old at the time, Moneymaker spun a $40 satellite victory into $2.5 million in perhaps the most memorable and consequential WSOP victory of all time. Now a household name in poker, Moneymaker has now put up a $50,000 buy-in — the biggest of his two-decade poker career — to play the prestigious WSOP Poker Players Championship for the first time at the 2023 WSOP.

PokerNews spoke with Moneymaker during Day 1 on June 18 as he battled against the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh and two-time defending champion Dan "Jungleman" Cates, all of whom were seated at the 2003 Main Event champion's table.

Read About Moneymaker in the 2023 PPC

2023-06-23 22:03 UTC-7

Perez Doubles Through Carlton

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The flop already showed 9♦9♣Q♣ in a heads-up raised pot when Everett Carlton check-raised to 10,000 from the big blind a bet worth 5,000 from Carlos Perez. The latter called.

The turn fell the 3♣ and Carlton bet 17,000. Perez shoved for 18,500 and Carlton completed to create the following showdown:

Carlos Perez: K♣Q♥
Everett Carlton: Q♠4♥

The J♦ landed on the river and Perez took down the pot tanks to a higher kicker.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Carlos Perez	41,000 41,000	41,000
Everett Carlton	28,000 -45,000	-45,000

Tags: Carlos Perez Everett Carlton