2023 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$435,924
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,529,825
Entries
1,139
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,139
Players Left
144

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Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dinesh Alt
Dinesh Alt

Play has concluded on Day 1 of Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and after 17 levels of action, Dinesh Alt has surged among the chip leaders by bagging 1,212,000.

A total of 1,139 entries, which surpassed last year’s entry total of 752 participants, generated a prize pool worth $2,529,825. The bubble burst at 172 players in Level 19. Play resumed through that level, and 144 participants bagged as the curtain came down on Day 1.

In addition to Alt, others who enjoyed a fruitful Day 1 and finished in the top ten included Jared Jaffee (780,000), Artem Metalidi (761,000), Adrian Mateos (758,000), and Taylor Paur (624,000).

Some of the other stars to look out for in our Day 2 updates include Matt Stout (342,000), Alexandre Reard (338,000), Marton Czuczor (337,000), Mike Sowers (288,000), Maurice Hawkins (246,000), and Niall Farrell (220,000), the latter being a Triple Crown winner.

Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Dinesh AltAustria1,212,000121
2Byung Eun ShinSouth Korea797,00080
3Jared JaffeeUnited States780,00078
4Artem MetalidiUkraine761,00076
5Adrian MateosSpain758,00076
6Mark SeifUnited States713,00071
7Valentino KonakchievBulgaria709,00071
8Romel MendozaUnited States665,00067
9Ian O'HaraUnited States626,00063
10Taylor PaurUnited States624,00062

On the flip side, the tournament saw its fair share of high-profile casualties over 17 levels. Poker Hall of Famer and 16-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth headlines a group that includes WSOP bracelet winners Kathy Liebert, Chanracy Khun and Koray Aldemir, among others, to be sent to the rail. Long-time pro Maria Ho also didn’t survive.

Play is scheduled to resume at noon local time on June 8 inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The players are scheduled to play a total of 10 hour-long levels. Blinds will resume at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

The PokerNews team will be there providing all the live updates and chip counts as the field continues to get whittled down on Day 2.

Tags: Chanracy KhunDinesh AltErik SeidelHumberto BrenesKathy LiebertKoray AldemirMaria HoMaurice HawkinsParis Las VegasPhil HellmuthStephen Song