2023 WSOP Day 21: Cates Terminated from the $50K PPC
Another action-filled day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw two 2023 World Series of Poker bracelets awarded, and Dan Cates' quest for a three-peat in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship ended abruptly.
The first bracelet of the day came in Event #41: $1,500 Big O, a brand-new tournament for the 2023 WSOP. A field of 1,458 players started the event with high hopes, but only one of them walked away as a WSOP champion. Scott Abrams is that champion after they defeated Robert Williamson III heads-up to secure the event's bracelet and $315,203 top prize.
Some 3,778 players may have bought into Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed) but it only took two days of poker action to find the tournament's champion Qiang Xu is that player. Xu got their hands on a $339,033 payout plus their first gold bracelet.
James Obst Leads the Way in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship saw 26 late entrants, taking the total attendance to 99, but only 32 players had chips requiring bagging and tagging when the curtain came down on the day's action.
Dan Cates was one of the players who busted on Day 2. Cates, who had won this event in 2021 and again in 2022, played throughout the tournament dressed as The Terminator, as you do. All eyes were on Cates terminating the opposition, but it was he that was dismantled when Daniel Alaei made a wheel against him during a Limit 2-7 Triple Draw round in Level 10.
Cates announced, "I'll be back," but unless he can travel back in time like the real Terminator, Cates must be referring to the 2024 edition of this event.
Australia's James Obst (2,972,000) leads a ridiculously stacked field into Day 2 of this event. Obst and the aforementioned Alaei (2,064,000) are the only two players armed with at least two million chips.
Phil Ivey (1,655,000), Talal Shakerchi (1,598,000), and Johannes Becker (1,387,00) round out the top five chip counts.
Day 3 commences at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 20, with PokerNews bringing you all of the action for another six levels.
Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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1 | James Obst | Australia | 2,972,000 |
2 | Daniel Alaei | United States | 2,064,000 |
3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,655,000 |
4 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 1,598,000 |
5 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 1,387,000 |
6 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,365,000 |
7 | Brian Rast | United States | 1,306,000 |
8 | Lyle Berman | United States | 1,268,000 |
9 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 1,196,000 |
10 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 1,158,000 |
Monster Stack Field Cut Down to 42
China's Xuming Qi sat down on Day 3 of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack as one of the shortest stacks yet he heads into the fourth and final day armed with 24,300,000 chips, which are enough for the chip lead.
Marcos Exterkotter (23,575,000) and Steven Snyder (21,275,000) also bagged stack of more than 20 million.
Three bracelet winners remain in contention to add to their collections. Joe Cada (8,950,000), the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion, is lurking outside the top 20. Arash Ghaneian (6,575,000) is slightly shorter, while Jesse Rockowitz (2,250,000) is the second shortest stack.
Day 4 shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 20, and continues until one player has all of the chips in play in front of them. PokerNews is the place to discover who that champion is.
Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Xuming Qi | China | 24,300,000 | 97 |
2 | Marcos Exterkotter | Brazil | 23,575,000 | 94 |
3 | Steven Snyder | United States | 21,275,000 | 85 |
4 | Yuanjun Lu | China | 19,535,000 | 78 |
5 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 18,600,000 | 74 |
6 | Matthew Volosevich | United States | 16,350,000 | 65 |
7 | Joshua Adcock | United States | 16,125,000 | 65 |
8 | Nate Silver | United States | 13,275,000 | 53 |
9 | Ian Schechter | United States | 13,175,000 | 53 |
10 | David Vedral | Austria | 12,000,000 | 48 |
Petrone Bags Big on Day 1 of the $3K No-Limit Hold'em
Ramiro Petrone bagged up the biggest stack after Day 1 of Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Petrone's 367,000 chips place him narrowly ahead of Luis Pinho (360,500) in second, and Jiacong Zhang (348,000) in third.
Some 1,511 players bought into the tournament, and 596 of those progressed to Day 2. Among those survivors are the likes of David Miscikowski (244,500), Michael Gathy (240,000), Grant Hinkle (235,000), Joseph Cheong (228,000), Ryan Leng (200,000), Brian Yoon (193,000), John Hennigan (162,000), Kristen Foxen (98,000), Maria Ho (97,500), and Daniel Negreanu (72,000).
Play resumes at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 20 with PokerNews being the only place to follow the action.
Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Ramiro Petrone | Argentina | 367,000 | 184 |
2 | Luis Pinho | Portugal | 360,500 | 180 |
3 | Jiacong Zhang | United States | 348,000 | 174 |
4 | Lachezar Petkov | Bulgaria | 327,000 | 164 |
5 | Sebastien Grax | France | 305,000 | 153 |
6 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 296,000 | 148 |
7 | Harlan Karnofsky | United States | 280,000 | 140 |
8 | Alen Tenorio | Brazil | 268,000 | 134 |
9 | Daron Greenblatt | United States | 267,500 | 134 |
10 | Lyudmil Ivanov | Bulgaria | 266,000 | 133 |
Mixed Omaha Event attracts 1,091 Players on Day 1
Scott Clements (274,000) bagged up one of the biggest stack in Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better as he hunts for the fourth WSOP bracelet of his long and illustrious career.
This event drew in 1,091 entrants, smashing last year's 771 attendance by some margin, and continuing the theme of a record-breaking WSOP. Only 316 of those starters punched their Day 2 tickets, including Joey Couden (234,500), Allan Le (220,000), James Woods (212,000), Men "The Master" Nguyen (149,000), recent addition to the two bracelet club Ben Lamb (146,000), Omaha specialist Mike Matusow (116,000), and Sammy Farha (51,500).
Cards are back in the air from 1:00 p.m. local time, with ten 60-minute levels scheduled. Of course, PokerNews will be providing live updates every step of the way.
Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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1 | Yusheng Lin | Taiwan | 455,000 |
2 | Scott Clements | United States | 274,000 |
3 | Christopher Gallagher | United States | 241,500 |
4 | Jonathan Hart | United States | 235,000 |
5 | Joey Couden | United States | 234,500 |
6 | Caleb Furth | United States | 230,000 |
7 | Uzair Mulla | United States | 230,000 |
8 | Jeffrey King | United States | 227,500 |
9 | Allan Le | United States | 220,000 |
10 | Mark Erickson | United States | 212,000 |
What to Expect on Day 22 of the 2023 WSOP
Three new events, including an online affair, enter the mix on Day 22 of the 2023 WSOP. Event #46: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em should attract a monster-sized field, while Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. will be packed with lovers of mixed games.
Online poker specialists will turn out in force for Online Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller. Last year's equivalent tournament awarded champion Julien Perouse a cool $324,767.
Day 21 also sees Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack award its bracelet, Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship inch towards crowning its champion, Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em play its Day 2, and Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Low 8 or Better make strides towards its final table.
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In this Series
- 1 2023 WSOP Day 1: Big Guns Turn Out in Force for the $25K High Roller; Razaei Leads
- 2 2023 WSOP Day 2: First Bracelet of the Series Awarded; Hallay Leads High Roller
- 3 2023 WSOP Day 3: Andrew Kelsall Leads the Final 11 of the Dealer's Choice
- 4 2023 WSOP Day 4: Polk Advances to Sweet 16 in $25K HU, Eveslage Wins Second Bracelet
- 5 2023 WSOP Day 5: Polk Makes Final Four as Shaun Deeb Chases Stud Title
- 6 2023 WSOP Day 6: Four Bracelets Awarded; Eveslage Aiming for Back-to-Back Wins
- 7 2023 WSOP Day 7: Three Champions Crowned; Chosen One Eveslage Does it Again
- 8 2023 WSOP Day 8: Calvin Anderson Spins It Up in the High Roller
- 9 2023 WSOP Day 9: Could We See the First Female Champion of the Series?
- 10 2023 WSOP Day 10: Action-Packed Day Sees Three Bracelets Awarded
- 11 2023 WSOP Day 11: One Bracelet Awarded; $50k High Roller Kicks Off
- 12 2023 WSOP Day 12: Alex Foxen Chases Second Bracelet In $50k Event
- 13 2023 WSOP Day 13: Shaun Deeb Bags Another WSOP Chip Lead; Seidel Gunning for 10th Bracelet
- 14 2023 WSOP Day 14: Lamb Leads Stacked Omaha Hi-Lo Championship Final Table
- 15 2023 WSOP Day 15: Arends Leads the $100K; Lamb and Deeb Capture Gold Bracelets
- 16 2023 WSOP Day 16: Five Shiny Bracelets Find New Homes
- 17 2023 WSOP Day 17: Razz Championship Spills Over into Day 4
- 18 2023 WSOP Day 18: First Bracelet For Wong; Kornuth Bags Big in $250K
- 19 2023 WSOP Day 19: Benny Glaser Chases Fifth Bracelet
- 20 2023 WSOP Day 20: Johnny Chan in the Hunt for Bracelet No. 11
- 21 2023 WSOP Day 21: Cates Terminated from the $50K PPC
- 22 2023 WSOP Day 22: Ashton Hunting for Second $50K PPC Title
- 23 2023 WSOP Day 23: Ivey Falls Short of His 11th Bracelet
- 24 2023 WSOP Day 24: Five Bracelets Awarded; More Records Broken
- 25 2023 WSOP Day 25: Halatenko Leads Final Five Into Day 4 of $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
- 26 2023 WSOP Day 26: Phil Hellmuth Makes The Final 17 of $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
- 27 2023 WSOP Day 27: Heimiller; Matusow, and Gorodinsky Shine Brightly
- 28 2023 WSOP Day 28: Chance Kornuth Continues Crushing
- 29 2023 WSOP Day 29: Negreanu Finishes Another Day 1 With a Big Stack
- 30 2023 WSOP Day 30: Erik Seidel Seeking His 10th WSOP Bracelet
- 31 2023 WSOP Day 31: Vitor Dzivielevski Hoping to Join His Brother in the Bracelet Club
- 32 2023 WSOP Day 32: Dzivielevski Brothers Chasing Gold, Both Run Deep
- 33 2023 WSOP Day 33: Three Bracelets Won as Shiina Okamoto Leads The Ladies Event
- 34 2023 WSOP Day 34: Excitement Builds for the $10,000 Main Event!
- 35 2023 WSOP Day 35: The Wait is Over! The $10,000 Main Event Shuffles up and Deals!
- 36 2023 WSOP Day 36: Main Event Continues Growing During Fourth of July Celebrations
- 37 2023 WSOP Day 37: Main Event Looks Set to Obliterate the Attendance Record
- 38 2023 WSOP Day 38: Main Event Shatters Its Attendance Record
- 39 2023 WSOP Day 39: No Repeat Main Event Champion as Espen Jorstad Gets Eliminated
- 40 2023 WSOP Day 40: Maurice Hawkins Leads Main Event into Day 3
- 41 2023 WSOP Day 41: Morgan Petro Bags Big Lucky 7's Stack; Kornuth Continues Crushing
- 42 2023 WSOP Day 42: Arieh Claims the $25K H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 Chip Lead
- 43 2023 WSOP Day 43: Three-Hour Bubble Sees $25K H.O.R.S.E. Get Stuck in the Mud
- 44 2023 WSOP Day 44: Wang Claims $50,000 High Roller Chip Lead
- 45 2023 WSOP Day 45: Kulev Set to Claim $50K High Roller Title
- 46 2023 WSOP Day 46: Friedman Gets Closer To Sixth Bracelet
- 47 2023 WSOP Day 47: Another Deep Run for Hellmuth; Pupillo Final Three in Mixed Event
- 48 2023 WSOP Day 48: Reard In a Dominant Position in the $10K NLHE 6-Max Championship
- 49 2023 WSOP Day 49: John Juanda Could Join an Exclusive Club
- 50 2023 WSOP Day 50: Can The Last Person Out Please Turn Off The Lights?