2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas

$10,400 WPT World Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$5,678,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,400
Prize Pool
$40,000,000
Entries
3,835
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
45
Players Left
16

$10,400 WPT World Championship

Day 5 Started

Busy Tuesday at the WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas!

WPT World Championship
WPT World Championship

The WPT World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas is shaping up for a busy Tuesday!

Day 5 of the $10,000 WPT World Championship saw 45 players from a 3,835-entry field return to action with the plan of playing five more 90-minute levels. All of those players are guaranteed $111,300 in prize money, and some of the recognizable names still in the field include Dan Sepiol, Eric Blair, Roberto Romanello, Alex & Kristen Foxen Artur Martirosian, Ren Lin, Andrew Lichtenberger, Chris Moorman, and Princess Love.

Meanwhile, Day 2 of the $1,000,000 WPT Big One for One Drop will kick off at 1 p.m. local time with 14 players from the 17-runner field coming back. Dan Smith holds the chip lead with 3.68 million followed by Santosh Suvarna with 2.16 million. Others still in action include Fedor Holz, Stephen Chidwick, and Jason Koon, just to name a few.

The WPT Prime Championship final table.
The WPT Prime Championship final table.

Also, the long-awaited final table of the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship, which attracted 10,516 entries, will play out as six players return to battle for a $1.38 million first-place prize. Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson is the biggest name in the tournament and he will start the final table second in chips behind only Jay Lu. Others returning include Bob Buckenmayer, Jon Glendinning, Valeriy Pak, and Aaron Pinson.

Finally, Tuesday will see Day 1a of the $1,600 buy-in, $2 million GTD NLH event take place, as well as the start of both the $10,000 buy-in, $500K GTD Seniors NLH High Roller 50+ and $3,000 buy-in, $500K GTD NLH 6-Max.

Stay tuned right here throughout the day as we bring you updates, highlights, and recaps from all the happenings at the WPT World Championship!

*Images courtesy of WPT.

Bin Weng’s Stellar 2023 Continues with Big Win in the $25K High Roller

Thomas Boivin and Bin Weng
Thomas Boivin and Bin Weng struck a deal!

The $25,700 NLH High Roller, which ran Dec. 17-18, attracted 194 runners and awarded a $4,850,000 prize pool. Of those, only 35 advanced to the Day 2 finale where only the top 23 were slated to make the money. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Clemen Deng (10th - $101,098), Brek Schutten (13th - $88,642), Seth Davies ( 16th - $71,243), Darren Elias (18th - $65,954), Victoria Livschitz (20th - $65,954), and Erik Seidel (21st - $62,139).

The final table was understandably a stacked affair with the likes of David Peters (8th - $141,590), Joe McKeehen (7th - $173,844), Alex Kulev (4th - $397,254), and Justin Saliba (3rd - $525,087).

Bin Weng, who has crushed 2023 and is slated to finish as the GPI Player of the Year, began heads-up play with a slight chip lead over Thomas Boivin. He even extended that to a 2:1 lead before Boivin battled back. Eventually, the two decided to work a late-night even chop and then flip for the trophy. Weng won the last hand with a pair of eights to overcome Boivin’s ace-high, and he officially claimed the title of champion.

$25,700 High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Bin Weng$958,279 *
2Thomas Boivin$958,278*
3Justin Saliba$525,087
4Alex Kulev$397,254
5Joni Jouhkimainen$295,116
6Danny Tang$219,306
7Joe McKeehen$173,844
8David Peters$141,590
9Orpen Kisacikoglu$117,659

*Denotes heads-up deal.

Maxx Coleman vs. John Monnette for $1,100 HORSE Championship Title

Maxx Coleman
Maxx Coleman

From Dec. 12-13, the $1,100 HORSE Championship played out with 286 runners nearly tripling the $100K GTD by creating a prize pool of $277,420.

Day 2 saw 57 players return to action with the top 34 making the money. Among those to cash the tournament but fall short of the final table were David “Bakes” Baker (9th - $5,505), Owais Ahmed (12th - $3,901), Ray Henson (17th - $3,046), Eric Buchman (22nd - $2,592), Ronnie Bardah (29th - $2,329), Aubrey Williams (31st - $2,329), and Maureen Feduniak (33rd - $2,329).

The title came down to two well-known mixed game grinders Maxx Coleman and John Monnette, and their heads-up battle came to a head in a round of 7-Card Stud. Monnette got the last of his chips in on sixth with a pair of nines and was looking to overcome the sevens and deuces two pair of Coleman. Unfortunately for Monnette, he caught a useless ace on seventh and had to settle for second place and $41,115 in prize money.

$1,100 HORSE Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Maxx Coleman$60,240
2John Monnette$41,115
3James Davis$30,460
4Jake Liebeskind$22,576
5Phillip Penn$16,715
6Joe Brindle$12,404
7Adam Friedman$9,271
8John Zaleski$7,070

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WPT World Championship Side Event Winners Thus Far...

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
$600 NLH $1M Gtd4,960$2,554,400Michael Rossitto$366,698
$600 Omaha 8-or-Better152$78,280John Cernuto$20,073
$10,500 NLH 8-Max77$770,000Ian Bradley$240,625
$1,100 NLH 6-Max367$355,900Michael Berk$70,045
$1,100 PLO/NLH376$364,720Martin Kozlov$74,373
$1,100 Seniors NLH Championship805$780,850Dave Larson$141,385
$1,600 Mystery Bounty3,421$3,215,740George Tomescu$564,202
$2,200 8-Game146$291,000Mike Leah$78,841
$1,100 Ladies Championship457$443,290Lisa Costello$85,297
$2,200 8-Game Mix146$291,000Mike Leah$77,841
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship286$277,420Maxx Coleman$60,240
$3,000 PKO582$500,000Clemen Deng$156,530
$1,100 Limit O8 Championship192$202,730Nathan Gamble$47,472
$25,700 NLH High Roller194$4,850,000Bin Weng$958,279

Clemen Deng Wins $3,000 NLH PKO for $156,530 + $92,750 in Bounties

Clemen Deng
Clemen Deng

In the $3,000 NLH PKO on December 16, 582 entrants generated a prize pool of $1,018,500, which was more than double the $500,000 guarantee.

The top 71 finishers made the money including John Riordan (11th - $12,846), Brian Altman (16th - $8,039), Stoyan Madanzhiev (62nd - $4,402), Jerry Wong (64th - $4,235), Fedor Holz (65th - $4,235), and Nate Silver (71st - $4,235).

One familiar face at the final table was European poker legend Bruno Fitoussi, who jammed preflop holding the AK and found himself flipping against the 55 of Clemen Deng. The K5J flop gave Fitoussi a king, but it was no good as Deng improved to a set. The 3 turn closed the door on Fitoussi, and he exited in fifth place after the meaningless 7 was run out on the river.

On just the second hand of heads-up play, Dang moved all in with the Q5 and Leonard Carrillo called off with the 87. The board ran out a dry 6KAJ2 and Deng’s queen-high held to secure him the victory and the $92,750 PKO bounty.

$3,000 NLH PKO Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize + Bounty
1Clemen Deng$156,530 + $92,750
2Leonard Carrillo$156,530 + $9,250
3Jordan Siegel$96,342 + $22,500
4Eshaan Bhalla$76,092 + $6,500
5Bruno Fitoussi$58,969 + $5,500
6Alex Kulev$44,782 + $30,250
7Lachezar Petkov$33,466 + 9,750
8Namhyung Kim$24,666 + $10,000
9David Gonzalez$17,582 + $500

Tags: Clemen Deng

22 Players Remain in WPT World Championship

John Richards
John Richards

From a starting field of 3,835 there are now just 22 players remaining in the WPT World Championship. With just over 75 minutes left in the final level of the day, it's John Richards who sits atop the chip counts as per the WPT Live Updates.

Richards (pictured) is the only player above 40 million chips, with the blinds currently at 250,000/500,000. Here are the top five chip counts:

  • John Richards: 44,500,000
  • Ben Jacobs: 33,300,000
  • Artur Martirosian: 33,125,000
  • Chris Moorman: 32,800,000
  • Maxime Chilaud: 29,700,000

*image courtesy of WPT

Dan Smith Bags Chip Lead w/ 6 Left in WPT Big One for One Drop

Dan Smith
Dan Smith

There's going to be a seven-figure money bubble on Wednesday at the final table of the Big One for One Drop, a $1 million buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) event that is one day away from making one wealthy person much wealthier.

Although Phil Ivey didn't make it to Day 2 after busting late on Day 1, the 14 players who returned to Wynn Las Vegas for the second of three days of play were among the best in the world. Dan Smith, who busted Ivey, came in with the chip lead. He'd lose a chunk of his stack, but still remained at or near the top throughout most of the session.

When play resumes at the final table, everyone will be chasing Smith, who bagged the chip lead for the second straight day. Smith already has over $49 million in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. If he were to win the One Drop, which pays $7,114,500, he'd move into third place on the all-time list.

Day 2 Action in the Milly

Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Multiple high-profile players hit the felt on Tuesday, all out the $1 million entry fee. That includes Fedor Holz, Stephen Chidwick, Jason Koon, and the shortest stack entering Day 2, Chris Brewer.

Koon, a GGPoker ambassador, lost a race to bust in 10th place against Nick Petrangelo, who used that hand to catapult into the chip lead.

With eight players remaining, Rick Salomon, who had doubled up two hands in a row to stay alive earlier, was all in for his tournament life with 99 but ran into the JJ Mikita Badziakouski had in the hole. Salomon, who plays in some of the biggest private games in the world, found no help from the board and was out of the tournament. Badziakouski, however, found himself right up at the top of the chip counts after that crucial hand.

The tournament was scheduled to play down to six before Day 2 wrapped, and Adrian Mateos, with under 20 big blinds, went all in with KQ and found himself in a race against Smith's JJ. Unfortunately, for Mateos, the board gave him no useful cards and he was out in seventh place.

Play then concluded just before 10 p.m. PT and will resume on Wednesday. Smith, for the second straight day, bagged the biggest stack at 4,865,000, about 60 big blinds. Mario Mosboeck is second in chips with 2,935,000. Petrangelo fell back after being in the chip lead earlier in the day and ended Day 2 with the smallest stack at 1,445,000.

Big One for One Drop Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip Count
1Dan Smith4,865,000
2Mario Mosboeck3,340,000
3Mikita Badziakouski2,935,000
4Isaac Haxton2,570,000
5Santhosh Suvarna1,845,000
6Nick Petrangelo1,445,000

The final table will be live-streamed on the WPT's YouTube channel starting at 4 p.m. PT on Wedneday.

*Image courtesy of World Poker Tour.

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Ben Jacobs Leads Final 16 in WPT World Championship; Moorman, Lichtenberger & Sepiol Still Alive

The World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas started with 3,835 entrants, but after Day 5 action on Tuesday, just 16 players remain in contention for the title and $5,678,000 first-place prize.

The man best positioned to make a run at it is Ben Jacobs, who finished as chip leader with 46,400,000 (77 bb). Not too far behind are Maxime Chilaud (38,200,000 – 64 bb) and Artur Martirosian (36,200,000 – 60 bb), while Carl Shaw (29,000,000 – 47 bb) and Daniel Sepiol (27,900,000 – 47 bb) round out the top five.

Others still alive, and guaranteed $291,700 in prize money, are John Richards (26,400,000 – 44 bb), Chris Moorman (21,200,000 – 35 bb), and Andrew Lichtenberger (19,500,000 – 33 bb), just to name a few.

WPT World Championship End-of-Day-5 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCount
1Ben Jacobs46,400,000 (77 bb)
2Maxime Chilaud38,200,000 (64 bb)
3Artur Martirosian36,200,000 (60 bb)
4Carl Shaw29,000,000 (48 bb)
5Daniel Sepiol27,900,000 (47 bb)
6John Richards26,400,000 (44 bb)
7Georgios Sotiropoulos24,600,000 (41 bb)
8Ben Heath22,300,000 (37 bb)
9Chris Moorman21,200,000 (35 bb)
10Andrew Lichtenberger19,500,000 (33 bb)
11Jason Min19,200,000 (32 bb)
12Henrique Zanetti17,300,000 (29 bb)
13Ade Olonoh15,500,000 (26 bb)
14Raphael Blouet15,400,000 (26 bb)
15Mark Mounsey14,000,000 (23 bb)
16Paulius Vaitiekunas10,000,000 (17 bb)

Day 5 saw 45 players return to action, but over the day 29 of them hit the rail including Andrei Boghean (17th - $236,300), Ren Lin (20th - $236,300), Alex Jauregui (25th - $159,200), Kristen Foxen (33rd - $132,500), Alex Foxen (39th - $132,500), Princess Love (40th - $132,500), and Jack Salter (46th - $111,300).

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

According to live updates from the tournament, Alex Foxen was eliminated in Level 26 (100,000/200,000/200,000) before jamming 1.625 million holding the A6 in middle position and flipping against Chilaud, who called out of the big blind with the 33. The 964 flop gave Foxen the lead, but the running 5 turn and 2 river gave Chilaud a runner-runner straight.

Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen

Two levels later with the blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000, Foxen’s wife, Kristen, followed him out the door after she nearly moved all in from the cutoff for 3.7 million with the A7 and Martirosian jammed from the big blind with the AQ. Foxen called off the little she had behind and the board ran out A1068K to give Martirosian the win thanks to his superior kicker.

Day 6 of the tournament will take place at Noon local time on Wednesday and play down to the final table of six players. Once again, PokerNews will publish a recap after play concludes for the day.