2023 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$465,501
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,276,090
Entries
2,454
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,454
Players Left
161

2021 Champion Jansen in the Hunt for Second Bracelet in the $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bradley Jansen
Bradley Jansen

After 17 levels of play, Day 1 of Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas has drawn to a close. The field of 2,454 entrants generated a prize pool of $3,276,090 of which 369 players were to be paid. The bubble burst by the end of the day's proceedings, and 161 players bagged and tagged chips for Day 2. Brandon Hall secured the chip lead with a stack of 1,440,000.

Bradley Jansen, who won this event in 2021 for $313,403, bagged 651,000 for Day 2 as he hunts for his second WSOP gold bracelet. An assortment of big stacks joining Jansen on day 2 include Stevens Chen (1,100,000), Allan Le (800,000), Matthew Wantman (774,000), and Harrison Ashdown (678,000).

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Brandon HallUnited States1,440,000144
2Stevens ChenUnited States1,100,000110
3Mathew MooreUnited States924,00092
4Allan LeUnited States800,00080
5Michael JagrooUnited States798,00080
6Matthew WantmanUnited States774,00077
7Adam SwanUnited States765,00077
8Jack O'NeillUnited Kingdom762,00076
9Eduardo Bernal SanchezColombia762,00076
10Dorian RiosVenezuela752,00075

The field provided a star-studded lineup of players, many of who were unfortunate and hit the rail before the conclusion of today's play. Notable Day 1 bust-outs included JJ Liu, Matt Affleck, Allen Cunningham and last year's winner Leo Soma.

Many names to look out for on Day 2 include bracelet winner Joseph Cheong (236,000), Maria Ho (409,000), Shannon Shorr (561,000), and James Romero (170,000).

The action will resume at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 7 in the Horseshoe. Play will commence on Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play through ten 60-minute levels. Join PokerNews for all of the action from this exciting short-handed event.

Tags: Allan LeAllen CunninghamBradley JansenBrandon HallDorian RiosJJ LiuJoseph CheongMatt AffleckMatthew WantmanShannon ShorrStevens Chen