2023 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions
Day: 1d
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,587,950
Entries
18,188
Level Info
Level
48
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
8,067
Players Left
477

Jonathan Ounjian Bags Big on Day 1d of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jonathan Ounjian
Jonathan Ounjian

After a grueling 22 levels of play on Day 1d of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions at the 2023 World Series Of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, 477 players were able to find a bag from a huge starting field of 8,061.

They will join the 528 survivors from the three other starting flights for a total of 1,005 players on Day 2. Day 2 marks the beginning of the mystery bounty element of the tournament.

Given that this was the final starting flight, it was always expected to draw the most runners. Even so, the fact that the overall field hit 18,188 entrants was an impressive feat. The numbers are so impressive that the tournament directors are considering adding an extra $1,000,000 top bounty as a result.

Jonathan Ounjian put himself in a prime position to chase those big bounties by spinning his stack up to an incredible 2,040,000. That was not the biggest stack, however, with Ronan Nally able to find himself with a gargantuan 2,820,000 at the end of the night, more than any other player was able to amass in the three previous starting flights.

Other big stacks include Calvin Anderson (2,390,000) Zack Wilson (2,350,000), Ramaswamy Pylooke (2,055,000), Stanley Lee (2,280,000),

Event #3: Mystery Millions Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1 Combined

RankNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ronan NallyUnited Kingdom2,820,00071
2Francis AndersonUnited States2,750,00069
3Shaun DavisUnited States2,475,00062
4Calvin AndersonUnited States2,390,00060
5Tal AviviIsrael2,380,00060
6Zachary WilsonUnited States2,350,00059
7Bohdan SlyvinskyiUnited States2,310,00058
8Stanley LeeUnited States2,280,00057
9Joseph DornishUnited States2,250,00056
10David GoniaUnited States2,245,00056

Day 1d Action

As with the other Day 1s, the money bubble burst late in the evening. 1,210 players have now locked up a min-cash of $1,061 for their efforts. However, that pales in comparison to the prizes yet to be distributed.

Many notables hopped into the fray, with several able to navigate their way through to Day 2. They include Punnat Punsri (1,065,000), Garry Gates (735,000) and Jake Daniels (610,000).

Other well-known players were less fortunate, hitting the rail prior to the conclusion of the final level. Felipe Ramos, Chance Kornuth, and Alex Foxen will all have to watch from the sidelines as life-changing sums of money are snatched up by their better faring competitors.

Day 2 resumes on Sunday, June 4 at 10 a.m. at which point play will continue for either 17 levels or until just five players remain, whichever comes first. Blinds will resume at Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. They will also increase to 40 minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament. With the mystery bounties in play at that time, the excitement is sure to ramp up considerably.

Though there is no guarantee that a $1,000,000 bounty will be claimed on Day 2, it is overwhelmingly likely that that will be the case. So be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide updates of this and every other bracelet event at the 2023 WSOP at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Alex FoxenChance KornuthFelipe RamosGarry GatesJake DanielsJonathan OunjianPunnat PunsriRamaswamy PylookeRonan NallyStanley LeeZack WIlson