Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1b | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-01-2023 21:53 UTC-7

Simpson Finds Success After Defending Big Blind

Jeremy Geist

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There is a middle position open to 25,000 and Conrad Simpson defended his big blind.

The flop was 5♠5♣7♠ and Simpson checked. The middle-position player bet 23,000, and Simpson doesn't take long before putting in a check-raise to the tune of 65,000.

Simpson's opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conrad Simpson	495,000 452,000	452,000

06-01-2023 21:52 UTC-7

Deutsch Knocks out the Small Blind

Roxanne Johnson

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The player in the small blind was all in for 132,000 against Joel Deutsch in middle positiion.

Small blind: A♥J♣
Joel Deutsch: K♦Q♣

The cards came 9♠8♣2♠7♥K♥ and Deutsch was the victor with a pair of kings.

Tags: Joel Deutsch

06-01-2023 21:51 UTC-7

"Chainsaw" Gets his 99th WSOP Cash

Giancarlo Santolin

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler has just cashed a WSOP event for the 99th time, a feat that has been achieved by less than a dozen players.

The last two hands back to back he went all in, receiving the respect of his opponents and getting folds to pick up the pots. He showed both hands graciously, QxQx and 10x10x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	120,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Allen Kessler

06-01-2023 21:48 UTC-7

Glaser Hits Nut Flush to Send His Opponent Home With Min Cash

Alek Gillies

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Late position pushed all in on the bubble with Benny Glaser, in early position, calling his all in.

After waiting for the action to catch up, both players flipped their hands as Glaser showed his A♥Q♦, dominated by his opponent's A♣K♦.

However, the board ran out 3♥7♥10♥Q♥5♥ giving Glaser his nut flush. Glaser ended up with a stack of 660,000, as his opponent was eliminated in 444th place for $1,161.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	660,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Benny Glaser

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-01-2023 21:38 UTC-7

Buckner Knocks Out a Player

Christine Hadcock

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Multiple tables were awaiting the bubble to burst. In the hand, Steven Buckner was all in versus an opponent who had a shorter stack.

Both players flipped over their cards and Buckner showed A♠K♥ and the other player flipped over Q♠Q♥.

The board ran out 4♠A♥10♣7♦10♠. Buckner took down the pot and sent the player to the rail as one of the bubble eliminations.

Buckner loudly declared "Let's Go!" and "I am never folding this hand".

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Buckner	443,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Steven Buckner

06-01-2023 21:34 UTC-7

2022 WSOP Mystery Millions Winner Borland Eliminated by Lewis

Alek Gillies

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Lewis raised to 25,000 and Quincy Borland came along with him to the flop.

The flop came J♥5♥9♠ and Borland announced he was all in for 159,000. Lewis quickly called.

Borland turned over Q♣J♦, as Lewis showed J♠9♥ for the top two pair. The turn and river changed nothing as Borland was eliminated in 443rd for $1,161.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Lewis	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Quincy Borland	Busted

Tags: Chris Lewis Quincy Borland

06-01-2023 21:30 UTC-7

Martin Jacobson is King!

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sweden's Martin Jacobson, the winner of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, raised to 20,000 from middle position and the player to his left three-bet to 52,000. Action folded to the player in the big blind and they jammed for approximately 150,000.

Jacobson responded by moving all in over the top for 340,000 and then the three-bettor called off for right around 300,000.

Martin Jacobson: K♥K♦
Late-Position Player: A♦A♣
Big Blind: 10♦10♠

All three players held big pocket pairs, and none of them improved on the 4♥8♥9♠ flop.

The 9♥ turn gave Jacobson the only flush draw, but he didn't hit it. Instead, the dealer put out the K♠ on the river to fill him up and give him the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	800,000 765,000	765,000

Tags: Martin Jacobson

06-01-2023 21:21 UTC-7

The Bubble Bursts

Roxanne Johnson

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On the bubble there were seven players at risk of being eliminated and five players busted out.

In one of the hands, Mikael Amar shoved for 113,000 in the small blind and James Romero called in the big blind.

Mikael Amar: K♥10♠
James Romero: Q♣3♣

The board ran out A♣K♣8♥3♥Q♠ which gave Romero the win with queens and threes to knock out Amar.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	770,000 770,000	770,000
Mikael Amar	Busted

Tags: James Romero Mikael Amar

06-01-2023 21:04 UTC-7

Two Pair for Lee

Giancarlo Santolin

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a board of 10♦3♥9♦ with over 50,000 in the pot and two players involved, the first player led out 20,000 and received a call from Kyungmin Lee.

The turn brought the Q♠ and both players checked.

The river brought the A♥ and action was checked to Lee who bet 50,000. His opponent pondered for about five minutes before making the call.

Lee showed Ax3x for aces and threes, besting his opponent's AxXx to win the pot.