Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,587,950
Entries
18,188
Level
48
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Entries
1,006
Players Left
30
Guang Chen Runs Hot in Day 2 of the $1,000 Mystery Millions
Level 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
The excitement was electrifying at the 2023 World Series of Poker for the highly anticipated Day 2 of the $1,000 Mystery Millions at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. With a staggering 1,006 survivors coming back for Day 2, the mystery bounties kicked in as soon as the cards were up. There was thunderous applause following the announcement that bounties were officially in play, with an additional $1,000,000 bounty being added.
When a player received a knockout ticket, they were instructed to enter their information into an iPad provided by the staff. The names were then put in a queue on the big screen, and chests were constantly being opened that awarded a minimum of $1,000 per knockout. On occasion, a player would randomly hit a golden chest, which held a much bigger prize. The smallest amount in a gold chest was $25,000, with the biggest being $1,000,000.
Shant Marashlian was the first player of the day to secure the sought-after $1,000,000 bounty matching the winnings of the eventual victor. Patrick Liang shortly followed and secured a combined total of $1,025,000. Klint Tevaearai was the lucky winner of the $500,000 gold chest bounty, and Eric Baldwin pulled the $250,000 bounty.
The chip leader is Guang Chen (64,000,000), but it was Jaime Madrigal (45,200,000) who dominated most of the day. Madrigal will be an exciting player to watch heading into Day 3 not least because Madrigal’s aggressive playstyle led to large swings in his chip stack.
Bill Murray also survived Day 2 and hoped to score big during the final day; Murray pulled out a $50,000 bounty during the day's action.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guang Chen | United States | 64,000,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Steven Thompson | Costa Rica | 52,300,000 | 44 |
| 3 | Jaime Madrigal | United States | 45,200,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 41,200,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Ryan McKnight | United States | 40,200,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Jonah Labranche | United States | 32,600,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Tram Pham | United States | 31,300,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 30,200,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Tyler Brown | United States | 28,300,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Gareth Devereux | United Kingdom | 27,100,000 | 23 |
Other players who bagged included Aroha Ngata (14,000,000), Christian Roberts (41,200,000), Chris Hunichen (30,200,000), and Tauan De Oliveira (20,300,000).
The remaining 30 players return at 12:00 p.m. on June 5 in the Black section of the Paris room to play down to a winner. Blinds will be 600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 big blind ante. Follow all the action right here on PokerNews to see who is crowned the next WSOP champion.
Seat Draw for Day 3
Level 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 108 | 1 | William Murray | United States | 21,000,700 | |
| Paris | 108 | 3 | Matthew Mcneil | United States | 19,400,000 | |
| Paris | 108 | 4 | Randy Nguyen | United States | 17,900,000 | |
| Paris | 108 | 5 | Charles Craig | United States | 15,200,000 | |
| Paris | 108 | 6 | Tyler Brown | United States | 28,300,000 | |
| Paris | 108 | 7 | Tauan De Oliveira | Brazil | 20,300,000 | |
| Paris | 108 | 9 | Ryan Mcknight | United States | 40,200,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 1 | Rhian Fineis | United States | 11,300,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 2 | Jaime Madrigal | United States | 45,200,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 3 | Francisco Marquez | United States | 10,300,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 4 | Lisa Xie | United States | 25,800,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 5 | Aroha Ngata | New Zealand | 14,000,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 6 | Jeffrey Stellwagon | United States | 19,400,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 7 | Dan Shak | United States | 14,300,000 | |
| Paris | 109 | 8 | Eugene Castro | United States | 16,300,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 2 | Kevin Kung | United States | 18,900,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 3 | Tobin Lawver | United States | 15,800,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 4 | Ap Garza | United States | 24,300,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 5 | Tam Ho | Canada | 6,600,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 6 | Raymond Taylor | United States | 15,300,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 8 | Tram Pham | United States | 31,300,000 | |
| Paris | 110 | 9 | Colter Sanders | United States | 7,300,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 2 | Gareth Devereux | United Kingdom | 27,100,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 3 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 30,200,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 4 | Ralph Marquez | Canada | 14,600,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 5 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 41,200,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 6 | Steven Thompson | Costa Rica | 52,300,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 7 | Guang Chen | United States | 64,000,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 8 | Jonah Labranche | United States | 32,600,000 | |
| Paris | 111 | 9 | Joel Gray | United States | 26,100,000 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
|
52,300,000 | 29,300,000 |
|
45,200,000 | -7,800,000 |
|
41,200,000 | 28,990,000 |
|
40,200,000 | 10,200,000 |
|
32,600,000 | 12,100,000 |
|
31,300,000 | 29,760,000 |
|
30,200,000 | 6,200,000 |
|
28,300,000 | 7,300,000 |
|
27,100,000 | 11,100,000 |
|
26,100,000 | 25,125,000 |
|
25,800,000 | 4,300,000 |
|
24,300,000 | 9,000,000 |
|
21,000,700 | 20,245,700 |
|
20,300,000 | 19,080,000 |
|
19,400,000 | -100,000 |
|
19,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
18,900,000 | 17,715,000 |
|
|
17,900,000 | 6,150,000 |
|
|
16,300,000 | 15,375,000 |
|
15,800,000 | 7,525,000 |
|
15,300,000 | 14,040,000 |
|
15,200,000 | 14,990,000 |
|
14,600,000 | 10,600,000 |
|
14,300,000 | 3,100,000 |
Final Seven Hands
Level 37
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
With 10 minutes left in the level, the tournament director has announced that seven more hands will be played before the remaining players bag for the night.
Level: 37
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
LaBranche Puts Hunichen in a Tough River Spot
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
The pot sat at approximately 5,500,000. Chris Hunichen in the big blind checked the action on 8♣K♦10♣J♦5♣ over to Jonah LaBranche who bet 4,500,000 into the middle sending Hunichen into the tank.
After much deliberation, Hunichen folded. LaBranche turned to his rail and flashed his hand, though what it was still remains a mystery to the table.
"Did you have a flush?" Hunichen asked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
|
|
20,500,000 | 4,200,000 |
McNeil Sends Raiche-Marsden Packing
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Matthew McNeil opened from under the gun and was called by a player in the small blind. Carmen Raiche-Marsden then moved all in out of the big blind before McNeil instantly re-jammed, prompting the small blind to get out of the way.
Carmen Raiche-Marsden: A♥8♠
Matthew McNeil: A♠K♦
McNeil had Raiche-Marsden in rough shape with the J♥A♣2♦10♥7♣ runout confirming her exit late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500,000 | 18,270,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Madrigal On The Rise
Level 36
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
A player moved all in for their last 2,350,000 on the button and was called by Jaime Madrigal out of the big blind.
Button Player: A♦7♠
Jaime Madrigal: K♦8♦
The at risk player was ahead but that did not remain the case as the board ran out Q♠K♠J♦5♦4♠ to hand Madrigal a bounty and a boost to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,000,000 | 21,100,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000