2023 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $3,000 Nine Game Mix
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aak3
Prize
$221,124
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$963,870
Entries
361
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
22
Players Left
1

Bracelet Winners Galore Remaining in Nine-Game Mix

Jean Gaspard
Jean Gaspard

Four WSOP bracelet winners top the chip counts entering the final day of Event #36: $3,000 Nine-Game Mix with Philip Long leading Jean Gaspard, Justin Liberto, Allan Le and 18 other hopefuls returning at 2 p.m. to the Horseshoe Event Center.

Top 10 Chip Counts Entering Day 3

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Philip LongUnited Kingdom1,225,000
2Jean GaspardUnited States1,100,000
3Justin LibertoUnited States999,000
4Allan LeUnited States880,000
5Per HildebrandSweden875,000
6Shawn BuchananCanada856,000
7Tamon NakamuraJapan848,000
8Scott ClementsUnited States814,000
9Ryutaro SuzukiJapan737,000
10Christopher AdamsUnited States715,000

The remaining field is actually full of bracelet winners and mixed-game specialists with Yueqi Zhu (12th – 629,000), Christopher Vitch (15th 557,000), Anatolii Zyrin (17th – 492,000), and Andres Korn (20th – 317,000) still in the mix.

Play is scheduled to continue tonight until a champion is crowned, who will take home the lion’s share of the $963,870 prize pool, with $221,124 and a WSOP gold bracelet going to the winner. Each remaining player will collect at least $7,149.

Play resumes with Level 21 with 25,000 / 50,000 limits in the limit games and 6,000 / 12,000 blinds in the no-limit and pot-limit games.

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Tags: Allan LeAnatolii ZyrinAndres KornChristopher VitchJean GaspardJustin LibertoPhilip LongYueqi Zhu

Nakamura Gets Paid By Gaspard

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Tamon Nakamura
Tamon Nakamura

No-Limit Hold'em

Heads-up on a flop of 7J4, Jean Gaspard bet 50,000 from early position before Tamon Nakamura raised to 150,000 in the big blind.

Gaspard called to see the 9 turn, where Nakamura fired out another 150,000. Gaspard again called and the 6 fell on the river.

Nakamura this time pushed his entire stack forward, a bet of 221,000, and Gaspard quickly tossed in a chip to signify a call.

Nakamura turned over 77 for the flopped set, while Gaspard had 98 for a pair of nines as he took a massive hit to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
750,000
-98,000
-98,000
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
550,000
-550,000
-550,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jean GaspardTamon Nakamura

Andres Korn Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,149)

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Andres Korn
Andres Korn

Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Andres Korn was all in on the flop from the big blind versus Scott Clements on the button and Philip Long in the hijack. The board read Q62.

Bets were exchanged between Long and Clements on the turn 5 and river 7 with that duo chopping up Kornin the end as the hands were revealed.

Andres Korn: KQQ9
Philip Long: AQ64
Scott Clements: K432

Korn's flopped set had been run down by Clement's seven-high straight, while Long took the low half of the pot with his ace-four.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
772,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Philip Long gb
Philip Long
730,000
230,000
230,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
Busted
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andres KornPhilip LongScott Clements

Jean Gaspard Eliminated in 20th Place ($8,718)

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Jean Gaspard
Jean Gaspard

Limit Hold 'em

On a turn board of 54K6, Jean Gaspard put his last bet in from the big blind versus Jason Pedigo, who called and had the man known as "Prince" dead to rights.

Jean Gaspard: K8
Jason Pedigo: 55

Pedigo's set had Gaspard's kings drawing dead, leaving the 6 on the river irrelevant, bringing Gaspard's day to a stunning end after he started the day second in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Pedigo us
Jason Pedigo
920,000
-50,000
-50,000
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason PedigoJean Gaspard

Chris Vitch Eliminated in 19th Place ($8,718)

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Christopher Vitch
Christopher Vitch

No-Limit 2-7

Chris Vitch was all in for around 50,000 and up against Renan Bruschi. Both took one as Vitch showed 910x7x2x and Bruschi 7x3x6x8x.

"Give me a fair shot, Renan," Vitch said as Bruschi turned over a Ax. "That's easy to beat," Vitch added, but he also picked up an ace.

"No. What's fair about that," he cried out as his ten lost to Bruschi's eight to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Renan Bruschi br
Renan Bruschi
530,000
112,000
112,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Vitch us
Christopher Vitch
Busted

Tags: Chris VitchRenan Bruschi

Christopher Adams Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,718)

Level 22 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Christopher Adams
Christopher Adams

Stud Hi-Lo

Christopher Adams was all in for his last 90,000 and up against Tamon Nakamura.

Adams finished with 3Q10598K, while Nakamura had 73A94410 for a pair of fours that were good enough to win the pot and send out Adams in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Tamon Nakamura jp
Tamon Nakamura
1,150,000
120,000
120,000
Christopher Adams us
Christopher Adams
Busted

Tags: Christopher AdamsTamon Nakamura

Andrew Barfield Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,718)

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Andrew Barfield
Andrew Barfield

No-Limit Hold'em

On the first hand back from break, Andrew Barfield got his last 350,000 in the middle from the big blind and was up against Michael Estes on the button.

Andrew Barfield: A10
Michael Estes: AJ

The Q94 flop left Barfield with two outs as Estes picked up a flush draw. "That will make it harder," a tablemate said.

The board ran out 69 and Estes sent Barfield to the rail in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Estes us
Michael Estes
1,100,000
360,000
360,000
Andrew Barfield us
Andrew Barfield
Busted

Tags: Andrew BarfieldMichael Estes

Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 16th Place

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

No-Limit Hold 'em

After Yueqi Zhu raised to 47,000 under the gun and got a call from Walter Chambers on the button, Per Hildebrand made it 160,000 to go from the big blind.

Both players called and a big pot was brewing, with Zhu only holding 155,000 behind.

On the 92Q flop, Hildebrand led for 200,000, Zhu called off his stack, and after some thought, Chambers also called.

The turn was the J and after Hildebrand now checked, Chambers moved all in for about 650,000. Hildebrand folded and he had Zhu at risk.

Yueqi Zhu: AA
Walter Chambers: QJ

The river 10 couldn't save Zhu as Chambers cracked his aces to win a huge pot and move up toward the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Walter Chambers us
Walter Chambers
1,500,000
580,000
580,000
Per Hildebrand se
Per Hildebrand
1,000,000
-370,000
-370,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Per HildebrandWalter ChambersYueqi Zhu

Suzuki Rides Quads to Big Lead

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Ryutaro Suzuki
Ryutaro Suzuki

Seven Card Stud

Ryutaro Suzuki: XxXx/Q710K/Xx
Scott Clements: XxXx/K5J7/Xx
Anatolii Zyrin: XxXx/5468/Xx

Scott Clements bet on fifth street and was called by both Ryutaro Suzuki and Anatolii Zyrin. All three players checked on sixth.

Suzuki bet on seventh before Clements raised. Zyrin tanked for a moment before calling. Suzuki then put in a reraise and Clements called.

Zyrin got out of the way and Suzuki turned over 101010 for quads. Clements showed his A4 for the nut flush as Suzuki took down the massive pot to open up a big chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Ryutaro Suzuki jp
Ryutaro Suzuki
2,500,000
850,000
850,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anatolii Zyrin ru
Anatolii Zyrin
385,000
-445,000
-445,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
360,000
-380,000
-380,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Anatolii ZyrinRyutaro SuzukiScott Clements

Allan Le Eliminated in 15th Place ($8,718)

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Allan Le
Allan Le

Seven Card Stud

Allan Le: XxXx/8J102/Xx
Walter Chambers: XxXx/7J9Q/Xx

Allan Le raised on third street and Walter Chambers called. Le bet again on fourth and Chambers called.

Le fired out another bet on fifth and Chambers raised this time. Le called, then called off the rest of his chips on sixth.

Chambers turned over 77J for trip sevens, while Le showed KQ4 and headed to the rail in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Walter Chambers us
Walter Chambers
1,950,000
450,000
450,000
Allan Le us
Allan Le
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Allan LeWalter Chambers