Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day 1a Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,905,360
Entries
10,430
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
4,585
Players Left
1,012
Nicola Basile Bags Huge Stack After Day 1a of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A large total of 4,585 entries filled almost the entire room at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino for Day 1a of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker.
Out of all those entries, only 1,012 players made it through to Day 2 that will be playing out on Sunday, June 25. The chip leader for Day 1a is Nicola Basile, who bagged an impressive 480,000.
Basile already had a big stack as the day was winding down and kept winning small pots to stay on top of the end-of-day counts. The Canadian player, holder of three WSOP rings, is still in the hunt for his first gold bracelet.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Basile | Canada | 480,000 | 192 |
| 2 | Peng Li | United States | 460,000 | 184 |
| 3 | Paul Gunness | United States | 430,000 | 172 |
| 4 | Ryan Dodd | United States | 414,500 | 166 |
| 5 | Alex Greenblatt | United States | 405,500 | 162 |
| 6 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkey | 392,000 | 157 |
| 7 | Lawrence Beach | United States | 361,000 | 144 |
| 8 | Jamie Rosen | United States | 357,000 | 143 |
| 9 | Bin Weng | United States | 353,500 | 141 |
| 10 | Matthew Shepsky | United States | 331,500 | 133 |
A few other notables players who bagged large stacks were Alex Greenblatt (405,400), owner of one WSOP ring, Chinese player Yake Wu (325,000), Turkish Osman Ilhamur (302,000) and Renan Bruschi (261,000) , who recently final tabled Event #36: $ 3,000 Mixed Games: Nine Game Mix.
Several of the biggest names in poker participated in today’s action and among those who bagged a stack were Jeff Platt (206,500), bracelet winners Jason Wheeler (184,500), Ryan Leng (174,000), Kristen Foxen (127,500) and Jessica Teusl (90,000).
Two Main Events champions will also be keeping a close eye on Day 2, with Martin Jacobson (169,000) and Ryan Riess (42,000) still in the race.
Not everyone was able to make it through to the next day of play. Players like Alex Foxen, Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker, Jason Wheeler, member of WSOP Thrill Team Samantha Abernathy, Katie Lindsay, Ismael Bojang, Upeshka de Silva, Leo Margets, David Pham and Loni Hui saw their stacks run down to zero before the conclusion of play.
But they and others will all be able to try again on Saturday, June 24 for Day 1b, which starts at 10am local time. The players that manage to survive either of these starting flights will be returning to play on Day 2 on Sunday, June 25, at 10 am local time.
PokerNews will continue to provide live updates for the Millionaire Maker in its entirety as we will see who will realize their dream to become the next poker millionaire and win a WSOP bracelet!
End of the Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | |
|
460,000 | 460,000 |
|
430,000 | 430,000 |
|
414,500 | 414,500 |
|
405,500 | 405,500 |
|
392,000 | 392,000 |
|
361,000 | 34,000 |
|
357,000 | 357,000 |
|
353,500 | 353,500 |
|
331,500 | 331,500 |
|
330,500 | 330,500 |
|
326,000 | 326,000 |
|
325,500 | 325,500 |
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
322,500 | 322,500 |
|
320,500 | 320,500 |
|
317,000 | 317,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 310,000 |
|
|
308,000 | 308,000 |
|
303,000 | 303,000 |
|
300,000 | 88,000 |
|
295,500 | 295,500 |
|
289,000 | 289,000 |
|
288,000 | 288,000 |
|
287,000 | 287,000 |
Day 1a Is Over
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After the last four hands, floors brought the bags to every table. All remaining players are qualified for Day 2 that will take place on Sunday, June 25 at 10 a.m..
Waxman Doubles Before Bagging
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
According to the table, four players limped and Matt Waxman raised it to 11,000 in the cutoff. The big blind sent 75,000 in the middle and it folded back to Waxman who shoved for 85,000, holding K♠K♣. The big blind completed with QxQx in his hands.
A dry board didn't bring any bad surprise to Waxman who took down the double up before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 159,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The tournament's clock has now been paused and tournament officials have announced that four more hands will be played to close out the day.
Bruschi Eliminates Lehner
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Stefan Lehner open-shoved for his last 9,500 and it folded to Renan Bruschi who called in the big blind for the following showdown:
Stefan Lehner: A♥5♥
Renan Bruschi: 10♠9♣
Lehner had the best starting hand but the board revealed 5♠10♦J♦8♦3♣ to give a pair of tens to Bruschi and bust Lehner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | |
|
Busted |
New Round of Chip Counts
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000 | -22,000 |
|
|
327,000 | 75,000 |
|
127,000 | 86,000 |
|
126,000 | 73,000 |
|
119,000 | 43,000 |
|
114,000 | 48,000 |
|
100,000 | 71,500 |
|
73,000 | |
|
66,000 | 21,000 |
|
43,000 | -73,000 |
|
34,000 | -12,000 |
|
30,000 | 12,500 |
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
|
Busted |
Di Meglio Goes All In On The River
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
From an early position, Mathieu Di Meglio raised to 4,000. Robbie Jade Lew in middle position called, but the big blind raised to 18,000. Di Meglio was the only one to call.
On 3♦Q♠A♣, the small blind bet 8,500, and added another 19,000 on the turn K♦. On both streets, Di Meglio called. But when his opponent slowed down by checking the river J♦, the Frenchman moved all in for 62,000.
The small blind took three minutes to make a decision. He struggled all that time, and eventually folded. Determined, Di Meglio smacked K♣6♣ on the table, for a simple pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 105,000 |
|
70,000 |
Al-Keliddar Shoves to Yunis
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nick Yunis started the action with a raise to 4,500 and Yaser Al-Keliddar three-bet on the button to 10,500, called by Yunis.
The flop revealed 4♦K♠9♥ and Yunis check-called Al-Keliddar for 5,500. The same action happened on the 5♥ turn, this time for 10,000.
The river fell the 2♦ and after a last check from Yunis, Al-Keliddar shoved for 22,000. Yunis didn't take long to muck his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | |
|
60,000 | 20,000 |