2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,201,564
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,905,360
Total Entries
10,430
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
4,585
Players Left
1,012
Players Left 1 / 10,430
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New Round of Chip Counts

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Aces For Wang

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A player in middle position opened to 300 and was called by the small blind and by Michael Wang in the big blind.

On the flop of 9Q7, Wang took the lead, betting 500. The player in middle position called and the small blind folded.

Wang fired another 1,000 on the turn K, then his opponent raised to 4,000. Without any hesitation, Wang called and checked the 9 on the river. The player in middle position checked back and could only give his cards to the dealer as Wang showed AA.

Tags: Michael Wang

Ho Adds to his Stack

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a three-way raised pot, the flop revealed AJ8 when Truyen Ho checked in the small blind, followed by the big blind. The under the gun bet 1,100 and only Ho stayed interested and called.

Both checked on the Q turn and a J paired the board on the river. The player under the gun checked by mistake and the action went to Ho who bet 3,600. His opponent didn't take long to fold.

Tags: Truyen Ho

Good Start for Templeton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The board already showed QAQJ in a heads-up pot when a player bet 3,200. Seth Templeton, on the button, decided to raise it to 9,700 and that was enough to grab the pot as his opponent folded.

Tags: Seth Templeton

Early Double Up For Resha

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, both players raised and reraised each other and put all their chips in the middle, with Rodney Resha at risk in the big blind for 17,300.

Rodney Resha: 1010
Small Blind: 55

The small blind started to pay his dues on the flop as the board ran out 49K3Q. Resha won another small pot a few hands later and climbed to 40,000 chips.

Wrong Start for Mangano

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a heads-up situation with more than 3,000 in the pot, the board showed AKK when Xavier Mangano check-called a bet from Noah Sandler seated on the button.

On the J turn, Mangano check-called another bet from Sandler for 2,500.

The 8 hit the river and after a last check from Mangano, Sandler sent 9,000 in the middle. Mangano tanked for a minute and called, but only to muck his cards after Sandler tabled AK for the full house.

Tags: Noah SandlerXavier Mangano

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Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Pirault Makes The First Elimination

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Francois Pirault
Francois Pirault

While Jamie Gold showed aces on the table behind him, François Pirault opened to 300 from the button and was raised by the small blind to 800. The player in the big blind called, and Pirault did too.

On the flop 5A6, the small blind checked, allowing the big blind to bet a massive 3,200. Pirault was the only one to call.

The 4 landed on the turn. The big blind bet another 7,200 on this card and Pirault made the call once again.

The river card was the 2. The player in the big blind moved all in for his remaining 14,000 chips. Pirault took some time and called with A6 for two pair, the winning hand, as his opponent showed AxJx.

Tags: François Pirault