Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
5,845
Players Left
1,310
Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.
One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."
Dinner Break
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The Millionaire Maker players are heading on a 75-minute dinner break. The action is scheduled to resume at approximately 8:26 p.m. local time
Mayo Scores a Double Knockout
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The hijack started the action with a raise to 2,000 and it was called by the button. Dylan Mayo three-bet to 7,500 in the small blind and his two opponents called.
Things heated on the 9♣Q♥7♥ flop. Mayo sent 12,000 in the middle and the hijack called. The button tanked a minute and shoved for around 31,000. Mayo snap-called with a bigger stack and the hijack also called all in for less than 6,000 left.
HIjack: Q♠Q♣
Button: K♥Q♦
Dylan Mayo: A♣A♥
The hijack was in great shape for a triple up, but a A♦ showed up on the turn to give a set of aces to Mayo, who busted his two opponents after the 3♠ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
193,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
Seiroz Eliminates Opponent With the Dominating Hand
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The small blind raised to 2,000 and the big blind found a call. A raise to 30,000 came from the middle position player and Marcelo Seiroz called all in from the button. Both of the blinds folded as the heads up players revealed their hands.
Opponent: K♥10♥
Marcelo Seiroz: K♦Q♠
The board ran out Q♥4♠7♠Q♣A♣ and Seiroz took down the pot with his trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 |
Swift Gets a Fold
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
According to the table, a player opened to 2,000 and Katie Swift called in the big blind. The flop gave K♠K♥10♦ and Swift just check-called her opponent for 3,000.
The 3♠ didn't bring any action on the turn and a Q♦ landed on the river. This time Swift tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in front of her, putting her opponent at risk for his last 10,000. The latter tanked a few minutes and ended up folding after the clock has been called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000
75,500
|
75,500 |
|
||
Sergio Takes Another One Down
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Joseph Sergio raised for 2,000 from the under-the-gun position. The button made the call as they headed to the flop.
The flop came 2♣2♥J♠ and both players were quick to check.
With the turn of 6♣, Sergio led out for 3,500 and his opponent called to the river.
The 9♥ was the river, and Sergio checked to his opponent.His opponent bet 12,000 and Sergio jammed all in to receive a quick fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
New Entries and Chip Counts
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
110,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
|
96,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
71,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
48,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
47,000
-44,500
|
-44,500 |
|
43,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
25,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
25,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
-50,500
|
-50,500 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
22,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Zukowicz Busts a Second Time
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In a heads-up pot, the flop showed 5♦3♠8♦ when Monika Zukowicz, who rebought in the event not long ago, bet 3,000 from the big blind. Her opponent made the call and a 4♣ showed up on the turn. Zukowicz bet 6,500 this time and her opponent shoved, having her covered. Zukowicz snap-called:
Monika Zukowicz: 5♥5♠
Jason Ayala: 8♣8♠
Zukowicz had the bad surprise to see her flopped set wasn't good enough, and exited the tournament after the J♠ completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 | |
|
Busted |
Action Table 563
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
While 2021 WSOP Main Event Finalist Ugur Secilmis is building a big stack of 265,000, there is animation at the table behind him. From middle position, a player opened to 2,100. But in the hijack, Kenny Gollahon shoved for 16,700. All the other players folded, and the initial caller called.
Kenny Gollahon: A♦A♣
Middle position player: 4♥4♦
It was an easy win for Gollahon, who doubled up to 35,900 on J♣8♥7♥K♥J♠.
On the very next hand, it was Cameron Dhaliwal's turn to move all in for 15,400 chips from the middle position. The playeron the button reraised all in, and both players flipped their cards.
Cameron Dhaliwal: A♥K♠
Button: A♣J♠
Once again, the short stack doubled up on 7♠3♣7♣6♠4♣. With 12,000 chips remaining, the button was at risk on the straight after and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
35,900
35,900
|
35,900 |
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |