2023 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
$146,835
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$703,545
Entries
527
Level Info
Level
34
Limits
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
169
Players Left
17

Jason Duong and David "ODB" Baker All Smiles as Day 2 of the $1,500 Limit Event Concludes

Level 25 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
David "ODB" Baker
David "ODB" Baker

Big-name players fell to the wayside on Day 2 of Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em at the 2023 World Series of Poker. However, David "ODB" Baker, winner of two WSOP bracelets including the 2019 World Series of Poker $1,500 Limit Hold'em bracelet, and relative unknown Jason Duong, slowly but inexorably built chip stacks to put them in great shape to make the final table when play resumes on Day 3.

Baker flew under the radar for much of Day 2, but seemed to tip the poker table toward him, causing all his opponents' chips to slide into his stack. One memorable hand of the day involved Baker in a huge pot where he rivered trip fours, besting Lonnie Price's flopped aces.

Day 2 began at 2:00 p.m. local time with 169 returning players. They were playing for a piece of the $703,545 prize pool, paid to the top 80 finishers.

Fellow WSOP bracelet winner, Jason Gola, will join Baker on Day 3, while Day 1 chip leader Raul Celaya maintained a top ten stack. Another compelling story on the day was when Rostyslav Sabishchenko, who recently finished third in the WSOP online Limit Hold'em Championship, embodied the classic poker saying "a chip and a chair," turning one big blind into 27 (1,075,000).

Also moving on to Day 3 is Kerry Welsh, who has cashed in this event three out of four years, Matthew Dames, who has five WSOP limit cashes, and WSOP veterans Scott Eskenazi, John Armbrust, Chairud Vangchailued, and WSOP.com online pro Omar Mehmood.

The field proved extremely competitive with many well-known names cashing, including 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen and WSOP bracelet winners Nick Schulman, Patrick Leonard, Justin Pechie, Japanese mixed-game specialist Ruiko Mamiya, and Yueqi Zhu, who finished third in this event last year.

Jason Duong
Jason Duong

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
1Jason DuongCanada1,615,20020
2David "ODB" BakerUnited States1,260,00016
3John MullaneyUnited States1,225,00015
4Kerry WelshUnited States1,185,00015
5Matthew DamesUnited States1,175,00015
6Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine1,075,00013
7Raul CelayaUnited States900,00011
8Scott EskenaziUnited States785,00010
9Paul DockalUnited States775,00010
10John ArmbrustUnited States735,0009

The remaining 17 players have locked up at least $4,843, but all eyes will be on the $146,835 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet when play resumes. Players will return at 1 p.m. PDT for the finale and play down to the final table, which will be streamed on PokerGO's YouTube channel starting at 5pm.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from Day 3 of the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event, when a new WSOP champion will be crowned at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Chairud VangchailuedDonald AugerJason DuongJason GolaJesse KnightJoe McKeehenJohn ArmbrustJohn MullaneyJustin PechieKerry WelshLonnie PriceLonnie Price'sMatthew DamesNick SchulmanOmar MehmoodPatrick LeonardPaul DockalRaul CelayaRostyslav SabishchenkoRuiko MamiyaScott EskenaziVadim ShlezYueqi Zhu