2023 WSOP Day 17: Razz Championship Spills Over into Day 4

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
5 min read
Jerry Wong

Day 17 of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, saw no gold bracelets awarded, but several events vastly reduced their fields to such a degree that a bunch of bracelets will be dished out on June 16.

Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship was scheduled to crown its champion, but the last remaining trio of players decided to bag up their chips and return for an unplanned fourth day due to the clock ticking around to 3:00 a.m. local time.

Jerry Wong (lead image) (3,025,000), two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek (2,760,000), and Carlos Chadha (1,590,000)return to the tables at 3:00 p.m. on June 16, and whoever comes out on top will capture a WSOP bracelet plus $298,682 in cold, hard cash.

$1,500 PLO Field Cut Down to 10; Mizrachi Leads

Robert Mizrachi
Robert Mizrachi

Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (5,680,000) is the man to catch going into the third and final day of Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha. Only nine players stand between Mizrachi and him joining the group of players with five bracelets to their name.

Matthew Beinner (5,175,000) is hot on Mizrachi's heels thanks, in part, to busting start-of-the-day chip leader Josh Arieh during the last level of the evening.

In addition to Mizrachi, Sean Troha (3,935,000) and Antonin Teisseire (2,210,000) are looking to add to their bracelet collection.

Return to PokerNews from 12:00 p.m. local time on June 16 as we bring you the thrilling conclusion of this event.

Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Day Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Robert MizrachiUnited States5,680,00057
2Matthew BeinnerUnited States5,175,00052
3Matthew ParryUnited States4,170,00042
4Benjamin VorelandNorway3,980,00040
5Sean TrohaUnited States3,935,00039
6Naor SlobodskoyIsrael3,400,00034
7Ryan ChristophersonUnited States3,200,00032
8Antonin TeisseireFrance2,210,00022
9Jason BullockUnited States1,095,00011
10Ryan CoonUnited States1,025,00010

WSOP Lets the Bounties Loose; Klodnicki Leads the Final Eight

Chris Klodnicki
Chris Klodnicki

The final table of Event #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty is set, and it is Chris Klodnicki (6,615,000) who leads the finalists back into battle. Klodnicki won a WSOP bracelet in 2017, and now has every chance of becoming a two-time champion.

Players such as five-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (6,475,000), Angel Guillen (4,150,000) and Barak Wisbrod (4,135,000) are also still in contention, and have a major role to play in where this event's bracelet ends up.

The biggest bounties have already been won. Ali Shahni pulled the $250,000 top bounty, while Artur Martirosian and Tyler Cornell each collected a $100,000 payment.

Play resumes at 4:00 p.m. local time on June 16, and PokerNews will be with you every step of the way until a champion is crowned.

Event #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty Final Table Chip Counts

SeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Aram OganyanUnited States5,410,00027
2Barak WisbrodIsrael4,135,00021
3Daniel RezaeiAustria3,085,00015
4Jeremy AusmusUnited States6,475,00032
5Eric YanovskyUnited States3,125,00016
6Angel GuillenMexico4,150,00021
7Chris KlodnickiUnited States6,615,00033
8Tracy NguyenUnited States1,860,0009

Long is the Man to Catch After Two Days of Nine Game Mix Action

Philip Long
Philip Long

British pro Philip Long (1,225,000) has a legitimate chance of winning his second bracelet because he is the chip leader with only 22 players remaining in Event #36: $3,000 Nine Game Mix.

Long won his bracelet in 2018 in the $1,500 Eight Game Mix event, so he will be the favorite going into Day 3 in this tournament.

Jean Gaspard (1,100,000) and Justin Liberto (999,000) are Long's nearest rivals in the chip counts, with Allan Le and Per Hildebrand (875,000) making up the top five.

Further down the counts but still in the hunt are Shawn Buchanan (856,000), Scott Clements (814,000), Christopher Vitch (557,000), Anatolii Zyrin (492,000), and Andres Korn (317,000).

Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 16, and PokerNews will be on hand to bring you all of the action, as it happens, from the Nine Game mix event.

Event #36: $3,000 Nine Game Mix Top 10 Chip Counts

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

Seif Second in Chips in the $2K No-Limit Hold'em After Day 1

Mark Seif
Mark Seif

Some 1,962 players bought into Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, but the number of players with chips in front of them after the completion of 15 levels was only 321. Bagging up enough chips for the overnight chip lead was Lee Piniatoglou (7,380,000).

Two other players finished Day 1 with more than 100 big blinds in their stacks. Mark Seif (711,000) and Josh Reichard (666,000) being that pair.

Plenty of other established pros punched their Day 2 tickets, including Ireland's Marc Macdonnell (561,000), Ankush Mandavia (396,000), Jim Collopy (369,000), Steve Zolotow (276,000), Jake Schwartz (222,000), and four-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche (201,000).

The cards are back in the air from 10:00 a.m. local time on June 16, so join PokerNews then for all the action from this event.

Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Lee PiniatoglouUnited States738,000123
2Mark SeifUnited States711,000119
3Josh ReichardUnited States666,000111
4Kai ZhengUnited States567,00095
5Chad BrewerUnited States565,00094
6Jong KimUnited States564,00094
7Marc MacdonnellIreland561,00094
8Miles CrowderUnited States510,00085
9Jose RodriguezMexico505,00084
10Xie HaoqiChina481,00080

Stacked Field Formed in the 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

Mixed game specialist Adam Friedman (279,000) is second in chips after Day 1 of the star-studded Event #38: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship. The field was cut down from 106 to 45 over the course of ten levels, but those numbers are set to increase as late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.

Only Michael Wagner (284,000) has more chips than Friedman at the restart, although his lead is a solitary big bet. Also in the top 10 chip counts are the likes of Ryan Leng (273,000), George Wolff (242,000), Ren "Tony" Lin (238,000), and Rep Porter (188,000).

Also among the Day 1 survivors but further down the leaderboards are such luminaries as Daniel Negreanu (177,000), David "Bakes" Baker (153,000), Farzad Bonyadi (137,000), Scott Seiver (132,000), and John Monnette (113,000).

June 16 at 1:00 p.m. local time is when Day 2 commences, so return to PokerNews then if high-stakes 2-7 Triple Draw is your favorite game.

Event #38: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig BlindsBig Bets
1Michael WagnerUnited States284,0007136
2Adam FriedmanUnited States279,0007035
3Ryan LengUnited States273,0006834
4Oscar JohanssonSweden258,0006532
5George WolffUnited States242,0006130
6Tony LinUnited States238,0006030
7Tommy HangUnited States220,0005528
8Taylor WilsonUnited States211,0005326
9Louis AbronsonUnited States201,0005025
10Rep PorterUnited States188,0004724

What to Expect on Day 18 of the 2023 WSOP

The PokerNews Live Reporting team will bring you live and exclusive coverage of two new events on June 16, which is the 18th day of the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack should prove immensely popular thanks to the 50,000 starting stack. Last year's event saw 6,501 players enter, and it would no surprise anyone in Las Vegas if this year's tournament hits 7,000 runners.

The biggest buy-in tournament of the 2023 WSOP, Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller, should be a compact yet stellar field. Alex Foxen came out on top of a 56-strong field in 2022, and walked away with $4,563,700 for his troubles.

Of course, there will be bracelets awarded in most of the other events mentioned above, so be sure to head to our 2023 WSOP hub for everything you need to know about this year's series.

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Matthew Pitt
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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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