2023 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$465,501
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,276,090
Entries
2,454
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,454
Players Left
161

Exciting Action Expected for Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Leo Soma
Leo Soma

Another 6-handed event of the 2023 World Series of Poker begins at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em.

Action will be the name of the game for today. With only six players at each table, this tournament should be exciting to follow. The defending champion is Leo Soma from France, who won $456,889 in 2022. He has already been spotted in Las Vegas and will definitely be back to defend his title.

Soma overcame a stacked final table in 2022 when he defeated Thomas Schultz heads-up. The final table also featured familiar players like Ivan Zhechev and the 2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada.

Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. local time and players begin Day 1 with 25,000 chips. Blinds start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and levels are 40 minutes, with a 20-minute break after every three levels. A 75-minute dinner break is also on the schedule after Level 12, which is expected to be around 7 p.m. They will play 17 levels today, with late registration possible until the end of Level 9 and the following break. This should be around 5 p.m.

With record-breaking fields for almost every tournament, this event's expectation is no different. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of this one as we begin the road to crowning another champion at the World Series Of Poker.

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River Bluff Gone Bad

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The late position player Javier Zarco raised 1,200 and the small blind player reraised to 2,600. Zarco called.

A bet of 1,500 by the small blind player received a call from Zarco on the flop of 4K6

Q arrived on the turn and the small blind player shoved in his chips for 12,000 and Zarco called.

The river was the Q and Zarco scooped the pot

Player Chips Progress
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Javier Zarco
34,000

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Livschitz Doubles with Aces

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Victoria Livschitz
Victoria Livschitz

Victoria Livschitz opened from the hijack to 2,000, the player in the cutoff called and the big blind decided to three-bet to 8,000. Livschitz responded with a four-bet jam for 24,300 to which the cutoff folded and the big blind called.

Victoria Livschitz: AA
Big Blind: QQ

The board ran out 48676. Livschitz was the beneficiary of this cold deck as she received a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Victoria Livschitz
51,800
51,800
51,800

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Weisner Puts the Pressure On

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Melanie Weisner
Melanie Weisner

The small blind limped in against the big blind of Melanie Weisner who elected to raise the bet up to 4,000. The small blind called and the first three cards revealed K44. The small blind checked to the aggressor and Weisner continued for 3,000.

After a call, the turn came the A. The small blind once again checked, this time folding to a bet of 10,200 from Weisner who claimed this pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Melanie Weisner
65,000
65,000
65,000

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Ho is Chipping Up

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Maria Ho raised the button to 3,000 getting two callers from both the small and big blind.

Three players went to a flop of 59A. The action was checked over to Ho who continuation bet for 5,000 achieving a fold from both her opponents.

Ho's stack is now standing at 54,000. An improvement of 29,000 upon the starting stack of the tournament as she has her eye on her first WSOP bracelet.

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Maria Ho
54,000
35,000
35,000

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Romero Busts Another Opponent

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
James Romero
James Romero

James Romero raised from the hijack, the button went all in for 11,000, and the player in the big blind reraised to 27,000. Romero reshoved and the big blind folded.

Button: AQ
James Romero: KK

The board came down 97582 which sealed the win for Romero.

Player Chips Progress
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James Romero
250,000
155,000
155,000

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2021 Champion Jansen in the Hunt for Second Bracelet in the $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bradley Jansen
Bradley Jansen

After 17 levels of play, Day 1 of Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas has drawn to a close. The field of 2,454 entrants generated a prize pool of $3,276,090 of which 369 players were to be paid. The bubble burst by the end of the day's proceedings, and 161 players bagged and tagged chips for Day 2. Brandon Hall secured the chip lead with a stack of 1,440,000.

Bradley Jansen, who won this event in 2021 for $313,403, bagged 651,000 for Day 2 as he hunts for his second WSOP gold bracelet. An assortment of big stacks joining Jansen on day 2 include Stevens Chen (1,100,000), Allan Le (800,000), Matthew Wantman (774,000), and Harrison Ashdown (678,000).

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Brandon HallUnited States1,440,000144
2Stevens ChenUnited States1,100,000110
3Mathew MooreUnited States924,00092
4Allan LeUnited States800,00080
5Michael JagrooUnited States798,00080
6Matthew WantmanUnited States774,00077
7Adam SwanUnited States765,00077
8Jack O'NeillUnited Kingdom762,00076
9Eduardo Bernal SanchezColombia762,00076
10Dorian RiosVenezuela752,00075

The field provided a star-studded lineup of players, many of who were unfortunate and hit the rail before the conclusion of today's play. Notable Day 1 bust-outs included JJ Liu, Matt Affleck, Allen Cunningham and last year's winner Leo Soma.

Many names to look out for on Day 2 include bracelet winner Joseph Cheong (236,000), Maria Ho (409,000), Shannon Shorr (561,000), and James Romero (170,000).

The action will resume at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 7 in the Horseshoe. Play will commence on Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play through ten 60-minute levels. Join PokerNews for all of the action from this exciting short-handed event.

Tags: Allan LeAllen CunninghamBradley JansenBrandon HallDorian RiosJJ LiuJoseph CheongMatt AffleckMatthew WantmanShannon ShorrStevens Chen