Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day 3 Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$3,603,162
Entries
23,088
Level
47
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Entries
14
Players Left
1
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Bohdan Slyvinskyi | Ukraine | 55,200,000 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Wade Wallace | United States | 41,400,000 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Timothy Williams | United States | 28,400,000 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Eric Trexler | United States | 97,400,000 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Boi Savatore | United States | 37,300,000 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | Joshua Rothberg | United States | 23,400,000 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 9 | Jonson Chatterley | United States | 66,300,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 1 | Willie Smith | United States | 9,500,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 3 | Bien Nguyen | Australlia | 31,200,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 4 | Jason Simon | United States | 77,800,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 5 | Caio Sobral | Brazil | 94,000,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 6 | Wesley Cannon | United States | 36,000,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 8 | Kabir Humayun | United States | 83,600,000 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 9 | Thomas Reeves | United States | 13,600,000 |
Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas will today be played to its conclusion as we crown a champion.
After the largest player pool of the 2023 WSOP came virtue of the inaugural Gladiator event, a field size of 23,088 amassed through all four starting flights. This number was whittled down to just 827 players for the start of play on Day 2. After an additional 17 levels of play, only 14 players remain in the running for the bracelet as the final stage of play commences on Day 3 and we play down to a winner.
Of those, Eric Trexler solidified his place as chip leader bagging 97,400,000 for the restart today. Right behind Trexler is Caio Sobral, who bagged 94,000,000 and is also securing the first-ever WSOP cash of his poker career. As well as Sobral, Salvatore Boi, Tim Williams and Willie Smith will all be claiming their first-lifetime World Series cash.
Final Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Trexler | United States | 97,400,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Caio Sobral | Brazil | 94,000,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Kfir Nahum | Israel | 83,600,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Jason Simon | United States | 77,800,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Jonson Chatterley | United States | 66,300,000 | 27 |
| 6 | Bohdan Slyvinskyi | United States | 55,200,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Wade Wallace | United States | 41,400,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Salvatore Boi | Italy | 37,300,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Wesley Cannon | United States | 36,000,000 | 14 |
| 10 | Duc Bien Nguyen | Australia | 31,200,000 | 12 |
| 11 | Tim Williams | United States | 28,400,000 | 11 |
| 12 | Joshua Rotherberg | United States | 23,400,000 | 9 |
| 13 | Thomas Reeves | United States | 13,600,000 | 5 |
| 14 | Willie Smith | United States | 9,500,000 | 4 |
Each remaining player is guaranteed a payout of $23,298, but all have their eyes on the $499,852 for first place, as well as the all-important 18th gold bracelet of the 2023 WSOP.
In the spirit of these lower buy-in, big field tournaments, none of the players remaining have earned a WSOP bracelet in their poker careers, ensuring today will be a first-time win for whomever is crowned champion.
Day 3 will begin on Monday, June 12th, at noon local time at the feature tables in the Horseshoe event center as we play down to a winner through forty-minute levels. Alongside breaks of 15 minutes every three levels, today's structure will also include a dinner break of which the time and length is to be determined.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we play down to the winner of this event and for all updates regarding the 2023 WSOP.
Level: 40
Blinds: 1,250,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
Level 40
: Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
The cards are in the air as the remaining 14 players start today's play on Level 40. Blinds are at 1,200,000/2,500,000 with a 2,500,000 big blind ante.
Level 40
: 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
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Level 40
: Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Joshua Rothberg raised to 14,000,000 in the cutoff and in the small blind Bohdan Slyvinskyi moved all in which saw action fold back to Rothberg who called for his remaining 1,000,000.
Joshua Rothberg: 6♥6♠
Bohdan Slyvinskyi: A♦K♦
The board ran out 9♥K♠7♣A♠3♠ and the two pair was good for Slyvinskyi to take the pot and Rothberg exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,400,000
72,400,000
|
72,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Salvatore Boi raised under the gun to 5,700,000. Bohdan Slyvinskyi in the cutoff three-bet to 12,000,000 and Boi called.
The flop came J♥6♥K♦. Boi decided to shove all in for the remainder of his stack and Slyvinskyi called immediately.
Salvatore Boi: A♠10♠
Bohdan Slyvinskyi: A♥J♦
The turn and river came the 7♥ and 5♦ respectively and Boi was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
106,000,000
33,600,000
|
33,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 40
: Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Caio Sobral raised to 5,000,000 in early position which saw action fold around to Willie Smith in small blind who moved all in for 16,000,000 which Smith called.
Willie Smith: 8♦8♥
Caio Sobral: 7♣7♦
Smith looked set for the double up, but the flop of 7♠5♥2♠ put Sobral in the lead with a set of sevens. The runout of A♣Q♣ gave no help to the pocket eights and Sobral's set took down the pot while Smith was eliminated in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000,000
26,000,000
|
26,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 41
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 3,000,000