Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1c | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-03-2023 00:52 UTC-8

Rheem Among Leaders of Day 1c

Geoff Paul

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Play has ended in Day 1c of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions at the World Series of Poker. A total of 5,147 entrants filled the tables of Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with the hope of joining the 248 existing survivors from Days 1a and 1b.

Only 281 players ended up bagging and advancing from Day 1c, bringing Sunday's Day 2 field to 529 with one more flight still to come.

Among the chipleaders is Chino Rheem. The seasoned pro bagged 1,650,000 after a day filled with both big pots and big banter. Bagging the top stack in Day 1c was Ryan McKnight with 2,050,000.

The overall chipleader remains Francis Anderson from the Day 1a field, who continues to sit on top with his 2,750,000 result.

Other large stacks from today's play include Bleron Maliqi (1,910,000), Justin Liberto (1,670,000), and Ryan Hughes (1,630,000.)

Today's large field resulted in 771 players finishing in the money, earning at least $1,061 for their efforts. Notable players that advanced to Day 2 include Koray Aldemir, Ryan Laplante, and Adam Hendrix.

Those failing to advance include Bin Weng, Alex Foxen, Joe Cada, Josh Arieh, Darren Elias, Joseph Cheong, Vanessa Kade, and Max Pescatori.

Up next will be Day 1d, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday. This will be players' final two opportunities (as one reentry is allowed) to build a stack to advance to Sunday. Tournament officials are expecting an even larger turnout, as they have already announced the cancelation of Saturday's 1 p.m. deepstack and 3 p.m. mega satellite events.

PokerNews will continue its coverage of this tournament until all mystery bounties have been awarded and a new WSOP champion has been crowned.

Tags: Adam Hendrix Alex Foxen Bin Wang Bleron Maliqi Chino Rheem Darren Elias Francis Anderson Joe Cada Joseph Cheong Josh Arieh Justin Liberto Koray Aldemir Max Pescatori Ryan Hughes Ryan Laplante Ryan McKnight Vanessa Kade

06-02-2023 20:37 UTC-8

Gaspard Eliminated by Keshishian on the Bubble

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Geoff Paul

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jean Gaspard moved all in for 64,000 from the small blind and Sarkis Keshishian called in the big blind.

Jean Gaspard: J♠8♣
Sarkis Keshishian: Q♥Q♦

The board came 3♣6♣10♠9♥5♠, which eliminated Gaspard.

Gaspard was able to settle for half of the minimum payout though, as another unknown player was eliminated on another table.

With these two eliminations, all remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $1,061.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarkis Keshishian	160,000 160,000	160,000
Jean Gaspard	Busted

Tags: Jean Gaspard Sarkis Keshishian

06-02-2023 17:05 UTC-8

Lee Busts Two

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Geoff Paul

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Three players were all-in preflop - the player in the cutoff, James Lee on the button, and Greg Merson from the big blind.

Cutoff: 10♠10♦
Greg Merson: A♠K♣
James Lee: K♦K♥

The board of 7♣2♦6♦5♥4♠ failed to improve the hands of the two at-risk players, and Merson took down the pot as well as two eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Lee	220,000 220,000	220,000
Greg Merson	Busted

Tags: Greg Merson James Lee

06-02-2023 15:30 UTC-8

5,000 and Rising!

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Geoff Paul

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The field for Day 1C has now reached a staggering 5,000 entrants and has shown no sign of slowing down. Registration will remain open until the end of Level 12, which is scheduled to end in approximately one hour.

06-02-2023 11:52 UTC-8

Elias Bombs The River

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Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After significant action, the hand was picked up on the river with a board of J♦8♠K♠4♣10♦.

The small blind checked and Darren Elias didn't think long before putting out a pot-sized bet of 15,000.

The small blind looked to have a difficult decision against the very capable Elias. After about a full minute in the tank, the small blind put in the chips and Elias tabled 4♥4♠ for a turned set.

The small blind shows he was bluff catching with J♠9♣ and Elias chips up early in the mystery millions.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	63,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Darren Elias

06-02-2023 10:05 UTC-8

Nguyen Boosted His Stack

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Christine Hadcock

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After a board of 3♦4♥3♥2♠J♣ there was action between two players.

The late position player checked and Truyen Nguyen, who was the button, bet 11,300 and the other player called.

Nguyen turned over 5♦6♣ to give him the straight and his opponent mucked his cards giving Nguyen the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Truyen Nguyen	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Truyen Nguyen

06-02-2023 09:33 UTC-8

Flush Pays for Doan as She Chips Up

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Alek Gillies

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Crystal Doan put in a river bet of 7,000 on a board of 2♣Q♠9♣A♣10♦.

After deliberating, her opponent made the call. Doan flipped over 10♣8♣ for the club flush.

With this pot, Doan nearly doubled up to a 68,000 stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Crystal Doan	68,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Crystal Doan

06-02-2023 07:52 UTC-8

Third Flight Expected to be Big in Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions

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Roxanne Johnson

The first bounty event of the 2023 World Series of Poker begins Day 1c at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions. Over the first two starting days, 4,980 entries were collected, with 248 players already making it through to Day 2.

With players returning from the previous days to give the tournament another shot and new players arriving, the third starting day should be a very large and competitive player pool as players keep their eye on the prize of the million-dollar bounty. Day 1a and 1b showed many great players busting and some newcomers building massive chip stacks.

Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. local time and players begin Day 1c with 40,000 chips. Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante and levels for all opening flights are 30 minutes with a 20-minute break at the conclusion of every four levels. A 75-minute dinner break is also on the schedule, expected to be around 7 p.m. PDT.

The day will consist of 22 levels of play and late registration closes after Level 12. One more starting day will occur on Saturday, after which all remaining players will combine into one field to battle for the lion's share of the prize pool and the bounties.

Currently, the chip stack to beat is Francis Anderson's astounding 2,750,000 in chips, which he collected on Day 1a. Three players from yesterday's Day 1b bagged over two million in chips They are Shaun Davis, Tal Avivi, and Joseph Dornish.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of this exciting event as they begin the road to the lucky million-dollar bounty and crowning another champion at the 2023 World Series Of Poker.

Tags: Francis Anderson Joseph Dornish Shaun Davis Tal Avivi