Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #4: Tournament of Champions
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 World Series of Poker
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
741
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
31
Players Left
7
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
There are 95 bracelet events — the most in history — on the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, all of which are important and worth your attention as a fan of the game.
But if you can't catch them all on PokerGO or follow along with all the live reporting updates, there are five tournaments you absolutely cannot miss.
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action was heads up with a big pot in the middle and A♥2♣8♠ in the pot when Zachary Zaret bet 250,000 while leaving 40,000 behind. Katelin Koper raised to 500,000 and Zaret went deep into the tank to try to catch the pay jump.
The clock was eventually called and Zaret committed the last of his chips.
Zachart Zaret: K♣K♥
Katelin Koper: A♣Q♥
The board ran out with 8♥5♠ and Koper's aces held to eliminate Zaret in 18th place for $6,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Dustin Wills raised to 60,000 in late position and was three-bet by Justin Hotte-Mckinnon to 185,000. Wills responded with a four-bet to 400,000 and Hotte-Mckinnon called.
Both players took a flop of 3♥7♦2♣ and Wills checked over to Hotte-Mckinnon, who checked behind.
The turn brought the 7♣ and this time Wills chose to bet 350,000. Hotte-Mckinnon made the call.
The river was the 10♣ and Wills checked over to Hotte-Mckinnon who announced "all in," after thinking for a few moments. Wills quickly made the call and saw the bad news.
Justin Hotte-Mckinnon: A♣Q♣
Dustin Wills: K♥K♠
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
50,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Wissam Gahshan raised to 60,000 from late position and Dustin Wills moved all-in from the big blind for his remaining 185,000, and was quickly called by Gahshan.
Dustin Wills: A♥3♥
Wissam Gahshan: A♦K♦
Wills found himself in rough shape by the dominated ace of Gahshan and found no additional help after the board ran out Q♣5♣A♠10♥5♠
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded to Justin Hotte-Mckinnon in middle position, who raised to 60,000. The button called, and Xulong Zhang moved all in for 265,000 from the small blind. Hotte-Mckinnon called and the button folded. Zhang was in good shape to double up.
Xulong Zhang: A♦J♦
Justin Hotte-Mckinnon: A♥9♥
The 5♥2♥Q♣ flop brought a flush draw for Hotte-Mckinnon, giving hope to an otherwise dominated hand. That hope diminished slightly on the J♠ turn, but completed on the 6♥ river, sending Zhang to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Wissam Gahshan opened from late position and Frank Lagodich defended from the big blind to see a flop of Jx9x5x.
Both players checked the flop to see 10x on the turn. Lagodich checked again and Gahshan fired 115,000. Lagodich raised to 270,000 and Gahshan called.
The river was 2x and Lagodich shoved his last 355,000. Gahshan called and turned over Qx10x for a pair of tens while Lagodich showed Kx3x. The tens were good and Lagodich was out of the tournament in 15th place for $7,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
While winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is one of the greatest accomplishments a poker player can achieve, many of the greatest and most successful players in the game have yet to put one on their wrists.
PokerNews has had a decent track record with highlighting players without bracelets who have gone on to win them. Jason Koon won a maiden bracelet in 2021 after making the "Best Without a Bracelet" list that year, while Dan Smith and Alex Foxen both found bracelets in 2022 to be removed from that year's list.
With the 2023 WSOP happening now, here's a look at some of the best players who have yet to add a World Series bracelet to their long lists of accolades.