2023 World Series of Poker
Players will be on dinner break for the next 60-minutes and will return to Level 15 with blinds 60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante.
The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) consists of 95 bracelet events and is almost entirely tournament-focused, but there are also opportunities to play high-stakes cash games at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas this summer.
Located in the back of the Paris Convention Center, the fabled King's Lounge is lined with high-stakes cash game tables where you may spot Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius or Daniel Negreanu playing No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha.
Level: 15
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Kristen Foxen moved all in from early position and was called by Alfred Decarolis in the big blind.
Kristen Foxen: 5♦5♠
Alfred Decarolis: A♦A♠
The final board was no help to Foxen, who would bow out in 17th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alfred Decarolis |
6,840,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Kristen Foxen | Busted | |
|
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horseshoe Feature | 1 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 10,400,000 | 87 |
Horseshoe Feature | 2 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 10,300,000 | 87 |
Horseshoe Feature | 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 3,300,000 | 28 |
Horseshoe Feature | 4 | David Peters | United States | 2,800,000 | 23 |
Horseshoe Feature | 5 | Steven Veneziano | United States | 4,700,000 | 39 |
Horseshoe Feature | 6 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 9,900,000 | 83 |
Horseshoe Feature | 7 | Chris Brewer | United States | 6,900,000 | 58 |
Horseshoe Feature | 8 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 1,300,000 | 11 |
Outer Feature | 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | 8,695,000 | 72 |
Outer Feature | 2 | Alfred Decarolis | United States | 6,590,000 | 55 |
Outer Feature | 3 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 11,665,000 | 97 |
Outer Feature | 4 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 5,410,000 | 45 |
Outer Feature | 5 | Brandon Steven | United States | 1,140,000 | 10 |
Outer Feature | 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 11,085,000 | 92 |
Outer Feature | 7 | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,880,000 | 16 |
Outer Feature | 8 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 7,320,000 | 61 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Artur Martirosian |
11,665,000
-5,435,000
|
-5,435,000 |
|
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Dan Smith |
11,085,000
5,135,000
|
5,135,000 |
|
||
Ben Heath |
10,400,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Chance Kornuth |
10,300,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Alex Kulev |
9,900,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
||
Martin Kabrhel |
8,695,000
-1,955,000
|
-1,955,000 |
|
||
Koray Aldemir | 7,320,000 | |
|
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Chris Brewer |
6,900,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
||
Alfred Decarolis |
6,590,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Henrik Hecklen |
5,410,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Steven Veneziano |
4,700,000
-2,335,000
|
-2,335,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang |
3,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
David Peters |
2,800,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
||
Phil Ivey |
1,880,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
||
Jonathan Jaffe |
1,300,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
Brandon Steven |
1,140,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
Jonathan Jaffe moved all in from middle position for his remaining 1,330,000 and was called by Ben Heath in late position.
However, Chance Kornuth would go into the tank on the button, using one of his remaining time banks before announcing a raise to 3,100,000. Heath folded and the cards were on their backs.
Jonathan Jaffe: A♦K♥
Chance Kornuth: K♦K♣
Jaffe would need to spike an ace or some broadway straight cards in order to improve, but Kornuth would get a clean runout in the form of a Q♥7♦5♦9♥2♦ final board to send Jaffe to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth |
13,260,000
2,960,000
|
2,960,000 |
|
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Ben Heath |
9,070,000
-1,330,000
|
-1,330,000 |
|
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Jonathan Jaffe | Busted |
Phil Ivey was one of the short stacks at the table and shoved all in for 1,490,000. A couple of players asked for a count but Artur Martirosian was the only player to call from the button.
Phil Ivey: A♦Q♦
Artur Martirosian: J♠J♥
The flop fell 10♣9♣3♥ and Martirosian was still out front with his pair of jacks. However, the A♣ peeled off on the turn and Ivey took a commanding lead. The 10♥ completed the board and Ivey remained stoic as he earned a double-up to stay alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Artur Martirosian |
9,870,000
-1,795,000
|
-1,795,000 |
|
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Phil Ivey |
3,280,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
The action folded to Brandon Steven in the cutoff who shipped all in for his last 840,000. Koray Aldemir confirmed the count from the big blind and then dropped in some chips to call.
Brandon Steven: 9♣9♦
Koray Aldemir: 2♠2♣
The flop came 10♣5♠4♠ and Aldemir had some backdoor outs working for him. The A♦ on the turn made things sweaty but the 9♠ on the river ensured Steven of a double-up.
"Just like last year. You and me final table," Martin Kabrhel said to Steven which only prompted a nod from the one who just doubled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Koray Aldemir |
6,450,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
|
||
Brandon Steven |
1,860,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
The 2023 World Series of Poker is soon to enter its fourth week of festivities, and the contest for WSOP Player of the Year is starting to heat up.
Chad Eveslage was the early frontrunner because of his back-to-back bracelet victories. However, Ian Matakis and Shaun Deeb have surpassed the only double bracelet winner of the series, thanks to a recent run of fine results.
Michael Moncek has also shot up from sixth to fourth in the POY standings after he came close to grabbing his second bracelet of the series in the $10,000 Razz Championship.
Jans Arends rounds out the top five following his sun run in some of the high roller bracelet events. The Dutch poker pro finished in third place in the $50,000 High Roller days before taking down the $100,000 High Roller for $2,576,729, the biggest payout of the 2023 WSOP so far.