2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,201,564
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,905,360
Entries
10,430
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
4,585
Players Left
1,012

Straight on the River for Hawkins

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

In a heads-up pot, the board already showed 4656 when Maurice Hawkins bet 700 and his opponent called.

The 3 completed the board and this time Hawkins sent 5,400 in the middle. His opponent quickly called, showing KK, only to see the bad news with 22 in Hawkins' hand for the straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Maurice Hawkins
60,000
60,000
60,000

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Herzali Loses One

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Sarah Herzali
Sarah Herzali

In a heads-up pot with around 5,000 in the middle, the board was 4648 when Sarah Herzali tanked in the hijack before betting 2,100. Her opponent called in the cutoff.

The 5 river brought another spade on the board and this time both players checked. The cutoff tabled J10 for the flush and Herzali quickly mucked her hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Sarah Herzali
54,000
29,000
29,000

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Jacks Beat Lodge

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A player opened to 800 from early position and was called by Harry Lodge on the button and by the big blind.

The flop came 10J2 and the player who opened continued with a bet of 1,400. Lodge called and the big blind folded.

On the turn 4, Lodge called once again, this time a 3,100 bet. On the river 3, he just checked back and mucked his cards when his opponent showed KJ for a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Yannick Cardot
24,500
24,500
24,500
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Harry Lodge
21,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Dinesh Alt
14,000
14,000
14,000

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Fox Cracks Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Pete Fox, at risk for his last 17,400 and QQ in his hands and his opponent who held AA.

Fox was in desperate shape for his tournament's life but found a lucky board Q8J54, giving him a set of queens on the flop and the needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Pete Fox
36,000
36,000
36,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Aces For Carrasco

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

At WSOP Main Event Champion Damian Salas' table, a player in early position raised to 1,000. Seated on his left, Oscar Carrasco raised to 3,000. The button moved all in for 14,100 chips. The blinds folded, as well as the initial raiser. Carrasco eventually called.

Button: 77
Oscar Carrasco: AA

"You have the spades anyway," said the player at risk on 2J10. He stood up at this point. Even if the turn 10 and the river 6 didn't complete the flush, Carrasco's aces stayed ahead, leading to his opponent's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Oscar Carrasco
39,000
39,000
39,000
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Damian Salas
31,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Oscar Carrasco

Gonzalez Doubles Through Platt

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Michael Gonzalez raised to 800 in early position and Jeff Platt three-bet to 1,800 on the button. The big blind player four-bet to 2,800 and Gonzalez didn't take long to five-bet to 8,800. Platt announced all in, covering his two opponents and the big blind let it go.

Gonzalez snap-called for a total stack worth 20,800 to create the following showdown:

Michael Gonzalez: AA
Jeff Platt: AK

"Oh that's it?" Platt said jokingly to Gonzalez, before the dealer showed a board 832Q4, giving the double up to Gonzalez.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Gonzalez
45,000
45,000
45,000
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Jeff Platt
35,000
-10,000
-10,000

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Trips for Nguyen

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player opened in middle position to 800 and picked up calls from the hijack and Vy Nguyen in the cutoff to see a paired flop of A7A. The middle position continued for 1,100, only called by Nguyen.

The Q hit the turn and this time the middle position check-called Nguyen for 3,000. Both checked on the 5 river and Nguyen flipped over A9 for trips to claim the pot as his opponent quickly showed KQ.

Player Chips Progress
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Vy Nguyen
36,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Vy Nguyen

New Batch of Chip Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Gagnon
120,000
35,000
35,000
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Maurice Hawkins
75,000
15,000
15,000
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Mathieu Di Meglio
55,000
30,000
30,000
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Lexy Gavin-Mather
29,000
29,000
29,000
StakeKings
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Benjamin Ector
25,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kami Hudson
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Robbi Jade Lew
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Christina Gollins
22,000
22,000
22,000
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Niall Farrell
22,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Marc Etienne McLaughlin
11,000
-14,000
-14,000