Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day 1a Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,905,360
Entries
10,430
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
4,585
Players Left
1,012
A much-anticipated tournament of the 2023 World Series of Poker is here, and it's none other than Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em tournament. A massive $1,000,000 is guaranteed for the winner of this tournament, meaning that one player will become a millionaire at the end of the event.
This lucky runner will follow Yuliyan Kolev, the reigning champion, into WSOP history. Last year, the Bulgarian beat a field of 7,961 entrants, winning a massive prize of $1,125,189. At the same time, he added a second bracelet to his list of wins just a few months after he got his first one online.
2022 $1,500 Millionaire Maker Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yuliyan Kolev | Bulgaria | $1,125,141 |
| 2nd | Oren Rosen | Israel | $695,390 |
| 3rd | Tyler Gaston | United States | $522,705 |
| 4th | Yita Choong | Australia | $395,545 |
| 5th | Dominic Brazier | United States | $301,346 |
| 6th | Stanley Weng | United States | $231,145 |
| 7th | Alen Tenorio | Brazil | $178,515 |
| 8th | Bastien Joly | France | $138,821 |
| 9th | Nick Marchington | United Kingdom | $108,704 |
| 10th | Raul Martinez | Spain | $85,718 |
The road to the million will be long, as this tournament is a five-day event.
Action begins today at 10 a.m. with Day 1a at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Players will start with 25,000 chips and play 11 levels. They'll have 20-minute breaks every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8. The structure will be the same on Saturday, June 24, for Day 1b. On those two flights, players will have eight levels to reentry, with on reentry allowed per Day.
All players qualified for Day 2 will gather on Sunday to play ten more levels before Day 3 on Monday and Day 4 on Tuesday. In the end, the five remaining players will come back on Wednesday for Day 5 and fight until a champion is crowned.
Keep it locked here as the PokerNews live reporting team will update you throughout the tournament.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for Day 1a of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. So far, 2,022 players are registered for the action.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 | |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
While Jamie Gold showed aces on the table behind him, François Pirault opened to 300 from the button and was raised by the small blind to 800. The player in the big blind called, and Pirault did too.
On the flop 5♠A♣6♠, the small blind checked, allowing the big blind to bet a massive 3,200. Pirault was the only one to call.
The 4♣ landed on the turn. The big blind bet another 7,200 on this card and Pirault made the call once again.
The river card was the 2♦. The player in the big blind moved all in for his remaining 14,000 chips. Pirault took some time and called with A♠6♣ for two pair, the winning hand, as his opponent showed AxJx.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
In a heads-up situation with more than 3,000 in the pot, the board showed A♠K♣K♥ when Xavier Mangano check-called a bet from Noah Sandler seated on the button.
On the J♥ turn, Mangano check-called another bet from Sandler for 2,500.
The 8♠ hit the river and after a last check from Mangano, Sandler sent 9,000 in the middle. Mangano tanked for a minute and called, but only to muck his cards after Sandler tabled A♣K♠ for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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10,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
In a blind versus blind situation, both players raised and reraised each other and put all their chips in the middle, with Rodney Resha at risk in the big blind for 17,300.
Rodney Resha: 10♥10♠
Small Blind: 5♦5♥
The small blind started to pay his dues on the flop as the board ran out 4♣9♦K♥3♦Q♥. Resha won another small pot a few hands later and climbed to 40,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |