2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
5,845
Players Left
1,310

Big Double Up for Cady

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Bryan Cady started the action with a raise under the gun for 3,600. It folded to the small blind who called, but the big blind three-bet to 16,000. Only Cady stayed interested and called.

The flop revealed 8AJ and the big blind continued for 10,000. Cady jammed for a stack around 95,000 and after some thinking, his opponent eventually called:

Bryan Cady: AJ
Big Blind: AK

The big blind had top pair but Cady had hit two pair, and improved his hand into a full house after the board was completed with 2J to claim the large pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryan Cady
235,000
235,000
235,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Dib Wins One on the River

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

In a three-way raised pot, the flop was 383 when Alex Rocha checked to Stanley Lee who bet 6,000. Pedro Dib called in the hijack and so did Rocha.

The turn fell the 2 and the trio checked to see a 4 on the river. Rocha and Lee checked again to Dib who sent 21,000 in the middle. Rocha considered it for some time but eventually folded, followed by Lee.

Player Chips Progress
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Pedro Dib
105,000
105,000
105,000
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Stanley Lee
90,000
60,000
60,000
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Alex Rocha
30,000
30,000
30,000

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Another Pot for Brierton

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

The board 5104Q was already dealt in a three-way pot when Alexandra Brierton bet 6,500 from the big blind. She got called by Govert Metaal and the button.

The 6 landed on the river and this time Brierton checked, so did Metaal. The button decided to bet 12,000 and Brierton called, followed a a fold from Metaal.

Brierton tabled Q9 for a pair of queens and it was good to claim the pot as her opponent mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexandra Brierton
178,000
72,000
72,000
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Govert Metaal
88,000
-56,000
-56,000

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Paparo Eliminates Three Players At Once

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

Pierre Merlin shoved from under the gun to 11,500, and he was called by Domenico Paparo in middle position. On his left, the player in the hijack then went all in for 34,000, and the cutoff called his stack.

The action returned to Paparo, who had the largest stack of all players involved in the pot. And he also decided to go all in. The cutoff player decided to join the action as well.

Pierre Merlin: 87
Hijack: AA
Cutoff: 88
Domenico Paparo: KK

Merlin was in a desperate situation in this hand. He was hoping for a straight, but he couldn't win the pot after the flop 5QJ.

Then, the turn revealed the K, giving Paparo a set and putting him in the lead. Finally, the river card was the 6, resulting in the elimination of the three players with the shortest stacks, just a few minutes before the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Domenico Paparo
282,000
282,000
282,000

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Mattern Let it Go

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

Rony Siwill raised on the button and got called by the small blind before Arnaud Mattern three-bet in the big blind to 8,500. Only Siwil called.

The flop revealed Q73 and Mattern continued for 8,000. Siwil replied with a raise to 20,000 and it was enough to make Mattern fold and grab the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Rony Siwill
185,000
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Arnaud Mattern
75,000

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Gathy Puts Pressure

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

The pot was already containing more than 55,000 with a flop 2Q3 when Michael Gathy bet 13,000 under the gun. His opponent tanked and made the call.

On the 4 turn, Gathy announced all in, covering his opponents stacks and the latter snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Gathy
175,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Michael Gathy