Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-25-2023 20:04 UTC-8

Shigano Forces a Fold

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kyle Shigano opened to 30,000 and the player next to him reraised to 80,000. It folded back to Shigano who ended up calling after some thought.

The flop showed 3♥Q♥J♣ and Shigano check-called his opponent's continuation bet for 75,000.

When the 10♥ landed on the turn, Shigano decided to move a pile of 5,000-chip in front of him for a bet around 130,000, and with 100,000 left behind. His opponent considered it for a minute and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Shigano	600,000 557,000	557,000

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06-25-2023 20:09 UTC-8

Hrabec Continues Stacking Up

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Alek Gillies

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Late position raised to 80,000, and Roman Hrabec three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. His opponent made the call to the flop.

The flop came 10♣4♠3♣, while Hrabec led out for 125,000. His opponent folded for him to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	1,900,000 1,732,000	1,732,000

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06-25-2023 20:14 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Blum	1,975,000 1,732,000	1,732,000
Joey Weissman	1,900,000 1,847,500	1,847,500

Benjamin Spragg	950,000 660,000	660,000

06-25-2023 20:15 UTC-8

Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter Eyes Up First Bracelet in 21 Years

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Calum Grant

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Poker Hall of Famer and seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter is on the verge of closing in on his first WSOP bracelet in 21 years after making it to the final table of the $1,000 Seniors Event at the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Baxter, who sits in third place going into the final day, has had a career that has spanned six decades and has seen him earn $2,739,628 in live tournaments alone. And he's already locked up another $122,130 for making it to the final seven. If he manages to make it to at least fourth place, he will secure his biggest-ever tournament cash. Just another remarkable achievement for one of the legends of the game.

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06-25-2023 20:21 UTC-8

Hrabec Keeps Climbing

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A player opened in early position and it was three-bet to 135,000 by a player in middle position before Roman Hrabec decided to four-bet to 290,000 on the button. The initial raiser shoved for 405,000 and the middle player let it go:

Early Position: A♥10♥
Roman Hrabec: K♦K♥

Hrabec didn't find any bad surprise throughout the 3♦8♠K♣6♠7♥ runout and busted his opponent to add more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	2,400,000 500,000	500,000

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06-25-2023 20:23 UTC-8

Coultas Flips the Odds

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Alek Gillies

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The middle position player jammed all in, and Charlie Coultas made the call from the next position. Both players revealed their holdings.

Opponent: Q♥Q♣
Charlie Coultas: J♠J♣

The board ran out 5♦6♠10♠8♥J♥ for Coultas to find jack on the river and chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Coultas	660,000 572,500	572,500

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06-25-2023 20:24 UTC-8

Umerova Knocks One Down

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Safiya Umerova was in the hijack position and raised 160,000 preflop and the player in the cutoff called for all of his chips about 130,000.

Cutoff player: 3♥3♣
Safiya Umerova: 8♥10♥

The flop hit Umerova immediately with Q♦7♠10♣ and the turn 5♣ and river 7♣ finished off the cutoff's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safiya Umerova	1,000,000 836,000	836,000

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06-25-2023 20:24 UTC-8

More Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	1,350,000 400,000	400,000

Paul Tedeschi	980,000 940,000	940,000
Viet Vo	800,000 335,000	335,000
David Peters	750,000 410,000	410,000

Mustapha Kanit	720,000 -76,000	-76,000

Jean-Francois Alexandre	670,000 150,000	150,000
Jacqueline Burkhart	600,000 -187,000	-187,000

Dylan DeStefano	530,000 -440,000	-440,000
Luc Lachance	400,000 -580,000	-580,000
Jean-Robert Autran	Busted

06-25-2023 20:31 UTC-8

Benoit Gets the Kicker

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The player in the hijack raised all in for about 200,000 and Charles Benoit called in the small blind.

Hijack: A♣J♠
Charles Benoit: A♦K♦

The board was pretty straightforward with 6♥6♣10♦3♣2♥ and the king kicker came into play, knocking out the hijack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Benoit	850,000 714,000	714,000

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06-25-2023 20:39 UTC-8

Vo Reaches One Million

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In a heads-up situation with already more than 230,000 in the middle, the flop showed 10♦2♦A♥4♠ when Dylan Lambe checked. Viet Vo fired 220,000 in the middle, putting Lambe into a big decision.

The clock was called and Lambe eventually announced all in for a stack around 500,000 at the end of the 30-second delay. Vo didn't take long to call for the following showdown:

Dylan Lambe: A♣Q♣
Viet Vo: A♠K♠

Lambe didn't any miracle on the 2♠ river and Vo took down the huge pot.