2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
2,322
Players Left
327

Krentz Steals the Pot on the Turn

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Billy Pilossoph raised to 5,500 from the big blind and was called by both the under-the-gun and middle position players.

The flop came KA3, and Pilossoph led out for 8,000. Under the gun folded and Bryan Krentz made the call to the turn.

After the Q peeled off on the turn, Pilossoph checked to Krentz. He fired for 12,000 and Pilossoph folded for him to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryan Krentz
257,000
162,500
162,500
Profile photo of Billy Pilossoph us
Billy Pilossoph
140,000
90,500
90,500

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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Lahner Gets a Quick Boost

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Johannes Lahner moved all of his chips in early position for about 41,000 and a player in middle position called. Lahner was at risk of being eliminated.

Johannes Lahner: QQ
Middle position: AQ

The board brought no help for the middle position with 84524 and Lahner received a much needed chip boost.

Player Chips Progress
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Johannes Lehner
122,000
71,000
71,000
StakeKings

Tags: Johannes Lahner

Bensimhon Gets a Knockout

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Eyal Bensimhon was on the button when Byron Johnson went all in from early position with his last 12,000 chips. Bensimhon had an easy call.

Byron Johnson: 88
Eyal Bensimhon: QK

The board did not look good for Johnson when it came out 10K479 and Bensimhon received the win with his pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Eyal Bensimhon
120,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Byron Johnson us
Byron Johnson
Busted

Tags: Byron JohnsonEyal Bensimhon

Pu Adds to his Stack

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-way pot, the board showed 10Q52 when Leo Margets checked in the big blind to Weiran Pu who bet 6,000. Only the player on the button called.

The 6 completed the board on the river and this time they both checked. Pu tabled 108 and it was enough to make his opponent muck his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Weiran Pu cn
Weiran Pu
112,000
11,200
11,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
101,000
-42,500
-42,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Leo MargetsWeiran Pu

Dream Start for Lam

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Vincent Lam, who started the day with 240,000 chips, has already more than doubled his stack and now has 545,000 in front of him.

On the last hand, Lam raised in the hijack to 6,000 and called a three-bet worth 18,000 from Mearl Wisehart in the big blind.

The flop revealed K96 and Wisehart fired 40,000 with around 85,000 chips behind. Lam didn't take long to shove and Wisehart snap-called all in for the following showdown:

Mearl Wisehart: AA
Vincent Lam: 66

Wisehart had the bad surprise to see Lam had hit a set and made his way to the exit after the 2 and the 2 completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincent Lam
545,000
300,000
300,000
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Mearl Wisehart
Busted

Tags: Mearl WisehartVincent Lam

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan Dodd us
Ryan Dodd
590,000
175,500
175,500
Profile photo of Maxime Chilaud fr
Maxime Chilaud
230,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
195,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Garrett Greer us
Garrett Greer
180,000
-21,500
-21,500
Profile photo of Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
180,000
59,500
59,500
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
170,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Lexy Gavin-Mather us
Lexy Gavin-Mather
141,000
141,000
141,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
133,000
88,000
88,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
96,000
-16,500
-16,500