Brace Yourself for an Exciting Day 3 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2023 World Series of Poker
An impressive array of candidates bagged chips at the end of Day 2 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker with the chip leader being Joey Weissman (3,770,000) and following close on his tail were Safwane Bahri (2,880,000), Thomas Cazayous (2,400,000), Joshua Boulton (2,200,000).
The millionaire maker has lived up to its name with a massive prize pool, loads of players, and many notables all vying for the treasured bracelet. Players from around the world packed Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas each day, generating a monstrous $13,905,360 prize pool. Each player returning is guaranteed $7,069.
This event is packed with notables, and a few heading into Day 3 include Matt Affleck (390,000), Erick Lindgren (820,000), Camille Brown (480,000) David Jackson (1,200,000), Safiya Umerova (1,125,000), Mustapha Kanit (885,000), Rafael Reis (670,000), Martin Jacobson (545,000) and Jessica Teusl (505,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Weissman | United States | 3,770,000 | 151 |
| 2 | Safwane Bahri | France | 2,880,000 | 115 |
| 3 | Thomas Cazayous | France | 2,405,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Brandon Schwartz | United States | 2,260,000 | 90 |
| 5 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 6 | Mayank Madan | United States | 2,100,000 | 84 |
| 7 | In Sun Geoum | United States | 2,090,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Steve Kujubu | United States | 2,080,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Daniel Blum | United States | 2,070,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Matthew Davis | United States | 2,050,000 | 82 |
The chip leader of Day 1b Nicola Basile, who holds three WSOP Circuit rings is still looking to add a bracelet to his collection but will have some work to do with a starting chip stack of 150,000.
Day 3 begins Monday at 10:00 a.m. local time with ten 60-minute levels to be played, including a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there every step of the way on the road to crowning the WSOP’s newest millionaire and bracelet winner.