2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
4,585
Players Left
1,012

Ketendjian Puts Pressure on the Flop

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop showed A?5?5? when Gevork Ketendjian first checked in the big blind and his opponent bet 1,000.

Ketendjian raised it to 3,000 and faced a reraise from his opponent worth 6,000. Ketendjian took a minute and bet 9,000, which was enough to make his opponent fold and win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gevork Ketendjian us
Gevork Ketendjian
38,000

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New Faces and Chip Counts

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeremy Saderne fr
Jeremy Saderne
105,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anatoly Korochenskiy ru
Anatoly Korochenskiy
60,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
25,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kenny Deffrasnes fr
Kenny Deffrasnes
25,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Sylvain naets be
Sylvain naets
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ashley Frank us
Ashley Frank
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
25,000
25,000
25,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Lexy Gavin-Mather us
Lexy Gavin-Mather
24,000
-5,000
-5,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
22,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lori Persinger us
Lori Persinger
20,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Julien Loire fr
Julien Loire
11,000
11,000
11,000

Good River for Niste

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in early position opened to 1,500 and got called by Mihai Niste in the small blind and the big blind player.

It checked to the initial raiser on the flop Q?5?9?, who bet 1,200. Once again Niste and the big blind called and the three players checked on the 10? turn.

A 8? hit the river and Niste led out with a bet of 2,500, only called by the initial player. Niste revealed Q?8? for two pair, and his opponent sent K?Q? into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
55,000
30,000
30,000

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Tomescu Wins His Flip

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in middle position had 8,300 chips remaining when he moved all in. Seated to his left, George Tomescu pushed all his chips into the middle as well for 18,000, but nobody called him, not even Maria Lampropulos in the big blind.

George Tomescu: Q?Q?
Opponent: A?K?

A jack 8?J?7?4?3? was the only high card of the board. There was nothing to worry about for Tomescu, who sent his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of George Tomescu ro
George Tomescu
28,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Maria Lampropulos ar
Maria Lampropulos
25,000
25,000
25,000

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New Chip Counts

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sihao Zhang lu
Sihao Zhang
46,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
33,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Laurence Grondin ca
Laurence Grondin
31,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Dylan Mayo us
Dylan Mayo
30,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Arnaud Enselme fr
Arnaud Enselme
25,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Alex Rocha us
Alex Rocha
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Seth Templeton us
Seth Templeton
21,000
-26,000
-26,000
Profile photo of Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
21,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
20,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
20,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Clement Richez fr
Clement Richez
18,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ramiro Petrone ar
Ramiro Petrone
18,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
16,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Abby Merk us
Abby Merk
Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Guthrie Sends Ribouchon Out

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Florian Ribouchon opened and a player called before Hannah Guthrie raised in the blinds. Ribouchon shoved for a stack around 15,000 and it folded to Guthrie who snap-called for the following showdown:

Florian Ribouchon: 7?7?
Hannah Guthrie: 10?10?

Ribouchon couldn't find any help throughout the 2?Q?8?4?8? runout and made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hannah Guthrie us
Hannah Guthrie
119,000
119,000
119,000
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
Busted

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New Entries and Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
93,000
93,000
93,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Alexane Najchaus fr
Alexane Najchaus
79,000
38,000
38,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Adam Krach us
Adam Krach
55,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
41,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Kyriakos Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
38,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Everett Carlton us
Everett Carlton
35,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Flavien Guenan fr
Flavien Guenan
28,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
27,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Profile photo of Upeshka de Silva us
Upeshka de Silva
25,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Xavier Mangano be
Xavier Mangano
25,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander
20,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
14,500
-1,500
-1,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Laplante's Stack Growing

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

At Katie Lindsay's table, the player under the gun opened to 1,200 and got called three times: by Ryan Laplante in early position, by the cutoff, and by the big blind.

On 5?9?7?, the first two players to act checked to Laplante, who bet 5,000. The cutoff called, and all other players in the pot folded.

The 8? landed on the turn, and this time, it was the cutoff who bet 7,000. Laplante checked and called to see the Q? on the river. He checked once again on this last street, and the cutoff checked back.

"Set," said Laplante, revealing 5?5?. Hearing that, the cutoff threw his cards into the muck and saw the pot going into Laplante's hands.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
80,000
56,000
56,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
36,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Timothée Scotti fr
Timothée Scotti
36,000
36,000
36,000

Ya Takes It on the Flop

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

It folded to the button who bet 1,300 and got called by Joon Ya in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop revealed 8?K?6? and the button continued for 1,500 after it was checked to him. Ya raised to to 6,000 and his opponents quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joon Ya
Joon Ya
105,000
105,000
105,000

Tags: Joon Ya