2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1b
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Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠q♠
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
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Big Flip For Uppu

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Shawn Uppu limped from under the gun but was raised to 1,300 by a player in middle position.

Action came back to Uppu, who reraised to 4,900. His opponent wasn't done yet and added 15,800 more to the pot. Uppu then moved all in for 35,500 chips, and the player in middle position immediately called.

Shawn Uppu: Q?Q?
Opponent: A?Q?

Uppu easily took the pot as the board showed 4?2?J?4?8?. He doubled up to 78,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shawn Uppu
Shawn Uppu
78,000
78,000
 78,000
Profile photo of Drew Gonzalez us
Drew Gonzalez 		55,000
55,000
 55,000
StakeKings

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Santoni Scoops a Massive One

Alek Gillies
Alek Gillies
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Under the gun led out for 1,000 while both blinds made the call to the flop.

The flop came A?9?9? and both blinds checked around. Axel Santoni led out for 1,000 as one player was quick to fold. His other opponent raised to 2,500 and Santoni made the call.

With the Q? on the turn, both players were quick to check.

The river was the K? and the big blind bet for 4,000. Santoni made it 18,000 and his opponent eventually made the fold for him to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Axel Santoni fr
Axel Santoni 		85,700
85,700
 85,700

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Goldfarb Takes One from Lie

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Aylar Lie raised to 800 in the cutoff and got called by the small blind and Michael Goldfarb in the big blind.

The flop J?7?J? was dealt and Lie continued for 1,100 after it was checked to her. Both the small blind and Goldfarb called and the 2? on the turn went checked.

The river fell the 10? and after a check from the small blind, Goldfarb bet 2,200. Lie thought for a minute and called, but mucked her cards when Goldfarb flipped over 10?9? for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Goldfarb us
Michael Goldfarb 		41,000
41,000
 41,000
Profile photo of Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie 		18,000
-7,000
 -7,000

Tags: Aylar LieMichael Goldfarb

More Chip Counts

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Louis Santoni fr
Jean-Louis Santoni 		50,000
50,000
 50,000
Profile photo of Cedrric Trevino us
Cedrric Trevino 		34,000
7,000
 7,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of Ashley Frank us
Ashley Frank 		31,000
31,000
 31,000
Profile photo of Martin Yanushev us
Martin Yanushev
29,000
-12,000
 -12,000
Profile photo of James Mackey us
James Mackey 		26,000
1,000
 1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters 		26,000
26,000
 26,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Monika Zukowicz pl
Monika Zukowicz 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Profile photo of Garrett Greer us
Garrett Greer 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Plantin fr
Nicolas Plantin 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Profile photo of Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei 		19,000
19,000
 19,000
Profile photo of Lisa Taylor us
Lisa Taylor 		18,000
-7,000
 -7,000
Profile photo of Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall 		17,000
17,000
 17,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Najchaus Gives Up Against A Flush

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Alexane Najchaus raised from middle position to 900 and all the other players folded to the big blind, who defended.

On the flop A?2?8?, Najchaus added 1,500 more to the pot. The big blind called once again.

The turn 3? completed the possibility of a flush and both players checked. The river 10? brought a a fourth spade. The big blind checked once again and Najchaus checked back before folding her cards into the muck, as her opponent revealed A?9? for a flush with the nine.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexane Najchaus fr
Alexane Najchaus 		57,000
57,000
 57,000
Winamax

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"Same Hand" Says Petrusch to Split the Pot

Alek Gillies
Alek Gillies
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was caught after the turn of 9?2?7?9? and Marco Petrusch had jammed all in preflop from late position. With two players on the side, both players checked both streets to the river.

The river was the Q? and Joe Schulman bet 4,000 from the small blind. His opponent folded and Schulman showed A?Q?. Petrusch exclaimed "same hand!" as he revealed A?Q? to split the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Schulman us
Joe Schulman 		42,700
42,700
 42,700
Profile photo of Marco Petrusch at
Marco Petrusch 		7,000
7,000
 7,000

Tags: Joe SchulmanMarco Petrusch

Levy Gets a Fold from Salter

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a heads-up pot, the flop was 10?3?K? when Tzur Levy checked to Jack Salter in the cutoff who bet 900. Levy called.

The duo checked on the A? turn and a 2? hit the river. This time Levy bet 3,500 and Salter considered it for a minute before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter 		71,000
71,000
 71,000
Profile photo of Tzur Levy il
Tzur Levy 		33,000
33,000
 33,000

Tags: Jack SalterTzur Levy

Stashin Semi-Bluffs to Scoop the Pot

Alek Gillies
Alek Gillies
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up after the flop of 4?8?J? as Michael Stashin checked from the big blind. His opponent fired for 1,200 from the button and Stashin three bet to 4,000. His opponent made the call to the turn.

The 9? peeled off on the turn as Stashin continued this time for 7,000. His opponent made a quick fold as Stashin showed K?10? to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Stashin us
Michael Stashin 		42,000
42,000
 42,000

Tags: Michael Stashin