2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
5,845
Players Left
1,310

Iermolcheva Raises Then Gives Up

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In the cutoff, Adam Beyrer opened to 1,000 and was called only by Olga Iermolcheva in the big blind.

On the flop A?3?10?, Beyrer thought the best option was to bet 2,000. However, Iermolcheva didn't want to let her chips go so easily, so she check-raised to 5,100. Beyrer called.

The K? came on the turn, and both players checked. The same action occurred when the second king K? appeared on the river. Then, Beyrer showed A?7? for a pair of aces. It was the best hand as Iermolcheva folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Beyrer
28,000
28,000
28,000
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Olga Iermolcheva
11,500
11,500
11,500

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Metaal Sends One Out

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With a pot around 10,000, the board showed 5?2?7?3? when a player checked to Govert Metaal who sent 8,900 in the middle. His opponent went deep into the tank before eventually shoving for approximately 20,000. Metaal snap-called and they tabled their cards:

Opponent: K?K?
Govert Metaal: 7?7?

Metaal had hit a set of sevens and the 10x river didn't change anything to give the pot to Metaal and bust his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Govert Metaal
118,000
8,000
8,000

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Destefano Bets All Three Streets To Scoop the Pot

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 9?6?10?, as Dylan DeStefano led out for 2,800 from middle position. Both the cutoff and button made the call.

The turn was the 7? while DeStefano fired for 4,200. Only the button called to the river.

While the river peeled off 6?, DeStefano bet for 8,700 as his opponent folded for him to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dylan DeStefano
38,500

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Dumont Can't Find The Fold

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

2018 EPT Monte-Carlo Champion Nicolas Dumont opened from the hijack position and was called by the two players in the blinds.

On the flop 8?A?2?, he continued with a bet of 1,300. Only Stephen Friedrich, the big blind, called him.

On the turn J?, Dumont bet an additional 3,000, keeping 15,000 chips behind. Friedrich called once again.

On the river 2?, Friedrich took the lead, betting a pile of 5,000 chips to force Dumont to go all-in. After a few seconds, Dumont couldn't find a fold and pushed his remaining chips. But when he saw Friedrich reveal 10?8? for a flush, the Frenchman could only stand up and join the queue to reentry.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Friedrich
70,000
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Nicolas Dumont
Busted

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Chu Forces a Fold on Dolan

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Justin Chu
Justin Chu

Justin Chu raised under the gun and it was three-bet to 3,100 by Raymond Dolan. It folded back to Chu who made the call.

The flop fell 6?10?9? and Chu check-called Dolan's continuation for 3,600. The same action happened on the A? turn, this time for 5,900.

The J? completed the board and this time Chu jammed for his last 13,700, putting Dolan into a decision. After some time, the latter eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Raymond Dolan
119,000
119,000
119,000
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Justin Chu
41,000
41,000
41,000

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Nakagawa Hearts the River

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Late position raised to 1,300 while Elisa Nakagawa raised to 3,000 from the cutoff. His opponent called to the flop.

The flop came 4?3?6? and the opponent checked to Nakagawa. She led out for 4,100 while her opponent quickly raised to 8,300. Nakagawa was able to find the call.

With the 5? having come on the turn, her opponent jammed all in and Nakagawa made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Opponent: 3?5?
Elisa Nakagawa: A?8?

The river came the 8? to complete Nakagawa's nut flush and chip her up.

Player Chips Progress
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Elisa Nakagawa
53,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Elisa Nakagawa

Latest Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Anatoly Korochenskiy
55,000
11,000
11,000
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Garrett Greer
43,000
18,000
18,000
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Uri Reichenstein
35,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Lisa Taylor us
Lisa Taylor
32,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Jorge Hou pa
Jorge Hou
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Cedrric Trevino
30,000
-4,000
-4,000
StakeKings
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Christina Gollins
27,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Kristy Becker us
Kristy Becker
25,500
3,500
3,500
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Leo Sigurdsson
24,000
24,000
24,000
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James Romero
23,000
23,000
23,000
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Kristy Arnett
22,000
-3,000
-3,000

A Double Up Through Farrell

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

Niall Farrell's neighbor only had 1,800 chips remaining when he moved all-in from the cutoff. Farrell on the button was the only one to call.

Cutoff: Q?10?
Niall Farrell: A?K?

Farrell hit his ace on the river. Unfortunately for him, it completed his opponent's flush on 3?4?7?3?A?. Anyway, Farrell didn't lose much and still has a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Niall Farrell
27,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Niall Farrell

Mackey Busts Zukowicz

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Monika Zukowicz
Monika Zukowicz

James Mackey opened to 1,400 in middle position and Monika Zukowicz shoved for her last 9,800 in the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and Mackey called:

Monika Zukowicz: 10?10?
James Mackey: A?Q?

Zukowicz had to win the flip to survive in the tournament but found aboard K?9?8?A?9?, giving an ace to Mackey on the turn and she made her way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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James Mackey
31,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Monika Zukowicz
Busted

Tags: James MackeyMonika Zukowicz