An incredible 11 bracelet events were running on Day 32 of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with three events having an extra day, resulting in five bracelets being awarded on June 30th.
Yuri Dzivielevski won his third WSOP gold bracelet last week in Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. but he’s making a run for his fourth in Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship where he bagged the chip lead. All while his brother, Vitor Dzivielevski, is chasing a gold bracelet of his own on the final table of Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em.
One of the marquee events of the 2023 WSOP kicked off as well on Day 32 with the first flight of Event #70: $400 Colossus taking over multiple ballrooms. Catch up on all the action that went down in Las Vegas on June 30th.
Ryan Miller Wins Maiden Bracelet in Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
After Day 3 of Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship was playing late into the night with six still remaining, an originally unscheduled fourth day was played out today. And on that day, Ryan Miller was crowned the Stud Eight or Better Champion at the 2023 World Series Of Poker.
Miller took home $344,677, the lion’s share of the $1,311,300 prize pool, and his first WSOP bracelet, he defeated Super High Roller regular Bryn Kenney, who took home $213,027 for his valiant efforts, after a heads-up battle lasting over five hours.
“I’ve waited a long time and I wasn’t sure if it would ever come,” said Miller, whose first WSOP cash stems from 2007, after all was said and done, “but I’m super excited to get one. I feel like I put a lot of time in poker and was deserving of one, and now it finally came and it’s great to get it in a Championship event.”
Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Miller | United States | $344,677 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | United States | $213,027 |
| 3 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | $149,981 |
| 4 | Andres Korn | Argentina | $107,824 |
| 5 | Chino Rheem | United States | $79,189 |
| 6 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | $59,441 |
| 7 | Yong Wang | China | $45,624 |
| 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $35,826 |
David Simon Emerges Victorious in Battle of Davids to Win Maiden Bracelet in $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Prior to today, David Simon had six cashes in the 2023 World Series of Poker. His seventh comes with an incredible bonus – the title of WSOP bracelet winner. Simon outlasted a field of 2,076 entrants, four days of play, and a grueling heads-up battle against bracelet winner David Prociak to win $410,659 and his maiden bracelet in Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha.
Simon’s best cash prior to winning this event was $18,158, coming from 2019. “I’ve played with a lot of people who have always been super positive with me and just been like, ‘It’s gonna happen for you at some point,'” said Simon. “I don’t know if I myself really believed that, but during this event in particular I just felt incredibly calm and locked in.”
The new champion, who lives on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, is cognizant of the effect this win has on his poker career. “I think I’ve just gained so much confidence throughout this tournament and felt like I could actually hang in this event,” said Simon.
Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Simon | United States | $410,659 |
| 2 | David Prociak | United States | $253,821 |
| 3 | Eric Pfenning | United States | $185,630 |
| 4 | Eran Carmi | Israel | $137,058 |
| 5 | Tsuf Saltsberg | Israel | $102,173 |
| 6 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | $76,910 |
| 7 | Upeshka De Silva | United States | $58,464 |
| 8 | Guofeng Wang | China | $44,884 |
Brazil’s Gabriel Schroeder Bad Beats Andy Black on Way to Super Turbo Bounty Bracelet ($228,632)
Event #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty attracted 2,854 players ($2,513,360 prize pool) and was scheduled to play down to a winner, but with a turnout like this, they ultimately played down to the final table. The next day, those nine remaining players returned to determine a winner. After just over two hours of play, Brazil’s Gabriel Schroeder emerged victorious to capture the $228,632 top prize, plus 15 bounties valued at $300 apiece, to go along with his first gold bracelet.
After the win, 32-year-old Schroeder, who started the day as chip leader, immediately began to kiss pictures of his wife and young daughter, who are slated to join him in Las Vegas next week. Primarily an online player with a prior career-best score of $142K, Schroeder is fresh off finishing in fourth place in a Venetian $1,100 Ultimate Stack for $99,922.
Event #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | $228,632 |
| 2 | Joel Wertheimer | United States | $141,298 |
| 3 | Andy Black | Ireland | $105,337 |
| 4 | Elson Lima | United States | $79,142 |
| 5 | Jordan Jayne | United States | $59,929 |
| 6 | Daniel Lowery | United States | $45,741 |
| 7 | Jose Brito | Portugal | $35,191 |
| 8 | Jonathan Akiba | United States | $27,293 |
| 9 | Ryan Goindoo | Trinidad & Tobago | $21,340 |
Austria’s Klaus Ilk Wins 2023 WSOP Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors for $371,603
After four grueling days of poker, and outlasting 3,121 opponents, Klauz Ilk of Austria won the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #61 $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold’em tournament for $371,603, and a gold bracelet at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Ilk, who started the day with only eight big blinds, managed to outlast 12 other competitors to land the first prize. Ilk is only the seventh Austrian to lay their hands on the most coveted prize in poker — a WSOP gold bracelet!
It was the 66-year-old’s biggest cash by far. With this win, he also increased his recorded lifetime winnings tenfold with his previous biggest cash coming last year for $11,351.
Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Ilk | Austria | $371,603 |
| 2 | Ronald Lane | United States | $229,685 |
| 3 | Farhad Davoudzadeh | Iran | $172,058 |
| 4 | Ronald Swain | United States | $129,812 |
| 5 | Kevin Danko | United States | $98,644 |
| 6 | Federico Trujillo | Argentina | $75,503 |
| 7 | Arnon Graham | United States | $58,213 |
| 8 | Rassoul Malboubi | United States | $45,213 |
“Can’t Stop Kopp!” William Kopp Wins Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better ($259,549)
On Friday night, William Kopp bested a 1,125-player field and defeated Michael Rodrigues heads up in a one-sided match to claim his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet and the $259,549 first-place prize in Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
The Ohio native added to his $1 million in career-tournament earnings and joined his sister, Katie Kopp, who won the 2022 Casino Employees Event, as a WSOP bracelet winner. Today’s victory marks Kopp’s eighth cash of the series and his biggest cash to date.
“It feels really good, especially since my best friend won a bracelet this year and my sister won one last year,” Kopp said when asked how he felt about his victory.
Kopp attributes part of his success to having a strong poker family.
“When we were growing up we were always about poker. We’re pretty close…me, my sister, and my mom. We all talk poker and help make each other better,” Kopp said.
Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Kopp | United States | $259,549 |
| 2 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | $160,418 |
| 3 | Mike Linster | United States | $113,991 |
| 4 | Sterling Savill | United States | $82,104 |
| 5 | Joseph McCarthy | United States | $59,953 |
| 6 | Loni Hui | United States | $44,391 |
| 7 | John Goyette | United States | $33,335 |
| 8 | Anthony Zinno | United States | $25,394 |
| 9 | Aaron Wallace | United States | $19,627 |
Norbert Szecsi Leads the Final Six of Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 has concluded for Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limited Hold’em at the 2023 World Series of Poker. Hungarian Norbert Szecsi bagged the chip lead and will be looking to capture his third WSOP gold bracelet and first live bracelet since 2013. Szecsi was very short-stacked on Day 2 as the bubble approached after being on the receiving end of a bad beat. Despite the setback he managed to start Day 3 with one of the bigger stacks in the field before firmly establishing himself as the chip leader after winning a pivotal pot against Pedro Garagnani.
Day 2 Chip Leader Vitor Dzivielevski remains in contention heading into the final table. Dzivielevski had a dominant run in the first half of Day 3, at one point winning a colossal pot with pocket queens to become the commanding chip leader at the time for several levels. Vitor’s brother Yuri Dzivielevski already won a bracelet earlier in this series and Vitor will be looking to follow suit by capturing his first ever WSOP gold bracelet in this event.
Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 18,600,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Vitor Dzivielevski | Brazil | 5,850,000 | 29 |
| 3 | Tyler Cornell | United States | 7,475,000 | 37 |
| 4 | Angelina Rich | United States | 14,000,000 | 70 |
| 5 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | 4,725,000 | 24 |
| 6 | Weiran Pu | China | 10,475,000 | 52 |
Yuri Dzivielevski Bags the Biggest Stack as He and His Brother Will Simultaneously Chase WSOP Gold!
Day 2 of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship continued and the event attracted 154 entries to create a prize pool of $1,447,600 with only 18 returning for Day 3 to chase the $367,599 top prize and the gold bracelet.
Coming back to the biggest bag is Yuri Dzivielevski who will use his 1,288,00 chips to try and win his second bracelet of the summer and his fourth overall, while his brother simultaneously attempts to win his first after bagging the final six of Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. Looking to stand in Dzivielevski’s way is a stacked field including Alex Livingston (1,137,000), Ryan Riess (792,000) and Daniel Negreanu (595,000).
That’s just a small taste of the elite level of the returning field as there are 40 total WSOP bracelets held by the 18 returning players with other notables Eli Elezra (484,000), Brad Ruben (341,000), John Monnette (208,000), and David “ODB” Baker (154,000) all returning looking to add to their bracelet collections.
Jason Mercier also bagged for Day 3 (340,000) having just won the $1,500 version of this very tournament just one day ago.
Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 1,288,000 |
| 2 | Young Ko | United States | 1,197,000 |
| 3 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 1,137,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Riess | United States | 792,000 |
| 5 | James Chen | Taiwan | 640,000 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 595,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 544,000 |
| 8 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 484,000 |
| 9 | Galen Hall | United States | 387,000 |
| 10 | Brad Ruben | United States | 346,000 |
Mary Dvorkin Bags the Chip Lead on Day 2 of the Ladies Event
Mary Dvorkin has emerged as the Day 2 chip leader, bagging 1,420,000 in chips in Event #67: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship. A total of 331 players started the day out of the original 1,286 entrants from Day 1. At the end of the day, 47 players bagged and will be competing tomorrow on Day 3.
One important hand for Dvorkin was when she flopped a full house against Daris Justice. Following close behind Dvorkin were Eunji Park (1,400,000), Shiina Okamoto (1,225,000) and Talia Fligelman (1,190,000). Last night’s chip leader Bernice McLennan is still in contention with 980,000 and last year’s winner Jessica Teusl is holding her own with 785,000.
The players returning will be guaranteed $3,860 out of the $1,152,550 total prize pool but all of them will by vying for the $192,167 first-place prize and the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Event #67: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Dvorkin | United Kingdom | 1,420,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Eunji Park | Canada | 1,400,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Shiina Okamoto | Japan | 1,225,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Talia Fligelman | United States | 1,190,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Bernice Mclennan | Canada | 980,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Chrysi Phiniotis | Cyprus | 950,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Tara Cain | United States | 915,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Felisa Westermann | Germany | 915,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Nam Nguyen | United States | 900,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Marguerite Spagnuolo | United States | 820,000 | 41 |
John Taylor Bags Chip Lead With Just Three Players Remaining
Day 3 of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship saw 44 competitors return and vying for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and first-place payday of $270,972.
After 11 levels of play, just three players remain. The final table was a roller coaster, but after the dust settled and the bags were filled the chip leader going into Day 4 was John Taylor who bagged 48,225,000. Just behind him was David Guay with 46,000,000 and Steven Stolzenfeld with 35,200,000.
At the moment all three players have locked up a minimum of $124,821.
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship Final Three
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Taylor | United States | 48,225,000 | 40 |
| 2 | David Guay | Canada | 46,000,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Steven Stolzenfeld | United States | 35,200,000 | 29 |
Alex Foxen Shines Bright on Day 1 of Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Among one of the most elite and star-studded fields on the World Series of Poker calender, Alex Foxen’s star shone the brightest on Day 1 of Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
The poker superstar and WSOP bracelet winner was spotted with more than 1,000,000 early on and never stopped accumulating chips. Foxen bagged up a massive stack of 2,868,000, far and away the largest among the 70 surviving players.
Jesse Lonis is one of the players looking up at Foxen on the leaderboard. Lonis doubled up against Jeremy Ausmus after a more than three-minute tank, then won a massive pot against John Riordan on his way to 1,460,000.
The third time was the charm for Ausmus on Day 1. The 2021 champion of this event had to reenter twice, but built up his stack to 1,291,000 on his third bullet. Defending champion Robert Cowen (1,187,000), Dylan Weisman (1,170,000), and Shaun Deeb (1,014,000) are also in the million-chip club.
Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | United States | 2,868,000 | 191 |
| 2 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 1,786,000 | 119 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 1,460,000 | 97 |
| 4 | Zeki Soyirgaz | Turkey | 1,400,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Michael Heritsch | United States | 1,400,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Anthony Marsico | United States | 1,378,000 | 92 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,291,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 1,266,000 | 84 |
| 9 | Michael Moncek | United States | 1,236,000 | 82 |
| 10 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 1,187,000 | 79 |
Olga Iermolcheva Bags Big in Event #70: $400 Colossus; Spraggy Well in Contention
Droves and droves of both recreational and professional poker players filled the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at the 2023 World Series of Poker for Event #70: $400 Colossus. An overwhelming 7,705 entries were tallied from the start of the day until the end of dinner break. Of those entries, only 965 remain with a bag and a guaranteed shot at the WSOP gold bracelet. Those unable to find a bag have another opportunity to find one on Day 1b.
One, Olga Iermolcheva, ran a stack of 65,000 to a whopping 1,125,000 over a span of two hours. She has had plenty of deep runs this summer already, including a win at the $500 Ladies Championship at the Orlean’s Summer Open for $14,350, as well as a 19th place finish here at the Event #11: $600 NLH Deepstack for $ 13,438. There was one hand she might have talked herself out of risk that may have been pivotal in her arriving where she did.
What to Expect on Day 33 of the 2023 WSOP
A total of eight bracelet events will run on July 1st and four WSOP gold bracelets will be awarded as we expect winners in Event #64: $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em Championship, Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, and Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship.
One event that is scheduled to start on Day 33 will also play down to a winner as Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty is scheduled for a single day. Another fresh event on the schedule is Event #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet.
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