Sunday is a day of rest for millions of people globally, but there was no time for resting on June 4 at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. It was a super busy day with six live and two online events, and four gold bracelets awarded!
Chanracy Khun won the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship after defeating heads-up guru Doug Polk in the final match-up. Khun walked away with his first WSOP bracelet plus $507,020 in prize money.
The second bracelet awarded on June 4 went to Nick Schulman, who came out on top in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event. Schulman banked $110,800 and the fourth WSOP bracelet of his long and illustrious career.
The other two bracelets went to champions of the pair of online events.
Ian “IanMa” Matakis triumphed in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Bankroll Builder, and saw his bankroll swell by $120,686.
Ryan “dna2rna” Hughes took down the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack for $145,059, denying Shaun “fortnite” Deeb what would have been his sixth bracelet. Hughes is now a three-time WSOP champion.
Eveslage Looking for Back-to-Back Dealer’s Choice Titles
Chad Eveslage won his second WSOP bracelet in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’ Choice (6-Handed) a few days ago, and now he is in the driving seat in Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship.
Eveslage bagged a tournament-leading stack of 1,371,000 chips at the end of 17 levels of play. During that time, the record-setting 130-strong field was whittled to a more manageable 13, with those 13 mixed game specialists returning to their seats from 2:00 p.m. local time on June 5.
Nine of the 13 returnees have won at least one bracelet. They include Marco Johnson (925,000), Ari Engel (767,000), Day 1 chip leader John Hennigan (519,000), and Mike Gorodinsky (496,000).
Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 5, so join us then to see if Eveslage clinches another Dealer’s Choice title.
Two Million Dollar Bounties Pulled Out in Event #3
Day 2 of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions started with 1,006 returning players but ended with only 30 of them in the mix for the title, bracelet, and the $1 million top prize.
Two players became instant millionaires thanks to the WSOP adding a second mystery bounty to the pot that tipped the scales at $1 million. Shant Marashlian pulled out the first $1 million mystery bounty, with Patrick Liang capturing the other seven-figure prize.
Klint Tevaearai and Eric Baldwin pulled a $500,000 and $250,000 bounty, respectively.
Guang Chen (64,000,000) is the chip leader going into Day 3. Chen leads from Steven Thompson (52,300,000) and Jaime Madrigal (45,200,000).
The likes of Chris Hunichen (30,200,000), AP Garza (24,300,000), and Dan Shak (14,300,000) are also in the mix.
Event #3: Mystery Millions Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guang Chen | United States | 64,000,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Steven Thompson | Costa Rica | 52,300,000 | 44 |
| 3 | Jaime Madrigal | United States | 45,200,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 41,200,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Ryan McKnight | United States | 40,200,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Jonah Labranche | United States | 32,600,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Tram Pham | United States | 31,300,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 30,200,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Tyler Brown | United States | 28,300,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Gareth Devereux | United Kingdom | 27,100,000 | 23 |
Play resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 5, and PokerNews will be providing live and exclusive coverage throughout proceedings.
Phil Hellmuth reaches Day 2 of the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack
Some 6,085 players bought into Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack but only 318 of them had chips requiring bagging and tagging at the end of a frantic day.
A certain Phil Hellmuth (665,000) navigated his way through to Day 2, and his quest to reel in his 17th WSOP bracelet continues.
Joining Hellmuth are the likes of Kevin Daily (1,915,000), Michael Souza (1,500,000), Frederik Brink (1,150,000), David Jackson (705,000), Erik Cajelais (680,000), Farzad Bonyadi (640,000), and Owais Ahmed (485,000).
Event #11: No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Daily | United States | 1,915,000 | 64 |
| 2 | Garen Zobian | United States | 1,780,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Fabio Pinhodamaso | Portugal | 1,750,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Chahn Jung | United States | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Ryan Johnson | United States | 1,535,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Michael Souza | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Pat Nguyen | United States | 1,440,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Roberto Gordon | United States | 1,425,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Benjamin Teston | United States | 1,420,000 | 47 |
| 10 | Brian Chanley | United States | 1,400,000 | 47 |
The cards are back in the air from 10:00 a.m. on June 5, so join us then for all of the updates from this event.
Ukraine’s Artem Metalidi made the most of his one and only bullet in Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout, turning his 50,000 starting stack into 796,000, the most of any of the 148 advancing players.
Metalidi finished in eighth place in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, and will be hopeful of going seven places deeper in this star-studded event
Some 735 players bought in, resulting in a $3,381,000 prize pool and a $649,550 top prize. Still in contention for that impressive first-place prize are such luminaries as Ben Heath (480,000), Josh Arieh (436,000), Jim Collopy (342,000), Cherish Andrews (240,000), and Lawrence Brandt (200,000).
Event #12: $5,000 NLHE Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artem Metalidi | Ukraine | 796,000 | 100 |
| 2 | Julio Delgado | United States | 728,000 | 91 |
| 3 | Adekunle Olonoh | United States | 709,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Ruan Zhuang | United States | 597,000 | 75 |
| 5 | Matthew Hunt | United Kingdom | 519,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 508,000 | 64 |
| 7 | Masaya Hayami | Japan | 505,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Nathan Russler | United States | 494,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 486,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Orson Young | United States | 480,000 | 60 |
This event resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 5, and PokerNews will provide updates through the scheduled ten 60-minute levels.
What Lies in Store For Day 7 of the WSOP?
June 5 is another busy day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with a bunch of bracelet-awarding events taking place.
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions and Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship should crown their respective champions, while Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack and Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout continue.
Two more events kick off, too: Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack and Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
As always, PokerNews is the place for your 2023 World Series of Poker live updates.