Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Dia 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-25 23:54 UTC-7

Joey Weissman Bags the Day 2 Chip Lead in the Millionaire Maker

Nível 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Play has concluded on Day 2 of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and after 10 levels of action, Joey Weissman has surged among the chip leaders by bagging 3,770,000.

A total of 2,322 remaining Day 1 survivors filled the rooms for Day 2 with a top prize of $1,201,654 and a combined record-breaking total prize pool of $13,905,360, the energy was palpable. In the end, the final 327 bagged up and advanced to Day 3 on Monday.

Hot on the trail of Weissman were Safwane Bahri (2,880,000), Thomas Cazayous (2,405,000), Brandon Schwartz (2,260,000) and Joshua Boulton (2,200,000).

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Joey Weissman	United States	3,770,000	151
2	Safwane Bahri	France	2,880,000	115
3	Thomas Cazayous	France	2,405,000	96
4	Brandon Schwartz	United States	2,260,000	90
5	Joshua Boulton	United Kingdom	2,200,000	88
6	Mayank Madan	United States	2,100,000	84
7	In Sun Geoum	United States	2,090,000	84
8	Steve Kujubu	United States	2,080,000	83
9	Daniel Blum	United States	2,070,000	83
10	Matthew Davis	United States	2,050,000	82

Other familiar faces in contention heading into Day 3 include David Jackson (1,200,000), Safiya Umerova (1,125,000), Mustapha Kanit (885,000), Matt Waxman (875,000), Rene Lazaro (855,000), Ryan Hiller (715,000), Rafael Reis (670,000), Martin Jacobson (545,000) and Jessica Teusl (505,000).

The bubble burst early in the day in Level 14, and the knockouts came at a furious pace. Among the notables who went broke before the bubble were Jamie Gold, Vanessa Kade, Howard Mash, Upeshka de Silva, Ebony Kenney and Ryan Riess.

Day 3 begins on June 26 at 10:00 a.m. local time with ten 60-minute levels to be played, including a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.

As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be there every step of the way on the road to crowning the WSOP’s newest millionaire.

Tags: David Jackson Ebony Kenney Howard Mash Jamie Gold Jessica Teusl Joey Weissman Joshua Boulton Martin Jacobson Matt Waxman Mustapha Kanit Rafael Reis Rene Lazaro Ryan Hiller Ryan Riess Safiya Umerova Safwane Bahri Thomas Cazayous Vanessa Kade

2023-06-25 21:09 UTC-7

Hrabec Continues Stacking Up

Nível 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Late position raised to 80,000, and Roman Hrabec three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. His opponent made the call to the flop.

The flop came 10♣4♠3♣, while Hrabec led out for 125,000. His opponent folded for him to scoop the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Roman Hrabec	1,900,000 1,732,000	1,732,000

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2023-06-25 20:08 UTC-7

Brown Plays Aggressive on the Turn

Nível 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action began after the flop of 4♣7♦K♠, as Camille Brown checked from the big blind. Early position led out for 35,000 and only Brown called to the turn.

The 7♠ peeled off on the turn, and Brown fired for 51,000. Her opponent was quick to fold as she scooped the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Camille Brown	700,000

2023-06-25 19:54 UTC-7

Kharman Takes it Down on the River

Nível 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action began after the flop of J♦K♣9♥, the early position player led out for 16,000. Adam Kharman made the call from the middle position.

The Q♣ came on the turn, as both players checked around.

While the Q♦ peeled off on the river, the opponent was quick to check. Kharman fired for 39,000 and his opponent made the fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Adam Kharman	415,000 315,000	315,000
Justin Sternberg	380,000 162,500	162,500

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2023-06-25 18:58 UTC-7

Conrad Doubles Through Kniep

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Nível 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Conrad had already tabled A♣A♠ and was at risk for his remaining stack worth 190,000. He was facing Andreas „Rayo“ Kniep who held A♥Q♠.

The board brought no bad surprise to Conrad with 5♦A♦10♥9♥6♥, improving his hand into a set on the flop and he took down the pot and the double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andreas Kniep	640,000 -31,000	-31,000

Chris Conrad	400,000 400,000	400,000

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2023-06-25 18:26 UTC-7

Margets Takes it On the Flop

Nível 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Middle position bet for 21,000, and Leo Margets raised to 52,000 in position right behind. Her opponent made the call as they headed to a flop.

The flop came 2♠4♠6♦, while her opponent was quick to check to Margets. She led out for 75,000 and her opponent made the fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Leo Margets	809,000 109,000	109,000

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2023-06-25 18:01 UTC-7

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

Nível 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.

One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."

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2023-06-25 17:10 UTC-7

Brown Trumped Kings

Nível 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Camille Brown raised in early position to 16,000 and the player in late position three-bet to 50,000 and Brown four-bet all in for about 240,000. The late position player called.

Late position player: K♥K♣
Camille Brown: A♥K♦

The board came out with a relief for Brown with A♦6♦8♣8♥4♠ and the win with her two pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Camille Brown	510,000 238,000	238,000

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2023-06-25 17:06 UTC-7

David Peters Sends One Out

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Nível 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Peters raised in middle position to 16,000 and picked up a call from the big blind.

Things heated on the A♠3♠Q♦ flop. The big blind checked and Peters continued for 22,000. His opponent jammed for 146,000 and Peters quickly called with slightly more chips:

Big Blind: Q♠J♠
David Peters: A♣K♦

Peters had hit top pair while his opponent was hoping for the flush, but the latter didn't find any of the outs he needed on the 8♣ turn and 5♣ river and made his way to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Peters	340,000 249,000	249,000

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2023-06-25 16:05 UTC-7

Teusl Takes One Out

Nível 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jessica Teusl raised preflop to 13,000 and the player in late position three-bet to 24,000. Teusl pondered for a moment and called.

The flop came out J♦2♠8♦ and Teusl checked to the late position player who put in one green chip for a 25,000 bet. Teusl called.

The turn brought the Q♠ and Teusl checked again and the late position player made his move and announced, "all in" for 94,000.

Teusl stared down her opponent and took her time making a decision. The late position player said, "Do you have jack ten?" and Teusl called.

Late position player: A♠J♣
Jessica Teusl: Q♣10♣

The river sealed the deal for Teusl with the 10♥ which gave Teusl the win with two pair.

Teusl stated, "As soon as he started talking I knew I was calling".

Elsewhere Scott Lazar had rebuilt his stack up to 271,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jessica Teusl	440,000 235,000	235,000

Scott Lazar	271,000 221,000	221,000

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