Thursday, June 1, 2023 1:28 AM Local Time
Flurry of Action Highlights Day 1a of Mystery Millions
Francis Anderson leads the way after Day 1a of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions, amassing a stack of 2,750,000 chips at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
A total of 2,023 entries created an opening day prize pool of $1,800,470. The final 304 players standing received at least a min-cash of $1,062.
Anderson built his stack late in the night when his aces held to climb up the leaderboard. From there, the American pro only added to his stack to lead the remaining 102 players into Day 2. Anderson will be looking to add to his resume, which includes more than $2,000,000 in live cashes.
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Francis Anderson | United States | 2,750,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Bohdan Slyvinskyi | United States | 2,310,000 | 58 |
| 3 | David Gonia | United States | 2,245,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Dan Colpoys | United States | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Mattias Hansen | Denmark | 1,950,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Justin Wright | United States | 1,925,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 1,550,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Darin Utley | United States | 1,440,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Jimmy D'Ambrosio | United States | 1,415,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Tyson Rampersad | Canada | 1,370,000 | 34 |
Fellow Americans Bohdan Slyvinskyi, David Gonia and Dan Colpoys find themselves in the top three stacks as the only players above the 2,000,000 chip mark.
Other notable players bagging at the end of the night include Matt Glantz, Alex Livingston, Daniel Weinman, Maria Konnikova and Ludovic Geilich.
Kelsey Plum
Day 1a Action
The day began with WNBA star Kelsey Plum kicking off play, and Plum later took her seat in the field, looking to add a WSOP bracelet to her new WNBA Championship ring. Unfortunately, her day did not last long after running into Yong Chen's full house.
Other notable entries who failed to complete the day included comedian Jim Jefferies, along with Dan Shak, Farah Galfond, Lexy Gavin-Mather, Barry Shulman, Josh Arieh and Vanessa Kade. This list also featured a pair of WSOP Main Event Champions in Ryan Riess and Jamie Gold.
The bubble burst rather quickly late in Level 17, and eliminations were fast and furious afterwards. Players have three more chances to qualify for Day 2, as the final three flights will be played beginning June 1. All remaining players will then combine for Day 2, with the mystery bounties in play and the guaranteed top prize of $1,000,000 at stake.
The PokerNews team will continue to follow the event until the mystery bounties are claimed, and a new champion is crowned.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 1:25 AM Local Time
Official End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Francis Anderson | 2,750,000 | 0  |
| Bohdan Slyvinskyi | 2,310,000 | 2,310,000  |
| David Gonia | 2,245,000 | 0 |
| Dan Colpoys | 2,000,000 | 0 |
| Mattias Hansen | 1,950,000 | 0 |
| Justin Wright | 1,925,000 | 0 |
| Rostyslav Sabishchenko | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 |
| Darin Utley | 1,440,000 | 1,440,000 |
| Jimmy D'ambrosio | 1,415,000 | 0 |
| Tyson Rampersad | 1,370,000 | 1,040,000 |
| Gideon Hawley | 1,360,000 | 60,000 |
| Robenito Roxas | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 |
| Shane Schleger | 1,350,000 | 0 |
| Raymond Taylor | 1,260,000 | 0 |
| Jake Toole | 1,260,000 | 0 |
| DID NOT REPORT | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| John Gordon | 1,130,000 | 1,130,000 |
| Taylor Fortini | 1,120,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 1,110,000 | 410,000 |
| Jarod Minghini | 1,100,000 | 630,000 |
| Colton Blomberg | 1,085,000 | 1,085,000 |
| Sabir Rasulov | 1,070,000 | 0 |
| Maria Konnikova | 1,055,000 | 0 |
| Gennady Shimelfarb | 1,045,000 | 120,000 |
| David Rackliff | 1,015,000 | 1,015,000 |
| Bradley Beetz | 1,015,000 | 1,015,000 |
| Curtis Connors | 1,000,000 | -200,000 |
| Yale Greenfield | 975,000 | 975,000 |
| Ian Burchell | 965,000 | 0 |
| Aaron Overton | 965,000 | 965,000 |
| Erwann Pecheux | 960,000 | 960,000 |
| Ryan Hohner | 950,000 | 0 |
| Everett Carlton | 940,000 | 0 |
| Kyle Kitagawa | 935,000 | 0 |
| Sean Gibson | 920,000 | 0 |
| Scott Ettinger | 905,000 | 905,000 |
| Ashok Kamani | 870,000 | -170,000 |
| David Navarro | 865,000 | 865,000 |
| Gareth Devereux | 855,000 | -320,000 |
| Joshua Field | 835,000 | 0 |
| Michael Hartzheim | 825,000 | 825,000 |
| Mark Darner | 818,000 | 3,000 |
| Jorge Leon | 800,000 | -40,000 |
| John Reading | 775,000 | 775,000 |
| Ranjeet Pawar | 760,000 | 760,000 |
| William Reny | 740,000 | 740,000 |
| Patrick Liang | 740,000 | 740,000 |
| Carlos Guerrero | 710,000 | 710,000 |
| John Merchant | 700,000 | 700,000 |
| Matthew Hunt | 690,000 | -235,000 |
| Markus Ganglbauer | 690,000 | 690,000 |
| Jorge de Oliveira | 685,000 | -235,000 |
| Armah David | 685,000 | 545,000 |
| Mehdi Anooshahr | 665,000 | 665,000 |
| David Leatherman | 630,000 | 630,000 |
| Georg Jancev | 625,000 | 625,000 |
| Thomas Winschel | 610,000 | 610,000 |
| Cyrus Khorram | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| Kyle Mizell | 580,000 | 580,000 |
| Sophos Song | 565,000 | 565,000 |
| Anant Patel | 565,000 | 565,000 |
| Thang Tran | 560,000 | 22,000 |
| Jeffrey Loiacono | 560,000 | 560,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 525,000 | 0 |
| Lemarc Harrell | 515,000 | 515,000 |
| Charles Hill | 505,000 | 505,000 |
| Riley Stahley | 505,000 | -865,000 |
| Mel Judah | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| Alex Livingston | 495,000 | 0 |
| Moshe Sharon | 495,000 | 495,000 |
| Ryan Peters | 495,000 | 292,000 |
| Stuart Hosen | 480,000 | 480,000 |
| Xiao Huang | 480,000 | 480,000 |
| Jacob Arnold | 480,000 | 480,000 |
| Joshua Faris | 475,000 | 475,000 |
| Daniel Biddle | 470,000 | -30,000 |
| Michael Miller | 465,000 | 465,000 |
| Dean Boeving | 455,000 | 455,000 |
| Brian Jones | 430,000 | 430,000 |
| Michael Mitrione | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Faig Novruzov | 390,000 | 390,000 |
| Mike Costa | 365,000 | 365,000 |
| Dany Georges | 360,000 | 360,000 |
| Hao Tian | 355,000 | 355,000 |
| Jason Shinbaum | 345,000 | 345,000 |
| Sebastien Syssau | 325,000 | 325,000 |
| Anh Nguyen | 305,000 | 305,000 |
| Oscar Alvarez | 295,000 | 295,000 |
| Jeremy Pappano | 295,000 | 295,000 |
| Sergei Kirkunov | 290,000 | 290,000 |
| Christina Gollins | 290,000 | -125,000 |
| Tsega Sileshi | 285,000 | 285,000 |
| Baptiste Ozenne | 280,000 | 280,000 |
| Eric Kennedy | 260,000 | -180,000 |
| Ankur Luthra | 255,000 | 60,000 |
| Daniel Weinman | 240,000 | 0 |
| Vincent Lay | 230,000 | 150,000 |
| Danielle Noja | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| Gil Aboodi | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| Shawn Stroke | 175,000 | 175,000 |
| Thomas Mcdonald | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Cruz Ocasio | 1 | -1,244,999 |
Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:32 AM Local Time
End of Day 1a
Play has concluded for Day 1a, with 102 remaining players advancing to Day 2.
A full recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:22 AM Local Time
Three Way All in
Two mid position players were at risk when they both raised all in and the button called.
Middle position:
Gareth Devereux:
Button:
The flop came which gave a straight to Devereux and a massive pot. The button won a small side pot.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:15 AM Local Time
Navarro Wins Big Pot
The button raised all in for 305,000 and Dave Navarro called.
Button:
Dave Navarro:
The cards dealt were and the pocket sixes held up and Navarro won a big pot.
Navarro stated, "when I'm not playing poker, I'm playing poker".
| Dave Navarro | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:14 AM Local Time
Four More Hands
The tournament director has announced four more hands to be played tonight.
Surviving players will then bag up their chips and move on to Day 2.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:09 AM Local Time
Roxas Takes Opponent to Value Town
A player in middle position raised to 60,000 and received a call from Robbie Roxas in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop. Roxas took the initiative on the turn and bet 60,000. His opponent called. On the river Roxas once again bet, this time for 80,000. The player in middle position made the call and instantly mucked when Roxas tabled for top pair.
| Robbie Roxas | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:56 PM Local Time
Final Level of the Night
The remaining 117 players have reached the final level of the night.
All players are guaranteed $1,594 as they battle to make Day 2.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:54 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:52 PM Local Time
Gonzalez Among Recent Eliminations
The field has been whittled down quickly as players complete the penultimate level of the night.
Drew Gonzalez moved his short stack into the middle and was quickly called by an opponent to his left.
Drew Gonzalez:
Late Position:
Gonzalez was ahead with his pocket nines, but the tables turned after the flop. The turn and provided no help, as Gonzalez wished the table good luck on his way to the payout desk.
| Drew Gonzalez | 0 | -422,000 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:48 PM Local Time
D'ambrosio Flops Two Pair
Action was picked up on a flop of . A player in early position bet 160,000 and Jimmy D'ambrosio went all in for slightly over 500,000. His opponent put in the call and was at risk
Early Position:
Jimmy D'ambrosio:
D'ambrosio had flopped top two pair but still had to fade several outs versus his opponent's open-ended straight draw. The turn and river were both blanks and D'ambrosio scooped a huge pot.
| Jimmy D'ambrosio | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:48 PM Local Time
Trips for Geilich
The button raised to 55,000 and Ludovic Geilich quickly went all in from the big blind for 350,000. The button took some time to think but then called the all in.
Ludovic Geilich:
Button:
The board came which gave Geilich the winner with trips and left the button short stacked.
| Ludovic Geilich | 700,000 | 160,000 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:46 PM Local Time
Kamani up to 1 Million
A flop of was checked in three spots. Ashok Kamani in the big blind, checked again when the turn came the . Middle position bet 75,000 and Kamani called.
The river brought the and the middle position player went all in for a little over 300,000. Kamani went into the tank for around a minute, before finding a call.
Middle position showed leaving Kamani to turn over for a winning two pair.
| Ashok Kamani | 1,040,000 | 1,040,000 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:28 PM Local Time
Biddle Adds to his Stack
An early-position player raised all in for about 100,000 and Daniel Biddle called in late position.
The player at risk tabled and Biddle showed .
The dealer turned over and Biddle won with the full house.
| Daniel Biddle | 500,000 | 300,000 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:18 PM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:04 PM Local Time
Late Night Chip Counts
| Riley Stahley | 1,370,000 | 1,370,000 |
| Gideon Hawley | 1,300,000 | -60,000 |
| Raymond Taylor | 1,275,000 | 744,000 |
| Curtis Connors | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Dan Wright | 1,150,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Shaun Stroke | 1,125,000 | 1,125,000 |
| Jake Toole | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Matthew Hunt | 925,000 | 925,000 |
| Gennady Shimelfarb | 925,000 | 925,000 |
| Luis Vazquez | 925,000 | 115,000 |
| Jorge de Oliveira | 920,000 | 920,000 |
| Mike Hertzheim | 900,000 | 900,000 |
| Dan Colpoys | 900,000 | 900,000 |
| Kyle Kitagawa | 870,000 | 470,000 |
| Shane Schleger | 850,000 | 740,000 |
| Mark Darner | 850,000 | 850,000 |
| David Thurston | 795,000 | 795,000 |
| Maria Konnikova | 600,000 | 195,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 495,000 | -25,000 |
| Everett Carlton | 470,000 | 470,000 |
| Adam Hendrix | 435,000 | -35,000 |
| Drew Gonzalez | 422,000 | 0 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 235,000 | 5,000 |
| Ryan Reiss | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:48 PM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:24 PM Local Time
Final Break of the Night
The remaining 216 players have reached the final 20 minute break of the night.
Play will resume with three more levels to play in Day 1a.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:24 PM Local Time
PokerNews Staff 2023 WSOP Predictions – Will Ivey Play? Hellmuth vs. Negreanu?
Ivey, Hellmuth, and Negreanu
Last year marked 11 years since PokerNews started publishing predictions ahead of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and with three days to go they're back again ahead of the 2023 WSOP.
With the WSOP moving to its new home on the Las Vegas Strip at the Horseshoe and Paris, we asked nine members of the PokerNews team for their thoughts and predictions.
This year we spoke to Global Live Events Manager Shirley Ang, US Executive Editor and former WSOP bracelet winner Chad Holloway, Live Reporting Executive Matt Hansen, staff editors Matthew Pitt, Jon Sofen, Calum Grant and Connor Richards, and Community Manager Jesse Fullen.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 10:22 PM Local Time
Hawley Wins Huge Pot
Gideon Hawley raised from the cutoff and a short-stacked button went all in. The big blind reraised and after a short pause, Hawley announced all in for 760,000.
The big blind called for around 600,000 and the race was on.
Button:
Big Blind:
Gideon Hawley:
The board ran out and the big blind's two pair was no match for Hawley's flopped set. There were appreciative noises from around the table as Hawley pulled in a pot of over 1,300,000.
| Gideon Hawley | 1,360,000 | 1,360,000 |
