Friday, June 2, 2023 12:59 AM Local Time
Shaun Davis Bags Big Stack on Day 1b of the 2023 WSOP Mystery Millions
Day 1b of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas attracted 2,957 runners, which along with Day 1a's 2,023, brought the total field up to 4,980 entries with two flights still to go.
After 22 levels of play, 146 players had chips requiring bagging and tagging. Shaun Davis bagged the chip lead with 2,475,000.
Tal Avivi (2,380,000) and Joseph Dornish (2,250,000) were the only other players finishing Day 1b with more than two million chips, although Leo Soma (1,805,000), Daniyal Gheba (1,800,000), and Jon Gisler (1,760,000) can also be very pleased with the start they've made in this event.
End of Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Shaun Davis | United States | 2,475,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Tal Avivi | Israel | 2,380,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Joseph Dornish | United States | 2,250,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Leo Soma | France | 1,805,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Jon Gisler | United States | 1,760,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Roberto Bianchi | United States | 1,735,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Cody Brinn | United States | 1,710,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Jorge Hou | Panama | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 10 | Deborah Hinton | United States | 1,653,000 | 41 |
Martin Jacobson, Andrew Moreno, and Benny Glaser also made it through from Day 1b.
Martin Jacobson
Jacobson, who won the WSOP Main Event in 2014, soared up the chip counts during Level 17. He got his stack into the middle of the table with pocket kings against two players, one who held pocket tens and the other aces. A king on the river allowed Jacobson to score a double knockout and chip up to over 800,000.
Unfortunately, not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to bust on Day 1b were Jesse Sylvia, Ryan Depaulo, Quincy Borland, Samuel Ju, Rittie Chuaprasert, and Noel Eicher just to name a few. Those players have the opportunity to buy into the upcoming flights.
Day 1c of the Mystery Millions kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on June 2, while Day 1d will take place at the same time on June 3. The surviving players from all Day 1 flights then return for Day 2 action on June 4, which is when the mystery bounties come into play, including at least one worth a cool $1,000,000.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions.
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:58 AM Local Time
Official End of Day 1b Chip Counts
| Shaun Davis | 2,475,000 | 2,475,000  |
| Tal Avivi | 2,380,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Joseph Dornish | 2,250,000 | 2,250,000 |
| Leo Soma | 1,805,000 | 1,805,000 |
| Daniyal Gheba | 1,800,000 | 1,350,000 |
| Jon Gisler | 1,760,000 | 1,760,000 |
| Roberto Bianchi | 1,735,000 | 1,735,000 |
| Cody Brinn | 1,710,000 | 1,710,000 |
| Jorge Hou | 1,700,000 | 380,000 |
| Deborah Hinton | 1,653,000 | 1,653,000 |
| Peter Hengsakul | 1,585,000 | 1,585,000 |
| Kenneth Mapoy | 1,565,000 | 1,565,000 |
| Max Kruse | 1,560,000 | 1,060,000 |
| Kodey Hammer | 1,505,000 | 630,000 |
| John David | 1,480,000 | 1,480,000 |
| Christian Roberts | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 |
| Victor Kulish | 1,440,000 | 1,440,000 |
| Francis Rusnak | 1,390,000 | 1,390,000 |
| Lashun Wallace | 1,370,000 | 1,163,000 |
| Colter Sanders | 1,325,000 | 1,325,000 |
| Mike Sowers | 1,325,000 | 1,325,000 |
| Alejandro Jaureguireynoso | 1,305,000 | 1,305,000 |
| Joel Deutsch | 1,300,000 | -350,000  |
| Giuseppe Galluzzo | 1,295,000 | 1,295,000 |
| Sean Baker | 1,255,000 | 975,000 |
| Nicholas Agnew | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Kevin Kung | 1,185,000 | 1,185,000 |
| Medhat Ramzy | 1,185,000 | 1,185,000 |
| Martin Jacobson | 1,180,000 | -35,000 |
| Tiago Rocha | 1,180,000 | 1,180,000 |
| Clayton Fletcher | 1,150,000 | 0 |
| George Petten | 1,105,000 | 1,105,000 |
| Sonny Sun | 1,105,000 | 1,027,000 |
| Andrew Zazofsky | 1,080,000 | 1,080,000 |
| Christopher Lewis | 1,075,000 | 1,075,000 |
| Burton Rubin | 1,060,000 | 1,060,000 |
| E Bullock | 1,045,000 | 1,045,000 |
| Michael Bonney | 1,020,000 | 1,020,000 |
| Jose Severino | 1,020,000 | -140,000 |
| Asher Conniff | 1,020,000 | 1,020,000 |
| Matthew Kelly | 1,000,025 | 1,000,025 |
| Ankush Mandavia | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Frantisek Jirout | 985,000 | 985,000 |
| DID NOT REPORT 1 | 980,000 | 980,000 |
| John Ypma | 970,000 | -355,000 |
| Anthony Vickers | 965,000 | 415,000 |
| Deniz Karakelle | 965,000 | 965,000 |
| Shannon Hamblen | 955,000 | 955,000 |
| Yechezkal Yerushalmi | 930,000 | 930,000 |
| Cesar Ramirez | 930,000 | 930,000 |
| Jie Liu | 925,000 | 925,000 |
| Jonah Labranche | 910,000 | 910,000 |
| Corey Alfred | 905,000 | 905,000 |
| James Gilbert | 905,000 | 905,000 |
| James Romero | 900,000 | -75,000 |
| Vladimir Belekhov | 885,000 | 885,000 |
| Michael Mercaldo | 855,000 | 855,000 |
| Cristian Castro | 845,000 | 845,000 |
| Andrew Moreno | 840,000 | 330,000 |
| Dien Le | 830,000 | 830,000 |
| Ryan Hiller | 825,000 | 825,000 |
| Joshua Paige Remitio | 825,000 | 825,000 |
| Anatoly Korochensky | 810,000 | 810,000 |
| Bryce Wilson | 805,000 | 649,000 |
| Rafi Elharar | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| Thanh Vuong | 795,000 | 795,000 |
| Pablo Mariano | 790,000 | 790,000 |
| Alon Yehudia | 780,000 | 780,000 |
| Alexander Maas | 780,000 | 780,000 |
| Arthur Aroyan | 770,000 | 770,000 |
| Jonathan Sanders | 770,000 | 770,000 |
| Nakia Clark | 765,000 | 765,000 |
| Noam Muallem | 760,000 | 760,000 |
| William Murray | 755,000 | 755,000 |
| Yuliyan Kolev | 745,000 | 745,000 |
| Robert Hart | 740,000 | 740,000 |
| Robert Lauer | 735,000 | 735,000 |
| Stuart Young | 725,000 | 725,000 |
| Vladislav Ivanov | 725,000 | 725,000 |
| Mohamed Maskhaoui | 715,000 | 715,000 |
| Michael Lech | 715,000 | 715,000 |
| Steven Fuhrman | 700,000 | 700,000 |
| Kamoru Yusuf | 690,000 | 505,000 |
| Bradley Webert | 690,000 | 690,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 635,000 | 635,000 |
| Benny Glaser | 635,000 | -25,000 |
| Richard Peticca | 615,000 | 615,000 |
| Jay Lu | 605,000 | 605,000 |
| Jared Ingles | 605,000 | 605,000 |
| Jacky Lee | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| Fabrice Bigot | 590,000 | 306,000 |
| Dalibor Dula | 570,000 | 415,000 |
| Jean-Robert Autran | 555,000 | 473,000 |
| Ryan Brown | 525,000 | 525,000 |
| Todd Mclane | 515,000 | 515,000 |
| Kultida Berman | 505,000 | 505,000 |
| Dan Shak | 490,000 | 422,000 |
| Jason Herist | 490,000 | 490,000 |
| Elilton Gouveia | 485,000 | 485,000 |
| Erwan Pirotais | 480,000 | 480,000 |
| Veselin Dimitrov | 475,000 | 475,000 |
| Ralph Marquez | 470,000 | 470,000 |
| Lisa Taylor | 465,000 | 465,000 |
| Oliver Biles | 435,000 | -115,000 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 435,000 | 435,000 |
| Bo Oh | 435,000 | 435,000 |
| Matthew Strickland | 425,000 | -200,000 |
| Peng Zhang | 425,000 | 425,000 |
| Greg Himmelbrand | 420,000 | 50,000 |
| Alex Martelboiteux | 410,000 | 410,000 |
| Federico Sturzenegger | 405,000 | 405,000 |
| Evan Haskell | 405,000 | -545,000 |
| Alfred Walls | 395,000 | 322,000 |
| Martino Cito | 385,000 | 385,000 |
| Ronald McGinnity | 385,000 | 385,000 |
| Robert Maier | 385,000 | 385,000 |
| Edward Avallone | 375,000 | 375,000 |
| Christopher Moon | 370,000 | 370,000 |
| Kelly Bradshaw | 370,000 | 370,000 |
| Russell Chadwick | 370,000 | 370,000 |
| Ricky Kroesen | 360,000 | 0 |
| Shreyas Erapalli | 355,000 | 355,000 |
| Nick Jivkov | 350,000 | 350,000 |
| Shane Roe | 345,000 | 345,000 |
| Royce Kim | 340,000 | 340,000 |
| Alexander Farahi | 340,000 | 340,000 |
| Kelly Kielbasa | 325,000 | 325,000 |
| Matthew Pena | 315,000 | 315,000 |
| Daniel De Almeida | 295,000 | 295,000 |
| Myong Lee | 295,000 | 295,000 |
| Paul Lentz | 285,000 | 285,000 |
| DID NOT REPORT 3 | 285,000 | 285,000 |
| Alencia Deanda-Gregg | 270,000 | 270,000 |
| Dorian Rios | 265,000 | 265,000 |
| Andre Dorion | 265,000 | 265,000 |
| Larkin Riser | 245,000 | 245,000 |
| Bradley Billinger | 235,000 | -275,000 |
| Richard Harroch | 230,000 | 230,000 |
| Lien Ton | 230,000 | 230,000 |
| Jeffrey Lutes | 225,000 | 225,000 |
| Fred Regal | 195,000 | 195,000 |
| Euan Mcnicholas | 195,000 | 195,000 |
| John Mcguire | 190,000 | 190,000 |
| Ryan Gallagher | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Oscar Blanco Carrasco | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Zuidema | 1 | 1 |
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:40 AM Local Time
Aryn Knocks Out a Player
There was a heads up all in before the final hands of the day.
Big blind, Arthur Aryn was all in and was called by an opponent with a shorter stack.
The players flipped over their cards, Aryn had , and his opponent held .
The board ran out to give Aryn a pair of queens, and he took down the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Arthur Aryn | 740,000 | 740,000 |
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:34 AM Local Time
Players Have Four More Hands
The dealer has announced that the players will play four more hands, and then they will bag their chips for the night.
Stay tuned for the chip leader information.
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:33 AM Local Time
Himmelbrand Doubles up Twice
Greg Himmelbrand raised all in two times and survived.
Greg Himmelbrand:
Middle position player:
The board was , which doubled Himmelbrand's stack.
The second one was also versus middle position.
Greg Himmelbrand:
Middle position player:
This board ran out as , and Himmelbrand was left with a healthy stack.
Elsewhere James Romero was holding strong with 975,000
| James Romero | 975,000 | 205,000 |
| Greg Himmelbrand | 370,000 | -236,300 |
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:32 AM Local Time
Allen 'Chainsaw' Kessler Cut Down
In middle position, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler looked down at his cards and moved all in for 250,000, and was called by a player in late position. They tabled their hands, and Kessler showed , while his opponent showed [AXQX) having him dominated
Unfortunately for "Chainsaw," he was not able to improve and has been eliminated in 163rd earning him his 99th WSOP cash.
| Allen Kessler | 0 | -326,000 |
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:16 AM Local Time
Kruse Goes All in
The player under the gun limped, and the action folded around to the big blind where Max Kruse opted to move all in for 230,000, and his opponent called. Kruse tabled his opponent tabled . The flop brought , giving his opponent a heart flush draw or they could catch any four to take the lead.
The turn was the and the river brought the , meaning Kruse faded the draws and took down the pot for a full double up.
| Max Kruse | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:14 AM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:11 AM Local Time
Cunningham Hits The Rail
Allen Cunningham jammed his remaining 310,000 from early position and Kodey Hammer who was next to act and covered Cunningham, went all in.
Cunningham Tabled and Hammer tabled .
The board ran out and Cunningham hit the rail.
| Kodey Hammer | 875,000 | |
| Allen Cunningham | 0 | |
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:04 AM Local Time
Lo Doubles Up
Small blind versus big blind were both all in pre flop.
The small blind flipped over and Jeffrey Lo flipped over .
The board ran out and Lo won the pot with top pair and left the small blind with only 70,000.
Friday, June 2, 2023 12:04 AM Local Time
Strickland "Makes a Move" in the Big Blind
The action folded around to Matthew Strickland in the small blind. Strickland jammed all in for 300,000 with the big blind finding a call.
The big blind flipped over , and Strickland showed .
The flop came with both players having overcards to the board.
A on the turn meant Strickland only had to fade one card to double up.
With a showing on the river, Strickland doubled his stack to 625,000.
| Matthew Strickland | 625,000 | 625,000 |
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:52 PM Local Time
Haven Werner Doubles Up
Haven Werner shoved all in for 330,000 from early position and it folded to a player in late position who opted to make the call with . Haven had .
The board came , safe for Werner to double up.
| Haven Werner | 750,000 | 750,000 |
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:44 PM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:39 PM Local Time
Jauregui Eliminates Player Late In Day 1b
Alejandro Jauregui opened from middle position to 40,000. The cutoff then jammed his remaining 305,000 chips and it folded back to Jauregui.
Although he didn't seem excited, Jauregui put in the call and the players tabled their hands.
Alejandro Jauregui
Cutoff
The board ran out and Jauregui scored the elimination late in day 1b.
| Alejandro Jauregui | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:37 PM Local Time
Clock Was Paused
Clock was paused for colour up and table changes.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:36 PM Local Time
Lauer Doubles Up After Time Is Called
The action is a 75,000 bet on the flop of , as Rob Lauer calls taking the hand to a turn.
A turn of leads to both players checking as the river is the .
The early position player continues to bet for 100,000. Lauer jams all in for 280,000 as his opponent contemplates making a call. After a few minutes of tanking, clock is called and the opposing players shows a as his hand is declared dead.
Taking down the pot, Lauer chips up to a stack of 600,000.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:25 PM Local Time
Dai Doubles up to Stay Alive
Shang Dai doubled up when the under the gun player raised to 100,000 and Dai did not realize and went all in for 150,000.
Shang Dai:
Under the gun player:
Dai was saved by the board of
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:18 PM Local Time
Mcguire's Table Talk Works
An early-position player opened to 45,000 and it folded to the big blind of John Mcguire. He paused for a moment and said to his opponent, "Okay, lets test my luck." His opponent responded that he thought Mcguire was going to go all in.
Mcgurie replied, "No, I have bad cards, but if i hit the flop I will bet," getting a laugh from the table.
The flop came , Mcguire led out for 150,000, and his opponent tanked and said, "I know your bluffing, but I fold.
Mcguire took down the pot.
Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:04 PM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Thursday, June 1, 2023 10:46 PM Local Time
Break
The players are on a 20-minute break.