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2023 54th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 to Friday, June 02, 2023

Event #4: Tournament of Champions

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  • Buy-in: $1
  • Prizepool: $1,000,000
  • Entries: 741
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:47 PM Local Time
Break Time

The final five players have reached the first break of the day.

Play will resume in approximately 10 minutes.

Ronnie Day7,350,000700,000
Brent Gregory4,710,000-795,000
Wissam Gahshan4,075,0001,055,000
Patrick White3,485,000-545,000
Hunter McClelland2,625,000-290,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:33 PM Local Time
Day Takes Chip Lead

Wissam Gahshan raised to 250,000 with    on the button, finding calls from Ronnie Day in the small blind with    and Patrick White in the big blind with   .

Gahshan followed checks from his opponents on the     flop with a continuation bet of 325,000. Day and White both called to see the   turn.

Day checked again, with White taking the betting lead sliding out 500,000 chips. Gahshan called, as did Day to the   river.

This time all three players checked around, with Day tabling two pair to take down the pot.

Ronnie Day6,650,0002,030,000
Brent Gregory5,505,000-675,000
Patrick White4,030,000-1,195,000
Wissam Gahshan3,020,000140,000
Hunter McClelland2,915,000-300,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:27 PM Local Time
McClelland Takes It Down Pre

Hunter McClelland

Wissam Gahshan opened up the action with a bet under the gun with    to 250,000 and it folded to big blind Hunter McClelland.

When he looked down he found    and that was reason enough for him to three-bet to 750,000. It didn't take too long for Gahshan to give up on the hand as McClelland collected the chips.

Brent Gregory6,180,000465,000
Patrick White5,225,000-2,895,000
Ronnie Day4,620,0002,370,000
Hunter McClelland3,215,000310,000
Wissam Gahshan2,880,000-250,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:20 PM Local Time
Gahshan Flops the World

Hunter McClelland raised to 250,000 with    on the button and Wissam Gahshan called from the small blind with   .

Both players checked the     flop, before Gahshan led out on the   turn for 260,000. McClelland took a moment before making the fold, as Gahshan saw his stack climb back over the 3,000,000 mark.

Patrick White8,120,000-35,000
Brent Gregory5,715,000335,000
Wissam Gahshan3,130,000-100,000
Hunter McClelland2,905,000-1,005,000
Ronnie Day2,250,000505,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:18 PM Local Time
Day Doubles with Trips

Ronnie Day

In a battle of the blinds, Ronnie Day raised from the small blind to 360,000 and was called by Patrick White to his left.

Day continued for 225,000 on the     flop, with White calling to the   turn. The action repeated with Day betting 400,000 before both players saw the   river.

Day slowed down with a check, calling quickly once White moved all-in with the bigger stack.

Ronnie Day:   
Patrick White:   

Day called White's bluff with trip nines, earning the full double thanks to his check on the river.

Patrick White5,750,000-2,405,000
Brent Gregory5,715,000335,000
Ronnie Day4,620,0002,875,000
Wissam Gahshan3,130,000-100,000
Hunter McClelland2,905,000-1,005,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:13 PM Local Time
Level 29 started
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:02 PM Local Time
Justin Hotte-McKinnon Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,000)

Justin Hotte-McKinnon

It folded to small blind Patrick Day who put Justin Hotte-McKinnon all in for his remaining 455,000 chips. After a brief moment, Hotte-McKinnon pulled the trigger to call.

Justin Hotte-McKinnon:   
Patrick Day:   

The flop fell     and Hotte-McKinnen took the lead. He held on to the lead on the   turn but the   river ended the tournament for him.

Hotte-McKinnon was eliminated in 6th place and collected $35,000.

Patrick White8,155,000360,000
Brent Gregory5,380,000-30,000
Hunter McClelland3,910,000210,000
Wissam Gahshan3,230,000-300,000
Ronnie Day1,745,000625,000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon0-565,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:52 PM Local Time
White & Day Chop It Up

Ronnie Day

It folded to Ronnie Day and when he saw he was holding    he put his remaining 1,100,000 in the middle from the cutoff. Tournament chip leader Patrick White found    as well and put calling chips in the middle.

Ronnie Day:   
Patrick White:   

The board ran out       and White and Day chopped up the pot.

Patrick White7,795,00095,000
Brent Gregory5,410,000-290,000
Hunter McClelland3,700,0000
Wissam Gahshan3,530,00030,000
Ronnie Day1,120,000120,000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon565,0000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:49 PM Local Time
Gahshan Doubles Up

Wissam Gahshan raised to 350,000 from middle position and called when Justin Hotte-McKinnon raised enough to put him all in.

Wissam Gahshan:   
Justin Hotte-McKinnon:   

Gahshan connected immediately with the     flop, increasing his advantage with a set of jacks. The   turn brought Hotte-McKinnon some straight outs, but Gahshan survived the   river to double up.

Patrick White7,700,0001,700,000
Brent Gregory5,700,000300,000
Hunter McClelland3,700,000-200,000
Wissam Gahshan3,500,0003,280,000
Ronnie Day1,000,000-1,100,000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon565,000-1,935,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:37 PM Local Time
Barry Schultz Eliminated in 7th Place ($26,000)

Barry Schultz

Patrick White raised from early position to 200,000 before Barry Schultz committed his last 830,000 on the button. The action folded back around to White, who made the call.

Barry Schultz:   
Patrick White:   

Schultz's pocket pair had the lead through the     flop, but White connected on the   turn. Schultz could not find help on the   river, ending his run in 7th place.

Patrick White6,000,000900,000
Brent Gregory5,400,000-200,000
Hunter McClelland3,900,000350,000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon2,500,000-250,000
Ronnie Day2,100,000-300,000
Wissam Gahshan220,000-1,980,000
Barry Schultz0-630,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:27 PM Local Time
Gregory Wins Four-Way Pot

Brent Gregory

Brent Gregory raised under the gun to 200,000 with    and he was called by Wissam Gahshan from the cutoff with   . Ronnie Day from the button with   , and big blind Patrick White also called with   .

The     flop was dealt and Gregory continued with a bet of 350,000 after White checked. Gahshan flopped an open-ended straight draw and flush draw and called while both Day and White got out of the way.

The   turn came out and Gregory fired another bet. This time he sized up to 450,000 and Gahshan called yet again.

The river was   completing the board as it bricked out for Gahshan and Gregory put in a hefty 800,000 but that was too much for Gahshan who got out of the way and Gregory started stacking.

Brent Gregory5,600,0002,450,000
Patrick White5,100,000-260,000
Hunter McClelland3,550,000-1,050,000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon2,750,000100,000
Ronnie Day2,400,000100,000
Wissam Gahshan2,200,000-1,200,000
Barry Schultz630,000-250,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:13 PM Local Time
McClelland Takes a Chunk From Gahshan

Hunter McClelland

Hunter McClelland raised from early position to 225,000 with    and he was called by Wissam Gahshan seated directly to his left with   . The other folded and the     flop was dealt.

McClelland checked this time and Gahshan took over the betting initiative with a bet of 325,000. McClelland called to see the   on the turn.

McClelland check-called another bet of 500,000 on the turn and the   completed the board, only for the initial raiser to check again. Gahshan continued the aggression by betting 850,000 and a snap call by McClelland followed whose pocket pair of sixes were good enough to win the hand.

Patrick White5,360,000-40,000
Hunter McClelland4,600,0002,100,000
Wissam Gahshan3,400,000-1,500,000
Brent Gregory3,150,000-250,000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon2,650,000150,000
Ronnie Day2,300,0000
Barry Schultz880,000-320,000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:05 PM Local Time
White Claims Chip Lead

Patrick White

Barry Schultz raised to 250,000 with    from early position and found a call from Patrick White with    in the cutoff.

Schultz continued on the     for 200,000, with White calling to see the   turn.

Schultz fired again, this time for 325,000 and was called again by White. Schultz then checked the   river, only to see White slide out a bet of 800,000.

Schultz took a moment before making the fold, as White took over the early chip lead.

Patrick White5,400,0000
Wissam Gahshan4,900,0000
Brent Gregory3,400,0000
Justin Hotte-McKinnon2,500,0000
Hunter McClelland2,500,0000
Ronnie Day2,300,0000
Barry Schultz1,200,0000
Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:04 PM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal

Play is underway on Level 28.

Cards-up live streaming is now live on PokerGO.

Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:03 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, June 3, 2023 3:00 PM Local Time
Battle for the Bracelet in Tournament of Champions

Wissam Gahshan

The final seven players return to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to compete for the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet in Event #4: Tournament of Champions.

Wissam Gahshan brings a sizeable chip lead into the final day of action at the invitation-only event, open to players who had won a WSOP bracelet or WSOP circuit ring in the last year.

Giving chase for the $200,000 top prize are Patrick White and Brent Gregory, rounding out the top three in chips entering play on Day 4.

They are followed by Justin Hotte-Mckinnon, Hunter McClelland, Ronnie Day and Barry Schultz all looking to add the gold bracelet to their growing resume.

Final Table Seat Draw

SeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Wissam GahshanUnited States5,130,00051
2Barry SchultzUnited States2,005,00020
3Ronnie DayUnited States2,300,00023
4Justin Hotte-McKinnonCanada2,700,00027
5Patrick WhiteUnited States3,885,00039
6Brent GregoryUnited States3,400,00034
7Hunter McClellandUnited States2,700,00027

All seven players are guaranteed $26,000 as play begins, with the final two players guaranteed a six-figure payday.

The action picks up with 42 minutes remaining on Level 28 and blinds at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Play will begin at 4 p.m. local time, with cards-up live streaming coverage by PokerGO on a security delay.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePrize
1$200,000
2$120,000
3$87,000
4$63,000
5$46,000
6$35,000
7$26,000

Be sure to follow the action all day as the PokerNews team crowns at new WSOP champion tonight.

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