2023 WSOP Day 4: Polk Advances to Sweet 16 in $25K HU, Eveslage Wins Second Bracelet
Day 4 of the 2023 World Series of Poker has come to a close with two more bracelet winners joining the pantheon and two new events kicking off. The WSOP is keeping up its hectic pace as three other events trundled through the midgame.
Today's bracelet winners were Chad Eveslage in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) and Michael Moncek in Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha. We also got to catch the first sighting of Phil Ivey at the series.
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions had its Day 1c flight today and Event #4: Tournament of Champions reached its final table. Meanwhile, Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold��em narrowed the field ahead of its Day 3 finale which will take place tomorrow.
Phil Ivey Arrives, Loses to Legendary Smith
The biggest excitement on the floor was for Day 1 of the Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Big-name players like Phil Ivey and Doug Polk rolled out for a string of one-on-one battles.
Ivey's arrival, his first at this year's series, caused a particular stir. Ivey faced the legendary John Smith �� a poker veteran with two WSOP HU runner-up finishes �� in the first round and bowed out after a lengthy battle. Smith himself succumbed in the second round to Chris Brewer, who will be back on Day 2.
Other notable survivors include Landon Tice, Chance Kornuth, Anthony Zinno, and Doug Polk, all remaining in contention for the first place prize of $507,020.
Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Brackets/Results
Fernando "JNandez" Habegger Just Misses Out On Bracelet
Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha saw Fernando "JNandez" Habegger come in second to Michael Moncek.
Moncek beat Habegger heads up, hitting a full house after a preflop all-in. The American won $534,499 and his second gold bracelet, while the famous PLO instructor took home $330,344 for his trouble.
Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Moncek | United States | $534,499 |
2 | Fernando Habegger | Switzerland | $330,344 |
3 | Alex Livingston | Canada | $235,062 |
4 | Michael Banducci | United States | $169,674 |
5 | Christian Harder | United States | $124,266 |
6 | Tyler Brown | United States | $92,362 |
7 | Kristen Foxen | United States | $69,683 |
8 | Ferenc Deak | Hungary | $53,377 |
Bracelet Number Two For Chad Eveslage
There were 456 entries to Event #5: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed). Agter three days of play, Chad Eveslage came out on top after beating Andrew "AJ" Kelsall heads up. This is Eveslage's second bracelet, following his victory last year in Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed.
Sadly, Kelsall was also in the running for a second bracelet as was John Racener, who came in fourth. However, there could be only one and Eveslage made sure it was him.
Event #5: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) Final Table Results
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chad Eveslage | United States | $131,879 |
2 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | $81,509 |
3 | Nick Kost | United States | $54,247 |
4 | John Racener | United States | $36,953 |
5 | Clayton Mozdzen | Canada | $25,779 |
6 | James Johnson | United States | $18,428 |
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TOC Finds Its Final Table
Event #4: Tournament of Champions played down to the final seven today. Wissam Gahshan will lead what's left of the field when they return for the televised final table at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The invitation-only tournament has a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Only winners of a WSOP bracelet or WSOPC ring in the last year are allowed to enter. Despite this restriction, 741 players entered.
The action will return with 42 minutes of level 28 (50,000/100,000/100,000) remaining.
Event #4: Tournament of Champions Final Table Chip Counts
Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wissam Gahshan | United States | 5,130,000 | 51 |
2 | Barry Schultz | United States | 2,005,000 | 20 |
3 | Ronnie Day | United States | 2,300,000 | 23 |
4 | Justin Hotte-Mckinnon | Canada | 2,700,000 | 27 |
5 | Patrick White | United States | 3,885,000 | 39 |
6 | Brent Gregory | United States | 3,400,000 | 34 |
7 | Hunter Mcclelland | United States | 2,700,000 | 27 |
Follow live coverage of the ToC final table here
David "ODB" Baker Chases Third Bracelet In Limit Hold'em event
Day 2 of Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em saw but David "ODB" Baker chasing his third WSOP bracelet to the final table. Baker built his stack in the closing hours of the day, as the last few players fell by the wayside.
Several other players looking to add a bracelet
Of the 169 returning players on Day 2, just 17 remain going into the third and final day. They will all have their eyes on the $146,835 first prize.
The remaining nine players have locked up at least $4,843, but all eyes will be on the $146,835 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet when play resumes. Big name players who have made the money include Nick Schulman, Patrick Leonard, and Justin Pechie, as well as Yueqi Zhu, who took third in this event last year.
Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|
Jason Duong | Canada | 1,615,200 | 40 |
David "ODB" Baker | United States | 1,260,000 | 32 |
John Mullaney | United States | 1,225,000 | 31 |
Kerry Welsh | United States | 1,185,000 | 30 |
Matthew Dames | United States | 1,175,000 | 29 |
Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 1,075,000 | 27 |
Raul Celaya | United States | 900,000 | 23 |
Scott Eskenazi | United States | 785,000 | 20 |
Paul Dockal | United States | 775,000 | 19 |
John Armbrust | United States | 735,000 | 18 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich Leads Seven Card Stud Event
Today also saw Day 1 of Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud play out, with Dzmitry Urbanovich taking a chip lead with 292,000 after 15 levels of play.
Urbanovich, already has an EPT trophy on his shelf and over $6 million in tournament cashes, so the real prize for him will be the bracelet.
From 339 total entries, 101 players remain and just 54 will make the money. These players will return June 3 at 1 p.m. for another 12 levels of play.
Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 292,000 |
2 | Chris Hundley | United States | 261,500 |
3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 241,500 |
4 | John Monnette | United States | 222,500 |
5 | Joseph Villella | United States | 208,000 |
6 | Ben Yu | United States | 191,000 |
7 | Tim Frazin | United States | 189,500 |
8 | Victor Ramdin | United States | 187,500 |
9 | Kevin Iacofano | United States | 185,500 |
10 | Rodney Pardey | United States | 182,500 |
Chino Rheem Hunts For Mystery Bounty
Ryan McKnight topped out the Day 1c field of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions - No-Limit Hold'em. However, he was in the running with big-name player
s like Chino Rheem, Chris Hunichen, and Adam Hendrix.
However, the event chip lead is still held by Francis Anderson (2,750,000) from the Day 1a field.
Other large stacks from Day 1c of the Mystery Bounty include Bleron Maliqi (1,910,000), Justin Liberto (1,670,000), and Ryan Hughes (1,630,000.)
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions - No-Limit Hold'em Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Mcknight | United States | 2,050,000 |
2 | Tony Love | United States | 2,000,010 |
3 | Ranko Jovicevic | Canada | 1,990,000 |
4 | Luis Martinez | Mexico | 1,950,000 |
5 | Bleron Maliqi | Switzerland | 1,910,000 |
6 | Tobin Lawver | United States | 1,900,000 |
7 | Albert Nguyen | Canada | 1,835,000 |
8 | Alan Horsburgh | United Kingdon | 1,770,000 |
9 | Jordan Taniguchi | United States | 1,740,000 |
10 | Omer Rotman | United States | 1,735,000 |
In this Series
- 1 2023 WSOP Day 1: Big Guns Turn Out in Force for the $25K High Roller; Razaei Leads
- 2 2023 WSOP Day 2: First Bracelet of the Series Awarded; Hallay Leads High Roller
- 3 2023 WSOP Day 3: Andrew Kelsall Leads the Final 11 of the Dealer's Choice
- 4 2023 WSOP Day 4: Polk Advances to Sweet 16 in $25K HU, Eveslage Wins Second Bracelet
- 5 2023 WSOP Day 5: Polk Makes Final Four as Shaun Deeb Chases Stud Title
- 6 2023 WSOP Day 6: Four Bracelets Awarded; Eveslage Aiming for Back-to-Back Wins
- 7 2023 WSOP Day 7: Three Champions Crowned; Chosen One Eveslage Does it Again
- 8 2023 WSOP Day 8: Calvin Anderson Spins It Up in the High Roller
- 9 2023 WSOP Day 9: Could We See the First Female Champion of the Series?
- 10 2023 WSOP Day 10: Action-Packed Day Sees Three Bracelets Awarded
- 11 2023 WSOP Day 11: One Bracelet Awarded; $50k High Roller Kicks Off
- 12 2023 WSOP Day 12: Alex Foxen Chases Second Bracelet In $50k Event
- 13 2023 WSOP Day 13: Shaun Deeb Bags Another WSOP Chip Lead; Seidel Gunning for 10th Bracelet
- 14 2023 WSOP Day 14: Lamb Leads Stacked Omaha Hi-Lo Championship Final Table
- 15 2023 WSOP Day 15: Arends Leads the $100K; Lamb and Deeb Capture Gold Bracelets
- 16 2023 WSOP Day 16: Five Shiny Bracelets Find New Homes
- 17 2023 WSOP Day 17: Razz Championship Spills Over into Day 4
- 18 2023 WSOP Day 18: First Bracelet For Wong; Kornuth Bags Big in $250K
- 19 2023 WSOP Day 19: Benny Glaser Chases Fifth Bracelet
- 20 2023 WSOP Day 20: Johnny Chan in the Hunt for Bracelet No. 11
- 21 2023 WSOP Day 21: Cates Terminated from the $50K PPC
- 22 2023 WSOP Day 22: Ashton Hunting for Second $50K PPC Title
- 23 2023 WSOP Day 23: Ivey Falls Short of His 11th Bracelet
- 24 2023 WSOP Day 24: Five Bracelets Awarded; More Records Broken
- 25 2023 WSOP Day 25: Halatenko Leads Final Five Into Day 4 of $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
- 26 2023 WSOP Day 26: Phil Hellmuth Makes The Final 17 of $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
- 27 2023 WSOP Day 27: Heimiller; Matusow, and Gorodinsky Shine Brightly
- 28 2023 WSOP Day 28: Chance Kornuth Continues Crushing
- 29 2023 WSOP Day 29: Negreanu Finishes Another Day 1 With a Big Stack
- 30 2023 WSOP Day 30: Erik Seidel Seeking His 10th WSOP Bracelet
- 31 2023 WSOP Day 31: Vitor Dzivielevski Hoping to Join His Brother in the Bracelet Club
- 32 2023 WSOP Day 32: Dzivielevski Brothers Chasing Gold, Both Run Deep
- 33 2023 WSOP Day 33: Three Bracelets Won as Shiina Okamoto Leads The Ladies Event
- 34 2023 WSOP Day 34: Excitement Builds for the $10,000 Main Event!
- 35 2023 WSOP Day 35: The Wait is Over! The $10,000 Main Event Shuffles up and Deals!
- 36 2023 WSOP Day 36: Main Event Continues Growing During Fourth of July Celebrations
- 37 2023 WSOP Day 37: Main Event Looks Set to Obliterate the Attendance Record
- 38 2023 WSOP Day 38: Main Event Shatters Its Attendance Record
- 39 2023 WSOP Day 39: No Repeat Main Event Champion as Espen Jorstad Gets Eliminated
- 40 2023 WSOP Day 40: Maurice Hawkins Leads Main Event into Day 3
- 41 2023 WSOP Day 41: Morgan Petro Bags Big Lucky 7's Stack; Kornuth Continues Crushing
- 42 2023 WSOP Day 42: Arieh Claims the $25K H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 Chip Lead
- 43 2023 WSOP Day 43: Three-Hour Bubble Sees $25K H.O.R.S.E. Get Stuck in the Mud
- 44 2023 WSOP Day 44: Wang Claims $50,000 High Roller Chip Lead
- 45 2023 WSOP Day 45: Kulev Set to Claim $50K High Roller Title
- 46 2023 WSOP Day 46: Friedman Gets Closer To Sixth Bracelet
- 47 2023 WSOP Day 47: Another Deep Run for Hellmuth; Pupillo Final Three in Mixed Event
- 48 2023 WSOP Day 48: Reard In a Dominant Position in the $10K NLHE 6-Max Championship
- 49 2023 WSOP Day 49: John Juanda Could Join an Exclusive Club
- 50 2023 WSOP Day 50: Can The Last Person Out Please Turn Off The Lights?