2023 WSOP Day 6: Four Bracelets Awarded; Eveslage Aiming for Back-to-Back Wins



Sunday is a day of rest for millions of people globally, but there was no time for resting on June 4 at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. It was a super busy day with six live and two online events, and four gold bracelets awarded!

Chanracy Khun won the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship after defeating heads-up guru Doug Polk in the final match-up. Khun walked away with his first WSOP bracelet plus $507,020 in prize money.

The second bracelet awarded on June 4 went to Nick Schulman, who came out on top in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event. Schulman banked $110,800 and the fourth WSOP bracelet of his long and illustrious career.

The other two bracelets went to champions of the pair of online events.

Ian “IanMa” Matakis triumphed in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Bankroll Builder, and saw his bankroll swell by $120,686.

Ryan “dna2rna” Hughes took down the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack for $145,059, denying Shaun “fortnite” Deeb what would have been his sixth bracelet. Hughes is now a three-time WSOP champion.

Eveslage Looking for Back-to-Back Dealer’s Choice Titles

Chad Eveslage won his second WSOP bracelet in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’ Choice (6-Handed) a few days ago, and now he is in the driving seat in Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship.

Eveslage bagged a tournament-leading stack of 1,371,000 chips at the end of 17 levels of play. During that time, the record-setting 130-strong field was whittled to a more manageable 13, with those 13 mixed game specialists returning to their seats from 2:00 p.m. local time on June 5.

Nine of the 13 returnees have won at least one bracelet. They include Marco Johnson (925,000), Ari Engel (767,000), Day 1 chip leader John Hennigan (519,000), and Mike Gorodinsky (496,000).

Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 5, so join us then to see if Eveslage clinches another Dealer’s Choice title.

Two Million Dollar Bounties Pulled Out in Event #3

Shant Marashlian Wins First $1,000,000 Bounty
Shant Marashlian Wins First $1,000,000 Bounty

Day 2 of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions started with 1,006 returning players but ended with only 30 of them in the mix for the title, bracelet, and the $1 million top prize.

Two players became instant millionaires thanks to the WSOP adding a second mystery bounty to the pot that tipped the scales at $1 million. Shant Marashlian pulled out the first $1 million mystery bounty, with Patrick Liang capturing the other seven-figure prize.

Klint Tevaearai and Eric Baldwin pulled a $500,000 and $250,000 bounty, respectively.

Guang Chen (64,000,000) is the chip leader going into Day 3. Chen leads from Steven Thompson (52,300,000) and Jaime Madrigal (45,200,000).

The likes of Chris Hunichen (30,200,000), AP Garza (24,300,000), and Dan Shak (14,300,000) are also in the mix.

Event #3: Mystery Millions Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chip Count Big Blinds
1 Guang Chen United States 64,000,000 53
2 Steven Thompson Costa Rica 52,300,000 44
3 Jaime Madrigal United States 45,200,000 38
4 Christian Roberts Venezuela 41,200,000 34
5 Ryan McKnight United States 40,200,000 34
6 Jonah Labranche United States 32,600,000 27
7 Tram Pham United States 31,300,000 26
8 Chris Hunichen United States 30,200,000 25
9 Tyler Brown United States 28,300,000 24
10 Gareth Devereux United Kingdom 27,100,000 23

Play resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 5, and PokerNews will be providing live and exclusive coverage throughout proceedings.

Phil Hellmuth reaches Day 2 of the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Some 6,085 players bought into Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack but only 318 of them had chips requiring bagging and tagging at the end of a frantic day.

A certain Phil Hellmuth (665,000) navigated his way through to Day 2, and his quest to reel in his 17th WSOP bracelet continues.

Joining Hellmuth are the likes of Kevin Daily (1,915,000), Michael Souza (1,500,000), Frederik Brink (1,150,000), David Jackson (705,000), Erik Cajelais (680,000), Farzad Bonyadi (640,000), and Owais Ahmed (485,000).

Event #11: No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chips Big Blinds
1 Kevin Daily United States 1,915,000 64
2 Garen Zobian United States 1,780,000 59
3 Fabio Pinhodamaso Portugal 1,750,000 58
4 Chahn Jung United States 1,700,000 57
5 Ryan Johnson United States 1,535,000 51
6 Michael Souza United States 1,500,000 50
7 Pat Nguyen United States 1,440,000 48
8 Roberto Gordon United States 1,425,000 48
9 Benjamin Teston United States 1,420,000 47
10 Brian Chanley United States 1,400,000 47

The cards are back in the air from 10:00 a.m. on June 5, so join us then for all of the updates from this event.

Artem Metalidi
Artem Metalidi

Ukraine’s Artem Metalidi made the most of his one and only bullet in Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout, turning his 50,000 starting stack into 796,000, the most of any of the 148 advancing players.

Metalidi finished in eighth place in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, and will be hopeful of going seven places deeper in this star-studded event

Some 735 players bought in, resulting in a $3,381,000 prize pool and a $649,550 top prize. Still in contention for that impressive first-place prize are such luminaries as Ben Heath (480,000), Josh Arieh (436,000), Jim Collopy (342,000), Cherish Andrews (240,000), and Lawrence Brandt (200,000).

Event #12: $5,000 NLHE Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chips Big Blinds
1 Artem Metalidi Ukraine 796,000 100
2 Julio Delgado United States 728,000 91
3 Adekunle Olonoh United States 709,000 89
4 Ruan Zhuang United States 597,000 75
5 Matthew Hunt United Kingdom 519,000 65
6 Michael Rodrigues Portugal 508,000 64
7 Masaya Hayami Japan 505,000 63
8 Nathan Russler United States 494,000 62
9 Andrew Ostapchenko United States 486,000 61
10 Orson Young United States 480,000 60

This event resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 5, and PokerNews will provide updates through the scheduled ten 60-minute levels.

What Lies in Store For Day 7 of the WSOP?

2023 WSOP Gold Bracelet
2023 WSOP Gold Bracelet

June 5 is another busy day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with a bunch of bracelet-awarding events taking place.

Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions and Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship should crown their respective champions, while Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack and Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout continue.

Two more events kick off, too: Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack and Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.

As always, PokerNews is the place for your 2023 World Series of Poker live updates.





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