The first online bracelet event of the 2023 World Series of Poker was the $333 Triple Treys Summer Tip Off. It drew 1,330 entries (including re-entries), creating a total prize pool of $634,800. After nine hours and 33 minutes of play, it was Cody “1eggadaymike” Bell who had all the chips in play in his possession. For his efforts, he receives $87,665 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

$333 Triple Treys Summer Tip Off Final Table Results

“Lbird33” was the unfortunate soul wh popped the money bubble, busting in 241st place. The remaining 240 players secured at least $952, while those who navigated their way to the final two tables locked in at least $3,681.

Notable players who were eliminated before the final table included former bracelet winner Steve “gborooo” Gross (13th – $4,951), Benjamin “MrLarryDavid” Felson (31st – $1,904) and Vanessa “ContainsNuts” Kade (35th – $1,904).

Seven-Handed Final Table Reached

Benjamin “Pr0spector88” Palmer was eliminated in seventh place when his pocket aces were cracked. Palmer took home $14,409 for his deep run.

Nicholas “MrFinalT” Kiley, “CN_23”, and “JLEbrun” were next to fall by the wayside, leaving only three players in the hunt for the title and the all-important bracelet.

Bell held a massive chip lead over his two remaining opponents going into three-handed play. The rich became richer when Bell’s pocket fives cracked the kings of “Fzzypenguin” who exited third for $47,038.

It did not take long for Bell to finish off Douglas “OpenOpen” May in a brief one-on-one clash. who took $63,987 for his runner-up finish, while Bell took home $87,665 for the win as well as his first WSOP gold bracelet.

That wraps up PokerNews’ coverage of the first online event of the 2023 WSOP. Stay dialled into our live reporting pages for all of the action from every bracelet-awarding tournament on the bustling 2023 WSOP schedule.

The 888poker XL Spring Series draws to a thrilling conclusion on June 5 with the massive $500,000 guaranteed Main Event. While there are still a few Day 1s for you to get your teeth into, time is rapidly running out if you want to become the XL Spring Series Main Event champion.

At the time of writing, some 306 players have entered the $250 buy-in $500,000 guaranteed XL Spring Series Main Event, and only 54 have managed to punch their Day 2 tickets at the first time of asking.

British grinder “PasaukMamai” is the current chip leader, having turned their 10,000 starting stack into a tournament-leading 167,680 during their chosen starting flight. “PasaukMamai” is now on course to become this tournament’s champion and has enough chips to eliminate opponents when the massive mystery bounties become active on Day 2.

PokerNews believes the largest bounty to enter the mix on Day 2 will be worth $50,000! Can you imagine bagging a $50,000 bounty?

888poker XL Spring Series Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

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Remaining XL Spring Series Main Event Schedule

Clicking the table below reveals the remaining 888poker XL Spring Series Main Event Day 1s that you can jump into. Day 2 shuffles up and deals at 9:00 p.m. BST on June 5, with the final table streamed on the excellent 888poker Twitch channel from 7:00 p.m. BST on June 6.

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Back in May, Borgata Poker and BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, presented Almighty Million, a $1,000 buy-in tournament boasting a $1 million guarantee. That was crushed as 2,761 entrants created a $1,955,065 prize pool – the largest in the history of the Almighty Million – which was paid out to the top 250 finishers.

There was a lot of money on the line at the final table, which is why the final 10 players opted to work a deal that ultimately saw Daniel Cosner claiming the trophy and $178,872 in prize money.

“I’m still in shock. It’s something I’ve dreamed about doing since I started playing poker. For now,” Cosner said after the win. In addition to taking six figures in prize money, Cosner also claimed a $6,500 package to the BetMGM Poker Championship at ARIA in Las Vegas which starts on June 9th and culminates with a live-streamed final table on June 13th.

“I plan on continuing to study,” he added. “I’m just hoping I can run deep again in a huge event. I also plan on bringing my dad with me so hopefully he can play the event as well and he can get his first big cash.”

Almighty Million Final Table Results

Others to cash the tournament were Joseph Licata (11th – $19,551), Will “The Thrill” Failla (13th – $13,197), John Parisi (17th – $10,069), Louis Russo (25th – $8,211), Eric Hayes (32nd – $6,940), Jaime Reyes (41st – $5,865), Mike Dentale (54th – $4,888), and Anthony Cicali (66th – $3,910).

“It was a pleasure to host a successful relaunch of the Almighty Million for the first time in more than three years. Our players made one thing very clear about this event, they love it and want more events like it. We cannot wait to make that happen,” said Kellie De Celis, the Director of Poker Operations at Borgata.

BetMGM Director of Poker Luke Staudenmaier, an industry veteran, stated: “Almighty Million proved to be another fantastic omnichannel event with BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker. From online qualifiers to a record prize pool, players have shown a high level of enthusiasm for the return of Almighty Million to the premier poker room on the East Coast.”

PokerNews reached out to Luke Staudenmaier to ask him some additional questions regarding the event, BetMGM Online & Live plans, and much more.

Q&A Luke Staudenmaier, Director of Poker, BetMGM

PokerNews: The Borgata just wrapped its Almighty Million. How did it go?

Almighty Million was a resounding success and we were so thrilled to be able to support the Borgata Poker team for this event. From a numbers point of view, over 170 players qualified/registered for the event using the BetMGM Poker app and the event resulted in a prize pool that reached $1.9 million, the largest in the history of Almighty Million.

Are there future plans for tournaments at the Borgata?

Absolutely! We have ambitious plans to continuously iterate on our successes, ranging from new tactics for qualifying players to raising the bar when it comes to player experience once they arrive at Borgata. The relationship with the Borgata Poker team, MGM Resorts, and BetMGM is extremely collaborative, everyone brings creative ideas to the table.

In regards to the BetMGM Poker Championship at ARIA – what can you tell us about promotions leading up to the event? Will you be qualifying players online?

We are currently qualifying players online in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ontario for the BetMGM Poker Championship at ARIA. Last year we sent nearly 70 players to this championship and this year we are aiming to reach 100. We’re really pulling out all the stops: depositor satellites each week, ambitious qualifier guarantees, engaging ‘Spin the Wheel’ promotions, and communicating with a wide range of players, not just professionals. Our partners at MGM Resorts have doubled the guarantee from $1 million to $2 million, so there’s a lot of work to do!

Who are the current BetMGM Poker Ambassadors? Any chance we might see more in the future?

We have worked closely with four-time WPT champion Darren Elias. Darren is a consummate professional and is passionate about both online and land-based poker. There is always a chance that we’ll find new partners to work with. As a team of passionate poker players, our eyes are always peeled for new talent.

What else is coming up this summer for BetMGM Poker? Any online tournament series? Special promotions? That sort of thing?

While we know that the summer weather has an impact on online poker traffic, it also presents an opportunity to put new ideas to the test and to gauge player feedback. We are constantly working on new tournament promotions to keep players interested in our larger seasonal championship series. Progressive knockouts, low buy-ins, high rollers, PLO – we’ll try them all and let our players decide if we keep them or not.

In regards to the future of US online poker, can you give us any sort of idea of what BetMGM Poker is either preparing for or would like to see happen?

It is our hope that more states adopt sensible regulations and that the great game of poker continues to thrive in the USA, both in the digital and land-based spaces. As states adopt legislation, more players will discover the game, more poker content will be created and shared, and more innovative opportunities to connect digital and land-based poker players will surface.

The third day of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas gave an indication of things to come, with no fewer than six events taking place across the vast tournament areas. Throw into the mix the first bracelet-awarding online event of the series, and you have all of the ingredients for a super busy day of poker.

Two events crowned their champions; the $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed was the first. Switzerland’s Alexandre Vuilleumier came out on top in that event, clinching $1,215,864 and his first piece of poker hardware. Amazingly, Vuilleumier only started dedicating himself to tournament poker in January 2022, yet here he is, winning some poker gold and the 2023 WSOP’s first seven figure score.

Bracelet number two went to Cody “1eggadaymke” Bell, who took down the first online event of the summer, the $333 No-Limit Hold’em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off for $87,666.

Pro-Heavy Dealer’s Choice Down to Only 11 Players

Andrew “AJ” Kelsall is one of only 11 players that survived an action-packed Day 2 in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-handed. The day started with 135 players hoping to progress to Day 3, but the field was decimated over the course of ten hours of poker.

Kelsall tops the chip counts with a 1,950,000 stack, but there are some supremely talented players hot on his heels. Such luminaries as Nick Pupillo (1,105,000), Chad Eveslage (1,095,000), David Levi (645,000), and John Racener (565,000) are still in the mix.

Day 2 saw many big hitters fall by the wayside. Jeff Lisandro, Phil Hellmuth, David Bach, Marco Johnson, Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, and Benny Glaser were just a handful of stellar names that cannot win this event.

Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Seat Draw

Join PokerNews from 1:00 p.m. on June 2 as the final 11 players fight it out until one player has all of the chip in play.

Davis Bags Big on Day 1b of the Mystery Millions

Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions is shaping up to be massive thanks to another 2,957 players turning out for Day 1b, taking the total attendance to 4,980 with two flights remaining.

Twenty-two levels reduced the near-3,000 Day 1b field to a more manageable 146. Shaun Davis (2,475,000) emerged as the flight’s chip leader once the dust had settled, and Davis now has a good chance of capturing this tournament’s bracelet.

Israel’s Tal Avivi (2,380,000), and Joseph Dornish (2,250,000) each bagged up stacks of more than two million chips. Bracelet winner Leo Soma (1,805,000) has also started well, and finished fourth on the Day 1b overnight leaderboard.

Others who progressed included former soccer star Max Kruse (1,560,000), and the 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (1,180,000), the latter riding his luck in a key hand during the 17th level of the night.

Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions End of Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Day 1c shuffles up and deals at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 2, and it will not be surprising to see more than 3,000 players take to their seats.

Wilson Leads the Way in the Tournament of Champions

Only 31 players remain in the hunt for the $200,000 top prize of Event #4: Tournament of Champions, as the event moves into its final day.

Scott Wilson shone brightest on Day 2, bagging up 2,885,000 chips, some 44 big blinds more than Brent Gregory (2,000,000) in second place. Two other players, Dakota Britton (1,400,000) and Vincent Moscati (1,120,000) crammed more than one million chips into their overnight bags, and will fancy their chance of glory when the tournament resumes.

Further down the chip counts, in 24th place, is Jason Somerville (405,000). Somerville is the last remaining bracelet winner in the field; he’ll be hoping to become a two-time WSOP champion by the time this tournament concludes.

Event #4: Tournament of Champions Top 10 Chip Counts

Cards are back in the air from 12:00 p.m. local time on June 2, and PokerNews will be with you every step of the way.

Fernando “Jnandez” Habegger Shines on Day 1 of the NLHE/PLO Mix

Some 547 players bought into Event #6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha, but only 48 had chips requiring bagging up by the time the curtain came down on proceedings.

Fernando Habegger, known in online poker circles as “Jnandez” bagged up a tournament-leading stack of 1,625,000, and will fancy his chances of capturing his first piece of poker jewellery.

The Swiss PLO specialist is being hunted down by some formidable opponents. They include bracelet winners Michael Banducci (1,250,000), Michael Moncek (1,210,000), and Gregory Kolo (1,040,000), who all occupy top ten spots in the overnight chip counts.

Kristen Foxen (895,000), Alex Livingston (785,000), Joao Vieira (750,000), and Yuval Bronshtein (465,000) are also in with a shout.

Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Top 10 Chip Counts

The plan for this event is to resume play at 12:00 p.m. on June 2 and play down to the final table. Fire up PokerNews’ live updates to discover which players navigate their way to that grand finale.

Mike Leah Second in Chips in the Limit Hold’em Event

Fixed Limit Hold’em is not as popular as it once was, but that did not stop 527 players paying $1,500 to compete in this event. Day 1 saw 15 levels completed, and 358 players busted during that time, leaving 169 grinders heading through to Day 2.

Dana Davidson (208,500) is the overnight leader, but Canada’s Mike Leah (200,000) is only a big bet behind in the standings. Leah won a bracelet in 2014 when the WSOP headed to Australia. He triumphed in the A$25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller. Can he secure his second piece of poker gold in Las Vegas?

Sure to be pushing the leaders all the way are the likes of Nick Schulman (180,500), mixed game specialist Adam Friedman (156,500), Jim Collopy (85,000), Patrick Leonard (85,000), Erick Lindgren (56,500), and Joe McKeehen (14,900).

Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Top 10 Chip Counts

1:00 p.m. local time on June 2 is when Day 2 kicks off. Return to PokerNews at that time for all the clicking it back you can handle!

What to Expect on Day 4 of the 2023 WSOP

Day 4 of the 2023 WSOP is another busy affair, with two more events joining the five that are already in play.

Day 1c of the Mystery Millions will fill vast areas of the tournament floor. It runs alongside Day 3 of the Tournament of Champions, and the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice.

Also in play are second days of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha, and the $1,500 Limit Hold’em.

The new events starting are the eagerly anticipated $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship, and the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud. Our team cannot wait to get back into the action and bring you updates from all seven of these amazing tournaments.

In a tournament filled with some of the biggest stars in poker, it was a player who is quickly establishing a reputation as one of them who came out on top.

Alexandre Vuilleumier of Switzerland, who dedicated himself to tournaments just over a year ago, conquered a field of 207 of the toughest opponents in the game to win Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, his first World Series of Poker bracelet, and $1,215,864 top prize, at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

“Obviously, the World Series is just fantastic,” the newly-crowned champion said after defeating Chance Kornuth heads-up. “To win a bracelet is just the epitome of a poker career for sure.”

Vuilleumier came into the WSOP on a bit of a hot streak. He was third at EPT London in November, which had been his best score before today. He won a $10,150 six-handed event in the Bahamas in February. And now he was the last man standing in one of the most talent-packed tournaments on the poker calendar. The last seven months have been a time when Vuilleumier established himself as one of the top players in the game.

“I wouldn’t be as arrogant to say that, but for me, it is the year of my career for sure. I’m really happy with everything that’s happened,” he said. “I’m not one of the top players. Like in chess, you have to be here for years. I’m certainly growing and I’m excited to be part of these tournaments. I started playing tournaments in January 2022, so I certainly wouldn’t make any bold assessments.”

Chess is another game that Vuilleumier knows all too well. He’s an International Master and has been rated as high as 2,400. His background in chess, with results dating back more than two decades, helped prepare him for the grueling nature of being a professional poker player.

“There are a lot of similarities. One of the best tricks that you learn in chess is to be able to concentrate for long periods. So after nine hours of concentration, I think I am still at 90 percent of my capabilities while everyone else is maybe at 60 percent, so that is certainly great,” he said.

“And also backward analysis. We are able to think in the air, like abstractly in chess, and reconstruct the game. And in poker, it is important to jump from, okay, what did he do preflop and on the turn, and what does it mean? That mental gymnastics are certainly very akin to what is happening in chess.”

Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed Final Table results

Day 3 Action

Day 3 began at 1:30 p.m. local time with nine players chasing the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet. Jake Schindler and Elior Sion fell within the first few minutes of the day, bringing the field down to the unofficial final table of seven.

Vuilleumier was second in chips with 5,200,000, trailing only Frenchman Axel Hallay’s 10,035,000. Sean Winter, one of the best players without a bracelet, put himself in a position to shed that distinction when he flopped quad nines to earn a massive double-up off Chris Moore and knock Moore down to less than 1,000,000. A few hands later, Moore picked up jacks and was all in for 475,000 against Winter’s ace-eight, but Winter spiked an ace on the river to set the official final table that gathered on the main feature table inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Ren Lin doubled up set over set against Joey Weissman on the second hand of the final table. Vuilleumier then called Weissman’s short-stack shove with jack-three and cracked kings after flopping trip threes, making the 2012 bracelet winner the first casualty of the final table.

Vuilleumier then began to take control of the tournament following a pivotal hand against Winter. Vuilleumier rivered two pair with king-queen and led out for 1,790,000. Winter then jammed his pair of queens, and Vuilleumier called for 5,350,000 to take a massive chip lead with more than 16,000,000.

Winter was left with one big blind but doubled up repeatedly as the gregarious and joyful Lin finally succumbed in fifth place when Kornuth made quads with pocket kings. Hallay, who began the day as an overwhelming chip leader, was eliminated in fourth place after losing a race with sevens to Winter’s king-ten, then calling off his last 855,000 with queen-three against Winter’s dominating king-queen.

Now three-handed between the three-time bracelet winner Kornuth against Vuilleumier and Winter, two players still hoping to capture their first, Kornuth narrowed the gap a little when he avoided Vuilleumier’s straight draw to double up to 9,630,000. Winter’s hopes for a miraculous “chip and a chair” story were finally dashed when he and Vuilleumier both flopped top pair, Vuilleumier rivered two pair, and Winter called off his last 3,250,000.

Vuilleumier led 19,800,000 to Kornuth’s 11,300,000 at the start of heads-up play, which was controlled by the Swiss pro. Kornuth was down to just 3,050,000 when he jammed king-three, Vuilleumier called with ace-queen, and the board gave Vuilleumier a straight on the turn to deny Kornuth his fourth bracelet and secure Vuilleumier the title.

Vuilleumier is proving himself to be a six-max savant, and it all goes back to his time grinding cash games. “I come from cash games, so we like to play post-flop, and obviously, in six-max there is more post-flop,” he said.

He’s now conquered one of the toughest six-max fields of the year. If he was overshadowed by some of the legendary names at the start of the tournament, he won’t be overlooked anymore.

That concludes PokerNews’ coverage of Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. Stay tuned for more action throughout the 2023 WSOP.

The final table of Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) featured big bluffs, huge suck-outs and improbable runouts that made it the perfect way to kick off the summer.

The High Roller had $1,215,864 up top and featured a stacked final table that included Chance Kornuth, Sean Winter, Joey Weissman, Axel Hallay and Ren Lin.

But it was Switzerland’s Alexandre Vuilleumier who walked away with a maiden bracelet and seven-figure top prize after defeating Kornuth heads-up to deny the Chip Leader Coaching founder a fourth bracelet.

Here’s a look at the biggest hands from what will likely prove to be one of the most entertaining final tables of the series, as documented by the PokerNews live reporting team.

Kornuth Knocks Out Lin With Quad Kings

With five players left, Chance Kornuth opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and called when Ren Lin jammed for 1,910,000 from the button.

Ren Lin: A♥10♥
Chance Kornuth: K♠K♣

Kornuth, who failed to eliminate Lin several times late last night, had the best of it. And he managed to finally down his opponent after making quads on the K♦7♦6♠K♥8♦ runout to send Lin out in fifth place for $259,220.

Vuilleumier Picks Off Bluff to Leave Winter with 1.5 Big Blinds

Sean Winter raised to 435,000 from the button with Q♥9♣, and Alexandre Vuilleumier defended his big blind with K♣Q♦.

Vuilleumier made top pair on the K♦8♠6♣ flop and check-called for 725,000.

On the 5♦ turn, the action checked through to the Q♣ river. Vuilleumier improved to top two pair while Winter rivered a pair of queens.

Vuilleumier led for 1,790,000, swelling the pot to 4,410,000. Winter thought over his options, and then fireworks began to ignite as he jammed as the bigger stack.

Vuilleumier, with 5,350,000 behind, called for his tournament life after some thinking time and scooped in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Winter Goes Runner-Runner for a Double, Then Doubles Again

After losing most of his stack, Sean Winter limped in to leave himself just 100,000 behind, then called all in when Axel Hallay on the button raised to 300,000.

Sean Winter: K♥Q♦
Axel Hallay: A♥10♣

The A♣7♠4♠ flop was a disaster for Winter as Hallay made top pair. Winter was already tapping the felt and getting up from his seat as the 10♦ on the turn gave him a small glimmer of hope to avoid going out in fifth place.

The J♦ fell on the river and Winter made his miracle runner-runner straight to stay alive.

The next hand, Winter raised to 700,000 from under the gun, then called off his last 400,000 when Chance Kornuth reraised.

Sean Winter: J♠J♣
Chance Kornuth: A♣3♣

Winter was ahead this time and took an almost insurmountable lead in the hand as the 8♥J♥10♥ flop gave him top set. The K♣ fell on the turn and Kornuth now picked up a straight draw.

“It was nice playing with you. Lady Gaga,” Kornuth said as Winter walked over to shake his hand.

“I forgot you could win,” Winter said in disbelief.

The river, though, came the 6♥ and Winter doubled up yet again.

Lin Doubles With Set Over Set

On the second hand of the final table, Joey Weissman raised to 260,000 from under the gun as action folded to Ren Lin on the button. “All in. Let’s go,” he said as he moved all in for 1,420,000. Weissman called when action got back around to him.

Ren Lin: J♥J♦
Joey Weissman: 10♠10♣

“I think he has a bad feeling because he’s not talking,” a player at the table said as Lin uncharacteristically fell silent heading to the flop.

“Because he’s my good friend,” Lin replied.

The 2♣J♠5♦ flop was a disaster for Weissman as Lin made top set. The 10♦ on the turn gave Weissman a set and left him drawing to a miracle one-outer on the river, but he missed the 6♣ as he handed over most of his stack.

Vuilleumier Cracks Weissman’s Cowboys

After the disastrous set-over-set, Joey Weissman moved all in for 460,000 from the small blind and was called by Alexandre Vuilleumier from the big blind.

Joey Weissman: K♠K♦
Alexandre Vuilleumier: J♣3♥

Weissman was the huge favorite but immediately became the underdog after Vuilleumier made trips on the 7♥3♣3♠ flop. The 8♠ turn and 8♦ river confirmed the bad beat and gave Vuilleumier a full house to secure Weissman’s exit in sixth place for $188,219.

While winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is one of the greatest accomplishments a poker player can achieve, many of the greatest and most successful players in the game have yet to put one on their wrists.

PokerNews has had a decent track record with highlighting players without bracelets who have gone on to win them. Jason Koon won a maiden bracelet in 2021 after making the “Best Without a Bracelet” list that year, while Dan Smith and Alex Foxen both found bracelets in 2022 to be removed from that year’s list.

With the 2023 WSOP a few days underway, here’s a look at some of the best players who have yet to add a World Series bracelet to their long lists of accolades.

_{Note: This list primarily looks at poker tournament players or who are regular names in the tournament circuit. This excludes the likes of Tom Dwan and popular high-stakes cash game players like Garrett Adelstein and Andy Stacks.}

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Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton is widely regarded as one of the best poker tournament players of all time, having racked up $35.8 million in live earnings across his career. Despite the millions in tournament cashes, including $3 million at the WSOP alone, Haxton has yet to win a bracelet.

Haxton came closest to doing so at the 2009 WSOP when he finished runner-up in Event #2: $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Holdem to take home $1.2 million. Eight years later, Haxton finished third in the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship at the 2017 World Series to pocket $595,812.

Haxton is back at the 2023 WSOP after taking the last few years off due to COVID-19 concerns, and he is as hot as ever as he’s already won an incredible five tournaments in the past six months. If he can extend his hot streak through the summer, he could certainly pick up a bracelet this year.

Isaac Haxton Top Five WSOP Cashes

Shannon Shorr

Shannon Shorr is no stranger to success at the WSOP. The Alabama all-time money leader finished second in Event #7: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2008 WSOP for $349,141, and finished third in Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship for $455,362 four years later.

More recently, Shorr had another close call in Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2019 WSOP, where he finished second for $273,416 after falling to Daniel Strelitz. After so many deep runs and close calls at the World Series, it would be hard to argue that Shorr isn’t due for a bracelet.

Shorr performed strongly in 2022, taking down Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the US Poker Open for $213,900 in March and later finishing second in $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the PGT Venetian High Roller Series for $64,400.

In 2023, Shorr took down a $10,000 event at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown for $260,600.

Shannon Shorr Top Five WSOP Cashes

Chris Brewer

A new addition to this list is Chris Brewer, a regular on the high stakes circuit who has accumulated $9.8 million in lifetime earnings since his first live cash in 2015. Brewer’s biggest WSOP cash came in 2021 year when he finished fifth in Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 6-Handed for $211,235.

Brewer has had success outside of the World Series as well, including a victory in $10,000 WPT High Roller at the 2021 WPT Online Series and a first-place finish in Event #9: €10,000 No Limit Hold’em at 2022 EPT Prague for €155,830. In 2023, Brewer took down a €50,000 High Roller at EPT Paris for a career-best $1 million.

Given his success on other tours and performance in the 2021 Poker Player’s Championship, it seems only a matter of time before Brewer adds a first-place finish at the WSOP to his poker resume.

Chris Brewer Top Five WSOP Cashes

Bin Weng

Bin Weng is on the heater of a lifetime as perhaps the biggest breakout player of 2023. The Pennsylvanian started off the year by taking down the Borgata Return for a career-bets $1 million before surpassing that a few months later with a victory in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship for $1.1 million.

Weng was close to making poker history by winning consecutive WPT events but ended up in 4th place for $143,000.

Just a few days into the WSOP and Weng, who also won a Circuit ring earlier this year in the WSOPC Las Vegas Main Event, made a deep run in the Event #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed) and is well on his way to winning a first bracelet.

Bin Weng’s Top Five WSOP Cashes

Gianluca Speranza

Gianluca Speranza has been within inches of earning a WSOP bracelet on multiple occasions, making him an easy addition to this list. In 2011, the Italian finished second in Event #2: €1,090 No-Limit Hold’em at WSOPE for €91,262. In 2017, he won more than seven times that, €689,246, when he finished runner up in the WSOPE Main Event, falling to Marti de Torres.

The runner-up finish in the WSOPE Main was Speranza’s best live cash until he took down a €25,000 High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo in 2022 for €853,000. We will see if Speranza can continue his run-good this summer in Las Vegas and if it will earn him a bracelet.

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Seth Davies

With $20.8 million in tournament earnings, Seth Davies is one of the biggest crushers on the high-roller circuit. Despite his various poker accolades, including a victory in the 2016 WPT Canadian Spring Championship for $203,992 and a WPT title, Davies has yet to pick up a bracelet.

Davies, who is occasionally confused for one-time bracelet winner Stephen Chidwick, came close to winning a maiden bracelet in November 2021 when he finished fourth in the $250,000 Super High Roller for $930,791. Depending on his WSOP schedule, this could be the year he wins a bracelet.

Maria Ho

Iconic poker commentator and Women in Poker Hall of Famer Maria Ho is still after a first bracelet despite racking up 71 WSOP cashes (seven more from when PokerNews put out this list in 2021) and $1.8 million in WSOP earnings.

Ho was denied a bracelet at the 2011 WSOP in Event #4: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em, where she finished second for $540,020. More recently, Ho finished sixth in the 2017 WSOPE Main Event to earn €174,365, another close call for the California pro and commentator.

Ho had a number of deep runs at the 2022 World Series, including a fifth-place finish in Event #67: $7,000 NLH Super Turbo Bounty for $131,655. 2023 could be the year Ho adds a bracelet to her impressive poker resume.

Maria Ho Top Five WSOP Cashes

Roland Israelashvili

With a record 419 WSOP cashes to his name, Roland Israelashvili sits far in front on the all-time list, ahead of Arkadiy Tsinis (237 WSOP cashes) and Ari Engel (218 cashes), the latter of whom was on this list until he won his first bracelet in 2019.

Despite having all of those cashes and an impressive eight Circuit rings, Israelashvili has yet to get a golden bracelet under his belt. The New Yorker, who is originally from the Republic of Georgia, had his closest call in Event #58: The Little One for One Drop – $1,111 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2013 WSOP, where he finished third for $295,433. The previous year, Israelashvili had finished fifth in Event #45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship for his biggest WSOP score of $317,882.

Roland Israelashvili Top Five WSOP Cashes

Niklas Astedt

Niklas Astedt is one of the best online tournament grinders ever to touch a computer mouse, sitting atop the PocketFives all-time leaderboard with $25.5 million in earnings. “Lena900” has also had success in the live realm, accumulating just under $1.5 million in lifetime earnings.

The Swedish pro played a heavy schedule at the 2021 WSOP and had a number of deep runs, including a 7th-place finish in Event #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha for $70,367, and the next day finishing 19th in Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $20,097.

The online grinder was denied a bracelet the previous year in a GGPoker.com $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event, in which he finished second for $156,905. Whether it’s earned online or in a live arena, a bracelet could certainly be in Astedt’s future.

Niklas Astedt

Niklas Astedt Top Five WSOP Cashes

Josh Reichard

With a resume that includes 14 Circuit rings and a spot in the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Hall of Fame, Josh Reichard has secured his place as one of the greatest mid-stakes tournament grinders of all time.

Earlier this year, Reichard won a 14th ring and $253,073 in the WSOP Grand Victoria Main Event to tie Maurice Hawkins at the top of the all-time ring list (before Hawkins went on to win a 15th ring a month later).

Reichard has also had results at the summer series, including a 9th-place finish in the 2019 $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $122,375. It would hardly be a surprise for Reichard to win another piece of WSOP hardware in the form of a bracelet.

Josh Reichard’s Top Five WSOP Cashes

Top Poker Players Without a WSOP Bracelet Breakdown

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Arguably the two most popular poker players of all-time — Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu — will, as always, receive plenty of attention from the fans and media this summer. But which one of them will have the best 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)? That’s a great question, so let’s see if we can make an accurate prediction.

The first bold prediction we’ll make is that Negreanu, at the very least, won’t struggle as badly as he did last summer. At the 2022 WSOP, “DNegs” had a series to forget, perhaps his worst ever. Not only did he fail to win a bracelet for the ninth consecutive year, he lost $1.1 million and couldn’t catch a break. His selfie stick paid an even bigger price for the frustrating series.

Comparing 2022 World Series of Poker Results

Hellmuth’s performance was so-so by his standards, while Negreanu had a series to forget. Neither came close to catching Dan Zack, who won the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year award.

The duo combined for exactly zero WSOP bracelets last year, although Hellmuth did have a runner-up finish to David Jackson in the $3,000 Freezeout event, which featured one of the rowdiest final tables of the whole summer.

In total, Hellmuth collected seven cashes one year after setting a record for the most final table appearances in a single WSOP. Negreanu cashed 11 times in live bracelet events in Las Vegas, most for small amounts relative to the tournament buy-in.

Our second prediction is that both players will exceed their 2022 performances this summer. Negreanu will, at the very least, turn a profit, and Hellmuth will pop up at a final table every couple of weeks.

So Who is Going to Have a Better 2023 World Series of Poker?

Alright, enough beating around the bush, let’s answer the question you’ve been waiting for — Daniel Negreanu. There you go, that’s your answer. That’s right, 2023 is going to be the year that Negreanu not only gets back on track at the WSOP, but ends one of the most confusing droughts in poker history, and that is his lack of winning a bracelet since 2013.

Not only has it been a decade since he’s won a bracelet, but he hasn’t shipped a WSOP event in Las Vegas since 2008. But the main reason he’ll outperform Hellmuth is because he’ll play more events.

That said, you should never be surprised if Hellmuth shows up and dominates during any World Series of Poker. He’s the GOAT of the WSOP, undeniably. With 16 bracelets — no one else has more than 10 — and a record 14 runner-up finishes, he’s the Michael Jordan of the most prestigious series in poker.

It’s good for the game when these two Poker Hall of Famers are crushing it at the WSOP. When they’re at a final table, viewership and interest in the event and the WSOP is up. We have a sneaking suspicion you’re going to see both of them deep in a number of events this summer, but we’ll give the overall edge to Negreanu, who is beyond due to win his seventh bracelet.

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Learn more about the differences between European and American Roulette.

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Multi Wheel Roulette is the same European Roulette except the wheels and bets are multiplied by eight times. And you get eight different outcomes.

Payouts, bet types, and betting table layout follows the classic (European) Roulette style. Min bets for all types of bets start at 8. Max for even-money bets is 2400, for straight-up – 200, for other bets – in between.

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