2023 World Series of Poker 64 live and 11 online bracelets have been awarded to date, with more than $220.2 million in prize money paid out along the way. Here’s a look at five recent tournaments that wrapped up in the 54th annual edition WSOP.
2023 WSOP $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em
Germany’s Robert Schultz was the last player standing from a field of 1,598 entered in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em freeze event. For the win, Schulz took home $675,275 and his first win WSOP golden bracelet.
The result increased his total earnings for the tournament to nearly $1.6 million. Prior to this victory, his biggest cash was the runner-up showing he took home $1,600 in a buy event at the Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series earlier this summer for $160,278.
Plenty of notables ran at the event, including bracelet winner Gianluca Speranza (18), regular Brock Wilson (13), bracelet winner Jesse Lunis (9), 2019 WSOP Main event runner-up Dario Sammartino (fifth) and bracelet winner Barack Weisbrod (fourth) and Julien Setbon (second).
Here is a look at payments and POY Points awarded at the final table:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | Robert Schulz | $675,275 | 1620 |
2 | Julian Sitbon | $417,338 | 1350 |
3 | James Mendoza | $303,884 | 1080 |
4 | Barack Weisbrod | $223,657 | 810 |
5 | Dario Sammartino | $166,404 | 675 |
6 | Robert Borlaco | $125,170 | 540 |
7 | Nazar Buhayov | $95,203 | 405 |
8 | Kunal Patni | $73,225 | 270 |
9 | Jesse Lunis | $56,963 | 135 |
2023 WSOP Online No Limit Hold’em Crazy 8’s for $888
the WSOP Connected Hold’em ‘Crazy 8’s $888 No Limit Hold’em event attracted 1,050 entries to create a prize pool of over $1.3 million. After about 13 hours of gameplay, this field has been reduced to just one player: Robert ‘Suki_The_Sav’ Como. The California resident took home $227,001 and his first gold bracelet for the win.
It was Komo’s fourth money of the series, including a pair of tenth-place bids in $10,000 limit hold’em championships and $3,000 $3,000 limit hold’em six-max events. He now has over $360,000 in tournament winnings registered to his name.
The last few tables featured plenty of well-known names, including two-time bracelet winner Jans Arends (24th), two-time bracelet winner Ari ‘PalmTreeB’ Engel (17th), bracelet winner Davide ‘drogonzizi’ Suriano, 2021 Where are the millions? Andrew ‘GudLife’ Moreno (5th) Main Event Winner, 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan ‘BitC0in’ Riess (3rd).
Here’s a look at the payouts awarded in the final schedule:
place | player | earnings |
1 | Robert Cuomo | $227,001 |
2 | Gettys Lazonincas | $139,961 |
3 | Ryan Reese | $100,740 |
4 | Julio Clavell | $73,204 |
5 | Andrew Moreno | $53,862 |
6 | Matthew Frankland | $40,027 |
7 | Dana Badermos | $30,088 |
8 | Cameron Drucker | $22,834 |
9 | John Reiter | $17,596 |
2023 WSOP Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em $1,000 game
The $1,000 Seniors Unlimited Hold’em event requires all participants to be at least 60 years of age. A total of 3,121 entries had been submitted by the time registration closed for this year, building a prize pool of $2,777,690 that was split among the top 468 finalists.
Klaus Elk emerged victorious after four days of tournament action, netting his first bracelet and $371,603. It was only the second time the 66-year-old Austrian’s financial position was recorded. His first came when he finished 262nd in the same tournament last year.
With his win in the senior event, Ilk now has $388,000 in lifetime tournament winnings.
Some of the accomplished players who have run deep in this event have included sixes WPT Finalists Kurt Kohlberg (97), bracelet winner Kevin Song (54) and Mitch Garchowski (34), who recently finished third in the WPT Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Poker May event for $550,000.
Here is a look at payments and POY Points awarded at the final table:
place | player | earnings |
1 | Klaus Elk | $371,603 |
2 | Ronald Lane | $229,685 |
3 | Farhad Daoudzadeh | $172,058 |
4 | Ronald Swain | $129,812 |
5 | Kevin Danko | $98,644 |
6 | Federico Trujillo | $75,503 |
7 | Arnon Graham | $58,213 |
8 | The Messenger of Malboubi | $45,213 |
9 | Richard Wallace | $35,377 |
2023 WSOP $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha
David Simon came out on top of the field of 2,076 entries to win the $1,500 Omaha eight-maximum event. The Kilauea, HI resident, earned $410,659 and his gold bracelet for the first time after defeating bracelet winner David Prociak for the title.
This was by far the biggest direct championship score on Simon’s resume, as he squandered the $18,158 he earned by finishing third in the $550 event in 2019. Wayne classic.
The top 312 competitors took home prize money in the event, with six-figure payouts for the top five people who made it to Day Four. Upeshka De Silva three-time bracelet winner (7th – $58,464)
Four-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi (6th – $76,910) was ejected late on the third day.
Here is a look at payments and POY Points awarded at the final table:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | David Simon | $410,659 | 1080 |
2 | David Prochak | $253,821 | 900 |
3 | Eric Pfenning | $185,630 | 720 |
4 | Eran Karmi | $137,058 | 540 |
5 | Zov Saltsburg | $102,173 | 450 |
6 | Robert Mizrahi | $76,910 | 360 |
7 | Obischka de Silva | $58,464 | 270 |
8 | Guofeng Wang | $44,884 | 180 |
9 | Charles Honkonen | $34,805 | 90 |
2023 WSOP No-limit Super Turbo Bounty Hold’em $1000 game
It took just two days of tournament work to narrow the 2,824 entries made in the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em bonus freeze event down to the champion. When the dust settled, Brazilian Gabriel Schroeder had collected his last bonus, his first bracelet, and the highest payout of $228,632.
It was the 32-year-old’s second live final table finisher of the year, after he finished fourth in the $1,100 Venice Buy event for $899,922 just over a week before he won this tournament. 1200 card player The player of the year points he earned at the event was enough to see him tie a tie with Dau Minh Phu for 100th in 2023. POY Race order, which is provided by Global Poker.
Schroeder has joined the proverbs 13 times WSOP Circuit Gold Ring winner Daniel Lowry (6th), 2005 WSOP 5th place main event runner Andy Black (3rd) on the final table for this fast-paced event.
Here is a look at payments and POY Points awarded at the final table:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | Gabriel Schroeder | $228,632 | 1200 |
2 | Joel Wertheimer | $141,298 | 1000 |
3 | Andy Black | $105,337 | 800 |
4 | Elson Lima | $79,142 | 600 |
5 | Jordan Jane | $59,929 | 500 |
6 | Daniel Lowry | $45,741 | 400 |
7 | Jose Brito | $35,191 | 300 |
8 | Jonathan Akiba | $27,293 | 200 |
9 | Ryan Guido | $21,340 | 100 |
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