Over $91.6 million in total prize money awarded through the first 32 live and five online bracelet events of 2023 world championship of poker, With over 82,000 entries made across those 37 completed tournaments. Annual 54 WSOP It is now entering its third week of activity, with tens of millions in prize money and plenty of bracelets yet to be awarded. Here’s a look at the latest bracelet winners crowned in Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas.
2023 WSOP $800 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack
It took a day longer than initially scheduled, but Renji Mao eventually emerged victorious in the $800 No Limit Hold’em deepstack event. The Chinese player topped a field totaling 4,747 entries to secure $402,588 and his first gold bracelet.
This was the tournament’s first straight six-figure score.
The tournament was scheduled to last three days, but Mao and Bracelet winner Matthew Elsby (2nd – $248,833) had to return for a fourth day to finish their singles battle for the title.
The high turnout for the event meant that 713 people took home prizes, with big names such as 2013 WSOP Ryan Reese, Main Event Champion (15th), and JJ Liu (4th) run deep.
Here’s a look at the payouts awarded in the final schedule:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | Renji Mao | $402,588 | 660 |
2 | Matthew captivity | $248,833 | 550 |
3 | Anthony Pottis | $186,250 | 440 |
4 | Juan Liu | $140,442 | 330 |
5 | Ta Wei To | $106,693 | 275 |
6 | Qiwen Chen | $81,666 | 220 |
7 | Jesse Rosen | $62,984 | 165 |
8 | Vito Branceforte | $48,947 | 110 |
9 | Michael Younan | $38,332 | 55 |
2023 WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Freeze
Benjamin Ector clears the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Freeze event, beating 2,046 entries to earn $406,403 and his first piece of the game. WSOP hardware.
This victory increased Ector’s lifetime winnings from tournaments to over $1.5 million. His previous highest finish was second in the 2016 Main Event river poker series, For which the Marietta, GA resident won $344,826.
The final day of the event saw Ector start in second place of the seventeen remaining competitors. Among the dignitaries who joined him on the last day of 2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Open Poker Runners-up Robel Andemichael (17), Matthew Hunt (7), and Nick Palma (3).
Here’s a look at the payouts awarded in the final schedule:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | Benjamin Ector | $406,403 | 1080 |
2 | Adam Swan | $251,158 | 900 |
3 | Nicholas Palma | $184,730 | 720 |
4 | Jane Lawler | $137,159 | 540 |
5 | Divyam Satyarthi | $102,814 | 450 |
6 | Santiago Plant | $77,814 | 360 |
7 | Matthew Hunt | $59,468 | 270 |
9 | Dean Hutchison | $35,773 | 90 |
2023 WSOP $600 Mixed No Limit Hold’em / Omaha Deepstack
Houston firefighter Scott Dulaney worked his way through a field of 2,759 entries in the $600 No Limit Hold’em and Omaha ‘Deepstack’ event to get his first bracelet and the $194,155 grand prize. It was the largest tournament score on Dulaney’s appeal, and increased his total winnings to $217,580.
Dulany has put up some strong competition to top this competition, including two-time bracelet winner Barney Putman (eighth), bracelet winner Michael Holtz (seventh) and another WPT Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Poker Runner-up Sridhar Sanganagari (2nd).
Sangannagari earned $120,004 for his second-place appearance, bringing his earnings for the year to over $890,000. 500 card player His Player of the Year points earned at the event saw him move up to 74th in 2023 POY Race order, which is provided by Global Poker.
Here’s a look at the payouts awarded in the final table:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | Scott Dulaney | $194,155 | 600 |
2 | Sridhar Sanganagari | $120,004 | 500 |
3 | Willie Smith | $89,551 | 400 |
4 | Bjorn Gravlin | $67,359 | 300 |
5 | Zachary Vankeren | $51,072 | 250 |
6 | Charles Combs | $39,037 | 200 |
7 | Michael Holtz | $30,081 | 150 |
8 | Barney Putman | $23,371 | 100 |
9 | Keith Cromoide | $18,308 | 50 |
2023 WSOP $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
The $3,000 No Limit Hold’em six-max event drew a field of 1,241 entries, building a prize pool of $3,313,470 paid out among the top 187 finishers. The largest share of that money went to eventual champion Mark Ioli, who scored the last knockout in the short-handed event to earn $558,266 and his first gold bracelet.
It was the biggest payday yet for Ioli, who has now earned more than $1.7 million across 80 recorded finishes in the cash. It was the second time the finalist had finished this year’s table for the resident of Bayside, New York. The 1440 POy he earned with this victory saw him move into the top 100 POY Categories.
There were plenty of professional tournament players on the business end of the event, including bracelet winner Ben Dippold (19), first place POY Competitors: Ren Lin (18), Maria Ho (17), WPT Champion and 2023 WSOP Main event 10th place Asher Koniff (16th place), recent online bracelet winner Ian Matakis (15th place), three-time bracelet winner Paul Volpe (12th place), WPT Champion Noah Schwartz (9), Chris Honation (8).
Here’s a look at the payouts awarded in the final table:
place | player | earnings | POY points |
1 | Mark Aioli | $558,266 | 1440 |
2 | Johann Ibanez | $345,034 | 1200 |
3 | Wing Liu | $241,767 | 960 |
4 | Eshaan Bhalla | $171,874 | 720 |
5 | Julian Sitbon | $123,992 | 600 |
6 | Sami Boujmaleh | $90,791 | 480 |
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Winner photo credits: WSOP / Matthew Berglund, Danny Maxwell, and Spencer Semprat.