2023 WSOP Day 28: Chance Kornuth Continues Crushing

2023.08.21
WSOP

Day 28 of the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas is done and dusted, and the last person out of the tournament areas has turned off the lights.

There were three bracelets awarded on the 28th day of the WSOP, and a certain Chance Kornuth continued his incredible run of form in live events by bagging big in the star-studded $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.

Event #48: $1,000 Seniors Championship crowned its champion on Day 28, and it was Lonnie Hallett who got their hands on the $765,731 top prize and the tournament’s bracelet. All eyes were on seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter as the 82-year-old navigated his way to the final two, but it was Hallett who stole the show.

Mike Gorodinsky took down Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship after defeating Alex Livingston heads-up. Only seven players returned for the fourth and final day, and Gorodinsky left all six of his opponents in his wake. His reward? $422,747 and bracelet number three for the 2015 Poker Players Championship winner.

The third bracelet awarded on Day 28 came from Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or BetterMike Matusow and Brian Rast started the day in the chip counts’ top ten, but it was Marcin Horecki who came away with the top honors, the bracelet, and $155,275 in prize money after defeating a devastated Matusow in the one-on-one battle.

Kornuth Leads the Race for the $2,294,756 Top Prize in the $25K PLO High Roller

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth is on course for his second seven-figure haul of the 2023 WSOP because he leads the way in Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Kornuth, who finished fifth in the $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller for $1,202,318, returns to the action in this $25,000 PLO High Roller with 7,245,000 chips, some 38 big blinds more than his nearest rival. Should Kornuth go all the way, he’d bank $2,294,756 and bracelet number four.

Standing between Kornuth and that happening are 30 top-tier poker pros. Dylan Weisman (4,335,000) is Kornuth’s nearest rival. Isaac Haxton (4,320,000) and Firas Kashat (4,185,000) are just behind Weisman in the overnight chip counts.

Other luminaries, including Ka Kwan Lau (3,890,000), Andriy Lyubovetskiy (2,305,000), Jeremy Ausmus (2,290,000), Daniel Zack (2,230,000), Ben Lamb (1,795,000), Chad Eveslage (1,230,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (1,065,000), Joao Vieira (975,000), and Dash Dudley (475,000) will have a significant role in determining where this event’s bracelet ends up.

Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 27, so return to PokerNews then for all the PLO updates you can handle.

Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Top 10 Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Chance KornuthUnited States7,245,000145
2Dylan WeismanUnited States4,355,00087
3Isaac HaxtonUnited States4,320,00086
4Firas KashatUnited States4,185,00084
5Ka Kwan LauHong Kong3,890,00078
6Sergio Martinez GonzalezSpain3,870,00077
7Mads AmotNorway3,465,00069
8Bradley AndersonUnited States3,225,00065
9Andriy LyubovetskiyUkraine2,305,00046
10Jeremy AusmusUnited States2,290,00046

Kniep Leads the Millionaire Maker With Only 41 Players Remaining

Andreas Kniep
Andreas Kniep

There are only 41 players in the hunt for the title of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker champion, and none of those players have more chips than Germany’s Andreas Kniep (19,600,000). Kniep is best known for his 18th-place finish in the 2021 WSOP Main Event, which netted him a career-best $305,000. However, he has a realistic shot of a seven-figure score in this event.

A host of stars are among the final 41 players, including Pavel Plesuv (14,175,000), Frenchman Arnaud Mattern (7,565,000), Triple Crown winner Roberto Romanello (6,700,000), David “ODB” Baker (4,650,000), and Erick Lindgren (3,825,000).

The cards are back in the air from 10:00 a.m. local time on June 27, with PokerNews providing the best live coverage from this tournament.

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Andreas KniepGermany19,600,00078
2Champie DouglasUnited States16,225,00065
3Pavel PlesuvMoldova14,175,00057
4Paul GunnessUnited States13,850,00055
5Andras MatraiHungary12,875,00052
6Michael Smith (SK)Canada11,425,00046
7Powen FangTaiwan10,175,00041
8Arnaud MatternFrance7,565,00030
9Michael McNicholasUnited States7,550,00030
10Javier ZarcoSpain7,250,00029

Only 15 Players left Battling in the Salute to Warriors Event

Ryan Stephens
Ryan Stephens

Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors is down to its final 15 players, and it is Ryan Stephens (28,775,000) that is the man to catch going into the third and final day’s play. This is the first time Stephens has cashed in a WSOP event, and he has locked in $9,966 but has one hand on the $217,921 top prize, plus the all-important gold bracelet.

Only one bracelet winner remains in the hunt to add to their collection on Day 2. Dejuante Alexander (20,625,000) returns to his seat third in chips, and a solid shot at banking some more WSOP hardware.

Day 3 sees seven countries represented, showing the draw this incredible game has worldwide. Tune into PokerNews from 10:00 a.m. local time on June 27 as PokerNews rides home the Salute to Warriors.

Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ryan StephensUnited States28,775,00048
2Youssef HichamMorocco22,550,00038
3Dejuante AlexanderUnited States20,0625,00034
4Ali AlawadhiUnited States20,425,00034
5Raffaello LocatelliItaly19,825,00033
6Kelly GallCanada19,275,00032
7David ElisofonUnited States14,850,00025
8William ButcherUnited States11,775,00020
9Lucas LewPortugal11,675,00019
10Steven GenoveseUnited States11,425,00019

Big Names Still in the Hunt for $3k Fixed Limit Glory

Jason Daly
Jason Daly

Only 17 players remain in Event #58: $3,000 Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) and five of those players already have at least one WSOP bracelet to their name.

Nick Pupillo (1,040,000) captured a bracelet a couple of days ago, and is well and truly in the mix to win his second, as he returns for the final day third in chips.

Tom Koral (805,000), and David Bach (775,000) find themselves in the top ten, while Daniel Idema (200,000) and the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen (150,000) are currently at the wrong end of the chip counts.

Jason Daly (1,190,000) is the man they all must overtake if they want to become this event’s champion. They’ll start their quest to do exactly that from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 27 under the watchful eyes of the PokerNews live reporting team.

Event #58: $3,000 Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig BlindsBig Bets
1Jason DalyUnited States1,119,0004522
2Daniel MaczugaUnited States1,100,0004422
3Nick PupilloUnited States1,040,0004221
4Mavrick YooUnited States920,0003718
5Tom KoralUnited States805,0003216
6David BachUnited States775,0003116
7Kuenwai LoChina740,0003015
8Alex TorryUnited States680,0002714
9Brent MutterUnited States660,0002613
10Milfred SageerUnited States615,0002512

$3,000 NL Hold’em Freezeout Attracts 1,598 Runners

Robert Kuhn
Robert Kuhn

The lack of re-entries in Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout resulted in the 1,598-strong starting field reducing to only 240 over the course of 17 levels.

Robert Kuhn not only weathered the Day 1 storm, but came through unscathed and with 1,410,000 chips in his stack. Kuhn is the only player to bag up more than a million chips, although second-placed Giorgii Skhulukhia (999,000) needed only one more betting token to join Kuhn in that exclusive overnight club.

Three-time WSOP champion Ryan Leng (874,000) occupies fourth place at the restart, with James Mackey (805,000) returning with a top ten stack.

Other players to look out for on Day 2 include Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell (607,000), Upeshka De Silva (570,000), Dimitar Danchev (477,000), Matt Berkey (297,000), Alex Foxen (294,000), Patrick Leonard (146,000), and Ryan Riess (67,000).

The 240 surviving players return to the action from 10:00 a.m. local time on June 27 with the aim to play ten 60-minute levels.

Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Robert KuhnUnited States1,410,000118
2Giorgii SkhulukhiaRussia999,00083
3Juan DuenasUnited States967,00081
4Ryan LengUnited States874,00073
5Johan SchumacherBelgium820,00068
6Kazuhiro ShirasawaJapan806,00067
7James MackeyUnited States805,00067
8Jonathan McCannUnited Kingdom770,00064
9Alvaro Puchol-VinaSpain769,00064
10David DeckerUnited States765,00064

Trivett Tops Day 1 Counts in the NL 2-7 Single Draw

Michael Trivett
Michael Trivett

Some 566 players entered on Day 1 of Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw, but only 160 of them managed to make it through to Day 2. Of those 160, only 83 will share a slice of the $731,580 prize pool.

Right now, it is Michael Trivett (401,000) who looks most likely to receive some prize money for his efforts because he is by far the overnight chip leader. Trivett’s stack has 142,000 more chips in it than any of the chasing pack!

However, among that chasing pack are the likes of Erik Seidel (259,000), Mike Watson (208,000), Nick Schulman (195,000), Michael Moncek (165,500), Maria Ho (152,500), Phillip Hui (127,000), Benny Glaser (125,000), and Koray Aldemir (121,500) among others.

Follow all of the action from this popular event from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 27 right here at PokerNews.

Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Michael TrivettUnited States401,000201
2Erik SeidelUnited States259,000130
3Mike WatsonCanada208,000104
4Hugh JoinerUnited States201,000101
5Nick SchulmanUnited States195,00098
6Michael MoncekUnited States165,50083
7Will BerryUnited States160,50080
8Daniel TafurSpain158,50079
9Jon TurnerUnited States154,50077
10Sami BechahedFrance154,00077

What to Expect on Day 29 of the 2023 WSOP

WSOP Horseshoe

It is going to be yet another action-packed day on June 27, the 29th day of the 2023 World Series of Poker. Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker will crown its worthy champion, as will Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors.

We will discover who wins Event #58: $3,000 Limit Hold’em (6-Handed), too. Also, Online Event #11: $888 No-Limit Hold’em Crazy 8’s is a one-day affair, so that makes it four bracelets finding new homes on Day 29.

A handful of other in-play tournaments will enter their respective latter stages. It should become clearer who may win Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, while the fields of Event #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout and Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw will continue thinning.

As if that was not enough to satisfy your live poker tournament update cravings, another three events get underway!

Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors kicks things off, with Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha mixing things up. Expect a stellar turnout for Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, too.