There may have only been one bracelet awarded on Day 21 of the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, but there was no shortage of action. Several events fill the vast tournament areas, and plenty of stellar names find themselves still in the hunt for some poker gold.
The eighth online event of the 2023 WSOP, the $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, revealed its winner, and Jeremy “ChipChecka” Ausmus is that champion. Ausmus outlasted a star-studded field of 321 entrants, and captured $360,036 of the $1,489,600 prize pool plus a much sought-after piece of WSOP hardware, the sixth of his career.
Poker Players Championship Reaches Day 4; Ashton Leads Final 12
Matthew Ashton (4,450,000) is looking to join an exclusive club of stars that have won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship more than once. Michael Mizrachi has won this event three times, while Brian Rast and Dan Cates are both two-time champions.
Ashton clinched the title in the 2013 edition of this prestigious event, and is now the chip leader of Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, where only 11 opponents stand between him and a place in poker’s history books.
Eight of Ashton’s remaining 11 opponents are bracelet winners. The aforementioned Rast (3,365,000) is hot on his heels, while Phil Ivey (3,135,000) has his eyes on an 11th piece of poker gold.
Josh Arieh (2,360,000), Ray Dehkharghani (2,285,000), Daniel Alaei (1,885,000), James Obst (1,805,000), Johannes Becker (1,520,000), and Marco Johnson (375,000) are the other bracelet-sporting competitors.
This star-studded tournament resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 21. Join PokerNews then for all the PPC updates you can handle.
Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | 4,450,000 |
| 2 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 3,900,000 |
| 3 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 3,430,000 |
| 4 | Brian Rast | United States | 3,365,000 |
| 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 3,135,000 |
| 6 | Josh Arieh | United States | 2,360,000 |
| 7 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | 2,285,000 |
| 8 | Daniel Alaei | United States | 1,885,000 |
| 9 | James Obst | Australia | 1,805,000 |
| 10 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 1,520,000 |
| 11 | Kristopher Tong | United States | 1,190,000 |
| 12 | Marco Johnson | United States | 375,000 |
