Two first-time bracelet winners were crowned on Day 10 at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel &…
Two first-time bracelet winners were crowned on Day 10 at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel &…
Two first-time bracelet winners were crowned on Day 10 at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
Isaac Haxton showcased his skills in the highly competitive $25,000 High Roller, while Rafael Reis tops the 2,454-player field in the $1,500 6-max event.
Read on to learn more about these events and others in progress in our daily WSOP recap.
301 entries in Event #16: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed is a record-breaking field for such a buy-in that attracted only the best players in the world, and among the poker superstars, one player stood out from the rest. It was Isaac Haxton who beat Ryan O’Donnell in a heads-up match to secure himself his first-ever World Series of Poker bracelet and $1,698,215 first-place prize!
Haxton, who has accumulated an impressive array of poker victories in his career, had long been regarded as one of the best players yet to claim a coveted bracelet. However, if there was ever a year for him to “break the curse,” it would be this one, considering his almost historic hot tournament run.
Just this year alone, he recorded over $7 million in the live tournament winning, starting in January with the PokerGO Cup Finale with a $598,000 win, only a few days later crushing the $100,000 Super High Roller opening event at the PCA for $1,082,230 and then one-upping it with a closing $100,000 PCA tournament for $1,555,360 money prize. He crossed $5 million in 2023 with a win at the U.S. Poker Open for 432,000 and took down the €25,000 High Roller in Monte Carlo earlier in May.
According to TheHendonMob, he now sits in 12th place on the all-time money list with $37.5 million, needing $1.3 million more to overtake Fedor Holz and Phil Ivey and cross the top 10 mark. What better time to accomplish that feat than in the Year of Ike Haxton?
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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1st | Isaac Haxton | United States | $1,698,215 |
2nd | Ryan O’Donnell | United Kingdom | $1,049,577 |
3rd | Darren Elias | United States | $725,790 |
4th | Lewis Spencer | United Kingdom | $511,782 |
5th | Roman Hrabec | Czechia | $368,134 |
6th | Frank Funaro | United States | $270,238 |
7th | Brian Rast | United States | $202,532 |
8th | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $155,037 |
With the support of an exhilarating rail that electrified the atmosphere at Horseshoe Casino, Brazilian Rafael Reis triumphed in Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed NLHE, securing an impressive money prize of $465,501.
The action-packet 6-Handed tournament attracted 2,454 players and created a $3,276,090 prize pool. France’s Sarah Herzali had a massive chip lead going into the final day, as she had nearly 20% of all the chips in play but finished in third place.
Having previously reached the WSOP final table two years ago and narrowly missing out on the bracelet with a 3rd place finish in the $1,500 Monster Stack, Rafael Reis entered the final table as confident as ever. In a comfortable and commanding fashion, he beat Daniel Barriocanal in a heads-up battle, solidifying his well-deserved victory.
“I am feeling like I had a mission, and I accomplished my mission,” Reis said in his post-win interview with PokerNews. “Last time that I was here, I was [at the final table], and I got third. This time I felt super comfortable.”
“I’ve made mistakes in the past, but I have more experience now. I was feeling really confident. I texted my friends that today is a bracelet today. Come and rail me, follow me on social media. Today was a bracelet day and I was very confident. It wasn’t easy.”
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | Rafael Reis | Brazil | $465,501 |
2 | Daniel Barriocanal | Spain | $287,679 |
3 | Sarah Herzali | France | $207,720 |
4 | Nikolaos Angelou | Greece | $151,559 |
5 | John Monnette | United States | $111,755 |
6 | Grant Wang | United States | $83,289 |
Photos courtesy of WSOP/PokerNews.