2023 WSOP Day 4: Chad Eveslage & Michael Moncek Win Second Bracelets

The 2023 World Series of Poker awarded two bracelets on Day 4 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.

Chad Eveslage found his second taste of WSOP gold in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice, while Michael Moncek also won his second WSOP bracelet in Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em / Pot-Limit Omaha.

Read on to learn more about these events and others in progress in our daily WSOP recap.

Chad Eveslage Wins Second Bracelet in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice

Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice was one of the more fun events to follow and kept players on their toes with 20 different flop, stud, and draw games. The event attracted 456 entries to create a $608,760 prize pool.

Andrew Kelsall, otherwise known as AJ in the poker world, kicked off the final day with the chip lead and was able to parlay this all the way to a second-place run for $81,509. This is the second time Kelsall was a bridesmaid and not a bride as he also took second place in this same event in 2021. While the bracelet has still alluded Kelsall, it is only a matter of time before he earns one as he has proven over the years his prowess in mixed games.

Meanwhile, Chad Eveslage won the event for $131,879. This was his second bracelet in as many years after winning the $25,000 Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed in 2022 for a much larger payout of $1,415,610.

“Not nearly as excited, but it’s fun,” Eveslage said to PokerNews and WSOP after the win. “Something else was certainly different. Not only were the stakes much lower, but also an entirely different kind of atmosphere compared to the serious nature of the high-stakes contest back then.”

Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice Final Table Results

Place	Winner	Country	Prize
1	Chad Eveslage	United States	$131,879
2	Andrew Kelsall	United States	$81,509
3	Nick Kost	United States	$54,247
4	John Racener	United States	$36,953
5	Clayton Mozdzen	Canada	$25,779
6	James Johnson	United States	$18,428

Michael Moncek Ships Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Holdem / Pot-Limit Omaha ($534,499)

Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha attracted 568 entries to create a $2,612,800 prize pool.

Michael Moncek denied poker content provider Fernando “Jnandez” Habegger his first WSOP title while claiming his second bracelet after defeating his opponent heads-up live at PokerGO for $534,399.

Last year, Moncek found himself in the winner’s circle of WSOP Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold’em to win his first bracelet along with the $145,856. Moncek also has other WSOP hardware as he has won three WSOP Circuit gold rings as well.

“It means a lot and helps for the Player of the Year chase that I am going for,” Moncek said to PokerGO after the win. “I don’t even play PLO, so I was pretty lucky.”

Interestingly enough, Moncek said something similar last year about limit hold’em after winning his first bracelet last year.

Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em / Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Michael Moncek	United States	$534,499
2	Fernando Habegger	Switzerland	$330,344
3	Alex Livingston	Canada	$235,062
4	Michael Banducci	United States	$169,674
5	Christian Harder	United States	$124,266
6	Tyler Brown	United States	$92,362
7	Kristen Foxen	United States	$69,683
8	Ferenc Deak	Hungary	$53,377

Scott Wilson Leads Event #4: Tournament of Champions

Event #4: Tournament of Champions proved to be much more popular than last year with 741 players battling it out for the $1 million prize pool added by the WSOP for this invite-only event for select WSOP gold ring and bracelet winners. This event was originally scheduled for three days but a fourth day was added with the action concluding on Friday with the field down to just seven players. The final seven have already locked up a tasty $26,000 payday with all players hoping to secure the coveted bracelet along with the $200,000 top prize.

Wilson Gahshan qualified for the Tournament of Champions after winning a WSOP Circuit event at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles in December. He now is in the driver’s seat to add a bracelet to his ring as he will start the day with the chip lead with 5,130,000 in chips.

Patrick White, Brent Gregory, Justin Hotte-Mckinnon, Hunter McClelland, Ronnie Day, and Barry Schulz are also still in the hunt for the title.

The action resumes at 4 p.m. on Saturday and will be televised live at PokerGO. Come back to PokerPro tomorrow to find out who won this prestigious event.

Event #4: Tournament of Champions Final Table Seat Draw

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Wissam Gahshan	United States	5,130,000	51
2	Barry Schultz	United States	2,005,000	20
3	Ronnie Day	United States	2,300,000	23
4	Justin Hotte-Mckinnon	Canada	2,700,000	27
5	Patrick White	United States	3,885,000	39
6	Brent Gregory	United States	3,400,000	34
7	Hunter Mcclelland	United States	2,700,000	27

Jason Duong and David “ODB” Baker Lead Final 17 in Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em

Event #7: $1,500 Limit witnessed its initial field of 527 entries whittled down to just 17 players on its second day in the hunt for the title on Saturday’s final day.

Jason Duong will begin the final day with the chip lead in hopes of parlaying that to his first WSOP bracelet. Meanwhile, David “ODB” Baker isn’t too far behind and is hunting for bracelet number three, while Jason Gola is the only other bracelet winner remaining and has his work cut out for him as one of the short stacks if he hopes to add a second bracelet to his collection.

Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Final Day Seat Draw

The final day of Event #7 takes place at the Horseshoe Casino. Here is a look at the seat draw for the final day:

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	David “ODB” Baker	United States	1,260,000	21
1	2	John Mullaney	United States	1,225,000	20
1	3	Jason Gola	United States	210,000	4
1	5	Matthew Dames	United States	1,175,000	20
1	6	Chairud Vangchailued	United States	670,000	11
1	8	Omar Mehmood	United States	245,000	4
2	1	Raul Celaya	United States	900,000	15
2	4	Jason Duong	Canada	1,615,000	27
2	5	Jesse Knight	United States	100,000	2
2	6	Scott Eskenazi	United States	785,000	13
2	7	John Armbrust	United States	735,000	12
2	8	Kerry Welsh	United States	1,185,000	20
3	1	Vadim Shlez	Ukraine	485,000	8
3	3	Paul Dockal	United States	755,000	13
3	5	Donald Auger	United States	260,000	4
3	6	Lonnie Price	United States	545,000	9
3	8	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	1,075,000	18

Polk, Zinno, and Kornuth Advances to Final 16 in Event #8: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship

Event #8: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship was capped at 64 players. There was likely even more demand for this event as the cap was fulfilled with 64 players creating a $1,504,000 prize pool.

Poker personality and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Doug Polk is among the final 16 players and will face off against Reiji Kono during the first match of Day 2 when the action resumes at noon on Saturday.

Meanwhile, three-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth will face off against one of the young guns in poker in Landon Tice. Four-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno will also have his work cut out for him as he will be facing off against the formidable Joshua Heinzl. Another match to keep your eyes on will be Sean Winter facing off against Kevin Rabichow.

Those winning the first match will already be in the money with the top eight players guaranteed at least a $74,648 prize pool. The final four will each lock up $192,513, with the runner-up banking $313,362. Meanwhile, all players are vying for the bracelet which comes with a tasty $507,020 top prize.

Dzmitry Urbanovich Leads Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud proves that stud games aren’t dead as 361 entries to create a $480,600 prize pool for a sizeable increase over the 329 entries attracted during last year’s affair.

The field is trimmed down to just 120 hopefuls in the hunt of the title with Dzmitry Urbanovich parlaying his 25,000 opening stack into 292,000 to end the first of the three days with the chip lead.

Meanwhile, the talent in the top five could potentially give artificial intelligence a battle for its money as it’s a talented group including Chris Hundley, five-time WSOP champ Shaun Deeb, WSOP commentator and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Nick Schulman, and fellow four-time champion John Monette.

The action will resume at 2 p.m. on Saturday and will play well past the money with the top 54 players locking up at least a $2,441 min-cash. Sunday’s winner will not only win the bracelet but also a six-figure haul of $110,800.

Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 1 Top Five Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips
1	Dzmitry Urbanovich	Poland	292,000
2	Chris Hundley	United States	261,500
3	Shaun Deeb	United States	255,500
4	Nick Schulman	United States	241,500
5	John Monnette	United States	222,500

June 3, 2023 WSOP Schedule

Just one new event will debut on June 3 but it will be a big one as the prestigious Event #10: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship will bring out many of the best mixed game players in the world to compete for the coveted title and what will amount to be a massive payday when a winner is scheduled to be crowned on June 5.

Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions kicks off its fourth and final opening flight, while four other events will continue along with two bracelets scheduled to be awarded in Event #4: Tournament of Champions and Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em.

Below is a look at today’s schedule while head to the PokerPro opening WSOP article to check out the full schedule of the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Time	Event	Info
10 a.m.	Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions – No-Limit Hold’em – Flight D	Day 1 of 3
12 p.m.	Event #8: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship	Day 2 of 3
1 p.m.	Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em	Day 3 of 3
2 p.m.	Event #10: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship	Day 1 of 3
3 p.m.	Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud	Day 2 of 3
4 p.m.	Event #4: Tournament of Champions	Day 4 of 4

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Article by Jason Glatzer
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