AND WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO
LAS VEGAS (June 23, 2023) – As the hallowed halls of Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas prepare to welcome a record number of entries to this year’s highly anticipated Main Event, week four of the 54th annual World Series of Poker® once again set the gold standard of competitive poker play with newly minted champions, record-breaking fields and heated heads-up play.
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Week 4 Highlights
- Poker Hall of Fame Finalist Brian Rast Wins the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the Third Time
American poker pro Brian Rast dominated a field of 99 to take home his third Poker Players Championship win and sixth career gold bracelet. The Poker Hall of Fame finalist previously took home a win in the same event in 2011 and 2016 and is the second player ever to win the event for the third time. - Braxton Dunaway Secures His First Gold Bracelet After Defeating a Record-Breaking Field in Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack
Braxton Dunaway of Midland, Texas emerged victorious after topping a record-breaking field of 8,317 entrants to take home his first WSOP gold bracelet and $1,162,681 in cash. Dunaway will be celebrating with his family before returning to Las Vegas to test his mettle in the Main Event. - Jeremy “ChipChecka” Ausmus Wins His Sixth Gold Bracelet Becoming the Second Six-Time Bracelet Winner at the 2023 WSOP
Following 13 and a half hours of grueling play, Jeremy Ausmus becomes the 19th player in WSOP history to collect at least six bracelets. One of the most prominent players online and live, Ausmus defeated Cristopher “Ccast93” Castiglia in Online Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em, taking home a hefty $360,036 cash prize along with the highly-coveted gold bracelet. - Qiang Xu tops record-breaking field of 3,773 in Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack
Chinese player Qiang Xu bested a record-breaking field of 3,773 entrants in Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and $339,033. Xu becomes the third bracelet winner from China in this year’s WSOP, which is the most of any country outside the United States. - GGPoker Sends 774 Players to the Upcoming WSOP Main Event
GGPoker confirmed that it will be sending 774 players from around the world to Las Vegas through various qualifiers and satellite events, setting the stage for a landmark, record-breaking Main Event.
What To Look Forward To
WSOP.com kicked off a June promotion with 2006 Main Event winner Jamie Gold, who won the biggest Main Event field in history. Gold will be livestreaming WSOP Online bracelet events each Sunday and players who outlast him or meet play criteria at live-action tables are eligible to win a seat in a $50,000 freeroll to play against the poker legend. Full promotion details are available on WSOP.com:
- Upcoming Marquee Events
- Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em – Flight A
- Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em – Flight B
- Event #56: $$500 Salute to Warriors – No Limit Hold’em
- Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha
- Event #64: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em
The full 2023 WSOP schedule, including a booking link for discounted participant hotel rates, can be found on WSOP.com. Players should follow @WSOP on Twitter or IG or check WSOP.com for event news and updates.
Upcoming WSOP bracelet livestreams on PokerGO
- Today at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT – Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (Day 3)
- Saturday, June 24 – Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
- Sunday, June 25 – Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Day 3)
- Monday, June 26 – Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
- Tuesday, June 27 – Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Day 3)
- Wednesday, June 28 – Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
- Thursday, June 29 – Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship
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About World Series of Poker:
Part of Caesars Entertainment’s Caesars Digital operations, the World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world, having awarded more than $3.63 billion in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest-running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2022, the event attracted 197,626 entrants from over 100 different countries to the Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas and awarded more than $347 million in prize money. In addition, the WSOP has formed groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent of WSOP Europe in 2007 and the WSOP Asia-Pacific in 2013 and the WSOP International Circuit Series in 2015. All WSOP events are subject to the then-current and applicable WSOP tournament rules. For more information, please visit www.wsop.com.
