

James Obst Leads the Way in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship James ObstĮvent #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship saw 26 late entrants, taking the total attendance to 99, but only 32 players had chips requiring bagging and tagging when the curtain came down on the day's action.ĭan Cates was one of the players who busted on Day 2. Xu got their hands on a $339,033 payout plus their first gold bracelet. Some 3,778 players may have bought into Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed) but it only took two days of poker action to find the tournament's champion Qiang Xu is that player. Scott Abrams is that champion after they defeated Robert Williamson III heads-up to secure the event's bracelet and $315,203 top prize. A field of 1,458 players started the event with high hopes, but only one of them walked away as a WSOP champion. The first bracelet of the day came in Event #41: $1,500 Big O, a brand-new tournament for the 2023 WSOP.

Petrone Bags Big on Day 1 of the $3K No-Limit Hold'em.Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack Top 10 Chip Counts.Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Top 10 Chip Counts.James Obst Leads the Way in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
