Reis, Nahm, Belyalovsky Latest WSOP Bracelet Winners

More than $62.4 million in prize money has been paid out through the first 24 live and five online bracelet events of the 2023 World Series of Poker, with multiple players securing titles each and every day during the series. Below is a look at the results from three events that wrapped up in recent days.

2023 WSOP $1,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em

Brazil’s Rafael Reis came out on top of a field of 2,454 entries to win the 2023 WSOP $1,500 no-limit hold’em six-max event. Reis earned $465,501 and his first gold bracelet for the win. He became the 19th player from his home country to have secured a WSOP title.

This was Reis’ largest live tournament score yet, topping the $288,101 he earned as the third-place finisher in the 2021 WSOP $1,500 ‘Monster Stack’ event. He now has nearly $2 million in lifetime tournament earnings.

Plenty of big names joined Reis at the business end of this event, including three-time bracelet winner Upeshka De Silva (13th), Curt Kohlberg (12th), recent online bracelet winner Ian Matakis (9th), and four-time bracelet winner John Monnette (5th).

Here is a look at the payouts and Card Player Player of the Year points awarded at the final table:

2023 WSOP $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Max

When registration officially closed in the $1,000 pot-limit Omaha eight-max event there had been 2,017 entries made, creating a $1,795,130 prize pool. When all was said and done, Canada’s Stephen Nahm walked away with the largest chunk of that money and the gold bracelet.

The Vancouver, BC resident cashed out for $267,991 as the champion. This was his first six-figure score ever. In fact, prior to this event, his largest tournament payday had been a $4,332 score in the 2018 Wynn Summer Classic main event.

Notables that ran deep in this event included 2017 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event champion Mike Dentale (18th), Thomas Zanot (12th), two-time bracelet winner Mike Gorodinsky (10th), and bracelet winner Ronald Keijzer (6th).

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points for the final table:

2023 WSOP Online $400 No-Limit Hold’em Eight-Max

There are 20 online bracelets that are up for grabs this year for WSOP.com players based in Nevada and New Jersey. The first quarter of that schedule is now officially in the books, with the fifth online bracelet being awarded on Sunday, June 11.

The $400 buy-in eight-max no-limit hold’em event drew 1,488 entries to result in a $882,360 prize pool. Gary ‘SaquonNYG26’ Belyalovsky was victorious in the end, locking up $121,854 and his first bracelet for the win.

Belyalovsky came into this tournament with $161,375 in prior tournament earnings to his name. His largest score before taking down this title was a $43,000 runner-up finish in a $550 buy-in event at the Parx Big Stax XVI series.

2020 WSOP $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event ‘domestic tournament’ winner Joseph Hebert finished as the runner-up for $88,942. Bracelet winners at the final table included Michael Lech (3rd), Safiya Umerova (5th), and two-time bracelet winner Pete Chen (7th).

Popular poker vlogger Brad Owen finished sixth for $26,736.

Here is a look at the payouts awarded to the top eight finishers:

Visit the Card Player 2023 World Series of Poker page for schedules, news, interviews, and the latest event results.

Winner photo credits: WSOP / Spenser Sembrat / Omar Sader. Belyalovsky photo via Parx poker blog.

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