The first tournament of the WSOP 2023 World Series of Poker has ended. The event was won by Peter Tai, who received a gold bracelet as well as $75,535 in prize money. The first World Series of Poker tournament was held exclusively for casino employees.
Peter Thai Wsop #1 June
Peter Tai lives in California and is a table game dealer at Parkwest 580 in Livemore. He considers himself an avid poker player, although he does not play often. Peter likes to play cash games more than tournaments.
It is worth noting that this Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event No-Limit Hold’em has become one of the largest tournaments for casino employees. A total of 1,015 people signed up for the event, and the prize pool was $426,300.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Thai | United States | $75,535 |
| 2 | James Urbanic | United States | $46,690 |
| 3 | Paul Blanchette | United States | $33,051 |
| 4 | Bruce Jiang | United States | $23,738 |
| 5 | Benson Tam | United States | $17,303 |
| 6 | Sean Balfour | Canada | $12,802 |
| 7 | Keith McCormack | United States | $9,617 |
| 8 | Joe Pavan | United States | $7,337 |
| 9 | Lisa Eckstein | United States | $5,686 |
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