If that World Series of Poker (WSOP) paradise. Announced earlier this year, many in the poker world were skeptical that it could be a success as it would compete against two previously announced stops at the WPT World Championship and EPT Prague. However, with the help of GGPokerThe 15 bracelet stop proved a success with prize money of over $70 millionwell above the promised guarantees of $50 million.
The series, which began on December 3 on Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, was the last tournament in the series to miss out on just one guarantee – Event #14: $2,000 The Closer Turbo Bounty – There were only 406 entries that did not meet the $1,000,000 guarantee.
“From Hall of Famers bracelets to celebrity sightings and a classic Phil Hellmuth Entry into the Main Event, WSOP Paradise, exceeded even our own high expectations and became the final highlight of an incredible year,” he said Ty Stewart, SVP and Executive Director of the World Series of Poker. “We thank every player who made the trip to the Bahamas to be part of the promotion and start our newest tradition, Winter in Paradise.”
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Event #1 Mystery Millions kicked off the Poker in Paradise action by breaking the record for the largest poker event ever in the Bahamas, and things only heated up from there. The Winter Series saw exceptional participation in its high roller events, with many of the tournaments being the strongest of the year at their buy-in level.
That contained Event #3: GGMillion$ High Roller Championshipwhich was bigger than its $25,000 counterpart at the WSOP in Las Vegas this summer.
Furthermore, the $5,300 buy-in to the WSOP Paradise Main Event became the largest $5,000 buy-in poker tournament of 2023, with 3,010 entrants competing for a $2 million first place prize as well as the highly coveted Main Event bracelet, handcrafted by Jostens from one-weight yellow gold of almost 95 grams and 494 g of real blue topaz round stones. GGPoker qualification Stanislav Zegal ultimately won this tournament.
The Main Event was broadcast live daily on GGPoker’s YouTube channel three reproduced TV episodes will air on CBS Sports Network with commentary from legendary poker analysts Lon McEachern And Norman Chad.
Other highlights included Hellmuth’s big performance as Poseidon in the Hall of Fame Eric Seidel After his win, he took home his tenth career WSOP bracelet Event #7: Super High-Roller No-Limit Hold’emand Japan Masashi Oya broke through to claim his first-ever WSOP bracelet, along with a massive $2.9 million first-place prize Event #9: Ultra High-Roller No-Limit Hold’em.
Seidel spoke about his victory with Connor Richardswhich you can hear in the latest episode of the PokerNews podcast:
Among the celebrities who attended the inaugural WSOP Paradise was the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Tony Parkertwo-time WNBA champion and head coach of the Las Vegas Aces Becky HammonManchester City legend Sergio AgueroFS1 Nick Wrightand more.
Winner of the WSOP Paradise 2023
| *Date | competition | Entries | Price pool | winner | district | Price |
| 3rd-6th December | Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions | 3,446 | $5,169,000 | Jin Hoon Lee | South Korea | $420,000 |
| 4th–5th December | Event #2: $1,500 Millionaire Maker | 3,496 | $5,233,000 | Allan Mello | Brazil | $1,000,000 |
| 5th–8th December | Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship | 533 | $13,325,000 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $2,726,300 |
| 5th–8th December | Event #4: $1,000 Mini Main Event | 2,234 | $2,234,000 | Martin Out | Canada | $334,380 |
| 7th–8th December | Event #5: $25,000 High Roller PLO | 140 | $3,500,000 | Nikolaos Lampropoulos | Greece | $871,600 |
| 7th–8th December | Event #6: $3,000 6-Handed | 755 | $2,265,000 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | $424,550 |
| 8th–9th December | Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller | 137 | $6,850,000 | Eric Seidel | USA | $1,704,400 |
| Dec 8th | Event #8: $2,200 Mystery Bounty PLO Online | 668 | $1,336,000 | Ben Wilinofsky | Canada | $139,379 |
| 9th–11th December | Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller | 111 | $11,100,000 | Masashi Oya | Japan | $2,940,000 |
| 9th–14th December | Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship | 3,010 | $15,050,000 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | $2,000,000 |
| 12th-13th December | Event #11: $800 Flip & Go | 767 | $567,580 | Arthur Martirosian | Russia | $110,591 |
| 13th December | Event #12: $1,050 NLH Freezeout Online | 1,336 | $1,366,000 | Anton “Brigitte Bardot” Bardziyan | Belarus | $178,261 |
| 13th-14th December | Event #13: $10,000 PLO Championship | 104 | $1,040,000 | Dante Goya | Brazil | $277,700 |
| 13th-14th December | Event #14: $2,000 The Closer Turbo Bounty | 406 | $1,000,000 | Bernardo Neves | Portugal | $166,000 |
| 12-14. December | Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed | 169 | $1,690,000 | Dong Chen | China | $411,659 |
Chad Holloway
Editor-in-Chief USA
Editor-in-Chief USA, co-host of the PokerNews Podcast and 2013 WSOP bracelet winner.
