Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-26-2023 19:47 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Powen Fang	8,200,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Florian Ribouchon	4,950,000 200,000	200,000
Blair Hinkle	4,520,000

Michael Smith (SK)	4,100,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
David "ODB" Baker	3,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Safwane Bahri	3,000,000 -1,220,000	-1,220,000
François Pirault	2,650,000 -450,000	-450,000
Matthew Davis	2,450,000 -750,000	-750,000

Lucky Double Up for Fournier

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gregory Fournier made a big raise in middle position to 1,845,000, leaving him with 250,000 chips behind. Michael Allen decided to reshape in the hijack with a. bigger stack and the rest of the players folded. Fournier sent his last chips in the middle to call and they tabled their cards:

Gregory Fournier: K♦Q♦
Michael Allen: A♥Q♥

Fournier seemed in bad shape for a double up, but the board revealed K♣4♠6♦8♠5♥ to give him the winning hand with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Fournier	4,350,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Michael Allen	1,900,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Tags: Gregory Fournier Michael Allen

06-26-2023 19:55 UTC-8

Recent Busted Players

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Alek Gillies

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Takuya Makino	Busted
Colin York	Busted
Charles Pinckernell	Busted
Mnatsakanian Vanush	Busted
Harold Kirkpatrick	Busted
Meir Jimi	Busted
Rafael Gonzalez	Busted

06-26-2023 20:07 UTC-8

Zarco Doubles Up on Romanello

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Andreas Kniep limped on the button and Roberto Romanello raised in the small blind to 900,000. Javier Zarco didn't take long to shove from the big blind for 1,835,000 and it folded back to Romanello who called:

Javier Zarco: A♠J♠
Roberto Romanello: 2♣2♠

Its as a typical flip situation, and the board brought 5♦J♥K♠4♠10♠ to give the flush to Zarco and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	16,860,000 -930,000	-930,000

Roberto Romanello	5,900,000 -500,000	-500,000

Javier Zarco	3,900,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Javier Zarco Roberto Romanello

06-26-2023 20:13 UTC-8

Le Hits the Rail

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Quoc Le open-shoved for a stack around 3,300,000 and it folded to Michael Smith (SK) in the big blind who quickly called:

Quoc Le: A♦J♥
Michael Smith (SK): K♠K♦

Le didn't find any miracle throughout the 2♥8♣2♣3♦Q♠ ranout and made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Smith (SK)	7,300,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Quoc Le	Busted

Tags: Michael Smith Quoc Le

06-26-2023 20:16 UTC-8

Big Stack Magic

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The under the gun player David Goodman raised to 400,000 and Paul Gunness called from late position.

The flop came out with 4♥Q♦8♦ and Goodman checked and Gunness bet 320,000. Goodman made a bold reraise to 1,600,000 and Gunness announced all in which would be effective about 300,000.

Goodman tanked for a long time and finally called.

David Goodman: A♦5♦ for the nut flush draw.
Paul Gunness: Q♣J♥ for top pair.

Goodman did not receive his flush with the turn 8♣ and the river was the 3♠ and Gunness's top pair won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gunness	14,873,000 8,973,000	8,973,000
David Goodman	Busted

Tags: David Goodman Paul Gunness

06-26-2023 20:30 UTC-8

Plesuv Leaves Hrabec With Crumbs

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The flop showed K♥7♣Q♦ in a heads-up pot when Pavel Plesuv check-called from the small blind a bet worth 400,000 from Roman Hrabec.

The 8♥ hit the turn and after another check from Plesuv, Hrabec fired 1,500,000 into the pot. Plesuv tanked for a minute and called.

The 7♦ completed the board and Plesuv checked again. Hrabec thought about his move for some time and pushed 3,100,000 in front of him, keeping only one 25,000-chip behind.

Plesuv quickly called to show K♠Q♠ for two pair while Hrabec, holding A♦K♣, was left with almost nothing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	13,900,000 8,100,000	8,100,000

Roman Hrabec	25,000 -3,825,000	-3,825,000

Tags: Pavel Plesuv Roman Hrabec

06-26-2023 20:36 UTC-8

Four More Hands

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The tournament's clock has now been paused and tournament officials have announced that four more hands will be played to close out the day.

06-26-2023 20:41 UTC-8

Cipiti Grabs Chips from Mattern

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The board A♦10♣K♥9♣ was already dealt with a pot around 2,000,000. Arnaud Mattern checked and Nick Cipiti bet 840,000. Mattern took a minute and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Cipiti	6,100,000 -900,000	-900,000
Arnaud Mattern	5,300,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Tags: Nick Cipiti Arnaud Mattern

06-26-2023 20:50 UTC-8

Douglas Running Hot

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

A player in late position, Michael Allen raised all in for about 2,000,000 and Champie Douglas called on the button.

Michael Allen: A♠J♦
Champie Douglass: 4♥4♦

The board came out with a lot of sweat for Douglass, 10♥7♦9♦Q♣2♠ every card that came out Douglass said "Oh that's not good". But in the end the fours reigned over the ace jack and Douglass added to his already massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Champie Douglas	16,600,000 10,900,000	10,900,000
Michael Allen	Busted

Tags: Champie Douglas Michael Allen