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

06-26-2023 14:49 UTC-8

Kniep Bluffs for a Huge Pot

Alek Gillies

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Benny Chen raised to 125,000 from the late position, while Andreas Kniep three bet to 330,000 from the cutoff. Chen made the call to the flop.

The flop came 8♦4♠2♣, and Chen made a quick check to Kniep. He led out for 250,000, while Chen found a call.

When the A♣ peeled off on the turn, Chen once again checked. Kniep fired for 500,000 and was again called.

The river was the 9♦, as Chen checked to Kniep. He spared no time and jammed all in for 4,700,000. After some consideration, Chen folded, and Kniep showed J♥10♥ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Chen	7,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Andreas Kniep	3,060,000 -1,015,000	-1,015,000

06-26-2023 14:51 UTC-8

Ethridge Takes One to Tedeschi

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop read 8♦3♥3♦ when Paul Tedeschi tanked and check-called from the big blind a bet worth 125,000 from Peyton Ethridge.

The turn fell the 10♥ and the two players checked to see a 2♦ on the river. Tedeschi checked one last time, followed by Ethridge who showed 8♥8♦ for a full house. Tedeschi sent A♥4♦ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peyton Ethridge	4,500,000 3,790,000	3,790,000

Paul Tedeschi	1,700,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Paul Tedeschi Peyton Ethridge

06-26-2023 14:53 UTC-8

Some Chips and Some Busts

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Stepanyan	2,525,000 1,810,000	1,810,000
Tyler Hirschfeld	2,500,000 600,000	600,000
Kenneth Eng	1,550,000 -310,000	-310,000
Edward Mroczkowski	500,000 -130,000	-130,000
Joshua Berardi	Busted
Jacob Thibodeau	Busted

Mario Navarro	Busted
Kazuhiro Shirasawa	Busted

06-26-2023 14:56 UTC-8

More Chip Counts and Exits

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Mattern	5,540,000 3,740,000	3,740,000
Florian Ribouchon	3,000,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Mohamed Aissani	2,780,000 1,155,000	1,155,000
Benjamin Spragg	2,400,000 730,000	730,000

Aram Mkhitaryan	2,020,000 820,000	820,000
Timothy Chang	1,600,000 -335,000	-335,000
Leo Margets	1,550,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Federico Ottenio	1,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
Vijay Ramani	1,080,000 95,000	95,000
Thomas Cazayous	980,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Michael Oar	680,000 280,000	280,000
Mayank Madan	Busted

Boris Akopov	Busted
Daniel Ivers	Busted
Jimmy Gorham	Busted
Matthew Osorio	Busted
Bryan Krentz	Busted

06-26-2023 15:07 UTC-8

Detina's Pocket Tens Hold

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Alek Gillies

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kenneth Detina raised to 210,000 from middle position and Francois Pirault called from the button.

The board ran out A♦6♥K♥8♣3♦, while both players checked all three streets. Detina showed 10♣10♦ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
François Pirault	4,700,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Kenneth Detina	2,700,000 2,115,000	2,115,000

Tags: Francois Pirault Kenneth Detina

06-26-2023 15:12 UTC-8

Big Double Up for Douglas

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

According to the table, Daniel Blum opened to 160,000 and Champie Douglas three-bet to 540,000, holding JxJx. It folded back to Blum who shoved for about 2,400,000 with AxJx, and Douglas called all-in for a stack worth 2,100,000.

A dry board didn't bring any surprises to Douglas who scooped the big pot for the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Champie Douglas	4,400,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Daniel Blum	1,350,000 -720,000	-720,000

Tags: Champie Douglas Daniel Blum

06-26-2023 15:19 UTC-8

End of the Line for Margets

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kenneth Mapoy started the action with a raise to 160,000 in early position and Gregory Fournier called before Leo Margets three-bet shoved 1,700,000 in the small blind.

It folded back to Mapoy who asked for the exact count before sending a chip in the middle, indicating a call. Fournier quickly folded, and they tabled their cards:

Leo Margets: A♥J♣
Kenneth Mapoy: Q♦Q♠

The board ran out 9♦10♣6♥J♠ and the winner of The Closer in 2021 made her way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Mapoy	5,300,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Gregory Fournier	2,650,000 1,520,000	1,520,000
Leo Margets	Busted

Tags: Gregory Fournier Kenneth Mapoy Leo Margets

06-26-2023 15:24 UTC-8

"There's No Remorse": Poker Community Unsatisfied As Imsirovic Breaks Silence

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Many were shocked this week when Ali Imsirovic broke his silence this week more than a year after being accused of cheating by other high-stakes poker pros.

But few were satisfied with the answers provided by the 2021 GPI Player of the Year, who admitted to multi-accounting for several months in 2020, and again in 2022, while dismissing other allegations as "ridiculous," including that he's used real-time assistance (RTA) and recently been running an online cheating ring.

The poker community's reactions to Imsirovic's video make up the latest edition of The Muck.

Read it on PokerNews

06-26-2023 15:25 UTC-8

Chi He Finds a Double Up on the River

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a blind versus blind pot, all the chips went in the middle preflop between Zong Chi He, at risk for a stack worth 730,000, and against Rafael Gonzalez's bigger stack.

Zong Chi He: Q♦4♦
Rafael Gonzalez: K♦8♠

Hi Che was in terrible shape for a double up when the flop showed 8♦4♠A♥, giving a pair of eights to Gonzalez, but the 2♦ and the A♦ completed the board to give a runner-runner flush to Hi Che and the needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Gonzalez	1,860,000 -1,440,000	-1,440,000
Zong Chi He	1,600,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Rafael Gonzalez's Zong Chi He

06-26-2023 15:27 UTC-8

Zerbib Hangs on For Dear Life

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jerome Zerbib put all of his chips in the pot from under the gun which was not enough to cover the blinds for 60,000. The player on the button raised to 350,000 and the blinds folded. Zerbib announced, "Thank you for the protection".

Jerome Zerbib: 6♦6♠
Robert Jenkins: Q♥5♥

The board came out Q♦2♦Q♣ and Jenkins was looking like he made the right move with the isolation but the turn was the 4♣ and the river 6♥ gave Zerbib the much needed lifeline with the full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Jenkins	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Jerome Zerbib	280,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Jerome Zerbib Robert Jenkins