Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-27-2023 17:27 UTC-8

Martin Stausholm Eliminated in 11th Place ($107,670)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Martin Stausholm was in the small blind and moved all in for 7,800,000 and Anton Smirnov called in the big blind.

Martin Stausholm: J♦9♥
Anton Smirnov: A♣9♣

The board came out A♠Q♠7♠8♠ Stausholm joked, "Chopped pot?", but the river was the K♥ and Smirnov came out on top with pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	42,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Martin Stausholm	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Martin Stausholm

06-27-2023 17:27 UTC-8

"That Wasn't How I Pictured It" Says Kniep as He Claims Chip Lead

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Alek Gillies

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Andreas Kniep jammed all in from the cutoff for 18,600,000. Vitor De Souza Coutinho took some time to make the call from the big blind, and both players revealed their hands.

Andreas Kniep: K♦10♣
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: A♣Q♠

The board ran out Q♦K♠8♥4♥3♣ for Kniep to take the pot and the biggest stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	39,500,000 20,700,000	20,700,000

Vitor De Souza Coutinho	21,000,000 -17,300,000	-17,300,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Vitor De Souza Coutinho

06-27-2023 17:33 UTC-8

Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw

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Alek Gillies

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

*Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chipcount	Big Blinds*
Horseshoe Feature	1	Andras Matrai	Hungary	10,500,000	11
Horseshoe Feature	2	Michael Oar	United States	16,400,000	16
Horseshoe Feature	3	Pavel Plesuv	Moldavia	35,500,000	36
Horseshoe Feature	4	Anton Smirnov	Russia	41,300,000	41
Horseshoe Feature	5	Paul Gunness	United States	35,500,000	35
Horseshoe Feature	6	Charles Benoit	Canada	19,000,000	19
Horseshoe Feature	7	Florian Ribouchon	France	19,600,000	20
Horseshoe Feature	8	Myles Mullaly	United States	24,000,000	24
Horseshoe Feature	9	Andreas Kniep	Germany	38,000,000	38
Horseshoe Feature	10	Vitor De Souza Coutinho	Brazil	21,000,000	21

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	41,300,000 -700,000	-700,000
Andreas Kniep	38,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Pavel Plesuv	35,500,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Paul Gunness	35,500,000
Myles Mullaly	24,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	21,000,000
Florian Ribouchon	19,600,000 500,000	500,000
Charles Benoit	19,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Michael Oar	16,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Andras Matrai	10,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Andras Matrai Andreas Kniep Anton Smirnov Charles Benoit Florian Ribouchon Michael Oar Myles Mullaly Paul Gunness Pavel Plesuv Vitor De Souza Coutinho

06-27-2023 17:41 UTC-8

Michael Oar Eliminated in 10th Place ( $107,670)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Michael Oar open-shoved for his last 16,700,000 and Andreas Kniep quickly called in the cutoff. the rest of the players folded and they tabled their cards:

Michael Oar: 9♥9♦
Andreas Kniep: A♦K♣

Oar had good hopes for the double up when the flop first fell 2♠3♠Q♠, but a K♦ showed up on the river to give a pair of kings to Kniep, who busted Oar in 10th place after the J♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	55,000,000 15,500,000	15,500,000

Michael Oar	Busted

Tags: Andreas Kniep Michael Oar

06-27-2023 17:45 UTC-8

Mullaly Doubles on Smirnov

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Myles Mullaly raised to 2,500,000 and got called by Anton Smirnov in the big blind.

All the chips went in the middle on the flop Q♠8♣6♣, Mullaly being the player at risk.

Myles Mullaly: A♠A♥
Anton Smirnov: Q♣9♣

Smirnov saw the bad news when Mullaly revealed his hand, as he conceded the double-up to his opponent after the rest of the board brought 3♦10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Myles Mullaly	45,000,000 23,000,000	23,000,000
Anton Smirnov	17,200,000 -24,800,000	-24,800,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov Myles Mullaly

06-27-2023 17:58 UTC-8

Plesuv Finds the Aces

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Myles Mullaly raised to 2,000,000 in late position and Pavel Plesuv three-bet from the button to 5,500,000. Mullaly went into the think tank and called.

The flop was A♥4♣9♥. Mullaly checked and Plesuv bet 2,600,000. Mullaly called quickly.

Both players checked the turn when the Q♥ arrived.

The river 3♠ had Mullaly taking the lead and betting out 11,000,000 and Plesuv immediately called.

Mullaly tabled A♣Q♠ and Plesuv threw over A♠A♣ for his set of aces.

The oversized crowd went wild with excitement.

Andreas Kniep laughed, "Who filled the Hungarians with liquor?"

One of the rail jovially shouted back, "This is not liquor, just juice."

Andreas said, "Oh the Hungarian National drink... strawberry juice."

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	58,000,000 22,500,000	22,500,000

Myles Mullaly	38,500,000 -6,500,000	-6,500,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Pavel Plesuv

06-27-2023 18:02 UTC-8

Ribouchon Finds a Double Up on Kniep

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Florian Ribouchon raised to 2,500,000 in the cutoff and Andreas Kniep jammed from the button with the biggest stack. It folded back to Ribouchon who snap called for his remaining 13,000,000.

Florian Ribouchon: J♠J♦
Andreas Kniep: A♣3♣

Ribouchon had the best starting hand, and instantly improved it to a set of jacks on the flop J♣8♦3♦. The rest of the board didn't change anything with the 6♦ and the 4♥ and Ribouchon took down the double-up while the French rail exulted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	41,100,000 -13,900,000	-13,900,000

Florian Ribouchon	31,200,000 11,600,000	11,600,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Florian RIbouchon

06-27-2023 18:10 UTC-8

Lucky Double for Coutinho

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Charles Benoit raised to 2,500,000 and Vitor De Souza Coutinho shoved in the big blind for 12,600,000. Benoit quickly called and they tabled their cards.

Vitor De Souza Coutinho: A♣Q♦
Charles Benoit: A♦K♦

Coutinho had the dominated hand but found a board Q♥9♠J♠8♣9♥ to double up thanks to a flopped pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Plesuv	68,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Andreas Kniep	42,000,000 900,000	900,000

Florian Ribouchon	30,200,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Myles Mullaly	29,000,000 -9,500,000	-9,500,000
Paul Gunness	28,700,000 -6,800,000	-6,800,000
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	26,400,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Anton Smirnov	16,800,000 -400,000	-400,000
Andras Matrai	10,800,000 300,000	300,000
Charles Benoit	10,500,000 -8,500,000	-8,500,000

Tags: Charles Benoit Vitor De Souza Coutinho

06-27-2023 18:15 UTC-8

Charles Benoit Eliminated in 9th Place ($136,302)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Charles Benoit limped in early position leaving 400,000 in chips behind. Anton Smirnov slammed in the 400,000 and the dealer informed him that he required a proper raise to which he obliged and Benoit called with his last 400,000.

Charles Benoit: A♦7♦
Anton Smirnov: K♠7♦

The flop came 4♥5♥K♦J♦10♣ and Smirnov's pair of kings took the small pot and the knockout. The crowd roared and some singing also occurred.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	16,000,000
Charles Benoit	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Charles Benoit

06-27-2023 18:27 UTC-8

Double Up for Matrai

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Vitor De Souza Coutinho raised to 2,000,000 and Andras Matrai shoved for his last 8,900,000. It came back to Coutinho who tanked for some time before calling:

Andras Matrai: A♣5♣
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: K♦10♦

The 4♥A♦9♣A♠J♣ improved Matrai's hand into trips to earn the pot and the double up to the applause of his friends.