Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day 4 Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,905,360
Entries
10,430
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
41
Players Left
7
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 674 | 1 | Russell Rosenblum | United States | 2,950,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 2 | Florian Ribouchon | France | 4,075,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 3 | Sean Hegarty | United States | 2,300,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 4 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 3,825,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 5 | Matthew Jewett | United States | 7,175,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 6 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 14,175,000 | 57 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 7 | Antonio Gonzalez | United States | 3,625,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 8 | Brian Gates | United States | 2,025,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 1 | Kenneth Eng | United States | 5,925,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 3 | Jacob Perry | United States | 3,300,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 4 | Champie Douglas | United States | 16,225,000 | 65 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 5 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 4,650,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 6 | Vitor Coutinho | Brazil | 7,000,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 7 | Jinhua Li | China | 5,950,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 8 | Zejin Shen | China | 6,825,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 675 | 9 | Martin Stausholm | Denmark | 5,600,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 1 | Michael Smith (SK) | Canada | 11,425,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 2 | Arnaud Mattern | France | 7,565,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 3 | Javier Zarco | Spain | 7,250,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 4 | Anton Smirnov | Russia | 4,750,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 5 | Charles Benoit | Canada | 1,225,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 6 | Blair Hinkle | United States | 6,650,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 7 | Scott Weinstein | United States | 4,800,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 676 | 8 | Andreas Kniep | Germany | 19,600,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 1 | Michael Mcnicholas | United States | 7,550,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 2 | Andras Matrai | Hungary | 12,875,000 | 52 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 3 | Scott Hardie | United States | 2,550,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 4 | Roberto Romanello | United Kingdom | 6,700,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 5 | Gregory Fournier | United States | 3,800,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 6 | Powen Fang | Taiwan | 10,175,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 7 | Eamonn Blake | United Kingdom | 3,300,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 677 | 8 | Michael Oar | United States | 3,800,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 1 | Claude Nganga Codru | United States | 4,525,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 2 | Safwane Bahri | France | 2,325,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 3 | Paul Gunness | United States | 13,850,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 4 | Myles Mullaly | United States | 6,800,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 5 | Ian Matakis | United States | 6,500,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 6 | Shintaro Uesugi | Japan | 2,275,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 7 | Zong Chi He | Taiwan | 6,250,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 8 | Domenico Paparo | United States | 2,175,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 678 | 9 | Nick Cipiti | United States | 5,850,000 | 23 |
Only 41 players are returning for Day 4 of Event Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the 10 a.m. start. Andreas Kniep is the start of the day chip leader with 19,600,000 and with many varied chip stacks the action will remain swift and exciting. The remaining players will be battling for the first-place prize money of $1,125,189 and the desired gold bracelet. The returning players are guaranteed $36,576.
Hot on the trail of Kniep are Champie Douglas, with (16,225,000) in chips, Pavel Plesuv (14,175,000) and Paul Gunness (13,850,000). With notable players Erick Lindgren (3,825,000), David “ODB” Baker (4,650,000), Ian Matakis (6,500,000), and Blair Hinkle (6,650,000) coming back to the battleground for Day 4, this will be a match to remember.
The vast numbers of countries represented is impressive with the United States, France, Moldova, Brazil, China, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, and Japan. This should create crowded and interesting rail.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Kniep | Germany | 19,600,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Champie Douglas | United States | 16,225,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 14,175,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Paul Gunness | United States | 13,850,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Andras Matrai | Hungary | 12,875,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Michael Smith (SK) | Canada | 11,425,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Powen Fang | Taiwan | 10,175,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Arnaud Mattern | France | 7,565,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Michael McNicholas | United States | 7,550,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Javier Zarco | Spain | 7,250,000 | 29 |
Play begins at 10 a.m. and blind levels will be resuming on Level 32 at 250,000/125,000/250,000. They will play down to five players with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 37 at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for details as the Millionaire Maker continues on its penultimate day.
Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
They have started the day with 41 players remaining and will play down to five players. Stay tuned for constant updates!
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
After a raise from Pavel Plesuv, Russell Rosenblum shoved for in last 2,300,000 and it came back to Plesuv who called:
Russell Rosenblum: A♥A♦
Pavel Plesuv: A♠J♦
Rosenblum was in great shape to double his stack, which he did after the board revealed 2♠2♣6♠5♠K♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,700,000
-2,475,000
|
-2,475,000 |
|
||
|
4,800,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
On a first hand, Champie Douglas raised to 600,000 under the gun and David "ODB" Baker three-bet to 1,300,000 next to him. It folded back to Douglas who tanked for some time and let it go.
The hand after, with already around 2,700,000 in the pot, the flop showed 7♣3♠J♣ when Douglas checked to Baker who shoved for 3,800,000. Douglas let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,750,000
-2,475,000
|
-2,475,000 |
|
6,700,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
||
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
All the chips went in the middle preflop between Jinhua Li, holding A♦K♦ and at risk with a stack of around 5,500,000, and Vitor De Souza Coutinho, who had Q♦Q♠ and had him covered.
Li was calling for an ace but the board showed 2♠8♠5♦8♥4♠ and he was sent to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,100,000
6,100,000
|
6,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Arnaud Mattern raised to 425,000 from the button, and Javier Zarco three bet to 1,725,000. Mattern made the call.
The flop came 6♠Q♦K♣ and Zarco continued for 975,000. Mattern was quick to call.
The turn was the 5♥. Zarco jammed all in for 3,950,000 to put Mattern to a decision. After carefully considering, he folded his hand for Zarco to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700,000
2,450,000
|
2,450,000 |
|
5,000,000
-2,565,000
|
-2,565,000 |
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Roberto Romanello raised to 700,000 in the hijack position and Gregory Fournier three-bet all in for about 2,000,000. Romanello made the call.
Gregory Fournier: 7♦7♥
Roberto Romanello: A♠Q♠
The flop came in favor of Romanello with 6♦Q♥10♣ and Fournier was looking to hit a set on the next two streets but the turn was the J♥ and the river was the K♥ which sent Fournier to the rail and left Romanello in a better chip position. The average chip stack right now is 6,676,923 and Romanello was just above that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |