William Kopp and Mike Linster were heads-up on a 3♥2♣10♥ flop. Kopp checked from the small blind and Linster bet 175,000 on the button. Kopp then raised to 745,000 and Linster called.
The A♦ fell on the turn and Kopp bet the size of the pot. Linster quickly shoved for just over three million and Kopp called to put Linster at risk.
Mike Linster: A♠K♦5♣4♦
William Kopp: A♥7♠6♥4♣
Linster held the wheel and Kopp's flush draw bricked out on the J♦ river — awarding Linster the scoop and full double up in the massive pot.
With a play style as flashy as his crocs & socks combos, Michael Rodrigues has made quite the splash this summer en route to becoming a major player in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race.
Rodrigues currently sits sixth in the POY standings, but if he can take his already deep run in Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better a bit further or even win, he’ll be at the top of the list.
Michael Rodrigues' 2023 WSOP Results
EVENT
PLACE
PAYOUT
#3: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold 'em
207
$6,300
Online #1: $333 Triple Treys No-Limit Hold 'em
183
$952
#12: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold 'em Freezeout
36
$15,873
Online #4: $600 No-Limit Hold 'em Ultra Deepstack
51
$2,504
#20: $1,500 Badugi
1
$144,678
#30: $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw
7
$15,722
#38: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship
3
$139,048
Online #9: $1,000 PLO Championship
69
$1,759
#66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
TBD
TBD
The Portuguese star, who already has a bracelet this summer, enters the day second in chips behind William Kopp, but he’s shown throughout the WSOP that he isn’t afraid to play big pots, sometimes with unorthodox hands, as demonstrated Thursday in his ascent up the leaderboard.
William Kopp
Rodrigues and Kopp will still have to navigate a field with ten remaining opponents including bracelet winners Yuval Bronshtein, Loni Hui, Anthony Zinno, and Aaron Wallace. That’s not even to mention players like John Goyette, Mike Linster, and Sterling Savill who join Rodrigues and Kopp with over three million chips to start the day.
Day 3 Seat Draw
Casino
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
Horseshoe
1
2
Joseph McCarthy
United States
1,000,000
17
Horseshoe
1
3
Sterling Savill
United States
3,035,000
51
Horseshoe
1
4
Loni Hui
United States
1,355,000
23
Horseshoe
1
5
Aaron Wallace
United States
580,000
10
Horseshoe
1
6
Michael Rodrigues
Portugal
3,450,000
58
Horseshoe
1
8
Jorge Leon
United States
490,000
8
Horseshoe
2
1
Anthony Zinno
United States
825,000
14
Horseshoe
2
2
John Goyette
United States
3,140,000
52
Horseshoe
2
3
Philipp Krieger
Germany
1,500,000
25
Horseshoe
2
5
Yuval Bronshtein
Israel
2,155,000
36
Horseshoe
2
6
Mike Linster
United States
3,100,000
52
Horseshoe
2
8
William Kopp
United States
7,500,000
125
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe Event Center beginning with Level 26 and blinds of 30,000 / 60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
Each player has locked up at least $12,257, but a run Friday could lead to the top prize of $259,549 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
PokerNews will be on the floor bringing you live updates until a champion is crowned so stay with us for our continuing coverage from Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
