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

Jun 27, 2023

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Jacob Perry	United States	3,600,000	12
1	2	Arnaud Mattern	France	15,500,000	51
1	3	Erick Lindgren	United States	7,500,000	25
1	4	Martin Stausholm	Denmark	3,700,000	12
1	5	Andreas Kniep	Germany	27,500,000	91
1	6	Powen Fang	Taiwan	22,000,000	73
1	7	Andras Matrai	Hungary	11,800,000	39
1	8	Ian Matakis	United States	5,500,000	18
1	9	Javier Zarco	Spain	9,600,000	32

2	1	Pavel Plesuv	Moldova	19,370,000	64
2	2	Zejin Shen	China	5,100,000	17
2	3	Charles Benoit	Canada	6,817,000	22
2	4	Michael McNicholas	United States	7,600,000	25
2	5	Russell Rosenblam	United States	10,300,000	34
2	6	Florian Ribouchon	France	8,700,000	29
2	7	Michael Oar	United States	9,300,000	31
2	8	Scott Hardie	United States	3,700,000	12
2	9	Kenneth Eng	United States	1,800,000	6

3	1	Zong Chi He	Taiwan	4,500,000	15
3	2	Anton Smirnov	Russia	6,300,000	21
3	3	Paul Gunness	United States	25,600,000	85
3	4	Claude Nganga Codru	United States	2,000,000	6
3	5	Domenico Paparo	United States	2,000,000	6
3	6	Vitor De Souza Coutinho	Brazil	16,200,000	54
3	7	Champie Douglas	United States	11,700,000	39
3	8	Nick Cipiti	United States	3,300,000	11
3	9	Myles Mullaly	United States	5,500,000	18

Smirnov Doubles Up

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Alek Gillies

Nível 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Anton Smirnov raised to 1,900,000 from early position, and Paul Gunness made the call from middle position.

The flop came 10♠4♥3♠, while Smirnov checked to Gunness. He led out for 400,000 and Smirnov called or 25,000 putting himself all in. Both players revealed their hands.

Anton Smirnov: A♣10♥
Paul Gunness: A♠J♣

The board ran out 6♥9♥ for Smirnov to scoop the pot with a pair of tens.

Tags: Anton Smirnov Paul Gunness

Jun 27, 2023

Stausholm Gets it In Good to Double Up

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Alek Gillies

Nível 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Martin Stausholm jammed all in from the button for about 2,000,000. Kenneth Eng also jammed all in from the small blind for 3,700,000. Everyone else folded as both players revealed their holdings.

Martin Stausholm: Q♠Q♣
Kenneth Eng: 9♥9♣

The board ran out 3♥K♣A♠3♦A♥ for Stausholm to scoop the pot.

Tags: Kenneth Eng Martin Stausholm

Jun 27, 2023

Mattern With Top Pair

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Roxanne Lee Johnson

Nível 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Arnaud Mattern raised on the button to 600,000 and Anton Smirnov called in the big blind.

The flop came out Q♣9♥7♦ and both players checked. Play was methodical and calculated due to being close to the next pay jump and the redraw.

The turn brought the J♣ and Smirnov came out betting 575,000 and Mattern called.

The turn was the 3♦ and both players checked. Mattern tabled A♦Q♠ and Smirnov showed A♣5♣.

Mattern's pair of queens took the pot.

Tags: Anton Smirnov Arnaud Mattern

Jun 27, 2023

Matrai Busts Gates

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Gaelle

Nível 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Brian Gates, at risk for a stack worth 4,600,000, and Andras Matrai, who made the call.

Gates was in desperate shape for a double up, holding A♠10♣ and facing K♠K♥ in Matrai's hand, and busted after the board revealed 4♦Q♣Q♥J♥3♥.

Tags: Brian Gates Andras Matrai

Jun 27, 2023

Stausholm Crumbles Down

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Gaelle

Nível 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with already more than 4,500,000 in the middle, the board read 4♣K♠J♠4♠7♠ when Martin Stausholm checked to Pavel Plesuv. The latter sent a bet worth 3,350,000, putting Stausholm into a decision.

After some time, Stausholm made the call, but only to muck when Plesuv tabled A♣A♠ for the nut flush.

Tags: Pavel Plesuv Martin Stausholm

Jun 27, 2023

Rosenblum Busts Baker

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Gaelle

Nível 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

David "ODB" Baker shoved on the button for a remaining stack around 3,600,000 and Russell Rosenblum quickly called in the big blind for the following showdown:

David "ODB" Baker: K♥J♠
Russell Rosenblum: A♠10♦

Baker didn't find any help on the Q♦6♣3♣4♦4♠ board and made his way to the exit while Rosenblum has breached the 10 million mark.