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.
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.
David ODB Baker
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.
