Patrick Liang and Shant Marashlian are each $1,000,000 richer after they pulled the two top prizes in the $1,000 Mystery Millions event at the 2023 World Series of Poker.
This is the second year that the WSOP has held a Mystery Bounty tournament with a $1,000,000 top prize. This year's edition drew 18,188 entries for a prize pool of $4,587,950. Matt Glantz was the big winner in 2022.
The remaining four players have been sent on a 10-minute break. They will return to blinds of 5,000,000/10,000,000 with a 10,000,000 big blind ante.
Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century.
On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his infamous bluff attempt that didn't get through on Hustler Casino Live's $1 million game.
In both instances, the Upswing Poker founder had a busted draw and attempted to use aggression to coerce his opponents into folding somewhat marginal holdings in massive pots. Both times, however, his efforts were unsuccessful and quite costly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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268,500,000
-47,000,000
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-47,000,000 |
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241,000,000
118,000,000
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118,000,000 |
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127,000,000
-8,000,000
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-8,000,000 |
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92,000,000
-51,000,000
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-51,000,000 |
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Level: 46
Blinds: 4,000,000/8,000,000
Ante: 8,000,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,500,000 | |
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|
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143,000,000
76,000,000
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76,000,000 |
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|
||
|
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135,000,000
-93,500,000
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-93,500,000 |
|
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123,000,000
24,000,000
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24,000,000 |
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Following the elimination of Rhian Fineis, Tyler Brown found the last remaining golden chest, which contained the final $25,000 bounty.
Ryan McKnight raised under the gun with K?Q?. The action reached Rhian Fineis in the small blind who three-bet all in for a total of 81,500,000 with A?J?. Tyler Brown woke up in the big blind with 10?10? and cold four-bet shoved covering both players. McKnight folded and Fineis was at risk.
Rhian Fineis: A?J?
Tyler Brown: 10?10?
The board came 4?8?2?6?6?. The tens held and Fineis exited to the rail in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,500,000
167,500,000
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167,500,000 |
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67,000,000
-12,000,000
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-12,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 45
Blinds: 3,000,000/6,000,000
Ante: 6,000,000
Steven Thompson in the small blind with 10?9? raised enough to put Tauan De Oliveira Naves all in. Naves looked down at A?J? and snap-called for his last 39,000,000.
Tauan De Oliveira Naves: A?J?
Steven Thompson: 10?9?
The flop came 7?10?J? giving Naves the lead with a pair of jacks. However, the 8? on the turn completed Thompson's straight meaning Naves would need some help on the river. The 5? fell on the river sealing Naves' fate as he exited in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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228,500,000
18,500,000
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18,500,000 |
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Busted |
