2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,201,564
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,905,360
Entries
10,430
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
327
Players Left
41

Kniep Bluffs for a Huge Pot

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Andreas Kniep
Andreas Kniep

Benny Chen raised to 125,000 from the late position, while Andreas Kniep three bet to 330,000 from the cutoff. Chen made the call to the flop.

The flop came 8?4?2?, and Chen made a quick check to Kniep. He led out for 250,000, while Chen found a call.

When the A? peeled off on the turn, Chen once again checked. Kniep fired for 500,000 and was again called.

The river was the 9?, as Chen checked to Kniep. He spared no time and jammed all in for 4,700,000. After some consideration, Chen folded, and Kniep showed J?10? to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benny Chen ca
Benny Chen
7,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
3,060,000
-1,015,000
-1,015,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Ethridge Takes One to Tedeschi

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop read 8?3?3? when Paul Tedeschi tanked and check-called from the big blind a bet worth 125,000 from Peyton Ethridge.

The turn fell the 10? and the two players checked to see a 2? on the river. Tedeschi checked one last time, followed by Ethridge who showed 8?8? for a full house. Tedeschi sent A?4? into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Peyton Ethridge us
Peyton Ethridge
4,500,000
3,790,000
3,790,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
1,700,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Paul TedeschiPeyton Ethridge

More Chip Counts and Exits

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
5,540,000
3,740,000
3,740,000
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
3,000,000
2,150,000
2,150,000
Profile photo of Mohamed Aissani fr
Mohamed Aissani
2,780,000
1,155,000
1,155,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
2,400,000
730,000
730,000
Profile photo of Aram Mkhitaryan us
Aram Mkhitaryan
2,020,000
820,000
820,000
Profile photo of Timothy Chang us
Timothy Chang
1,600,000
-335,000
-335,000
Profile photo of Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
1,550,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Federico Ottenio us
Federico Ottenio
1,100,000
-150,000
-150,000
Profile photo of Vijay Ramani us
Vijay Ramani
1,080,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
980,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Oar us
Michael Oar
680,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Mayank Madan us
Mayank Madan
Busted
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Boris Akopov us
Boris Akopov
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel Ivers us
Daniel Ivers
Busted
Profile photo of Jimmy Gorham us
Jimmy Gorham
Busted
Profile photo of Matthew Osorio ca
Matthew Osorio
Busted
Profile photo of Bryan Krentz us
Bryan Krentz
Busted

Detina's Pocket Tens Hold

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kenneth Detina raised to 210,000 from middle position and Francois Pirault called from the button.

The board ran out A?6?K?8?3?, while both players checked all three streets. Detina showed 10?10? to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fran?ois Pirault fr
Fran?ois Pirault
4,700,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Detina us
Kenneth Detina
2,700,000
2,115,000
2,115,000

Tags: Francois PiraultKenneth Detina

Big Double Up for Douglas

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

According to the table, Daniel Blum opened to 160,000 and Champie Douglas three-bet to 540,000, holding JxJx. It folded back to Blum who shoved for about 2,400,000 with AxJx, and Douglas called all-in for a stack worth 2,100,000.

A dry board didn't bring any surprises to Douglas who scooped the big pot for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Champie Douglas us
Champie Douglas
4,400,000
3,250,000
3,250,000
Profile photo of Daniel Blum us
Daniel Blum
1,350,000
-720,000
-720,000

Tags: Champie DouglasDaniel Blum

End of the Line for Margets

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

Kenneth Mapoy started the action with a raise to 160,000 in early position and Gregory Fournier called before Leo Margets three-bet shoved 1,700,000 in the small blind.

It folded back to Mapoy who asked for the exact count before sending a chip in the middle, indicating a call. Fournier quickly folded, and they tabled their cards:

Leo Margets: A?J?
Kenneth Mapoy: Q?Q?

The board ran out 9?10?6?J? and the winner of The Closer in 2021 made her way to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kenneth Mapoy us
Kenneth Mapoy
5,300,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Profile photo of Gregory Fournier fr
Gregory Fournier
2,650,000
1,520,000
1,520,000
Profile photo of Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Gregory FournierKenneth MapoyLeo Margets

"There's No Remorse": Poker Community Unsatisfied As Imsirovic Breaks Silence

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

Many were shocked this week when Ali Imsirovic broke his silence this week more than a year after being accused of cheating by other high-stakes poker pros.

But few were satisfied with the answers provided by the 2021 GPI Player of the Year, who admitted to multi-accounting for several months in 2020, and again in 2022, while dismissing other allegations as "ridiculous," including that he's used real-time assistance (RTA) and recently been running an online cheating ring.

The poker community's reactions to Imsirovic's video make up the latest edition of The Muck.

Read it on PokerNews

Chi He Finds a Double Up on the River

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a blind versus blind pot, all the chips went in the middle preflop between Zong Chi He, at risk for a stack worth 730,000, and against Rafael Gonzalez's bigger stack.

Zong Chi He: Q?4?
Rafael Gonzalez: K?8?

Hi Che was in terrible shape for a double up when the flop showed 8?4?A?, giving a pair of eights to Gonzalez, but the 2? and the A? completed the board to give a runner-runner flush to Hi Che and the needed double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rafael Gonzalez us
Rafael Gonzalez
1,860,000
-1,440,000
-1,440,000
Profile photo of Zong Chi He tw
Zong Chi He
1,600,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Rafael Gonzalez'sZong Chi He

Zerbib Hangs on For Dear Life

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jerome Zerbib put all of his chips in the pot from under the gun which was not enough to cover the blinds for 60,000. The player on the button raised to 350,000 and the blinds folded. Zerbib announced, "Thank you for the protection".

Jerome Zerbib: 6?6?
Robert Jenkins: Q?5?

The board came out Q?2?Q? and Jenkins was looking like he made the right move with the isolation but the turn was the 4? and the river 6? gave Zerbib the much needed lifeline with the full house.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Jenkins us
Robert Jenkins
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Jerome Zerbib fr
Jerome Zerbib
280,000
-150,000
-150,000

Tags: Jerome ZerbibRobert Jenkins