2023 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day: 4
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 4
Entries
41
Players Left
7

Martin Stausholm Eliminated in 11th Place ($107,670)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Martin Stausholm
Martin Stausholm

Martin Stausholm was in the small blind and moved all in for 7,800,000 and Anton Smirnov called in the big blind.

Martin Stausholm: J?9?
Anton Smirnov: A?9?

The board came out A?Q?7?8? Stausholm joked, "Chopped pot?", but the river was the K? and Smirnov came out on top with pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
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Anton Smirnov
42,000,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
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Martin Stausholm
Busted

Tags: Anton SmirnovMartin Stausholm

"That Wasn't How I Pictured It" Says Kniep as He Claims Chip Lead

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Andreas Kniep
Andreas Kniep

Andreas Kniep jammed all in from the cutoff for 18,600,000. Vitor De Souza Coutinho took some time to make the call from the big blind, and both players revealed their hands.

Andreas Kniep: K?10?
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: A?Q?

The board ran out Q?K?8?4?3? for Kniep to take the pot and the biggest stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Andreas Kniep
39,500,000
20,700,000
20,700,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Vitor De Souza Coutinho
21,000,000
-17,300,000
-17,300,000

Tags: Andreas KniepVitor De Souza Coutinho

Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
*TableSeatNameCountryChipcountBig Blinds*     
Horseshoe Feature1Andras MatraiHungary10,500,00011     
Horseshoe Feature2Michael OarUnited States16,400,00016     
Horseshoe Feature3Pavel PlesuvMoldavia35,500,00036     
Horseshoe Feature4Anton SmirnovRussia41,300,00041     
Horseshoe Feature5Paul GunnessUnited States35,500,00035     
Horseshoe Feature6Charles BenoitCanada19,000,00019     
Horseshoe Feature7Florian RibouchonFrance19,600,00020     
Horseshoe Feature8Myles MullalyUnited States24,000,00024     
Horseshoe Feature9Andreas KniepGermany38,000,00038     
Horseshoe Feature10Vitor De Souza CoutinhoBrazil21,000,00021     
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anton Smirnov ru
Anton Smirnov
41,300,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
38,000,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Pavel Plesuv
35,500,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Gunness us
Paul Gunness
35,500,000
Profile photo of Myles Mullaly us
Myles Mullaly
24,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Vitor De Souza Coutinho br
Vitor De Souza Coutinho
21,000,000
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
19,600,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Charles Benoit ca
Charles Benoit
19,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Michael Oar us
Michael Oar
16,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Andras Matrai hu
Andras Matrai
10,500,000
1,100,000
1,100,000

Tags: Andras MatraiAndreas KniepAnton SmirnovCharles BenoitFlorian RibouchonMichael OarMyles MullalyPaul GunnessPavel PlesuvVitor De Souza Coutinho

Michael Oar Eliminated in 10th Place ( $107,670)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Michael Oar
Michael Oar

Michael Oar open-shoved for his last 16,700,000 and Andreas Kniep quickly called in the cutoff. the rest of the players folded and they tabled their cards:

Michael Oar: 9?9?
Andreas Kniep: A?K?

Oar had good hopes for the double up when the flop first fell 2?3?Q?, but a K? showed up on the river to give a pair of kings to Kniep, who busted Oar in 10th place after the J? completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Andreas Kniep
55,000,000
15,500,000
15,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Michael Oar
Busted

Tags: Andreas KniepMichael Oar

Mullaly Doubles on Smirnov

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Myles Mullaly raised to 2,500,000 and got called by Anton Smirnov in the big blind.

All the chips went in the middle on the flop Q?8?6?, Mullaly being the player at risk.

Myles Mullaly: A?A?
Anton Smirnov: Q?9?

Smirnov saw the bad news when Mullaly revealed his hand, as he conceded the double-up to his opponent after the rest of the board brought 3?10?.

Player Chips Progress
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Myles Mullaly
45,000,000
23,000,000
23,000,000
Profile photo of Anton Smirnov ru
Anton Smirnov
17,200,000
-24,800,000
-24,800,000

Tags: Anton SmirnovMyles Mullaly

Plesuv Finds the Aces

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Myles Mullaly raised to 2,000,000 in late position and Pavel Plesuv three-bet from the button to 5,500,000. Mullaly went into the think tank and called.

The flop was A?4?9?. Mullaly checked and Plesuv bet 2,600,000. Mullaly called quickly.

Both players checked the turn when the Q? arrived.

The river 3? had Mullaly taking the lead and betting out 11,000,000 and Plesuv immediately called.

Mullaly tabled A?Q? and Plesuv threw over A?A? for his set of aces.

The oversized crowd went wild with excitement.

Andreas Kniep laughed, "Who filled the Hungarians with liquor?"

One of the rail jovially shouted back, "This is not liquor, just juice."

Andreas said, "Oh the Hungarian National drink... strawberry juice."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
58,000,000
22,500,000
22,500,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Myles Mullaly us
Myles Mullaly
38,500,000
-6,500,000
-6,500,000

Tags: Andreas KniepPavel Plesuv

Ribouchon Finds a Double Up on Kniep

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Florian Ribouchon
Florian Ribouchon

Florian Ribouchon raised to 2,500,000 in the cutoff and Andreas Kniep jammed from the button with the biggest stack. It folded back to Ribouchon who snap called for his remaining 13,000,000.

Florian Ribouchon: J?J?
Andreas Kniep: A?3?

Ribouchon had the best starting hand, and instantly improved it to a set of jacks on the flop J?8?3?. The rest of the board didn't change anything with the 6? and the 4? and Ribouchon took down the double-up while the French rail exulted.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
41,100,000
-13,900,000
-13,900,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
31,200,000
11,600,000
11,600,000

Tags: Andreas KniepFlorian RIbouchon

Lucky Double for Coutinho

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Charles Benoit raised to 2,500,000 and Vitor De Souza Coutinho shoved in the big blind for 12,600,000. Benoit quickly called and they tabled their cards.

Vitor De Souza Coutinho: A?Q?
Charles Benoit: A?K?

Coutinho had the dominated hand but found a board Q?9?J?8?9? to double up thanks to a flopped pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel Plesuv md
Pavel Plesuv
68,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andreas Kniep de
Andreas Kniep
42,000,000
900,000
900,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Florian Ribouchon fr
Florian Ribouchon
30,200,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Profile photo of Myles Mullaly us
Myles Mullaly
29,000,000
-9,500,000
-9,500,000
Profile photo of Paul Gunness us
Paul Gunness
28,700,000
-6,800,000
-6,800,000
Profile photo of Vitor De Souza Coutinho br
Vitor De Souza Coutinho
26,400,000
5,400,000
5,400,000
Profile photo of Anton Smirnov ru
Anton Smirnov
16,800,000
-400,000
-400,000
Profile photo of Andras Matrai hu
Andras Matrai
10,800,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Charles Benoit ca
Charles Benoit
10,500,000
-8,500,000
-8,500,000

Tags: Charles BenoitVitor De Souza Coutinho

Charles Benoit Eliminated in 9th Place ($136,302)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Charles Benoit
Charles Benoit

Charles Benoit limped in early position leaving 400,000 in chips behind. Anton Smirnov slammed in the 400,000 and the dealer informed him that he required a proper raise to which he obliged and Benoit called with his last 400,000.

Charles Benoit: A?7?
Anton Smirnov: K?7?

The flop came 4?5?K?J?10? and Smirnov's pair of kings took the small pot and the knockout. The crowd roared and some singing also occurred.

Player Chips Progress
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Anton Smirnov
16,000,000
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Charles Benoit
Busted

Tags: Anton SmirnovCharles Benoit

Double Up for Matrai

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Vitor De Souza Coutinho raised to 2,000,000 and Andras Matrai shoved for his last 8,900,000. It came back to Coutinho who tanked for some time before calling:

Andras Matrai: A?5?
Vitor De Souza Coutinho: K?10?

The 4?A?9?A?J? improved Matrai's hand into trips to earn the pot and the double up to the applause of his friends.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andras Matrai hu
Andras Matrai
19,500,000
8,700,000
8,700,000
Profile photo of Vitor De Souza Coutinho br
Vitor De Souza Coutinho
17,900,000
-8,500,000
-8,500,000

Tags: Vitor De Souza CoutinhoAndras Matrai