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

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Calling the Clock Episode #8: Ivey Denied 11th Bracelet, Hellmuth Arrives in Costume

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Calling the Clock
Calling the Clock

On the eighth episode of “Calling the Clock,” Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen cover eight more topics “On the Board.” That included who they like for Poker Hall of Fame, Brian Rast winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time, and Phil Ivey making the final table, just missing out on his eleventh bracelet.

They also highlight Jeremy Ausmus winning his sixth bracelet, the upcoming PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, the July 2 Celebration of Life for Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth arriving in costume with his tag team partner Dan “Jungleman” Cates.

Check out those stories and more in the latest “Calling the Clock” straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

Zarco Celebrated his Victory

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Stausholm raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Javier Zarco considered his options and asked how many chips the players behind him held. Zarco then made the move all in for 6,200,000. Stausholm called.

Javier Zarco: 10?Q?
Martin Stausholm: A?K?

The board came out J?J?5?2?Q? and Zarco did a victory yell as he doubled up in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Javier Zarco
13,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
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Martin Stausholm
5,400,000
-6,500,000
-6,500,000

Tags: Martin StausholmJavier Zarco

Gunness Gets a Fold from Coutinho

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Vitor De Souza Coutinho completed his small blind and Paul Gunness checked.

The flop came 4?10?9? and Gunness called a bet worth 900,000 from Coutinho. After some thinking, Gunness called another bet from Coutinho on the 5? turn, this time for 2,400,000.

The Q? hit the river and Coutinho checked. Gunness decided to bet 6,200,000 and Coutinho snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Gunness
27,800,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Vitor De Souza Coutinho
20,400,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Paul GunnessVitor De Souza Coutinho

Mullaly Leaves Fang with Crumbs

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Powen Fang shoved under the gun for a remaining stack round 9,200,000 and Myles Mullaly called with the dominant stack to create the following showdown:

Powen Fang; A?J?
Myles Mullaly: A?K?

The 6?3?J?8?2? board didn't help Fang who was left with less than one big blind after that hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Myles Mullaly
22,000,000
6,800,000
6,800,000
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Powen Fang
300,000
-14,000,000
-14,000,000

Tags: Myles MullalyPowen Fang

Powen Fang Eliminated in 16th Place ($68,523)

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Powen Fang
Powen Fang

The early position player bet to 1,200,000, while Paul Gunness from the cutoff three bet to 3,600,000. Powen Fang called all in for 900,000, and the early position player folded. Both players revealed their hands.

Powen Fang: 4?5?
Paul Gunness: 6?6?

The board ran out 8?J?Q?9?3? for Gunness to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Gunness
28,500,000
700,000
700,000
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Powen Fang
Busted

Tags: Powen FangPaul Gunness

Aces for Paparo

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Javier Zarco opened to 1,200,000 and Domenico Paparo shoved next to him for his last 2,300,000. It came back to Zarco who completed:

Domenico Paparo: A?A?
Javier Zarco: K?Q?

Paparo was in great shape to double up, which he did after the board brought 7?5?2?9?2?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Javier Zarco es
Javier Zarco
11,200,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Profile photo of Domenico Paparo it
Domenico Paparo
5,000,000
950,000
950,000

Tags: Domenico PaparoJavier Zarco

Ian Matakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($68,523)

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Ian Matakis
Ian Matakis

Ian Matakis shoved from the small blind for around 15 big blinds and Pavel Plesuv called from the big blind with the bigger stack.

Ian Matakis: A?2?
Pavel Plesuv: A?K?

The board came out K?6x10?Q?5? and Plesuv's flopped pair of kings took Matakis out of the tournament in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Pavel Plesuv
42,000,000
800,000
800,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ian Matakis
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ian MatakisPavel Plesuv