Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack Jour 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-20 15:34 UTC-7

Yegor Moroz Eliminated in 26th Place ($45,980)

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Niveau 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Yegor Moroz shoved the remainder of his stack into the middle preflop and was called by Xuming Qi to put him at risk of elimination.

Yegor Moroz:10♦10♥
Xuming Qi: A♥Q♥

It was looking good for Moroz on the turn 6♥3♠9♠7♠, but the nasty A♠ on the river gave Qi the win and he was eliminated in 26th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Xuming Qi	22,000,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Yegor Moroz	Eliminé

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2023-06-20 15:26 UTC-7

Patrick Clarke Eliminated in 27th Place ($37,233)

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Niveau 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Patrick Clarke had moved all in preflop and was called by bigger stack Joe Cada to his left. The other players quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Patrick Clarke: A♣Q♣
Joe Cada: A♠10♠

Clarke had Cada dominated with his superior ace, but the runout of J♣10♦8♦A♥6♣ was not his friend as it gave Cada two pair to send the Irishman to the rail in 27th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joe Cada	21,000,000 11,700,000	11,700,000

Patrick Clarke	Eliminé

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2023-06-20 14:28 UTC-7

Double-Up Queen Strikes Again

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Niveau 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

After just doubling a few hands prior, Ashley Frank moved all in again after a preflop shove from Sabir Rasulov. The other players quickly got out of the way and the hands were tabled with Rasulov at risk.

Sabir Rasulov: A♠K♠
Ashley Frank: Q♦Q♥

Frank was a favorite going into this most classic flip, but of course, it had to be a sweat when the flop came out 9♥5♠10♠. Now Frank had to dodge any spade as well as any ace or king.

Miraculously, the board bricked out with the 7♣9♣ runout and she scored another big pot while Rasulov was sent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ashley Frank	13,425,000 6,475,000	6,475,000
Sabir Rasulov	Eliminé

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2023-06-20 13:44 UTC-7

Cada’s Aces Score Double-Up

Niveau 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

WSOP bracelet winner Joe Cada and Julien Loire squared off in a big pot.

Loire raised to 800,000 in early position, and then Cada, who was on the button, three-bet to 1,950,000.

Loire covered Cada and went in the tank, peeking over at the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion, who was motionless. After up to close to a minute, Loire moved all in.

Cada, who had 7,550,000 behind, snap called to put his tournament life at stake.

Joe Cada: A♠A♦
Julien Loire: K♠Q♠

The dealer fanned 7♦3♦9♣ on the flop, leaving Cada ahead. The 8♥ appeared on the turn, followed by 9♠ on the river, giving Cada a double-up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joe Cada	17,050,000 8,100,000	8,100,000

Julien Loire	6,500,000 -6,850,000	-6,850,000

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2023-06-20 12:29 UTC-7

Snyder Takes Early Lead

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Niveau 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The action was caught as Steven Snyder made it 1,800,000 preflop from the button and was called by Matthew Volosevich from the cutoff.

The two players went heads up to a flop of 8♥5♠Q♠ and Snyder continued for 1,300,000 after a check from Volosevich.

Volosevich made the call to see the 9♥ on the turn, which both players decided to check through to the J♦ on the river.

Volosevich checked once more, which prompted Snyder to set out a stack of 4,300,000, which sent Volosevich into the tank.

After about 30 seconds of thought, Volosevich slowly slid his cards into the middle and awarded the large pot to Snyder, which received a few cheers from his rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steven Snyder	24,800,000 3,525,000	3,525,000
Matthew Volosevich	12,800,000 -3,550,000	-3,550,000

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2023-06-20 11:03 UTC-7

Day 4 Resumes at Noon in Horseshoe Gold; Snyder Hunting for First Bracelet

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From an initial 8,317 runners, the field has been narrowed to just 43 players as they enter the fourth and final day of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em.

Today is the day that someone is guaranteed to take home the $1,162,681 top prize and, of course, the WSOP gold bracelet.

Returning players have already locked up a very impressive $31,415 from their initial $1,500 investment. Most of the original $11,103,195 prize pool is still up for grabs, with China’s Xuming Qi leading the way with a stack of 24,300,000.

Marcos Exterkotter of Brazil is close behind him with 23,575,000 and accomplished WSOP Circuit Champion Steven Snyder is looking for his first bracelet win and rounds out the top three with 21,275,000. 2004 Main Event Champion and multiple bracelet winner Joe Cada is also still in the race for his fifth bracelet after bagging 8,950,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Xuming Qi	China	24,300,000	97
2	Marcos Exterkotter	Brazil	23,575,000	94
3	Steven Snyder	United States	21,275,000	85
4	Yuanjun Lu	China	19,525,000	78
5	Jonathan McCann	United Kingdom	18,600,000	74
6	Matthew Volosevich	United States	16,350,000	65
7	Joshua Adcock	United States	16,125,000	65
8	Nate Silver	United States	13,275,000	53
9	Ian Schechter	United States	13,175,000	53
10	David Vedral	Austria	12,000,000	48

The remaining field will play one-hour levels, starting at noon, until a winner is decided, taking 15-minute breaks every two levels. The 60-minute dinner break as seen the past few days has not been confirmed and will be TBD.

PokerNews will be on-site all day long to capture all the action as the remaining runners look to secure their place in WSOP history. Keep your browser here for live updates when cards hit the air!

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