Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-28 14:49 UTC-7

Vitor De Souza Coutinho Eliminated in 7th Place ($222,749)

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Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Myles Mullaly raised to 4,000,000 with J♣J♦ and Andreas Kniep took about 30 seconds before three-betting to 10,200,000 with 10♣10♠.

Vitor De Souza Coutinho four-bet all in for 17,400,000 with A♦K♥. Mullay mucked his hand and Kniep made the call.

Vitor De Souza Coutinho: A♦K♥
Andreas Kniep: 10♣10♠

It was a classic coin-flip and the board ran out 9♣8♦3♥2♣4♥ for Kniep's tens to hold as his rail exploded and De Souza Coutinho was eliminated in seventh place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pavel Plesuv	71,100,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000

Andreas Kniep	65,400,000 25,400,000	25,400,000

Paul Gunness	48,800,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Florian Ribouchon	36,100,000
Myles Mullaly	28,200,000
Anton Smirnov	11,800,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	Eliminé

Tags: Andreas Kniep Myles Mullaly Vitor De Souza Coutinho

2023-06-28 14:34 UTC-7

Kniep's Continuation Bet Gets Through

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Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Andreas Kniep raised to 4,200,000 in the small blind with 8♣3♣ and Vitor De Souza Coutinho made the call with 10♠8♠ in the big blind.

On the A♦K♣7♣ flop, Kniep fired for 3,000,000 and that got the job done as De Souza Coutinho's cards hit the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pavel Plesuv	75,100,000 11,200,000	11,200,000

Andreas Kniep	40,000,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Florian Ribouchon	36,100,000 -9,900,000	-9,900,000
Myles Mullaly	28,200,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000
Anton Smirnov	15,800,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	12,200,000 -3,800,000	-3,800,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Vitor De Souza Coutinho

2023-06-28 14:29 UTC-7

Smirnov Shows No Fear to Take it Down

Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Anton Smirnov bet for 6,500,000 from early position with A♣Q♥. Everyone else took their time, but eventually folded around for him to scoop the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pavel Plesuv	63,900,000 -6,400,000	-6,400,000

Florian Ribouchon	46,000,000 5,900,000	5,900,000
Paul Gunness	44,100,000 -6,700,000	-6,700,000
Andreas Kniep	37,400,000 -800,000	-800,000

Myles Mullaly	32,200,000
Anton Smirnov	19,800,000
Vitor De Souza Coutinho	16,000,000 -4,800,000	-4,800,000

Tags: Anton Smirnov

2023-06-28 14:24 UTC-7

Gunness Puts Pressure on Ribouchon

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Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Florian Ribouchon raised 3,200,000 with A♣4♣, and Paul Gunness defended the big blind with Q♠9♦.

When the 10♣8♦3♥ flop hit the felt, both players checked to see the 8♠ on the turn. Ribouchon checked once again and Gunness fired a bet of 2,700,000. Ribouchon made the call.

The 6♣ hit the felt and Ribouchon checked for a final time before Gunness put out a bet of 7,500,000. Ribouchon surrendered the pot by tossing his cards into the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Paul Gunness	50,800,000 26,700,000	26,700,000
Florian Ribouchon	40,100,000 -5,900,000	-5,900,000

Tags: Florian Ribouchon Paul Gunness

2023-06-28 14:19 UTC-7

Kniep Double Barrels

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Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Myles Mullaly limped the small blind with J♣8♣ and Andreas Kniep checked his option with 6♠5♠.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♦J♥4♠ and Mullaly check-called a bet of 1,800,000.

The K♠ hit the turn and Mullaly checked before Kniep bet 5,200,000. Mullaly instantly fired his cards into the muck, sending the pot to Kniep.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andreas Kniep	38,200,000 3,400,000	3,400,000

Myles Mullaly	32,200,000 -11,400,000	-11,400,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Myles Mullaly

2023-06-28 13:43 UTC-7

PN Podcast: Poker Hall of Fame Nominees & Guest Joey Ingram on the Future of Poker

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Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

They are joined by Joey Ingram, AKA Papi, a lover of four-card poker. A prolific poker podcaster, Ingram is known for his marathon emergency investigations into such controversial matters as the Mike Postle and Robbi Jade Lew cheating allegations. Ingram, who was in L.A. for the Hustler Casino Live $1,000,000 Cash Game, recently returned to Las Vegas and was at the 2023 WSOP for the first time when he sat down with the guys.

Hear what Ingram thinks the future holds for poker, which just might surprise you.

Chad and Jesse also break down all ten nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Only one will get in, and it’ll undoubtedly be a close affair with so many deserving individuals.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

2023-06-28 13:12 UTC-7

Play Officially Underway; Stream is on a One Hour Delay

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Niveau 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

The cards are officially in the air in the $1,500 Millionaire Maker, however, the PokerGO stream is on a one-hour delay. The PokerNews coverage will be in sync with the stream in order to avoid spoilers.

Niveau: 40

Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000

Ante: 1,600,000

2023-06-28 11:47 UTC-7

Final Seven Competing for Gold as Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Crowns a Winner Today

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A whopping 10,430 entries over the course of two starting flights made an attempt for gold in Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and just seven players remain.

Pavel Plesuv enters today's play as a dominating chip leader, with a total of 70,300,000 chips. Plesuv is looking to claim the $1,201,564 first-place prize to add to his total live earnings of $6,037,058 and take home his first WSOP gold bracelet.

Florian Ribouchon is second in chips to start the day with a total of 46,000,000 in chips, which is 15 big blinds behind Plesuv and Myles Mullaly is right on his tail with 43,600,000.

Final Seven Chip Counts

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
2	Pavel Plesuv	Moldova	70,300,000	44
3	Anton Smirnov	Russia	19,800,000	12
4	Paul Gunness	United States	24,100,000	15
6	Florian Ribouchon	France	46,000,000	29
7	Myles Mullaly	United States	43,600,000	27
8	Andreas Kniep	Germany	34,800,000	22
9	Vitor De Souza Coutinho	Brazil	20,800,000	13

The massive prize pool of $13,905,360 means that each of the remaining players is guaranteed $222,749, but only one player will be able to collect the jaw-dropping first-place prize of $1,201,564 that awaits the winner.

Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts

Place	Winner	Country	Prize
1			$1,201,564
2			$1,003,554
3			$650,058
4			$501,182
5			$373,524
6			$287,522
7			$222,749
8	Andras Matrai	Hungary	$173,683
9	Charles Benoit	Canada	$136,302

Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday at the Horseshoe feature table as the world watches to discover who will become the latest overnight millionaire of the 54th annual World Series of Poker.

The action will be streamed on PokerGO starting at 2 p.m. and the updates will be in sync with the stream to avoid spoilers. Keep it locked in to PokerNews to find out who will rise to the top and earn a shiny new WSOP gold bracelet!

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker

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