Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack
Day 4 Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,103,195
Entries
8,317
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
43
Players Left
7
Final Day Seat Draw
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 651 | 1 | Nate Silver | United States | 13,275,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 2 | George Chen | United States | 1,500,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 3 | Sabir Rasulov | United States | 5,850,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 4 | Brett Murray | United States | 1,500,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 5 | Narayan Patel | United States | 4,125,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 6 | Yoon Kim | United States | 9,755,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 8 | Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 11,000,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 9 | Yuanjun Lu | China | 19,535,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 1 | Rayane BOUIBEB | France | 4,950,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 2 | Colin Robinson | United States | 11,300,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 4 | Jimmy Setna | Canada | 10,975,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 5 | Xuming Qi | China | 24,300,000 | 97 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 6 | Yegor Moroz | United States | 6,000,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 7 | Tyler Hancock | United States | 10,250,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 8 | Loic Dobrigna | France | 8,025,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 9 | Hagai Dayani | South Africa | 3,625,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 1 | Ryan Apple | United States | 3,775,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 2 | Brandon Sheils | United Kingdom | 9,750,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 3 | Matthew Volosevich | United States | 16,350,000 | 65 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 4 | Steven Snyder | United States | 21,275,000 | 85 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 5 | Jay Lu | United States | 3,725,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 6 | Kirk Banks | United States | 10,600,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 7 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | 8,525,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 8 | Jonathan McCann | United Kingdom | 18,600,000 | 74 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 9 | Nicholas Gerrity | United States | 9,625,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 1 | Jesse Rockowitz | United States | 2,250,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 2 | Ian Schechter | United States | 13,175,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 3 | Thiago Franco | Brazil | 8,000,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 4 | Joe Cada | United States | 8,950,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 5 | Jaered Besse | Canada | 7,250,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 6 | Joao Dorneles Neto | Brazil | 3,250,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 7 | Joshua Adcock | United States | 16,125,000 | 65 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 8 | Marcos Exterkotter | Brazil | 23,575,000 | 94 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 9 | Julien Loire | France | 13,350 | 0 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 1 | David Vedral | Austria | 12,000,000 | 48 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 2 | Ashley Frank | United States | 2,825,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 3 | Braxton Dunaway | United States | 9,975,000 | 40 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 4 | Arash Ghaneian | United States | 6,575,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 5 | Daniel Chuprun | United States | 8,575,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 6 | Svetlozar Nestorov | United States | 5,950,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 7 | Julien Veyssiere | France | 3,300,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 8 | Timothy Maiorano | United States | 4,875,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 9 | Sen Mu | United States | 4,325,000 | 17 |
Day 4 Resumes at Noon in Horseshoe Gold; Snyder Hunting for First Bracelet
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!
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Cards are in the air and chips are flying as the fourth and final day of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack is officially underway!
Snyder Takes Early Lead
Level 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,800,000
3,525,000
|
3,525,000 |
|
12,800,000
-3,550,000
|
-3,550,000 |
Murray’s Aces Send Chen to Rail
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Nate Silver raised in late position, and then George Chen moved all in at the cutoff for his remaining 1,900,000.
Brett Murray, who in the small blind, called, as did Silver.
The flop came J♦4♠2♠, which Murray checked. Silver, though, bet 1,500,000, and Murray called.
The 2♦ showed up on the turn, leading to checks from Murray and Silver. The river produced the 9♠, prompting Murray to lead out with 2,500,000. Silver immediately mucked his hand and the cards were tabled.
George Chen: A♦7♦
Brett Murray: A♠A♣
Chen, who already had his belongings packed on the flop, tapped the table and wished his tablemates well before he exited the area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,950,000
11,425,000
|
11,425,000 |
|
8,550,000
-4,725,000
|
-4,725,000 |
|
Busted |
Silver Makes an Exception
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Bad karma to make poker brags before the tournament is over but gonna make an exception because I was down to one blind (45k) and ran it up to 13.3m in the @WSOP MonsterStack. About 40 of us left for Day 4 from 8000+ originally. https://t.co/WMOZdhZ0uH
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538)
Miracle River for Rockowitz; Franco Exits
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Short-stacked Jesse Rockowitz moved all in preflop for 2,100,000 and was called by Ian Schechter to his left, but then Thiago Franco shoved for a few million more, and big stack Jaered Besse ripped in his stack as well.
The other players, including Schechter, quickly got out of the way and the three players tabled their cards, with Besse covering.
Jesse Rockowitz: 8♥8♣
Thiago Franco: 10♦10♥
Jaered Besse: A♣A♦
Besse was in a prime position to score a double knockout and the flop of 6♠2♣7♠ was a good start.
"Oooh, so close," Rockowitz commented at the low flop.
The turn brought in the Q♠ and all the players frantically looked around to see if anyone held a spade, but none did.
The river brought in the miracle 8♠ and Rockowitz simply couldn't believe it as he hit the two-outer to make a set of eights and scored a huge triple-up.
Meanwhile, Franco's tens could not hold up to Besse's aces and he was eliminated while Besse took the substantial side pot.
"Wow, imagine if I had shoved preflop instead of just calling," Schechter was shaking his head, as he had flashed A♠Q♣ preflop before he made the fold.
"Yeah! Thanks for that!" Rockowitz replied emphatically as he stacked his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000,000
9,750,000
|
9,750,000 |
|
9,100,000
6,850,000
|
6,850,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Exterkotter Takes It Down
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Marcos Exterkotter raised 600,000 in early position, and received calls from Ian Schechter, who was in late position, and the player in the big blind.
With three players to the flop, the dealer fanned 7♠8♦A♦. The player in the big blind checked, leading to Exterkotter betting 700,000. Schechter called, while the big blind folded.
The turn showed 5♥, which Exterkotter checked. Schechter then bet 1,500,000, which Exterkotter called.
The Q♠ appeared on the river, which both players checked. Exterkotter showed A♣10♦.
“It’s good,” Schecter said as he mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500,000
-4,075,000
|
-4,075,000 |
|
|
8,450,000
-4,725,000
|
-4,725,000 |