Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-26-2023 20:07 UTC-8

Zarco Doubles Up on Romanello

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Andreas Kniep limped on the button and Roberto Romanello raised in the small blind to 900,000. Javier Zarco didn't take long to shove from the big blind for 1,835,000 and it folded back to Romanello who called:

Javier Zarco: A♠J♠
Roberto Romanello: 2♣2♠

Its as a typical flip situation, and the board brought 5♦J♥K♠4♠10♠ to give the flush to Zarco and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	16,860,000 930,000	930,000

Roberto Romanello	5,900,000 500,000	500,000

Javier Zarco	3,900,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Andreas Kniep Javier Zarco Roberto Romanello

06-26-2023 19:55 UTC-8

Recent Busted Players

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Alek Gillies

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Takuya Makino	Busted
Colin York	Busted
Charles Pinckernell	Busted
Mnatsakanian Vanush	Busted
Harold Kirkpatrick	Busted
Meir Jimi	Busted
Rafael Gonzalez	Busted

06-26-2023 19:53 UTC-8

Lucky Double Up for Fournier

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Gregory Fournier made a big raise in middle position to 1,845,000, leaving him with 250,000 chips behind. Michael Allen decided to reshape in the hijack with a. bigger stack and the rest of the players folded. Fournier sent his last chips in the middle to call and they tabled their cards:

Gregory Fournier: K♦Q♦
Michael Allen: A♥Q♥

Fournier seemed in bad shape for a double up, but the board revealed K♣4♠6♦8♠5♥ to give him the winning hand with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Fournier	4,350,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Michael Allen	1,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Gregory Fournier Michael Allen

06-26-2023 19:47 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Powen Fang	8,200,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Florian Ribouchon	4,950,000 200,000	200,000
Blair Hinkle	4,520,000

Michael Smith (SK)	4,100,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
David "ODB" Baker	3,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Safwane Bahri	3,000,000 1,220,000	1,220,000
François Pirault	2,650,000 450,000	450,000
Matthew Davis	2,450,000 750,000	750,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

06-26-2023 19:41 UTC-8

More Chips for Kniep

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop read K♥8♦3♠ when Andreas Kniep check-called from the big blind a bet worth 250,000 from Scott Hardie.

The 9♣ turn didn't bring any action and a 8♥ landed on the river. This time Kniep led out for 450,000 and it was enough to win the pot as Hardie quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Kniep	13,900,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Scott Hardie	3,600,000 2,420,000	2,420,000

Tags: Andreas Kniepp Scott Hardie

06-26-2023 19:38 UTC-8

New Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	6,000,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Sean Hegarty	3,450,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Vito DiStefano	3,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tyler Hirschfeld	3,050,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Shintaro Uesugi	2,300,000 800,000	800,000
Javier Zarco	1,900,000 200,000	200,000
Harold Kirkpatrick	Busted
Meir Jimi	Busted
Colin York	Busted
Mnatsakanian Vanush	Busted
Rafael Gonzalez	Busted

06-26-2023 19:32 UTC-8

Hinkle Spikes the Jack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Antonio Gonzalez raised preflop to 325,000 and Blair Hinkle three-bet all in for about 2,340,000 from the cutoff. Gonzalez made the call.

Blair Hinkle: A♠J♦
Antonio Gonzalez: A♥K♥

The board came out J♣6♣10♠2♣4♠ and Hinkle hit the jack and stayed afloat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blair Hinkle	4,520,000 2,620,000	2,620,000

Antonio Gonzalez	2,450,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Tags: Antonio Gonzalez Blair Hinkle

06-26-2023 19:26 UTC-8

Shen Scores a Double Knockout

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jesse Letchworth opened in early position to 400,000, with around 750,000 chips left behind. It folded to Charles Pinckernell who called on the button before Zejin Shen decided to shoved in the big blind after some thinking.

Jesse Letchworth snap-called for his remaining chips and after a minute, Pinckernell also called all in, Shen covering his two opponents:

Jesse Letchworth: A♠A♣
Charles Pinckernell: K♠J♦
Zejin Shen: A♥J♠

Letchworth had high hopes for a triple up, but the dealer showed a board 10♦3♥K♠Q♣4♣, giving the winning hand to Shen with the straight, who sent his two opponents to the payout desk.