$3,500 Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2023 Wynn Millions
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 Wynn Millions
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$4,171,950
Entries
1,314
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
52
Players Left
19
Andrew Esposito Leads the Final 19 Players After Day 4 of the $3,500 Main Event
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Another five levels have been completed in the $3,500 Main Event at the 2023 Wynn Millions and Day 4 has drawn to a close. The field of 1,314 entries has been brought down to just 19 players advancing to Day 5 tomorrow at 12 p.m. noon local time.
After the dust settled on an action-packed day, it was young hot-shot Andrew Esposito who finished atop the leaderboard with a healthy stack of 5,715,000. Esposito entered the day with a below-average stack and was down to just 250,000 chips at one point, but wrestled his way back into contention for the title. A large portion of his chips came at the hands of Calvin Anderson when Esposito semi-bluffed the turn with just a straight draw but caught Anderson bluffing as well.
Esposito went on to stack up over 100 big blinds at the time while Anderson was left reeling and eventually bowed out in 21st place. The young kid from Texas will be looking to record his largest career tournament score and his first in the six-figure mark when the action gets back underway. Esposito currently has just over $137,000 in earnings over his brief poker career.
He will have some stiff competition when the cards go in the air for Day 5 as he will be joined by the likes of Zachary Donovan as the other big stack. Donovan bagged up an impressive stack of 4,320,000 chips after consistently climbing up the ranks throughout the day. Amateur player and all-around fun guy, Cliff Ziff, will enter the day in third place with 3,825,000 after finishing off Anderson at the end of Day 4 by misreading his hand.
Some other notables to keep an eye on as the action unfolds en route to making the final table include Kristen Deardorff (3,510,000) as the lone female left in the tournament. Joseph Sabe (3,435,00), Michael Dyer (2,635,000), Michael Rossitto (1,900,000), and Yuval Bronshtein (850,000) all still have some work to do but are very much live in the competition.
Day 5 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ronald Sullivan | United States | 1,860,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | Vlastimil Pustina | Czechia | 2,385,000 | 40 |
| 1 | 4 | Joseph Sabe | Lebanon | 3,435,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 5 | Zhigang Yang | Canada | 3,055,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dyer | United States | 2,635,000 | 44 |
| 1 | 8 | Zachary Donovan | United States | 4,320,000 | 72 |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Rossitto | United States | 1,900,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Stembera | United States | 1,530,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | Pedro Ingles | Spain | 3,730,000 | 62 |
| 2 | 4 | Cliff Ziff | United States | 3,825,000 | 64 |
| 2 | 5 | Andrew Esposito | United States | 5,715,000 | 95 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacob Powers | United States | 1,880,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 8 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 850,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | Orestis Kanakopoulos | Greece | 3,050,000 | 51 |
| 3 | 2 | Kharlin Sued | United States | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 3 | 3 | Qing Liu | United States | 1,060,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Mark Zajdner | Canada | 2,675,000 | 45 |
| 3 | 5 | Kristen Deardorff | United States | 3,510,000 | 59 |
| 3 | 8 | Alex Condon | United States | 2,700,000 | 45 |
The day began with 52 players returning to their seats, each having guaranteed themselves $17,292. Some of the first few notables to hit the rail included Markus Gonsalves, Max Kingstone, and Paul Snead. After the first break, Alan Sternberg, Alex Foxen, and Frank Stepuchin were also forced to the payout desk. Justin Liberto, Gal Yifrach, Jake Schwartz, and Mitchell Halverson were among the victims as the day progressed.
The chip lead for the majority of the day belonged to Sabe who quickly amassed a stack of over 5,000,000 chips. Sabe seemed to put it in cruise control until the last level of the night when he publicly announced that "he was going to win this tournament. Mark my words." He appeared to jinx himself, however, as he went on to lose nearly half of his stack in the final 60 minutes of the day.
The only other person to grab a sniff at the lead throughout the day was Anderson who entered the day as the chip leader. Anderson continuously put his opponents in tough situations, which in turn led to a rollercoaster of a ride for the poker pro. Anderson peaked at around 4,500,000 at one point early on, but it all came crashing down in the final level. On his last hand of the tournament, Anderson moved all in with ace-king and Ziff looked him up from the big blind with what he thought was pocket sixes. It turned out to be eight-six offsuit but it didn't matter as Ziff spiked two pair to eliminate Anderson in the last few hands of the night.
The final 19 players will be returning to the felt at 12 p.m. noon local time with the blinds resuming on level 25 at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. The scheduled plan was to play to the final nine players, but if they reach that mark too quickly, the day may be extended at the tournament director's discretion. Each player has already secured at least $32,510 but they will all have their sights set on the larger portion of the $4,171,950 prize pool.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $654,637 | 10-11 | $57,702 |
| 2 | $430,752 | 12-13 | $49,615 |
| 3 | $294,540 | 14-15 | $42,994 |
| 4 | $208,598 | 16-17 | $37,321 |
| 5 | $154,279 | 18-19 | $32,510 |
| 6 | $120,361 | ||
| 7 | $96,706 | ||
| 8 | $80,310 | ||
| 9 | $67,765 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates en route to reaching the final table on Day 5.
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,715,000 | 395,000 |
|
4,320,000 | -40,000 |
|
3,825,000 | -375,000 |
|
3,730,000 | -570,000 |
|
3,510,000 | 1,590,000 |
|
3,435,000 | 105,000 |
|
3,055,000 | -45,000 |
|
3,050,000 | 150,000 |
|
2,700,000 | |
|
2,675,000 | 225,000 |
|
2,635,000 | 440,000 |
|
2,500,000 | 1,850,000 |
|
2,385,000 | 210,000 |
|
1,900,000 | |
|
1,880,000 | -710,000 |
|
1,860,000 | -40,000 |
|
1,530,000 | 165,000 |
|
1,060,000 | 210,000 |
|
850,000 | -450,000 |
Play Has Concluded for Day 4
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action has been completed at the final three tables for Day 4. There final 19 players will be returning at 12 p.m. noon tomorrow to play down to the final table. A full list of chip counts and a recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Sabe Can't Shake Donovan
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Joseph Sabe opened to 115,000 under the gun and Zachary Donovan reraised to 340,000 in the cutoff. Sabe called and they went heads-up to a flop of 
.
Sabe checked to Donovan who continued with a bet of 160,000. Sabe check-raised to 475,000 and Donovan called. The 
rolled off on the turn and Sabe checked again. Donovan fired out a bet of 580,000 and Sabe dumped his card to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,360,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
3,330,000 | -1,045,000 |
Danny Wong Eliminated in 20th Place ($32,510)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Danny Wong raised to 575,000 in the cutoff, leaving just 15,000 chips behind. Alex Condon called on the button and the blinds got out of the way. The flop came 
and the rest of the chips went in the middle.
Danny Wong: 
Alex Condon: 
The turn brought the 
to give Condon a set of aces and Wong was left drawing dead to the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | -140,000 |
|
Busted |
Calvin Anderson Eliminated In 21st Place ($32,510)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Calvin Anderson open-jammed from early position to 775,000 and it folded around to Cliff Ziff in the small blind who quickly called to put Anderson at risk.
Calvin Anderson: 
Cliff Ziff: 
As soon as Ziff called and rolled his cards over he was shocked at what he saw. "I thought I had sixes, my sunglasses made me misread my hand," said Ziff before the dealer fanned out the flop of 
. The turn came the 
and river the 
to give Ziff two pair with his eight-six and send Anderson to the rail in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000 | 1,760,000 |
|
Busted |
Stembera Doubles Through Anderson
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action folded to Calvin Anderson on the button who raised to 700,000 with two short stacks in the blinds. Michael Stembera picked up a hand in the big blind and pushed in the last of his 645,000 chips.
Michael Stembera: 
Calvin Anderson:
The flop came 
and Stembera took a stranglehold on the hand with two pair. The 
on the turn gave Anderson four outs but the 
on the river was not one of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,365,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
800,000 | -1,120,000 |
Dream Flop Earns Sullivan a Double-Up
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ronald Sullivan opened to 135,000 in early position and Joseph Sabe called from the hijack. The flop came 
and Sullivan led out with a bet of 150,000. Sabe jammed all in and Sullivan surveyed the room before calling off his stack of 740,000 chips.
Ronald Sullivan:
Joseph Sabe: 
Sabe flopped two pair but was nearly drawing dead to the set from Sullivan. The on the turn made things official and the on the river was just a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,375,000 | 475,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | 925,000 |
Mitchell Halverson Eliminated In 22nd Place ($28,393)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action folded to Orestis Kanakopoulos in the small blind who raised to 130,000 and Mitchell Halverson moved all in for just over 400,000 in the big blind. Kanakopoulos snap-called to put Halverson at risk and the cards were shown.
Mitchell Halverson: 
Orestis Kanakopoulos: 
The board ran out 
and the tens held up for Kanakopoulos to send Halverson to the rail in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 1,150,000 |
|
Busted |