Who Will Reach the Final Table in the $3,500 Main Event?
There will be 19 players returning to the felt today in the $3,500 Main Event at the 2023 Wynn Millions and they will all have one goal in mind...reach the final table and return for Day 6. That is when the big money will be up for grabs with the lion's share of the $4,171,950 prize pool handed out on the final day of the event.
First, they will have to navigate their way through the tough field that is still in contention on Day 5. Coming in as the overall chip leader is Andrew Esposito who currently holds a comfortable lead with 5,715,000 chips. Esposito showed off an exceptional comeback after being down to around 10 big blinds earlier on Day 4, but managed to finish on top of the leaderboard. The young lad from Texas will be looking to record the largest poker score of his young career over the next two days.
It won't be easy for Esposito as he will have some tough competition among the remaining players still in the event. Zachary Donovan is not far behind him at 4,320,000 chips and has been one of the most consistent players still remaining. And then rounding out the top three is the unpredictable Cliff Ziff who bagged up 3,825,000 chips.
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 cards will go in the air at 12 p.m. noon local time and there will be many others to keep an eye on as the day unfolds. The blinds will resume on level 25 at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. Each player has locked up at least $32,510 thus far but the pay jumps will become even more significant as the tournament progresses. The scheduled plan is to play down to the final nine players, but that number could change based on the pace of play.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be with you every step of the way to catch all of the big hands and eliminations en route to the final table.
left Esposito in the lead with his pair of nines. The 
on the turn narrowed Bronshtein's outs and the 
river bricked out as well.
and both players checked their options to the 
turn. Donovan checked again and Dyer tossed out a bet of 90,000, which Donovan quickly called. 
river Donovan checked a third time and Dyer elected on a size of 360,000. Donovan took some time, but in the end slid forward chips to make the call. 
for the ace-high flush and scored another sizable pot when Donovan mucked his hand.
and the nine on turn locked up the hand for Rossitto to score the almost triple up and send Sullivan to the exit in 18th place.
, it was the ace-jack that scored the pot and sent Sabe to the payout desk in 17th place.
peeled off on the turn and Esposito checked again. Kanakopoulos jammed all in for 1,635,000 which put Esposito in the tank. The hand was already eight minutes long and Mark Zajdner had enough as he called the clock once again. Esposito was granted another minute before the clock started. In the last couple of seconds, Esposito flicked in a chip to call as the entire table rose to their feet.
and Esposito clapped his hands together while others congratulated him on the call. Kanakopoulos was eliminated, bringing the field down to just 15 players.
and Ingles jumped out front with a pair of jacks. The 
on the river ended his day in 14th place.
