Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day 4 Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,194,530
Entries
4,303
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
3
Players Left
1
For a while, it was looking like it was not needed, but eventually Day 4 of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Championship of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas is upon us. The field was reduced from 4,303 starting players to just 44 at the start of Day 3, and the pace of play was at such speed that it was looking like a victor would be crowned a day earlier than originally planned. Ultimately, however, play was paused with three players remaining, who bagged and tagged for Day 4.
Returning at noon local time are John Taylor, David Guay, and Steven Stolzenfeld. Stolzenfeld captured the chip lead all the way back on Day 1, when 543 players were still in contention. He used those chips well throughout two more days of play, and now finds himself at the final three, with all eyes set on the much-desired bracelet and $270,972 that will be awarded for winning it.
Stolzenfeld, who made a WSOP final table in 2021, will return with the fewest chips, however. He bagged 35,200,000 and will start with just under 30 big blinds on Day 4. Guay is one step above him with 46,000,000 chips, while Taylor holds the narrow chip lead with 48,225,000.
Guay is a well-accomplished player with over one million in recorded lifetime tournament earnings, including two deep runs in the epochal WSOP Main Event in 2017 and 2019, as well as two runner-up finishes in $1,000 buy-in events. He is sure to be looking to do one better this time around and close the tournament out and win his first-ever bracelet.
Day 4 Seating
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | Featured | 1 | David Guay | Canada | 46,000,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | Featured | 2 | Steven Stolzenfeld | United States | 35,200,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | Featured | 3 | John Taylor | United States | 48,225,000 | 40 |
With the final table set early in the evening on Day 3, the three remaining competitors already said their goodbyes to six of their table mates. Ahmed Karrim,Paul Hindmarch, David Sebesfi, and Frenchmen Gaetan Balleur, Romain Kowalczyk and Jonathan Fhima all failed to make the final day as they departed from the final table prematurely. The result is that the three remaining players are guaranteed to have turned their $600 investment into at least $124,850, an astronomical six-figure score for a three-figure buy-in.
Final Table Results/Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $271,032 | ||
| 2 | $167,483 | ||
| 3 | $124,850 | ||
| 4 | Jonathan Fhima | France | $93,795 |
| 5 | Romain Kowalczyk | France | $71,018 |
| 6 | Gaetan Balleur | France | $54,199 |
| 7 | David Sebesfi | Australia | $41,694 |
| 8 | Paul Hindmarch | United Kingdom | $32,332 |
| 9 | Ahmed Karrim | South-Africa | $25,276 |
When cards go back in the air at noon, play will start in Level 39, with blinds of 600,000/1,200,000 with a 1,200,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with a break after every two of them. Play will continue for however long it takes for a Deep Stack Champion to be crowned.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will provide all of the three-way and heads-up action taking place on Day 4.
Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
The cards are in the air and action is now underway in the final day of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack Championship.
Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
After some small pots, David Guay opened to 2,500,000 from the button and John Taylor responded with a three-bet to 6,800,000 from the big blind. Guay folded quickly and Taylor took in some uncontested chips.
Two hands later, It was Taylor who opened to 2,500,000 from the button and this time Guay was in the big blind to three-bet to 9,300,000.
Taylor followed precedent and mucked his hand as well, trading some chips back and forth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,700,000
4,475,000
|
4,475,000 |
|
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48,900,000
2,900,000
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2,900,000 |
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||
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27,400,000
-7,800,000
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-7,800,000 |
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Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
John Taylor folded on the button and David Guay moved all in from the small blind, covering the 13,400,000 remaining for Steven Stolzenfeld, who went in the tank. After close to 30-seconds of thought, Stolzenfeld called and the cards were on their backs.
Steven Stolzenfeld: Q♠4♦
David Guay: J♥10♥
The board ran out 6♦5♦2♥7♣9♦ and the queen-high held up for Stolzenfeld to score a full double up off Guay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000,000
5,300,000
|
5,300,000 |
|
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43,425,000
-5,475,000
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-5,475,000 |
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28,000,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
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Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
A few hands after his previous win, Steven Stolzenfeld three-bet John Taylor's button-raise of 2,500,000 to 7,300,000.
Taylor asked how much the three-bet amounted to before jamming all in, covering Stolzenfeld. Stolzenfeld snap called and the cards went on their backs.
Steven Stolzenfeld: A♦10♦
John Taylor: A♠K♥
There was a good chance the tournament would have to be prepared for a heads up battle, but Stolzenfeld paired his ten on the turn when the board ran out 6♣4♣7♠10♣Q♣. His rail cheered while Taylor shrugged his shoulders and paid Stolzenfeld what he was due.
The tables have now turned as Stolzenfeld holds the chip lead while Taylor has the least chips of the three players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,200,000
26,200,000
|
26,200,000 |
|
|
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|
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44,825,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
||
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30,400,000
-27,600,000
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-27,600,000 |
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Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Steven Stolzenfeld opened to 2,400,000 on the button and only David Guay came along from the big blind.
The flop fanned out 6♣6♠3♣ and Guay checked to Stolzenfeld who continued for 1,800,000. Guay put in a check-raise to 4,800,000 and Stolzenfeld made the call.
On the J♦ turn both players checked their options to the 6♥ river. Guay pondered for a moment before tossing out a bet of 5,400,000 and Stolzenfeld went in the tank.
After close to a minute, Stolzenfeld tossed in a chip for the call and the hands were shown. Guay tabled 10♠8♠ for the ten-high bluff and Stolzenfeld confidently revealed K♠5♠ for the king-high hero call.
"I can be your hero, baby," sang Stolzenfeld's rail as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000,000
9,800,000
|
9,800,000 |
|
|
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|
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38,425,000
8,025,000
|
8,025,000 |
|
|
||
|
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27,000,000
-17,825,000
|
-17,825,000 |
|
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Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
John Taylor raised his button to 2,500,000 and David Guay folded the small blind. Steven Stolzenfeld then made it 7,400,000 from the big blind and Taylor elected to let his hand go.
The very next hand, it was Guay who opened his button to 2,400,000. Again, Stolzenfeld made it 7,400,000 to go, this time from the small bind. He would win more uncontested chips as Guay also threw his cards into the muck.
One hand later, it was Stolzenfeld's turn to open-raise his button to 2,400,000. The action folded to Guay in the big blind and he opted to go for it all by jamming his stack of 26,575,000 chips in the middle.
"I like to gamble," Stolzenfeled laughed, "I'm a sick f*cking person."
Eventually, though, he folded his cards, noting that he had "rolled low."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,350,000
6,350,000
|
6,350,000 |
|
|
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|
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30,775,000
3,775,000
|
3,775,000 |
|
|
||
|
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28,300,000
-10,125,000
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-10,125,000 |
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|
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Level 39
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
The three players have stepped out for a 15-minute break. The action will pick up shortly.