Shaun Deeb has some legit competition for 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year, and it isn't Daniel Negreanu or Phil Ivey. The name you need to learn, if you haven't become familiar with him already, is Ian Matakis, who is about to take over the lead, and it appears he's going to be in the POY race until the end.
PokerNews caught up with the Minnesota native on break of Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed), where he's still in it on Day 3.
Play has begun on Day 4 with the final five in their seats.
PokerNews reporting will be delayed by one hour to line up with the PokerGO stream.
Three days of action was not enough to reach the finish line in Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha, with the final five players returning to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today to award the latest World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Leading the way is WSOP veteran David Prociak, who carries a sizeable chip lead into the added Day 4. The result already guarantees Prociak’s 59th career WSOP cash, looking to add a second career bracelet to his resume after taking down the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event back in 2016.
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Eric Pfenning | United States | 8,100,000 | 27 |
| Feature | 2 | David Prociak | United States | 21,450,000 | 72 |
| Feature | 3 | Eran Carmi | Israel | 3,925,000 | 13 |
| Feature | 4 | David Simon | United States | 11,900,000 | 40 |
| Feature | 5 | Tsuf Saltsberg | Israel | 6,550,000 | 22 |
David Simon and Eric Pfenning round out an all-American top three on the leaderboard, while Israel's Tsuf Saltsberg and Eran Carmi also remain in the hunt for the $410,659 top prize along with the WSOP hardware.
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $410,659 | ||
| 2 | $253,821 | ||
| 3 | $185,630 | ||
| 4 | $137,058 | ||
| 5 | $102,173 | ||
| 6 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | $76,910 |
| 7 | Upeshka De Silva | United States | $58,464 |
| 8 | Guofeng Wang | China | $44,884 |
The final five will take their seats at 4:00 p.m. local time under the lights of the feature table, with each guaranteed a minimum of $102,173. Action will be reported on delay once the PokerGO live stream begins at 5:00 p.m. local time, picking up on Level 33 with blinds of 150,000/300,000 and a 300,00 big blind ante.
Don’t miss a any of the final table showdown as the PokerNews team continues to provide up-to-the-minute coverage from Las Vegas.
Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 4 Started
