2019 WSOP Day 15: Gorsuch Wins Millionaire Maker

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on June 13th, 2019

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The WSOP has created another millionaire. John Gorsuch won the largest Millionaire Maker event to date, along with his first gold bracelet. But he wasn’t the only one that won gold yesterday. On Wednesday, June 12, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker.

Event 19:  $1,500 NLHE Millionaire Maker – Final

Total entries: 8,809 Prize pool:  $11,892,150 Players paid:  1,322 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  John Gorsuch (USA) - $1,344,930 2^nd place:  Kazuki Ikeuchi (Japan) - $830,783 3^rd place:  Lokesh Garg (USA) - $619,017 4^th place:  Vincas Tamasauskas (Lithuania) - $464,375 5^th place:  Josh Thibodaux (USA) - $350,758 6^th place:  Cory Albertson (USA) - $266,771 7^th place:  Bob Shao (USA) - $204,306 8^th place:  Fabian Gumz (Germany) - $157,565 9^th place:  Joshua Reichard (USA) - $122,375

Event 23:  $1,500 Eight-Game Mix – Final

Total entries:  612 Prize pool:  $826,200 Players paid:  92 Final table payouts: 1st place:  Rami Boukai (USA) - $177,294 2^nd place:  John Evans (USA) - $109,553 3^rd place:  Chris Klodnicki (USA) - $72,933 4^th place:  Philip Long (UK) - $49,531 5^th place:  Allen Kessler (USA) - $34,329 6^th place:  Donny Rubinstein (USA) - $24,292 Day 4 starting time:  2pm

Event 25:  $600 PLO Deepstack – Final

Total entries:  2,577 Prize pool:  $1,352,925 Players paid:  387 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Andrew Donabedian (USA) - $205,605 2^nd place:  Todd Dreyer (USA) - $126,948 3^rd place:  Robert Valden (USA) - $92,672 4^th place:  Corey Wright (USA) - $68,258 5^th place:  Mihai Niste (Hungary) - $50,732 6^th place:  Alexandru Ivan (USA) - $38,051 7^th place:  Tom Franklin (USA) - $28,803 8^th place:  Florian Fuchs (Austria) - $22,006 9^th place:  Alexander Condon (USA) - $16,971

Event 26:  $2,620 NLHE Marathon – Day 3 of 6

Total entries:  1,083 Prize pool:  $2,553,714 Players paid:  163 Minimum payout:  $3,928 Winner payout:  $477,401 Day 3 players remaining:  52 Chip leader:  Matt Russell (USA) – 1,260,000 chips Day 4 starting time:  1pm

Event 27:  $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  460 Prize pool:  $621,000 Players paid:  69 Minimum payout:  $2,265 Winner payout:  $142,801 Day 3 players remaining:  6 Final table chip counts: Michael Mizrachi (USA) – 1,355,000 chips Michael Sopko (USA) – 1,184,000 chips Robert Gray (USA) – 1,028,000 chips Elias Hourani (USA) – 425,000 chips Jose Paz-Gutierrez (Bolivia) – 300,000 chips Jan Stein (USA) – 204,000 chips Final table payouts thus far: 7^th place:  Martin Sawtell (USA) - $15,921 8^th place:  Matthew Schultz (USA) - $11,986 Day 4 starting time:  12noon

Event 28:  $1K NLHE – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  2,477 Prize pool:  $2,229,300 Players paid:  372 Minimum payout:  $1,500 Winner payout:  $341,854 Day 2 players remaining:  6 Final table chip counts: Stephen Song (USA) – 24,655,000 chips Sevak Mikaiel (USA) – 6,395,000 chips Scot Masters (USA) – 5,315,000 chips Ryan Laplante (USA) – 4,885,000 chips Renato Kaneoya (Brazil) – 4,875,000 chips Dominic Coombe (Austria) – 3,505,000 chips Final table payouts thus far: 7^th place:  Pedro Ingles (USA) - $48,101 8^th place:  Vegard Ropstad (Norway) - $36,783 9^th place:  Yosef Lider (USA) - $28,394 Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 29:  $10K HORSE – Day 2 of 4

Total entries:  172 Prize pool:  $1,616,800 Players paid:  26 Minimum payout:  $15,176 Winner payout:  $425,347 Day 2 players remaining:  20 Chip leader:  Brian Hastings (USA) – 1,125,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  3pm

Event 30 - $1K PLO – Day 1 of 3

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Total entries:  1,526 Prize pool:  $1,373,300 Players paid:  229 Minimum payout:  $1,502 Winner payout:  $236,673 Day 1 players remaining:  309 Chip leader:  Stefan Ivanov (Bulgaria) – 386,000 chips Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Event 31:  $3K NLHE 6-Handed – Day 1 of 4

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Total entries:  754 Prize pool:  $2,035,800 Players paid:  114 Minimum payout:  $4,482 Winner payout:  $414,766 Day 1 players remaining:  140 Chip leader:  Griffin Benger (Canada) – 427,500 chips Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

The second-largest tournament of the 2019 WSOP thus far was the Millionaire Maker, and John Gorsuch outlasted the massive field of more than 8,800 players to win it. The 42-year-old Florida man recently sold his start-up company, sold his house, and bought an RV. The WSOP victory was his first since a bar tournament win in 2013, but he plays poker regularly now. “I’m a poker player for right now,” he said. “Poker is awesome.” https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1138948201812127744 In Event 23, Rami Boukai won his second WSOP gold bracelet, having grabbed his first one in 2009 in a PLO/Hold’em mixed tournament. The Saudi Arabian-born man is now a US resident and said the money meant a great deal to him. “I’m here for the money,” said the mixed game player. “I’ve been playing 8-game mix for at least 10 years.” https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1138922492976717824 Andrew Donabedian won Event 25 yesterday. The Las Vegas resident is only 28 years old and plays a lot of tournaments. “I have a lot of seconds and thirds,” he said. “Been saving the win for the bracelet, I guess.” The Omaha enthusiast noted the increasing popularity of the game. “I think it’s great!” It’s a lot more fun than hold’em.” https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1138978708138545152