Ryan Miller Wins 2023 World Series of Poker $10,000 Stud Eight-or-Better Championship

After a protracted heads-up battle that lasted a number of hours, Ryan Miller lastly emerged victorious because the champion of the 2023 World Series of Poker $10,000 seven card stud eight-or-better championship occasion. Miller earned $344,677 and his first gold bracelet for the win.

This was the primary dwell event title ever for Miller, who primarily focuses on blended money video games exterior of enjoying some tournaments on the WSOP every summer season. Prior to this, his high end was a second-place displaying within the $1,500 razz occasion again in 2015.

A turnout of 141 entries constructed a $1,311,300 prize pool for this occasion, with the highest 22 finishers making the cash. Plenty of large names ran deep, together with three-time bracelet winner Chad Eveslage (twenty first), six-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings (18th), six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (seventeenth), four-time bracelet winner Mike Matusow (ninth), and two-time bracelet winner Joao Vieira (eighth).

This occasion was solely slated to final three days, however an unscheduled fourth day was added when six contenders nonetheless remained after 1:00 AM on day 3. Miller got here into the ultimate day with the lead, however he was only a single large wager forward of bracelet winner Bryn Kenney.

Three-time World Poker Tour champion and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure principal occasion champion Chino Rheem was the primary to fall, with the final of his chips getting into with a king and two low playing cards. He was unable to make a low or finest the pair of eights made by Kenney on seventh straight and was eradicated in fifth place ($79,189).

Argentinian bracelet winner Andres Korn’s run got here to an finish when his journey threes bumped into the broadway straight of Maximilian Schindler. Korn took residence $107,824 for his efforts.

Miller received a giant pot with journey deuces to knock Schindler to the underside of the leaderboard throughout three-handed play. Schindler then received all-in with aces and fours, solely to be proven journey deuces once more, this time by Kenney. Schindler earned $149,981 because the third-place finisher, by far the most important dwell event rating of his profession.

Heads-up play started with Kenney holding greater than a 2:1 chip lead. Miller overtook the lead for a bit within the early going, solely to have Kenney surge forward after which start to drag away. Kenney held greater than a 6:1 benefit when the pair agreed to go on a 75-minute dinner break.

When the ultimate two returned, Miller shortly secured a double up after which strung collectively a couple of pots to seek out himself again within the lead. The pair did swap the chip benefit once more, however finally Miller took management for the ultimate time. Miller then received a giant pot with two pair to go away Kenney on fumes. He received the final of his chips in on fourth road with (AQ)59 towards the (A7)94 of Miller. Miller hit a pair of aces on fifth, whereas Kenney made a pair of nines. Kenney picked up a nut coronary heart draw on sixth, however a brick on the top noticed him eradicated in second place.

The remaining boards appeared as follows:

Kenney: (AQ)59910(2)
Miller: (A7)94A3(J)

Kenney earned $213,027 because the runner-up. The bracelet winner from New York stays the second-highest-earning event poker participant in historical past, together with his $58.2 million trailing solely the $64 million of Justin Bonomo on the all-time cash checklist.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and rankings factors awarded on the remaining desk:

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Winner photograph credit score: WSOP / Spenser Sembrat.