The poker tables witnessed high drama as Ryan Miller emerged triumphant from a grueling heads-up battle at the 2023 World Series of Poker $10,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-Or-Better Championship. This victory, earning him his inaugural gold bracelet and a cash prize of $344,677, marked Miller’s first-ever live tournament title.
Miller, a keen player of mixed cash games, usually participates in the annual WSOP tournaments. His previous best performance was a second-place finish in the $1,500 Razz event in 2015. The recent event saw a robust participation of 141 entries, culminating in a prize pool of $1,311,300. High-profile players like Chad Eveslage, Brian Hastings, Daniel Negreanu and Mike Matusow were among the top 22 finishers.
The contest was supposed to span over three days, but the continued play of six players necessitated an additional fourth day. Miller entered the final day with a slight lead over bracelet winner Bryn Kenney.
The first to depart was Chino Rheem, who was unable to beat Kenney’s pair of eights and finished in fifth place. The next elimination was of Argentinian bracelet winner Andres Korn, whose trip threes were bested by Maximilian Schindler’s broadway straight.
Schindler found himself at the bottom of the leaderboard following a substantial loss to Miller’s trip deuces during three-handed play. Schindler made his exit as the third-place finisher, earning $149,981, his most significant live tournament score to date.
Heads-up play saw Kenney starting with a substantial 2:1 chip advantage. Despite Miller temporarily gaining the upper hand, Kenney managed to pull away with a 6:1 lead. However, after a 75-minute dinner break, Miller bounced back, took the lead, and gradually wrestled control from Kenney.
Miller’s two-pair hand reduced Kenney to a bare minimum of chips, leading to the latter’s exit in second place, earning him $213,027. Kenney maintains his status as the second-highest-earning tournament poker player, following Justin Bonomo, with his total earnings of $58.2 million.
Final Table Results
| Result | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Ryan Miller | United States | $344,677 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | United States | $213,027 |
| 3 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | $149,981 |
| 4 | Andres Korn | Argentina | $107,824 |
| 5 | Chino Rheem | United States | $79,189 |
| 6 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | $59,441 |
| 7 | Yong Wang | China | $45,624 |
| 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $35,826 |
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