Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-13-2018 13:57 UTC-7

Chad Hahn Eliminated in 10th Place ($82,018)

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Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Chad Hahn moved all in from under the gun for 1,415,000 and it folded to Joe McKeehen in the big blind. McKeehen called turning over and Hahn showed .

The dealer fanned the flop and Hahn paired his jack in the window to take the lead. The hit the turn and McKeehen turned a set of fours leaving Hahn drawing dead.

The meaningless hit the river and Hahn is eliminated in 10th place taking home $82,018 for his efforts.

The players are now on a 30-minute break and final table play will resume at 2:21 p.m. local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	13,075,000 2,055,000	2,055,000

Chad Hahn	Busted

Tags: Chad Hahn Joe McKeehen

06-13-2018 13:56 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw & Chip Counts

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Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Justin Liberto	United States	9,570,000	60
2	Ralph Massey	United States	3,605,000	23
3	Barny Boatman	United Kingdom	5,630,000	35
4	Sam Razavi	United Kingdom	4,130,000	26
5	Joe McKeehen	United States	11,020,000	69
6	Chad Hahn	United States	1,495,000	9
7	Sean Marshall	United States	5,545,000	34
8	Arne Kern	Germany	2,500,000	16
9	Michael Souza	United States	6,300,000	39
10	Manuel Ruivo	Portugal	7,760,000	48

06-13-2018 13:44 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table Chip Counts, McKeehen Leads

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Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	11,020,000

Justin Liberto	9,570,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

Manuel Ruivo	7,760,000 260,000	260,000
Michael Souza	6,300,000 800,000	800,000
Barny Boatman	5,630,000 1,480,000	1,480,000

Sean Marshall	5,545,000 -155,000	-155,000
Sam Razavi	4,130,000 -770,000	-770,000
Ralph Massey	3,605,000 -1,295,000	-1,295,000
Arne Kern	2,500,000 -275,000	-275,000
Chad Hahn	1,495,000 -705,000	-705,000

06-13-2018 13:33 UTC-7

Kelly Wolfe Eliminated in 11th Place ($82,018)

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Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Joe McKeehen slid out a stack of 6,000,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Kelly Wolfe in the big blind. Wolfe put his last 3,300,000 in the pot turning over and McKeehen showed .

The board ran out and McKeehen's pocket pair was enough to earn him the knockout. Wolfe finishes 11th and takes home $82,018 for his efforts.

The final 10 players are now moving to the Twitch stage in the BRASILIA room and we will be posting the unofficial final table seating assignments and chip counts shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	11,020,000 3,280,000	3,280,000

Kelly Wolfe	Busted

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06-13-2018 13:24 UTC-7

Michael Finstein Eliminated in 12th Place ($82,018)

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Level 33 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Michael Souza raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Michael Finstein was next to act and shoved for just over 2 million. Action folded back around to Souza, and he quickly called. Souza had the larger of the two stacks by a narrow margin.

Michael Souza:
Michael Finstein:

Finstein had the lead before the flop with the better ace and Souza needed help from the deck to stack him. The flop put Souza squarely ahead and the on the turn further improved him to trips, leaving Feinstein drawing dead. The on the river sealed the deal, giving Souza quads to take the pot and Finstein's deep run in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Souza	5,500,000 2,390,000	2,390,000
Michael Finstein	Busted

Tags: Michael Finstein Michael Souza

Level: 33

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

06-13-2018 13:00 UTC-7

Break Time

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Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

06-13-2018 13:00 UTC-7

Souza Rivers a Queen to Double

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Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

In one of the last hands just before the break it folded to Arne Kern in the cutoff. Kern raised to 250,000 and Michael Souza moved all in from the small blind for 1,480,000. Kern called turning over and Souza would need to improve holding .

The dealer fanned the flop and it was no help to Souza. He picked up a flush draw when the hit the turn. The completed the board and Souza paired his queen on the river to double through Kern.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Souza	3,110,000 910,000	910,000
Arne Kern	2,775,000 -725,000	-725,000

Tags: Arne Kern Michael Souza

06-13-2018 12:55 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts, Liberto Leads

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Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	8,300,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Joe McKeehen	7,740,000 3,190,000	3,190,000

Manuel Ruivo	7,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Sean Marshall	5,700,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Ralph Massey	4,900,000 -200,000	-200,000
Sam Razavi	4,900,000 200,000	200,000
Barny Boatman	4,150,000 -550,000	-550,000

Arne Kern	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Chad Hahn	2,200,000 -140,000	-140,000

Michael Souza	2,200,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000
Kelly Wolfe	2,100,000 -80,000	-80,000

06-13-2018 12:49 UTC-7

Wolfe Doubles Up

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Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Kelly Wolfe was on the button and got his stack in before the flop against Michael Finstein, who was in the big blind.

Kelly Wolfe:
Micheal Finstein:

Wolfe had a commanding lead with his aces and Finstein needed help from the deck in order to stack him. The board ran out and Wolfe took the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Finstein	2,310,000 -2,390,000	-2,390,000
Kelly Wolfe	2,180,000 679,985	679,985

Tags: Kelly Wolfe Michael Finstein