2019 World Series of Poker

Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$1,344,930
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,892,150
Entries
8,809
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000

Gerhart Finds a Double Through Kalajian

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Armen Kalajian raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Kevin Gerhart shoved in the big blind for 520,000. Kalajian contemplated for a while and then made the call.

Kevin Gerhart: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Armen Kalajian: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for Kalajian to hit a pair of kings immediately.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} to not change things and Gerhart got up from his chair.

The river completed the board with the {7-Spades} for Gerhart to hit a set of sevens to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
1,100,000
800,000
800,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Armen Kalajian us
Armen Kalajian
805,000
-755,000
-755,000

Tags: Armen KalajianKevin Gerhart

Sleeth Doubles Through Koren

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Artur Koren three-bet pre-flop from the small blind after an initial raise from the button.

Ashley Sleeth then moved all in over the top from the big blind for her remaining 305,000 which folded out the button and Koren quickly called.

Sleeth needed help with her {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} trailing the {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} of Koren. The flop gave Sleeth the help needed when it came {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, her top pair taking the lead. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and the {9-Spades} on the river secured Sleeth's double up.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Koren at
Artur Koren
1,150,000
808,000
808,000
Ashley Sleeth us
Ashley Sleeth
620,000
260,000
260,000

Tags: Artur KorenAshley Sleeth

Cheung Doubles Through Dodson With Rockets

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A preflop confrontation saw Sparrow Cheung get his last 875,000 in preflop in early position, and Ryan Dodson had him at risk in the small blind.

Sparrow Cheung: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Ryan Dodson: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Dodson failed to find a jack on the {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Hearts} board, and Dodson sent around a third of his stack to Cheung.

Player Chips Progress
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
1,855,000
705,000
705,000
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
1,700,000
-700,000
-700,000

Tags: Ryan DodsonSparrow Cheung

Kalajian Felts Lemco

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Calvin Anderson checked a {10-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop from the big blind, and Armen Kalajian bet 150,000 into a pot of around 320,000 from early position. Ronald Lemco jammed for 375,000 in the hijack, and Anderson paused for a moment before folding. Kalajian quickly called.

Ronald Lemco: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Armen Kalajian: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

"Pull the trigger, man, pull it!" Kalajian told Anderson.

Lemco couldn't improve on a {7-Diamonds} turn or {3-Spades} river, and Kalajian scored the knockout with his two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Armen Kalajian us
Armen Kalajian
1,560,000
868,000
868,000
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
1,450,000
40,000
40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Ronald Lemco us
Ronald Lemco
Busted

Tags: Armen KalajianCalvin AndersonRonald Lemco

Rice Flops Quads to Triple Up

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a three-way all in. Raymond Rice held {4-}{4-} up against one opponent with {7-}{7-} and Eli Laufer who had {a-}{q-}.

The flop would be gin for Rice as it came an astonishing {4-}{5-}{4-} to basically assure a triple up for Rice. The turn {j-} and river {9-} eliminated Laufer as the player with two sevens picked up the side pot and Rice tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Rice us
Raymond Rice
1,275,000
-44,000
-44,000
Eli Laufer us
Eli Laufer
Busted

Tags: Eli LauferRaymond Rice

More Eliminations

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
Busted
Danny Ehrenberger de
Danny Ehrenberger
Busted
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Kevin McColgan us
Kevin McColgan
Busted
Talesh Patel us
Talesh Patel
Busted
Oleksandr Trokhymenko ua
Oleksandr Trokhymenko
Busted
Patrick Stacey ca
Patrick Stacey
Busted
Ben Farrell gb
Ben Farrell
Busted
Ely Keysar us
Ely Keysar
Busted
Daniel Le ca
Daniel Le
Busted
Robert Lipkin us
Robert Lipkin
Busted
Dobromir Nikov bg
Dobromir Nikov
Busted
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
Busted
Daniel Aviles us
Daniel Aviles
Busted
Carlos Lam Wu pa
Carlos Lam Wu
Busted
Frank Reichel de
Frank Reichel
Busted

Bonacci Takes Hauptman to Broadway

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Frank Bonacci raised to 100,000 from the hijack, and Michael Hauptman three-bet shoved for around 300,000 in the big blind. Bonacci didn't look thrilled but tossed in a call.

Michael Hauptman: {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Frank Bonacci: {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Bonacci took away some of Hauptman's outs when the {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop gave Bonacci a Broadway draw, and sure enough, the {j-Spades} turn gave Bonacci the nuts and left Hauptman dead to the {3-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Bonacci us
Frank Bonacci
1,720,000
377,000
377,000
Michael Hauptman us
Michael Hauptman
Busted

Tags: Frank BonacciMichael Hauptman

Miller More Than Doubles With Queens

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

[Removed:174] raised to 90,000 from middle position, and Mike Vanier three-bet to 270,000 from the hijack. Michael Miller four-bet shoved for 330,000 on the button, and action folded back to Vanier, who called.

Michael Miller: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Mike Vanier: {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Miller's queens held up on a {3-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} board, and he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
3,900,000
1,635,000
1,635,000
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
1,450,000
-100,000
-100,000
Michael Miller us
Michael Miller
820,000
-91,000
-91,000

Tags: Michael MillerMike Vanier