2021 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$7,110,210
Entries
5,330
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,174
Players Left
170

Hadad Turns Quads

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river on a board of {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Shmuel Hadad check-raised all in and his opponent went into the tank well into the break.

Finally he called and Hadad tabled {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} to win a pot over 1,000,000

Player Chips Progress
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Shmuel Hadad
1,240,000
1,240,000
1,240,000

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Assorted Chip Counts

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vanessa Kade ca
Vanessa Kade
1,350,000
-250,000
-250,000
Profile photo of Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi
680,000
541,000
541,000
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
680,000
539,500
539,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
647,000
443,000
443,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
550,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Balakrishna Patur us
Balakrishna Patur
520,000
Profile photo of Kevin Palmer us
Kevin Palmer
490,000
351,000
351,000
Profile photo of Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
480,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Alex Green us
Alex Green
460,000
460,000
460,000
Profile photo of Jacob Baumgartner us
Jacob Baumgartner
377,000
278,000
278,000
Profile photo of Jonas Mackoff ca
Jonas Mackoff
275,000
218,000
218,000
Profile photo of Clement Richez fr
Clement Richez
240,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Song Surging

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Day 1b chip leader Stephen Song could be in the same position by the time Day 2 ends at the rate he's going.

An early position player raised to 25,000, and Song put out a three-bet to 68,000 which took down the pot.

Song is now back among the biggest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Song
1,400,000
562,000
562,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Lybaert Gets There on River

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With approximately 300,000 in the pot already on the river, Bart Lybaert put out a 100,000 chip bet from the button versus his opponent, who had checked to him from the big blind.

The board read {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

Lybaert's opponent called, and Lybaert turned over {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a rivered Broadway straight.

With the win, the Belgian rockets up over 700,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Bart Lybaert
760,000
290,000
290,000

Varnell Loses Battle of Blinds

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Craig Varnell faced a raise to 36,000 from the small blind and defended his big blind.

The players checked the {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop, and on the {3-Diamonds} turn the small blind check-called a 42,000 chip bet from Varnell.

The river {3-Clubs} was checked through, and the small blind's {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} was good enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Craig Varnell
820,000
-58,000
-58,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Pekarek Doubles Up

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The player in the early position raised to 20,000. Jeremy Pekarek went all in from the button and the early position player called.

Jeremy Pekarek: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Early Position Player: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} and Pekarek won the pot with a set of queens.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Pekarek
238,000
123,500
123,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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Chip Counts From Final 300

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Monte Littlefield us
Monte Littlefield
1,480,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Kade ca
Vanessa Kade
1,200,000
825,000
825,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
1,100,000
-245,000
-245,000
Profile photo of James Romero us
James Romero
1,100,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Chander Jain us
Chander Jain
1,100,000
-281,000
-281,000
Profile photo of Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
940,000
-260,000
-260,000
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
865,000
-285,000
-285,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
838,000
238,000
238,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luis Zedan us
Luis Zedan
730,000
-520,000
-520,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
520,000
-180,000
-180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Yiming Li us
Yiming Li
480,000
-3,000
-3,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
380,000
-110,000
-110,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
340,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
250,000
20,500
20,500
Profile photo of Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
180,000
74,000
74,000
Profile photo of Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
140,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
110,000
-25,000
-25,000