Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-25-2023 18:54 UTC-8

Kharman Takes it Down on the River

Alek Gillies

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

Action began after the flop of J♦K♣9♥, the early position player led out for 16,000. Adam Kharman made the call from the middle position.

The Q♣ came on the turn, as both players checked around.

While the Q♦ peeled off on the river, the opponent was quick to check. Kharman fired for 39,000 and his opponent made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Kharman	415,000 315,000	315,000
Justin Sternberg	380,000 162,500	162,500

Tags: Adam Kharman

06-25-2023 19:01 UTC-8

Bezalel Wins with Newlyweds

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Dor Bezalel was in the big blind when the player in the hijack position raised all in for about 110,000 and Bezalel called.

Hijack position: A♦10♣
Dor Bezalel: K♥Q♣

The board came out 2♣5♣8♥10♥Q♦ and Bezalel won with his pair of queens. The hijack player stated, "Nice f****** river".

Elsewhere Abby Merk was quietly moving up in chips and had 470,000 sitting in front of her.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dor Bezalel	550,000 415,000	415,000
Abby Merk	470,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Abby Merk Dor Bezalel

06-25-2023 19:05 UTC-8

Ohulchanskyi Cracks Kings to Double Up

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

A player in early position raised to 25,000 and got called by the player next to him before Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi jammed in the small blind for 3,250,000. The big blind reshoved and the two initial players folded.

Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi:A♣Q♠
Big Blind: K♦K♠

Ohulchanskyi: was in desperate shape for a double up, but managed to find a board 6♥7♠3♦A♠2♦ to give him a pair of aces and claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	670,000 556,500	556,500

Tags: Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi

06-25-2023 19:08 UTC-8

Brown Plays Aggressive on the Turn

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Alek Gillies

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

Action began after the flop of 4♣7♦K♠, as Camille Brown checked from the big blind. Early position led out for 35,000 and only Brown called to the turn.

The 7♠ peeled off on the turn, and Brown fired for 51,000. Her opponent was quick to fold as she scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Camille Brown	700,000

06-25-2023 19:10 UTC-8

Ianetti Wrangled the Straight

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Sergio Iannetti was under the gun and raised all in for 70,000. The player in middle position called.

Sergio Iannetti: A♣10♠
Middle position player: A♦K♦

Iannetti was in rough shape preflop and received a gift on the turn when the board ran out K♠Q♥5♥J♦A♥. Iannetti was saved by the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Iannetti	170,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Sergio Iannetti

06-25-2023 19:14 UTC-8

New Batch of Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	2,750,000 170,000	170,000
Jessica Teusl	595,000 -125,000	-125,000

Matt Waxman	545,000 215,000	215,000

Punnat Punsri	470,000 -135,000	-135,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	400,000 264,000	264,000

Michael Lo	225,000 -55,000	-55,000
Bob Mather	140,000 -8,000	-8,000
Paul Tedeschi	40,000 -315,000	-315,000
Christopher Conrad	Busted
Marle Spragg	Busted

06-25-2023 19:16 UTC-8

Players on Break

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Alek Gillies

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

Players are on the last break of the night and will return in 15 minutes. They will return to blinds of 10,000 and 15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

06-25-2023 19:53 UTC-8

Cazayous Finds Aces

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A player opened in middle position and Thomas Cazayous shoved in the small blind. It came back to his opponent who snap-called all in , being at risk for a remaining stack around 400,000.

Middle position: Q♠Q♣
Thomas Cazayous: A♠A♦

Cazayous was in great shape to win the pot and bust his opponent, which he did after the board revealed 2♠10♦6♦A♣9♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Cazayous	1,210,000 1,035,000	1,035,000

Tags: Thomas Cazayous

06-25-2023 20:00 UTC-8

Hung Eliminates One

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The flop read Q♥4♥9♦ in a heads-up raised pot when all the chips went in the middle between Chen Hung, holding 4♣4♠ for a set of fours, and his opponent who held 9♥7♣ and was at risk.

The rest of the board didn't helped Hung's opponent with 10♣K♠ and Hung received the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chen Hung	1,200,000 1,004,500	1,004,500

Tags: Chen Hung