Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Stephen Dauphinais raised to 4,200,000 from the button with J♣9♦. Justin Carey defended the big blind with K♠J♦
Carey checked the Q♥5♥10♠ flop, and Dauphinais bet 5,000,000. Carey called.
The 6♣ on the turn got checked through for the A♦ to come on the river. Carey checked and Dauphinais bet 15,000,000. Carey check-raised all in for 43,000,000 and Dauphinais snap-folded.
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Franco Spitale raised to 4,000,000 with 9♥9♦. Stephen Dauphinais three-bet to 12,500,000 from the cutoff with Q♥6♥. After the blinds folded, Spitale four-bet all in for 72,500,000 and Dauphinais snap folded.
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Harvey Jackson
Franco Spitale raised to 4,200,000 from early position. Stephen Dauphinais then three bet to 12,500,000 from the button. Harvey Jackson decided to go all in from the big blind for 23,100,000. Spitale folded and Dauphinais reluctantly made the call.
Harvey Jackson: A♠K♦
Stephen Dauphinais: Q♥7♥
The flop was 6♥9♥K♥ leaving Jackson drawing thin. The 4♠ turn and 2♦ river were of no help, sending Jackson to the payout desk in fifth place.
Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
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Today is the final day of Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker, where the remaining players will play down to a champion at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The winner will receive not only the first place prize money of $1,250,125 from the whopping $14,603,565 prize pool, but also the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
Out of a massive field of 10,938 entrants, only seven made it through to Day 5. Leading the pack at the top of the counts is Argentina’s Franco Spitale with 83,600,000 chips. Spitale catapulted himself into the chip lead with two tables remaining after his ace-queen of diamonds came out on top in a three-way all-in against Larry Quang and Ramon Rivera. Since then, he has remained at the forefront of the field.
Day 5 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Franco Spitale
Argentina
83,600,000
42
2
Stephen Dauphinais
Canada
68,700,000
34
3
Justin Carey
United States
63,900,000
32
4
Harvey Jackson
United States
25,200,000
12
5
Paul Saso
United States
22,600,000
11
6
Charles Kersey
United States
9,800,000
4
Coming into the final day second in chips with 68,700,000 is Canada’s Stephen Dauphinais. When the unofficial final table of ten started, Dauphinais came in as one of the biggest stacks, but a cooler between him and Justin Carey resulted in a rollercoaster of emotions for Dauphinais, ultimately ending in jubilation at a split pot.
Carey starts today with 63,900,000 chips, just a few big blinds fewer than Dauphinais. Harvey Jackson (25,200,000), Paul Saso (22,600,000), and the short-stacked Charles Kersey (9,800,000) each have much work to do if they want to secure a seven-figure score by the end of the day.
Charles Kersey
The tournament will resume at 5 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Events Center, with 47:34 minutes remaining on the clock in Level 41. Blinds will be 1,000,000/2,000,000, with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes long, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
Streaming will begin at 6:00 pm on PokerGO (subject to change), and PokerNews will be providing updates on delay in sync with the stream so as not to spoil any of the tournament as it progresses.
Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$1,250,125
2
$1,001,169
3
$651,039
4
$500,109
5
$376,469
6
$289,630
6
$224,270
7
Jason Hickey
United States
$174,800
8
Alex Kim
United States
$137,150
9
Owen Savir
United States
$108,320
10
Adam Croffut
United States
$108,320
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of this event and future coverage throughout the summer.
