Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-14-2017 20:00 UTC-7

Hands #95-98: Farahi Takes a Slight Chip Lead

ElleSriracha

Level 37 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #95: Alexander Farahi raised to 1,100,000 on the button, and Pablo Mariz called from the small blind. The flop came , and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Mariz led out for 800,000, and Farahi called. The river was the , and Mariz bet 1,100,000 this time. Farahi folded.

Hand #96: Mariz raised to 1,750,000 from the small blind and scooped the pot.

Hand #97: Mariz raised to 1,100,000 on the button, and Dejuante Alexander three-bet to 2,500,000 from the small blind. Mariz folded.

Hand #98: Alexander raised to 1,100,000 on the button, and Farahi three-bet to 2,600,000 from the small blind. Alexander called.

The flop came , and Farahi bet 1,700,000. Alexander called. The turn was the , and both players checked to the river, which was the . Farahi checked again, and Alexander bet 2,200,000.

"What do you have? Nines or eights?" asked Farahi. Alexander didn't respond, and eventually called. Alexander tabled two nines, and Farahi showed two tens to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	24,000,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Pablo Mariz	23,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Dejuante Alexander	12,000,000 -6,300,000	-6,300,000

Tags: Alexander Farahi Dejuante Alexander James Alexander Pablo Mariz

Level: 38

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 100,000

06-14-2017 20:11 UTC-7

Hands #99-103: Mariz is Heating Up

Adam Lamers

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #99: Alexander Farahi raised to 1,500,000 on the button, and Pablo Mariz three-bet to 4,200,000 out of the small blind. Farahi folded to the reraise, and Mariz took down a pot.

Hand #100: Mariz raised to 1,300,000 on the button, and Farahi called from the big blind. The flop came , and Farahi checked in the dark. Mariz bet 1,000,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #101: Farahi limped the small blind, and Mariz checked his option in the big. The flop came , and both players checked to the on the turn. Farahi bet 800,000, and Mariz called to see the river. It was the , and Farahi bet 1,800,000, which was enough to get Mariz to fold.

Hand #102: Farahi raised to 1,400,000 from the button, and Pablo Mariz reraised to 4,300,000 in the small blind. Farahi folded, despite saying, "This is probably a really bad fold, but you have it."

Hand #103: Farahi limped from the small blind, and Mariz checked. The flop came , and both players checked. They also checked the turn and the river. Mariz showed a pair of tens to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Mariz	24,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Alexander Farahi	21,500,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000
Dejuante Alexander	10,200,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000

Tags: Alexander Farahi Dejuante Alexander Pablo Mariz

06-14-2017 20:21 UTC-7

Hands #104-108: Dejuante Alexander Fires Three Barrels, Regains the Lead

ElleSriracha

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #104: Dejuante Alexander moved all in on the button for 9,650,000 and got no action.

Hand #105: Pablo Mariz limped in from the small blind, and Alexander checked his option. The flop came , and Mariz led out for 600,000. Alexander folded.

Hand #106: Alexander limped in from the small blind, and Alexander Farahi moved all in. Alexander snap-called.

Alexander was at risk with for his last 10,050,000, while Farahi held .

The flop came , and Farahi flopped a pair of kings and a spade draw. The turn was the , putting Alexander in the lead with a pair of aces. The river was the , and Alexander held on for the double-up.

Hand #107: Farahi limped in from the small blind, and Pablo Mariz checked his option in the big. The flop came , and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Farahi checked again, as did Mariz. The river was the , and both players checked again. Farahi tabled for the winner. Mariz mucked.

Hand #108: Mariz limped in from the small blind, and Alexander checked his option. The flop came , and Mariz checked. Alexander bet 800,000, and Mariz called. The turn was the , and Mariz checked again. Alexander bet 1,700,000 this time, and Mariz called again. The river was the . Mariz checked for a third time, and Alexander bet 4,200,000. Mariz shook his head and went into the tank.

"This is insane, man," Mariz said. "I was trapping preflop. F***." Eventually, he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejuante Alexander	26,000,000 15,800,000	15,800,000

Pablo Mariz	21,500,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Alexander Farahi	10,700,000 -10,800,000	-10,800,000

Tags: Alexander Farahi Dejuante Alexander James Alexander Pablo Mariz

06-14-2017 20:29 UTC-7

Hands #109: Deuces Wild for Farahi

Adam Lamers

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #109: Dejuante Alexander called from the small blind, and Alexander Farahi checked his option. The flop came [Ad, and Farahi bet 650,000. Alexander called, and the fell on the turn, which both players checked. The peeled off on the river, and Alexander bet 1,600,000. Farahi called and tabled for three deuces on the river to scoop the pot.

Hand #110: Pablo Mariz got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #111: Mariz raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind and took down the pot.

Hand #112: Farahi received a walk.

Hand #113: Mariz got a second-straight walk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Mariz	22,400,000 900,000	900,000

Alexander Farahi	19,400,000 8,700,000	8,700,000
Dejuante Alexander	16,500,000 -9,500,000	-9,500,000

Tags: Alexander Farahi Dejuante Alexander Pablo Mariz

06-14-2017 20:41 UTC-7

Hands #114-118: Farahi Four-Bet Jams

ElleSriracha

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #114: Pablo Mariz limped in from the small blind, and Dejuante Alexander checked his option in the big. The flop came , and Mariz bet 600,000. Alexander called. The turn was the . Mariz checked, as did Alexander. The river was the , and Mariz checked again. Alexander bet 1,500,000, and Mariz folded.

Hand #115: Mariz raised to 1,300,000 on the button, and Alexander Farahi defended his big blind. The flop came , and Farahi checked. Mariz checked back. The turn was the , and Farahi bet 1,400,000. Mariz folded.

Hand #116: Alexander raised to 1,300,000 on the button and got no action.

Hand #117: Farahi raised to 1,300,000 on the button, and Mariz three-bet to 4,200,000 from the small blind. Farahi went into the tank and eventually moved all in. Mariz asked for a count, and the dealer confirmed it he was all in for a total of 15,400,000. Mariz folded.

Hand #118: Farahi got a walk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejuante Alexander	20,300,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Pablo Mariz	17,500,000 -4,900,000	-4,900,000

Alexander Farahi	1,930,000 -17,470,000	-17,470,000

Tags: Alexander Farahi Dejuante Alexander Pablo Mariz

06-14-2017 20:54 UTC-7

Hands #119-123: Alexander Pulls Back to Even

Adam Lamers

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #119: Alexander Farahi called in the small blind, and Pablo Mariz checked his big blind. The flop came , and both players checked to the on the turn. Again, both players checked, and the fell on the river. Farahi checked, and Mariz bet 1,000,000, getting his opponent to fold.

Hand #120: Farahi raised to 1,300,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #121: Mariz raised to 1,300,000 on the button, and Farahi called in the big blind. The flop came , and Mariz bet 800,000, which was good enough to earn him the pot.

Hand #122: Dejuante Alexander raised to 1,300,000 from the button, and Farahi called in the small blind. Mariz also tagged along from the big blind to see the flop of .

Farahi led out for 1,600,000, and Mariz folded. Alexander called, and the turn card brought the . Farahi checked this time, and Alexander checked behind. The river was the , and both players checked again. Alexander showed , which was the best hand.

Hand #123: Farahi raised to 1,300,000 on the button and, both Mariz and Alexander called in the blinds. The flop was , and Mariz led out for 1,600,000, which only Alexander called.

The turn brought the , and Mariz checked. Alexander bet 2,100,000, and Mariz called. The river was the , and Mariz checked again. Alexander bet again for 5,200,000, and Mariz quickly mucked.

Tags: Alexander Farahi Dejuante Alexander Pablo Mariz

06-14-2017 20:56 UTC-7

Dejuante Alexander Leads on the Break

ElleSriracha

Level 38 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining three players are now on a quick 15-minute break. Here's a look at the chip counts at the moment:

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejuante Alexander	30,450,000 10,150,000	10,150,000

Alexander Farahi	15,600,000 13,670,000	13,670,000
Pablo Mariz	12,500,000 -5,000,000	-5,000,000

Level: 39

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

06-14-2017 21:18 UTC-7

Hands #124-128: Mariz Doubles to Take Back the Lead

ElleSriracha

Level 39 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #124: Dejuante Alexander limped in from the small blind, and Alexander Farahi checked from the big blind. The flop came , and Alexander bet 1,000,000. Farahi called. The turn was the , and Alexander led out for 1,600,000 this time. Farahi folded.

Hand #125: Pablo Mariz got a walk.

Hand #126: Mariz moved all in from the small blind, and Alexander asked for a count. The dealer confirmed that Mariz was all in for 12,925,000. Alexander called.

Mariz was at risk with , and Alexander tabled .