Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day 1a Completed
Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day 1a Completed
Day 1A of Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER is a wrap. The tournament drew 3,438 entires, significantly more then last year's 3,088. The day ended with 509 players who'll return for Day 2.
Boris Kolev (290,700) is the chip leader, however, he has a few other big stacks behind him, including Barry Hutter (259,900), Scott Skirba (207,500), Michael Falson (191,700), Darwin Giles (185,000), Kevin Saul (146,200), and Jonas Wexler (150,000).
Main Event winner Joe Cada finished the day with 66,700 chips, and Elky, the recent runner-up in the $111,000 High Roller for One Drop, finished with 60,200. Garrett Greer who finished as the runner-up in the 2016 Millionaire Maker, finished Day 1A with 54,000.
Many familiar faces entered but did not survive the day. Carlos Mortenson, Liv Boeree, Melanie Weisner, Greg Raymer, Andy Frankenberger, Eddy Sabat, Olivier Busquet, Jeff Madsen, Chris Ferguson, Ari Engel, and Sam Abernathy were some of the well-known players eliminated; they'll have the opportunity to play Day 1B tomorrow at 10 a.m.
All players who advance from both starting fields will combine and play Day 2 on Monday, June 12 at 11 a.m.
To find out who will walk away with the $1,000,000 first-place prize and a WSOP gold bracelet, keep your browser open to PokerNews.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Boris Kolev |
290,700
290,700
|
290,700 |
|
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Barry Hutter |
259,900
79,900
|
79,900 |
|
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Scott Skriba |
207,500
207,500
|
207,500 |
Michael Falcon Ravn |
191,700
191,700
|
191,700 |
Darwin Giles |
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Frank Stepuchin |
180,700
180,700
|
180,700 |
Andre Garcia |
169,300
169,300
|
169,300 |
Rick Jones |
154,300
154,300
|
154,300 |
Jonas Wexler |
153,200
153,200
|
153,200 |
|
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Kevin Saul |
146,200
47,200
|
47,200 |
Gary Sewell |
138,800
138,800
|
138,800 |
Bryce Yockey |
136,200
136,200
|
136,200 |
|
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Dominic Ricciardi |
134,300
42,300
|
42,300 |
Salim Admon |
133,600
133,600
|
133,600 |
Chris Johnson |
131,400
131,400
|
131,400 |
Ekrem Bozkurt |
130,700
130,700
|
130,700 |
Muhammad Abdel Rahim |
130,700
130,700
|
130,700 |
Brian Rast |
127,700
127,700
|
127,700 |
|
||
Phung Ngo |
122,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
Ralph Perry |
122,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
|
||
Stephen Graner |
121,700
121,700
|
121,700 |
Ala Aqel |
121,600
121,600
|
121,600 |
Roy Cohen |
117,200
117,200
|
117,200 |
Igor Yaroshevskyy |
116,900
116,900
|
116,900 |
Kyle Cartwright |
114,400
114,400
|
114,400 |
|
John Myung was on the button and raised to 2,100. Yevgeniy Timoshenko was in the big blind and three-bet to 6,500. Myung called.
The flop was , and Timoshenko led for 5,000. Myung immediately moved all in for 27,000 total, sending Timoshenko into the tank. The two players bantered back and forth a couple of times before Timoshenko pulled out his wallet. About 30 seconds later, he folded and tried to get Myung to show what he had for the right price. He offered $10 then $15 and had more, but Myung refused and wouldn't be bought. He asked, "How much is second place?" insinuating that was his price.
The players on the table were all laughing and in good spirits, enjoying a brief moment of levity before they all put their poker faces back on and then next hand was dealt out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Myung |
46,400
18,400
|
18,400 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko |
25,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
A player in middle position raised to 1,700, the player in the hijack reraised to 4,100, and Mike Sowers moved all in for 20,300. The initial raiser called, and the hijack folded.
Sowers:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and they chopped the pot for Sowers to survive.
A moment later, Sowers raised from early position to 1,600, and the player on the button called, along with the player in the big blind.
The flop came , it was checked to Sowers, who bet 2,000. The player on the button called, and the player in the big blind folded.
Heads-up on the turn, Sowers checked, and his opponent bet 4,500. Sowers moved all in for 18,500 and was called.
Sowers:
Opponent:
The river was a , and Sowers doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Sowers |
50,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
Joe McKeehen got it all in preflop with versus his opponents for 7,800 chips apiece.
The board ran out and McKeehen got the knockout and the much-needed chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe McKeehen |
28,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Sanders |
110,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Kathy Liebert |
71,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
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Jesse Sylvia |
70,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Ryan Riess |
67,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
Alex Aqel
|
61,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
Michael Rocco |
60,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Bertrand Grospellier |
46,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
David "ODB" Baker |
42,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
Federico Butteroni |
40,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Maria Ho |
38,000
28,600
|
28,600 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko |
37,000
20,600
|
20,600 |
Neil Blumenfield |
33,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Mike Sexton |
13,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
||
Ben Yu |
11,000
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
Liv Boeree put her last 5,000 chips in preflop and was called by one player.
Boeree:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and Boeree was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Liv Boeree
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100