2017 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,221,407
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,477,350
Entries
7,761
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Updated Stacks; Brian Rast, Barry Greenstein Still in the Hunt

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Scott Skriba us
Scott Skriba
444,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
153,000
25,300
25,300
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
120,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
120,000
40,000
40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
106,000
80,500
80,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
90,000
-5,900
-5,900
Thomas Taylor ca
Thomas Taylor
75,000
32,900
32,900
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
60,000
60,000
60,000
$25K Fantasy
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
52,000
-37,800
-37,800
Jaka Coaching
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
47,000
-2,000
-2,000
$25K Fantasy
Brian Pinkus us
Brian Pinkus
45,000
15,500
15,500
Will Failla us
Will Failla
42,000
20,300
20,300
Ryan Smith ca
Ryan Smith
30,000
7,500
7,500
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
25,000
-13,500
-13,500
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
21,000
-27,400
-27,400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Thomas Lefort ca
Thomas Lefort
6,000
-104,000
-104,000

Tags: Barry GreensteinBrian Rast

Thomas Lefort Doubles Through Joseph Cheong

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Thomas Lefort was all in from the big blind for his remaining 44,700, as was the player in the hijack, for his last 18,000. Joseph Cheong was on the button and called, having both players covered.

The hijack tabled {q-Spades}{6-Spades}, Lefort showed {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}, and Cheong revealed {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}, giving Cheong a pair of kings and some outs to eliminate both of his opponents. The turn was the {3-Clubs}, and the river was the {9-Hearts}. Lefort took down the pot to double through Cheong and eliminate the hijack. Meanwhile Cheong was chopped down to just a few big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Lefort ca
Thomas Lefort
110,000
78,600
78,600
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
6,000
-31,400
-31,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joseph Cheong.Thomas Lefort

'Elky' Flushes Out for a Double Up

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier was the short stack on the table and he pushed his last 18,000 chips in the middle from middle position. The action was folded around to the big blind who called with {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, but was slightly behind Elky's {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Elky's tournament was looking all but over. The turn was the {7-Clubs} giving him some hope and when the {Q-Clubs} hit the river, Elky had made a flush to stay alive. He still has a long way to go if he hopes to find a bag at the end of the day, but leave it to the French pro to find a way.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
38,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Jeremy Ausmus Induces a Hero Call

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jeremy Ausmus
Jeremy Ausmus

With about 20,000 in the pot, on a board reading {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades}, a player in middle position led out for 10,000. Jeremy Ausmus was on the button and thought for a moment before deciding to call.

The river was the {8-Hearts}, and the middle-position player checked with about 10,000 behind. Ausmus paused and moved all in, having his opponent covered by a decent amount of chips. His opponent went into the tank, and even started to slide his stack forward but pulled his chips back. Ausmus showed no reaction, and eventually his opponent called.

Ausmus tabled {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for a set of tens, and his opponent showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens, sending him to the rail.

After the player was eliminated, another player at the table said, "That was a hero call."

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
120,000
92,300
92,300
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus

Scott Skriba Cracks Aces, Takes Chip Lead

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Walking by Scott Skriba's table, it was hard not to notice the mound of chips he was stacking. His cards were still face up and the board was still laid out on the table that read {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. The dealer was shipping him another player's chip stack that looked to be around 100,000 chips. Skriba's hand was {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for the nut flush and his opponent quickly flashed pocket aces before standing up to be taken to the cash cage.

Another player at the table sarcastically said, "He's running bad today, real bad."

Skriba appears the only player who has accumulated over 400,000 chips in the room thus far as he looks to continue his hot streak throughout the day.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Skriba us
Scott Skriba
444,000
236,500
236,500

More Min-Cashes

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Players are shuffling towards the payout desk at a very fast rate.

More familiar faces to hit the rail for a min-cash include Thi Nguyen, Kathy Liebert, Ryan Riess, Tristan Wade, Scott Montgomery, Tyler Patterson, Noah Vaillancourt, Ben Yu, Matt Berkey, DJ MacKinnon, Mukul Pahuja, Nick Rampone, Jake Balsiger and Michael Noori.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
Busted
George Antonakos us
George Antonakos
Busted
Benton Blakeman us
Benton Blakeman
Busted
Tesfaldet Tekle us
Tesfaldet Tekle
Busted
Likith Govindaiah us
Likith Govindaiah
Busted
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Gregory Dierks us
Gregory Dierks
Busted
Mahesh Pritamani us
Mahesh Pritamani
Busted
Paul Phillips us
Paul Phillips
Busted
Mark Shaves us
Mark Shaves
Busted
Zong Li ca
Zong Li
Busted
Michael Huber at
Michael Huber
Busted
Thi Nguyen ca
Thi Nguyen
Busted
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Caleb Swenson us
Caleb Swenson
Busted
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Derek Wolters us
Derek Wolters
Busted
Rene Hochmuth de
Rene Hochmuth
Busted
Rembert Net mt
Rembert Net
Busted
Ahmed Nimer us
Ahmed Nimer
Busted
Vladimir Fomine us
Vladimir Fomine
Busted
Matthew Ara us
Matthew Ara
Busted
Timothy Shifflet us
Timothy Shifflet
Busted
Justin Gow us
Justin Gow
Busted
Daniel Deveau us
Daniel Deveau
Busted

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

David Pham Feeling Confident

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
David Pham
David Pham

Fresh off winning his third WSOP bracelet, David Pham came into the day with a smaller stack but that hasn't deterred him from feeling as confident as ever. Early in the day, Pham was all in for just 9,700 and was able to get a double-up with {9-}{8-} when he spiked a nine on the flop against his opponent.

After taking another peek at his table, Pham has now spun up his stack to nearly 100,000 in just two levels. It's never easy to slay "The Dragon," and Pham is proving that once again.

Player Chips Progress
David Pham us
David Pham
96,000
50,100
50,100
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David Pham