2017 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 3
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

Lefort Has Come Down

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Thomas Lefort
Thomas Lefort

Jonathan Gray raised to 125,000 from middle position, and Thomas Lefort moved all in for 1,400,000 from the hijack. Gray called.

Lefort was at risk with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and was up against Gray with {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and Lefort was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Gray us
Jonathan Gray
4,100,000
1,755,000
1,755,000
Thomas Lefort ca
Thomas Lefort
Busted

Tags: Jonathan GrayThomas Lefort

Hallaert Gets There

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Bob Bounahra
Bob Bounahra

Kenny Hallaert was under the gun and raised all in for 915,000. Bob Bounahra was in the cutoff and also moved all in but for 740,000.

Hallaert tabled {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and Bounahara showed {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades} {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs}, and Hallaert turned a pair of fours to take down the hand and eliminate Bounahra.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
1,850,000
900,000
900,000
Bob Bounahra bz
Bob Bounahra
Busted

Tags: Bob BounahraKenny Hallaert

Harvey Alegado Eliminated by Daniel Chan

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Harvey Alegado
Harvey Alegado

Action folded around to Harvey Alegado in the small blind, and he moved all in for 1,500,000. Daniel Chan was in the big blind and thought for a minute before calling.

Alegado was at risk with {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} against the {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} of Chan.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}, and Chan extended his lead with a set of eights. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}, and Alegado was left drawing dead to the {2-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Chan us
Daniel Chan
5,800,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Harvey Alegado us
Harvey Alegado
Busted

Tags: Daniel ChanHarvey Alegado

Shabtay Can't Stay

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Aharon Shabtay
Aharon Shabtay

With about 600,000 in the pot already, on a flop reading {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, Daniel Chan checked from the small blind, and Marc MacDonnell bet 210,000 from the big blind. Aharon Shabtay moved all in from under the gun for 620,000, and Chan check-raised to 1,200,000. MacDonnell folded, and the cards were on their backs.

Shabtay was at risk with {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a flush draw, and Chan tabled {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for two pair. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and the river was the {q-Clubs}, sending Shabtay to the rail in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Chan us
Daniel Chan
7,100,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Aharon Shabtay au
Aharon Shabtay
Busted

Tags: Aharon ShabtayDaniel Chan

Boris Kolev Eliminated in 18th place ($53,962)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Boris Kolev
Boris Kolev

Following the elimination of Aharon Shabtay and before the final two table redraw, this hand took place:

Boris Kolev got it all in preflop from the cutoff against Ralph Perry in the big blind for 3,085,000. Perry had him covered by less than 100,000.

Perry showed {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, and Kolev tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} {a-Clubs} {8-Spades}, and Kolev couldn't improve, narrowly missing out on the final two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
6,400,000
3,150,000
3,150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Boris KolevRalph Perry

Yockey Doesn't Believe

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Bryce Yockey
Bryce Yockey

Bryce Yockey was in the small blind and raised to 340,000. Alexander Farahi defended his big blind.

The flop was {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, and Yockey led for 300,000. Farahi called, and the turn was the {7-Clubs}. Both players checked to the river, which was the {q-Clubs}.

Yockey checked again, and Farahi bet 450,000. Yockey took a couple of minutes, then called.

Farahi tabled {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for jack-high, and Yockey showed {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for a pair of sevens to take down the pot and add to his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
11,200,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Alexander Farahi us
Alexander Farahi
5,400,000
-1,475,000
-1,475,000

Tags: Alexander FarahiBryce Yockey

Kenny Hallaert Eliminated in 17th place ($53,962)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

Kenny Hallaert was under the gun and moved all in for 1,140,000. Alexander Farahi was in late position and called, putting Hallaert at risk.

Farahi showed {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and Hallaert tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, needing a lot of help.

The board ran out {j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts} {6-Spades} {q-Spades}, and Hallaert could not find enough of it. Last year's November Niner came close to the bracelet once again, but he will have to settle for another very respectable finish and look to get his first one later on in the Series.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Farahi us
Alexander Farahi
6,000,000
600,000
600,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
Busted

Tags: Alexander FarahiKenny Hallaert

Kevin O'Donnell is eliminated in 16th place ($53,962)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Kevin O'Donnell
Kevin O'Donnell

In a crazy turn of events on the second last hand of the night, this happened:

Yuriy Boyko was in the cutoff and raised to 225,000. Kevin O'Donnell was in the small blind and moved all in for 1,100,000. Bryce Yockey was in the big blind and also moved all in for roughly 9,000,000 and Boyko announced all in for 2,055,000.

Boyko tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Yockey showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
O'Donnell had {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The flop was {4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} giving O'Donnell a flush draw to go with his overcards. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river bricked off with the {2-Clubs} and Boyko wins a monster pot to end the day and vault his stack up the leaderboard while eliminating O'Donnell in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
6,900,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Yuriy Boyko ie
Yuriy Boyko
5,400,000
4,005,000
4,005,000
Kevin O'Donnell us
Kevin O'Donnell
Busted

Tags: Bryce YockeyKevin O'DonnellYuriy Boyko

Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated in 15th Place ($68,022)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Farzad Bonyadi
Farzad Bonyadi

In the last hand of the night, Farzad Bonyadi was all in for his last 1,200,000 and was called by Ralph Perry.

Bonyadi was at risk with {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} against the {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} of Perry.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} and Bonyadi paired his four, giving him some extra outs to survive the night. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and the river was the {6-Clubs}, sending Bonyadi home in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
7,400,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Farzad BonyadiRalph Perry