Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-10-2021 18:39 UTC-7

Lucas Crosses a Million

Mike Patrick

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Landen Lucas is the latest to enter the one-million chip club.

According to Lucas, after raising preflop and getting three-bet by a player in the blinds, Lucas called to see a flop of .

Lucas called a bet from his opponent, who then jammed all-in on the turn.

Lucas called with , for top and bottom pair, which held up as the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landen Lucas	1,200,000 990,000	990,000

Tags: Landen Lucas

10-10-2021 18:30 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

benlysne

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sherwin Basti	800,000 549,000	549,000
Austin Reilly	735,000 633,000	633,000
Faraz Jaka	700,000 470,000	470,000

Michael Wang	600,000 457,000	457,000

Pierre Calamusa	600,000 263,000	263,000

Alex Dimitrov	400,000
Justin Arnwine	377,000 167,000	167,000
Maria Konnikova	360,000 25,000	25,000

Michael Lech	110,000 44,000	44,000

10-10-2021 18:26 UTC-7

Pirault Busts Hastings

Mike Patrick

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brian Hastings was just spotted walking to the payout table.

According to Francois Pirault, Hastings shoved his last 230,000 in preflop and was called by Pirault.

Brian Hastings,
Francois Pirault,

The runout was no help to Hastings and he headed toward the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Pirault	632,000 320,000	320,000
Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Francois Pirault

10-10-2021 18:25 UTC-7

Annoucement

StephenVec

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tomorrow October 11th players will start back at 12:00pm and play down to five players.

10-10-2021 18:23 UTC-7

Kade Loses Chips

StephenVec

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Picking up action on a flop of , Vanessa Kade check-raised to 50,000 and her opponent made the call.

The turn was the and Kade bet 75,000. Again her opponent called.

The river was the and they both checked.

Kade tabled and her opponent tabled to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Kade	375,000 308,500	308,500

Tags: Vanessa Kade

10-10-2021 18:16 UTC-7

Kessler Doubles Short Stack

Mike Patrick

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Allen Kessler has been nursing a short stack most of the day, but has just doubled up as he got his last 65,000 chips in preflop.

Allen Kessler:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Kessler now sits with 13 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	135,000 75,000	75,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

10-10-2021 17:11 UTC-7

Varnell Among Chip Leaders At Dinner Break

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Craig Varnell is among the select few with a seven-figure stack at the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chander Jain	1,381,000 1,115,000	1,115,000
Sonny Franco	1,345,000 245,000	245,000
Luis Zedan	1,250,000 951,000	951,000

Craig Varnell	1,150,000 150,000	150,000

Tony Huang	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Alex Masek	880,000 880,000	880,000
Jeff Wakamiya	860,000 397,000	397,000
Alexandru Masek	860,000 715,000	715,000
David Pham	800,000 589,000	589,000

James Romero	750,000 575,000	575,000
David Bradshaw	690,000 450,500	450,500
Cody Drago	680,000 680,000	680,000
Stephen Song	600,000 35,000	35,000

Ryan Riess	490,000 10,000	10,000

Yiming Li	483,000 -217,000	-217,000

Tri Dao	480,000 264,000	264,000
Kenny Hallaert	460,000 87,000	87,000
Paul Vieira	390,000 390,000	390,000
Maria Konnikova	335,000 -65,000	-65,000

Francois Pirault	312,000 32,000	32,000
Brian Hastings	202,000 -318,000	-318,000

Aaron Massey	180,000 65,000	65,000
Nadya Magnus	106,000 -29,000	-29,000
Allen Kessler	60,000 10,000	10,000