Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER Day 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-09-2018 10:31 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Schleger	8,000 500	500
Max Steinberg	7,600 100	100

Alex Foxen	7,500

Barry Greenstein	5,500 2,000	2,000

Bill Klein	4,400
Bradley Owen	3,700 3,800	3,800
Mark Davies	2,300 700	700

Gathy on a Good Start

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

In a raised pot and with a board showing , a player bet 225 and Michael Gathy called.

The fell on the turn and Gathy called once more, this time a bet of 525. The initial raiser checked on the river and, after some thought, Gathy fired 2,000. He collected the pot without any resistance.

The Belgian player now has a stack of around 18,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	18,000 10,500	10,500

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06-09-2018 10:24 UTC-8

Chasing a Million Dollar Dream

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Joe Giron

Photography ©Joe Giron

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-09-2018 10:08 UTC-8

Cherish Andrews Wins Small Pot

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Milko van Winden

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The player on seat eight raised to 150 and Cherish Andrews raised to 500. The eight-seat called the bet and the players saw the dealer spread out the flop.

After a check from her opponent, Andrews bet out 400, which was enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cherish Andrews	8,300 800	800

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06-09-2018 10:03 UTC-8

New Players

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	7,500 7,500	7,500
Samuel Phillips	7,500
Remy Biechel	7,500 7,500	7,500
Lily Kiletto	7,500 7,500	7,500
Dan Heimiller	7,500 7,500	7,500

Lacey Jones	7,500 7,500	7,500

06-09-2018 10:02 UTC-8

Double for Maurice Hawkins

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Milko van Winden

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Maurice Hawkins had already lost a third of his stack when he got in a big pot with his right neighbor.

The player on seat one raised to 150 and Hawkins threw in 325 with the speed of light. When it folded back to the one-seat, he raised it to 1,300 and Hawkins called.

The flop was when Hawkins' opponent bet 2,100 and Hawkins pushed all in for 4,025 total. He got called and was ahead with against .

The board ran out and Hawkins doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	10,900 3,400	3,400

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06-09-2018 09:42 UTC-8

More Players

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Milko van Winden

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zenther	7,500
Jameson Painter	7,500
Alex Jacob	7,500
Cherish Andrews	7,500
Blair Hinkle	7,500

Maurice Hawkins	7,500
Shane Schleger	7,500
Bradley Owen	7,500
Max Steinberg	7,500

06-09-2018 09:42 UTC-8

Bad Start for Barbero

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

On a board showing , Nacho Barbero check-raised all-in a bet worth 1,900 from his opponent. The latter snap-called with a stack of 5,500 left.

Nacho Barbero:
His opponent:

With his two pairs facing a straight, Barbero was in bad shape and the river didn't change anything.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	2,000 5,500	5,500

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06-09-2018 09:29 UTC-8

New Players in Brasilia

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The tournament started 20 minutes ago and some notables players are already here.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	7,500 7,500	7,500

Joe McKeehen	7,500 7,500	7,500

Matt Affleck	7,500 7,500	7,500
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	7,500

Jason Wheeler	7,500 7,500	7,500

Barry Greenstein	7,500 7,500	7,500

Pierre Merlin	7,500 7,500	7,500
Benjamin Ector	7,500 7,500	7,500

Thomas Boivin	7,500 7,500	7,500
Michael Gathy	7,500 7,500	7,500