2018 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
$1,173,223
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,937,350
Entries
7,361
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Over 2,000

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Right now, more than 2,000 players have entered the tournament. Late registration is still open a little short of six more hours. The biggest Millionaire Maker ever held was the one in 2014, won by Jonathan Dimmig for more than $1.3 million, which had 7,977 entries. There's also a Day 1b tomorrow and players can make one reentry per flight.

Hinkle Wins One

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Blair Hinkle bet 800 when the board read {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. His opponent in the one-seat called the bet.

The turn was the {8-Spades}, and this time the bet from Hinkle was 1,300. His opponent put chips in the pot again and the dealer showed the {9-Clubs} river.

Hinkle put out another bet and went for 1,500. Het got called a third time, but when he opened {4-Spades}{3-Spades} his opponent mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
11,000 3,500

Tags: Blair Hinkle

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Delayed Start Level 3

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Benjamin Moon - 2018 $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em Winner
Benjamin Moon - 2018 $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em Winner

Level 3 started with a couple of minutes' delay because of the bracelet ceremony today. Benjamin Moon collected his gold bracelet after winning Event #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em.

Short Break

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The first break of the day is here. The players have 20 minutes to stretch their legs before they have to return in either the Pavillion room, Brasilia room, or Amazon room.

Greenstein Chips Up

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

It looks like Barry Greenstein has won some pots. Last time we checked, he had about 6,000 in front of him and right now it's more than double that amount.

After a player opened to 300 and another player called, Greenstein made it 1,200 and that was enough to make both opponents fold and take down the pot.

Maurice Hawkins opted for a reentry and is two tables away from Greenstein.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
13,000 7,500
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
7,500 7,500

Tags: Barry GreensteinMaurice Hawkins

Maurice Hawkins Eliminated

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

We're not sure about the previous bet sizing, but we do know that Maurice Hawkins put out a four-bet to 2,450 with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.

His opponent called and there was a {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop. Hawkins bet 1,600 with his pocket aces and saw his opponent move all in. Hawkins made the call and appeared visibly surprised he was still live against {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and the river the {6-Clubs} to give his opponent a straight. Hawkins was eliminated but he has the opportunity to buy himself back in the tournament since players can do one reentry per flight.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
Busted

Tags: Maurice Hawkins