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.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,937,350
Entries
7,361
Level
40
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Delayed Start Level 3
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Hinkle Wins One
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Blair Hinkle bet 800 when the board read 
. His opponent in the one-seat called the bet.
The turn was the 
, and this time the bet from Hinkle was 1,300. His opponent put chips in the pot again and the dealer showed the 
river.
Hinkle put out another bet and went for 1,500. Het got called a third time, but when he opened 
his opponent mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
New Faces
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500 | |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
15,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
15,000 | |
|
7,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
||
|
5,700
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
|
4,700 | |
|
|
4,600
900
|
900 |
|
3,300
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
|
|
||
|
2,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
Jones in Bad Shape
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Lacey Jones called from the big blind a bet worth 400 and the flop fell 
. Jones check-called another 400 bet.
On the turn, the initial raiser checked and after a tank Jones folded. She is now down to 4,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4
-4,996
|
-4,996 |
Andrews Takes From Farahi
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Cherish Andrews won a decent sized pot from Alexander Farahi.
Farahi opened to 400, only to see Andrews put out a three-bet to 1,100. Farahi was the only one who called and they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop came down 
and Farahi check-called a bet of 800, but he check-folded to the bet of 1,200 on the 
turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
7,000
1,300
|
1,300 |
Baumann Loses a Small Pot
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
After a player opened to 400, Gaelle Baumann made the call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Baumann check-called for 625. On the 
turn, she ended up folding after her opponent bet 1,300.
Baumann still has a comfortable stack of 11,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500
4,000
|
4,000 |