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

06-10-2018 16:20 UTC-7

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Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

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06-10-2018 16:22 UTC-7

Bondi Eliminates an Opponent

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

The player under the gun moved all in for 3,125. Rich Bondi, on the cutoff, reshoved for 4,200.

Rich Bondi:
Opponent:

The board ran and Bondi won the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Bondi	7,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Rich Bondi

06-10-2018 16:43 UTC-7

Tens Are Good

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Rainer Kempe opened to 700 under the gun. The player from one seat over called, along with the big blind. Three players saw the flop of .

Action checked through to the player in position, who bet 1,025. Both remaining players called. The turn was the and was checked around.

The river came the . Again, they all checked. Kempe tabled to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	15,000 2,200	2,200

Tags: Rainer Kempe

06-10-2018 16:51 UTC-7

Dinner Break Time

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Players are now gone on a 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 6:05 p.m

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Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-10-2018 18:14 UTC-7

Middleton Gets a Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

The player in mid-position raised to 900 and only Tom Middleton in the big blind called.

The flop came and Middleton check-called the 1,100 bet of his opponent.

The turn brought them the , Middleton bet 1,400, and his opponent called.

The river completed the board with the and Middleton bet 3,500 without any hesitation. His opponent tanked for about two minutes and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Middleton	26,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Tom Middleton

06-10-2018 18:23 UTC-7

Allain Can't be Bluffed

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Adrien Allain raised to 1,000 in middle position. The player on the button called.

The flop was . Adrien bet 1,200. His opponent called. The dealer turned the that was checked through to the river. Allain checked. The button bet 3,000. Allain called. The button showed and Allain tabled to win the pot.

''Where is that diamond?! Ugh, that would have been so nice!'' commented his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Allain	55,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Adrien Allain

06-10-2018 18:25 UTC-7

Some Counts

Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Allain	55,000
Shaun Deeb	40,000 16,000	16,000

Romain Lewis	29,200

Andrew Cha	23,000 -1,500	-1,500
Cate Hall	17,000 500	500
Chance Kornuth	15,000 -5,000	-5,000

Loni Harwood	12,000 2,200	2,200

Federico Butteroni	11,500 -1,900	-1,900
Justin Zaki	11,500
Loren Klein	7,000 -6,000	-6,000

06-10-2018 18:38 UTC-7

Kessler Doubles Up Twice

Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

The player in early position raised to 800 and next to act was Allen Kessler who looked at his cards and then decided to shove. Mike Leah was on Kessler's left and he counted out his T$25 chips and some extra chips and decided to raise. Action folded back to the initial raiser who asked for a count. Leah said it was 2,800 and when the dealer counted it out, he confirmed Leah was correct. The initial raiser folded.

Allen Kessler:
Mike Leah:

"I have live cards!" Kessler said.

The flop came to give Kessler a pair of deuces, but Leah was still ahead with his pocket pair of eights.

"Now you have two extra live cards," Leah said with a smile.

The on the turn didn't help Kessler in any way, but the on the river gave Kessler the better hand he needed to double up.

In the hand right after that, the same initial raiser raised again to 800 but now from the under-the-gun position. Kessler looked at his cards and his own stack.

"Alright." Kessler said while pushing his stack forward to announce all in. Everyone folded back to the under-the-gun player who called immediately.

Allen Kessler:
Under-the-gun player: