2018 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 2
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

Backdoor Broadway for Morin

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

A player in late position raised to 5,300 and Bob Morin moved all in for 19,000 from the hijack. It folded back to the original raiser who called, turning over {j-Spades}{10-Spades}, and Morin showed {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

The dealer fanned the {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop and Morin's opponent flopped a jack to take the lead. The {10-Hearts} hit the turn and Morin stood up, preparing to make his exit as his opponent improved to top two pair.

The {q-Spades} completed the board and the table erupted as Morin went runner-runner to make the Broadway straight and stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Morin us
Bob Morin
47,000 47,000

Tags: Bob Morin

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Lightbourne Chipping Up

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 4,500 and Iaron Lightbourne reraised to 16,000. It folded back around to his opponent who made the call and they went heads up to the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop.

The player checked and Lightbourne slid out a stack of 45,000 orange chips covering his opponent who had about 40,000 behind. The player thought it over for a bit before folding and Lightbourne took the pot, chipping up to over 300,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
339 -337,661

Tags: iarIaran Lightbourne

More Eliminations

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The following players cashed for $2,808:

Player Chips Progress
Robert Raede us
Robert Raede
Busted
Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Benjamin Gonzalez us
Benjamin Gonzalez
Busted
Nathan Pfluger us
Nathan Pfluger
Busted
Antonio Gutierrez us
Antonio Gutierrez
Busted
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
Busted
Robert Salaburu us
Robert Salaburu
Busted
Thomas Jones us
Thomas Jones
Busted
Mostapha El Kabir ma
Mostapha El Kabir
Busted
Dylan Honeyman au
Dylan Honeyman
Busted
Joseph Calderaro us
Joseph Calderaro
Busted
Brian Brubaker us
Brian Brubaker
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Samuel Lee us
Samuel Lee
Busted
Brad Tucker us
Brad Tucker
Busted
Cody Espeseth us
Cody Espeseth
Busted
Davis Adams us
Davis Adams
Busted
Joseph Melancon us
Joseph Melancon
Busted
Jason Kim (LA) us
Jason Kim (LA)
Busted
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
Busted
Russell Groomer us
Russell Groomer
Busted
Jeffery Trudeau us
Jeffery Trudeau
Busted
Benjamin Grise us
Benjamin Grise
Busted
Marcos Exterkotter br
Marcos Exterkotter
Busted
Warren Sheaves us
Warren Sheaves
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Christopher Leveroni us
Christopher Leveroni
Busted

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Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Cher Vang us
Cher Vang
387,000 227,000
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
338,000 197,000
Thomas Taylor ca
Thomas Taylor
295,000 55,000
Garrett Garvin us
Garrett Garvin
200,000 146,200
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
197,000 -15,000
Kris Klimosko ca
Kris Klimosko
140,000 105,000
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
WSOP 2X Winner
115,000 27,500
Ricky Guan us
Ricky Guan
115,000
Mark Dube us
Mark Dube
110,000 69,700
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
105,000 47,800
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
80,000 11,000
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
75,000 23,800
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
60,000 -10,100
Roland Israelishvili us
Roland Israelishvili
55,000 55,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
WSOP 2X Winner
45,000 -600

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Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

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Leinenbach Vaults to the Top

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jim Leinenbach
Jim Leinenbach

As we make our way through the sea of tables in the Amazon room we see Jim Leinenbach sitting behind a mountain of chips. Leinenbach was moved to a new table earlier with 60,000, then caught fire doubling up twice in a matter of minutes.

In the latest hand of his heater, three players saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Nick Schwarmann got his last 55,000 all in holding {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}. Unfortunately for Schwarmann, Leinenbach was holding {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}.

Two community cards later Schwarmann was eliminated and Leinbach vaulted to the top of the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Leinenbach us
Jim Leinenbach
360,000 360,000
Nick Schwarmann us
Nick Schwarmann
Busted

Tags: Jim LeinenbachNick Schwarmann

Some Eliminations

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The following players all cashed for $2,621:

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Odonnell us
Shaun Odonnell
Busted
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Kent Niemeier us
Kent Niemeier
Busted
Jason Orrell us
Jason Orrell
Busted
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
Busted
Anthony Alberto us
Anthony Alberto
Busted
Robert Adams us
Robert Adams
Busted
Jeffrey Chang us
Jeffrey Chang
Busted
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
Busted
Richard Styczynski us
Richard Styczynski
Busted
Shalev Halfa il
Shalev Halfa
Busted
John Leonard us
John Leonard
Busted
Samuel Vitello us
Samuel Vitello
Busted
Adrian Buckley us
Adrian Buckley
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Patrick Shea us
Patrick Shea
Busted
Nan Li us
Nan Li
Busted
Brandon Wong us
Brandon Wong
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Salim Namat us
Salim Namat
Busted
Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
Busted
James Harper us
James Harper
Busted
Sven Wedekin us
Sven Wedekin
Busted
Adrian Kuan ca
Adrian Kuan
Busted
Gabriel Andrade ec
Gabriel Andrade
Busted
Scott Blount us
Scott Blount
Busted
Hendrik Latz de
Hendrik Latz
Busted

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Shannon Cracks Aces to Score the Knockout

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The player in the hijack position raised to 4,500 and Ben Shannon reraised to 11,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to the player in the hijack and he moved all in for 40,000. "I think you've got me but I have to call," said Shannon as he tossed in the chips turning over {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

Shannon's read was correct as his opponent showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. The {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop was no help to Shannon, but the {j-Spades} hit the turn. Shannon turned a set of jacks to take the lead and his opponent shook his head in dismay as he began to stand from his seat.

The {9-Spades} river improved Shannon to a full house to earn him the elimination. "That's the third time today I've cracked aces," Shannon said as he dragged in the pot and stacked his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Shannon au
Ben Shannon
10,000 10,000

Tags: Ben Shannon