2018 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 3
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

A Lucky Lady Moves Stein Over a Million

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

A preflop raising war broke out between Matthew Stein and Iaron Lightbourne. The end result was Stein moving all in for 550,000 and Lightbourne calling. Stein turned over his {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} but he was dominated by the {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} of Lightbourne.

They saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Lightbourne's kings maintained the lead. Then the {q-Hearts} hit the turn and the table erupted as Stein turned spiked his two-outer to take the lead. The {5-Hearts} river improved Stein to a full house and he doubled his stack to move over the one-million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Stein us
Matthew Stein
1,136,000 882,000
Iaron Lightbourne gb
Iaron Lightbourne
165,000 -540,000

Tags: Iaran LightbourneMatthew Stein

Nice Pot for Kerby

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hillery Kerby opened to 28,000 from under the gun and both David Eldridge in the cut off and Wendy Freedman in the big blind made the call.

The flop fell {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Freedman checked and Kerby continued for 40,000. Only Eldridge made the call. On the {3-Spades} turn, Kerby pushed all in for 147,000 and after a tank Elridge folded his hand.

After this hand Eldridge stack is down to 155,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Hillery Kerby us
Hillery Kerby
245,000 -94,000
David Eldridge us
David Eldridge
155,000 -213,000

Tags: David EldridgeHillery Kerby

Brown Turns a Flush to Double Up

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Rob Brown
Rob Brown

The action folded to Rob Brown in the cutoff and he moved all in for 200,000. Josh Bergman called from the big blind turning over {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Brown would need to improve holding {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

The dealer fanned the {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and Brown flopped the nut flush. The turn was the {5-Clubs} improving Brown to the nut flush leaving Bergman drawing dead. The meaningless {8-Hearts} completed the board and Brown doubled his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
425,000 425,000
Josh Bergman us
Josh Bergman
42,000 -474,000

Tags: Rob Brown

Freedman Doubles Through Peterson

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Wendy Freedman
Wendy Freedman

Wendy Freedman got her stack of 236,000 all in preflop holding {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} against the {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} of Jack Peterson. The board ran out {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} to improve Freedman to a full house.

"What a roller coaster" Freedman said as she scooped the pot and stacked her chips.

Player Chips Progress
Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
508,000 348,000
Jack Peterson us
Jack Peterson
35,000 -266,000

Tags: Jack PetersonWendy Freedman

Beier Doubles Up

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Matthew Beier opened all in for 184,000 and only Weiyi Mo in the small blind made the call to create the following showdown:

Matthew Beier: {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Weiyi Mo: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The board came {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, that jack on the end hitting Beier's hand to earn him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Beier us
Matthew Beier
370,000 92,000
Weiyi Mo us
Weiyi Mo
220,000 55,000

Tags: Matthew BeierWeiyi Mo

Deuce Is Good Enough For Hartree

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Kyle Hartree
Kyle Hartree

Kyle Hartree was in middle position and checked to his lone opponent, Ryan Goindoo, on a {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} board. Goindoo bet 20,000 into the existing pot of approximately 60,000 and Hartree called.

The {3-Spades} fell on the river and both players checked. Hartree tabled {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, having flopped the nut-flush draw and turned a pair of deuces. Goindoo mucked and Hartree took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Goindoo tt
Ryan Goindoo
655,000 -136,000
Kyle Hartree ca
Kyle Hartree
Day 1A Chip Leader
430,000 -5,000

Tags: Kyle HartreeRyan Goindoo

Banish Spikes a Deuce to Double Up

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Kris Klimosko raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Brian Banish moved all in for 153,000 from the big blind. Klimosko thought it over for a bit and called, turning over {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. "I didn't look yet," said Banish as he turned over his {7-Spades}{2-Spades}.

The dealer fanned the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and Banish paired his deuce to take the lead. The turn brought the {6-Spades} and the {3-Diamonds} hit the river. Banish's flopped pair of deuces was enough to earn him the pot and he doubled through Klimosko.

Player Chips Progress
Kris Klimosko ca
Kris Klimosko
445,000 180,000
Brian Banish us
Brian Banish
320,000 128,000

Tags: Brian BanishKris Klimosko

McKeehen Loses Some Chips

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Chris Karambinis in early position opened to 28,000 and Joe McKeehen made the call on the button. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}, Karambinis bet 32,000, and McKeehen called. The {k-Diamonds} turn then brought a bet of 75,000 from Karambinis, and McKeehen called again.

The river was the {a-Clubs} and both players checked. Karambinis tabled {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and it was enough to make McKeehen send his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Karambinis us
Chris Karambinis
500,000 162,000
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
280,000 -100,000

Tags: Chris KarambinisJoe McKeehen