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

Hartree Gets Value

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

There were already about 85,000 chips in the middle and the completed board read {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} when we got to the table. Kelly Wolfe had checked from the small blind and Kyle Hartree bet 28,000 from the big blind. After over a minute in the tank, Wolfe called. Hartree flipped over {J-Spades}{10-Hearts} and his jacks were good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Hartree ca
Kyle Hartree
554,000
124,000
124,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Kelly Wolfe us
Kelly Wolfe
451,000
41,000
41,000

Tags: Kelly WolfeKyle Hartree

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sean Marshall us
Sean Marshall
1,600,000
350,000
350,000
Raghav Bansal in
Raghav Bansal
1,565,000
895,000
895,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
1,050,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
990,000
125,000
125,000
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
950,000
35,000
35,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
James Mackey us
James Mackey
665,000
410,000
410,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nguyet Dao us
Nguyet Dao
615,000
138,000
138,000
Ryan Goidoo us
Ryan Goidoo
590,000
590,000
590,000
Josh Gordon us
Josh Gordon
540,000
540,000
540,000
Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
535,000
-365,000
-365,000
Justin Carey us
Justin Carey
465,000
207,000
207,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
450,000
171,000
171,000
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
415,000
293,000
293,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
350,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
235,000
-215,000
-215,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Brown Adds to His Stack

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

On a board showing {2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} with around 480,000 already in the middle, Rob Brown pushed all in for 180,000 from the big blind, putting Steve Sung into a big decision.

After some thought, Sung decided to fold his hand and Brown climbed up to 685,000.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
685,000
260,000
260,000
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
520,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Rob BrownSteve Sung

Messmer Applies Pressure

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

There were about 140,000 chips already in the middle and the board read {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} when we got to the table. JC Tran checked from the small blind, Daniel Vampan bet 35,000 from the big blind, and after brief consideration, Aaron Messmer raised to 110,000. Tran quickly folded, Vampan did the same shortly thereafter, and Messmer took the pot to extend his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Messmer us
Aaron Messmer
2,450,000
970,000
970,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
JC Tran us
JC Tran
940,000
230,000
230,000
Daniel Vampan us
Daniel Vampan
610,000
130,000
130,000

Tags: Aaron MessmerDaniel VampanJC Tran

Souza Doubles Up Trough Tran

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

Michael Souza opened from early position and JC Tran raised it to 65,000. Souza pushed all in for 200,000 and Tran made the call.

JC Tran: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Michael Souza: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Tran was dominated, and the {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds} board brought him no help, enabling Souza to double up.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
700,000
-240,000
-240,000
Michael Souza us
Michael Souza
410,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: JC TranMichael Souza

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Goindoo Sets Up Cox

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Goindoo
Ryan Goindoo

The action folded around to Ryan Goindoo in the small blind and he limped in. Benjamin Cox raised to 66,000 from the big blind and Goindoo called.

They went heads up to the {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop, Goindoo checked and Cox threw out a bet of 80,000. Goindoo check-raised to 175,000 and Cox moved all in for just over 300,000. Goindoo snap-called, turning over {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a flopped set while Cox showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

The turn {3-Clubs} and river {2-Hearts} were no help to Cox who was eliminated and Goindoo chipped up to over a million.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Goindoo tt
Ryan Goindoo
1,100,000
445,000
445,000
Benjamin Cox us
Benjamin Cox
Busted

Tags: Benjamin CoxRyan Goindoo

Some Recent Eliminations

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The following players cashed for $7,697:

Player Chips Progress
Robert Mazzie us
Robert Mazzie
Busted
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
Busted
Sung Yi us
Sung Yi
Busted
William Firebaugh us
William Firebaugh
Busted
Santiago Vila us
Santiago Vila
Busted
Travis Hague us
Travis Hague
Busted
Kyle Welsh us
Kyle Welsh
Busted
David Botcowsky us
David Botcowsky
Busted
Jason Daly us
Jason Daly
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Loncar us
Michael Loncar
Busted
Ricardo Henriques pt
Ricardo Henriques
Busted
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Igor Zektser us
Igor Zektser
Busted
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Petr Svoboda cz
Petr Svoboda
Busted
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Steven To us
Steven To
Busted
Paul Dewald us
Paul Dewald
Busted
Ray Ross us
Ray Ross
Busted
Clayton Bates us
Clayton Bates
Busted
Nadezhda Magnus us
Nadezhda Magnus
Busted
Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
Busted
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Maor us
Daniel Maor
Busted
Justin Gavri us
Justin Gavri
Busted

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McKeehen Eliminates Cannon

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Joe McKeehen just eliminated Mark Cannon after a blind-versus-blind confrontation.

They were all in preflop, and with {a-Spades}{3-Hearts} in his hand, McKeehen had the edge over Cannon's {k-}{2-}. The board didn't change anything, and McKeehen now has a stack close to a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
960,000
680,000
680,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Mark Cannon us
Mark Cannon
Busted

Tags: Joe McKeehen