Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-10-2019 11:54 UTC-8

All In Except 1K

Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a board that read , Robert Lipkin decided to make a unique play.

He said "I would like to bet everything but this" and held up a 1k chip. His opponent, Charles Barton who was facing the bet, was confused by Lipkin's play and by the fact that he moved a 100k stack into the middle as he said announced his bet.
A discussion ensued at the table and eventually the floor was called to make a ruling. The floor determine that it was a valid bet, all in with 1k behind.

Barton had Lipkin covered and raised all in to force Lipkin to toss in his remaining 1K, which he did.

Lipkin showed the winner as he had the which bested the of Barton, as discussion continued about the bet made by Lipkin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Lipkin	1,400,000 624,000	624,000
Charles Alex Barton	475,000 648,000	648,000

Tags: Charles Barton Robert Lipkin

06-10-2019 11:48 UTC-8

Aces of Spades River Leads to Two Doubles

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Brandon Temple

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Hand 1:

William Corvino jammed for 176,000 from middle position, and Ryan Brown three-bet shoved for 552,000 on the button, chasing out the blinds.

William Corvino:
Ryan Brown:

Corvino added a few outs when the paired his five, but the turn left him looking for an ace or five to survive.

"Oooh, Barry Greenstein!" Corvino, who had already began to turn away from the table, said when he caught a glimpse of the river, and he doubled up.

Hand 2:

Timothy Chung raised to 100,000 from under the gun, leaving himself just 45,000 behind. Wook Kim three-bet to 235,000 in middle position and action folded back to Chung, who called off his stack.

Timothy Chung:
Wook Kim:

Chung would get no help on the flop or turn, but as the title to this post alluded, the hit the river, doubling Chung up.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Corvino	402,000 44,000	44,000
Ryan Brown	376,000 116,000	116,000
Wook Kim	350,000 15,000	15,000
Timothy Chung	340,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein Ryan Brown Timothy Chung William Corvino Wook Kim

06-10-2019 11:46 UTC-8

Eliminated Earlier Today

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Shirley Ang

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Stein	Busted
Christopher Short	Busted
Sanjay Dulabh	Busted
Hao Chen	Busted
Scott Stewart	Busted
Jan Alexander Kurzmeyer	Busted

06-10-2019 11:44 UTC-8

Turner Takes Down Vigar

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Shirley Ang

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joshua Turner raised to 87,000 from the hijack and Zac Vigar shoved in the small blind for around 600,000. The big blind folded and Turner quickly made the call with the bigger stack.

Zac Vigar:
Joshua Turner:

The board ran out for Turner to hold with the pocket pair and improve to a straight to eliminate Vigar from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Turner	2,300,000 529,000	529,000

Zac Vigar	Busted

Tags: Joshua Turner Zac Vigar

06-10-2019 11:35 UTC-8

Wolf Cracks A Milly With a Double

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Brandon Temple

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Richard Wolf raised to 45,000 from early position, and Luis Pinho jammed to put Wolf at risk for his last 531,000 from the big blind. Wolf called.

Richard Wolf:
Luis Pinho:

"Certainly never folding," Wolf said.

Pinho found no ace on the flop, but he picked up a wheel draw on the turn. The river was a brick, and Wolf doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Wolf	1,092,000 392,000	392,000
Luis Pinho	770,000 535,000	535,000

Tags: Luis Pinho Richard Wolf

06-10-2019 11:35 UTC-8

Machado Gets Called with Rivered Boat

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Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With a substantial pot already in the middle and a board reading , Manuel Machado shoved all in from the big blind.

Cole Jackson, to his immediate left in early position, was studying the wet board while contemplating the shove. He asked for an exact count of Machado's stack, which was confirmed as 295,000. After about a minute of thinking, he chunked in a stack of chips to indiacte the call.

Machado gave the bad news to Jackson when flipped over the for the rivered boat and collected the big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Machado	666,000 333,000	333,000
Cole Jackson	370,000 333,000	333,000

Tags: Cole Jackson Manuel Machado

06-10-2019 11:30 UTC-8

Wolf Eliminates Lee

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Shirley Ang

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Richard Wolf shoved from the early position for 354,000 and Christopher Lee called from mid-position for the 300,000 or so he had behind. The rest of the table folded to let them battle it out.

Christopher Lee:
Richard Wolf:

"We're racing!" Wolf commented when he saw Lee's cards.

The flop came for Wolf to hit top pair immediately.

The turn was another for Wolf to improve to trips, only a nine could save Lee's tournament life but he bricked the river as the completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Wolf	700,000 346,000	346,000
Christopher Lee	Busted

Tags: Christopher Lee Richard Wolf

06-10-2019 11:28 UTC-8

Fischer Sends Males Out to Sea

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Brandon Temple

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Seth Fischer raised to 45,000 from early position, and Pete Males three-bet shoved for 186,000 next to act. Action folded back to Fischer, who paused for a moment before flicking a chip in the middle to call.

Pete Males:
Seth Fischer:

Fischer pulled in front on the flop, but Males turned a gutshot with the to give himself a few extra outs. He bricked off on the river, and Fischer scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Fischer	1,600,000 230,000	230,000
Pete Males	Busted

Tags: Pete Males Seth Fischer

06-10-2019 11:23 UTC-8

Two Pair Good for Fan

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Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a board that read . Jimmy Kebe bet 50,000 into his opponent, Terry Fan who made the call after a few moments of consdieration.

The river was the . Kebe did not fire again as the action went check-check and Fan showed the which was good enough to take down the moderate sized pot.