2019 World Series of Poker

Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$1,344,930
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,892,150
Entries
8,809
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000

Ikeuchi Leads the Final Six in Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Kazuki Ikeuchi
Kazuki Ikeuchi

And then there were six. After a busy day's play on Day 4 of Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Kazuki Ikeuchi took the overall chip lead going into the fifth and final day of this very special event, hoping to be made a millionaire tomorrow on the live broadcast final table.

Joining Ikeuchi at the final table will be Cory Albertson, Lokesh Garg, Joshua Thibodaux, John Gorsuch, and [Removed:174], all of whom have already locked up the biggest cash of their poker careers. One player's survival was incredible, as Gorsuch was down to just two big blinds and in the under-the-gun position after losing a big flip with jacks to the ace-king of Garg with seven players remaining. Somehow he made it through to the final and will come into play with a playable stack. While Ikeuchi and Albertson both have 51 and 48 big blinds respectively, the other four players all hover around the 20-big-blind mark.

"I know how to get a bag don't I?" said Joshua Thibodaux about his day at the felt, then, apparently taking inspiration from Cardi B, who will be performing in Las Vegas this weekend, "About his coins like Mario, he runs this like cardio." Like every remaining player, he'll be hoping to bag that $1,344,930 top prize and the much-coveted WSOP bracelet.

The Millionaire Maker event started three days ago when a total 8,809 players began playing two starting flights and took a shot at becoming a guaranteed millionaire. 34 of those players returned on Day 4 with hopes of being in the final six that would go on to play one more day, this time on the big stage, under the bright lights and in the comfortable chairs of the feature table with the poker world watching.

Initially, the action was fast and the bust-outs came quickly with the field losing 13 players in the first two levels of play, but that pace slowed somewhat after the first break due to the deep stacks of the remaining players. Those players included 888 Ambassador Ana Marquez, who had the misfortune of going out one spot shy of the final table, and Joshua Reichard, who started the day as the chip leader, but who was the first elimination of the final table. From there it would take another two and a half hours and 64 hands of play to get down to the final six players when Bob Shao pushed all in with pocket deuces and was called and eliminated by Ikeuchi's pocket tens.

Play will resume at 12 noon local time on Wednesday as the world watches to discover who will become the latest overnight millionaire courtesy of the 50th annual World Series of Poker. You can find out what happens by following the action throughout via Pokernews.

Bob Shao Eliminated in 7th Place ($204,306)

Level 40 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Bob Shao
Bob Shao

Hand #76: In the last hand of action on Day 4 Bob Shao moved all in from middle position. When action got to Kazuki Ikeuchi, he asked for a count, and after the dealer confirmed 15,550,000, Ikeuchi made the call.

Bob Shao: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Kazuki Ikeuchi: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, which was no help to Shao and he was eliminated in 7th place, one spot shy of the final table that will be live-streamed tomorrow, but he will be taking home $204,306 for his great run.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Shao us
Bob Shao
Busted

Tags: Bob ShaoKazuki Ikeuchi

Fabian Gumz Eliminated in 8th Place ($157,565)

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Fabian Gumz
Fabian Gumz

Hand #16: Fabian Gumz moved all in for the last of his stack and it folded around to Cory Albertson in the big blind who made the call.

Fabian Gumz: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Cory Albertson: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Gumz departed as the second final table casualty, heading to the payout line to collect his eighth-place cash of $157,565.

Player Chips Progress
Fabian Gumz de
Fabian Gumz
Busted

Tags: Cory AlbertsonFabian Gumz

Josh Reichard Eliminated in 9th Place ($122,375)

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Joshua Reichard
Joshua Reichard

Hand #12: Josh Reichard opened to 1,800,000 from middle position and Cory Albertson, in the hijack, called, along with Lokesh Garg, on the cutoff.

John Gorsuch, in the big blind, three-bet shoved for 4,500,000. Reichard reshoved for about 21,800,000 and Albertson thought for a long while, before making the call. Garg gave up his hand.

John Gorsuch: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Josh Reichard: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Cory Albertson: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board came {9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, and Gorsuch tripled up with his set of nines, while Albertson won the side pot, eliminating Reichard in 9th place for $122,375.

Player Chips Progress
Cory Albertson us
Cory Albertson
42,000,000 14,000,000
John Gorsuch us
John Gorsuch
WSOP 1X Winner
15,900,000 2,900,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
Day 3 Chip Leader
Busted

Tags: Cory AlbertsonJohn GorsuchJosh ReichardLokesh Garg

Ana Marquez Eliminated in 10th Place ($95,720)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez

888poker Ambassador Ana Marquez's impressive tournament run has come to an end. After action folded to Bob Shao on the button, he asked Marquez, who was in the big blind, how much she had behind. When she said she didn't know exactly, Shao then raised to 1,200,000, which got a fold from the Lokesh Garg in the small blind.

Marquez then paused for about thirty seconds before announcing that she was all-in. Shao responded with a snap call.

Ana Marquez: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Bob Shao: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Shao's ace-queen held through the {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs} run out and Marquez was eliminated just shy of the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Shao us
Bob Shao
36,000,000 21,600,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
Busted

Tags: Ana MarquezBob Shao

Steven van Zadelhoff Eliminated in 11th Place ($95,720)

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Steven Van Zadelhoff
Steven Van Zadelhoff

Action relayed courtesy of players at the table.

Ana Marquez raised to 1,000,000, and from the next seat over John Gorsuch three-bet to 3,000,000. It folded to Steven van Zadelhoff who then four-bet shoved his remaining stack, which was less than 3,000,000 and Marquez folded.

Steven van Zadelhoff: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
John Gorsuch: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Unfortunately, van Zadelhoff didn't win his race when the board ran out {a-}{q-}{9-}{7-}{9-} and he was eliminated, adding $95,720 to his already-impressive lifetime earnings of over $1.7 million.

Player Chips Progress
John Gorsuch us
John Gorsuch
WSOP 1X Winner
16,300,000 11,400,000
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
Busted

Tags: John GorsuchSteven van Zadelhoff

Joshua Ladines Eliminated in 12th Place ($95,720)

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Joshua Ladines
Joshua Ladines

On a flop of {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, Joshua Ladines, in the big blind, checked, and [Removed:174], on the cutoff bet 625,000. Ladines check-called.

The turn was the {k-Spades} and Ladines checked once more. Tamasauskas fired another bet of 1,500,000 and Ladines check-raised to 3,100,000. Tamasauskas added the remainder to call.

The {q-Clubs} completed the river. Ladines moved all in for about 6,500,000 and Tamasauskas snap-called. Ladines tabled {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} for kings full of aces but that wasn't good enough as Tamasauskas revealed {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} for quads to take down the pot, eliminating Ladines in 12th place for $95,720.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
32,300,000 8,800,000
Joshua Ladines us
Joshua Ladines
Busted

Tags: Joshua Ladines

Keith Lehr Eliminated in 13th Place ($75,407)

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Keith Lehr
Keith Lehr

Keith Lehr moved all in from the hijack for 7,000,000, and Josh Reichard, in the big blind, called.

Keith Lehr: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Josh Reichard: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The runout was {5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and Reichard's kicker played to eliminate Lehr in 13th place for $75,407.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
Day 3 Chip Leader
26,000,000 12,175,000
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Josh ReichardKeith Lehr

Stephen Nussrallah Eliminated in 14th Place ($75,407)

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Stephen Nussrallah
Stephen Nussrallah

Bob Shao raised to 1,000,000 under the gun and Joshua Thibodaux called from the small blind, along with Stephen Nussrallah in the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} on which Thibodaux threw in a bet of 600,000. Nussrallah was the only caller.

The turn brought the {a-Diamonds} and Thibodaux continued with another bet of 3,200,000. Nusrallah responded by moving all in for about 4,600,000 and Thibodaux made the call.

Stephen Nussrallah: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Joshua Thibodaux: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {6-Diamonds} filled up the board, and Nussrallah couldn't hit, heading to the rail instead in 14th place for $75,407.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Thibodaux us
Joshua Thibodaux
35,500,000 10,500,000
Stephen Nussrallah us
Stephen Nussrallah
Busted

Tags: Bob ShaoJoshua ThibodauxStephen Nussrallah

Nathan Russler Eliminated in 15th Place ($75,407)

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Nathan Russler
Nathan Russler

[Removed:174] raised to 875,000 on the cutoff, and Nathan Russler, on the button, moved all in for about 4,000,000. Action folded back to Tamasauskas who made the call.

Nathan Russler: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
[Removed:174]: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Tamasauskas hit a favorable flop of {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. The {k-Spades} turn and {5-Spades} river completed the board, and Tamasauskas claimed the pot, eliminating Russler in 15th place for $75,407.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
25,000,000 8,000,000
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler
Busted

Tags: Nathan Russler