2021 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$7,110,210
Total Entries
5,330
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
2,762
Players Left
607
Players Left 1 / 5,330

Clayton Chipping Up

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Rusty Clayton
Rusty Clayton

The action picked up on a flop of {4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Diamonds}.

Russel "Rusty" Clayton bet 10,000 in the cutoff and his opponent called in early position.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds}.

Clayton bet 45,000 and his opponent thought for a minute before going all-in for about 75,000. Clayton snapped called with chips behind and showed {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for two pair, He had caught up to his opponent's {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} on the turn, and the river {6-Hearts} secured the win.

Clayton won the pot with two pair aces and jacks to knock his opponent out of the tournament.