Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-08-2021 10:41 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalie Hof	25,000	25,000
Anton Wigg	25,000	25,000
Hwany Lee	25,000	25,000
Florian Duta	25,000	25,000
Mike Del Vecchio	25,000	25,000
Justin Arnwine	25,000	25,000
Sergio Aido	25,000	25,000
Kathy Liebert	25,000	25,000

Newey And Dentale At The Same Table

Liam Gannon

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Mike Dentale raised the button to 200 and got a call from the small blind and Paul Newey in the big blind.

The flop came down and the action checked to Dentale, who bet 500 and got two folds.

Dentale said after the hand "If I win this tournament, I will quit poker."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Dentale	26,500
Paul Newey	23,900

10-08-2021 10:26 UTC-7

Elharar Spotted In The Field

StephenVec

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Rafi Elharar came in 3rd place in the BIG 50 (Event #3) in 2019.

The flop read and Juan Endara bet 700 which Elharar called.

The turn was the and Endara continued with a bet of 1,300. Elharar called again.

The river came and Endara bet 4,600 which was enough for Elharar to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Endara	28,100
Rafi Elharar	21,000	21,000

Tags: Rafi Elharar Juan Endara

10-08-2021 10:20 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	25,000	25,000
Ryan Laplante	25,000	25,000

Shuffle Up and Deal.

StephenVec

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air.

Everyone take your seats.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

10-08-2021 09:42 UTC-7

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Liam Gannon

Event #19: $1,500 Millionaire Maker is set to kick off today at 10 am. With this being the eighth live edition of the WSOP millionaire maker, it has become a staple of the World Series of Poker since its inception in 2013 and is the only tournament of the series with a guaranteed $1,000,000 to first place.

The previous years have seen field sizes that rival the main event, and with Event #4: The Reunion hitting its guarantee with over 12,000 entrants, this year’s Millionaire Maker is sure to be a big field.

Previous winners include Adrian Buckley, Pablo Mariz, and Jason Dewitt. In 2019, it was John Gorsuch that beat Kazuki Ikeuchi heads up for a first place prize of $1,344,930, besting the biggest field seen yet at 8,809.

The players start with 25,000 in chips with levels starting at 100-100 and a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes long with scheduled 20-minute breaks after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after level 8. Late registration will remain open until the end of level 8 and day 1a will end after level 11.

Players are permitted one re-entry per flight, so the players who do not make day 2 at the end of 1a can re-enter Day 1a, and will also have an opportunity to re-enter on day 1b on Saturday, October 9th.

Stay tuned to PokerNews.com to keep up to date with this tournament and other tournaments throughout the duration of the WSOP.

Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em

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