2021 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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
Entries
5,330
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
2,568
Players Left
567

Dunst Takes Pot

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst

Picking up the action on the turn with 22,000 in the pot and the board reading {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, the big blind bet 6,000 and Tony Dunst raised too 16,300. The big blind folded and Dunst took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
65,000 10,000

Tags: Tony Dunst

Monicatti Calls For It All

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

Action picked up on a flop of {6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades} where Michael Monicatti had bet 8,000 and his opponent had gone all-in with the covering stack. Monicatti went into the tank. Eventually the clock was called and Monicatti had a few moments remaining. He said "call!"

Michael Monicatti: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}

"I knew it," Monicatti said as the cards went on their backs. The board ran out {5-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Michael Monicatti was rewarded for his hero call with the full double.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Monicatti us
Michael Monicatti
105,000

Moorman Rebuys

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

Chris Moorman was seen leaving the tournament area and his table gave a brief recap of what happened.

Moorman had {a-}{a-} versus another player's {j-}{9-} on a {10-}{8-}{7-} flop. Moorman's hand remained unimproved and he busted out of Pavilion. He was seen going to the registration desk and walked over into Brasilia for his second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 -7,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Assorted Round Of Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
214,000 -1,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
145,000 119,000
Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
107,000 81,000
Dan Sepiol us
Dan Sepiol
80,000 80,000
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
59,000 59,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
WSOP 2X Winner
55,000 18,000
James Romero us
James Romero
51,000 51,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
51,000
Frank Funaro us
Frank Funaro
WSOP 1X Winner
48,000 8,000
Vojtech Ruzicka cz
Vojtech Ruzicka
42,000 42,000
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
35,000 -1,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000 7,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 -5,000
Bill Fagerbakke us
Bill Fagerbakke
18,000 18,000
Francis Anderson us
Francis Anderson
13,000 -17,000

Kanit Loses A Little

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action picked up on a flop reading {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts} which was checked by Mustapha Kanit in the big blind. He then check-called a 3,000 bet from an early position player.

The turn came {4-Clubs} and once again Kanit check-called, this time a bet of 5,500.

The river of {j-Spades} checked through and the opponent showed {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} which was good enough for the pot as Kanit mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
86,000 53,000

Riess Shoves Flop

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ryan Riess, facing a raise to 1,800 under the gun and a call on the button, decided to three-bet to 6,500 which was called by the under the gun player only.

The flop came down {4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Riess went all in for 19,000, and the under the gun player folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
34,000 21,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800