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

Engel Slips Below Starting Stack

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Picking up the action on the flop of {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Ari Engel was heads-up in a pot. The action checked to Engel in the cutoff who bet 1,500 into a pot of around 2,500. His opponent check-called and the {q-Spades} landed on the turn.

The action checked to Engel who fired out another bet of 3,600. His opponent still called and the {8-Hearts} completed the board. Once again the action was on Engel who went for a third barrel of 5,300. This time, his opponent quickly shoved all in for 18,300. Engel went into the tank for over a minute before throwing his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
WSOP 2X Winner
22,000 -9,000

Tags: Ari Engel

Grafton Doubles With Aces

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton raised 1,100 over an under the gun call got 2 callers, and when the action went back around to the under the gun player, he went all in. With action behind, Grafton waited a few seconds before going all in and the other players folded.

Sam Grafton: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Grafton doubled to over 40,000, leaving his opponent short.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
42,000 13,000

Sepiol Out

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Dan Sepiol called the button and George Tomescu raised to 6,500 and Sepiol re-raised all in for 18,000. Tomescu called.

Dan Sepiol: {8-}{8-}
George Tomescu: {q-}{j-}

The board came down queen high, pairing up Tomescu and Sepiol busted from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
George Tomescu ro
George Tomescu
59,000
Dan Sepiol us
Dan Sepiol
Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Break

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are going on a 20 minute break and will resume play at 2:50pm

Dentale Busts To Stevermer

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

An open to 1,000 from the cutoff was followed by a call from Dennis Stevermer on the button and a raise to 5,000 from Mike Dentale in the small blind which both players called.

The flop of {2-}{3-}{7-} was checked around and the turn of {9-} was bet at by Stevermer 5,000. Dentale went all in and Stevermer snap-called.

Dentale had {k-}{k-} but Stevermer had flopped a set with {7-}{7-}. The river did not help Mike Dentale and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer
75,000 75,000
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
Busted

Woodward Scores a Double KO

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Three players got all of their chips in the middle preflop and it was Tim Woodward who had the largest of the three stacks and showed up with the best hand.

Woodward opened {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} while his two opponents held {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. The dealer fanned the flop of {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts} to give two players a set, but Woodward had the larger of the two. The {3-Diamonds} on the turn and the {8-Clubs} on the river locked up the pot for Woodward who eliminated both of his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Woodward us
Tim Woodward
34,500