Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$7,110,210
Entries
5,330
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
2,568
Players Left
567
Big Stack In The Room
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Sebastian Toro has one of the biggest stacks in the room and he doesn't seem to be slowing down. He amassed a stack over 150,000 in just five levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Guerrero Busts One With Flush
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Jason Wheeler raised under the gun to 1,500. Jefferson Guerrero called one seat over and two more callers came in later positions.
The flop came down 
and the action was checked to Jason Wheeler who bet 2,600 into the pot, getting two callers including Guerrero and one fold.
The turn came a 
and action checked around to the middle position player who went all in for 13,000. Jason Wheeler thought about it for a bit before folding and Guerrero snap-called.
Opponent: 
Guerrero: 
The river came a 
and Guerrero scooped the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000 | |
|
21,000 | |
|
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Varnell Soars To Over 200K
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Craig Varnell had a player all in and at risk for roughly 19,000.
Craig Varnell: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
which gave Varnell a pair of aces to win the pot and put his stack as the biggest in the Pavilion room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
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Kuo Shoves River
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Picking up the action on the river with the board reading 
. Kitty Kuo was in the highjack and shoved 47,500 into a pot of 32,000.
The player in the cut-off tank-called with 
however, Kuo tabled 
for trips to bust her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
Two In, One Out
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Joe McKeehen and Chris Moorman just sat down in their seats while Maurice Hawkins was seen leaving the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Break
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Players have gone on a 20-minute break
Hellmuth Talks Legacy
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
PokerNews caught up with all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth to talk poker and how he looks at his poker legacy.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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 
, Riess went all in for 19,000, and the under the gun player folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
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