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

10-09-2021 21:16 UTC-7

Naadori Nails River

tucsonmonster

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The player under the gun opened the action with a raise to 2,600. The player in the cutoff called and when it got to Laszlo Naadori in the big blind he moved all-in for 19,000. The original raiser folded and the player in the cutoff thought for a minute before he made the call.

Laszlo Naadori:
Cutoff:

The player in the cutoff flopped a pair when it came .

The turn brought the giving Naadori a flush and straight draw.

The river was the giving Naadori a straight to double through his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo Naadori	420,000

10-09-2021 21:13 UTC-7

Defending Champ Running It Up

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

2019 Millionaire Maker champion John Gorsuch has been spotted in the Brasilia Room and he has run his stack above the 125,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Gorsuch	125,800	125,800

10-09-2021 21:11 UTC-7

Is It Worth Playing Cash Games During the WSOP?

MrCleverFox

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Everyone knows Las Vegas is the place to be if you are a poker player, but what about if you're a cash game grinder. Is it worth playing cash games during the WSOP?

Check out this article to find out the real answer, with a bunch of tips to keep in mind during the Series. They include why you should start playing cash, the benefits of playing cash and how tournament players can pivot to cash.

10-09-2021 20:42 UTC-7

Hague Secures A Double

benlysne

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action picked up with both players' hole cards face up on a board of .

Travis Hague:
Opponent:

Hague won the pot with a pair of queens to secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Hague	52,000	52,000

Tags: Travis Hague

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-09-2021 19:09 UTC-7

A Look Around the Field

Hayley Hochstetler

10-09-2021 19:09 UTC-7

Dinner Break

StephenVec

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

Level 8 has come to an end and players are headed onto a 75-minute dinner break.

The remaining players are scheduled to play another three 60-minute levels tonight before bagging.

Action will resume at roughly 8:10 p.m. local time.

10-09-2021 18:58 UTC-7

Kade Doubles Up

StephenVec

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

Vanessa Kade was all in with .

Her opponent called with but Kade hit an on the river to double up and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Kade	34,000	34,000

Tags: Vanessa Kade

10-09-2021 18:49 UTC-7

Notables In Pavilion

benlysne

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina	260,000	260,000
Eric Baldwin	130,000	105,000
Samantha Abernathy	71,000	46,000
$Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	70,000	70,000
Michael Dentale	42,000
Maurice Hawkins	39,000	33,000
Ben Mintz	29,000	-1,000
Felipe Ramos	27,000	27,000
Jeff Gross	26,000	26,000

10-09-2021 18:20 UTC-7

Clayton Chipping Up

benlysne

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

The action picked up on a flop of .

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

The turn was the .

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 for two pair, He had caught up to his opponent's on the turn, and the river secured the win.

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Clayton	260,000	235,000