Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
2,762
Players Left
607
Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Kicks Off Soon!
Welcome to Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Cards go in the air at 10 a.m. PT at the 2021 World Series of Poker for the second of two flights in the popular annual tournament that guarantees $1,000,000 to first place.
John Gorsuch won the WSOP gold bracelet in this event in 2019, beating Kazuki Ikeuchi heads-up to best a field of 8,809 and claim the $1,344,930 first prize.
Day 1a of the 2021 Millionaire Maker drew 2,564 entrants and 567 of them moved on to Day 2. The survivors of Day 1b will join them in a Day 2 that will take place on Sunday, October 10.
Players will start with 25,000 chips. Blinds open at 100/100/100 and will increase every 60 minutes. Players can re-enter once per flight and late registration is open until the end of Level 8. Day 1b will conclude at the end of Level 11.
Be sure to keep it here all day long for updates on the action as it happens from the PokerNews live reporting team.
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Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are now in the air for Day 1b of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. So far 1,215 players are registered for the action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Singson Finds Early Chips
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
A player in middle position limped in and Raymond Singson raised to 1,400 from the small blind. The player in middle position called and the flop was 
.
Singson led out and his opponent folded. Singson has won a few early pots at the table and takes an early lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,500 | 30,500 |
Kessler Jumps In
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler has taken his seat in the Brasilia Room for the $1,500 Millionaire Maker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Notables In Pavilion Room
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Davidson Gets Called
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
. Christopher Davidson checked as did his opponent, which brought in the 
river. Davidson led for 3,000 and the player in late position made the call. Davidson tabled 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
Hess Chips Up
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
With over 4,000 in the pot on the 
board, a player in the big blind bet 3,000. One-time WSOP gold bracelet winner James Hess raised to 6,500 from middle position and a player on the button shoved his last 7,500. The player in the big blind shoved with the other players covered and Hess made the call.
Button Player: 
James Hess: 
Big Blind Player: 
Hess had a set of fives for the lead. The turn came the 
and the river was the 
, with no help for the aces, Hess scooped the pot which more than doubled his chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |