2021 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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
Total Entries
5,330
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,174
Players Left
170
Players Left 1 / 5,330
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Hadad Turns Quads

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river on a board of {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Shmuel Hadad check-raised all in and his opponent went into the tank well into the break.

Finally he called and Hadad tabled {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} to win a pot over 1,000,000

Tags: Shmuel Hadad

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Song Surging

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Day 1b chip leader Stephen Song could be in the same position by the time Day 2 ends at the rate he's going.

An early position player raised to 25,000, and Song put out a three-bet to 68,000 which took down the pot.

Song is now back among the biggest stacks in the room.

Lybaert Gets There on River

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With approximately 300,000 in the pot already on the river, Bart Lybaert put out a 100,000 chip bet from the button versus his opponent, who had checked to him from the big blind.

The board read {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

Lybaert's opponent called, and Lybaert turned over {j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a rivered Broadway straight.

With the win, the Belgian rockets up over 700,000 in chips.

Varnell Loses Battle of Blinds

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Craig Varnell faced a raise to 36,000 from the small blind and defended his big blind.

The players checked the {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop, and on the {3-Diamonds} turn the small blind check-called a 42,000 chip bet from Varnell.

The river {3-Clubs} was checked through, and the small blind's {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} was good enough to take the pot.

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Chip Counts

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

They Finally Got Kessler

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler was all in for his last 60,000 with {a-Spades}{8-Spades} and was called by a player with {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and the player hit the queen on the river to knock out Kessler.

Tags: Allen Kessler

Pekarek Doubles Up

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The player in the early position raised to 20,000. Jeremy Pekarek went all in from the button and the early position player called.

Jeremy Pekarek: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Early Position Player: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} and Pekarek won the pot with a set of queens.

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek

Chip Counts From Final 300

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante