Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-10-2021 15:16 UTC-8

Varnell Hits a Million

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Craig Varnell has crossed the million chip mark with just over 400 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell	1,000,000 380,000	380,000

Yiming Li	700,000 28,000	28,000

Stephen Song	565,000 171,000	171,000

Brian Hastings	520,000 30,000	30,000

Ryan Riess	480,000 186,000	186,000

Nadya Magnus	135,000 31,000	31,000
Allen Kessler	50,000 10,000	10,000

10-10-2021 15:07 UTC-8

Boivin Increased His Stack

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Benjamin Lysne

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Thomas Boivin raised in early position then the player in the small blind went all in for about 100,000 chips, Boivin called.

Early Position Player:
Thomas Boivin:

The board ran out . Bovin won the pot with two pair queens and tens to send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	390,000 331,500	331,500

Tags: Thomas Boivin

10-10-2021 14:54 UTC-8

Pirault Rivered in Huge Pot

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Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a flop of , Francois Pirault led out for 36,000 from the big blind and was called by Daman Orestad on the button.

On the turn, Pirault moved all-in for Orestad's remaining 130,000 chips.

Orestad tanked for almost 3 minutes before opting to call.

Daman Orestad:
Francois Pirault:

Pirault had the best of it with two pair versus Orestad's turned top pair until the fell on the river, giving the huge pot to Orestad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daman Orestad	410,000 331,000	331,000
Francois Pirault	280,000 245,000	245,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

10-10-2021 14:45 UTC-8

Altman Busted

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Stephen Vecchio

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Brian Altman 's table was quick to tell us about a hand.

Altman had flopped a set with with the Board reading .

A player had flopped top two pair with

The turn was a and they got it all in.

Altman had to fade a king or ten to double, but unfortunately his opponent spiked a king on the river to felt Altman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	Busted

Tags: Brian Altman

10-10-2021 14:20 UTC-8

Baumstein Dents Varnell's Big Stack

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a flop of , Scott Baumstein check-raised Craig Varnell's bet of 16,000 up to 36,000 from the big blind.

Varnell called, and the duo checked through the turn.

With approximately 100,000 in the pot on the river , Baumstein checked to Varnell, who bet 83,000.

Baumstein thought briefly, then proclaimed "well, if you've got it, you've got it" and called.

Varnell turned over for a failed bluff, and Baumstein flipped up for a runner-runner full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell	620,000 230,000	230,000

Scott Baumstein	400,000 329,000	329,000

10-10-2021 14:10 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Counts

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Benjamin Lysne

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Lebherz	785,000
Stephen Song	736,000 78,000	78,000

Simon Mattsson	720,000 670,000	670,000
Bart Lybaert	670,000 456,000	456,000
Cole Ferraro	590,000 419,000	419,000
Brian Hastings	550,000 450,000	450,000

Balakrishna Patur	520,000 520,000	520,000
Richard Kwon	515,000 515,000	515,000
Daniel Lipszyc	480,000 166,500	166,500
Daniel Sepiol	470,000 144,500	144,500
Monte Littlefield	463,000 58,000	58,000
Jeff Wakamiya	463,000 463,000	463,000
Hannes Jeschka	380,000 253,500	253,500
Clifford Huang	360,000 99,500	99,500
Cory Smith	350,000 135,500	135,500
Todd Saffron	350,000 256,500	256,500
Chance Kornuth	275,000 40,000	40,000