Break
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are on a 15 minute break.
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
1,174
Players Left
170
Day 1 Chip Leaders Cruising Through the Day
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The two Day 1 chip leaders are both healthy as we hit the second break of the day. Both Stephen Song and Yiming Li have 100+ big blind stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
672,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
||
|
658,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
785,000 | |
|
|
736,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
||
|
720,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
670,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
|
|
590,000
419,000
|
419,000 |
|
550,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
|
520,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
515,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
|
480,000
166,500
|
166,500 |
|
470,000
144,500
|
144,500 |
|
|
463,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
463,000
463,000
|
463,000 |
|
380,000
253,500
|
253,500 |
|
|
360,000
99,500
|
99,500 |
|
350,000
135,500
|
135,500 |
|
350,000
256,500
|
256,500 |
|
275,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
Baumstein Dents Varnell's Big Stack
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
|
||
|
400,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
Altman Busted
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Pirault Rivered in Huge Pot
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
331,000
|
331,000 |
|
280,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Boivin Increased His Stack
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
331,500
|
331,500 |
Varnell Hits a Million
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
700,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
565,000
-171,000
|
-171,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
520,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
480,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
||
|
135,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
50,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |