2021 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
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
Entries
5,330
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
20
Players Left
5

Song Three-Bet Rips It

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Jeffrey Gencarelli opened to 500,000 and Adam Sherman called before Stephen Song moved all-in.

Both players folded fairly quickly as Song is back over nine million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Sherman us
Adam Sherman
15,500,000
4,625,000
4,625,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
9,600,000
1,950,000
1,950,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeffrey Gencarelli us
Jeffrey Gencarelli
9,000,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Adam ShermanJeffrey GencarelliStephen Song

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Francois Pirault Eliminated In 15th Place ($42,935)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Francois Pirault
Francois Pirault

Francois opened shoved for his last 2.3 million chips before Darryl Ronconi also moved all-in. Everyone else folded and Francois was at risk.

Francois Pirault: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Darryl Ronconi: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board came {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, giving no help to Pirault as his great run ends with a more than $40,000 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Darryl Ronconi us
Darryl Ronconi
10,300,000
-320,000
-320,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
Busted

Tags: Darryl RonconiFrancois Pirault

Ryan Jones Eliminated in 14th Place ($42,935)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones

Jeffrey Gencarelli was in the small blind, had 2.5 million chips already committed to the pot, and called when Ryan Jones jammed for his remaining 6 million chips from the big blind.

Ryan Jones: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Jeffrey Gencarelli: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The players were flipping and Gencarelli found an ace on the {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop. The {7-Clubs} came on the turn and with Jones needing a ten to stay alive, the board completed with the {q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Gencarelli us
Jeffrey Gencarelli
14,800,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
Ryan Jones us
Ryan Jones
Busted

Richard Gress Eliminated in 13th Place ($53,245)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Richard Gress
Richard Gress

Richard Gress jammed from the button and Kevin Palmer called off his stack of 3.5 million from the small blind.

Kevin Palmer: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Richard Gress: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Palmer had Gress pipped and Gress needed help. The board ran out {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Palmer doubled and left Gress short.

Soon after, Gress got his remaining 600,000 in preflop against Ignacio Moron and Daniel Lazrus. Moron and Lazrus checked it to the river on the {q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} board before Lazrus bet 1 million. Moron folded and the other hands were shown.

Richard Gress: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Daniel Lazrus: {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Lazrus hit a king on the river to knock out Gress.

Player Chips Progress
Ignacio Moron es
Ignacio Moron
19,300,000
4,060,000
4,060,000
Daniel Lazrus us
Daniel Lazrus
15,800,000
280,000
280,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Palmer us
Kevin Palmer
7,500,000
3,390,000
3,390,000
Richard Gress us
Richard Gress
Busted

Lazrus Check Raises the Flop

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Daniel Lazrus
Daniel Lazrus

Ignacio Moron opened to 600,000 and Daniel Lazrus defend his big blind.

On the {10-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop, Lazrus checked-raised Moron's bet of 375,000 to 875,000.

Moron called and the turn was the {5-Clubs}. Lazrus bet 2,300,000 and Moron let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Ignacio Moron es
Ignacio Moron
17,825,000
-1,475,000
-1,475,000
Daniel Lazrus us
Daniel Lazrus
17,425,000
1,625,000
1,625,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel LazrusIgnacio Moron

Arie Kliper Eliminated in 12th Place ($53,245)

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Arie Kliper
Arie Kliper

Arie Kliper moved all-in preflop and he was snapped by Daniel Lazrus.

Arie Kliper: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Daniel Lazrus: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran {5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs} as Lazrus smashed a set of queens on the flop. Kilper needed a king for broadway but the board paired instead, giving Lazrus the full house and the knockout.

Lazrus takes over the chip lead with more than 20 million in his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Lazrus us
Daniel Lazrus
23,000,000
5,575,000
5,575,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Arie Kliper il
Arie Kliper
Busted

Tags: Arie KliperDaniel Lazrus

Break Time

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break as the whirlwind of nine eliminations in the first two hours comes to an end.

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000