Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,627,935
Entries
7,961
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
4,429
Players Left
963
Welcome to Day 1b of Event #37: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
The second and final starting flight of the annual millionaire-maker event will begin at 10 a.m. local time today at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas
Last year's event attracted a field of 5,330 entrants, who generated a prize pool of $7,110,210. Last year's event saw Daniel Lazrus defeat Darryl Ronconi heads-up to capture the $1,000,000 prize and his second WSOP bracelet of that year. The eventual winner of this event is guaranteed a cash of at least $1,000,000 too.
This year's Day 1a saw 3,546 players enter the field, generating a prize pool of $4,757,940, already looking to crush last year's figures. After play ended on Day 1a, 738 survivors bagged up their chips for Day 2 on Sunday, June 19.
Day 1b will follow the same structure as Day 1a. There will be 11 levels of play, each lasting 60 minutes. There will be a 20-minute break after every second level, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8, expected to be around 7 p.m. local time.
Late registration will close when players return from dinner. Everyone will start with 25,000 chips, and blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
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Stay tuned for live updates from Las Vegas as the PokerNews reporting team will be on the floor to cover all the action from start to finish.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Tournament directors have given the go ahead, and cards are in the air! Today's flight currently sits at 1,781 entrants.
Birkholz Hits Running Quads to Bust Aces
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The details of this hand were provided by another player at the table.
A raise came from early position to 400, before the cutoff reraised to 1,200. Danny Birkholz, the big blind, made the call. Then, early position put in a 4-bet to 8,300. The cutoff wisely managed to laydown his hand, later revealed to be pocket queens, before Birkholz made the call, giving heads up action to the flop.
The early position player jammed on the 
flop. Birkholz made the call.
Opponent: 
Danny Birkholz: 
Birkholz was behind, but that changed quickly as the turn gave him a full house before the river improved him to quads, more than enough to bust his opponent's aces, and scoop the pot, giving him one of the largest stacks in the field in the early stages of this starting flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,000 |
Messmer FIlls Up Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Two opponents were facing off on a river board of 
.
The player in the small blind checked to his opponent, Aaron Messmer in middle position.
Then Messmer cut out a bet of 7,500 and placed it into the pot.
After a moment of thinking, the small blind called.
"Full house," announced Messmer as he turned over 
and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 |
Lin Takes Chunk from Capriles
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The board read 
with a substantial pot in the middle already.
Miguel Capriles checked his big blind but Michael Lin bet 6,500 from the button. Capriles confirmed the amount with the dealer and then called but mucked when Lin tabled the 
for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | |
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10,300 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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The remaining events offer bubble protection during the 2022 WSOP
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack | June 10 to 15 |
| Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER | June 17 to 23 |
| Event #51: $400 Colossus | June 24 to 28 |
| Event #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event | July 1 to 3 |
| Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty | July 2 to 7 |
| Event #70: $10,000 Main Event | July 3 to 17 |
| Event #85: $1,500 The Closer | July 15 to 18 |
Andrade Wakes Up with Aces
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
On a board of 
, Ryan Andrade checked to his opponent on the button.
The button player then bet 7,000, which sent Andrade into the tank.
After a bit, he threw out a call chip.
"You got it," his opponent told him as they tabled 
. Andrade showed 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 |
Some Familiar Faces During Level 1
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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