2024 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣10♠
Prize
$1,250,125
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$14,603,565
Total Entries
10,939
Places Paid
1,641
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
2,381
Players Left
315
Players Left 1 / 10,939
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Notable Chip Counts from the Field

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Tags: Joseph CheongChristine MedranoJess VierlingAri KatzJeff PlattJason WheelerRyan LengKelly MinkinJohn RiordanMartin JacobsonMustapha Kanit

Jacobson Wins Again

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Action picked up on Martin Jacobson in middle position going to a heads-up flop with the big blind in a raised pot. The flop came out K♥3♠7♣ and when checked to Jacobson bet 40,000. The big blind called and the dealer peeled an 8♦ on the turn. Again he checked and again Jacobson bet, this time for 60,000. The big blind called and the 8♠ came on the river. Both players checked and tabled their hands.

Martin Jacobson: K♦J♣
Big Blind: 9♦9♣

Jacobson took down the pot.

Tags: Martin Jacobson

Yamada Flushed with Chips

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action picked up on a flop of 8♥A♠5♥ with the under the gun player having gone all in pre flop for less than a big blind. The players in both middle position and the cutoff, as well as Lloyd Yamada on the button, were in a three-way side pot.

The middle position player bet 30,000 on the flop and the cutoff folded but Yamada made the call.

The 9♠ on the turn saw the middle position player check to Yamada who bet 40,000. Middle position made the call and the dealer put out the A♦ on the river. When checked to Yamada bet 125,000 and the middle position player folded and Yamada took the side pot.

Under The Gun: Q♣2♣All in
Lloyd Yamada: A♥9♥

After the at risk player turned over his hand Yamada took the main pot and the under the gun player headed for the rail.

Tags: Lloyd Yamada

Zektser Busts Opponent

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Early position moved all in for 75,000 and got a call from Igor Zektser in a late position.

Early Position: Qx8xAll in
Igor Zektser: 3♥3♣

The flop came 4♠6♥A♠ which gave some outs for early position, but the K♥ turn and A♣ river didn't get them there.

Igor Zektser knocked out the opposition holding his pocket threes, allowing him to add a few more chips to his stack.

Tags: Igor Zektser

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Halfon Shows an Ace

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

Players were four-way to the turn on a 3♦6♥9♥A♦ board, and it had checked around to the hijack who bet out 100,000 into a pot of around 150,000. Both the blinds folded and under the gun took a little while to consider the decision before finding a fold.

After the hand, under the gun asked Halfon to 'show one card' and Halfon let under the gun 'pick one'.

Halfon turned over an A♥ before scooping the pot.

Tags: Mark Halfon

Margets' River Bet Takes it Down

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Leo Margets
Leo Margets

Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Leo Margets in the big blind and the player in late position.

With about 60,000 in the pot and the board reading 7♦A♦7♥, Margets check-called a bet of 20,000.

The K♣ turn went check-check and the river brought the 2♣.

Margets sized up and led out with a bet of 85,000. After some thought, her opponent tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Leo Margets

Li Doubles Up

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pei Li
Pei Li

Action picked up on the river as Pei Li was all in from the button with K♠Q♥All in and receiving a double up from a board of 8♣Q♣K♦9♦7♣.

Tags: Pei Li

Tran Gets Big Double with Aces

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

Minh Tran was seen scooping a sizable pot after having doubled up with pocket aces. With cards still face up at showdown, and the board reading 10♣A♠7♥6♦5♥, Tran won with A♣A♥ while his opponent had A♦K♦.

According to the players at the table who helped recap the action for PokerNews, Tran had five-bet shoved all in preflop and was called by his opponent, who had him covered by small margin.

Tags: Minh Tran