Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day 1a Completed
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,477,350
Entries
7,761
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Day 1A of Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER is a wrap. The tournament drew 3,438 entires, significantly more then last year's 3,088. The day ended with 509 players who'll return for Day 2.
Boris Kolev (290,700) is the chip leader, however, he has a few other big stacks behind him, including Barry Hutter (259,900), Scott Skirba (207,500), Michael Falson (191,700), Darwin Giles (185,000), Kevin Saul (146,200), and Jonas Wexler (150,000).
Main Event winner Joe Cada finished the day with 66,700 chips, and Elky, the recent runner-up in the $111,000 High Roller for One Drop, finished with 60,200. Garrett Greer who finished as the runner-up in the 2016 Millionaire Maker, finished Day 1A with 54,000.
Many familiar faces entered but did not survive the day. Carlos Mortenson, Liv Boeree, Melanie Weisner, Greg Raymer, Andy Frankenberger, Eddy Sabat, Olivier Busquet, Jeff Madsen, Chris Ferguson, Ari Engel, and Sam Abernathy were some of the well-known players eliminated; they'll have the opportunity to play Day 1B tomorrow at 10 a.m.
All players who advance from both starting fields will combine and play Day 2 on Monday, June 12 at 11 a.m.
To find out who will walk away with the $1,000,000 first-place prize and a WSOP gold bracelet, keep your browser open to PokerNews.
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,700
290,700
|
290,700 |
|
||
|
259,900
79,900
|
79,900 |
|
||
|
207,500
207,500
|
207,500 |
|
191,700
191,700
|
191,700 |
|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
180,700
180,700
|
180,700 |
|
169,300
169,300
|
169,300 |
|
|
154,300
154,300
|
154,300 |
|
153,200
153,200
|
153,200 |
|
|
||
|
146,200
47,200
|
47,200 |
|
138,800
138,800
|
138,800 |
|
136,200
136,200
|
136,200 |
|
|
||
|
134,300
42,300
|
42,300 |
|
133,600
133,600
|
133,600 |
|
131,400
131,400
|
131,400 |
|
130,700
130,700
|
130,700 |
|
130,700
130,700
|
130,700 |
|
127,700
127,700
|
127,700 |
|
||
|
122,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
|
122,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
|
|
||
|
121,700
121,700
|
121,700 |
|
121,600
121,600
|
121,600 |
|
|
117,200
117,200
|
117,200 |
|
116,900
116,900
|
116,900 |
|
114,400
114,400
|
114,400 |
|
|
||
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
John Myung was on the button and raised to 2,100. Yevgeniy Timoshenko was in the big blind and three-bet to 6,500. Myung called.
The flop was 
, and Timoshenko led for 5,000. Myung immediately moved all in for 27,000 total, sending Timoshenko into the tank. The two players bantered back and forth a couple of times before Timoshenko pulled out his wallet. About 30 seconds later, he folded and tried to get Myung to show what he had for the right price. He offered $10 then $15 and had more, but Myung refused and wouldn't be bought. He asked, "How much is second place?" insinuating that was his price.
The players on the table were all laughing and in good spirits, enjoying a brief moment of levity before they all put their poker faces back on and then next hand was dealt out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,400
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
25,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,700, the player in the hijack reraised to 4,100, and Mike Sowers moved all in for 20,300. The initial raiser called, and the hijack folded.
Sowers: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and they chopped the pot for Sowers to survive.
A moment later, Sowers raised from early position to 1,600, and the player on the button called, along with the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Sowers, who bet 2,000. The player on the button called, and the player in the big blind folded.
Heads-up on the 
turn, Sowers checked, and his opponent bet 4,500. Sowers moved all in for 18,500 and was called.
Sowers:
Opponent: 
The river was a 
, and Sowers doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Joe McKeehen got it all in preflop with 
versus his opponents 
for 7,800 chips apiece.
The board ran out 
and McKeehen got the knockout and the much-needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
71,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
70,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
67,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
61,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
60,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
42,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
38,000
28,600
|
28,600 |
|
|
37,000
20,600
|
20,600 |
|
33,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
13,000
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
11,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
||
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Liv Boeree put her last 5,000 chips in preflop and was called by one player.
Boeree: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
, and Boeree was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
