2017 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 2
Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,221,407
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,477,350
Entries
7,761
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Players Left 1 / 7,761
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Battle of the Big Stacks, Sheaves Comes Out on Top

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Warren Sheaves is the chip leader at his table, and he wasn't afraid to tangle with another big stack sitting across from him. Both players were sitting well over the 600,000-chip mark, and after his opponent raised to 16,000, Sheaves called from the big blind.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, and both players checked to see the turn bring the {5-Spades}. This time, Sheaves led out for 18,000, and his opponent called. The river brought the {8-Clubs}, and Sheaves checked. His opponent bet 22,000, and Sheaves quickly called. His opponent tabled {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for busted straight and flush draws, and Sheaves rolled over {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to take down the pot.

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Warren Sheaves
680,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

William Picot Finds His Place

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Coming into the day, William Picot was nowhere to be found in the chip counts after being a "Did Not Report" from Day 1. However, Picot has found his place at the top of the leaderboard recently and is looking to become a name nobody soon forgets.

Picot just called a preflop raise from late position, then an opponent three-bet jammed all in for 220,000 from the blinds. The action was folded back to Picot, who called and was way ahead of his opponent with {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} versus {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}. The board ran out {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and Picot eliminated his opponent which brought his stack near the 700,000-chip mark. With just over two levels remaining, Picot's aim now is to be at the top of the chip counts when the day concludes.

Player Chips Progress
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William Picot
695,000
695,000
695,000

Eliminations; Pay Jump to $5,298

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The next payout has jumped up to $5,298, and the following notable players have been eliminated: Garrett Greer, Barry Greenstein, Jordan Knackstedt, Federico Butteroni, Phil Collins, Connor Drinan, Nick Palma, Kevin Saul, and Jason Mann.

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Nick Cipiti
Busted
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Michael Luong
Busted
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William Driver
Busted
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Kevin Young
Busted
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Nick Palma
Busted
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Jean-Robert Autran
Busted
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Joseph Di Rosa Rojas
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Milan Sasek
Busted
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Chaitanya Vallabhaneni
Busted
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Jason Clark
Busted
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Michael Urbaniak
Busted
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Steve Fiedler
Busted
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Rodney Tullock
Busted
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Garrett Beckman
Busted
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Richard Syverud
Busted
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Randy Petzold
Busted
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Francis Bouchard
Busted
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Thomas Wilkie
Busted
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Alexander Ziskin
Busted
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Nicholas Vatzakas
Busted
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Fadi Massaad
Busted
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Myron Oliva
Busted
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Benjamin Grise
Busted
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Kevin Saul
Busted
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Jared Kwong
Busted

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Almedin Imsirovic Eliminated by Robert Chow

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Robert Chow raised to 18,000 from under the gun, and Almedin Imsirovic defended his big blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, and Imsirovic checked. Chow reached into his stack and cut out a bet worth 18,000. Imsirovic thought for a moment and moved all in. Chow practically beat Imsirovic into the pot and tabled {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Imsirovic then tabled {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a pair of eights and needed to improve to hold on.

The turn was the {a-Hearts}, and the river was the {9-Hearts}, sending Imsirovic to the rail. Chow has amassed a nice stack of chips and sits on a healthy stack worth about 40 big blinds.

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Robert Chow
320,000
267,600
267,600
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Almedin Imsirovic
Busted

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Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Last Break of the Day

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

The remaining players in the Millionaire Maker are now on their last break of the day. Play will resume in 15 minutes, after which time just two levels will remain before bagging and tagging for Day 3 tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.

Altman Flying High

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Brian Altman has been sitting at the top of the chip counts for most of the day and he is showing no signs of slowing down.

In a recent pot, Altman raised to 12,000 from early position and was called by the big blind. The flop was {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}, and both players checked to the {A-Clubs} turn. The big blind led out for 12,000, and Altman called. The river brought the {7-Diamonds}, and the big blind bet again for 20,000 this time. Altman quickly called and tabled {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} to win the hand.

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Brian Altman
715,000
595,000
595,000

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Eliminations; Pay Jump to $4,683

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

The next pay jump was to $4,683, with the following notable players eliminated: Lacey Jones, Shannon Shorr, Maria Ho, Thomas Fuller, Jonas Wexler, Christian Soto, and JC Alvarado.

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Kenny Dang
Busted
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Richard Tatalovich
Busted
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Clayton Fletcher
Busted
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Larry Quang
Busted
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Dritan Marku
Busted
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Lacey Jones
Busted
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Shannon Shorr
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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David Elyazyan
Busted
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Mark Booth
Busted
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Claus Marcussen
Busted
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Kevin Davis
Busted
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Adam Richardson
Busted
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Jesus Bertoli
Busted
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Maria Ho
Busted
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Anatoly Korochenskiy
Busted
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Atrayon Trevino
Busted
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James Dorrance
Busted
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Thomas Fuller
Busted
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Jonas Wexler
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ryan Rivers
Busted
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Andrew Weisner
Busted
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Jared Griener
Busted
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Alfonso Mora
Busted
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Raymond Palmieri
Busted
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Chase Fredensburg
Busted

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Brown Fills Up and Gets Paid by Cada

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Joe Cada raised to 13,500 from late position, and Chad J. Brown called from the cutoff.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Cada led out for 15,000. Brown called. The turn was the {j-Spades}, and Cada checked. Brown wasted no time and bet 32,000. Cada called. The river was the {2-Clubs}, and Cada checked again. Brown went into the tank this time, and eventually slid out a bet worth 44,000. Cada thought for a moment and called.

"Full house", announced Brown, tabling {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Cada looked back at his cards and tossed them into the muck before paying the bet.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Cada
520,000
295,000
295,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
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Chad J Brown
310,000
223,000
223,000

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Igor Zektser Sets Up His Opponent

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

With around 60,000 in the pot and the flop showing {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, Igor Zektser bet 100,000. His opponent asked for a count of how much Zektser had behind, then announced an all in. Zektser had around 122,000 more and instantly called with his tournament at risk.

Zektser was out in front with {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} as he flopped a set against his opponent's overpair of {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and the river was the {10-Diamonds}, giving Zektser the full double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Igor Zektser
475,000
429,800
429,800
WSOP 1X Winner