Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day 3 Completed
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 3
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 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Wednesday will reach the summit of Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER when a new champion will earn the lion's share of the $10,477,350 prize pool, becoming another millionaire through a single World Series of Poker event. There are 14 players still keeping their hopes alive, vying the whopping $1,221,407 first prize and the shiny bracelet.
Raphael Perry is pacing the remaining field with 7,765,000. Perry, who has a bracelet from the 2006 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event, stormed through the first half of the day, earning a giant lead. However, he didn't look to be a favorite to bag the lead at the end of the day. Perry gave up the pole position to Bryce Yockey at the end of Level 27 when he shoved all in with a bottom pair and a flush draw.
Yockey called with a top pair and survived his elimination to ascend to the top. "I haven't folded a pair at all this tournament, and I'm not starting now," he smiled after the hand which had catapulted him to the top.
Yockey then kept grinding and nobody could stop his rise until the penultimate hand of the day when he raced with ace-king against ace-king of spades of Kevin O'Donnell and Yuriy Boyko's queens. Boyko's hand remained the winner, sealing Boyko a huge pot to eliminate O'Donnell and hurt Yockey, who dropped his chip lead.
Meanwhile, Perry soared back atop the leaderboard as he knocked out Farzad Bonyadi in 15th place to wrap the day with 7,765,000, sneaking just ahead of Daniel Chan who has 7,585,000.
Despite losing the aforementioned big hand, Yockey remains in strong shape with 6,315,000, good for third place. Renowned for his mixed games skills, Yockey is a WSOP regular whose résumé boasts 26 cashes from the World Series. His 27th would be his biggest if he makes it to the top seven. Yockey has three WSOP final tables to his name so far, notching third, fourth and fifth places. His bronze medal from the 2011 WSOP $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo worth $180,180 stands as his career-best result.
Boyko is in fourth place with 5,300,000 in his bag after the amazing triple and Alexander Farahi rounds out the top five with 5,295,000. Jonathan Gray is on their heels with 5,160,000.
Chen Yu Hung, who sits in seventh, continues with his fabulous debut to the world poker stage. "This is my first WSOP event," he said during bagging, earning congratulations from his remaining opponents. Hung has 4,550,000.
Much more experienced WSOP grinder Kenny Hallaert was aiming for a remarkable hat-trick, looking for his third major final table at World Series of Poker. Hallaert had made it to the 2015 Colossus I finale and followed it with last year's appearance in the November Nine. "The money is obviously nice, but to make final tables of these three big tournaments would be something special," he said during the redraw for the last two tables. Hallaert eventually couldn't claim the hat-trick, falling shy of another WSOP final table. He exited in 17th place, banking $53,962.
Lisa Hamilton was the last woman standing in the field, leaving the tournament in 26th place for a $43,123 payday. Hamilton outlasted Jessica Dawley, who departed in 30th place worth $34,718. Matt Affleck was eliminated right before Dawley, earning the same prize. Other notables who finished their deep run during Day 3 were Joe Cada (42nd for $28,160), Bryan Piccioli (43rd for $28,160), Kevin Schulz (51st for $23,013), Brian Rast (75th for $13,147), Jonathan Karamalikis (78th for $13,147), Bertrand Grospellier (100th for $8,054), Andras Koroknai (106th for $8,054), Shawn Buchanan (125th for $8,054), Scott Margereson (128th for $8,054) and Tim Vance (136th for $8,054).
The final day will kick off Wednesday at 11 a.m. PDT. Tune to PokerNews for live updates from one of the largest tournaments of the summer as the MILLIONAIRE MAKER culminates on Wednesday.
Final Day seat draw and chip counts:
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 1 | 1 | Dejuante Alexander | United States | 2,440,000 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 2 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 2,357,000 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 3 | Empty | - | - |
| Brasilia | 1 | 4 | Ralph Perry | United States | 7,765,000 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 5 | Thiago Grigoletti | Brazil | 1,855,000 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 6 | Daniel Chan | United States | 7,585,000 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 7 | Empty | - | - |
| Brasilia | 1 | 8 | Hector Martin | United States | 2,910,000 |
| Brasilia | 1 | 9 | Senovio Ramirez III | United States | 3,520,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 1 | Empty | - | - |
| Brasilia | 2 | 2 | Empty | - | - |
| Brasilia | 2 | 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 6,315,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 4 | Alexander Farahi | United States | 5,295,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 5 | Brian Altman | United States | 1,015,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 6 | Chen Yu Hung | United States | 4,550,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 7 | Jonathan Gray | United States | 5,160,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 8 | Yuriy Boyko | Ireland | 5,300,000 |
| Brasilia | 2 | 9 | Pablo Mariz | Canada | 2,050,000 |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,765,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
||
|
7,585,000
805,000
|
805,000 |
|
6,315,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |
|
||
|
5,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
5,295,000
-705,000
|
-705,000 |
|
5,160,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
4,550,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
3,520,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
2,910,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
2,440,000
-460,000
|
-460,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,357,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
2,050,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,855,000
-445,000
|
-445,000 |
|
1,015,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
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Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Play has ended for the day with 14 players remaining. The chip leader is Ralph Perry with 7,765,000. A full recap will be posted shortly.
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
In the last hand of the night, Farzad Bonyadi was all in for his last 1,200,000 and was called by Ralph Perry.
Bonyadi was at risk with 
against the 
of Perry.
The flop came 
and Bonyadi paired his four, giving him some extra outs to survive the night. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, sending Bonyadi home in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
In a crazy turn of events on the second last hand of the night, this happened:
Yuriy Boyko was in the cutoff and raised to 225,000. Kevin O'Donnell was in the small blind and moved all in for 1,100,000. Bryce Yockey was in the big blind and also moved all in for roughly 9,000,000 and Boyko announced all in for 2,055,000.
Boyko tabled 
Yockey showed 
O'Donnell had 
The flop was 
giving O'Donnell a flush draw to go with his overcards. The turn was the 
and the river bricked off with the 
and Boyko wins a monster pot to end the day and vault his stack up the leaderboard while eliminating O'Donnell in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,400,000
4,005,000
|
4,005,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Bryce Yockey raised to 250,000 from middle position, and Chen Yu Hung called on the button.
The flop came 
, and Yockey checked. Hung bet 350,000, and Yockey check-raised to two million. Hung called for less, a total of 1,650,000, and Yockey tabled for top pair with a queen kicker. Hung showed 
for a set of sevens and jumped up from his chair in excitement.
The turn was the 
, and Yockey picked up some outs to chop the pot. The river was the , and Hung doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000
-2,100,000
|
-2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,400,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Kenny Hallaert was under the gun and moved all in for 1,140,000. Alexander Farahi was in late position and called, putting Hallaert at risk.
Farahi showed 
, and Hallaert tabled 
, needing a lot of help.
The board ran out 
, and Hallaert could not find enough of it. Last year's November Niner came close to the bracelet once again, but he will have to settle for another very respectable finish and look to get his first one later on in the Series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Pablo Mariz was all in for his last 1,175,000 and got a call from Chen Yu Hung.
Mariz was at risk with , and Hung had him dominated with 
.
The flop came 
, and Mariz started to get up from his seat. The turn was the 
, but the river was the , and Mariz let out a sigh of relief and sat back down in his chair.
Hung was left shaking his head and now has one of the shorter stacks at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,410,000
1,345,000
|
1,345,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
On a flop reading 
, Senovio Ramirez III shoved over top of a bet from Marc MacDonnell for a total of 1,305,000, and MacDonnell called.
Ramirez was at risk with 
, and MacDonnell held a flush draw with .
The turn was the , and the river was the 
, allowing Ramirez to hold on and double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
|
2,080,000
-1,720,000
|
-1,720,000 |