2017 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 3
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

Alexander Knocks Out Baumstein

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Scott Baumstein
Scott Baumstein

Scott Baumstein was under the gun and moved all in for 950,000. Dejuante Alexander was in late position and re-raised all in, covering Baumstein.

Alexander tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Baumstein showed {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {j-Spades} and Baumstein was ousted in 28th sending us to the final three table re-draw.

Player Chips Progress
Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander
WSOP 1X Winner
3,200,000 1,500,000
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
Busted

Tags: Dejuante AlexanderScott Baumstein

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Bryce Yockey Claims the Chip Lead

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

A massive pot was just shipped to Bryce Yockey. In his hand was queen-jack offsuit, and the flop had a queen on it with two spades. Ralph Perry flopped bottom pair and a flush draw with {k-Spades}{4-Spades} and put Yockey to the test for his entire stack worth 2,650,000. Yockey called with just top pair, and it held.

"I haven't folded a pair at all this tournament, and I'm not starting now," he smiled.

Yockey has now taken over the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
5,500,000 4,050,000
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
WSOP 1X Winner
4,100,000 -2,100,000

Orsatelli Sidelined by Hamilton

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Lisa Hamilton, the last woman standing, has been elevating her stack since the dinner break. She's now among the top five after eliminating Lucas Orsatelli in a blind-versus-blind fight.

They went all the way to the river of the double paired board of {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{K-Hearts}. Orsatelli led for 300,000, and Hamilton moved all in. Orsatelli took 10 seconds and then said the words Hamilton wanted to hear: "I call."

Hamilton quickly turned over her {K-Spades}{J-Hearts} for kings full, eliminating Orsatelli in 29th place. The tournament is now one elimination of a redraw to the last three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Lisa Hamilton us
Lisa Hamilton
WSOP 1X Winner
3,580,000 580,000
Lucas Orsatelli fr
Lucas Orsatelli
Busted

Tags: Lisa HamiltonLucas Orsatelli

Matt Affleck Ousted

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Affleck Eliminated
Matt Affleck Eliminated

Matt Affleck will not celebrate a unique double final table combo. After making it to the featured table in the Colossus event, Affleck came close here in the MILLIONAIRE MAKER. But his run was halted on the last four tables when he couldn't beat the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} of Harvey Alegado. Affleck's cards were already in the muck by the time the reporters arrived.

Player Chips Progress
Harvey Alegado us
Harvey Alegado
2,550,000 800,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
Busted

Tags: Harvey AlegadoMatt Affleck

Dawley Sent to the Rail

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Jessica Dawley
Jessica Dawley

Jessica Dawley was short stacked and moved all in from the cutoff. Senovio Ramirez III was in the small blind and also moved all in, having Dawley covered.

Ramirez tabled {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, and Dawley showed {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}.

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {10-Clubs}, and Dawley couldn't improve enough to stay alive. Ramirez's stack now approaches the three-million-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Senovio Ramirez III us
Senovio Ramirez III
2,800,000 700,000
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jessica DawleySenovio Ramirez iii

Boyko Hits his Two Outer to Survive

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Yuriy Boyko was under the gun and moved all in for 545,000. Pablo Mariz was in the small blind and moved all in covering Boyko.

Boyko tabled {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}, and Mariz showed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}.

The flop came down {6-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and Boyko hit the card he needed to make his set. The turn and river bricked off with the {10-Clubs} and the {4-Diamonds}, and Boyko could breathe once again.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Mariz ca
Pablo Mariz
WSOP 1X Winner
1,210,000 450,000
Yuriy Boyko ie
Yuriy Boyko
1,180,000 930,000

Tags: Pablo MarizYuriy Boyko

Chan Hits a Diamond to Hurt MacDonnell

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Chan
Daniel Chan

A giant pot emerged between Daniel Chan (cutoff) and Marc MacDonnell (button) as they faced off on the turn reading {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Chan fired roughly a pot-sized bet, and MacDonnell called to boost the pot up to 1,400,000.

The river {5-Diamonds} completed a diamond flush draw, and Chan pulled the trigger again. He set the price at 780,000, putting MacDonnell to a tough decision. MacDonnell thought for a moment and then lifted his cards a little. He looked to be ready to fold, but did the opposite in the following seconds.

Chan liked MacDonnell's call, turning over {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for the rivered nut flush. MacDonnell paid him off and continued with 1,580,000 himself, while Chan jumped up the leaderboard, now playing 3,900,000.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Chan us
Daniel Chan
3,900,000 1,300,000
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
1,580,000 1,580,000

Tags: Daniel ChanMarc MacDonnell

Richard Alsup Eliminated by Lisa Hamilton

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Richard Alsup in the small blind, and he moved all in for his last 410.000. Lisa Hamilton was in the big blind and thought for a moment before announcing a call.

Alsup was at risk with {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, up against Hamilton's {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

The flop came {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}, and Alsup still needed to hit a queen or a jack to stay alive. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}, and Hamilton caught the {8-Clubs} for good measure. Alsup was sent home in 32nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Lisa Hamilton us
Lisa Hamilton
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000,000 1,000,000
Richard Alsup us
Richard Alsup
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Lisa HamiltonRich Alsup

Perry Takes Down Vega, Extends His Chip Lead

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Ralph Perry
Ralph Perry

Ralph Perry has been crushing today, and his evening just got even better, as he won another massive pot.

Following a raise to 110,000 from under the gun, Perry called in the hijack, and Martin Vega three-bet shoved from the button for nearly 30 big blinds. The original raiser laid his hand down, but Perry called and they flipped them over.

Vega: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Perry: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Perry has ben in run-like-a-god mode today, and Vega couldn't change it. The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, frustrating Vega, who missed on hitting anything. His 1,470,000 joined Perry's enormous stack, making his castle of chips even stronger.

Perry is now handling 6,200,000, an amount that would already be good for an average stack at the final table with 32 players left at the moment.

Player Chips Progress
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
WSOP 1X Winner
6,200,000 2,780,000
Martin Vega us
Martin Vega
Busted

Tags: Martin VegaRalph Perry