Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER Jour 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-12 10:00 UTC-7

Welcome Back for Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'Em

ajlamers

After two Day 1 flights, players will be arriving this morning for Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'Em at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 11:00 a.m local time.

The tournament drew a total of 7,761 entries in the Day 1 flights, with 1,187 of them finding a bag and advancing to Day 2. Boris Kolev comes into the day as the chip leader with 290,700 chips, but there are many notables left in the field to keep your eye on. There will be 1,165 players who make the money, all guaranteed at least $2,249. However, they will all be in search of that first-place prize of $1,221,407.

When the action gets underway, play will begin at Level 11 with the blinds at 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. There will be 10 levels played on Day 2 with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after today's sixth level.

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.

2017-06-12 13:06 UTC-7

Updated Stacks; David Peters Has Heaps

[user323482]

Niveau 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The Millionaire Maker is down to 860 players already, and while a number of players have busted, many notables are still in the hunt for that massive $1,200,000-plus first-place prize.

Below is a look at some of the notable stacks around the room.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Peters	210,000 36,800	36,800

Patrick Serda	165,000 500	500
Connor Drinan	100,000 50,000	50,000

Fredrick Mowatt	90,000 72,000	72,000
Erkut Yilmaz	85,000 48,600	48,600
Michael Rocco	84,000 -300	-300
Nacho Barbero	80,000 -400	-400

Yeping Shan	75,000 55,600	55,600
Jessica Dawley	72,000 12,000	12,000

Joseph Elpayaa	70,000 -21,800	-21,800
James Petzing	40,000 -21,700	-21,700
Tim West	40,000 4,600	4,600
John Racener	40,000 7,900	7,900

Christian Soto	35,000 5,100	5,100
Vojtech Ruzicka	35,000
Ravi Raghavan	25,000 -83,000	-83,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos	25,000 -35,800	-35,800
Jaspal Brar	20,000 -13,600	-13,600

Kyle Hartree	15,000 -13,500	-13,500

Tags: David Peters

2017-06-12 15:02 UTC-7

Hutter Still Hot

[user323482]

Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Upon passing by Barry Hutter's table, he called his opponent's all in and had the best of the best with . His opponent had , with Hutter sitting on a mountain of chips, and his opponent all in for about 35,000.

The flop came and Hutter pulled even further ahead. The turn was the and his opponent picked up a straight draw. The on the river sealed the deal and Hutter scooped the pot and the elimination.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Barry Hutter	325,000 65,100	65,100

Tags: Barry Hutter

2017-06-12 15:13 UTC-7

Updated Stacks; Pham Hunts For Number Four, Greer Seeks Redemption

[user323482]

Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

David Pham was all in a short while ago with about 10,000 in front of him, and he now sits on over 220,000. He looks to secure his fourth career bracelet, and second of the series.

Garrett Greer is also still in the mix, looking to spin up a stack and best his runner-up finish in this very same event after falling to the eventual winner, Jason Dewitt.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Barry Hutter	325,000

John Leal	317,000 277,800	277,800
David Pham	220,000 124,000	124,000

Anatoly Filatov	191,000 76,000	76,000
Marty Gorenc	160,000 98,000	98,000
David Peters	140,000 -70,000	-70,000

Patrick Serda	130,000 -35,000	-35,000
Pablo Mariz	115,000 20,500	20,500

Jessica Dawley	84,000 12,000	12,000

Federico Butteroni	60,000 21,700	21,700
Jaspal Brar	54,000 34,000	34,000

Christian Soto	50,000 15,000	15,000
Bob Bounahra	45,000 3,800	3,800
Garrett Greer	45,000 -9,000	-9,000
Daniel Wagner	45,000 3,600	3,600
Michael Moore	44,000 8,000	8,000
Kyle Hartree	40,000 25,000	25,000
Joseph Elpayaa	30,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: David Pham Garrett Greer Jason DeWitt

2017-06-12 17:00 UTC-7

Upeshka De Silva is Eyeing Up Bracelet Number Three

[user323482]

Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

On a board reading , the player in the big blind checked, and Upeshka De Silva bet 6,500 from the cutoff. His opponent wasted no time and check-raised to 18,500. De Silva thought for a moment before calling.

The turn was the and the big blind moved all in for 61,500. De Silva took his sunglasses off and asked for a count. After about a minute, he called.

The big blind was at risk with for a flush draw, and De Silva tabled for two pairs, tens and fives. The river was the and De Silva scooped the pot and earned an elimination.

De Silva just took down the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em Shootout event, winning his second WSOP bracelet. He has a healthy stack halfway through Day 2 and is most definitely a threat with the chips he has collected thus far.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Upeshka De Silva	330,000 225,800	225,800

Tags: Upeshka De Silva

2017-06-12 17:06 UTC-7

Updated Stacks; Kenny Hallaert Steady Near the Top

[user323482]

Niveau 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Skriba	470,000 26,000	26,000
Upeshka De Silva	330,000

Kenny Hallaert	315,000 35,000	35,000
Mark Dube	275,000 215,300	215,300
Joe Cada	225,000 158,300	158,300

Rex Clinkscales	180,000 90,000	90,000
Thomas Taylor	175,000 100,000	100,000
Robert Cheung	173,000 92,100	92,100

Brian Rast	150,000 -3,000	-3,000

Barry Greenstein	150,000 5,000	5,000

Shawn Buchanan	145,000 60,900	60,900

Jeremy Ausmus	145,000 25,000	25,000

Matt Affleck	140,000 95,200	95,200
Bryan Piccioli	125,000 67,500	67,500

Anatoly Filatov	125,000 -66,000	-66,000
Tim West	125,000 85,000	85,000
Brian Altman	120,000 -107,800	-107,800
Dzmitry Urbanovich	115,000 59,300	59,300
Nacho Barbero	95,000 -25,000	-25,000

Jessica Dawley	92,000 8,000	8,000

Connor Drinan	80,000 -20,000	-20,000

Federico Butteroni	75,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jaspal Brar	60,000 6,000	6,000

Maria Ho	55,000 -53,000	-53,000
Sergio Aido	13,000 -47,000	-47,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

2017-06-12 17:56 UTC-7

David 'Dragon' Pham Breathes Fire on the River

[user323482]

Niveau 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

On a board reading , David 'Dragon' Pham led out for 12,500 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff called.

The turn was the and Pham opted to check this time. His opponent bet 22,000 and Pham wasted no time calling.

The river was the . Pham thought for a moment and then fired out a bet worth 41,000. The cutoff thought for a moment and called. Pham tabled for a straight to the eight, and his opponent flung his cards face down into the muck,

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Pham	300,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: David Pham

2017-06-12 19:31 UTC-7

Matt Affleck Just Has It

[user323482]

Niveau 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A player in early position raised to 13,000, and Matt Affleck three-bet to 30,000 from middle position. The early-position player called.

The flop came , and the initial raiser moved all in for about 50,000. Affleck quickly called, revealing before his opponent showed and said, "I was hoping ya didn't have the ace. I was hoping ya had a pair."

The turn was the and the river was the , sending the pot Affleck's way and his opponent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matt Affleck	230,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Matt Affleck

2017-06-12 20:28 UTC-7

Dawley Sends Her Tilted Opponent Packing

ajlamers

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

Jessica Dawley just arrived at her new table to see one of the players toss his cards across the table in frustration. In the very next hand, Dawley raised to 12,000 from early position and got a call from that very same opponent. The flop came , and Dawley led out for 14,000. Her opponent raised to 40,000, and Dawley called.

The turn was the , and Dawley checked to her opponent, who bet 65,000. Dawley raised all in, having her opponent covered and clearly frustrated. He reluctantly threw in his remaining 120,000, and Dawley was uncertain about the result, "You might have the best hand," she said.

Dawley tabled , which was indeed the best hand versus her opponent's for straight and flush draws. The river brought the , and Dawley secured the win and the elimination of what was a visibly tilted opponent.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jessica Dawley	525,000 433,000	433,000

Tags: Jessica Dawley

2017-06-12 22:21 UTC-7

Brian Rast Sends Two to the Rail

[user323482]

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

There was some commotion over on Brian Rast's table, and two players were on their feet.

The board read , and Rast had in front of him for the nut straight, along with the fact that he had flopped a Royal Flush draw. According to a player at the table, all of the chips went in the middle with a total of three players. One held two black sevens, and the other held ace-queen offsuit.

Rast had both players covered and graciously shook their hands as they were sent to the rail near the end of Day 2.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Brian Rast	600,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Brian Rast