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

2017-06-12 18:08 UTC-7

Eliminations; Pay Jump to $3,105

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

The following notable players made the next pay jump to $3,105: Darryll Fish, Adiya Agarwal, Joey Weissman, Ryan Smith, Tim West, Kevin Eyster, Michael Rocco, Haixia Zhang, Thomas Hall, and Nick Yunis.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Julius Malzanini	Eliminé
Ryan Smith	Eliminé
Colin Mchugh	Eliminé
Marcus Mizzi	Eliminé
Chamaria Shuchi	Eliminé
Ryan Pochedly	Eliminé
Tobias Hariefeld	Eliminé
Jacob Jeffries	Eliminé
Yoon Kim	Eliminé
Brandon Mifsud	Eliminé
Derek Gomez	Eliminé
Derek Csanadi	Eliminé
Aditya Agarwal	Eliminé
Joey Weissman	Eliminé
Mike Deis	Eliminé
Omar Zazay	Eliminé
Cedric Boret	Eliminé
Reed Hensel	Eliminé
Tim West	Eliminé
Jie Gao	Eliminé
Trenton Marbut	Eliminé
Orson Young	Eliminé
Carlos Citara	Eliminé
Vinod Vangimalla	Eliminé
Johanssy Joseph	Eliminé

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2017-06-12 17:56 UTC-7

David 'Dragon' Pham Breathes Fire on the River

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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

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2017-06-12 17:48 UTC-7

Slade Fisher is on a Tear

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

Slade Fisher seems very calm, cool and collected sitting at his table under the disguise of his sunglasses and headphones. He has been using aggressive play to swim his way to the top of the leaderboard.

The player under the gun opened to 8,500 and Fisher three-bet to 23,500. Another opponent in late position made a four-bet to 42,000 and the action was folded around to Fisher who called. The flop came and Fisher check-called a bet of 33,000. On the turn, both players checked and the completed the board. Fisher gathered stacks of 1,000 chips and slid them forward to make a bet of 105,000. His opponent didn't think for very long before mucking his hand and Fisher raked in another pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Slade Fisher	420,000	366,300

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2017-06-12 17:33 UTC-7

Eliminations; Pay Jump to $2,861

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

The next pay jump was to $2,861, and some of the notables to cash in that range included Joseph Cheong, James Petzing, Aaron Mermelstein, Benjamin Sayer, Lizzy Harrison, Brian Pinkus, Michael Gagliano, Maria Lampropulos, Michael Addamo, Vojtech Ruzicka, Aymon Hata, Lander Lijo, Jean-Pascal Savard, Craig Varnell, and Antonio Esfandiari.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Nelson	Eliminé
Ricky Kroesen	Eliminé
Benjamin Chung	Eliminé
Dien Le	Eliminé
Brian Pinkus	Eliminé
Erika Weinstein	Eliminé
Michael Gagliano	Eliminé
John Simonian	Eliminé
Maria Lampropulos	Eliminé
Mark Darner	Eliminé
Jose Anaya	Eliminé
Joshua Hillock	Eliminé
Aymon Hata	Eliminé
Meyer Sandberg	Eliminé
Michael Addamo	Eliminé
Matthew Schwarmann	Eliminé
Vojtech Ruzicka	Eliminé
Julian Parmann	Eliminé
Felix Morindutil	Eliminé
Pedro Cabeca	Eliminé
Gregg Merkow	Eliminé
Loanne Nguyen	Eliminé
Kim Ng	Eliminé
Mark Ader	Eliminé
Carol Harmon	Eliminé

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Niveau: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

2017-06-12 17:13 UTC-7

Thomas Taylor Looking For That Bracelet

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

Thomas Taylor came into the WSOP as one of the players to watch after his recent hot streak to start the year in Canada. He is coming into the series looking for that elusive gold bracelet, and no better event to do so than one paying over $1,000,000 for first place.

The action folded around to Taylor on the button who raised to open the pot, only to be three-bet by the big blind to 17,500. Taylor put out a four-bet to 43,000 and the big blind thought for a couple moments. He eventually moved all in and Taylor quickly snapped him off. Taylor was behind with versus his opponent's but, when the flop fell , the roles were reversed. The turn was the and the river was the as Taylor sent another opponent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Thomas Taylor	270,000	95,000

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2017-06-12 17:06 UTC-7

Updated Stacks; Kenny Hallaert Steady Near the Top

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

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Skriba	470,000	26,000
Upeshka De Silva	330,000
Kenny Hallaert	315,000	35,000
Mark Dube	275,000	215,300
Joe Cada	225,000	158,300
Rex Clinkscales	180,000	90,000
Thomas Taylor	175,000	100,000
Robert Cheung	173,000	92,100
Brian Rast	150,000	-3,000
Barry Greenstein	150,000	5,000
Shawn Buchanan	145,000	60,900
Jeremy Ausmus	145,000	25,000
Matt Affleck	140,000	95,200
Bryan Piccioli	125,000	67,500
Anatoly Filatov	125,000	-66,000
Tim West	125,000	85,000
Brian Altman	120,000	-107,800
Dzmitry Urbanovich	115,000	59,300
Nacho Barbero	95,000	-25,000
Jessica Dawley	92,000	8,000
Connor Drinan	80,000	-20,000
Federico Butteroni	75,000	-25,000
Jaspal Brar	60,000	6,000
Maria Ho	55,000	-53,000
Sergio Aido	13,000	-47,000

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2017-06-12 17:00 UTC-7

Upeshka De Silva is Eyeing Up Bracelet Number Three

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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

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2017-06-12 16:55 UTC-7

Allan Sannier Stacking Up

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

With about 30,000 in the pot, on a board reading , a player in late position led out for 14,000 and Allan Sannier called.

The turn was the and the late-position player led out for 25,500 this time. Sannier tossed in a single chip to call and slowly put the rest of the bet in the middle.

The river was the and the late-position player checked. Sannier reached into his stack and slid out a bet worth 47,500. His opponent thought for a moment before releasing his hand.

Sannier raked in the sizeable pot, adding to the mountain of chips he has amassed since the start of the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Allan Sannier	370,000	334,000

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2017-06-12 16:46 UTC-7

Updates on Some Notables, Elky Continues to Climb

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

After starting the day filling up most of the room, Event #20 has been dwindled down to just one section in the Amazon Room. Some of the notables still remaining include Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Barry Greenstein, Kenny Hallaert, Jessica Dawley, and Federico Butteroni. Hallaert came into the day with a large stack and has continued to build on it, while Elky found himself all in earlier and needing a runner-runner flush to stay alive, but has since started the climb to the top.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kenny Hallaert	280,000	109,000
Bertrand Grospellier	275,000	237,000
Barry Greenstein	145,000	39,000
Federico Butteroni	100,000	40,000
Jessica Dawley	84,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein Bertrand Grospellier Federico Butteroni Jessica Dawley Kenny Hallaert