The action folded to Michael Finstein on the button and he raised to 175,000. Joe McKeehen re-raised to 480,000 from the small blind and Finstein called. They went heads up to the flop and McKeehen slid out a stack of chips covering Finstein who had 1,525,000 behind.
"If you bet smaller I was shoving," said Finstein.
"Alright make it 300,000 then," joked McKeehen. Finstein thought it over for a bit before folding and McKeehen scooped the pot.
The action folded around to James Mackey on the button and he moved all in for 275,000. Arne Kern reshoved all in from the small blind for just under 500,000 and the big blind folded.
Mackey showed but would need to improve against the of Kern. The dealer fanned the flop and Kern paired his ace to take control of the hand. The turn left Mackey drawing dead and the meaningless hit the river.
Mackey wished the rest of his table mates good luck as he headed to the payout line to collect his $51,188 for his 18th place finish.
2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen made it to Day 4
After attracting a whopping 7,361 entries over the course of two starting flights, only 155 returned on Day 3 of Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER at the 2018 World Series of Poker. It took ten levels of 60-minutes each to whittle the field down to their last 17 hopefuls, who will return on Wednesday, June 13 at 11 a.m. local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Each of the remaining players is guaranteed $51,188, but only one player will be able to call themselves a millionaire after collecting the jaw-dropping first place prize of $1,173,223 that awaits the champion.
Chad Hahn is at the head of the pack with 6,525,000 chips. Already boasting $101,809 total in live tournament earnings, this will be Hahn's second WSOP cash, and he's in prime position to make it one to remember. Close behind are Sean Marshall (6,160,000), who already cashed the MILLIONAIRE MAKER last year (813th, $2,659) and Manuel Ruivo (5,900,000)
With the seven-figure first-place prize, this event attracted plenty of notables from across the globe. The biggest standout left is none other than 2015 Main Event winner Joe McKeehen (4,210,000). If McKeehen would go on to make the final table, he'd be the first player ever to final table the Main Event (2015), the Monster Stack (2014), the $100,000 One Drop (2016), and the Millionaire Maker.
Although Manig Loeser (3,040,000) may usually be spotted in tournaments that sport at least one more zero in the buy-in, the German high roller added the MILLIONAIRE MAKER to his schedule and nimbly navigated the minefield to join the final 17. Poker icon Barny Boatman is also amongst the last standing competitors as well. Sporting the smallest stack of 1,150,000, the Brit has his work cut out for him if he's to win a third bracelet.
German high roller Manig Loeser is among the final 17 players in the MILLIONAIRE MAKER
The eliminations were fast and furious today as many famous faces and bracelet winners fell along the way. Joseph Cheong (23th, $40,898), Kyle Hartree (25th, $40,898), Rob Brown (36th, $32,927), JC Tran (42th, $26,713), Eddy Sabat (49th, $21,839), Steve Sung (59th, $17,995), James Calderaro (74th, 12,508), Elio Fox (92th, $8,976), and Greg Merson (94th, $8,976) were among those that made a sizable cash, but failed to advance to Day 4.
Play will resume on Wednesday, June 13 at 11 A.M. local time. The 17 remaining will be playing down to a winner with 15-minute breaks scheduled after every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after the sixth level (approximately 5:30 P.M.).
Make sure to check back at PokerNews for continued coverage of the MILLIONAIRE MAKER as we crown a new millionaire!
flop and McKeehen slid out a stack of chips covering Finstein who had 1,525,000 behind.
but would need to improve against the 
of Kern. The dealer fanned the 
flop and Kern paired his ace to take control of the hand. The turn 
left Mackey drawing dead and the meaningless 
hit the river.
