Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em Dia 4 | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-10-12 14:40 UTC-7

Stephen Song Eliminated In 11th Place ($66,480)

NicholasBaltz

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Action folded to Stephen Song in the small blind and he ripped it in for his last 5,600,000.

Michael Gathy called in the big blind and Song was at risk.

Stephen Song:
Michael Gathy:

The board ran out , no help for Song as he was eliminated.

Song picks up more than $60,000 for his great run.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Gathy	18,875,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Stephen Song	Eliminado

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2021-10-12 15:00 UTC-7

Philip Verel Eliminated In 10th Place ($66,480)

NicholasBaltz

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Things escalated quickly on the turn. Michael Gathy bet before Verel instantly moved all-in and Gathy put the chips in just as fast.

Philip Verel:
Michael Gathy:

Verel held a set of aces, but Gathy had turned the queen-high flush. Verel was looking for the board to pair or another spade, but it was not to be as the river fell the , and the Day 3 chip leader was eliminated.

It was a fantastic run for Verel, who was a relative unknown at the WSOP. He collects a nice payday for his efforts.

Meanwhile, four-time bracelet winner Michael Gathy moves into the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Gathy	28,550,000 9,675,000	9,675,000

Philip Verel	Eliminado

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2021-10-12 15:21 UTC-7

Sertac Turker Eliminated in 9th Place ($83,545)

BrandonBloom

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Daniel Lazrus raised to 800,000 from early position and Sertac Turker jammed for around 5.5 million from the small blind. Lazrus called and hands were revealed.

Sertac Turker:
Daniel Lazrus:

Turker and his rail saw the bad news and were looking for some help. The flop came . The dealer put down the turn while Turker's rail and Adam Sherman were yelling for an eight or jack on the river. Instead, the came to eliminate Turker.

Sherman said his rooting for Turker to hit was nothing personal and he would've been rooting for Lazrus to stay alive if he were the short stack, but Lazrus didn't seem to mind as he took the chips to add to his stack and the final table is now without another player.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Lazrus	31,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000

Sertac Turker	Eliminado

2021-10-12 16:18 UTC-7

Adam Sherman Eliminated In 8th Place ($105,690)

NicholasBaltz

Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Daniel Lazrus opened to 1,000,000 and Adam Sherman, wearing a bandana, gave Lazrus a needle about his traditional style mask.

"You probably get those little pieces of cotton in your mouth," said Sherman. "Step up your mask game dude."

Sherman defended in the big blind and they saw a flop of . Sherman check-called a bet of 1,200,000 and the peeled on the turn.

Sherman check-called again, this time to the tune of 4,400,000, and the river fell the .

Sherman checked for a third time and Lazrus moved all-in covering Sherman.

"This is a silly call if I'm wrong." He said. "I guess you have a set like queens or something."

After a few seconds, Sherman splashed in a call, only to see he was right. Lazrus indeed had for queens full, and Sherman took off a little tilted.

He takes home more than $100,000 in prize money for his final table run.

Lazrus, meanwhile, holds a third of the chips in play with seven players remaining.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Lazrus	44,800,000 15,400,000	15,400,000

Adam Sherman	Eliminado

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2021-10-12 16:41 UTC-7

Todd Saffron Eliminated in 7th Place ($124,570)

BrandonBloom

Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Todd Saffron jammed in his stack of 5 million from early position and Michael Gathy called in the hijack.

Todd Saffron:
Michael Gathy:

Saffron was looking for help and found some with a flush on the flop. However, the hand wasn't over and his flopped flush turned into a drawing dead hand as the spiked the turn to give Gathy a better flush. The meaningless completed the board and Saffron was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Gathy	22,600,000 -900,000	-900,000

Todd Saffron	Eliminado

2021-10-12 17:13 UTC-7

Kevin Palmer Eliminated in 6th Place ($172,455)

BrandonBloom

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Kevin Palmer jammed in his remaining 3.3 million from the cutoff and Michael Gathy raised in the small blind to 6 million. Daniel Lazrus thought about his decision in the big blind but ultimately folded.

Kevin Palmer:
Michael Gathy:

Gathy had a dominating hand and Palmer needed some help. The dealer spread the flop. The came on the turn to gave Gathy a wheel but Palmer was still live to win the hand with a flush draw. Palmer's rail was pleading for a diamond, but the board completed with the .

Palmer will receive $172,455 for his deep run and the remaining five players will return tomorrow as they play down to a winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Gathy	21,900,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Kevin Palmer	Eliminado

2021-10-12 18:12 UTC-7

Five Players Remain in Millionaire Maker as Lazrus Bags Sizeable Chip Lead

BrandonBloom

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Day 4 of Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker saw 20 players start the day and only five players make it to the fifth and final day. Tomorrow, Oct. 13, action will resume at 4 p.m. local time, and although the five remaining players have locked up $222,430, they will all be looking to win the WSOP gold bracelet and the $1,000,000 first-place prize that awaits one of them.

Daniel Lazrus, who won his first bracelet earlier this year, will be looking for his second as he bagged 60,200,000 chips and is the chip leader going into the final day of play with almost two times the amount of chips as the second biggest bagged stack of Ignacio Moron (30,600,000).

Four-time bracelet winner Michael Gathy (21,900,000) will be looking for another bracelet, while Jeffrey Gencarelli (13,500,000) and Darryl Ronconi (7,400,000) will also have a shot at gold.

Millionaire Maker Day 4 Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Daniel Lazrus	United States	60,200,000	100
2	Ignacio Moron	Spain	30,600,000	51
3	Michael Gathy	Belgium	21,900,000	36
4	Jeffrey Gencarelli	United States	13,500,000	22
5	Darryl Ronconi	United States	7,400,000	12

Day 5 starts at 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament resumes at Level 36 with blinds at 300,000/600,000/600,000.

Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.

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