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

2017-06-11 16:31 UTC-7

Bracelet Winner Table

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

At one very tough table in Amazon, three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein is in Seat 6, followed by 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen in Seat 7, and bracelet winner Ryan Laplante in Seat 10.

These three players represent a combined total of 145 WSOP cashes for a combined total of over $13 million in earnings in the WSOP alone.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joe McKeehen	32,000	24,500
Barry Greenstein	18,000	1,000
Ryan Laplante	15,500	-11,500

Tags: Barry Greenstein Joe McKeehen Ryan Laplante

2017-06-11 16:22 UTC-7

Some Chip Counts from the Orange and Tan Sections

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Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dong Guo	47,500
Kenny Hallaert	38,000	26,300
Jeremy Joseph	31,000	16,000
Greg Mueller	24,000
Joseph Cheong	24,000	24,000
Greg Raymer	23,000	11,000
Niall Farrell	22,000	9,500
Matthias De Clercq	9,300	3,500
Adrian Mateos	9,100	3,100
Erik Cajelais	8,600	-900
Tom Middleton	7,000	-5,500
Annette Obrestad	6,000	-2,500
Ismael Bojang	5,300	-1,600
Liv Boeree	4,700	-8,800
Miguel Use	4,500	-8,600
Toby Lewis	3,000	-7,600
Scotty Nguyen	1,800	-7,200

2017-06-11 16:22 UTC-7

John Deng Closing in on 100,000 Chips

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

After starting the day with 7,500 chips, John Deng is already closing in on the 100,000-chip mark as the dinner break approaches.

As he was adding to his stack, he told his tablemates, "It's bagged up already... Bagged up. Put it in your minds. I'm not going anywhere."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Deng	96,000	96,000

Tags: John Deng

2017-06-11 16:14 UTC-7

Melanie Weisner Eliminated by Thomas Moriguchi

Nível 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Action folded to the blinds and Thomas Moriguchi went all in from the small blind. Melanie Weisner had just over 4,000 chips left in the big blind and called. She was at risk.

Moriguchi:
Weisner:

The board came , giving Moriguchi an open-ended straight draw. The turn changed nothing, but the river completed Moriguchi's straight, and Weisner was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thomas Moriguchi	27,500
Melanie Weisner	Eliminado

Tags: Melanie Weisner

Nível: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

2017-06-11 15:47 UTC-7

Chip Counts from the Purple Section

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Nível 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mario Perati	33,000
Phil Collins	25,500	12,500
Allen Kessler	20,000	12,500
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	19,000	11,600
Tony Sinishtaj	19,000
Max Silver	16,000	-3,000
Molly Anne Mossey	10,000	7,000
Jordan Young	9,500

2017-06-11 15:32 UTC-7

Liv Boeree Sends One to the Rail

Nível 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

The player under the gun moved all in for 4,550 and Liv Boeree called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Boeree:
All-in player:

Boeree was behind but the gave Boeree a pair of jacks with the flush draw to take the lead. The turn and the river changed nothing and Boeree knocked out her opponent.

Boeree, who won her first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 Tag Team Event this series, is now close to double the starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Liv Boeree	13,500	13,500

Tags: Liv Boeree

2017-06-11 15:23 UTC-7

Some Golden Chip Counts

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Nível 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ilkin Amirov	15,000
Sam Cohen	13,000	3,000
Kristen Bicknell	13,000	13,000
Melanie Weisner	6,000	6,000
Ana Marquez	5,000	-1,700

2017-06-11 15:18 UTC-7

Some Counts from Amazon

Nível 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

The entries here on Day 1b have passed the 4,000-mark halfway through Level 5, putting the total entries for the event close to 8,000 total with registration and open through the 90-minute dinner break after Level 6.

Here are some more counts from the Amazon room post-break:

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Carlos Loving	22,000	22,000
Daniel Weinman	18,000	18,000
Ryan Laplante	16,500	-1,500
Mina Greco	15,000	15,000
Vincent Moscati	13,000	13,000
Douglas Carli	12,000	12,000
Matt Berkey	12,000	12,000
Justin Bonomo	12,000	2,000
Austin Peck	10,000	2,000
Shola Akindele	10,000	2,500
Alex Ziskin	10,000	10,000
Andy Frankenberger	9,000	9,000
Annette Obrestad	8,500	-500
Cory Waaland	8,500	3,200