WSOP Millionaire Maker Champ Hits the Rail
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
This past summer, Adrian "Pile Driver" Buckley topped a field of 7,275 to win the WSOP Millionaire Maker event for $1,277,193. Buckley, who hails from Colorado, advanced to Day 2 last night, but his run just came to an end inside the money.
We missed his elimination, but he was kind enough to inform us of the details. According to him, an under-the-gun player opened with a raise and Buckley three-bet jammed for 220,000 with 
offsuit. The under-the-gun player called with 
, and it was off to the races.
The 
flop contained two diamonds, and the 
turn actually gave Buckley both straight and flush draws. Unfortunately for him, the river was a blank and he was eliminated from the tournament.
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