Level: 40
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 100,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,937,350
Entries
7,361
Level
40
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #207: Sam Razavi limped in and Arne Kern raised to 2,000,000. Razavi folded and Kern took the pot.
Hand #208: Kern raised to 1,300,000 and Razavi called. They saw a flop of 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Razavi bet 1,500,000. Kern called and both players checked the 
river. Razavi turned over his 
for top two pair and Kern mucked.
Hand #209: Razavi limped and Kern checked. The dealer fanned the 
flop and both players checked. The turn was the 
and again they checked. The river was the 
, Kern bet 1,500,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #210: Kern limped, Razavi raised to 2,600,000 and Kern folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
20,800,000 |
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #201: Sam Razavi raised to 1.6 million from the button, Arne Kern shoved from the big blind, and Razavi folded.
Hand #202: Kern raised to 1.3 million from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #203: Kern got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #204: Kern called from the button and Razavi checked his option. The flop came 
and Razavi checked. Kern bet 600,000 and Razavi check-raised to 2.4 million. Kern called. The hit the turn and both players checked. The 
fell on the river and they checked again. Razavi flipped over 
and his pair of nines was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #205: Razavi called from the button and Kern checked his option. The flop came 
, Kern checked, Razavi bet 1 million, and Kern folded.
Hand #206: Kern called from the button and Razavi checked his option. The flop came 
and Razavi check-called a bet of 600,000 from Kern. The turn brought the and Razavi checked. Kern bet 2 million and Razavi called. The 
hit the river and Razavi checked. Kern bet 2 million, Razavi called, and Kern tabled 
for a nine-high straight to take the pot.
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #198: Arne Kern raised to 1,300,000 and Sam Razavi called. They saw a flop of 
and Razavi checked. Kern bet 1,100,000 and Razavi called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the and Razavi checked to Kern who bet 2,000,000.
Razavi called, Kern showed 
for just ten high and Razavi took the pot with a six high flush holding 
.
Hand #199: Razavi limped in and Kern checked. The dealer spread the 
flop, Razavi bet 700,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #200: Kern raised to 1,300,000 and Razavi called. They saw a flop of 
and Razavi check called a bet of 1,100,000 from Kern. The turn was the 
and Razavi checked. Kern bet 4,000,000 and Razavi called. The hit the river and Razavi checked to Kern who moved all in for 19,800,000. Razavi folded and Kern took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
20,800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #193: Sam Razavi called from the button and Arne Kern checked his option. The flop came 
and Kern checked. Razavi bet 700,000, Kern folded, and Razavi took the pot.
Hand #194: Kern raised to 1.3 million from the button and Razavi called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The fell on the turn and Razavi bet 1.9 million. Kern raised to 5.5 million and Razavi called. The river was the 
, Razavi checked, Kern shoved, and Razavi folded.
Hand #195: Razavi raised to 1.6 million from the button and Kern folded.
Hand #196: Kern called from the button and Razavi checked his option. The flop came 
, Razavi bet 600,000, and Kern folded.
Hand #197: Razavi called from the small blind and Kern checked his option. The flop came 
and Kern bet 600,000. Razavi called. The 
hit the turn and both players checked. The river brought the 
, Kern checked, Razavi bet 2 million, and Kern folded.
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #189: Arne Kern raised to 1,300,000 and Sam Razavi called. They saw a flop of and Razavi led out with a bet of 1,000,000. Kern called and the turn was the 
. Razavi checked, Kern bet 4,500,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #190: Kern raised to 1,300,000 and Razavi called. The dealer fanned the flop, Kern continued with a bet of 1,100,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #191: Razavi raised to 1,700,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #192: Kern raised to 1,300,000, Razavi reraised to 3,700,000 and Kern folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,200,000
7,200,000
|
7,200,000 |
|
|
21,100,000
-7,200,000
|
-7,200,000 |
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #188: Joe McKeehen shoved from the small blind for a little over 2 million and Arne Kern called from the big blind to put McKeehen at risk.
Joe McKeehen:
Arne Kern:
McKeehen had the preflop advantage and Kern needed to improve in order to win the pot. The board ran out 
and Kern took the pot with a pair of nines to end McKeehen's deep run in this event
It's the second time McKeehen finished 3rd this series, after a third place in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout at the beginning of the 2018 WSOP.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
27,000,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #186: Joe McKeehen raised to 1,300,000 and Sam Razavi moved all in from the big blind for 14,100,000. McKeehen snap called turning over and Razavi showed 
.
Razavi stood up from his seat "Come on ace of diamonds in the window" he shouted. The dealer spread the 
flop and Razavi got just the card he asked for spiking his ace to take the lead.
The turn brought the and the hit the board. Razavi rail began to cheer as he scored the massive double up leaving McKeehen with just five big blinds.
Hand #187: McKeehen got a walk in the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,700,000
17,800,000
|
17,800,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
-16,600,000
|
-16,600,000 |
|
|
||
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #180: Joe McKeehen raised to 1.3 million from the button and Arne Kern called from the small blind. The flop came and Kern check-called a bet of 1 million from McKeehen. The turn brought the and Kern checked. McKeehen bet 2.8 million and Kern folded.
Hand #181: Kern raised to 1.3 million from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #182: McKeehen called from the small blind and Kern checked his option. Both players checked the flop and the turn. The fell on the river and McKeehen bet 600,000. Kern folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #183: Kern raised to 1.6 million from the small blind, Sam Razavi shoved from the big blind, and Kern folded.
Hand #184: Kern raised to 1.3 million from the button, Razavi shoved for 12.5 million, Kern folded, and Razavi showed the as the dealer pushed him the pot.
Hand #185: McKeehen called from the small blind, Kern raised to 1.9, and McKeehen folded.
Level 39
: 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #176: Joe McKeehen limped in from the small blind and Arne Kern checked from the big. They saw a flop of and McKeehen bet 600,000. Kern raised to 1,600,000 and McKeehen called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the , McKeehen fired out a bet of 2,200,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #177: Kern raised to 1,600,000 from the small blind and Sam Razavi folded his big blind.
Hand #178: Kern raised to 1,300,000 and Razavi moved all in for 10,100,000. Kern folded and Razavi scooped the pot.
Hand #179: McKeehen limped from the small blind and Kern checked from the big. They went heads up to the , McKeehen checked and Kerns small bet took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,800,000
-5,200,000
|
-5,200,000 |
|
|
19,700,000
6,900,000
|
6,900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,900,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |