2018 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
$1,173,223
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,937,350
Entries
7,361
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Hands #54-56: Razavi Chips Up

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Sam Razavi
Sam Razavi

Hand #54: Arne Kern raised to 500,000 from early position and Michael Souza reraised to 1,500,000. Kern folded and Souza took the pot.

Hand #55: Sam Razavi limped the small blind and Joe McKeehen checked his option in the big. Both player checked the {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop and did the same when the {9-Diamonds} hit the turn.

They checked again on the river and Razavi tabled {k-Spades}{9-Spades} for two pair to take the pot.

Hand #56: Barny Boatman raised to 525,000 from the cutoff and Sam Razavi called from the button. They went heads up to the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and Boatman bet 750,000. Razavi called and the both players checked the {9-Spades} turn card.

The river was the {k-Diamonds} and Boatman led out with a bet of 2,000,000. Razavi quickly called turning over {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a turned full house and Boatman fired his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
16,700,000
-800,000
-800,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Razavi gb
Sam Razavi
9,600,000
4,300,000
4,300,000
Profile photo of Michael Souza us
Michael Souza
6,800,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
6,300,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Profile photo of Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
5,600,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Arne Kern de
Arne Kern
5,500,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
4,800,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Joe McKeehenBarny BoatmanJustin LibertoManuel RuivoArne KernSam Razavi

Hands #49-53

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #49: Justin Liberto raised to 480,000 from the hijack and won the antes and blinds.

Hand #50: Justin Liberto limped from early position and Arne Kern shoved for 4.78 million from the small blind. Liberto folded and Kern took the pot.

Hand #51: Sam Razavi raised to 560,000 from the hijack, Kern shoved from the button for 5.5 million, and Razavi folded.

Hand #52: Action folded around to the blinds and Manuel Ruivo called from the small. Liberto checked his option and the two players saw a flop of {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Ruivo bet 240,000 and Liberto called. The {J-Diamonds} fell on the turn, Ruvio checked, Liberto bet 845,000, and Ruivo folded.

Hand #53: Sam Razavi raised to 500,000 from under the gun and won the pot uncontested.

Tags: Arne KernJustin LibertoManuel RuivoSam Razavi

Hands #45-48: McKeehen Continues to Climb

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Hand #45: Arne Kern moved all in from the button for 500,000 and the blinds folded.

Hand #46: Sam Razavi raised to 525,000 from under the gun and the table folded.

Hand #47: Joe McKeehen raised to 525,000 from under the gun and the table folded.

Hand #48: Justin Liberto raised to 480,000 from the cutoff and McKeehen reraised to 1,850,000 from the big blind. Liberto called and they went heads up to the {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop. McKeehen checked to Liberto who bet 2,310,000 and McKeehen called.

Both players checked the {8-Hearts} turn card as well as the {6-Hearts} river. McKeehen tabled his {q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and his flopped pair of fours was enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
17,500,000
4,300,000
4,300,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
8,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
7,300,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Michael Souza us
Michael Souza
6,300,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
5,500,000
-4,900,000
-4,900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Razavi gb
Sam Razavi
5,300,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of Arne Kern de
Arne Kern
4,800,000
1,700,000
1,700,000

Tags: Joe McKeehenBarny BoatmanJustin LibertoManuel RuivoArne KernSam Razavi

Level: 35

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 40,000

Hands #41-44: Liberto Adds to His Stack

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto

Hand #41: Justin Liberto raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, Barny Boatman three-bet to 600,000 from the button, and Liberto called. The flop came {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Liberto checked. Boatman bet 500,000 and Liberto folded.

Hand #42: Joe McKeehen moved all in from the small blind covering Arne Kern in the big blind who had 2,860,000 and Kern folded.

Hand #43: McKeehen raised to 450,000 from the button. Kern moved all in for 2,630,000 from the small blind and McKeehen folded.

Hand #44: Liberto raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Manuel Ruivo called from the big blind. They went heads up to the {q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop and both players checked.

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Ruivo lead out with a bet of 725,000. Liberto called and the {10-Clubs} completed the board. Ruivo checked to Liberto who bet 650,000 and after giving it some thought Ruivo folded.

Tags: Arne KernBarny BoatmanJoe McKeehenJustin LibertoManuel Ruivo

Ralph Massey Eliminated in 8th Place ($135,383)

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Ralph Massey
Ralph Massey

Hand #40: Joe McKeehen raised to 450,000 from under the gun, Michael Souza three-bet to 1.1 million from middle position, and Ralph Massey jammed from the button for 1.98 million. McKeehen folded and Souza called to put Massey at risk.

Michael Souza: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}
Ralph Massey: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

Massey founded himself trailing Souza's aces and needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out {J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{K-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Souza took the pot to end Massey's deep run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Souza us
Michael Souza
6,900,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Profile photo of Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
Busted

Tags: Michael SouzaRalph Massey

Hands #37-39: Pocket Nines are Good for Ruivo

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #37: Arne Kern moved all in for 2,470,000 and the table folded.

Hand #38: Justin Liberto raised to 2,100,000 from the small blind and Ralph Massey folded his big blind.

Hand #39: Manuel Ruivo raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and Liberto called from the button. Barny Boatman called from the big blind and they went three handed to the {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop. It checked to Liberto who bet 560,000 and Ruivo called.

They went heads up to the {10-Clubs} turn card and both players checked. The {q-Clubs} hit the river and again both players checked. Ruivo turned over his {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Liberto mucked his hand.

Tags: Arne KernBarny BoatmanJoe McKeehenJustin LibertoManuel RuivoMichael Souza

Hands #33-36

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #33: Action folded around to the blinds and Sam Razavi called from the small. Joe McKeehen checked his option.

The flop came {Q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Razavi check-called a bet of 200,000 from McKeehen.

The turn brought the {J-Hearts} and Razavi checked. McKeehen bet 650,000 and Razavi folded.

Hand #34: Manuel Ruivo raised to 450,000 from early position and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #35: Joe McKeehen raised to 450,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #36: Sam Razavi opened to 575,000 from the hijack and won the pot uncontested.

Tags: Joe McKeehenManuel RuivoSam Razavi

Hands #29-32: Boatman and Ruivo Chop the Pot

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #29: Ralph Massey raised to 1,800,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Hand #30: Joe McKeehen raised to 450,000 and the tabled folded.

Hand #31: Manuel Ruivo raised to 450,000 and Barny Boatman called from the big blind. They went heads up to the {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop and Boatman checked. Ruivo bet 450,000 and Boatman called. The turn was the {k-Hearts} and both players checked. The {a-Clubs} hit the river and again both players checked. Boatman showed {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Ruivo showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and they chopped the pot with aces and sevens with a king kicker.

Hand #32: Michael Souza raised to 475,000 and the table folded.

Tags: Barny BoatmanJoe McKeehenJustin LibertoManuel RuivoMichael SouzaRalph Massey