Hand #99: Joshua Thibodaux raised to 3.5 million under the gun and won the blinds and ante.
Hand #100: [Removed:174] moved all in for 12.9 million under the gun and won the pot.
Hand #101: Lokesh Garg moved all in for 12.5 million under the gun and won the pot.
Hand #98: Cory Albertson was the first player to be eliminated from the final table, in gut-wrenching fashion. After action folded around to Albertson on the button, he raised to 3.3 million, Kazuki Ikeuchi then three-bet to 11.1 million and Albertson made the call. Ikeuchi checked the 
flop, and then check-raised to 43.3 million after Albertson had continued for 7.7 million
Albertson, who would be all in for his tournament life, tanked for almost two minutes before he making the call.
Cory Albertson: 
Kazuki Ikeuchi: 
The 
turn was safe for Albertson, but 
river crushed his hopes of becoming an instant millionaire.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hand #94: Cory Albertson raised to 3.3 million, and took down the blinds and ante.
Hand #95: Albertson again raised to 3.3 million, and Justin Thibodaux three-bet to 8.2 million from his small blind, which got a fold from Albertson.
Hand #96: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 3.5 million and Albertson made the call from his big blind. After both players checked the 
flop, and Albertson checked the 
turn, Ikeichi bet 4 million and Albertson folded.
Hand #97: Ikeuchi raised to 3.5 million, and Lokesh Garg called from his big blind. On the 
Garg then check-folded to Ikeuchi's 3.5 million continuation bet,
Hand #89: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 3.5 million and John Gorsuch moved all in for 15.7 million. Ikeuchi folded and Gorsuch won the hand.
Hand #90: Ikeuchi raised to 3.5 million from the hijack and swiped the blinds and antes.
Hand #91: Lokesh Garg received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #92: Joshua Thibodaux raised to 3.5 million under the gun and Ikeuchi defended his big blind to see a 
flop. Ikeuchi checked and folded when Thibodaux continued for 3.3 million.
Hand #93: Ikeuchi limped the small blind and Gorsuch checked his option from the big to bring about a 
flop. Ikeuchi led out for a minimum bet of 1.6 million and Gorsuch called to see the 
turn. Ikeuchi bet again, this time 4.5 million, and Gorsuch folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,500,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
|
|
59,600,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
32,800,000
8,600,000
|
8,600,000 |
|
18,400,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
||
|
18,400,000
-7,700,000
|
-7,700,000 |
![Profile photo of [Removed:174]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
16,900,000
-7,000,000
|
-7,000,000 |
Level: 41
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Hand #86: Lokesh Garg limped the small blind and Kazuki Ikeuchi exercised his option in the big with a raise to 3.8 million. Garg folded.
Hand #87: Joshua Thibodaux raised to 2.7 million under the gun and Ikeuchi called from the small blind. John Gorsuch folded from the big and it was heads-up action to the 
flop, which both players checked.
The turn saw Ikeuchi bet 4 million and Thibodaux call to see the 
river. Ikeuchi checked and Thibodaux moved all in for 20.2 million. Ikeuchi thought for a bit before releasing his hand.
Hand #88: Cory Albertson opened for 3.3 million from the hijack and Thibodaux called from the big blind to see a 
flop. Thibodaux led out for 3.4 million and Albertson responded by raising to 7.7 million. Thibodaux hit the tank and ultimately laid down his hand.
Hand #82: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 2.7 million, Joshua Thibodaux three-bet shoved and Ikeuchi folded.
Hand #83: Cory Albertson raised to 2.7 million, taking down the blinds and ante.
Hand #84: Ikeuchi raised to 2.7 million, and everyone folded.
Hand #85: John Gorsuch raised to 2.5 million, and Lokesh Garg called from his big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and Garg bet 2.8 million on the 
turn, getting called by Gorsuch. After Garg checked the 
river, Gorsuch then shoved all in for 6.45 million, and Garg folded.
Hand #77: In the first hand of the day, Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 2.6 million from the cutoff and [Removed:174] called from the big blind to see a 
flop. Tamasauskas checked, Ikeuchi bet 2.3 million, and Tamasauskas folded.
Hand #78: Joshua Thibodaux raised to 2.7 million from the button and Tamasauskas moved all in for 18.8 million from the small blind. Thibodaux released his hand and Tamasauskas took down the pot.
Hand #79: Lokesh Garg received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #80: John Gorsuch raised to 2.5 million under the gun and Ikeuchi defended his big blind to see a 
flop. Ikeuchi checked and Gorsuch bet 2.7 million. Ikeuchi called and the appeared on the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board on the river. Ikeuchi checked, Gorsuch bet 3.5 million, and Ikeuchi called. Gorsuch showed the for a pair of kings but it was no good as Ikeuchi rolled over the .
Hand #81: Garg raised the button to 2.6 million and Ikeuchi three-bet all in from the small blind. Garg, who started the hand with 28.7 million, released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,500,000
18,750,000
|
18,750,000 |
|
|
54,500,000
-2,975,000
|
-2,975,000 |
|
|
26,100,000
-2,700,000
|
-2,700,000 |
|
|
24,200,000
-2,775,000
|
-2,775,000 |
|
|
23,900,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
12,400,000
-11,050,000
|
-11,050,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 40
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
Today is the fifth and final day of play in Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, and as the event's title declares, someone is going to leave here today an instant millionaire. It remains to be seen if it will be start-of-day chipleader Kazuki Ikeuchi, or one of his five fellow tablemates Cory Albertson,Lokesh Garg, Joshua Thibodaux, John Gorsuch, or Vincas Tamasauska who will be crowned the newest WSOP champion. But after the last card is dealt, one of those players will have turned their $1,500 entry into over $1.4 million and a shiny new WSOP gold bracelet.
The Millionaire Maker event, which started four days ago, had a total of 8,809 entries, but by the start of play on Day 4 that number was down to just 34, and at the end of the day’s play that number would be only six. Included in the 28 players that returned were 888 Ambassador Ana Marquez, who was eliminated one spot shy of the final table, and Joshua Reichard, who started the day as the chipleader, but became the first elimination of the final table. Reichard was then followed by Fabian Gumz in 8th place and Bob Shao, who was eliminated in 7th place, just missing the live-streamed final table.
The final six players will line up as follows when play resumes in just under two hours time on the Main Stage here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas at 12 noon local time.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cory Albertson | United States | 57,475,000 | 48 bb |
| 2 | Lokesh Garg | United States | 28,800,000 | 24 bb |
| 3 | Kazuki Ikeuchi | Japan | 60,750,000 | 51 bb |
| 4 | John Gorsush | United States | 23,450,000 | 20 bb |
| 5 | Joshua Thibodaux | United States | 26,975,000 | 22 bb |
| 6 | [Removed:174] | Lithuania | 22,600,000 | 19 bb |
After the final six players take their seats at the table on the main stage, play will resume with a small blind of 600,000 and big blind of 1,200,000, with an ante of 1,200,000 and about 28 minutes left in level 40. Pokernews will be there from when the first card hits the felt until the last card is dealt and someone is made a millionaire. Let's find out who takes home the bracelet.
