Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER

In what turned out to be the largest pot and longest hand played on the first table today, it got everyone out of their seats and the rail making some noise. Marc MacDonnell raised to 410,000 from under the gun and Hector Martin called from the button.

The flop came     and MacDonnell checked to Martin who bet 655,000. MacDonnell called and the   fell on the turn. MacDonnell checked again and Martin bet 955,000 this time. MacDonnell once again called and the river brought the  .

MacDonnell changed things up and led out for 1,760,000 and that sent Martin into the tank. He thought for over five minutes before eventually putting together the chips for a call and slid them forward. MacDonnell tabled    for the nut flush and now sits as the chip leader on feature table one.

Marc MacDonnell	10,020,000	5,520,000
Hector Martin	980,000	-3,750,000

With about 650,000 in the pot, on a flop reading    , Bryce Yockey bet 300,000 from the big blind. Yuriy Boyko was on the button and called.

The turn was the   and Yockey bet 675,000 this time. Boyko tanked for about a minute and called again.

The river was the   and Yockey led out for 1,200,000. Boyko asked how much Yockey had behind, which was 1,380,000, and eventually just called.

Yockey tabled    for a straight, and Boyko showed    for a flush. Yockey threw his hands up in the air and said, "You played that one great." Boyko looked up from stacking his chips and asked, "You think I played that one bad?" "You called with queen-high" responded Yockey.

"I think we're on different levels," smirked Boyko.

Yuriy Boyko	4,150,000	-2,250,000
Bryce Yockey	1,340,000	-2,560,000

Feature table one has consistently featured some raises preflop and a lot of folding. The short stacks have found a way to pick up the blinds by pushing all in, and there hasn't been much action postflop. Players are also taking a lot of time to think when it is their turn to act with such high stakes on the line. Here is a look at some updated chip counts:

Hector Martin	4,730,000	430,000
Senovio Ramirez III	4,100,000	1,750,000
Daniel Chan	3,410,000	-1,440,000
Marc MacDonnell	3,350,000	-1,360,000
Dejuante Alexander	2,880,000	80,000
Thiago Grigoletti	2,120,000	270,000

Yuriy Boyko called from the small blind, and Pablo Mariz raised to 550,000 from the big blind. Boyko paused for a moment and then called.

The flop came     and Boyko checked. Mariz bet 500,000 and Boyko called. The turn was the   and both players checked to the river, which was the  . Boyko looked over at Mariz for a few moments and then checked again. Mariz checked back, and Boyko announced, "Fives" and tabled   . Mariz mucked and Boyko's active rail clapped as he raked in the pot.

Pablo Mariz	14,800,000	0
Yuriy Boyko	6,500,000	1,920,000

Not much has been happening over on feature table two while players are on the unofficial final table bubble.

Pablo Mariz holds a commanding lead with over 15 million in chips, good for a quarter of the chips in play. The rest of the players are either getting walks, or giving them. Raises are getting through preflop, and players are protecting their stacks as much as possible with just 11 players remaining and eyeing that massive first-place prize of over $1.2 million.

Action folded around to Bryce Yockey in the small blind and he raised to 500,000. Alexander Farahi was in the big blind and three-bet to 1,400,000. Yockey thought for a moment and called.

The flop came     and Yockey checked. Farahi bet 1,000,000 and Yockey tank-folded.

Farahi is built his stack up to 7,700,000 heading into the first break of the day.

Alexander Farahi	7,700,000	3,000,000
Bryce Yockey	3,350,000	-2,000,000

Pablo Mariz has been chipping away over on feature table two, and has almost a quarter of the chips in play in this tournament.

Here is a look at how everyone has been shaping up thus far:

Pablo Mariz	14,800,000	1,245,000
Yuriy Boyko	5,400,000	1,600,000
Bryce Yockey	5,350,000	-775,000
Jonathan Gray	5,300,000	20,000
Alexander Farahi	4,700,000	-200,000

Hector Martin raised to 370,000 from early position and Marc MacDonnell moved all in for 2,030,000 on the button. Martin folded his pocket tens face-up and the table was in shock.

In the very next hand, Martin called a 340,000 raise preflop from Dejuante Alexander and the flop came    . Both players checked to the   turn and again to the   river. At that point, Martin decided to fire out a bet of 560,000 which was called by Alexander. Martin showed    and Alexander had better with   .

Dejuante Alexander	3,720,000	1,230,000
Marc MacDonnell	2,650,000	140,000
Hector Martin	2,500,000	-1,020,000

Most of the action on the first table has been coming preflop. Most recently, Marc MacDonnell used a four-bet shove for 1,460,000 to get both of his opponents to lay their hands down. Here is a look at some of the updated chip counts on the first table:

Daniel Chan	8,100,000	515,000
Hector Martin	3,520,000	610,000
Marc MacDonnell	2,510,000	153,000
Dejuante Alexander	2,490,000	50,000
Senovio Ramirez III	2,280,000	-1,240,000
Thiago Grigoletti	1,940,000	-660,000

With about 650,000 in the pot on a board reading     , Bryce Yockey led out for 350,000 from the big blind. Yuriy Boyko was on the button and called.

The river was the   and Yockey checked this time. Boyko bet 700,000, and Yockey quickly slid out a check-raise worth 3,200,000.

"I feel like you're bluffing here, kid" said Boyko. Yockey just smiled. "You were all chatty yesterday, now you're all quiet," he continued. Eventually, Boyko folded and the dealer shipped the pot to Yockey.

Bryce Yockey	6,300,000	800,000
Yuriy Boyko	4,780,000	830,000