Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:47 PM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 300000/600000
Ante: 100000
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:27 PM Local Time
Break
The final three Event 21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER players are now on a 15-minute break. We will pick right back up on the hand for hand action when play resumes.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:25 PM Local Time
Hands #165-172: Kern and McKeehen Tangle
Hand #165: Arne Kern raised to 1.5 million from the small blind, Sam Razavi shoved from the big blind, and Kern folded.
Hand #166: Kern raised to 1.1 million from the button and Joe McKeehen called from the big blind. The flop came and McKeehen check-called a bet of 900,000 from Kern. The hit the turn and McKeehen checked. Kern bet 3.8 million and McKeehen called. The fell on the river and McKeehen checked. Kern shoved and McKeehen folded.
Hand #167: McKeehen called from the small blind, Kern raised to 1.6 million from the big blind, and McKeehen called. The flop came , McKeehen checked, Kern bet 1.1 million, and McKeehen folded.
Hand #168: McKeehen opened to 1.1 million from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #169: Kern raised to 1.1 million from the button, McKeehen three-bet to 3 million from the big blind, and Kern folded.
Hand #170: Kern got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #171: Razavi got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #172: Kern raised to 1,100,000 and McKeehen reraised to 3,000,000 from the big blind. Kern folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:21 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts, Kern Pulling Away
| Arne Kern | 30,000,000 | 5,800,000  |
| Joe McKeehen | 12,800,000 | -3,700,000  |
| Sam Razavi | 12,500,000 | -2,100,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:19 PM Local Time
Hands #160-164: Chips Changing Hands
Hand #160: Arne Kern raised to 1,100,000 and Joe McKeehen called from the big blind. They went heads up to the flop and McKeehen checked to Kern who bet 900,000. McKeehen called and the turn was the . Both players checked and the hit the river.
McKeehen fired out a bet of 750,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #161: McKeehen limped the small blind and Kern checked the big. They saw a flop of and both players checked. The turn was the , McKeehen bet 750,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #162: Kern limped the small blind and Sam Razavi checked from the big. They saw a flop of , Kern bet 500,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #163: McKeehen got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #164: Kern got a walk in the big blind.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:12 PM Local Time
Hands #155-159: McKeehen Gets Busy
Hand #155: Joe McKeehen limped the small blind and Arne Kern checked his big blind. They went heads up to the flop and McKeehen check called a bet of 500,000 from Kern. The turn was the and McKeehen checked to Kern who bet 1,200,000.
McKeehen called and the river was the . McKeehen led out with a bet of 2,800,000 and Kern thought it over for nearly a minute before folding.
Hand #156: Arne Kern raised to 1.5 million from the small blind and took the pot uncontested.
Hand #157: Sam Razavi called from the small blind and Joe McKeehen checked his option. The flop came and Razavi checked. McKeehen bet 500,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #158: Joe McKeehen called from the small blind, Arne Kern raised to 1.6 million from the big blind, and McKeehen called. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and McKeehen bet 1.8 million. Kern folded and McKeehen took the chips.
Hand #159: Arne Kern called from the small blind and Sam Razavi checked his option. Both players checked all the way down the board and Razavi took the pot with .
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:01 PM Local Time
Hands #150-154: Kern Takes Two, Razavi Takes One
Hand #150: Arne Kern called from the small blind, Sam Razavi raised to 2 million from the big blind, and Kern folded
Hand #151: Joe McKeehen got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #152: Sam Razavi raised to 1 million from the button and Arne Kern called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The fell on the turn, Kern bet, and Razavi quickly folded.
Hand #153: Arne Kern called from the small blind and Sam Razavi checked his option. The flop came , Kern bet 600,000, and Razavi called. The fell on the turn, Kern bet 1.5 million, and Razavi folded.
Hand #154: Sam Razavi called from the small blind and Joe McKeehen checked his option. Both players checked all the way down the board and Razavi took the pot with .
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:50 PM Local Time
Hands #147-149: Two Pair for McKeehen
Hand #147: Sam Razavi called from the small blind and Joe McKeehen checked his big. They saw a flop of and Razavi bet 600,000. McKeehen called and the turn was the . Razavi check called a bet of 1,350,000 and the river was the .
Razavi checked to McKeehen who bet 2,200,000 and Razavi called: McKeehen showed for two pair and Razavi fired his hand into the muck.
Hand #148: Kern got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #149: Kern limped the small blind and Razavi raised to 2,000,000. Kern folded and Razavi took the pot.
| Arne Kern | 24,200,000 | -200,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 16,500,000 | 4,700,000 |
| Sam Razavi | 14,600,000 | -4,500,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:47 PM Local Time
Hands #141-146: Kern Check-Raises Razavi
Hand #141: Sam Razavi raised to 1,100,000 from the small blind and Joe McKeehen folded his big.
Hand #142: Razavi raised the button to 1,000,000 and McKeehen moved all in from the small blind for 9,400,000. Razavi folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #143: Kern called from the small blind and Razavi checked his big. They saw a flop of and Kern check-called a bet of 500,000 from Razavi. The turn was the and both players checked. The hit the river and Kern led out with a bet of 900,000. Razavi folded and Kern scooped the pot.
Hand #144: Two players limped in and McKeehen checked. They saw a flop of and it checked around. The turn was the , Razavi checked and McKeehen bet 850,000. Both players quickly folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #145: Kern gets a walk in the big blind.
Hand #146: Kern limped the small blind and Razavi raised to 1,300,000. Kern called and they went heads up to the flop. Kern checked and Razavi bet 700,000. Kern called and the turn was the . Kern checked again to Razavi who bet 1,200,000 and Kern thought it over for quite some time before check-raising to 4,000,000.
Razavi folded and Kern added another pot to his stack.
| Arne Kern | 24,400,000 | 3,300,000 |
| Sam Razavi | 19,100,000 | -5,900,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 11,800,000 | 2,600,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:38 PM Local Time
Hands #136-140: McKeehen Moving His Stack
Hand #136: Joe McKeehen limped the small blind and Kern checked the big. They saw a flop of and McKeehen bet 500,000. Kern folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #137: Kern limped the small blind and Sam Razavi raised to 1,250,000. Kern called and they saw a flop of . Both checked and the turn was the . Kern check to Razavi who bet 1,300,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #138: Kern raised to 1,100,000 and got two quick folds.
Hand #139: Razavi raised to 1,000,000 and McKeehen moved all in for 7,500,000. Razavi folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #140: McKeehen shoved the button for 9,100,000 and gets two folds.
| Sam Razavi | 25,000,000 | 600,000 |
| Arne Kern | 21,100,000 | -4,200,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 9,200,000 | 3,700,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:31 PM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 250000/500000
Ante: 50000
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:28 PM Local Time
Hands #132-135: Two Pair for McKeehen
Hand #132: Arne Kern raised to 900,000 and Sam Razavi moved all in for 25,400,000. Kern folded and Razavi took the pot.
Hand #133: Razavi raised to 800,000 and Kern called. They saw a flop of and Kern check-called a bet of 550,000 from Razavi. The turn was the and Kern checked. Razavi bet 1,250,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #134: Razavi gets a walk.
Hand #135: Razavi called from the small blind and McKeehen checked. They saw a flop of and Razavi bet 400,000 and McKeehen called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Razavi checked to McKeehen who bet 1,500,000. Razavi called and McKeehen showed for two pair to take the pot.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:24 PM Local Time
Hands #128-131: Kern Takes the Lead
Hand #128: Arne Kern limped the small blind and Sam Razavi raised to 1,400,000. Kern folded and Razavi took the pot.
Hand #129: Razavi raised to 6,200,000 and got two quick folds.
Hand #130: Razavi raised to 900,000 and Kern called. They saw a flop of and Razavi bet 700,000. Both checked the turn and the hit the river.
Razavi checked and Kern slid out a bet of 2,200,000. Razavi went deep into the tank and began talking the hand through to himself. He eventually called and Kern showed for jacks and sevens to take the pot.
Hand #131: Kern limped the small blind and Razavi checked his big. They saw a flop of and Kern bet 400,000. Razavi called and the hit the turn. Kern bet 1,300,000 and Razavi folded.
| Arne Kern | 25,300,000 | 8,900,000 |
| Sam Razavi | 24,400,000 | -3,800,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 5,500,000 | -2,400,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:17 PM Local Time
Hands #123-127: Razavi Gets Some from Kern
Hand #123: Sam Razavi limped in from the small blind and Joe McKeehen checked his big. They saw a flop of and Razavi bet 400,000. McKeehen folded and Razavi took the pot.
Hand #124: Razavi raised to 875,000 and Kern called. The saw a flop and Kern checked. Razavi bet 575,000 and Kern called. The turn was the and Kern check-called a bet of 875,000. The river was the and Kern checked again to Razavi who bet 1,780,000. Kern folded and Razavi took the pot.
Hand #125: Kern and Razavi went heads up to the flop. Kern bet 400,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #126: Razavi limped the small blind and McKeehen checked. They both checked the flop and the turn was the . Razavi bet 425,000 and McKeehen folded.
Hand #127: McKeehen limped the small blind, Kern raised to 1,300,000 and McKeehen folded.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:11 PM Local Time
Kern Doubles Through McKeehen
Hand #122: Arne Kern moved all in for 7,930,000 and Joe McKeehen called. Kern showed and would need to improve against the of McKeehen. The dealer spread the flop and Kern flopped top two pair to take the lead.
McKeehen picked up a gutshot straight draw but the turn and river were no help and Kern earned the double up.
| Arne Kern | 16,400,000 | 7,000,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 7,900,000 | -9,800,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:07 PM Local Time
Hands #116-121: Swapping Chips
Hand #116: Joe McKeehen raised to 900,000 and Sam Razavi moved all in covering McKeehen who had 16,300,000. McKeehen folded and Razavi took the pot.
Hand #117: Razavi limped the small blind and McKeehen checked the big. They saw a flop of and Razavi checked. McKeehen bet 400,000 and Razavi folded.
Hand #118: Razavi raised to 2,000,000 and the table folded.
Hand #119: Kern called the small blind and Razavi checked the big. They saw a flop of and Kern bet 400,000. Razavi called and the hit the turn. Kern checked and Razavi bet 650,000. Kern called and the river was . Both players checked and Kern showed for middle pair to take the pot.
Hand #120: Kern folded and Razavi limped the small blind. McKeehen checked and they went heads up to the flop. Razavi bet 500,000 and McKeehen called. They both checked the turn and the river. We were unable to catch the hole cards but McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #121: Razavi raised to 825,000 and Kern called. They saw a flop of and Razavi bet 400,000. Kern folded and Razavi took the pot.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:59 PM Local Time
Hands #112-115: Razavi Catches Kern's Bluff
Hand #112: Joe McKeehen limped the small blind and Arne Kern checked from the big. They saw a flop of and McKeehen bet 400,000. Kern called and both players checked the turn. The river was the and McKeehen bet 775,000. Kern folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #113: Kern limped the small blind and Razavi raised to 1,100,000. Kern folded and Razavi scooped the pot.
Hand #114: Kern limped in and Razavi completed the small blind. McKeehen checked his big blind and they saw a flop of . Razavi bet 400,000 McKeehen folded and Kern called. The turn was the and Razavi bet 450,000. Kern called and the completed the board.
Razavi checked to Kern who bet 900,000 and Razavi called. Kern showed and Razavi took the pot with .
Hand #115: McKeehen limped the small blind and Kern checked the big. They both checked the flop and the hit the turn. McKeehen bet 450,000 and Kern folded.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:52 PM Local Time
Hands #106-111: Kern Doubles Through Razavi
Hand #106: Joe McKeehen limped the small blind and Arne Kern checked the big. They saw a flop of and McKeehen check-called a bet of 450,000. They checked down the turn and river. McKeehen showed and Kern showed to chop the pot.
Hand #107: McKeehen raised to 900,000 and got two quick folds.
Hand #108: Sam Razavi limped the small blind and McKeehen checked the big. They saw a flop of and Razavi bet 460,000. McKeehen called and they checked the turn and the river. Razavi showed and his pair was enough to take the pot.
Hand #109: McKeehen limped the small blind and Kern checked the big blind. The dealer fanned the flop and McKeehen bet 400,000. Kern called and the hit the turn. McKeehen fired out a bet of 1,250,000 and Kern folded.
Hand #110: Kern limped the small blind and the Razavi checked the big blind. They both checked the flop as well as the turn. The hit the river and Kern bet 500,000. Razavi called turning over for a pair of jacks and Kern showed a before mucking his hand.
Hand #111: Kern raised to 900,000 Razavi reraised to 17,200,000 and Kern called all in for his last 10,700,000. Razavi showed but was dominated by the of Kern. The runout sealed the deal for Kern and he doubled through the chip leader.
| Sam Razavi | 28,200,000 | -5,000,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 17,700,000 | 2,900,000 |
| Arne Kern | 9,400,000 | 2,200,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:38 PM Local Time
Hands #100-105: McKeehen Trips Up Kern
Hand #100: Sam Razavi raised the button to 1,000,000 and Joe McKeehen moved all in from the small blind for 10,200,000. Razavi folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #101: Razavi got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #102: Razavi moved all in from the small blind and McKeehen folded.
Hand #103: McKeehen limped the small blind and Arne Kern moved all in from the big blind for 1,300,000. Kern folded and McKeehen took the pot.
Hand #104: McKeehen raised to 900,000 and the table folded.
Hand #105: Kern limped the button and Razavi limped the small blind. McKeehen checked and they saw a flop of . It checked around and the turn was the . Kern check to Razavi who bet 500,000 and both players called.
The river was the and Razavi checked. McKeehen bet 1,450,000, Kern called and Razavi folded. McKeehen showed for trip sevens and Kern mucked his hand.
| Sam Razavi | 33,200,000 | -1,800,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 14,800,000 | 4,600,000 |
| Arne Kern | 7,200,000 | -2,900,000 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:27 PM Local Time
Play Resumes
The final three Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER players have returned from dinner. The cards are back in the air and we will be picking right back up on the hand for hand final table action.