Poker news tagged with 'millionaire maker'

In a stunning decision that's shaking the felt, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has confirmed that no gold bracelet will be awarded in this year's $1,500 Millionaire Maker event. Despite both players walking away with seven-figure payouts, Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll, two seasoned pros with over $9 million in combined live earnings, won't be celebrating a bracelet win after being caught in the crosshairs of a chip-dumping controversy.

Read more » 2025 WSOP: No Bracelet awarded in Millionaire Maker after Chip Dumping Controversy

In a high-stakes twist worthy of the felt, the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker champion will walk away with a cool $1 million bonus, regardless of an ongoing investigation into alleged foul play at the final table.

Jesse Yaginuma, who battled back from a 9-to-1 chip disadvantage against James Carroll during heads-up play in the $1,500 buy-in event, secured the $1,255,180 top prize. But while that tournament payday, and Carroll's $1,012,320 runner-up check, hangs in limbo amid accusations of chip dumping, one thing is certain: the bonus is in the bag.

Read more » Millionaire Maker Champ will still get $1 Million Bonus despite Controversy

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has put the brakes on crowning Jesse Yaginuma the official winner of Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker, after suspicions of chip dumping during heads-up play triggered an internal investigation.

Read more » WSOP freezes Millionaire Maker Bracelet amid Chip Dumping Controversy

This year's $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker event drew a field of 7,759 entries to create a $10,477,350 prize pool. The top 1,165 finishing players in this event received a slice of the massive prize pool and Canada's Pablo Mariz earned $1,221,407 as well as his first gold bracelet for the victory!

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Canada's Pablo Mariz Wins Millionaire Maker Championship!

The $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker event ended early this morning after 4 days of intensive play. The tournament drew a field of 7,190 entries, the 8th biggest live tournament in poker history, and 32-year-old America poker pro Jason Dewitt received $1,065,403 and his second gold bracelet for being the last man standing - while runner-up Garrett Greer (also from USA) received $1 million as a "consolations prize".

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Two Players Get A Million Each In Millionaire Maker Event

The final 17 players of 7,725 entries will return tomorrow for Day 4 of the Millionaire Maker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. Despite such a massive field of players, there are still several big names alive and kicking, including Erick Lindgren, Oliver Busquet, Mike Sexton (picture), and Andrew Lichtenberger.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: 17 Players Left In MILLIONAIRE MAKER Event

Jonathan Dimming Wins Event #8: Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em

The Millionaire Maker event ($1,500 buy-in) saw a record field of 7,977 entries that created a massive $10,768,950 prize pool! After 4 days of play, including the final table that lasted for 12 hours of play!, Jonathan Dimming from Buffalo, New York, had all the chips in play and received an incredible $1,319,587 along with his first gold bracelet.

Read more » 2014 WSOP: Brief Recaps Of Event #8, #10 & #11

The brand new event began on Saturday with 6,343 entrants and concluded yesterday after four days of play. Benny Chen brought the largest stack to the final table, which kicked off yesterday, but lost the chip lead almost straight away. He was second in chips when four players remained.

Four-handed play lasted 95 hands with each player taking turns at holding the lead. However, at the end of the night, it was Chen who was the last man standing and received the first prize of $1,198,780 and the coveted gold bracelet!

Final table results:
1. Benny Chen $1,198,780
2. Michael Bennington $741,903
3. Jonathan Gray $534,506
4. Justin Liberto $400,408
5. Dan Kelly $302,104
6. Chris Hunichen $229,575
7. Upeshka Desilva $175,714
8. Robert McVeigh $135,467
9. Theron Eichenberger $105,154

The first ever "Millionaire Maker" event (Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em) has been a huge success at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker! The brand new tournament attracted 6,343 players and the final table is now set after 3 days of action-packed poker. The final table, which begins tomorrow, will see 10 players battle it out for a first prize of $1,199,104!

Benny Chen (picture) will bring the largest pile of chips to play (5,865,000), but it won't be a walk in the park as he's closely followed by poker star Dan Kelly (4,130,000), who laid hands on his first WSOP bracelet in 2010 by winning the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max event.

Check back tomorrow for a final table recap!