Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:50 PM Local Time
Break Time
The players have agreed on a shortened ten-minute break. Play will resume at approximately 10:00 p.m. local time.
Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:42 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Connor Drinan | 4,200,000 | 1,200,000  |
| Travis Pearson | 3,700,000 | -2,200,000  |
| Sandy Sanchez | 3,600,000 | 600,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 3,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:32 PM Local Time
Drinan Leaves Mizrachi as The Short Stack
Connor Drinan raised from the cutoff and was called by Robert Mizrachi in the small blind.
Both players checked on the flop; however, when Mizrachi led out on the turn, Drinan raised and Mizrachi called.
The completed the board and Mizrachi checked to Drinan, who bet. Mizrachi went into the tank and landed on a fold after about a minute.
| Connor Drinan | 3,000,000 | 100,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 2,000,000 | -2,100,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:25 PM Local Time
Micah Brooks Eliminated in 5th Place ($37,750)
Board:
Connor Drinan:
Travis Pearson:
Micah Brooks:
Micah Brooks pushed his remaining chips in on the flop. Travis Pearson and Connor Drinan continued to the turn heads-up in a potential side pot.
On the turn, Drinan bet and Brooks called.
Same action occurred on the river.
After all action was complete, it was Pearson and Drinan chopping it up, winning the low and high respectively.
Brooks tournament ended as he was eliminated in fifth place.
| Travis Pearson | 5,900,000 | 750,000 |
| Connor Drinan | 2,900,000 | 700,000 |
| Micah Brooks | 0 | -1,000,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:02 PM Local Time
Carl Lijewski Eliminated in 6th Place ($28,056)
Micah Brooks raised first-to-act and Carl Lijewski went all in for his remaining chips on the button. Sandy Sanchez also called from the big blind.
Action checked all the way down on the runout.
Lijewski held the , Brooks had and Sanchez tabled for a flush and scooped the pot.
| Sandy Sanchez | 3,000,000 | 140,000 |
| Micah Brooks | 1,000,000 | -100,000 |
| Carl Lijewski | 0 | -1,800,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 8:53 PM Local Time
Kris Kwiatkowski Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,192)
The action was picked up on a completed board with Kris Kwiatkowski all-in and and Micah Brooks facing a bet from James Pearson for a side pot. Brooks eventually called and all hands were tabled.
Board:
Kris Kwiatkowski:
James Pearson:
Micah Brooks:
Pearson scooped the main pot as well as the side pot with treys full of fours, and Kris Kwiatkowski was eliminated in 7th place.
Pearson became the first player to eclipse five million chips with that pot.
| Travis Pearson | 5,150,000 | 850,000 |
| Micah Brooks | 1,100,000 | 500,000 |
| Kris Kwiatkowski | 0 | -200,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 8:46 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 0
Sunday, October 3, 2021 8:18 PM Local Time
Mizrachi Leaves Brooks Short
Robert Mizrachi raised from the cutoff and was called by Micah Brooks in the big blind.
Brooks led out and was called by Mizrachi on the flop and turn.
Brooks then checked on the river — prompting a bet from Mizrachi. Brooks called and Mizrachi tabled for nines-full. Brooks mucked and Mizrachi scooped the pot.
| Robert Mizrachi | 4,100,000 | 965,000 |
| Micah Brooks | 600,000 | -275,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:57 PM Local Time
Curtis Phelps Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,266)
Board:
Curtis Phelps:
Connor Drinan:
Phelps got the last of his chips in on the flop. Drinan called and scooped Phelps with sevens full of kings.
Phelps was eliminated in 8th place while Drinan chipped up above two million chips.
| Connor Drinan | 2,200,000 | 300,000 |
| Curtis Phelps | 0 | -380,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:44 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 0
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:29 PM Local Time
Players On Break
The remaining eight players are now on a 15-minute break.
| Travis Pearson | 4,300,000 | 900,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 3,135,000 | 735,000 |
| Sandy Sanchez | 2,860,000 | -40,000 |
| Connor Drinan | 1,900,000 | -1,650,000 |
| Carl Lijewski | 1,800,000 | 1,400,000 |
| Micah Brooks | 875,000 | -1,540,000 |
| Curtis Phelps | 380,000 | -520,000 |
| Kris Kwiatkowski | 200,000 | -200,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:23 PM Local Time
Lijewski Quartered
Sandy Sanchez opened from under-the-gun and was called by Carl Lijewski on the button and Kris Kwiatkowski in the big blind.
It was checked to Sanchez on the flop, who bet. Lijewski then motioned a raise, which appeared to be an accident. The floor was called over, who confirmed it was a raise and action folded back to Sanchez, who made it three bets. Lijewski called.
Sanchez bet again on the turn and Lijewski called off for his last remaining chips.
Lijewski held the and Sanchez held .
A completed the board and Sanchez won the high and split the low with Lijewski.
| Sandy Sanchez | 2,900,000 | 150,000 |
| Carl Lijewski | 400,000 | -500,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:14 PM Local Time
Sanchez Snags One from Lijewski
Carl Lijewski raised from early position preflop and got one caller in Sandy Sanchez.
The dealer spread the flop of and Lijewski led out. Sanchez raise and was called.
The turn brought the . Lijewski bet out and Sanchez called.
The river was the . Lijewski continued with another bet into Sanchez who raised and was called. Sanchez turned over for aces full and a massive scoop.
That pot catapulted Sanchez to well above the two million chip mark.
| Sandy Sanchez | 2,750,000 | 2,050,000 |
| Carl Lijewski | 900,000 | -900,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 7:02 PM Local Time
Phelps Doubles Through Lijewski
Curtis Phelps raised on the button and was called by Carl Lijewski in the big blind.
Lijewski led out on the flop and Phelps raised. Lijewski called.
Lijewski bet again on the turn, which was enough to put Phelps all in. Phelps called and hands were revealed.
Curtis Phelps:
Carl Lijewski:
The completed the board, giving Phelps the best hand and awarding him the double up.
| Carl Lijewski | 1,800,000 | -300,000 |
| Curtis Phelps | 900,000 | 275,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:57 PM Local Time
Mizrachi Scoops a Monster Versus Drinan and Phelps
Connor Drinan started things off with a raise from the hijack. Curtis Phelps three bet from the button, only to be cold four-bet by Robert Mizrachi from the big blind. Both Drinan and Phelps called.
The flop came and Mizrachi acted first with a bet into Drinan and Phelps. Each called once more.
The turn brought the and Mizrachi fired again. That got a fold from Drinan and a call from Phelps.
The river was the . Mizrachi led out one last time. Phelps called and mucked after Mizrachi tabled for two pair, aces and nines, Phelps mucked and the dealer pushed Mizrachi the scooped pot.
| Connor Drinan | 3,550,000 | 2,030,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 2,400,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Curtis Phelps | 625,000 | -455,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:40 PM Local Time
Michael Moed Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,693)
Travis Pearson raised from early position and Michael Moed went all in for the rest of his stack from the lojack. Robert Mizrachi cold-called from the hijack and Pearson called.
Both players checked on the flop, but Pearson bet and was called by Mizrachi on the turn and river.
Pearson tabled for a straight and a low which was good against the of Moen. Mizrachi held the and took a sliver of the pot.
| Travis Pearson | 3,400,000 | 280,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 1,400,000 | -800,000 |
| Michael Moed | 0 | -250,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:29 PM Local Time
Yehuda Buchalter Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,072)
Yehuda Buchalter raised his last chips into the pot preflop and was called by Connor Drinan. Both hands were turned face up, and the dealer ran out the board.
Drinan:
Buchalter:
Board:
Connor Drinan filled up on the river, treys full of aces, and Buchalter's tournament came to an end.
With that pot Connor Drinan is back over 1,500,000 chips.
| Connor Drinan | 1,520,000 | -1,380,000 |
| Yehuda Buchalter | 0 | -425,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:16 PM Local Time
Moed Gets Quartered
Michael Moed was the first player to raise, and was then three-bet by Micah Brooks in the lojack. Carl Lijewski cold-called from the big blind and Moed raised all in. Both Brooks and Lijewski called.
Lijewski proceeded to check-call down on the flop and turn. However, Lijewski folded after facing a bet from Brooks on the river.
Brooks showed for top set and the nut-low. Moed held for the same low and an inferior high.
Moed doubled up shortly after the hand ended to gain some chips back.
| Carl Lijewski | 2,100,000 | -400,000 |
| Michael Moed | 250,000 | -50,000 |
Sunday, October 3, 2021 6:07 PM Local Time
Pearson Scoops a Big One Against Buchalter
Travis Pearson raised from early position, and Yehuda Buchalter called from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of . The action went check-check.
The turn brought the . Buchalter checked, Pearson bet, and Buchalter called.
The river was the . This time Buchalter led and was raised by Pearson. He thought for a brief moment before he called, but mucked after Pearson tabled for a turned full house, aces full of nines for the scoop.
This pot left Buchalter with around 425,000 chips, while Pearson chipped up to around 3,120,000 chips.
| Travis Pearson | 3,120,000 | 1,670,000 |
| Yehuda Buchalter | 425,000 | -775,000 |