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Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:53 PM Local Time
Nasr's Aces Cracked by Flopped Set
Tony Nasr was in middle position against Chairud Vangchailued on the button and there was a bet and a call on the flop.
There was another bet and a call on the turn. Nasr checked in the dark before the completed the board and called a bet.
Vangchailued flipped over which was good to beat Nasr's aces.
Chairud Vangchailued | 190,000 | 63,500 |
Tony Nasr | 160,000 | 50,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:33 PM Local Time
Bust Outs
Curtis Phelps | 0 | -72,000 |
John Esposito | 0 | -79,000 |
Jesse Telschow | 0 | -49,000 |
Thomas Chung | 0 | -72,000 |
Noah Bronstein | 0 | -80,500 |
Brian Huang | 0 | -145,000 |
Eric Blair | 0 | -32,500 |
Daniel Kinney | 0 | -280,000 |
Philip Tom | 0 | -71,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:33 PM Local Time
Schedule Change
The hour long dinner break in the schedule was rescheduled to happen after level 19, rather than after the originally scheduled level 21.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:31 PM Local Time
Welsh And Maher Go To War
Kerry Welsh and Jeremy Maher were involved in a four-bet pot before the flop, with Welsh being the last to bet.
The flop came down and Welsh checked to Maher, who bet. Welsh responded with a raise and Maher called.
The turn was checked through and the river was bet by Welsh. After a minute of tanking, Maher folded and Welsh showed . Meshesha Truesaw commented after the hand "What a weird hand."
Kerry Welsh | 380,000 | 100,000 |
Jeremy Maher | 160,000 | -90,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:27 PM Local Time
McKeehen Flops Boat to Double
Joe McKeehen only had a couple of big bets left when the bubble burst and got his stack in soon after.
Joe McKeehen:
Opponent:
McKeehen was very likely to double on the flop, and the run out confirmed it as the 2015 WSOP Main Event champ stayed alive.
Joe McKeehen | 50,000 | -37,500 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:20 PM Local Time
Brown Eliminated After Squeaking into Cash
When the bubble burst, Scott Brown was down to a single yellow chip, the lowest denomination chip remaining, and had barely squeaked into the money.
After the bubble burst, he quadrupled up with sixes but was knocked out shortly after in the money.
Scott Brown | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 7:12 PM Local Time
Tambara Out On The Bubble
On a flop reading Kirk Tambara was facing a raise from Gregory Pinsonneault. Tambara responded with another raise and after one more from Pinsonneault the cards were face up.
Kirk Tambara:
Gregory Pinsonneault:
The turn and river came the and and Tambara finished in 65th place, guaranteeing the rest of the field in the money.
Gregory Pinsonneault | 120,000 | 74,000 |
Kirk Tambara | 0 | -73,500 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:45 PM Local Time
Hand-for-Hand
With the busting of a couple of players, the remaining 65 players are now on the bubble and have entered hand-for-hand play.
Colin Maneval | 0 | -19,000 |
Robert Hilton | 0 | -59,500 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:42 PM Local Time
The Grand Poker Series - Downtown Poker Action At The Golden Nugget
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:38 PM Local Time
Shorr Gone
Shannon Shorr was all in for his remaining chips with against Jared Woodin's .
The board ran out which did not improve Shorr's hand and he was eliminated a few places before the money.
The tournament clock currently reads 66.
Jared Woodin | 110,000 | 19,000 |
Shannon Shorr | 0 | -21,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:37 PM Local Time
Burchfield Gains with Boat
Kristopher Burchfield in the small blind and another player in early position were involved in a pot with about 80,000 chips in the middle on a board. There was a bet and a call and the two saw a river.
The completed the board and Burchfield bet and was called.
Burchfield showed to take the pot and add to his stack.
Kristopher Burchfield | 380,000 | 101,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:27 PM Local Time
Shorr Loses One
Marco Johnson defended his big blind against Shannon Shorr's under the gun open.
Johnson check-called a bet on a flop and the turn of checked through.
The river came a which was bet by Johnson and Shorr let his hand go.
Marco Johnson | 230,000 | 84,000 |
Shannon Shorr | 21,000 | -25,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:16 PM Local Time
Assorted Post Break Counts
Kevin Erickson | 490,000 | 214,000 |
John Elliott | 380,000 | 259,500 |
Rep Porter | 280,000 | 184,500 |
Daniel Kinney | 280,000 | 180,000 |
Kerry Welsh | 280,000 | 139,000 |
Jeremy Maher | 250,000 | 40,000 |
Anthony Zinno | 160,000 | -57,500 |
John Esposito | 79,000 | -108,500 |
Shannon Shorr | 46,000 | -39,500 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:02 PM Local Time
Break
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day as they color off the 500 chips.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:59 PM Local Time
Milgrom Falls To Nasr
Terricita Milgrom raised under the gun with 10,000 behind. Tony Nasr was in the big blind raised her all in and before the cards were tabled Nasr said "I haven't looked."
Terricita Milgrom:
Tony Nasr:
Milgrom flopped a straight draw on the flop, but the runout left her unimproved and she left the tournament area.
Tony Nasr | 110,000 | 82,500 |
Terricita Milgrom | 0 | -70,500 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:55 PM Local Time
Lancaster Rivers Set Over Flopped Set in Big Pot
After multiple raises preflop, a player in early position, a player in middle position, and Mike Lancaster in the small blind saw a flop.
The flop came and the early position player check-raised following a bet and a raise, which both other players called.
The appeared on the turn and the early position player fired out a bet which got two calls.
The completed the board. Lancaster check-raised and both other players called.
Lancaster showed he made a river set with which was good against the flopped set of the early position player, while the middle position player appeared to show aces before mucking.
Mike Lancaster | 270,000 | 125,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:54 PM Local Time
Bustouts Before Break
Jason Papastavrou | 0 | 0 |
Jason Garcia | 0 | 0 |
Michael Jex | 0 | 0 |
David Noh | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:50 PM Local Time
Table 459 Out Of Play Due To Coffee
The floor had tried to break tables in a fashion that would move tables closer to the front of the room. However a slight hurdle occurred when John Esposito spilled steaming hot coffee over at least half of the table, rendering half of the table unusable in a poker tournament. The floor made the decision to move the table formerly known as 459 to 460, and that table will be out of play for the remainder of the day.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:44 PM Local Time
The River Gets Four Bets
The Action was picked up on the river reading and David Gee was facing a 10,000 bet from Pedro Rios.
Gee raised and Rios re-raised. Gee gave it some thought before re-raising again and Rios snap folded, giving Gee the pot.
David Gee | 226,000 | 134,000 |
Pedro Rios | 113,000 | -6,000 |
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:37 PM Local Time
Lennon Practically Doubles with Nines
On a board and a 60,000 pot, Jeff Lennon bet from early position and the cutoff player called.
The completed the board and Lennon put in the rest of his chips, which wasn't much more, and showed before his opponent actually made a decision. It didn't matter though as his opponent showed for ace-high as he folded and Lennon took the pot to just about double his stack.
Jeff Lennon | 80,000 | 45,500 |