Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3:15 AM Local Time
Abrams Leads Again; Negreanu in the Hunt After Day 2 of Event #21 $1,500 Mixed Omaha
Scott Abrams of Henderson, Nevada is the chip leader once again after bagging the top stack of Day 1 in Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha. A field of 27 players will return on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to compete for a WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $170,269. The 641 entries generated an $855,735 prize pool.
Abrams is joined by Jordan Spurlin, Hernan Salazar, and Ryan Roeder at the top of the leaderboard, each with over 1 million chips. Abrams is looking for his first gold bracelet at the 2021 World Series of Poker after seven career top-ten finishes in mixed game varieties.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Total |
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| 1 | Scott Abrams | United States | 1,675,000 |
| 2 | Jordan Spurlin | United States | 1,370,000 |
| 3 | Hernan Salazar | United States | 1,230,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Roeder | United States | 1,005,000 |
| 5 | Charles Coultas | United States | 985,000 |
| 6 | Kosei Ichinose | Japan | 890,000 |
| 7 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 850,000 |
| 8 | Robert Redman | United States | 840,000 |
| 9 | Garrett Garvin | United States | 730,000 |
| 10 | Michael Kim | Australia | 710,000 |
Other notables returning for Day 3 include Daniel Negreanu (535,000), Dylan Linde (470,000), Patrick Tardif (410,000), Ari Engel (305,000), and PJ Cha (200,000). Linde is a mixed games specialist on the hunt for his first WSOP gold bracelet and Engel will try to win his second WSOP title of the 2021 WSOP after taking down Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo just last week.
Negreanu had a rollercoaster Day 2 with several chip swings coming late in the evening. After building up his stack over the course of the day, Negreanu was on the wrong end of a four-way pot that brought him near the brink of elimination, but he soon found his way back again and ended the day with a stack that is just below average. Negreanu will return tomorrow to hunt for his seventh gold bracelet after already cashing three times at the 2021 WSOP.
Remaining Payouts
The winner will receive $170,269 and all remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,627.
| Place | Prize | | | | | | |
| 1 | $170,269 | | | | | | |
| 2 | $105,235 | | | | | | |
| 3 | $71,651 | | | | | | |
| 4 | $49,733 | | | | | | |
| 5 | $35,204 | | | | | | |
| 6 | $25,424 | | | | | | |
| 7 | $18,740 | | | | | | |
| 8-9 | $14,104 | | | | | | |
| 10-11 | $10,844 | | | | | | |
| 12-14 | $8,521 | | | | | | |
| 15-21 | $6,846 | | | | | | |
| 22-28 | $5,627 | | | | | | |
Day 3 will restart on Tuesday, October 12 at 2 p.m., and the 27 players will return and play until there is a winner. Blinds will begin in Level 26 with pot-limit blinds at 10,000/20,000/20,000 with limits at 20,000/40,000. Levels will once again be 60 minutes on Day 3 with a 15-minute break every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
That's it for Day 2 coverage of Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha live from the 2021 WSOP. Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews live reporting team for updates on all the action as it happens.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 2:14 AM Local Time
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Scott Abrams | 1,675,000 | 1,045,000  |
| Jordan Spurlin | 1,370,000 | 600,000 |
| Hernan Salazar | 1,230,000 | -410,000  |
| Ryan Roeder | 1,005,000 | 232,000 |
| Charles Coultas | 985,000 | 361,000 |
| Kosei Ichinose | 890,000 | 160,000 |
| Damjan Radanov | 850,000 | 190,000 |
| Robert Redman | 840,000 | 755,000 |
| Garrett Garvin | 730,000 | 62,000 |
| Michael Lim | 710,000 | 200,000 |
| Edward Han | 540,000 | 100,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 535,000 | -40,000 |
| Jason Cruse | 485,000 | 402,000 |
| Lance Sobelman | 480,000 | -60,000 |
| David Matsumoto | 470,000 | 83,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 470,000 | 65,000 |
| Dylan Lambe | 420,000 | 313,000 |
| Patrick Tardif | 410,000 | 150,000 |
| John Rubino | 355,000 | -545,000 |
| Ari Engel | 305,000 | 20,000 |
| Daniel Anton | 255,000 | 130,000 |
| Benjamin Hebert | 210,000 | -26,000 |
| PJ Cha | 200,000 | -390,000 |
| Kean Chin | 200,000 | 158,000 |
| Jeramy Govert | 120,000 | -24,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 119,000 | -26,000 |
| Dana Kellstrom | 65,000 | -48,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 2:08 AM Local Time
End of Day 2
Day 2 has come to an end with 27 players bagging for Day 3.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:48 AM Local Time
Four More Hands
With 27 players remaining, tournament officials have announced that four more hands will be played to close out the day.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:44 AM Local Time
Spurlin Scoops Massive Pot Near End of Night
Big O
With three-way action already in front of him preflop, Jordan Spurlin moved all-in from the big blind for 165,000.
Dana Kellstrom, Daniel Negreanu and Ryan Laplante all called, building an almost 700,000 chip pot.
On the flop, Kellstrom checked, and Negreanu moved all-in for approximately 150,000 effective as he covered both Kellstrom and Laplante. Both players folded as Negreanu showed the , then revealed the rest of his hand.
Jordan Spurlin:
Daniel Negreanu:
The board completed with the and , and Spurlin made a nine-high straight to scoop the massive pot, quadrupling up and then some.
| Jordan Spurlin | 770,000 | 500,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 575,000 | -265,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 145,000 | -355,000 |
| Dana Kellstrom | 113,000 | -103,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:20 AM Local Time
Laplante Leaves Ramos Short, Salazar Finishes Him Off
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Ryan Laplante has earned a near double-up in a hand that left Gabriel Ramos with crumbs.
With nearly his entire stack in the middle already on a board of , Ramos called one more big bet, leaving himself with just 10,000 chips behind.
Laplante showed for top two pair and a six-low. Ramos showed a worse two pair and a worse low with , giving the pot to Laplante.
Ramos would lose that final 10,000 in the next hand to Hernan Salazar, whose chip-leading stack sat at over 1.6 million.
| Hernan Salazar | 1,640,000 | 130,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 500,000 | 210,000 |
| Gabriel Ramos | 0 | -255,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:04 AM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Lance Sobelman | 540,000 | 494,500 |
| Michael Lim | 510,000 | 380,500 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 270,000 | 130,500 |
| Peter Clark | 265,000 | 187,500 |
| Benjamin Hebert | 236,000 | 38,500 |
| Scott Castelluccio | 125,000 | 23,500 |
| Daniel Anton | 125,000 | 70,000 |
| Matt Kramer | 83,000 | -257,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:57 AM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:50 AM Local Time
Coleman, McMaster Among Latest Eliminations
35 players remain with just over an hour of play left in Day 2.
| Jason Fischer | 0 | -32,000 |
| David Levy | 0 | -341,000 |
| Derek McMaster | 0 | -140,000 |
| Lex Nerenberg | 0 | -89,500 |
| Jason Wasser | 0 | -95,500 |
| Emiliano Figueroa | 0 | -80,500 |
| Maxx Coleman | 0 | -128,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:36 AM Local Time
Engel Short, Rubino Into Contention
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
John Rubino has been running up his stack in the last level and was approaching the one-million chip mark.
In a recent pot with Ari Engel, Engel raised in early position and was three-bet in the cutoff by Rubino. Engel called.
Engel then check-called all three streets on a runout.
Rubino showed for a six-high straight and the nut low, while Engel could only show to chop the low and take a quarter of the pot.
| John Rubino | 900,000 | 334,000 |
| Ari Engel | 285,000 | -180,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:31 AM Local Time
Radanov Moves Up the Leaderboard
Damjan Radanov is making moves late in Day 2. Radanov is seeking his first WSOP gold bracelet. His previous best finish at the WSOP was his run to second place in the 2019 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty event.
| Damjan Radanov | 660,000 | 580,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:16 AM Local Time
Salazar Leads; Negreanu Gaining Ground in Latest Round of Counts
| Hernan Salazar | 1,510,000 | -260,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 840,000 | 140,000 |
| Ryan Roeder | 773,000 | 283,000 |
| Kosei Ichinose | 730,000 | -15,000 |
| Scott Abrams | 630,000 | -202,000 |
| Charles Coultas | 624,000 | 460,500 |
| Ap Garza | 505,000 | -315,000 |
| Ari Engel | 465,000 | -4,000 |
| Edward Han | 440,000 | 273,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 405,000 | 190,000 |
| PJ Cha | 345,000 | -18,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 290,000 | -55,000 |
| John Esposito | 281,000 | 91,000 |
| Patrick Tardif | 260,000 | 0 |
| Dana Kellstrom | 216,000 | -6,000 |
| Dylan Lambe | 107,000 | -57,000 |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 12:14 AM Local Time
Laplante Chips Up Through Tardif
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Ryan Laplante just took down a critical pot courtesy of Patrick Tardif.
They had each committed 125,000 chips before the river on a board of .
Laplante bet the river , and Tardif went into the tank. Eventually he folded, saying "I think I'm supposed to fold three pair on the turn".
Laplante dragged the pot and showed his opponent the .
| Ryan Laplante | 345,000 | 149,000 |
| Patrick Tardif | 260,000 | -288,000 |
Monday, October 11, 2021 11:57 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Monday, October 11, 2021 11:47 PM Local Time
Negreanu's Stack Back in Business
Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Just before the break, Daniel Negreanu took down a large pot from Dana Kellstrom.
On a turn board of , Kellstrom checked to Negreanu from the big blind, and Negreanu bet the size of the pot (165,000) from under the gun.
Kellstrom gave it some thought, then folded and showed for aces with a low draw. Negreanu showed for aces with a flush draw and the same low draw.
With the win, Negreanu is now back among the bigger stacks in the room with 700,000.
| Daniel Negreanu | 700,000 | 545,000 |
| Dana Kellstrom | 222,000 | -103,000 |
Monday, October 11, 2021 11:42 PM Local Time
Player Break
Players are now on the last 15-minute break of the night.
Monday, October 11, 2021 11:36 PM Local Time
Lin Among Latest Eliminations
The last woman in the tournament, Thida Lin has just been eliminated in 43rd place.
| Mike Zhang | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hastings | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Sobel | 0 | -225,000 |
| Aaron Kupin | 0 | -170,000 |
| Ahmed Amin | 0 | -58,500 |
| Max Pescatori | 0 | -64,000 |
| Maurizio Melara | 0 | -421,000 |
| Yonatan Smith | 0 | -446,000 |
| Thida Lin | 0 | -72,000 |
Monday, October 11, 2021 11:33 PM Local Time
Salazar Quarters Levy
With on the board, David Levy and Hernan Salazar were standing over one of the biggest pots of the day. Levy was all-in and Salazar had called.
Levy showed and Salazar had . When the dust settled Salazar took the high pot with the nut flush against the second nuts, and the two players split the low pot with their ace-two.
Salazar is now well about the 1 million mark after eliminating Yonatan Smith just prior to this hand.
| Hernan Salazar | 1,770,000 | 0 |
| David Levy | 341,000 | -323,000 |
Monday, October 11, 2021 11:16 PM Local Time
Garza Crosses 800K Mark
Ap Garza has chipped beyond the 800K mark on the quest for his first WSOP gold bracelet.
| Ap Garza | 820,000 | 202,000 |
Monday, October 11, 2021 10:54 PM Local Time
Negreanu's Stack Getting Short
Daniel Negreanu was just on the wrong end of a huge four-way pot.
The action began after a player in early position limped. The cutoff raised and was called by Dana Kellstrom in the small blind, Negreanu in the big blind, and the early position opener as well.
The flop came , and the players checked to the player in the cutoff, who bet. Everyone else called, and the turn brought the . The cutoff bet his last 29,000 which was called by Kellstrom, Negreanu, and the early position player.
Before the dealer put out the river card, Negreanu said "I bet everyone's thinking of a card".
Obviously, the wasn't what Negreanu had in mind, because after Kellstrom bet his last 3,000 from the small blind, Negreanu folded, and the early position player called.
Once the cards were all tabled, Kellstrom's was good enough to scoop the pot with two pair, kings and nines, while the cutoff player was eliminated.
| Dana Kellstrom | 325,000 | 187,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 155,000 | -255,000 |