Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:47 PM Local Time
Break
Players are on a 20-minute break.
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:46 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Beriz Turnadzic | 1,950,000 | 880,000  |
| Ryan Leng | 1,900,000 | -400,000  |
| James Romero | 1,400,000 | -300,000 |
| Rafael Reis | 1,350,000 | -50,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 1,300,000 | 50,000 |
| Dalibor Dula | 1,200,000 | 860,000 |
| Mordechai Hazan | 1,160,000 | 540,000 |
| Katsushi Yoshida | 1,110,000 | 30,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 930,000 | -270,000 |
| James Mackey | 910,000 | 729,500 |
| Lily Kiletto | 900,000 | 250,000 |
| Jason Wheeler | 825,000 | 205,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 530,000 | -20,000 |
| Juliet Hegedus | 530,000 | 530,000 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 490,000 | -170,000 |
| Derek McMaster | 490,000 | 230,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 440,000 | -160,000 |
| Brandon Bergin | 440,000 | -80,000 |
| Justin Arnwine | 360,000 | 120,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 240,000 | -40,000 |
| Dannah Kamp | 210,000 | -70,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 0 | -280,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:41 PM Local Time
Luber Takes From Kamp With Flush
Action was on the river as the board read . Benjamin Luber cut out some chips and bet 100,000. Dannah Kamp thought for about 20 seconds before calling.
"Flush" said Luber immediately and tabled the , Kamp mucked as her stack has shrunk in the last level.
| Benjamin Luber | 430,000 | 345,500 |
| Dannah Kamp | 280,000 | -490,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:41 PM Local Time
Sengphet Over A Million in Chips
The action was picked up on a flop of .
With the pot over 45,000, La Sengphet in the big blind checked and her opponent from under the gun bet 12,000 which Sengphet quickly called.
The turn was checked through. The river was the , Sengphet bet 25,000, and the under the gun player mucked.
| La Sengphet | 1,100,000 | 672,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:38 PM Local Time
Bae Smashes Flop
The action was on the river as the board read . Yeon Bae bet 50,000 into a pot of roughly the same size.
His opponent eyed him down and called after a few moments.
Bae showed the for the flopped boat and collected the pot.
| Yeon Bae | 880,000 | 100,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:17 PM Local Time
Some Seven-Figure Stacks
| Ryan Leng | 2,300,000 | 250,000 |
| James Romero | 1,700,000 | 650,000 |
| Rafael Reis | 1,400,000 | -400,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 1,250,000 | 440,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 1,200,000 | 890,000 |
| Troy Sprungl | 1,100,000 | 799,500 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:13 PM Local Time
Pirault Scoops the Pot
The action was picked up when Francois Pirault raised to 20,200 and the big blind was the only caller.
The flop was . The big blind checked and Pirault bet 20,000, enough to scoop the pot.
| Francois Pirault | 630,000 | 189,500 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:11 PM Local Time
Schumacher Bombs River
The board read on the river with a pot of about 100,000 in the middle.
Johan Schumacher made a bet of 150,000 over to his opponent Andros Ioakimides, who considered it for several moments before he eventually tossed the cards away and Schumacher moved over a million.
| Johan Schumacher | 1,050,000 | 360,000 |
| Andros Ioakimides | 390,000 | -107,500 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:07 PM Local Time
Wheeler Finds Aces
A player to Jason Wheeler's direct left went all in for 127,000 and Jason Wheeler asked for a count, then called in middle position. Action folded around and the hands were revealed.
Opponent:
Jason Wheeler:
The board ran out and Wheeler was awarded the knockout.
| Jason Wheeler | 620,000 | 238,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 4:04 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast: WSOP Winners, Wynn Bounties & Jared Tendler on Hellmuth's "Entitlement Tilt"
PN Podcast
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
They offer behind-the-scenes interviews w/ bracelet winners like Scott Ball, Lara Eisenberg, Dalibor Dula, and Dylan Weisman, breakdown Anthony Zinno's latest win, and recap other big events including Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau winning the MSPT Venetian for $230,379 and Donald Nimneh striking it big in the Wynn Fall Poker Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty tournament.
Finally, guest Jared Tendler joins the show to talk about Phil Hellmuth's "entitlement tilt" and share details on his new WSOP prep course Mental Game Tune Up for Tournament Poker. Read our review on that training course here.
Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:52 PM Local Time
Chris Moorman Bubbles Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Chris Moorman was all-in and at risk for his last 70,000, Rafael Reis in the small blind folded and the Sanjay Mayecker in big blind called.
Chris Moorman:
Sanjay Mayecker:
The flop of improved Mayecker to a pair of threes however Moorman could still catch an ace or king to move ahead in the hand. The turn left Moorman with zero outs and the river was just a formality.
The remaining 528 players have guaranteed a min-cash of $2,404.
| Rafael Reis | 1,800,000 | 0 |
| Sanjay Mayekar | 900,000 | 684,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 0 | -80,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:52 PM Local Time
Level 17 started
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:51 PM Local Time
Walsworth Bust One of the two Bubble Boys
Mark Alves went all-in for his remaining stack of 47,000 and Peter Walsworth made the call to put Alves at risk.
Mark Alves:
Peter Walsworth:
The board ran out giving Walsworth a set to eliminate Alves as one of the two bubble boys.
| Peter Walsworth | 420,000 | 175,000 |
| Mark Alves | 0 | -81,500 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:43 PM Local Time
Yoshida Calls River to Double on Bubble
Play was at hand for hand and the board was already completed to read . Katsushi Yoshida was facing a river shove from his opponent as he had to decide if he wanted to risk his entire stack and potentially bubble the tournament.
After a few moments he called. The players waited for other tables to complete action to turn over their cards and Yoshida tabled the for a set and his opponent had just a pair of deuces with . Yoshida breathed a sigh of relief, not only surviving but gathering a large pot in the process.
| Katsushi Yoshida | 1,080,000 | 747,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:31 PM Local Time
Updated Counts Near Bubble
| Ryan Leng | 2,050,000 | 850,000 |
| Rafael Reis | 1,800,000 | 600,000 |
| Jeremy Pekarek | 1,250,000 | 954,500 |
| Bart Lybaert | 810,000 | 90,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 600,000 | -170,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 550,000 | 125,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 400,000 | |
| Maria Konnikova | 130,000 | -37,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 80,000 | -80,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:29 PM Local Time
De Silva Looks Up Opponent
Upeshka De Silva raised to 16,000 and was re-raised by the button to 35,000. De Silva made the call.
The flop came and it was checked through to the turn.
De Silva checked and the button bet 28,000. De Silva called to bring in the river.
Once again De Silva checked and the button fired for 40,000. After a brief moment, De Silva called.
The button showed , and De Silva showed for a pair of ten's to scoop the pot.
| Upeshka De Silva | 660,000 | 200,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:15 PM Local Time
Bubble Looming
The clock currently reads 533, meaning the event is five eliminations away from the money bubble. Play has slowed down considerably as players wait for the bubble burst.
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:13 PM Local Time
Bergin Reveals A Monster
Brandon Bergin limped under the gun and a player two seats to his left raised to 19,000. Action folded back to Bergin who re-raised to 55,000 and his opponent called.
The flop came and Bergin bet 50,000 to which his opponent responded with an all in, Bergin snap-called and they revealed their cards.
Opponent:
Brandon Bergin:
The opponent was in a dire situation and the turn of did not improve him. Bergin scooped the pot to push him to over 500,000.
| Brandon Bergin | 520,000 | 190,000 |
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:05 PM Local Time
Funaro Out
Action was recapped by some of the table. Frank Funaro raised to 30,000, leaving 4,000 behind and was called by Brandon Shiels in the small blind and another player in the big blind.
The flop came down and Funaro threw in his last 4,000 when the action went to him and both players called.
The turn came another and Shiels bet 45,000, which got a fold from the big blind and the cards were turned on their backs.
Frank Funaro:
Brandon Shiels:
The river did not improve Funaro and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Brandon Sheils | 300,000 | 181,000 |
| Frank Funaro | 0 | -220,000 |