Monday, October 18, 2021 2:16 PM Local Time
Break
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:13 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Hsuan-Chao Chen | 7,300,000 | 3,100,000  |
| Jeffrey Vertes | 6,700,000 | 700,000 |
| Anthony Ortega | 6,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Yeon Bae | 5,200,000 | 2,500,000 |
| James Cook | 5,000,000 | 4,100,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 3,400,000 | 1,660,000 |
| Rafael Reis | 2,900,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Jason Wheeler | 2,200,000 | -500,000  |
| Dannah Kamp | 1,125,000 | -975,000 |
| Dalibor Dula | 500,000 | -200,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:08 PM Local Time
Liu Ousted by Four-Deuce
Anthony Ortega raised to 125,000 from the hijack and JJ Liu jammed in her 425,000 stack from the cutoff. It folded back to Ortega who made the call.
JJ Liu:
Anthony Ortega:
Liu was ahead but Ortega had live cards. The flop changed nothing, but the spiked the turn to put Ortega ahead. Liu couldn't improve on the river and the Women in Poker Hall of Fame member was eliminated from the tournament.
| Anthony Ortega | 5,000,000 | 1,900,000 |
| JJ Liu | 0 | -1,000,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:56 PM Local Time
Leng Calls Bluff and Adds to Huge Stack
With about 300,000 in the pot and four players seeing a flop of , Ryan Leng bet 130,000 from the hijack. Clement Van Driessche called on the button and the blinds folded.
The came on the turn and Leng check-called a bet of 325,000 from Van Driessche.
The completed the board and Leng check-called a bet of 425,000.
Van Driessche showed for a busted draw while Leng scooped the pot with .
| Ryan Leng | 9,000,000 | 3,700,000 |
| Clement Van Driessche | 1,100,000 | -500,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:41 PM Local Time
Some Eliminations
| Andres Abad | 0 | -1,300,000 |
| Tanner Lefferts | 0 | -665,000 |
| Nicholas Lore | 0 | -1,270,000 |
| Carlos Lam Wu | 0 | -1,010,000 |
| Kyle Chang | 0 | -1,105,000 |
| Ziao Guo | 0 | -1,265,000 |
| David Bradshaw | 0 | -820,000 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 0 | -2,600,000 |
| Matthew Vaughan | 0 | -2,160,000 |
| Orit Hadas | 0 | -1,960,000 |
| Dylan Herrmann | 0 | -840,000 |
| John Fagg | 0 | -750,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:37 PM Local Time
Vertes' Set of Kings Takes From Liu
Jeffrey Vertes raised to 125,000 from early position and JJ Liu called in the big blind.
The flop was and Liu check-called a 100,000 bet.
The came on the turn and Liu check-called for 225,000.
The completed the board and Liu once again check-called for 450,000.
Vertes showed for a turned set and Liu mucked her hand.
| Jeffrey Vertes | 6,000,000 | 700,000 |
| JJ Liu | 1,000,000 | -2,100,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:34 PM Local Time
Ward "Dodges" Klutho
With a raise in the cutoff and a call on the button, James Ward went all-in for 1,200,000 chips and was called by William Klutho in the big blind. The cutoff and button folded and the cards were tabled.
James Ward:
William Klutho:
The flop came out giving Klutho a flush draw. "Dodge him!" shouted Ward. His wish was granted as the turn and river came and he clapped loudly for the double-up.
| James Ward | 2,700,000 | 2,435,000 |
| William Klutho | 550,000 | -500,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:23 PM Local Time
Vertes Gets Value From Brewer With Nut Flush
With a pot of 700,000 and a flop of , Jeffrey Vertes checked from the big blind and so did Chris Brewer from early position.
The came on the turn. Vertes bet 225,000 and Brewer called.
The completed the board and Vertes bet 475,000. Brewer thought about it and called but slammed his cards into the muck when Vertes showed the for the nut flush and the pot.
| Jeffrey Vertes | 5,300,000 | 2,265,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 3,000,000 | -2,800,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:19 PM Local Time
Croushore Takes From Reis
Action picked up on a flop between two players with a bet of 110,000 in front of David Croushore. Rafael Reis raised to 390,000 and Croushore called.
The turn came a and from the big blind Rafael Reis bet 480,000. Croushore checked his cards again and called.
The river came a which Reis checked. Croushore went all-in and Reis folded immediately, giving Croushore the pot.
| David Croushore | 6,600,000 | 5,540,000 |
| Rafael Reis | 1,400,000 | -1,700,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:05 PM Local Time
Aces Over Kings for Bae
Domenico Gala raised to 100,000, Yeon Bae three-bet to 250,000, and Gala jammed. Bae called for his 1.3 million.
Yeon Bae:
Domenico Gala:
It was a classic cooler for Gala as the flop came . The came on the turn for a sweat, but the completed the board to keep Bae alive with the rockets.
| Yeon Bae | 2,700,000 | 1,970,000 |
| Domenico Gala | 2,100,000 | 430,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:04 PM Local Time
Shiller Eliminates Poper
Brendan Shiller raised to 100,000 under the gun and from middle position, James Poper went all in for 1,015,000. Action folded around to Shiller who called.
James Poper:
Brendan Shiller:
The board ran out , keeping Shiller's jacks in the lead and knocking out Poper.
| Brendan Shiller | 5,700,000 | 3,435,000 |
| James Poper | 0 | -1,255,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:55 PM Local Time
Huard Eliminates Direlli
Linda Huard raised to 110,000 preflop and was three-bet by Carlo Direlli to 350,000. Huard called and a flop was dealt.
The flop came down and Huard check-called a bet of 400,000 from Direlli.
The turn came a and Huard went all in. Direlli called and the cards were turned over.
Linda Huard:
Carlo Direlli:
Direlli had flopped two pair but Huard had turned broadway. The river did not improve Direlli and he left the tournament area.
| Linda Huard | 5,500,000 | 2,210,000 |
| Carlo Direlli | 0 | 0 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:51 PM Local Time
Kamp Gets Fold To Chip Up
On a board of and 700,000 in the pot, Dannah Kamp jammed for 1.1 million after an opponent bet 240,000.
Her opponent thought about it for a while and had the clock called on him. He mucked his cards as the tournament director counted down to zero and Kamp picked up the pot.
| Dannah Kamp | 2,100,000 | 850,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:44 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
| Matthew Ramshaw | 0 | -1,050,000 |
| Kasparas Klezys | 0 | -104,000 |
| Kyle Cartwright | 0 | -325,000 |
| Jeremy Shockett | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime Ayerbe | 0 | -1,900,000 |
| Christopher Williams | 0 | -995,000 |
| Ori Hasson | 0 | -1,455,000 |
| Seungmook Jung | 0 | -1,655,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | 0 | -1,540,000 |
| Kenneth Figueredo | 0 | -255,000 |
| Patrick Eskandar | 0 | -1,035,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:39 PM Local Time
Shockett Zapped by Liu
Jeremy Shockett got his remaining 800,000 chips into the middle and JJ Liu put him at risk.
Jeremy Shockett:
JJ Liu:
Liu was in a dominating position to take Shockett's stack, and did so as the board ran out .
| JJ Liu | 3,100,000 | 520,000 |
| Jeremy Shockett | 0 | -605,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:34 PM Local Time
De Silva Calls Twice
Action picked up on the flop reading with Upeshka De Silva in the big blind and John Fagg in early position, having raised the pot preflop. Fagg bet 65,000 when checked too and De Silva called.
The turn was a and De Silva check-called a bet of 135,000 from Fagg.
The river came a and the action checked through. Fagg turned up for a turned pair of jacks and De Silva turned over for a pair of kings to take down the pot.
| Upeshka De Silva | 2,600,000 | 500,000 |
| John Fagg | 750,000 | 340,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:20 PM Local Time
Assorted Stacks
| Chris Brewer | 5,800,000 | -200,000 |
| Steven Sarmiento | 5,400,000 | 400,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 5,300,000 | 300,000 |
| Hsuan-Chao Chen | 4,200,000 | 1,555,000 |
| Josue Aguirre | 3,400,000 | 1,540,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:01 PM Local Time
Break
Players have gone onto a 15-minute break.
Monday, October 18, 2021 11:58 AM Local Time
Liu Traps A Monster
Anthony Ortega raised under the-gun 80,000 and to his direct left, JJ Liu called. Dannah Kamp called from middle position and the big blind went all-in for 1.8 million. Ortega went all in for more and JJ Liu snap-called for 740,000. Dannah Kamp folded and the hands were turned over.
JJ Liu:
Big blind:
Anthony Ortega:
With players announcing that two kings were dead, the board ran out which changed the strength of no hand, giving Liu the main pot and leaving Ortega to scoop the other player in a side pot.
| Anthony Ortega | 3,100,000 | 440,000 |
| JJ Liu | 2,580,000 | 1,760,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 11:55 AM Local Time
More Eliminations
| La Sengphet | 0 | -1,300,000 |
| Eric Tipsword | 0 | -400,000 |
| Jeffrey Meyers | 0 | -1,285,000 |
| James Calderaro | 0 | -750,000 |
| Giovani Torre | 0 | -1,500,000 |
| Michael Whitton | 0 | -1,245,000 |
| Matthew Eng | 0 | -685,000 |
| Derek McMaster | 0 | -870,000 |
| Brendan Shiller [Adam Teagarden] | 0 | -480,000 |
| James Brewer | 0 | -840,000 |
| Gregor Sverko | 0 | -685,000 |
