Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:38 PM Local Time
Leng's Flopped Set Takes Some From Andler
Christopher Andler raised to 850,000 from early position and Ryan Leng called in middle position, as did Katsushi Yoshida in the big blind.
The flop came and Andler bet 1.1 million. Leng called and Yoshida folded.
The fell on the turn and Andler check-called a 1.3 million bet.
The completed the board and Andler check-called for 800,000.
Leng showed for a set of sixes and mentioned something about "ace-king with a king of spades", as Andler indeed rolled over which was no good.
Ryan Leng | 30,000,000 | 12,000,000 |
Christopher Andler | 13,000,000 | -3,000,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:28 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts for Table #1
Here are the most recent chip counts for Table #1.
Johan Schumacher | 18,400,000 | 5,200,000 |
Santiago Plante | 11,000,000 | -2,500,000 |
Jeffrey Vertes | 10,800,000 | 1,700,000 |
Rafael Reis | 10,025,000 | -3,575,000 |
Daniel Fortier | 9,300,000 | 3,450,000 |
Michael Noori | 8,500,000 | 100,000 |
Charlie Dawson | 4,300,000 | -2,800,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:13 PM Local Time
Matthew Burley Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,728)
The flop read and Matthew Burley in the early position had the all-in button in front of him already. Jeffrey Vertes in the hijack and Charlie Dawson in the cutoff were still battling for the rest. However, Vertes bet enough for Dawson to fold his to let them continue the fight.
Matthew Burley:
Jeffrey Vertes:
Burley had flopped top pair but Vertes held the overpair.
The turn was the to not help Burley and neither did the on the river for Burley to bust in sixteenth place.
Jeffrey Vertes | 9,100,000 | 2,600,000 |
Charlie Dawson | 7,100,000 | -3,000,000 |
Matthew Burley | 0 | -500,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:08 PM Local Time
Kamp Doubles With Eights Over Sevens
Dannah Kamp got her remaining 3,675,000 stack into the middle preflop and was at risk against Christopher Andler.
Dannah Kamp:
Christopher Andler:
Kamp was in a great position and held as the board ran out to keep her alive and double her stack.
Christopher Andler | 16,000,000 | -4,000,000 |
Dannah Kamp | 7,500,000 | 2,700,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:02 PM Local Time
Fortier Doubles to Leave Burley Short
Daniel Fortier was all-in from the small blind for 2,725,000 and Matthew Burley had called in the big blind with the slightly bigger stack.
Daniel Fortier:
Matthew Burley:
The board ran out for Fortier to stay ahead and even river a flush to double up and leave Burley short.
Daniel Fortier | 5,850,000 | 2,825,000 |
Matthew Burley | 500,000 | -3,200,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:58 AM Local Time
Lee Markholt Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,728)
Lee Markholt jammed his remaining 1.2 million chips into the middle from the hijack, and Jaesh Balachandran called in the big blind.
Lee Markholt:
Jaesh Balachandran:
Markholt was behind but he mentioned he had live cards. The flop came . The turn took away some of Markholt's outs as he noted, and the completed the board to eliminate him.
Jaesh Balachandran | 23,000,000 | 1,300,000 |
Lee Markholt | 0 | -1,300,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:51 AM Local Time
Matthew Itkin Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,728)
Matthew Itkin was seen getting up from the table but Michael Noori as kind enough to relay what had happened.
Santiago Plante raised to 600,000 and Itkin had three-bet jammed for around 2,000,000 which Plante called.
Matthew Itkin:
Santiago Plante:
The flop came with two spades for Itkin to pick up the flush draw but the rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to eliminate Itkin in eighteenth place.
Santiago Plante | 13,500,000 | 2,725,000 |
Matthew Itkin | 0 | -2,800,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:45 AM Local Time
Final Two Tables Seat Draw
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
FT 1 | 1 | Rafael Reis | 13,600,000 | 45 |
FT 1 | 2 | Santiago Plante | 10,775,000 | 36 |
FT 1 | 3 | Johan Schumacher | 13,200,000 | 44 |
FT 1 | 4 | Daniel Fortier | 3,025,000 | 10 |
FT 1 | 5 | Matthew Burley | 3,700,000 | 12 |
FT 1 | 6 | Michael Noori | 8,400,000 | 28 |
FT 1 | 7 | Matthew Itkin | 2,800,000 | 9 |
FT 1 | 8 | Jeffrey Vertes | 6,500,000 | 22 |
FT 1 | 9 | Charlie Dawson | 10,100,000 | 34 |
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FT 2 | 1 | Ryan Leng | 18,000,000 | 60 |
FT 2 | 2 | Dannah Kamp | 4,800,000 | 16 |
FT 2 | 3 | Mordechai Hazan | 12,500,000 | 42 |
FT 2 | 4 | Jaesh Balachandran | 21,700,000 | 72 |
FT 2 | 5 | Brendan Shiller | 4,000,000 | 13 |
FT 2 | 6 | Katsushi Yoshida | 5,800,000 | 19 |
FT 2 | 7 | Anthony Ortega | 12,200,000 | 41 |
FT 2 | 8 | Christopher Andler | 20,000,000 | 67 |
FT 2 | 9 | Lee Markholt | 1,300,000 | 4 |
Jaesh Balachandran | 21,700,000 | 1,185,000 |
Christopher Andler | 20,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Ryan Leng | 18,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
Rafael Reis | 13,600,000 | 2,625,000 |
Johan Schumacher | 13,200,000 | -1,800,000 |
Mordechai Hazan | 12,500,000 | 500,000 |
Anthony Ortega | 12,200,000 | -3,575,000 |
Santiago Plante | 10,775,000 | 0 |
Charlie Dawson | 10,100,000 | 3,450,000 |
Michael Noori | 8,400,000 | 550,000 |
Jeffrey Vertes | 6,500,000 | -1,550,000 |
Katsushi Yoshida | 5,800,000 | 0 |
Dannah Kamp | 4,800,000 | -325,000 |
Brendan Shiller | 4,000,000 | 525,000 |
Matthew Burley | 3,700,000 | 25,000 |
Daniel Fortier | 3,025,000 | -3,675,000 |
Matthew Itkin | 2,800,000 | 25,000 |
Lee Markholt | 1,300,000 | -2,775,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:39 AM Local Time
Steven Sarmiento Eliminated in 19th Place ($21,768)
Steven Sarmiento had shoved from the cutoff for his last 2,300,000 and Katsushi Yoshida reshoved from the small blind for the big blind to fold.
Steven Sarmiento:
Katsushi Yoshida:
The board ran out for Yoshida to flop top pair and to eliminate Sarmiento in nineteenth place.
The 18 remaining players will now be redrawn for the final two tables with around 38 minutes left in the current level. The seat draw is to follow.
Katsushi Yoshida | 5,800,000 | 725,000 |
Steven Sarmiento | 0 | -3,500,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:32 AM Local Time
Giancarlo Santolin Eliminated in 20th Place ($21,768)
Giancarlo Santolin had shoved from the cutoff for 2,125,000, and Mordechai Hazan three-bet jammed for more in the small blind. Lee Markholt folded in the big blind.
Giancarlo Santolin:
Mordechai Hazan:
The board ran out for Hazan, who flopped a set. Santolin was drawing dead on the turn, and bust in 20th place.
Mordechai Hazan | 12,000,000 | 2,150,000 |
Giancarlo Santolin | 0 | -3,000,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:29 AM Local Time
Jason Riesenberg Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,768)
Christopher Andler jammed from the small blind and Jason Riesenberg called for his remaining 3.5 million in the big blind.
Jason Riesenberg:
Christopher Andler:
The players were flipping and Andler found improvement on the flop. The turn and river confirmed Riesenberg's elimination.
Christopher Andler | 18,000,000 | 4,500,000 |
Jason Riesenberg | 0 | -4,000,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:25 AM Local Time
Antonio Matic Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,768)
Antonio Matic got his remaining stack of about six million chips in preflop and was at risk against Johan Schumacher.
Antonio Matic:
Johan Schumacher:
Matic ran into aces and fell behind further on the flop. The turn gave him hope with a flush draw, but the board completed with the to eliminate him.
Johan Schumacher | 15,000,000 | 5,375,000 |
Antonio Matic | 0 | -6,650,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:13 AM Local Time
Raul Martinez Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,768)
Jaesh Balachandran raised to 600,000 from the hijack, and Raul Martinez three-bet jammed from the cutoff for 2,450,000. The action folded back to Balachandran, who made the call.
Raul Martinez:
Jaesh Balachandran:
The flop came for both players to hit a set, but Balachandran was still ahead with the higher one.
The turn was the , which did not help Martinez, and neither did the on the river, which sent Martinez out in 23rd place.
Jaesh Balachandran | 20,515,000 | 2,915,000 |
Raul Martinez | 0 | -2,450,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:08 AM Local Time
Ivan Deyra Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,768)
In the day's first hand, Ivan Deyra jammed in his 4,725,000 stack from middle position, and Christopher Andler called in the hijack.
Ivan Deyra:
Christopher Andler:
Deyra needed to improve, but the board ran out to knock him out as the first elimination of the day.
Christopher Andler | 13,500,000 | 5,200,000 |
Ivan Deyra | 0 | -4,725,000 |
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:00 AM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for the 24 remaining players.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:36 AM Local Time
Twenty-Four Players Return to Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack With Eyes on Gold Bracelet
Only 24 players remain in Event #30: $1,500 Monster Stack as Day 4 will begin shortly. This event saw 3,520 total players enter the event and only one will take home the coveted gold bracelet and $610,347 first-place prize.
Action will resume at 11 a.m. local time, and play may continue until a winner is determined. The remaining players have already locked up $21,768, but are looking toward the final table.
Jaesh Balachandran bagged the top stack going into Day 4 with 17,600,000 chips. Three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng (16,500,000), who recently won his third bracelet in Event #23:$1,500 Eight Game Mix Six-Handed, continues his quest for another one as he bagged the top stack at the end of Day 2 and the second-biggest stack at the end of Day 3.
Anthony Ortega (15,775,000), Santiago Plante (10,775,000), and Brazil's Rafael Reis (10,975,000) will also be looking to claim the top prize, along with PokerNews' Dannah Kamp (5,125,000), who is the last woman standing in this event.
Day 4 begins at 11 a.m. local time in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The tournament will resume at Level 32 with blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000.
PokerGO continues its excellentWSOP coverage with a stream of this event. The final six or seven players will play under the watchful PokerGO cameras, giving viewers worldwide a glimpse of what it is like to play for poker's most prestigious prize: a WSOP bracelet.
Stay tuned for coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:09 AM Local Time
Day 4 Seat Draw
ROOM | TABLE | SEAT | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
Amazon | 406 | 1 | Matthew Burley | United States | 3,675,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 406 | 2 | Katsushi Yoshida | United States | 5,075,000 | 17 |
Amazon | 406 | 3 | Anthony Ortega | United States | 15,775,000 | 53 |
Amazon | 406 | 4 | Charlie Dawson | United States | 6,650,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 406 | 5 | Dannah Kamp | United States | 5,125,000 | 17 |
Amazon | 406 | 6 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 10,775,000 | 36 |
Amazon | 406 | 8 | Steven Sarmiento | United States | 3,500,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 406 | 9 | Matthew Itkin | United States | 2,775,000 | 9 |
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Amazon | 414 | 1 | Giancarlo Santolin | Canada | 3,000,000 | 10 |
Amazon | 414 | 2 | Jeffrey Vertes | Canada | 8,050,000 | 27 |
Amazon | 414 | 3 | Mordechai Hazan | Israel | 9,850,000 | 33 |
Amazon | 414 | 4 | Lee Markholt | United States | 4,075,000 | 14 |
Amazon | 414 | 5 | Brendan Shiller | United States | 3,475,000 | 12 |
Amazon | 414 | 6 | Jaesh Balachandran | United States | 17,600,000 | 59 |
Amazon | 414 | 7 | Raul Martinez | United Kingdom | 2,450,000 | 8 |
Amazon | 414 | 8 | Rafael Reis | Brazil | 10,975,000 | 37 |
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Amazon | 421 | 1 | Christopher Andler | Sweden | 8,300,000 | 28 |
Amazon | 421 | 3 | Antonio Matic | Czech Republic | 6,650,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 421 | 4 | Jason Riesenberg | United States | 4,000,000 | 13 |
Amazon | 421 | 5 | Johan Schumacher | Belgium | 9,625,000 | 32 |
Amazon | 421 | 6 | Ryan Leng | United States | 16,500,000 | 55 |
Amazon | 421 | 7 | Michael Noori | United States | 7,850,000 | 26 |
Amazon | 421 | 8 | Daniel Fortier | United States | 6,700,000 | 22 |
Amazon | 421 | 9 | Ivan Deyra | France | 4,725,000 | 16 |