Monday, October 18, 2021 2:28 PM Local Time
Failla Doubles Through Avraham
Will Failla was all in and at risk against Israel Avraham.
Will Failla:
Israel Avraham:
The board came and Failla survived.
| Will Failla | 1,790,000 | 1,790,000  |
| Israel Avraham | 450,000 | -35,000  |
Monday, October 18, 2021 2:01 PM Local Time
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Monday, October 18, 2021 2:00 PM Local Time
Bad Runout for Joldis
Cosmin Joldis was the first player to push all in for 600,000 in early position. Pedro Madeira re-shoved all in from the hijack and Brian O'Malley also stuck in the last of his 800,000 chips from the big blind.
Cosmin Joldis:
Brian O'Malley:
Pedro Madeira:
The flop of gave Joldis a set of fives as it appeared he would triple up. However, the on the turn and the on the river gave O'Malley and Madeira a straight to eliminate Joldis.
| Pedro Madeira | 1,850,000 | 1,850,000 |
| Brian O'Malley | 1,075,000 | |
| Cosmin Joldis | 0 | -785,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:51 PM Local Time
Adam Doubles Through Omalley
Cedric Adam moved all in for 815,000 and Brain Omalley jammed for more.
Cedric Adam:
Brian Omalley:
The board came and the pocket kings held for Adam.
| Cedric Adam | 1,775,000 | 975,000 |
| Brain Omalley | 675,000 | 675,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:46 PM Local Time
Koller Out-Kicks Dillon
Eric Dillon pushed all in for 875,000 in middle position but unfortunately ran into a monster when Ran Koller re-shoved all in on his left. The rest of the table folded and the cards were on their backs.
Eric Dillon:
Ran Koller:
The flop of gave both players but two pair but Koller held the better kicker. The on the turn and the on the river changed nothing and Dillon was eliminated.
| Ran Koller | 2,450,000 | 855,000 |
| Eric Dillon | 0 | -1,345,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:32 PM Local Time
Kuhn Busts Affleck
Robert Kuhn had Matt Affleck all in and at risk.
Matt Affleck:
Robert Kuhn:
The board ran jack-high, no help to Affleck as he exited the tournament area.
| Robert Kuhn | 1,600,000 | -225,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 0 | -135,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:32 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Avi Cohen | 2,900,000 | -500,000 |
| Tony Nguyen | 2,900,000 | 715,000 |
| Bradley Ritschel | 2,700,000 | 1,825,000 |
| Barry Seidman | 2,550,000 | 1,250,000 |
| Pedro Madeira | 2,000,000 | 905,000 |
| Ngoc Hoang | 1,700,000 | 620,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:32 PM Local Time
Silver and Ryan Double Up
Christopher Ryan opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Adrien Delmas three-bet to 270,000 from the small blind. Ryan four-bet shoved all in for 1,065,000 and Delmas snapped him off.
Ryan showed but was dominated by the of Delmas. However, the runout gave Ryan two pair and a full double up.
At a table nearby, Nate Silver was all in for 720,000 with and was called by Matt Affleck with . The baord ran out and Silver doubled up, leaving Affleck on the short stack.
| Christopher Ryan | 2,150,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 1,640,000 | -160,000 |
| Nate Silver | 1,500,000 | 480,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 135,000 | -665,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:25 PM Local Time
Affleck Doubles Lambrecht
Robert Kuhn opened to 100,000, Matt Affleck moved all in for 1,100,000 and Matthew Lambrecht shoved for less. Kuhn got out of the way and Lambrecht was at risk.
Matthew Lambrecht:
Matt Affleck:
The board ran and Lambrecht doubled.
| Matt Affleck | 800,000 | -150,000 |
| Matthew Lambrecht | 775,000 | -10,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:17 PM Local Time
More Eliminations
| Mukul Pahuja | 0 | -25,000 |
| Eric Hjelmstad | 0 | -610,000 |
| Andres Tamara | 0 | -325,000 |
| Michael Ung | 0 | -580,000 |
| Alexander Holmberg | 0 | -410,000 |
| Greg Himmelbrand | 0 | -630,000 |
| Gregory Zajic | 0 | -430,000 |
| Christopher Bello | 0 | -710,000 |
| Avraham Azulay | 0 | -440,000 |
| Ivan Uzunov | 0 | -460,000 |
| Ryan Kanada | 0 | -305,000 |
| Vaughn Brozek | 0 | -1,030,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:11 PM Local Time
Calenzani Doubles Through Wien
The action folded to Stefano Calenzani on the button who ripped all in for 380,000. Jeremy Wien was in the big blind and thought for a minute before making the call.
Stefano Calenzani:
Jeremy Wien:
The flop came and Wien was still out front with a pair of sixes now. The paired the board on the turn and the hit the river. Calenzani spiked a pair of eights to keep his tournament hopes alive.
| Stefano Calenzani | 835,000 | -90,000 |
| Jeremy Wien | 620,000 | -235,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:11 PM Local Time
Cohen Eliminates Blagg
Matthew Blagg moved all-in from middle position preflop and Avi Cohen re-shoved from the button, which prompted the blinds to fold. The two were heads-up and Blagg held versus the of Cohen.
The dealer flopp the and Cohen continued to lead.
The turn was the and changed nothing.
The river did the same, and it was Choen's one pair of eights that took down the pot and eliminated Blagg.
| Avi Cohen | 3,400,000 | 2,065,000 |
| Matthew Blagg | 0 | 0 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 1:05 PM Local Time
More Eliminations
| Michael Hubbard | 0 | -750,000 |
| Brian Battistone | 0 | -520,000 |
| Wojciech Barzantny | 0 | -360,000 |
| Tijan Tepeh | 0 | -210,000 |
| Eder Murata | 0 | -400,000 |
| Mario Quijano | 0 | -590,000 |
| Bradley Rhodes | 0 | -380,000 |
| Kenny Nguyen | 0 | -1 |
| Douglas Horn | 0 | -175,000 |
| Matthew Blagg | 0 | -640,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:58 PM Local Time
Delmas Survives his all-in Against Pahuja
Mukul Pahuja moved all-in from the button and was snap-called by Adrien Delmas in the big blind. The cards were turned face up Delmas held versus the of Pahuja.
The dealer flopped the which was of no help to either player.
The turn was the and changed nothing.
The river card sealed the double-up for Delmas with his one pair of tens, which left Pahuja quite short with only 25,000 chips.
| Adrien Delmas | 1,800,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Mukul Pahuja | 25,000 | -1,580,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:49 PM Local Time
Early Eliminations
| Eugenio Pernia | 0 | -640,000 |
| Kyle Abbey | 0 | -725,000 |
| Phia Xiong | 0 | -501,000 |
| David Moses | 0 | 0 |
| Narimaan Ahmadi | 0 | -240,000 |
| Dennis Abbey | 0 | -255,000 |
| Richard Clayton | 0 | -240,000 |
| Michael Rannelli | 0 | -385,000 |
| Jesse Shelley | 0 | -460,000 |
| Victor Shih | 0 | -380,000 |
| John Clancy | 0 | -230,000 |
| Dan Iman | 0 | -705,000 |
| Matthew Samora | 0 | -665,000 |
| Danny Allen | 0 | -270,000 |
| Mario Desouza | 0 | -485,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:48 PM Local Time
Laplante Exits, 120 players remain
Ryan Laplante has been eliminated. The board had been washed, but the WSOP bracelet winner was seen heading for the payout desk.
Eliminations have come fast and furious as the tournament board shows 120 players remaining.
| Ryan Laplante | 0 | -650,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:46 PM Local Time
Adam Eliminates Moses; Set Over Set
The action was discovered as David Moses had check-raised all-in on a flop of , and was quickly called by Cedric Adam. The hands were tabled and it Moses who held and the lead with a set of deuces versus the of Adam's.
Things changed in an instant when the dealer dealt the on the turn, which gave Adam the higher set of queens.
The river kept things status quo, and Adam was awarded the pot and Moses was eliminated from the tournament.
| Cedric Adam | 800,000 | 340,000 |
| David Moses | 0 | -400,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:45 PM Local Time
Briottio Cracks Kings x 2
Over on Table 456, there was a three-way all-in taking place. Francois Evard was at risk for 470,000 while Seth Fischer was all in for 455,000. Tommaso Briotti had both players covered but wasn't excited when the cards were tabled.
Seth Fischer:
Francois Evard:
Tommaso Briotti:
The dealer spread the flop of , giving Briotti a pair of aces and leaving Evard already drawing dead. The on the turn meant Fischer was also dead as Briotti had cracked both of their kings.
| Tommaso Briotti | 2,130,000 | 1,495,000 |
| Francois Evard | 0 | -485,000 |
| Seth Fischer | 0 | -565,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:44 PM Local Time
Affleck Jams the River
On the river, Matt Affleck moved all in and put Barry Seidman into the tank.
Seidman spent a couple of minutes thinking it over before finally letting it go.
Affleck, who has more than three million in tournament earnings, remains in contention.
| Barry Seidman | 1,300,000 | 480,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 950,000 | 110,000 |
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:31 PM Local Time
Muallem Loses a Flip
Alex Wheeler opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Noam Muallem shoved all in for 495,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Wheeler quickly called to put Muallem at risk.
Noam Muallem:
Alex Wheeler:
The flop came and Wheeler hit a pair of queens to take the lead. The on the turn nor the on the river could help Muallem who headed for the payout desk.
| Alex Wheeler | 1,360,000 | 625,000 |
| Noam Muallem | 0 | -420,000 |