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2021 52nd Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Monday, October 18, 2021 to Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Event #35: Freezeout No-Limit Holdem

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  • Buy-in: $500
  • Prizepool: $1,230,600
  • Entries: 2,930
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:38 PM Local Time
Turner Also Doubles Through Rich

Justin Turner went all in under the gun for 2,240,000 and from middle position, Jacob Rich called with the covering stack.

Justin Turner:   
Jacob Rich:   

The flop came out safe for rich with     but the turn of   left Rich drawing dead before the   river. Turner doubled fully while Rich was left with 400,000 in chips.

Justin Turner4,900,0002,800,000
Jacob Rich400,000-2,800,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:20 PM Local Time
Moss Doubles Through Rich

John Moss

Action folded around to Jacob Rich in the small blind who shoved to put John Moss all in. Moss snap-called for his last 1,320,000.

John Moss:   
Jacob Rich:   

Moss picked up a straight draw on the     flop and paired his jack on the   turn. Rich had a straight draw but failed to hit the   as Moss, who finished in sixth place in the Super Turbo Bounty earlier in the series, doubled up.

Jacob Rich3,200,0002,000,000
John Moss2,700,0001,400,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:15 PM Local Time
James Cihla Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,778)

James Cihla

The action was picked up with both players' hole cards face up on a board reading      .

James Cihla:   
Denys Chufarin:   

Chufarin busted Cihla with a pair of aces.

Denys Chufarin5,000,0000
James Cihla0-2,100,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:07 PM Local Time
Daniel Buzgon Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,778)

Daniel Buzgon

Daniel Buzgon moved all in for his last 1,300,000 and Ke Chen, next to act, re-shoved for 2,060,000. Ronald Ibbetson gave it some thought before folding   .

Daniel Buzgon:   
Ke Chen:   

Buzgon hit a pair of nines on the board of      , but it wasn't enough to overcome the two queens of Chen as he hit the rail in 17th.

Ke Chen3,500,0001,400,000
Daniel Buzgon0-2,800,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:04 PM Local Time
Final Table Seat Draw And Chip Counts
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
Table 5191Charbel Kanterjian6,600,000
Table 5192Mark Allen1,700,000
Table 5193Daniel Buzgon1,600,000
Table 5194Ke Chen2,100,000
Table 5195Jonah Lopas4,700,000
Table 5196Anthony Koutsos11,200,000
Table 5197Michael Lin5,600,000
Table 5198Dongsheng Zhang4,800,000
Table 5199Ronald Ibbetson2,100,000
    
Table 5261Sundiata Devore7,100,000
Table 5262Gilad Grinberg4,400,000
Table 5263Jacob Rich1,200,000
Table 5264James Cihla2,100,000
Table 5265-empty- 
Table 5266John Moss1,300,000
Table 5267Denys Chufarin5,000,000
Table 5268Fausto Valdez5,000,000
Table 5269Justin Turner2,100,000
Anthony Koutsos11,200,000200,000
Sundiata DeVore7,100,000-1,400,000
Charbel Kanterjian6,600,0000
Michael Lin5,600,0005,599,995
Fausto Valdez5,000,0002,900,000
Denys Chufarin5,000,000600,000
Dongsheng Zhang4,800,0000
Jonah Lopas4,700,000-300,000
Gilad Grinberg4,400,000-300,000
James Cihla2,100,000600,000
Ronald Ibbetson2,100,000-1,975,000
Ke Chen2,100,0000
Justin Turner2,100,000-1,050,000
Mark Allen1,700,000400,000
Daniel Buzgon1,600,000-1,200,000
John Moss1,300,000-100,000
Jacob Rich1,200,000-3,600,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:54 PM Local Time
Aaron Massey Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,778)

Aaron Massey

Just as the field was redrawing for the final two tables, big stacks Aaron Massey and Anthony Koutsos clashed in a massive pot.

The two went heads-up to a flop of    . Massey bet 700,000, and Koutsos tank-called. Massey shoved on the   turn for around 3,000,000 and Koutsos snap-called.

Massey had top pair with   , but Koutsos had flopped a set with   . The   river gave Massey two pair, but it wasn't enough to avoid hitting the rail as Koutsos took over the chip lead.

Anthony Koutsos11,000,0007,500,000
Aaron Massey0-4,000,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:53 PM Local Time
David Larson Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,554)

David Larson

Action was picked up with cards on their backs and David Larson all in and at risk against Dongsheng Zhang.

David Larson:   
Dongsheng Zhang:   

The board ran out       and Larson was eliminated in 19th place.

Dongsheng Zhang4,800,000100,000
David Larson0-1,600,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:51 PM Local Time
Patrick Chong Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,554)

Patrick Chong shoved all-in preflop and Charbel Kanterjian called.

Patrick Chong:   
Charbel Kanterjian:   

The board ran out       and Kanterjian won with a pair of aces.

Charbel Kanterjian6,600,0002,600,000
Patrick Chong0-2,000,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:46 PM Local Time
Matija Dobric Eliminated in 21st Place ($5,554)

Matija Dobric

Soon after being left severely short-stacked by Aaron Massey, Matija Dobric went all in pre-flop and Massey called from the big blind.

Matija Dobric:   
Aaron Massey:   

Massey hit his ace on the     flop and stayed ahead as the board ran out   , knocking out Dobric in 21st place.

Aaron Massey4,000,000700,000
Matija Dobric0-100,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:44 PM Local Time
Allen Hits the River to Double

Mark Allen went all in for his last 620,000 and big stack Jacob Rich called.

Mark Allen:   
Jacob Rich:   

"Do you have me covered," Allen jokingly asked Rich. Allen was behind as the board came     , but he spiked the   on the river to make two pair, kings and jacks, and doubled up.

Jacob Rich4,800,000-700,000
Mark Allen1,300,000400,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:24 PM Local Time
Stephen Chiovaro Eliminated In 22nd Place ($5,554)

Stephen Chiovaro

Stephen Chiovaro shoved all-in preflop for the last of his chips and Daniel Buzgon called with chips behind.

Stephen Chiovaro:   
Daniel Buzgon:   

The board ran out       and Buzgon won with two pair kings and sixes, eliminating Chiovaro in 22nd place.

Daniel Buzgon2,800,0001,600,000
Stephen Chiovaro0-965,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:21 PM Local Time
Break Time

The remaining 21 players are being sent on a 15-minute break.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:18 PM Local Time
John Bovenizer Eliminated in 23nd Place ($5,554)

John Bovenizer

A hand after tripling up Aaron Massey, John Bovenizer shoved for his last 800,000 and Anthony Koutsos called next to act.

John Bovenizer:   
Anthony Koutsos:   

Bovenizer flopped trip sevens, but Koutsos also made a full house on the     flop. The board ran out    and Bovenizer was eliminated in 23rd place.

Anthony Koutsos3,500,0000
John Bovenizer0-800,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:16 PM Local Time
Massey Triples Up

Aaron Massey was all in for around 1,000,000 and was called by John Bovenizer and Matija Dobric.

Aaron Massey:   
Matija Dobric:   
John Bovenizer:   

Dobric and Bovenzier shared the same hand and failed to hit the       board to triple up Massey.

Aaron Massey3,300,0003,300,000
John Bovenizer800,000-300,000
Matija Dobric100,000-900,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:13 PM Local Time
26th-24th Place ($5,554)

Eliminations quickly brought the field down to 23 players.

Joshua Boots0-650,000
James Dietz0-380,000
Blair Morscheck0-1,200,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:03 PM Local Time
Final Three Table Redraw
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
Table 5121Matija Dobric1,500,000
Table 5122Joshua Boots650,000
Table 5123James Dietz380,000
Table 5124John Bovenizer1,900,000
Table 5125Anthony Koutsos3,500,000
Table 5126Ronald Ibbetson4,075,000
Table 5127Justin Turner3,150,000
Table 5128Sundiata Devore8,500,000
Table 5129Aaron Massey1,100,000
    
    
Table 5191Ke Chen2,100,000
Table 5192Charbel Kanterjian4,000,000
Table 5193Jacob Rich5,500,000
Table 5194James Cihla1,500,000
Table 5195Gilad Grinberg4,700,000
Table 5196Dongsheng Zhang4,700,000
Table 5197David Larson1,600,000
Table 5198Mark Allen900,000
Table 5199Fausto Valdez2,100,000
    
Table 5261Patrick Chong2,000,000
Table 5262Stephen Chiovaro965,000
Table 5263Blair Morscheck1,200,000
Table 5264Daniel Buzgon1,200,000
Table 5265Denys Chufarin4,400,000
Table 5266John Moss1,400,000
Table 5267Jonah Lopas5,000,000
Table 5268Michael Lin5,000,000
Table 5269-empty- 
Sundiata DeVore8,500,0001,700,000
Jacob Rich5,500,0000
Jonah Lopas5,000,0005,000,000
Gilad Grinberg4,700,0002,800,000
Dongsheng Zhang4,700,0003,100,000
Denys Chufarin4,400,0001,900,000
Ronald Ibbetson4,075,0003,145,000
Charbel Kanterjian4,000,0000
Anthony Koutsos3,500,000-300,000
Justin Turner3,150,0002,130,000
Ke Chen2,100,000-900,000
Fausto Valdez2,100,0001,265,000
Patrick Chong2,000,000-1,700,000
John Bovenizer1,900,000800,000
David Larson1,600,000-300,000
Matija Dobric1,500,000500,000
James Cihla1,500,0001,030,000
John Moss1,400,000935,000
Blair Morscheck1,200,000-1,000,000
Daniel Buzgon1,200,0001,200,000
Aaron Massey1,100,0001,100,000
Stephen Chiovaro965,000-335,000
Mark Allen900,000100,000
Joshua Boots650,000-1,450,000
James Dietz380,000-1,120,000
Michael Lin5-1,499,995
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:02 PM Local Time
Dan Stavila Eliminated In 27th Place ($5,554)

Dan Stavila moved all in for around 2,000,000 and was up against Jacob Rich.

Dan Stavila:   
Jacob Rich:   

"I'll take some clubs," Stavila said, but the deck didn't comply as the board ran out      . Stavila was eliminated in 27th place and the remaining players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

Jacob Rich5,500,0005,500,000
Dan Stavila0-4,100,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 3:57 PM Local Time
Kanterjian Gets Huge Double Through Dobric

Matija Dobric raised from under the gun before Charbel Kanterjian shoved from the big blind for 2,000,000. Dobric spent several minutes thinking about the call, asking for a count, rechecking his cards, and taking a sip from his water bottle.

After more than five minutes he announced a call and showed   . Kanterjian turned over   , and hit a set on the board of      . Dobric missed his straight draw and handed over a significant portion of his stack.

Charbel Kanterjian4,000,0001,400,000
Matija Dobric1,000,000545,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 3:45 PM Local Time
Morscheck Doubles

Action was picked up with cards on their backs.

Blair Morscheck:   
Anthony Koutsos:   

The board ran out       and Morscheck pumped his fist in the air as the pot was pushed towards him.

Anthony Koutsos3,800,0001,300,000
Blair Morscheck2,200,000900,000
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 3:42 PM Local Time
Chen Busts Clancy

John Clancy moved all in from early position and Ke Chen called.

John Clancy:   
Ke Chen:   

Chen secured a hold on the pot when he paired his king on a board of      , sending Clancy to the payout desk.

Ke Chen3,000,0001,700,000
John Clancy0-1,200,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander