Saturday, October 23, 2021 12:18 AM Local Time
Carlos Chang Leads the Final Eight in Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Event #41: $2,500 Freezeout drew a total of 896 entries to create a $1,993,600 prize pool and after two days of play, just eight players remain. Leading the way of the final table is Carlos Chang with 8,140,000, and Brady Osterman, who vaulted to the top of the counts in the last level, is right on his heels with 7,690,000.
Arthur Conan rounds out the top three Day 2 chips stacks with 4,800,000 and Sung Joo Hyun, the last WSOP bracelet owner of the field, will return with a stack of 1,815,000 .
They will be facing tough opposition, as experienced pro's Sergi Reixach (1,190,000), Quang Ngo (4,300,000) and Adrien Delmas (1,400,000) also bagged tonight and are in a solid spot to claim the coveted title.
Final Eight of Event #42: $2,500 Freezout No-Limit Hold'em
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,190,000 |
| 2 | Arthur Conan | France | 4,800,000 |
| 3 | Quang Ngo | United States | 4,300,000 |
| 4 | Brady Osterman | United States | 7,690,000 |
| 5 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | 1,815,000 |
| 6 | Carlos Chang | Taiwan | 8,140,000 |
| 7 | Adrien Delmas | France | 1,400,000 |
| 8 | Gerald Cunniff | United States | 2,000,000 |
Day 2 Action
Dominykas Mikolaitis, who bagged the overall chip lead on Day 1, held strong near the top of the counts all day but felted in 13th place ($18,768) when his nut flush on the turn didn't hold against Christopher Basile who rivered a full house. Israel's pro Uri Reichenstein followed him in the payout desk not long after, ending in 10th Place for $23,358.
During ten hours of action-packed play, plenty of big name pros hit the rail along the way and WSOP bracelet winners such as Sam Grafton (127th for $4,009), Asi Moshe (123rd for $4,009), Mark Seif (96th for $4,385), Rafi Elharar (80th for $5,306) and Justin Liberto (72th for $5,716) were eliminated early on.
The recent champion of Event #20: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker, Dejuante Alexander, fell in 17th place for $12,678 before the last break of the night after he lost his last chips against Chang in an all-in preflop pot for a flip situation.
Dejuante Alexander
Romain Lewis, who went through many ups and downs during the day, didn't manage to find a bag at the end of the day and got eliminated in 23rd place ($10,664).
The final eight will return on Friday, Oct. 23 at 12 p.m. in the Amazon room to resume Day 3. The players are all guaranteed at least $37,820 and they will battle it out to a winner who will take home $364,589 and the most coveted jewelry in poker.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the moment cards are in the air until the end of the day, so make sure to come back tomorrow to see who will be the new champion!
Saturday, October 23, 2021 12:13 AM Local Time
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Carlos Chang | 8,140,000 | 1,240,000  |
| Brady Osterman | 7,690,000 | 690,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 4,800,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Quang Ngo | 4,300,000 | 300,000 |
| Gerald Cunniff | 2,000,000 | -700,000  |
| Sung Joo Hyun | 1,815,000 | 515,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 1,400,000 | -100,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 1,190,000 | -1,410,000 |
Saturday, October 23, 2021 12:07 AM Local Time
End of the Day
The eight remaining players have bagged up for the day and action will resume at 12 p.m. tomorrow . A full recap of the day's action will be posted shortly with the chip counts.
Saturday, October 23, 2021 12:02 AM Local Time
Christopher Basile Eliminated In 9th Place ($29,506)
Carlos Chang raised to 420,000 from the cutoff. The action folded to Christopher Basile in the small blind and he moved all-in for 645,000. Chang called.
Christopher Basile:
Carlos Chang:
The board ran out . Chang rivered a pair of queens to best Basile's pocket nines for another elimination.
| Carlos Chang | 6,900,000 | 700,000 |
| Christopher Basile | 0 | -900,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 11:47 PM Local Time
Turned Set Takes it For Osterman
Brady Osterman raised to 165,000 from under-the-gun and was three-bet to 450,000 by Adrien Delmas in the lojack. Action folded back around to Osterman, who called.
Osterman check-called a 250,000 bet from Delmas on the flop and both players checked on the turn.
Osterman cut out a bet to 975,000 and slid it into the middle when the completed the board and Delmas called after a bit of thought.
Osterman tabled for a turned set and Delmas mucked his hand — sending Osterman over the seven-million chip mark.
| Brady Osterman | 7,000,000 | 3,200,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 1,500,000 | -2,000,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 11:39 PM Local Time
Ngo Gets Chang To Fold The River
Quang Ngo opened to 160,000 from the cutoff. The action folded to Carlos Chang in the big blind and he completed with a call.
The flop came . Chang checked to Ngo who continued with 130,000 and then he called.
Chang led out for 260,000 on the turn and Ngo tank-called.
The river completed the board. Chang slowed down and checked the action. Ngo sized up with a bet of 540,000. Chang let his hand go.
| Carlos Chang | 6,200,000 | -300,000 |
| Quang Ngo | 4,000,000 | -270,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 11:12 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Friday, October 22, 2021 11:10 PM Local Time
Chang Flush With Chips
Carlos Chang opened for 120,000 in the cutoff and was called by Christopher Basile in the big blind.
The flop came and Basile checked to Chang, who bet 120,000. Basile then check-raised to 450,000 and Chang called.
Basile fired 675,000 into the middle on the turn and Chang again called.
The completed the board and Basile bet a bit over a million. Chang instantly called and Basile tabled for two pair. It was no good against the of Chang for a flopped flush and Chang scooped the sizable pot.
| Carlos Chang | 6,500,000 | 0 |
| Christopher Basile | 900,000 | -1,400,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:46 PM Local Time
Delmas Takes it Preflop
Quang Ngo opened to 125,000 and it was called by Brady Osterman next to him. Adrien Delmas decided to three-bet in the hijack position to 420,000 and it was enough to claim the pot without more resistance.
| Quang Ngo | 4,270,000 | 70,000 |
| Brady Osterman | 3,800,000 | 700,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 3,500,000 | 700,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:42 PM Local Time
Uri Reichenstein Eliminated In 10th Place ($23,358)
Uri Reichenstein moved all-in for 620,000 from early position. The action folded to Arthur Conan who made the call.
Uri Reichenstein:
Arthur Conan:
The board ran out . Reichenstein could not improve and Conan got the knockout.
| Arthur Conan | 3,800,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 0 | -300,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:42 PM Local Time
Final Table Set
Final Table of Event #41: $2,500 Freezout No-Limit Hold'em
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Christopher Basile | United States | 3,700,000 |
| 2 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 2,600,000 |
| 3 | Arthur Conan | France | 2,800,000 |
| 4 | Quang Ngo | United States | 4,200,000 |
| 5 | Brady Osterman | United States | 3,100,000 |
| 6 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | 1,300,000 |
| 7 | Carlos Chang | Taiwan | 5,400,000 |
| 8 | Adrien Delmas | France | 2,800,000 |
| 9 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 620,000 |
| 10 | Gerald Cunniff | United States | 2,700,000 |
| Carlos Chang | 5,400,000 | -170,000 |
| Quang Ngo | 4,200,000 | 0 |
| Christopher Basile | 3,700,000 | 3,300,000 |
| Brady Osterman | 3,100,000 | -580,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 2,800,000 | 200,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 2,800,000 | -210,000 |
| Gerald Cunniff | 2,700,000 | -270,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 2,600,000 | 400,000 |
| Sung Joo Hyun | 1,300,000 | -10,000 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 620,000 | 320,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:29 PM Local Time
Delmas Gets from Chang
On a board , Carlos Chang check-called Adrien Delmas for 325,000. The river brought a and Chang checked again to Delmas who bet 375,000.
Chang tanked for a few minutes and ended up folding his hand.
| Carlos Chang | 5,570,000 | 170,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 3,010,000 | 510,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:26 PM Local Time
Patricio Jimenez Eliminated in 11th Place ($23,358)
Arthur Conan raised to 125,000 from the hijack and just behind him, Patricio Jimenez shoved for his last 300,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Conan, who called.
Arthur Conan:
Patricio Jimenez:
The board ran out and Conan paired his king to eliminate Jimenez in 11th place.
| Arthur Conan | 2,600,000 | 300,000 |
| Patricio Jimenez | 0 | -650,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:26 PM Local Time
Thibault Letort Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,768)
On a board showing with a pot around 430,000, Thibault Letort sent a bet of 120,000 and faced an all-in raise from Quang Ngo, putting his stack worth 1,200,000 at risk. Letort made the call and the cards were revealed.
Thibault Letort:
Quang Ngo:
The river gave the flush to Nogo to eliminate Letort in 12th place.
| Quang Ngo | 4,200,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Thibault Letort | 0 | -1,350,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:26 PM Local Time
Dominykas Mikolaitis Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,768)
Dominykas MIkolaitis opened from the cutoff to 125,000 and Christopher Basile called from the big blind.
The flop came . The action was checked to Mikolaitis who continued with a bet of 100,000. Basile check-raised to 300,000 and Mikolaitis called.
The turn card was the . Basile led out for 325,000. Mikolaitis took some time and then called.
The river was the and Basile shoved all-in covering Mikolaitis who called off his stack pretty quick.
Dominykas Mikolaitis:
Christopher Basile:
Mikolaitis turned the nut flush but Basile put on the bad beat when he rivered a full house.
| Christopher Basile | 400,000 | -1,670,000 |
| Dominykas Mikolaitis | 0 | -1,450,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 10:16 PM Local Time
Reixach Doubles Through Reichenstein
Uri Reichenstein and Sergi Reixach were heads-up blind versus blind on a flop.
Reixach bet 125,000 from the small and Reichenstein called from the big.
The turn brought the and Reixach bet again — this time for 325,000. Reichenstein again called.
The completed the board and Reixach shoved for 810,000. Reichenstein put in chips to announce a call.
Reixach tabled for two pair, which was good against the of Reichenstein for the double up.
| Sergi Reixach | 2,200,000 | 1,390,000 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 300,000 | -1,400,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 9:59 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Friday, October 22, 2021 9:44 PM Local Time
Last Break of the Day
The remaining 13 players are now sent on their last 15-minute break of the day. All are guaranteed a minimum payday of $18,768.
Friday, October 22, 2021 9:43 PM Local Time
Table 448 Chip Counts
| Carlos Chang | 5,400,000 | -100,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 2,500,000 | 1,460,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 2,300,000 | 500,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 2,100,000 | -150,000 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 1,700,000 | -2,380,000 |
| Patricio Jimenez | 650,000 | -130,000 |
Friday, October 22, 2021 9:42 PM Local Time
Table 439 Chip Counts
| Brady Osterman | 3,680,000 | -1,120,000 |
| Gerald Cunniff | 2,970,000 | -530,000 |
| Quang Ngo | 2,700,000 | 150,000 |
| Christopher Basile | 2,070,000 | 170,000 |
| Dominykas Mikolaitis | 1,450,000 | -450,000 |
| Thibault Letort | 1,350,000 | 80,000 |
| Sung Joo Hyun | 1,310,000 | -90,000 |