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Monday, October 25, 2021 1:24 PM Local Time
Yosifov Wins a Big Pot from Brandt
The action was picked up on the turn with the pot already over 800,000.
The board read and Lawrence Brandt checked to Nikolay Yosifov.
Yosifov bet 275,000 and Brandt tanked before he finally folded. With that pot Yosifov now has over 2 million in chips.
| Nikolay Yosifov | 2,300,000 | 610,000  |
| Lawrence Brandt | 1,200,000 | 620,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 1:09 PM Local Time
More Eliminations
| Matthew Vaughan | 0 | -2,255,000  |
| Rajaee Wazwaz | 0 | -875,000 |
| Drew Soik | 0 | -1,440,000 |
| Veselin Dimitrov | 0 | -975,000 |
| Steven Dunkelberg | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Ahmady | 0 | -590,000 |
| Forrest Kollar | 0 | -1,570,000 |
| Nikolas Ferrandino | 0 | -745,000 |
| Allan Haupert | 0 | -890,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:57 PM Local Time
Lee Among The Top Stacks
The action picked up with all three players' cards face up on a board reading .
Masoud Shojae:
Pedro Neves:
Edwin Lee:
Lee knocked out Shojaei and took a chunk out of Neves stack with their two pair of aces and sixes.
| Edwin Lee | 6,900,000 | 5,660,000 |
| Pedro Neves | 1,500,000 | -4,200,000 |
| Masoud Shojaei | 0 | -920,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:54 PM Local Time
Platt Loses a Flip
Kenneth Inouye went all-in for 475,000 and in the small blind Jeff Platt called. Action folded around and the cards were tabled.
Kenneth Inouye:
Jeff Platt:
The board ran out and Inouye made a pair of aces on the turn to have the winning hand. Platt could not find any improvement. "Man I run bad," joked Platt.
| Jeff Platt | 6,700,000 | -100,000 |
| Kenneth Inouye | 1,100,000 | 600,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:48 PM Local Time
Thill Eliminates Chufarin
The action was picked up when Denys Chufarin went all-in from the small blind and Gary Thill in the big blind made the call to put Chufarin at risk for his tournament life.
Denys Chufarin:
Gary Thill:
The board ran out and with the ace on the flop, Thill eliminated Chufarin from the tournament.
| Gary Thill | 1,440,000 | -10,000 |
| Denys Chufarin | 0 | -2,060,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:34 PM Local Time
Chip Leaders
| Jeff Platt | 6,800,000 | 0 |
| Pedro Neves | 5,700,000 | 300,000 |
| Gene Harrill | 4,200,000 | 1,590,000 |
| Avraham Azulay | 4,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Timothy Little | 3,600,000 | -700,000 |
| Matija Dobric | 2,700,000 | 750,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:31 PM Local Time
Park Doubles Through Zhang
The action was picked up when Sejin Park went all-in and Sihao Zhang made the call to put Park at risk for his tournament life.
Sejin Park:
Sihao Zhang:
The board ran out which was no help for Zhang and Park got the check mark for the double up.
| Sihao Zhang | 1,790,000 | -460,000 |
| Sejin Park | 860,000 | 190,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:30 PM Local Time
Walden Busts Dunkelberg
Steven Dunkelberg shoved all-in preflop for about 300,000 and Bryan Walden called from behind slightly covering him.
Steven Dunkelberg:
Bryan Walden:
The board giving Walden kings over fours for the full house.
| Bryan Walden | 700,000 | -1,200,000 |
| Steven Dunkelberg | 0 | -340,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:27 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast: Friedman, Addamo & Arieh Talk 2021 WSOP Bracelet Wins
PokerNews Podcast
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
After missing the last episode, Jeff chimes in with his thoughts regarding the Poker Hall of Fame nominations. He also realizes he's getting crushed by Chad in their 2021 WSOP fantasy bet, and things got even worse when his title defense in the PokerNews WSOP Heads-Up Challenge ended in Round 1.
The duo then chat about Phil Hellmuth making a run at bracelet No. 17, Adam Friedman's incredible accomplishment winning the $10,000 Dealer's Choice for the third year in a row, Josh Arieh claiming his third bracelet and making a case for the Poker Hall of Fame, and Michael Addamo continuing his incredible heater by winning the $50K bracelet a month after winning both the Poker Masters and Super High Roller Bowl VI.
Listen to post-victory winner interviews with Friedman, Addamo, and Arieh in this must-listen episode!
Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:24 PM Local Time
Post Break Eliminations
| Raffaele Sorrentino | 0 | -1,095,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 0 | -960,000 |
| Casey Hatmaker | 0 | -365,000 |
| Anthony Harb | 0 | -665,000 |
| James Burns | 0 | -965,000 |
| Adam Swan | 0 | -685,000 |
| Camille Brown | 0 | -1,400,000 |
| Eloy Rios | 0 | -675,000 |
| Haile Kuo | 0 | -785,000 |
| Silvio Costa | 0 | -715,000 |
| Andrew Hedley | 0 | -840,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:17 PM Local Time
Platt Extends Chip Lead Before The Break
| Jeff Platt | 6,800,000 | 900,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:00 PM Local Time
Break Time
The tournament is now on a 15-minute break and there are 88 players left.
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:00 PM Local Time
Lagodich Eliminates Shulman with a Full House
The action was picked up preflop when Allyn Shulman put all her chips in the middle. It folded around to Frank Lagodich on the button who called putting Shulman at risk.
Allyn Shulman:
Frank Lagodich:
The board ran out and Shulman was eliminated by Lagodich's full house.
| Frank Lagodich | 4,400,000 | 3,145,000 |
| Allyn Shulman | 0 | -545,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:59 AM Local Time
Boski Eliminated
Joshua Harrison went all-in from the button for 580,000 and Jeff Boski called in the big blind for 550,000.
Jeff Boski:
Joshua Harrison:
The board ran out , Harrison made a full house which eliminated Boski from the tournament.
| Joshua Harrison | 1,250,000 | 380,000 |
| Jeff Boski | 0 | 0 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:46 AM Local Time
Little Eliminates Secilmis
The action picked up when Ugur Secilmis went all-in for his remaining stack. It folded around to Timothy Little who made the call putting Secilmis at risk for his tournament life.
Ugur Secilmis:
Timothy LIttle:
The flop came giving Little a flush draw and the turn completed the nut flush. Secilmis was drawing to the case king in the deck but the river eliminated Secilmis.
| Timothy Little | 4,300,000 | 3,010,000 |
| Ugur Secilmis | 0 | -3,100,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:45 AM Local Time
Sylvain's Kings Run Into Aces
Action was picked up with a preflop raise to 80,000 which had three callers, one being Sylvain Naets. Pedro Neves, in the small blind, raised to 310,000 and action folded back to Naets who went all-in for 2,100,000. Neves snap-called.
Sylvain Naets:
Pedro Neves:
Naets was down to two immediate outs before the flop and on the turn of he still had to draw to one of the the last two kings in the deck. The river did not improve Naets and he was eliminated from the tournament. Neves now has one of the biggest stacks in the event with over 5,000,000 in chips.
| Pedro Neves | 5,400,000 | 2,200,000 |
| Sylvain Naets | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:41 AM Local Time
McCartney Rivers An Ace
The action picked up when Steven McCartney bet 200,000 from the button on a flop of and Ugur Secilmis called from behind.
The turn was the both players checked to the river of .
Both players checked again and Steven McCartney flipped over for a pair of aces.
| Steven McCartney | 1,900,000 | 735,000 |
| Ugur Secilmis | 1,100,000 | -2,000,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:33 AM Local Time
Chufarin Over 2 Million in Chips
The action was picked up on the river with the board showing . David Avina was facing a bet of 400,000 from Denys Chufarin.
Avina tanked briefly before making the call and Chufarin showed for the flopped full house. That pot means Chufarin now has over 2 million in chips.
| Denys Chufarin | 2,060,000 | 1,475,000 |
| David Avina | 625,000 | 625,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:32 AM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
| Robert Mather | 0 | -600,000 |
| Vid Zagar | 0 | -590,000 |
| Arnaud Enselme | 0 | -440,000 |
| Wojciech Barzantny | 0 | -650,000 |
| Katsushi Yoshida | 0 | -525,000 |
| Mark Tamondong | 0 | -315,000 |
| Joseph Whitlock | 0 | -540,000 |
| Daniel Palau | 0 | -425,000 |
| David Avina | 0 | -1,120,000 |
| Carlos Mejia | 0 | -1,300,000 |
| JeWook Oh | 0 | -335,000 |
| Monika Thorn | 0 | -875,000 |
| Caleb Servi | 0 | -335,000 |
| Matthew Mich | 0 | -950,000 |
Monday, October 25, 2021 11:26 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Avraham Azulay | 3,700,000 | 985,000 |
| Sylvain Naets | 2,500,000 | -240,000 |
| Alexander Farahi | 2,500,000 | 705,000 |
| Dennis Meisinger | 2,400,000 | 300,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 2,000,000 | 535,000 |
| Michael Wang | 1,600,000 | 825,000 |
| Camille Brown | 1,400,000 | 365,000 |